Since it debuted on Early Access last March and finally launched last month, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has shown little signs of slowing down with regular new updates and content being added, with PC players getting a new update on the horizon.
A new post on the community forums for PUBG on Steam revealed that a new update will be heading to the game’s PC version, hot on the heels of the recently-released patch for the Xbox One version of the title. Specifically, the new update packs in bug fixes and seeks to address more of the game’s technical performance, while introducing some new cosmetic changes, such as a new design for the energy drink so it looks less like a knockoff Red Bull can.
According to the post from PUBG Corps, the new update will be applied today to the game’s test server, and will move over to the live servers at a later time once the patch is stabilized and and tested among the playerbase.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is available now on PC and Xbox One.
For a closer look at what’s in store for the upcoming patch, you can check out the full patch notes below:
World
- Added more objects around La Bendita on Miramar to increase the amount of cover
Gameplay
- Reduced the visible distance when parachuting down in order to test the optimization of server and client performance at the early phases of the game
Item
- Changed the design of the energy drink
UI/UX
- Adjusted the squad team colors (players 1~4) to better reflect their callout names (yellow, orange, blue, green)
- Adjusted squad team colors to make them more consistent between different colorblind options
- Added a function where a player can select more detailed criteria for the “Cheating” category in the in-game report tool
- You can choose multiple items or you can just report without selecting any of them
Replays
- While player’s nameplate is on (H key), now you can check the current weapon of that player by pressing G key
- Added report button in replay
- Report button pops up when pressing RMB on the player list (TAB key)
- While observing / following mode, report button appears on the timeline (J key)
- Added a care package icon changing effect according to the status
- The icon will be different when the care package is falling and looted by other players
- Adjusted replay system so that now a player can watch the replay without extra delay in the following cases
- Solo mode
- When the player won the match
- When all teammates are eliminated
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the issue where when a player lands from the plane the position of character teleports intermittently
- Fixed the issue where character animation is frozen when rejoining after a crash
- Fixed the issue where the red zone disappears instantly after it formed
- Fixed the issue where some vehicles spawned on Miramar are stuck to an object and unable to move
- Fixed the issue where a player sometimes couldn’t pass through a door even though it was open
- Fixed the issue where mouse cursor would disappear on a replay map
- Fixed the issue where when replay and death cam were played, the crosshair was bouncing
- Fixed the issue where the falling speed meter text was showing abnormally in Portuguese
New Contents
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Added two new crates (free / paid)
- You can open the paid crate box with the Early Bird key which is purchasable in Steam market
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In order to test the stability, 100,000 BP and 6 keys will be granted to each account (test server only)
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The below chart shows the crate box drop rate
- The new free/paid crate box has a 40% drop rate and the previous crate boxes(Wanderer and Survivor) have a 10% drop rate
- DESPERADO (new paid crate box) : 40%
- BIKER (new free crate box) : 40%
- Wanderer : 10%
- Survivor : 10%
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The below chart shows the individual drop rate per item that can be earned through the new free/paid crate boxes. (displayed down to two decimal places)
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DESPERADO items
- Sleeveless Turtleneck Top (Gray) : 8.00%
- Leather Boots (Black) : 8.00%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Black) : 7.50%
- Baggy Pants (Black) : 7.50%
- Striped Tank-top : 7.50%
- Wide Pants (Red) : 7.50%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Red) : 7.00%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Black) : 7.00%
- Baggy Pants (Brown) : 5.00%
- Long Leather Boots (Brown) : 5.00%
- Striped Shirt (Gray) : 5.00%
- Beanie (Brown) : 5.00%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Black) : 4.50%
- Training Pants (Light Blue) : 4.50%
- Leather Boots (Brown) : 4.50%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Brown) : 2.50%
- Aviator Sunglasses : 1.30%
- Checkered Jacket : 1.30%
- Long-sleeved Leather Shirt : 0.60%
- Leather Hoodie (Black) : 0.32%
- Leather Hoodie (White) : 0.32%
- Cloth Mask (Leopard) : 0.16%
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BIKER items
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Long-sleeved T-shirt (Red) : 15.00%
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School Shoes (Brown) : 15.00%
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Raglan shirt : 10.00%
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T-shirt (Pink striped) : 10.00%
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Polka Dot T-shirt : 10.00%
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Dirty Long-sleeved T-shirt : 10.00%
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School Shoes (Black) : 5.00%
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Skinny Jeans (Khaki) : 5.00%
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Gas Mask (Half) : 4.50%
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Beanie (Gray) : 4.50%
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Sleeveless Turtleneck (Red) : 4.50%
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Skinny Jeans (Pink) : 2.50%
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Patrol Cap (Brown) : 1.20%
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Sleeveless Turtleneck (Gray Striped) : 1.20%
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Patrol Cap (Gray) : 0.40%
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Biker Pants (Black) : 0.40%
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Floral Shirt (White) : 0.26%
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Sneakers (Black) : 0.26%
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Padded Jacket (Purple) : 0.06%
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Princess Power Tank-top : 0.06%
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Floral Shirt (Black) : 0.05%
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Biker Pants (Gray) : 0.05%
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Aviator Goggles : 0.03%
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Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Brown) : 0.01%
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Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Black) : 0.01%
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Cloth Mask (Checkered) : 0.01%
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