Patch Notes – Update 28.1 – NEWS

28.1 Highlights

Reside Primarytenance Schedule

※ The occasions proven beneath are topic to alter.

• PC: February 7, 12 AM – 8:30 AM (UTC)
• Console: February 15, 1 AM – 10 AM (UTC)

Map Service

The map service has been up to date to carefully replicate regional preferences.

※ PC gamers can anticipate the following rotation each Wednesday at 2 AM UTC, whereas Console gamers can count on the identical each Thursday at 7 AM UTC.

Reside Server – Regular Match

Map Choose Areas (AS, SEA)

Map Choose Areas – KR/JP, KAKAO

Random Map Areas – NA,EU,RU,OC,SA & Console
※ Larger maps will every have a 22% likelihood and smaller maps could have a 11% price every.

Reside Server – Ranked

• Erangel (25%) / Miramar (25%) / Taego (20%) / Vikendi (20%) / Deston (10%)
• The map service for Ranked is up to date on a season-by-season foundation.

< Dev’s remark >

Following the December launch of our tenth map, Rondo, we acknowledged the necessity for a map service strategy that extra precisely aligns with participant preferences – so with Erangel being the exception, we have now particularly thought of regional variations.

We have employed in-game metrics to overtake our map choice mechanism, making certain it now mirrors regional preferences extra carefully. This adjustment considerably boosts the probability of gamers having fun with their favored maps.

Additional evaluation of neighborhood enter and tendencies has prompted us to revise the lineup of mounted maps. For instance, for the KR/JP and KAKAO areas, we have responded to express participant suggestions by securing a everlasting spot for 3 beloved maps, Taego and Sanhok included. Relating to areas with a random map choice, a transparent choice for bigger maps has emerged, main us to favor all such maps, Deston being the only real exception. Regardless of Deston’s decrease choice, its comparative reputation over smaller maps has justified a slight uptick in its look price.

For this map service technique, prioritizing participant suggestions is essential – we’ll keep our apply of monitoring regional tendencies by way of metrics whereas enhancing our engagement with the neighborhood to information the enhancements extra successfully and appropriately.

For Ranked, we have ensured that every one 8×8 maps are included, with 4 prominently featured in Esports, now established as mounted rotations. For extra particulars on this modification, learn the Dev Letter: Ranked Map Service beforehand shared.

※ Please observe that the options and updates described beneath are topic to alter or removing because of points corresponding to bugs, in-game issues, and neighborhood suggestions. The photographs used are meant as visible references solely; the precise recreation might look totally different because the builds are regularly developed and refined earlier than launch.

Gunplay

JS9

• Injury: 34 → 32
• Vertical recoil elevated by roughly 18%.
• Horizontal recoil elevated by roughly 15%.

Shotguns

S1897

• Buckshot unfold has elevated by roughly 13%.
• Time required for pump motion: 0.5s → 0.61s
• Bullet dimension has been barely lowered. (Thus, decreasing the probability of precisely putting the goal.)

S686

• Buckshot unfold has elevated by roughly 14%.
• Bullet dimension has been barely lowered.

DBS

• Buckshot unfold has elevated by roughly 40%.
• Time required for pump motion: 0.45s → 0.63s
• Charge of fireplace decreased from 480 RPM → 375 RPM.
• Bullet dimension has been barely lowered.

Choke

• Pellet unfold tightness: 30% → 13%

< Dev’s remark >

The JS9 was initially designed to diversify the present AR & DMR gunplay meta, aiming to enhance its versatility by way of balanced injury output and refined recoil management. Thus the JS9 distinguished itself as a formidable weapon, attaining the best kill ratio amongst its friends and rising as a compelling new choice. But, its notable common win price of 56.0% in clashes with ARs indicators the necessity for rebalancing, particularly to average its overperformance in mid to long-range combats. Whereas efforts have been made to tune its injury and recoil, its excellence in close-quarter confrontations and player-friendliness will maintain. And waiting for 2024, we would like to boost the performance of much less favored weapons, so tell us your ideas, beginning with the JS9, to assist us form SMG’s future.

Equally, Shotguns ran by way of thorough assessments through in-game analytics and ongoing participant suggestions, verifying their potent injury capability at prolonged ranges. Though designed to excel in close-quarters fight, we have determined to rebalance buckshot unfold, bullet dimension, and Choke efficiency to average their affect in medium to long-range encounters. This adjustment goals to limit their efficient vary, however keep their positions as a formidable choice inside 10 meters. Moreover, for the S1897 and DBS, we have fine-tuned the pump motion timing and price of fireplace, cutting down their effectiveness in situations involving a number of opponents. The DBS, specifically, has demonstrated a substantial win price of 59.7% towards ARs and 59.5% towards SMGs. These adjustments are meant to align it extra carefully with different fellow Shotguns.

World: Rondo

※ The next options can be found solely in Rondo.

New Car: Pico Bus

Introducing PUBG’s first electrical car. Trip the brand new 6-seater Pico Bus and uncover the distinctive allure of electrical automobiles as you hit the roads of Rondo!

• In contrast to different automobiles, the Pico Bus is battery-powered and provides superior acceleration.
• Well being: 1800
• Max velocity: Roughly 114km/h
• Max velocity utilizing enhance: Roughly 127km/h
  • Increase offers wonderful preliminary acceleration however considerably drains the battery.
• Max velocity when going backward: Roughly 40km/h
• Regenerative braking comes into play when the ahead/reverse keys are launched.
  • Throughout regenerative braking, the battery will likely be barely charged.
  • Regenerative braking doesn’t work if the car is switched off or the battery is totally discharged.
• Unique sound for digital automobiles has been added.
• Chargeable solely on the Charging Station.
• World-spawns solely in Rondo.

Charging Station

Digital automobiles will be charged on the Charging Station.

• Charging Stations have been added to the NEOX Manufacturing facility and Take a look at Observe.
• Charging methodology and charging time are the identical as these of the Gas Pump.
• Doesn’t trigger bodily injury when destroyed.

Market

Merchandise Store

• 2 therapeutic objects have been added.
  • First Support Equipment
  • Power Drink
• The obtainable amount for explicit purchasable objects has been modified from 4 to 2.
• The acquisition value of explicit objects has elevated.
• The promoting value of attachments has been lowered.

Weapons Vendor

• Eliminated the Vector and added new weapons.
  • QBZ
  • AKM
  • M249
  • UMP45
  • Micro UZI
  • S12K
• The Weapons Vendor solely provides world-spawn weapons for buy.

Pillar UAZ

• To boost protection capabilities whereas adjusting the general stability, we have broadened the bulletproof protection space and reasonably lowered its well being.

Emergency Cowl Flare

Weight elevated from 15 → 23.

Stock

Looted BR Cash and Gold Bars will likely be sorted after therapeutic and enhance objects.

Climate

To scale back participant fatigue and distraction, brightness and total shadows of the Sundown climate have been adjusted.

Minimap

Terrain colour and descriptions have been adjusted for higher visibility.

Spawn Adjustments

• The variety of spawns for the Blue Chip Transmitter has barely decreased.
• The variety of spawns for the Emergency Cowl Flare has considerably decreased.

Misc.

Eliminated just a few doorways in some buildings in Rondo.

Gameplay

※ The next options apply to all modes.

Vaulting

Discover new methods to leap, strengthen teamwork, and have a bit extra enjoyable with our new vaulting options.

Car Vaulting

Now you can vault automobiles, with just a few exceptions!

• Out there when the car is transferring at 5km/h or much less, no matter whether or not the engine is working or not.

Co-op Climb

The brand new cooperative vaulting characteristic will assist you to attain higher heights and mean you can assist to tug up your teammate.

Lifting a Teammate

• For the participant lifting their teammate, crouch close to the specified location and maintain downthe Restricted Work together key.
  • This interplay isn’t potential in the event you’re standing, susceptible, or positioned on terrain exceeding a particular angle.
• For the participant making an attempt to vault, press the Work together key to step onto your teammate’s arms and proceed with the vault.
  • This interplay isn’t potential in the event you’re susceptible. 
  • There’s a most peak restrict for this motion.
• Any vital affect, being knocked out, or being killed will interrupt and cancel the co-op climb.

Pulling Up a Teammate

• For the participant pulling up a teammate, crouch and maintain downthe Restricted Work together key to increase your hand, providing a grip on your teammate.
  • This interplay isn’t potential in the event you’re standing, susceptible, or positioned on terrain exceeding a particular angle.
• For the participant making an attempt the climb, press the Work together key to understand your teammate’s supplied hand and climb up.
  • This interplay isn’t potential in the event you’re susceptible. 
• Any vital affect, being knocked out, or being killed will interrupt and cancel the co-op climb.

Dev’s remark: With Replace 28.1, we’re introducing new vaulting options so as to add extra motion to the sport. Whereas skilled gamers have their very own methods of vaulting automobiles, we’re making car vaulting much more accessible to permit for extra real looking and pure play with much less pointless motion. We’re additionally introducing a 2-player co-op climb for a complete new expertise, paving the best way for stronger teamwork and new methods.

Autos

Three-wheeled motorbikes have been faraway from all maps because of the notably low utilization. Of their stead, we have adjusted the spawn charges of automobiles that see extra frequent use.

Gasoline Can

An improve has been made to one in all our basic objects – the Gasoline Can, to assist make it right into a extra dandy software.

• Autos can now be refueled from exterior utilizing the Gasoline Can.
  • Equip the Gasoline Can and use the Restricted Work together key when close to a car to start out refueling.
• Eliminated the automated switch of the Gasoline Can to the stock if you enter a car whereas it is outfitted.
• (PC) If in case you have the Gasoline Can outfitted and enter a car, the Gasoline Can will be promptly used utilizing the important thing to make use of the 4th stock slot.

Ranked – Season 28

• The leaderboard will reset after the Reside Server upkeep.
• Take a look at your closing Tier from the earlier season by way of your Profession web page.

Season 27 Rewards

Under are the rewards you will be receiving based mostly in your closing Tier from the earlier Ranked season.

• The Parachute pores and skin and Medals are everlasting rewards. The remainder of the obtainable rewards can be found to be used throughout a single Ranked season.
• Rewards will be present in your Stock/Edit Profile web page as soon as Season 28 begins.
• As soon as Season 28 is over and the server undergoes upkeep, each reward however the Parachute and Medal will likely be withdrawn.

Coaching Mode

• The Airboat has been eliminated.
• The Meals Truck, Blanc, and Pico Bus will likely be obtainable.

Tutorial

The AI Coaching mode, supplied to help new or returning gamers, was not as successfully utilized as anticipated. Thus, the AI Coaching mode has been eliminated. (The related tutorial missions have been up to date accordingly.)

Utility Belt

We would like to tell our gamers a few change coming within the March replace: the removing of the Utility Belt.

First off, our evaluation revealed that many newcomers to PUBG typically overlook the Utility Belt’s advantages – this leads them to unequip it completely, which impacts the early recreation section, the place the belt performs a task in looting capability.

Additionally, a substantial variety of gamers have expressed that the Utility Belt interferes with the visible enchantment of their costume skins. Regardless of its hideable characteristic, its persistent visibility to different gamers detracts from their custom-made gaming expertise.

We additionally carried out a survey that highlighted that almost all doesn’t strongly object to the Utility Belt’s removing.

All these have been essential in guiding our decision-making course of. So in response to those insights and suggestions, we have now determined to take away the Utility Belt in March and combine its capability characteristic instantly into the character’s fundamental stats.

• From this replace onwards, Utility Belt skins will not be obtainable from the Retailer, Workshop, or Random Crates. These skins will even not be eligible for commerce on the Steam Neighborhood Market.
• Gamers at the moment proudly owning Utility Belt skins will likely be eligible for compensation in March.

Crafter Go: Spring Fest 2024

A brand new Crafter Go is right here to usher within the first competition of the yr. Learn extra particulars on the Spring Fest 2024 announcement!

Workshop

Introducing the brand new Progressive Weapon Skins and Chromas – craftable solely by way of Particular Crafting on the Workshop! Take a look at the complete particulars on the Spring Fest 2024 announcement.

Particular Crafting Closing Date

※ The Particular Crafting – Spring Fest 2024 tab will likely be accessible solely till the next dates. Be certain to make use of up your Spring Fest Tokens earlier than the time limit!

Efficiency

• Optimized the Dying Cam loading course of.
• Enhanced the logic involving character motion, leading to improved efficiency stability in conditions the place a number of gamers are gathered.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Mounted a problem the place a excessive focus of gamers in particular areas of the beginning island precipitated body price drops.
• Mounted a problem the place steering a Boat would additionally transfer a sq. object on the similar time.
• Mounted a problem the place the rankings and Kill Factors for gamers rejoining the sport after an surprising exit are usually not up to date.
• (PC) Adjusted the audible vary of gunfire sounds from weapons that didn’t match the unique settings.

World

• Mounted collision, texture, efficiency, and another common Deston and Rondo points.
• Mounted a problem stopping Radio Messages from recognizing the Market.
• Mounted a problem inflicting on the spot dying when hit by a Stun Gun in a DBNO state with none surviving group members, regardless of attemtping to make use of a Self-AED.
• Mounted a problem the place invisible collisions remained in buildings destroyed by the Black Zone in Karakin.
• (PC) Mounted a problem that didn’t permit swapping in-game challenges with the world map set to ‘maintain’.

UX/UI

• Mounted a problem the place social gathering invitation messages endured after a celebration is efficiently fashioned.
• Mounted a problem the place unrelated texts are displayed throughout the Coral Smoke Grenade picture.
• Improved the decision of Medal pictures on the Profession – Medals web page.
• Mounted a problem the place the progress bar UI remained on display screen after receiving a Stun Gun hit whereas utilizing a Self-AED in a DBNO state.
• (PC) Mounted the problem displaying tabs for a non-existent mode on the leaderboard when set to Simplified Chinese language.

Objects & Skins

※ Clipping situation: Graphics which are proven exterior the seen a part of a picture/object.

• Mounted a problem the place the again of the character’s head appeared empty when carrying the PGI.S Tactical Hoodie and the Bunny Academy Sailor Hat.
• Mounted the clipping situation on the shoulder half when a feminine character wears the QBZ Schematic Sweatshirt.
• Mounted the clipping situation on the buttocks space when carrying the Elegant Summer time Romper.
• Mounted the problem the place the in-game icon for the LINE FRIENDS CONY Sweater was displaying a distinct picture.
• Mounted a problem the place legs seem clear when carrying the Cyber Survivor Backside and Lucha Royal Wrestler Boots collectively.
• Mounted a problem the place lip make-up is utilized to the enamel when combining the It is Chilly Outdoors Make-up with Feminine Face 17.
• Mounted the problem the place the entrance of the Chun-Li’s Costume 1 would bend unnaturally when outfitted by a male character within the foyer.
• Mounted a problem the place the decorations on the again of the hand are usually not displayed when viewing the Child It is Chilly Outdoors Gloves in FPP.