PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS update for 11 January 2018

Via Steam Community:

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 optimize the 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
• Fixed the parachute movement speed issue

New Contents

• Added two new crates (free / paid)

  • You can open the paid crate box with the Early Bird key which is purchasable in Steam market

• 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%