Players,

We will deploy a small patch at 3PM KST / 11PM PDT / 8AM CEST without server maintenance.

Early Access - Week 21 - 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

See you in-game,
The PUBG Community Team

Players,

We will deploy a small patch at 3PM KST / 11PM PDT / 8AM CEST without server maintenance.

Early Access - Week 21 - 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

See you in-game,
The PUBG Community Team

Players,

Since we launched into early access on March 23rd, we’ve done our best to keep you up to date with everything we’re working on and pushing out into the world of Erangel. Since then, we’ve managed to release 14 different updates to our game across our weekly and monthly scheduled rollouts.
 
Today we are changing our patch and update schedule to improve how we work on the game, as well as set realistic expectations for players. Until the official release of the game, we will not have our scheduled weekly or monthly patches rolling out as often as before. We’ve found internally that being rushed to finish certain features, and having shorter QA test time between pushing updates caused more issues than it solved in regards to maintaining a high standard of quality. We want to put our best content out, and ensure that everything we do is making the game more enjoyable with every update.
 
Although we may not release a weekly patch, we will utilize the test servers for significantly longer periods of time and deploy patches and hotfixes when necessary. This way, when we have a new feature that we’d like to roll-out it will be more thoroughly polished thanks to extensive community feedback. This will result in our live build being more exciting for everyone and drastically reduce the amount of unforeseen issues. We want to thoroughly and truthfully emphasize that this will have absolutely no bearing on how much content we deliver, or how much we work on the development of the game. We will still inform our community with public patch notes outlining changes we’ve made with each update.
 
Again, we would like to assure you all that we are still on-track to release our game as per our updated timeline, and we want to emphasize to you that we are not winding down the development, or complacent. We have a lot of work to do, and we want this game to be released with as many fun, rich, enjoyable features and mechanics as possible. Our team will continue to be hard at work, and we are always listening to your feedback.



Thank you for your continued support,
The PUBG Development and Community Team

Players,

Since we launched into early access on March 23rd, we’ve done our best to keep you up to date with everything we’re working on and pushing out into the world of Erangel. Since then, we’ve managed to release 14 different updates to our game across our weekly and monthly scheduled rollouts.
 
Today we are changing our patch and update schedule to improve how we work on the game, as well as set realistic expectations for players. Until the official release of the game, we will not have our scheduled weekly or monthly patches rolling out as often as before. We’ve found internally that being rushed to finish certain features, and having shorter QA test time between pushing updates caused more issues than it solved in regards to maintaining a high standard of quality. We want to put our best content out, and ensure that everything we do is making the game more enjoyable with every update.
 
Although we may not release a weekly patch, we will utilize the test servers for significantly longer periods of time and deploy patches and hotfixes when necessary. This way, when we have a new feature that we’d like to roll-out it will be more thoroughly polished thanks to extensive community feedback. This will result in our live build being more exciting for everyone and drastically reduce the amount of unforeseen issues. We want to thoroughly and truthfully emphasize that this will have absolutely no bearing on how much content we deliver, or how much we work on the development of the game. We will still inform our community with public patch notes outlining changes we’ve made with each update.
 
Again, we would like to assure you all that we are still on-track to release our game as per our updated timeline, and we want to emphasize to you that we are not winding down the development, or complacent. We have a lot of work to do, and we want this game to be released with as many fun, rich, enjoyable features and mechanics as possible. Our team will continue to be hard at work, and we are always listening to your feedback.



Thank you for your continued support,
The PUBG Development and Community Team

Players,

Today we look at what we have changed and fixed in our week 20 patch.
This patch will be deployed to the Test Servers on Wednesday, August 9th, and if everything is stable, to the Live Servers on Thursday.

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

See you in-game,
PUBG Community Team

Players,

Today we look at what we have changed and fixed in our week 20 patch.
This patch will be deployed to the Test Servers on Wednesday, August 9th, and if everything is stable, to the Live Servers on Thursday.

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

See you in-game,
PUBG Community Team

Players,

Today we will look at what we have updated in our 4th monthly update.

But before doing so, I feel that I am indebted to our fans and community to address to the reaction we have been receiving regarding our soon-to-be-tested “crate and key system”.

While our intention was and still is to add the full feature to the game when we move into actual release, we do need to test it prior to launch and at Early Access so that it is stable and ready to be fully introduced to our community. The idea of testing, prior to full implementation, is at the heart of adding every new game feature in our game, and this includes the crate and key system which we believe will serve as the foundation of a healthy economy after launch. This is an economy that would and should benefit all players - both who are willing to pay and who are not willing to pay for vanity items. It is important that all our players are able to enjoy the various items that will be provided for customization, and it is even more crucial that we have a stable self-sustaining economy that maintains the value of the items you have purchased or gained.

I do understand your concerns about the system, but I feel testing for a sturdy economy on the Steam Marketplace is necessary at this stage and ultimately beneficial for the game. And once again, this is a purely optional system, and you are not forced into participating if you do not feel like it. You will still get a fully featured game, with a polished Battle Royale game-mode, a wide variety of weapons and vehicles to play with, stat tracking, ranking and leaderboard systems, 2D and 3D replays and much more.

But still, I must admit that our messaging wasn’t very clear, so I extend my sincere apologies for the confusion caused. The process of communicating our intentions precisely to our fans and communities should have been done in a more careful and prudent manner. I’ve learned a lot, and we’ll try to communicate better moving forward.

Having said, please allow me to further elaborate on the crates and how it works.

Like the current free-to-open system, you will be limited in the number of crates you can receive each week, with the crate prices being reset each Monday. Currently, this limit is set to 6 crates per week, and you are free to trade them on the Steam Marketplace. I also want to point out that the full cosmetic system is still being discussed internally, and we are taking your concerns into consideration when it comes to the ability to get free cosmetics by playing the game.

Now onto the new crates themselves. Here is a look at some of the items available in the 2 free-to-open crates.

Survivor Crate [free-to-open]



Wanderer Crate [free-to-open]



Now onto our 4th monthly update!

The monthly update will be pushed to the Public Test Server in about 1 hour at 5PM KST / 8AM UTC, as we need some extra time to test the new 1st person view before updating the live servers later in the week.

Early Access - Month 4 - Patch Notes

Server Optimization

• Optimized fences, doors, and windows
  
• Optimized vehicle physics

Client Optimization

• Optimized memory usage for world objects
  
• Optimized terrain rendering
  
• Optimized vehicle physics
  
• Optimized User Interface

New Items

• 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

Character

• Added two new face presets and hairstyles to character customization for both genders

Gameplay

• 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

UI

• 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

Finally, this will be my last dev blog for a while as due to the fact I will be traveling extensively over the coming months, I will be unable to post with ease. The dev blog will now be handled by the community team.

See you in-game,
PLAYERUNKNOWN

Players,

Today we will look at what we have updated in our 4th monthly update.

But before doing so, I feel that I am indebted to our fans and community to address to the reaction we have been receiving regarding our soon-to-be-tested “crate and key system”.

While our intention was and still is to add the full feature to the game when we move into actual release, we do need to test it prior to launch and at Early Access so that it is stable and ready to be fully introduced to our community. The idea of testing, prior to full implementation, is at the heart of adding every new game feature in our game, and this includes the crate and key system which we believe will serve as the foundation of a healthy economy after launch. This is an economy that would and should benefit all players - both who are willing to pay and who are not willing to pay for vanity items. It is important that all our players are able to enjoy the various items that will be provided for customization, and it is even more crucial that we have a stable self-sustaining economy that maintains the value of the items you have purchased or gained.

I do understand your concerns about the system, but I feel testing for a sturdy economy on the Steam Marketplace is necessary at this stage and ultimately beneficial for the game. And once again, this is a purely optional system, and you are not forced into participating if you do not feel like it. You will still get a fully featured game, with a polished Battle Royale game-mode, a wide variety of weapons and vehicles to play with, stat tracking, ranking and leaderboard systems, 2D and 3D replays and much more.

But still, I must admit that our messaging wasn’t very clear, so I extend my sincere apologies for the confusion caused. The process of communicating our intentions precisely to our fans and communities should have been done in a more careful and prudent manner. I’ve learned a lot, and we’ll try to communicate better moving forward.

Having said, please allow me to further elaborate on the crates and how it works.

Like the current free-to-open system, you will be limited in the number of crates you can receive each week, with the crate prices being reset each Monday. Currently, this limit is set to 6 crates per week, and you are free to trade them on the Steam Marketplace. I also want to point out that the full cosmetic system is still being discussed internally, and we are taking your concerns into consideration when it comes to the ability to get free cosmetics by playing the game.

Now onto the new crates themselves. Here is a look at some of the items available in the 2 free-to-open crates.

Survivor Crate [free-to-open]



Wanderer Crate [free-to-open]



Now onto our 4th monthly update!

The monthly update will be pushed to the Public Test Server in about 1 hour at 5PM KST / 8AM UTC, as we need some extra time to test the new 1st person view before updating the live servers later in the week.

Early Access - Month 4 - Patch Notes

Server Optimization

• Optimized fences, doors, and windows
  
• Optimized vehicle physics

Client Optimization

• Optimized memory usage for world objects
  
• Optimized terrain rendering
  
• Optimized vehicle physics
  
• Optimized User Interface

New Items

• 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

Character

• Added two new face presets and hairstyles to character customization for both genders

Gameplay

• 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

UI

• 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

Finally, this will be my last dev blog for a while as due to the fact I will be traveling extensively over the coming months, I will be unable to post with ease. The dev blog will now be handled by the community team.

See you in-game,
PLAYERUNKNOWN

Players,

Next Tuesday, August 1st, we will reset our leaderboard once again. Now that we are getting closer to launch, we will be resetting the leaderboards on the first of each month in order to test new ranking algorithms and ELO changes.

All data from the previous seasons is saved, and while we don’t have a history system yet, moving forward we will enable this in the game and you can view your match records from the previous seasons.

Each month, before the reset, we will have 24 hours of unranked matches as we backup, and update the leaderboard system.

So, for this month's reset, it will work like this:

On July 31st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST match data will stop being recorded. Any matches played after this time will not be reported to the leaderboard.

From July 31st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST to August 1st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST the servers will be in UNRANKED mode whereby no match data is recorded.

On August 1st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST the next season on the leaderboards will begin, and all match data will be recorded once again.

We understand that these seasons may seem short, but for us to fully balance the ELO ranking system, we need to update frequently based on data from the previous seasons' rankings.

See you in-game,
PLAYERUNKNOWN

Players,

Next Tuesday, August 1st, we will reset our leaderboard once again. Now that we are getting closer to launch, we will be resetting the leaderboards on the first of each month in order to test new ranking algorithms and ELO changes.

All data from the previous seasons is saved, and while we don’t have a history system yet, moving forward we will enable this in the game and you can view your match records from the previous seasons.

Each month, before the reset, we will have 24 hours of unranked matches as we backup, and update the leaderboard system.

So, for this month's reset, it will work like this:

On July 31st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST match data will stop being recorded. Any matches played after this time will not be reported to the leaderboard.

From July 31st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST to August 1st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST the servers will be in UNRANKED mode whereby no match data is recorded.

On August 1st 02:00 UTC / 11:00 KST the next season on the leaderboards will begin, and all match data will be recorded once again.

We understand that these seasons may seem short, but for us to fully balance the ELO ranking system, we need to update frequently based on data from the previous seasons' rankings.

See you in-game,
PLAYERUNKNOWN