Aug 22, 2018

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Valor

Hey everyone,

Earlier this month, we unveiled FIX PUBG, our months long campaign to address the game’s bugs, quality of life needs, and performance issues. Today, we’re excited to add to that campaign with a feature many of you have been fervently asking for; a shooting range. Well, not just a shooting range.

The PUBG Training Mode lets 5-20 players (solo queue with matchmaking) explore a brand new 2x2 km map and practice all aspects of PUBG, from driving the game’s various vehicles around the island’s race tracks, to practicing parachute landings on scattered targets, to mastering the perfect peek shot. There are even areas to practice vaulting, close-quarters combat, and of course, sweet vehicle jumps.

There’s a lot to talk about in this new area, and we’ll go into more detail as we get closer to launching it, but here’s a quick list of some of the things we’re currently working on.

Incremental range targets:

800m Range
400m Range
Special 1k Range target

Free targets:

Standing targets
Moving targets (left, right)
Targets inside a building (stationary / moving)

Parachute practice area
Throwables range
Melee range
Parkour area
CQC Course
Indoor CQC Range
Vehicle tracks:

Long track
Racing track
Off road
Sweet Stunt Ramps

Open water for vehicles:

Sweet Water Ramps

Tables of Equipment:

Melee weapons
Guns
Attachments
Gear
Ammo
Throwables

All of the above is subject to change as the area is still in development, but we wanted to share our vision of some of the training zone features as we work towards getting it ready for launch, which is currently targeting September.

Before we wrap up, we wanted to leave a few words from the PUBG Madison team, who turned the idea of a simple shooting range into what you see here.

From Dave Curd, World Team Lead, PUBG Madison:

When we kicked this project off, our goal was for this map to serve all of our players:

New players should be able to understand the basics of navigation, looting, shooting, driving, and parachuting.
Casual players should have fun experimenting in our expansive playground environment- stunt driving, boat racing, and exploring the island to find all its locations..
More serious players should enjoy learning about deeper gunplay- how the attachments, scopes, recoil, zeroing, and bullet-drop influence their shots.

We’ve had fun building and shooting the targets (my favorite is the “peeking” target, that simulates targets leaning from behind trees), but I’m most proud of all the sweet ramps we’ve added to the environment. Not all vehicles work on all ramps, so you will need to experiment to find the best car (or bike) for the job, and remember- hold spacebar to backflip!

We know the fans have been passionate about a shooting range, but I hope they don’t get too good- I’d still like to win a Chicken Dinner from time to time!

From Dave Osei, Senior Designer, PUBG Madison:

Training Mode was designed from the very beginning to have a living map - with room to introduce new areas as well as ideas players want to see implemented in the future.

We wanted to go beyond what players were asking for, so we didn’t want the map to be just a shooting range, but an open, living map where players can test a variety of skills to their heart’s content. The map is broken up into different sections; short and long range combat, vehicle races, jump skills, vaulting, vehicle ramps…etc. Each one of these sections represent a gameplay situation players may become involved in during normal gameplay. You can freely move around the map to practice whichever skill you like.

We created this map for you and look forward to seeing your new and improved skills on the battlegrounds!

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As always, your feedback is invaluable to us and we’re looking forward to hearing that feedback once we get the first iteration of the Training Mode into your hands next month. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts on the plan so far!

CHANGE LOG:

08/22/18 8:13PM: Added clarification on queues. Players will always solo queue and use the matchmaking system to find their session of 5-20 players. You will not need to find any other players yourself to jump in and play Training Mode.

Aug 21, 2018

Dev Letter: Server Performance Improvements

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Valor

Dear players,

In today’s Dev Letter, we’d like to share some of the progress we’ve made towards significantly improving server performance, as well as additional improvements we’re currently working towards.

Overview:

The version of Unreal Engine that PUBG currently uses is based on a Client-Server model and therefore, the status of each actor (objects placed in levels that represent characters, buildings, backdrops, cameras, etc) has to be updated through the server for each player.

Server performance is usually indicated by server tick-rate or Frame Time. As server performance increases, the time per frame will decrease. As time per frame decreases, the Server Response Time improves as well.

The quicker the server responds, the faster your actions actions/movements are updated to other people. For example, how quickly you disappear from your opponent’s screen after ducking behind a wall on yours. If we want to reduce what is commonly known as de-sync, Server Response Time needs to be improved.

Improvements through Update #14

The network process structure before Update #14 and takeaways

Before Update #14, the network was processed on the server in the Unreal Engine as shown below.

Let us first explain the above network process flow. In the “Net Dispatch” stage, the packet received from the client is processed on the server. For example, you have incoming information such as Gunfire, Movement, etc. Things that are processed during this step are usually spread to other clients in two forms: RPC(Remote Procedure Calls) and Replication. After this, game logic like Physics Simulation is processed during the “Simulate & Render” stage and the result is delivered to all clients via “Net Flush”.

However, when RPCs are sent as a result of the Net Dispatch process, they are not sent immediately, but queued in the buffer. The many things stored in the buffer are sent to all clients during the “Net Flush” stage and the buffer is then emptied.

In this structure, the RPC has to go through the “Simulate & Render” stage to be delivered from “Net Dispatch” to “Net Flush” and therefore causes a delay. Perhaps Unreal Engine was structured this way to minimize the number of packets delivered to UDP. Regardless, when the number of packets are minimized, the network works more efficiently.

The new network process structure and improvements

We decided that improving the server response time was more important than decreasing the number of packets for PUBG. Therefore, the team redesigned the structure as shown below in Update #14. The team added a “Net Send Flush” stage before “Simulate & Render” stage.

In the “Net Send Flush” stage, all UDP data stored in the buffer will be sent out and the buffer will be emptied. Through this new flow, the time it used to take for “Simulate & Rendering” is no longer needed, thus decreasing the delay time. During the Net Send Flush phase there are no extensive calculations for actor replication and pending UDP data is flushed.

As there are two network updates, “Net Send Flush” and “Net Flush,” in the new structure, the network update rate doubled after Update #14, which caused some people to assume that the server tick-rate increased. However, it was not the server tick-rate, but the network update rate which had jumped to 60 tick-rate as another network update is delivered during Server Tick processing.

These results can be found in Battle(Non)Sense's Update #14 Netcode Analysis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOVwu517GmI
As you can see in the table below, when 40 people are alive, the average delay for gunfire is reduced from 94.5msec to 77msec (18% decrease).

Improvements for Update #19

Profiling results before Update #19 and a new hypothesis

Profile data before PC Update #19, measured when 90 players are alive on June 25, 2018 is as following.

The Net Flush time is 43.2msec, 41% of the total frame time. Much of this time is used for “serializing” in order to replicate each actor to the client. “Serialize” is a process of writing data in an order in memory to deliver actor status to client through the network.

As we were searching for the optimization method based on the above profiling result, we thought “if we are able to reduce the number of replicated actors, especially characters, the total Net Flush time will reduce significantly.”

Unlike other games that use a dedicated server on Unreal Engine, up to 100 players simultaneously play in a game in PUBG, which means the number of actors is significantly higher. The large data size of actors is one issue, but the sheer volume of actors is the bigger problem. While we were thinking of ways to reduce the total number of actors, we thought replicating distant characters at a lower frequency would help. Since far away characters aren’t relevant at that distance, the number of actors that are serialized can be greatly reduced without affecting game play, and as a result, Net Flush time can be reduced.

Development process: Replication Interleaving System

Starting from the above idea, we reached a conclusion to implement a system that skips replication requests to a more appropriate frequency based on client and actor distance. We named this the “Replication Interleaving” system. First, we pulled out the section where actors are replicated, and lowered replication frequencies of far away characters. Then we analyzed the issues and the types of visual changes.

Once we were able to resolve the issues that occured when replication frequency was lowered, we tested how far we could go and reached the conclusion that lowering the replication frequencies to ¼ of the original level still had no impact on gameplay.

The completed Replication Interleaving system was implemented as following:

Step 1: Skip 1 frame on the characters that are located further than 70m
Step 2: Skip 2 frames on the characters that are located further than 400m

(Note: This is the status as of today, and this value may change in the future for better server performance and smoother movements)

Result of Improvement

Server performance increased by 20% after the new system was implemented. In the below diagram, we tracked the frame rate of an NA region server when 85 players were alive. After the update, the server tick-rate increased by 22% from 18.5 to 22.9. Other regions also showed over an average of 20% frame rate increase.

What's even better is the change that occurred in response time. Please refer to the Update #19 related YouTuber Battle(non)Sense’s video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA43TocEAWs

In the above table, you can see that when 85 players are alive, the average delay time for gunfire dropped by 58%, from 149.4msec to 61.6msec, which indicates that the issue known as de-sync significantly improved.

Through other improvements, in addition to the Replication Interleaving, the server tick-rate increased by 20% and network delay dropped by 50% when more than 80 players are alive.

In conclusion

Improving the server tick-rate since the launch of PUBG has been an ongoing priority for the team. In addition to solving software issues, improvements have also been made to hardware. However, we know that there have not been clearly noticeable improvements to players for the past few months preceding Update #19.
During FIX PUBG, we doubled down on server performance improvement, and continue to research and experiment on various ideas, but this is a time consuming process.
In order to implement a single function, preliminary research must be done, and after the function is implemented, a large volume of analysis, verification, and testing is required. It is difficult to solve all the problems in a short period of time because effort and time must be constantly invested in each problem. Wrong implementation of new features can cause bigger problems. Therefore, new features must be implemented and applied as carefully as possible.

That said, after applying the improvements we’ve already talked about, we’re now working on optimizing the "Net Dispatch" stage of the process. According to our analysis, most of the time is consumed on character move processing, and we have pinpointed some opportunities for optimizing it. The movement of characters has a high impact on PUBG game play. Therefore, this task requires a lot of careful attention to ensure that any improvements made do not affect how characters move in an abnormal way, such as the jittering we described above.

We are experimenting with some ideas already and we’re anticipating the time required for the "Net Dispatch" stage to drop more than 50% from the current 41.8msec if these ideas do not have to be modified by what we find during the testing process. Stabilizing the feature after implementing new ideas is expected to take more than a month, but we will continue to work quickly and implement this as soon as possible.

The ultimate goal is to always keep the server tick-rate at 30, from 100 players to the very last bullet. We’ll keep working hard to achieve this goal so we that can continue to provide the very best Battle Royale experience possible for you all.

Thank you,
Sang-kyun Kim
Head of Development, PUBG Amsterdam

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Aug 16, 2018

PC 1.0 Update #20

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Hawkinz

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These patch notes have been updated.
Update 1 - 08/21/2018
Update 2 - 08/28/2018
Read the changes at the bottom of this post.
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Hey everyone,

Last week, we announced FIX PUBG, an initiative to tackle some of the game’s long-standing bugs and quality of life requests. Update 19 addressed a slew of those already and for Update 20, we’re adding a section to the patch notes to specifically cover FIX PUBG issues. These patch notes will show up in their normal sections as well.

As usual, these updates will be implemented to the test server first and will be applied to the live server at a later date. Here’s what’s coming to the test server today:

We’re implementing FIX PUBG related improvements and new content
Adding a new AR, the Beryl M762, to all maps for wider weapon diversity and strategy.
Adding a new Sanhok exclusive vehicle, the scooter!
- Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found on Sanhok
Also we’re introducing more new functions such as TPP camera position setting and reporting system improvements.
Decreased the minimum required players for starting a custom match from 10 to 8
Please note there may be additional changes made before this patch comes to live servers

An update on the Tukshai: The Tukshai is an upcoming Sanhok exclusive three-wheeled vehicle which we'd originally planned to release in the month after Sanhok came to live servers. 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.

FIX PUBG Update Section

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 deathcam’s target wasn’t shown properly
[KILL FEED DISPLAY #01] You can now adjust your killfeed display options
- For war mode/observer screen, the amount is fixed to 5 lines
- You can adjust the normal killfeed 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
[FUEL GAUGE] Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard

New Weapon: Beryl M762

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnpiJn_zOg
- 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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5B6SO6LT0
- Added a new two-seat vehicle, the Scooter, which is exclusive to Sanhok
  - Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found 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)
    - Camera will always be positioned above the character’s right shoulder
  - Reset to Left Shoulder
    - Camera will always be positioned above the character’s left shoulder
  - Latest Peek Shoulder
    - Camera position automatically moves to the direction you last leaned
  - Latest Aim Shoulder
    - 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
  [Right shoulder camera / Left shoulder camera]
  
  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 feedback that some players were confusing the previous marker design with the player icon
  Replay
  - Replays from previous updates are incompatible with Update #20. Unfortunately, these older replays are unable to be played.
  Anti-cheat & 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 (Dodgebomb): 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 7pm PDT / Aug 22 4am CEST / Aug 22 11am 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 in some situations in FPP, players could see through walls
- Fixed an issue where the sawed-off wasn't listed in the attachable weapon list tooltip of the shotgun choke
- Fixed an issue where sometimes players would not get transferred to the starting plane, and instead start the match from the initial spawn location
- Fixed an issue where when crouching was set as "hold" and the hotkey was used multiple times in quick succession, the action would act as if set to the "toggle" setting
- Fixed an issue where the under certain conditions, character models could appear stuck in the crouch position
- Fixed an issue where in rare instances, players could be teleported to an entirely different location while on Sanhok
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
  
  Thanks for playing :)
  - The PUBG Team
  
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  These patch notes have been updated:
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  Update 1 - 08/21/2018
  
  FIX PUBG Update Section
  Bug Fixes
- [FUEL GAUGE] Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
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  New Sanhok-Exclusive Vehicle: Scooter
- Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found on Sanhok
  
  Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where in some situations in FPP, players could see through walls
- Fixed an issue where the sawed-off wasn't listed in the attachable weapon list tooltip of the shotgun choke
- Fixed an issue where sometimes players would not get transferred to the starting plane, and instead start the match from the initial spawn location
- Fixed an issue where when crouching was set as "hold" and the hotkey was used multiple times in quick succession, the action would act as if set to the "toggle" setting
- Fixed an issue where the under certain conditions, character models could appear stuck in the crouch position
- Fixed an issue where in rare instances, players could be teleported to an entirely different location while on Sanhok
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
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  Update 2 - 08/28/2018
  
  Replay
- Replays from previous updates are incompatible with Update #20. Unfortunately, these older replays are unable to be played.
  
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Aug 7, 2018

It’s Time To FIX PUBG.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Valor

“FIX THE GAME.”

This is a phrase we’ve been hearing a lot lately. Since we released PUBG as an Early Access game last year, the game has grown exponentially, and we’ve been fortunate enough to have millions of incredibly passionate players like you. However, we haven’t always been able to meet your expectations. Simply put, the game still has many unresolved issues.

The bottom line is, you’re the reason for our success. You’ve stuck with us, and now it's time for us to deliver the fixes you've been asking for.

That’s why today we’re announcing a new campaign called "FIX PUBG." For the duration of the campaign, we’ll be entirely focused on addressing problems with the game, including bugs, long-needed quality-of-life improvements, and fundamental performance improvements. Throughout this campaign we’ll share specifics about what we’re working on and the expected time it’ll take to address the issues. Then we’ll deliver on our promises.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

To kick things off right, we’re beginning the FIX PUBG campaign with a patch that hits live servers today. It includes several fixes and quality-of-life improvements that you’ve been asking for:

Limb penetration will be implemented (if a player model’s hands or limbs are blocking a more vital area, bullets will now deal full damage for that area).
Graphics “sharpening” will be added as separate toggle in the settings.
You’ll be able to mute individual teammates while in-game.
Quality-of-life improvements are coming to colorblind mode.
Quality-of-life improvements are also coming to loot stack splitting (more control).
Vehicle sounds will be reduced when driving in first-person perspective.
You’ll be able to adjust your FPS cap (including by setting it to “uncapped”).
You’ll also be able to set your in-game FPS cap and lobby FPS cap separately.

Many of the improvements we’ll be making to the PC version will naturally be carried over to the Xbox version of the game as well. We’re committed to fixing problems for all our players.

FIX PUBG WILL CONTINUE

Of course, our dedication to improving PUBG will continue, even after the FIX PUBG campaign is over. For more info on upcoming changes, check out the FIX PUBG microsite. We’ll be updating it regularly as the campaign progresses.

As always, we are humbled by your passion and dedication. Thank you for all your feedback and reports. We're looking forward to crushing these bugs and continuing to improve the game however we can.

--The PUBG Team

Aug 1, 2018

PC 1.0 Update #19

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - MephieKim

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These patch notes have been updated.
Update 1 - 08/01/2018
Update 2 - 08/03/2018
Update 3 - 08/07/2018
Read the changes at the bottom of this post.
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Hey everyone,

PGI has come and gone and while we’re thrilled with how our first ever world tournament went off, we’re also happy to be able to dive back into a normal schedule and implement some key changes.

Today’s improvements are the first step in a recommitment to improving quality of life, fixing bugs, and making PUBG the best game it can be. We’ll talk more about that next week. For now, thank you all for supporting PGI and be sure to read on for what’s coming up in patch 19!

Gameplay

Bullet penetration system is now applied to arms and hands.
- When bullet hits the arm/hand of the character, it will penetrate following its ballistic curve. The result will be different depending on whether the arm/hand is blocking more vulnerable body parts.
  - When a bullet penetrates a arm/hand and strikes a more vulnerable body part behind it, the greater damage will be applied. In other words, if a player’s arm/hand takes a bullet while blocking their head, the full headshot damage will be applied. This penetration system works for the head, torso, and waist only.
  - If a bullet penetrates the arm/hand, but no vulnerable body part is behind it, only the arm/hand damage will be applied
- Arm/hand penetration is disabled for shotguns
- Bullet penetration is not applied to legs.
When exiting vehicles while pressing the sprint key, sprint now remains engaged. This way you won’t have to release and press the button again to start sprinting.
If a teammate disconnects, but is still alive in game, other teammates couldn't see the game reward (result) screen after all other teammates died. Now players can check even if there are disconnected players in their team.
- If a disconnected teammate reconnects the game, and finishes the game with better result, teammates will receive any additional rewards earned by that player.
- To prevent abuse, other teammates cannot see the Deathcam until all players, including the disconnected player, have died.
Adjusted the position of the QBZ to feel more natural and less obstructive when seen from FPP.
When getting on a motorbike, if the driver’s seat is empty, it’s now much easier to enter the driver’s seat (and not accidentally get on the passenger seat).

Farewell PGI 2018!

Loading screen, lobby theme, and lobby music have reverted back to normal.
In-game PGI advertisements and team logo graffiti have been removed.

UI/UX

Dropping items in stacks has been improved.
- Quantity can now be adjusted using a slider.
- Alt key + left mouse button immediately drops the full stack.
- Alt key + right mouse button now drops half the stack.
Weapon attachment management when replacing items has been improved.
- Removed or replaced attachments will now drop onto the floor if there is no room in your inventory.
- When attaching directly from loot, the replaced attachment will be dropped on the floor if there is no room in your inventory.
- When replacing an extended magazine with a quickdraw magazine, the extended magazine and overflow ammunition will be dropped on the floor.
- When detaching an attachment by right-clicking, the attachment will be dropped on the floor if there is no room in your inventory.
- Pressing Alt while right-clicking a weapon now detaches all attachments on that weapon.
  - Attachments will be sent to the inventory or dropped on the floor if inventory is full.
Players may now mute individual teammates.(ESC > Options > Team Management Tab)

Colorblind settings have been improved.
- The following colors now change according to the selected colorblind type.
  - Scope and reticle colors
  - Blood
  - Supply Crate Smoke
- Markers placed on maps are now numbered, so color is not the only way to distinguish them.

Eliminated teammates can now place markers on the map.
Equipped weapons HUD now shows slot numbers for improved readability.
Kill feed now displays personal knock-outs.
Sharpening option has been added to graphics settings.
- You may now enhance sharpness independently of post-processing options.
Added an option to set a maximum frame rate
- Maximum lobby FPS: 30 / 60 / Unlimited
- Maximum in-game FPS: Unlimited + Smooth Off / Unlimited + Smooth On / Display Based / Custom
- “Smooth” is an Unreal Engine feature that’s explained in more detail in a response posted here.
Now you can move your mouse cursor to another monitor when the system menu, world map, or inventory is opened, if you use multi-monitors

World

https://youtu.be/Pv36ldHkunA

Dynamic weather has been added to Erangel and Miramar.
- Erangel: Overcast
- Miramar: Overcast, Sunset
  - Overcast setting includes dynamic weather, and includes rain, fog, etc. during the game.
Erangel has received some improvements.
- Small clusters of houses have been added to some areas of Erangel.

More tactical landscapes have been added near the river.

Added trees in the open area surrounding the Sosnovka Military Base.
Miramar has received some improvements.
- More dirt roads have been added for better vehicle effectiveness.
- Certain high-slope sections of roads have been lowered to enhance vehicle effectiveness.

Custom Match

Additional Custom Match presets have been added.
- 1 Normal Mode Setting: Early Access Setting
  - Lvl 3 Helmets and clothing spawns in world.
  - Item spawns are more scarce.
  - Blue Zone damage is weaker.
  - Jet skis do not spawn.
- 1 Esports Mode: Gamescom Invitational 2017 Setting
  - Same as the Early Access Setting, but without the Red Zone and 1.5x AR spawn.
When Overcast weather is selected when hosting a Custom Match, the following dynamic weather settings may be adjusted in the Advanced options.
- WeatherChange StartTime Min
- WeatherChange StartTime Max
- WeatherChange Duration Min
- WeatherChange Duration Max
- No Change Weight
- Change to Rain Weight
- Change to Fog Weight
Custom Match sessions are now listed in order of the number of players joined, instead of time created.
When creating eSports mode, redzone option is fixed to ‘off’
When you create a custom match, you must fill in the game title to proceed further
Added Bullet Tracer function to Observer
- Backspace: toggle On/Off the function
- Shift + Backspace: toggle On/Off team color
- Ctrl + Backspace: change tracer effect
- You can change the hotkey in Settings > Control > Observer Mode

Performance

Improved frame rate by optimizing weapons not currently held in hand.
Level streaming has been enhanced to increase performance.
Smoke and flames from vehicles have been optimized to improve frame rate.
Fixed an issue where frame rate hitches would occur when environment effects were created.
Server performance has been improved by adjusting the replication rate.
- Previously, replication for all visible characters in sight was refreshed every frame. Now, replication rate differs according to distance from the player.
Network code has been adjusted to slightly increase server performance.
Lessened the discrepancy between the aim of the spectated player and the moving target being shot at.
Optimized CPU performance by improving the graphic rendering function.
Optimized GPU resources to lower GPU burden and improve performance.
Optimized attachment related rendering resources to improve performance.
Optimized fog to increase performance.
- Previously 2 separate fog effects were used for the overall effect, they’ve now been merged together to improve performance.
Optimized grass assets to reduce memory resources used and improve performance.

Sound

Decreased the volume of vehicle sounds for players inside vehicles in FPP mode

Replay

The replay system has now been updated to a newer version and past replay files cannot be played anymore
Fixed an issue where War Mode/eSports mode replays were not saved successfully

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where destroying doors with grenades or Molotovs did not display debris.
Fixed an issue where some free-falling characters appeared to be locked in default free-fall animation.
Fixed an issue where pausing in replay did not pause the sounds.
Fixed an issue where a frying pan and a firearm could be held at the same time.
Fixed an issue where the breath gauge did not appear in killer spectating, death cam, or replay.
Fixed an issue where spectating in FPP showed inaccurate character locations.
Fixed an issue where a player that had been disconnected and reconnected could voice chat with the player he/she is spectating through killer spectating, if his/her team was eliminated while the player was disconnected.
Fixed an issue where leaning was possible while in an emote animation.
Fixed an issue where two players moving in a small space could sometimes get stuck.
Fixed an issue where the reporting screen message in spectator mode was displayed in English only
Fixed an issue where player names weren’t displayed correctly in the death cam if the player had died by vehicle explosion or suicide.
Fixed an issue where the limb penetration system was not applied properly.
Fixed the issue which prevented players from changing the red dot reticle when using an SMG.
Fixed an issue where throwables could pass through character models

These patch notes have been updated:

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Update 1 - 08/01/2018

Gameplay

Adjusted the position of the QBZ to feel more natural and less obstructive when seen from FPP.
When getting on a motorbike, if the driver’s seat is empty, it’s now much easier to enter the driver’s seat (and not accidentally get on the passenger seat).

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where player names weren’t displayed correctly in the death cam if the player had died by vehicle explosion or suicide.
Fixed an issue where the limb penetration system was not applied properly.

Custom Match

Added Bullet Tracer function to Observer
- Backspace: toggle On/Off the function
- Shift + Backspace: toggle On/Off team color
- Ctrl + Backspace: change tracer effect
- You can change the hotkey in Settings > Control > Observer Mode

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Update 2 - 08/03/2018

Bug Fixes

Fixed the issue which prevented players from changing the red dot reticle when using an SMG.
Fixed an issue where throwables could pass through character models

Performance

Optimized CPU performance by improving the graphic rendering function.
Optimized GPU resources to lower GPU burden and improve performance.
Optimized attachment related rendering resources to improve performance.
Optimized fog to increase performance.
Previously 2 separate fog effects were used for the overall effect, they’ve now been merged together to improve performance.
Optimized grass assets to reduce memory resources used and improve performance.

Removed from UI/UX:

If a player's nickname extends past the position of the marker icon, only up to 10 characters of the nickname will be shown, and the rest will be abbreviated with "...”.
The above issue has now been fixed.

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Update 3 - 08/07/2018

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where voice chatting UI would always be displayed when using killer spectating function under certain conditions.
Fixed an issue where the player character would perform jump motion for a short time when crouch key is rapidly pressed multiple times.
Fixed an issue where reticle settings would be reset when the weapon is dropped and picked up again.
Fixed an issue where replay-related text would be shown in report player UI after being killed.
Fixed an issue where the spectating camera would look through a character when the game finishes.
Reduced the chance of players encountering situations where opponent's weapon floats in the air.

Removed from UI/UX:

You can now place map markers without opening the map.
- Right-clicking while pressing the Alt key places a marker on the map at the aimed spot.
  - Key bindings for this may be customized in the Options menu.

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