Ever since multi-player battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was launched, it has witnessed an increase in its players with each passing week. With the expansion to mobile (Android and iOS), it has registered more than 100 million downloads with 14 million daily active users and counting.
However, with the increased player count, there is a lot of stress on the servers and it has reflected in terms of glitches causing bad user experience in terms of random hanging, user interface, discoloured graphics and more.
The call for better interface grew into a movement—"'Fix PUBG, " particularly for the PC version, earlier this month. As a result, the PUBG Corp, which supports the Windows version on the Steam platform has announced to make the changes in the upcoming PC Update v1.0 ( number 20) and also detailed the bug fixes along with plans of introducing new assault rifles, vehicles and more.
The company also added that 'The Tukshai', an upcoming Sanhok exclusive three-wheeled vehicle which they had originally planned to release this month will be rolled out late. Due to higher priority development tasks and the extra fine tuning required to make driving experience of the three-wheeled Tukshai feel just right, it will now be released in September.
Here's the official changelog of PUBG PC Update 1.0 #20:
Quality of Life
- [LOADING SCREEN] Added a key guide to the loading screen tips
- [UI/UX #01] Targeted interactive objects are now more easily distinguishable by the highlighted outline
- [DEATH CAM REPORTING] Players can now report a player even if the death cam's target wasn't shown properly
- [KILL FEED DISPLAY #01] You can now adjust your kill-feed display options
- For war mode/observer screen, the amount is fixed to 5 lines
- You can adjust the normal kill-feed results to show 5 to a maximum 10 lines
- [FIXED-PERSPECTIVE OPTION] Added TPP Aim Camera Position to options.
- [TEAMMATE REPORTING] You can now report teammates.
Bug Fixes
- [MIRAMAR FIX #04] Fixed an issue where a dead player's loot box is sometimes buried in certain locations in Miramar.
- [ITEM MESH] Fixed an issue where items were difficult to distinguish from the floor in the police station in El Azahar on Miramar.
- [REPLAY #02] Fixed an issue in replays where a player appears to be in an unarmed state even though the character is armed with a weapon.
- [REPLAY #03] Fixed the issue where a character sometimes vaults the opposite direction while you're time-jumping through a replay.
- [REPLAY #04] Fixed the issue where the bolt-action animation doesn't always occur during replays.
- [REPLAY #05] Fixed the issue where certain sounds are not playing during replays.
- [CHARACTER MOVEMENT #04] Fixed the issue where a prone player is shown to be moving very fast while on a sloped area.
- [SPECTATING] Fixed an issue where when spectating a teammate, a teammate's kill feed will be displayed in white instead of blue.
- [GETTING STUCK #02] Fixed an issue where characters can sometimes get stuck between a wall and vehicle while exiting the passenger seat when the vehicle is touching a wall.
- [LOOT EFFECTS] Fixed the issue where the looting sound and visual effects play, even though the item is not looted if the character moves away while looting.
- [BLOOD EFFECTS] Fixed an issue where the blood effect sometimes shows up randomly when moving in replay
New Weapon: Beryl M762
- Added the Beryl M762, which is a new versatile Assault Rifle which spawns on Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok.
- Beryl M762 uses 7.62mm ammunition and can load up to 30 rounds (40 with an extended magazine)
- The Beryl has upper and lower rails, allowing for scopes and a grip.
- It has lower per bullet damage than the AKM, but a higher firing rate, meaning higher DPS if you can control the kick.
New Sanhok-Exclusive Vehicle: Scooter
- Added a new two-seat vehicle, the Scooter, which is exclusive to Sanhok
- The scooter replaces motorbikes on Sanhok
- Compared to the current motorbike, the Scooter has lower speed and an increased turning circle, but the same HP.
Gameplay
- Added 'TPP Aim Camera Position' to options
- Reset to Right Shoulder (default setting)
- The camera will always be positioned above the character's right shoulder
- Reset to Left Shoulder
- The camera will always be positioned above the character's left shoulder
- Latest Peek Shoulder
- The camera position automatically moves to the direction you last leaned
- Latest Aim Shoulder
- The camera remains in the last ADS direction
- In this setting, the camera position won't be changed by leaning while not in ADS or scoping
UI/UX:
- Added a key guide to the loading screen tips
- Targeted objects are now more easily distinguishable by the highlighted outline
- When a player is not in a group, the default team mode is set to Squad mode in the lobby
- After playing any other modes, the setting will be saved to the latest one.
- Improved the design of the map markers. This is thanks to the feedback that some players were confusing the previous marker design with the player icon
Anti-cheat and reporting:
- Added a report feedback system so players can receive an update when their reports have resulted in action.
- It will show the report description, player's name and report status
- Added the ability to report teammates in the team management window
- Added 2 new report options to the report window
Custom Match
- Players will now be able to access custom match settings, even if they are not the owner of the session
- Added two more custom game presets
- War mode
- Bomb kit (Dodge bombs): a game mode which only uses throwables
- VSS kit: a game mode which only uses the VSS
- Decreased the minimum required players for starting a custom match from 10 to 8
Skin & Items
- PGI Team Hoodies sale has been extended.
- Sale of these items will end on Aug 21 at 7:00 pm PDT / Aug 22 4:00 am CEST / Aug 22 11:00 am KST
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where tooltips for the stun grenade did not accurately reflect its in-game effects
- Fixed an issue where characters were seen moving fast while prone when moving on slopes a certain way
- Fixed an issue in replays where a character appears to be unarmed even though the character is armed
- Fixed the issue where a character sometimes vaults the opposite direction while you're time-jumping through a replay
- Fixed the issue where the bolt-action animation doesn't always occur during replays
- Fixed the issue where certain sounds were not playing during replays
- Fixed an issue where a dead player's loot box is sometimes buried in certain locations in Miramar
- Fixed an issue where item mesh is sometimes difficult to distinguish from the floor in the police station in El Azahar in Miramar
- Fixed an issue where characters can sometimes get stuck between the wall and vehicle while leaving the passenger seat when the vehicle is touching a wall
- Fixed an issue where the blood effect sometimes shows up randomly when moving in replay
- Fixed an issue where players could see through a wall when using Painkiller, Energy Drink, Adrenaline Syringe, Medical Kit close to the wall.
The company has claimed that the new changes are already live in the test servers and after feedback from the registered testers, it will soon release the update to the public in coming days.
