PUBG SEASON 4 Brings Updates to the Iconic Erangel Map

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane Within the Evolved Erangel Map.

Out now on PC Test Servers, July 24 on PC Live Servers, and Late Summer on consoles, PUBG SEASON 4 is set to bring new content and features headlined by the Erangel Visual Update. This update provides a striking new look to PUBG’s first and most iconic map, allowing players to explore the battlegrounds like never before. The classic map now features new building styles, more realistic scenery and terrain, and some changed areas within the map.



Players can also get more from their PUBG SEASON 4 experience through the latest Survivor Pass, called AFTERMATH. Survivor Pass 4: AFTERMATH provides unique mission and rewards (outfits, character appearance options, and weapon skins) for survivors looking for a challenge. A new feature called Co-Op Missions will also allow players to progress through the pass with group progression. Finally, players who purchase the Premium Survivor Pass 4: AFTERMATH will receive the first ever vehicle skin called the “Red Zoned” for the UAZ.

On July 24, fans can immediately began enjoying the Erangel Visual Update, new turntable and car radio features, and Survivor Pass 4: AFTERMATH. The experience will continue to evolve throughout the season as players can look forward to additional updates, such as refinements to the ledge grab mechanic and a new Survival Mastery progression system.

PC Update 4.1 Patch Notes - Now on the Test Server

Quick note before we start! As we take a glimpse into Erangel’s past, it’s the perfect time to talk about the future of PUBG’s seasonal content. Going forward, game updates will revolve around new seasons, which will feature new content, skins, gameplay updates, and Survivor Pass with plenty of missions and rewards to enjoy and enrich your experience on the Battlegrounds. This also means we’ll be naming our updates a little differently. For example, this is the first update of Season 4 on PC, so it will be referred to as “PC Update 4.1” in the patch notes. Season 4 will launch on consoles in late Summer!

Gameplay
“Equal opportunity looting.”

For PUBG SEASON 4, we rebalanced many of the game’s weapons and vehicles. The patch includes balance adjustments to not only existing weapons and items, but also our first rebalance on vehicles. As always, we will be listening to feedback on the balancing, so please let us know how the all the changes feel together.

There are a whole lot of changes in this patch, so be sure to check out everything below! Because knowing is about fifty percent of the battle.

Weapon & Item Balance Update

Buffs

• Increased base damage of Kar98k from 75 to 79.
• Increased per pellet base damage of S12K from 22 to 24.
• Increased per pellet base damage of Sawed-off from 20 to 22.
• Increased per pellet base damage of S686, S1897 from 24 to 26.
• Increased effective damage over distance for all SMGs.
• Slightly increased damage multipliers for SMGs:
• Torso 1.05 (previously 1.0), Limb 1.3 (previously 1.25).
• Increased damage multipliers for Crossbow:
• Torso 1.4 (previously 1.0), Limb 1.2 (previously 0.9).
• ADS zoom for default crossbow sight increased by 3%.

Laser sight attachment dispersion multiplier for pistols was decreased from 0.5 to 0.3 (non-ads shooting with pistols will now be 70% more accurate when laser is attached).
Nerfs

• Reduced base damage of M24 from 79 to 75.
• Reduced base damage of Beryl M762 from 46 to 45.
• Reduced base damage of AKM and Groza from 49 to 47.
• Reduced base damage of M416, G36, QBZ, SCAR-L and AUG from 43 to 41.
• Reduced maximum bullet travel distance of all shotguns from 1000 m to 150 m.

Changes

Duckbill attachment now distributes bullets vertically instead of horizontally.
Crossbow will now have a visible tracer following the trajectory of the bolt for easier aiming.
Added top rail to Uzi to allow Red Dot and Holographic Sights attachments.
Vehicle Balance Update

Buffs

• Improved handling of RWD vehicles (Buggy, Mirado, Rony, Motorbike, Snowbike, Snowmobile, Scooter, Tukshai).
• Regular and three-seater motorbikes stabilization improved.
• Increased maximum speed of Scooter from 90 to 105 kph.
• Greatly improved handling of Buggy and Increased Buggy’s wheels durability by 50%.
• Increased max speed of Buggy from 92/115 to 100/125 kph (no boost/boost).
• Increased HP of UAZ from 900 to 1200.
• Increased HP of Tukshai from 500 to 1000 as well as increased max speed of Tukshai from 70 to 85.

Nerfs

• Decreased HP of Mirado from 1000 to 900.
• All motorbikes will now consume roughly 50% more fuel than before.
• Decreased acceleration and boost multiplier rate for Dacia. Maximum speed will stay the same.
• Dacia and Mirado vehicles speed will now be reduced by around 15% when driving on surfaces like sand, mud, grass, dirt.
• When driving on rocky surface with any vehicle, friction will be decreased by 10% making them more difficult to control.
• Introduced BRDM-2 specific vehicle damage modifiers per game mode.
• Increased damage taken in Solo mode by 80%.
• Increased damage taken in Duo mode by 40%.

Changes

• Implemented new Buggy and Mirado sounds.
• Visual effect while using boost has been removed and replaced with high RPM engine sounds.
• Improved aiming while inside vehicles to be more steady.
• Improved the FPP camera view inside most vehicles.

New Features

Added auto-acceleration to vehicles (identical to auto-run feature)

• Auto-Acceleration can be activated with ‘=’ key just like auto-run.
• Added “locking” mechanism to BRDM-2.
• Only teammates will be able to enter BRDM-2.
• When all teammates exit the BRDM-2, it will unlock, allowing any player to enter.
• Added Car Audio feature to play preset music while inside a car.
• Only the driver can control this feature.
• Car audio will stay turned on even after players exit the vehicle.
• Turning the audio On/Off while inside a vehicle will play random music every time.
• Use F5 key to play or stop the music, Use F6 to change music. The mouse wheel can be used to control music volume.
• Music will stop playing automatically after a full song.
• Music can be stopped by destroying or flooding the vehicle.
• Healing and Boost Item Improvements

Healing and boost items can now be used while moving.

• You’ll be limited to walking speed only.
• Press the use or run/jump keys to cancel healing/boosting.
• Bandages will now be used continuously until the player fully heals to the maximum of 75% health, or runs out of bandages, without the need to manually use bandages multiple times.
• Press the use or run/jump keys to cancel healing.
• First Aid Kits can no longer heal additional damage you receive after the healing starts.
• Previously, if damage was taken after the 2-second healing period had started, any additional damage received would be healed if the total healing amount was still 75% or less.

Visual Effects Improvements

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• Optimized and reworked the visuals of the Molotov Cocktail.
• Optimized and improved weapon and vehicle shaders.
• Optimized and improved Frag Grenade explosion effects.
• Different effects will be used depending on the surface the Frag Grenade explodes upon.
• Optimized and differentiated muzzle flash effects for each weapon.
• Radio Message Marker Distance Adjustment

The maximum range of automatic marker placement using Radio Messages has been reduced from 500m to 300m.
Implemented Solution to Alleviate FPS Affecting Rate of Fire

In February, we announced our plans and begun testing a solution to help alleviate FPS Affecting RoF. From the results of the testing period and after additional development work, we’re now adding the solution to the live server.

• Weapon rate-of-fire is now less affected by FPS.
• Improved rate-of-fire consistency at low FPS.
• Erangel Blue Zone Balance Changes

We’re making changes to the Blue Zone on Erangel thanks to player feedback and changes in gameplay since the most recent Erangel rebalance. The experimental Blue Zone was trialed on the test server during the Erangel Visual Update, and based on player feedback we have applied a few more adjustments.

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• The size of the safe zone in early phases has been reduced.
• Blue Zone waiting time in early and mid-game phases has been reduced.
• Movement speed of the Blue Zone during some mid and late phases has been decreased.
• Blue Zone waiting time for the final phase has been reduced.
• Turntable Added to Erangel

Customize tab UI update

• Removed sub-tabs and re-categorized various elements under the customize tab.
• Changed default sorting order of items by quality grade (previously date acquired).
• Newly acquired items appear first temporarily until the notification is acknowledged.
• When acquiring new items you’re now prompted to go directly to the customize tab by clicking the button on the popup.
• New categories added:
• Vehicle: New vehicle skins have been added.
• Utility: Inventory is now located in Utility.
• Menu background and character rendering
• Effects have been improved to better fit the lobby background.
• Store UI Improvements

• Added the Survivor Pass 4 page, where you can access the pass details page, purchase page, and pass progress.
• When purchasing an item in the store, you can go directly to the category screen of that item in the customize tab by clicking the button on the popup.
• Weapon Mastery UI Improvements

• Improved UI elements such as icons and other aspects of the layout in the Mastery tab.
• The Last Match Report notification at the upper right side of the lobby will no longer show if no Weapon Mastery XP is earned in the last match.
• Time bonus values, which were incorrectly displayed in the match result screen, have been fixed.
• Adjusted Plane UI

Plane map UI now resizes dynamically when zooming in the map.

• Added a new playable Turntable which can be found across Erangel.
• Turntables are spawned randomly on Erangel. Press the use key to turn the music on/off.
• Turntables can be destroyed.
• Music played on the Turntable can be heard by all nearby players.
• Music will stop playing automatically after one song.

UI/UX
Character Customize Tab UI Update

• Wheel size has been reduced, and its location has been moved from the center to the right side of the screen.
• Wheel responsiveness has been improved.
• Mouse direction indicator has been added to the center of the wheel.
• Removed screen blurring effect around the wheel UI.
• Order of items inside the healing wheel UI have been changed.
• Total emote wheel slots reduced from 12 to 8.
• Matchmaking System Update
• With this update, we made some significant changes to matchmaking. We have been working to resolve issues around extended matchmaking times in some regions and have made a number of improvements to allow players, and the system, to adapt to regionally specific needs.

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