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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Patch Notes!
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Current Monthly Patch: Early Access - Month 4.Images are broken so RIP PUBG banner. :/
Patch Notes:
Server Optimization
- Optimized fences, doors, and windows
- Optimized vehicle physics
- Optimized memory usage for world objects
- Optimized terrain rendering
- Optimized vehicle physics
- Optimized User Interface
- Added new weapon Mk14 EBR. Mk14 EBR is a Designated Marksman Rifle that can only be obtained from Carepackages. This weapon is chambered for 7.62mm and sniper rifle attachments
- Added two new face presets and hairstyles to character customization for both genders
- Added 1st Person server options to NA and EU Solo and Duo game-modes
- Players who choose 1st Person mode will be matched together
- Character view is set to 3rd Person mode in starting airplane and during free fall from the airplane. This will be set to 1st Person only in a future update
- Camera will stay still while looting items to prevent dizziness
- Added a new feature to report players
- Some people killed knocked-out teammates in order to avoid giving kill count to an opponent who knocked them down. Now the kill count will still go to the opponent in this specific case.
- Added new animation when using different consumables
- Improved camera transition when disabling Free look feature (Alt Key)
- Decreased the reload time of VSS
- Players may now re-enter games if they have been disconnected mid-game
- You may now play with Xbox controllers, and we will continue to make improvements with Xbox controllers
- Sound volume difference from inside and outside of building is more obvious
- Added new sound effect while scoping or aiming weapon
- Added new effects when a character is running or sprinting over different types of surfaces
- Improved character animation without any weapon or with melee weapon
- Added slight delay when using the drag-and-drop feature on items in inventory UI. We implemented this delay to provide a fair gameplay environment to all players
- Improved post-process effect when a character takes damage outside of the blue circle
Items and Vehicles
- Added a lower rail attachment slot to SKS
- You may now honk a car horn when sitting in the driver's seat with Left Mouse Click
- Decreased the chance of vehicle explosion after the vehicle gets stuck in objects
- Vehicle driving sound will change slightly in FPP and TPP modes
- Added new sound effects for motorcycle tire screech while driving
- Eliminated firing delay of S1897 from pump action after reload
- Improved effects of boats
- Added spark effect to flat tires
- Reduced cast time of First Aid Kit / Painkiller to 6 seconds
- Reduced cast time of Med Kit / Adrenaline Syringe to 8 seconds
- Added more features and hot keys to the Options Menu
- Added new option for V-Sync
- You may now designate a maximum of two different keys for each key bind
- Added new option to set toggle on certain actions and features
- You may now use Mouse wheel up/down as one of your key binds
- Added new keybinds, such as all mute (Ctrl+M) and switching Voice Channel (Ctrl+Y), and a new option to adjust the volume of voice chat
- Added new keybinds to use specific throwables
- Added Colorblind Mode
- Added an FOV slider for 1st person view
- Added some region names to the mini map
- Added new option to display helmet, vest, and backpack equipped on HUD UI. This HUD UI will be updated further in the future
- Added new option to display all equipped weapons on the right side of the screen. This UI will be updated further in the future
Bug fixes
- Partially fixed client crash issues
- Fixed an issue of weapons sporadically ceasing to fire despite being set to auto firing mode
- You may not use consumables in vehicles underwater
- Fixed bugs below while spectating another character
- A character appeared to be shaking when the character moves around
- Camera swing when a character scopes while walking
- Camera swing when a character peeks left or right while scoping
- A character appeared to be shaking when the player moves his mouse while scoping in Prone
- Characters farther than 500m away from a vehicle will no longer hear the tire screech sound
- Fixed post-process bug underwater in FPP mode
- Fixed an issue of the reloading sound getting played repetitively after dropping a weapon while reloading
- Fixed the probability of getting rainy weather to previous value
- Fixed a bug where a character could not equip attachment with full inventory
- Fixed a bug where weapons would continue to play looped reload animation even after canceling the reload
- Fixed a bug where a character could see through the other side of wall when scoping or crouching against certain walls
- Fixed a bug where a character sitting on objects inside of certain buildings could see through ceilings and walls
- Fixed sporadic issue of disabling in-game UI
- Eliminated bombing outside of Red Zone
Patch Notes:
Client Optimization
- Optimized game performance for 6-core or higher CPU
- Optimized UI
Sound Effects
- Decreased motorbike engine and vehicle skid sound volumes
Bug Fixes
- Improved character animation when using throwables while prone
- Fixed a bug that occasionally disabled voice chat on the Starting Island
- Fixed a bug that caused your character to stand before crouching when revived
- Fixed a bug that prevented players from rebinding Unarm to an alternate key
- You can now see the mark from the character you are spectating on both the Mini Map and World Map
- Fixed a visual bug with the scope while a character you are spectating is prone on a hill
- Fixed a bug caused by changing "Graphics" - "Quality" - "Effects" from Settings
- Improved the wrist positions on the steering wheel
Patch Notes:
Bug Fixes
- Partially fixed client crash
- Fixed marker graphics bug on the World map
- Fixed miscellaneous bugs with team game reconnect feature
- Fixed a bug that caused a player to exit a vehicle when they pressed 'F' to cancel using an energy drink
Early Access – Week 26 – Patch Notes
UI/UX
- Added the following feature to the Map Help section on the World Map: Marking your character's current position (Default key set to Insert)
Other
- You may no longer modify ini files to set a key bind for multiple actions on the same key
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that enabled angled foregrip to attach to Tommy Gun
- Fixed a graphic bug regarding building locations
- Fixed an animation bug that appeared when a character used healing or boosting items in the driver's seat
- Fixed a bug that did not cancel a player's reload if the character was knocked out during the reload
- Fixed a bug where an uncooked grenade could explode if a character was knocked out while holding it
- Fixed a graphic bug that would cause a black box texture to appear while scoped when Anti-Aliasing was set to Low or Very Low in the Settings
Early Access - September - Test Server (LIVE):
Patch Notes:
Client Optimization
- Optimized shadows
- Improved performance on low-end PCs by optimizing buildings
- Optimized client and server performance when there are multiple vehicles in a close vicinity
- Optimized UI
World
- Added Foggy weather
o The foggy weather effect will hinder player sight on the map. This weather effect has a low probability to occur
o In order to test the weather effect, the foggy weather will have a higher chance to occur during test server gameplay, but will be reduced for Live servers
- Enhanced graphics of the sky in pre-existing weather effects
- Added a new town, East of Stalber
UI/UX
- Added new Option to change Cross-hair color
- Added new Double Tap feature in control options for leaning (Default keys set to Q and E)
- Added new option to improve the visual effect of going from free look back to character's line of sight
- Added new key binds when using Consumables
- Teammates' names are now representative of their current postures (IE Standing, Crouching, Prone, etc)
- Added new key bind to mark your current position on the map (Default key set to Insert)
- Added a new key bind to center the map around the character's current position (Default key set to Space)
- Added a new key bind to use the Consumables in the order of Med Kit, First Aid Kit, and Bandage (Default key set to "-")
- Added a new feature to reset the zeroing distance using Mouse wheel click
- Adjusted the position of the Report window
- Added a new feature in Settings, called “Inventory screen character render” to turn off character rendering in Inventory screen to improve performance.
New Item
- Added a new weapon, the Mini-14. The Mini-14 is a lightweight and compact 5.56 semi-automatic marksman rifle
o The weapon uses sniper rifle attachments for both the muzzle and magazine slots, and can take any type of optic sight
o This weapon has lower damage stats than other DMR's, which is compensated by very high muzzle velocity and low bullet drop
Gameplay
- Distance at which shadows are rendered are now synchronized across all graphics settings to ensure fair play
- Characters who are knocked out while underwater will now have a breath gauge as well as take additional damage over time
- Adjusted the balance of several weapons:
o Increased the Crossbow reload speed by 35%
o Tommy gun has been removed from Care Packages and become a world spawn. It now supports attachments such as the Silencer, Vertical Foregrip, and Magazines
o Horizontal recoil scale has been clamped for greater consistency for weapons with high horizontal recoils
- You may now holster grenades by switching to another weapon or unarmed state unless the grenades have already been cooked
- The firing mode of weapons will now remain consistent with the firing mode that was selected, after dropping a weapon and picking it back up again
- Adjusted the collision damage of Motorcycles
Actions
- Recoil animations are updated for all weapons
- Adjusted animations and balance of throwables
o Decreased fuse time of the Flash Grenade to 2.5 seconds
o Increased the lethal and injury ranges of the Frag Grenade
o Improved the animation for throwing grenades to allow for increased speeds and more accurate trajectories, but decreased visual trajectory distance of throwables
o Cooking of grenades is now manual (Default key set to R)
o You may now toggle the throwing mode between overhead and roll (Default key set to Right Mouse Click)
o The movement speed of a character affects the trajectory of throwables
- Improved leaning animation; leaning on the left side to expose less of the body
- Sprinting will no longer prevent regeneration of breath gauge and will stop leaning state automatically
- You may change your stance while reloading without cancelling the reload
Sounds
- Added new sounds when using Consumables
- Adjusted the audible ranges of reloading and window breaking
- Added a new sound for collisions between vehicles and characters
- Added new sound for the animation of removing the grenade safety pin
Bug Fixes
- Characters that fall or glitch underneath the map will now be reset to the ground automatically
- Fixed a bug where FOV slider value would be improperly set inside of vehicles in FPP mode, regardless of FOV slider setting
- Fixed a bug resulting in clients freezing when changing controls in the options
- Corrected the descriptions of certain weapon attachments
- Fixed animation bugs of other characters after reconnecting to a game
- Fixed several bugs related to the Spectator mode
- Fixed a bug of the breath gauge appearing at zero at the start of the game
- Reloading will now cancel if a character loots an item with Right Click during reload
- Fixed a bug with the honking sound remaining persistent when opening the map or performing other actions while honking
- You may no longer set different features on a single key bind in the Options
- Fixed a graphic bug of the Magazine position on the weapon in the Inventory screen when switching to a different weapon
Others
- Revised the BP methodology to prevent BP farming and idle users from gaining BP
- Added FPP Leaderboard for all regions with FPP
- NVIDIA ShadowPlay Highlights™ now works on Window 7 and Window 8 (However, if Windows Aero is disabled it may not work)
This thread will be updated with the latest news on patch notes pushed to public & test servers. Previous patch notes can be found here.
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