PUBG: Battlegrounds brings back the iconic Winter Wonderland for the upcoming Update 21.1. The new update will feature the Vikendi Reborn map along with several new items & skins, transportation system, and changes to gameplay, user experience and interface, the world, and more. Update 21.1 will go live on December 6th for PC and on December 15th for consoles.
PUBG has provided a rundown of everything set to arrive in update 21.1, although it is noted that some features are subject to change. The following are the exciting features, changes, and enhancements available on update 21.1, as posted on the official PUBG: Battlegrounds website:
LIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
- PC
- PST: December 5, 4:30 PM – December 6, 12:30 AM
- CET: December 6, 1:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- KST: December 6, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Console
- PST: December 14, 8 PM – December 15, 4 AM
- CET: December 15, 5 AM – 1 PM
- KST: December 15, 1 PM – 9 PM
MAP SERVICE
- TEST SERVER
- Featured Map: Vikendi
- Normal Match: Erangel / Sanhok / Paramo
- AS region: Squad
- NA region: Squad – FPP
- LIVE SERVER
- FEATURED MAP: VIKENDI
- MAP SELECTION REGION
- Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / Sanhok / PARAMO
- Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego
- RANDOM MAP REGION
- Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / SANHOK / PARAMO
- Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego
- CONSOLE (XBOX, PLAYSTATION®, STADIA)
- Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / SANHOK / PARAMO
- Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego
FPP MODE
(PC) The FPP queue for Solo, Duo, and Squad will no longer be available in KR/JP regions. Not only have we needed to align our available services with other platforms, but we’ve also confirmed the current FPP matchmaking in these regions were not striving enough to maintain the queue.
VIKENDI REBORN
- Is available as a Featured Map.
- Has expanded from a 6x6km map to a 8X8KM map.
- Is composed of various environments such as glaciers, snowfields, and greenery.
- Presents sharp slopes and heavy snow in the north, with relatively less snow and flatter terrain in the south.
- Features CLEAR and CLOUDY weathers.
NEW FEATURE: CABLE CARS
- There are two routes for each station, with only one Cable Car running per route.
- Cable Cars move automatically.
- You can board Cable Cars once Cable Cars arrive to their station.
- Cable Cars will stop briefly at each station before moving on to the opposite route.
- You may also board Cable Cars with a vehicle.
- Available modes
- Only available in Vikendi.
- Normal Matches, Custom Matches
NEW AREA: LAB CAMP
- Lab Camps are scattered around the frozen lake in the northwest.
- Each Lab Camp differs in size and structure.
- SUPPLY DROPS, a new type of crate spawning certain items with certain probability distributions, will spawn in Lab Camps.
- YELLOW SUPPLY DROPS: Boost items, Throwables, M79, or Level 3 Equipment may spawn.
- RED SUPPLY DROPS: Weapons available in Vikendi (including ammo) may spawn.
- You may even find Care Package weapons if you’re very lucky!
- BLUE SUPPLY DROPS: Attachments available in Vikendi.
- Alarms are installed in certain Lab Camps. They will immediately activate once items are extracted from Supply Drops.
- Activated alarms will emit a loud siren and red lights for a certain period of time.
- Interacting with Supply Drops WHILE the alarm is activated will not restart the alarm’s activation.
- Interacting with Supply Drops AFTER an alarm’s activation time will reactivate the alarm.
NEW SYSTEM: COMEBACK BR
- Players will spectate their team member(s) once they die during specific phases of the match.
- Once Comeback BR’s countdown is over, a loading screen will pop up and move the appropriate players to the Comeback BR arena.
- Every player’s health will reset.
- Every item/equipment/boost a player had before death will be removed.
- During a Comeback BR Phase,
- PLAYERS WHO SURVIVE will return to the match with every item they obtained in the arena.
- A total of THREE Comeback BR Phases will proceed during a single match.
- The first, second, and third Comeback BR Phases will proceed consecutively during certain phases of the match. The Comeback BR participant recruitment phase will be shown on the top left of the world map screen.
- Players who ONLY die during a Comeback BR Phase participant recruitment phase will be able to participate in a Comeback BR Phase.
- After a player returns to a match after a Comeback BR Phase and dies again, they’ll be able to join the next Comeback BR Phase if they die within the participant recruitment phase.
- PLAYERS WHO DIE will spectate their teammates until the next Comeback BR Phase.
- Players who die in the first/second Comeback BR Phase are provided the opportunity to retry in the next Phase.
- A dead player waiting for a Comeback BR Phase to start will instantly lose the match if EVERY TEAMMATE DIES in the match and/or if they QUIT THE MATCH.
- A COMEBACK BR MULTIDROP will be available per Comeback BR Phase.
- A separate Blue Zone from the match will be activated in Comeback BR.
- Various items (including Backpacks) will spawn in the arena.
- A single arena will be used for every Comeback BR Phase per match. Therefore, item spawns/deathboxes/destroyed structures will not reset per Phase.
NEW FEATURES: MAP UTILITY ITEMS, ASCENDERS, AND ASCENDER TOWERS
- Map Utility Items will be provided to every player in Vikendi.
- Ascender Attachment
- Utility Parachute
- Ascenders have been attached to buildings in Observatory and Coal Mine.
- Ascender Towers are located throughout the map.
NEW FEATURE: FUEL PUMP
- Vikendi’s wintery concept has been applied to Vikendi’s Fuel Pumps.
NEW SYSTEM: CROWBAR INTERACTION
- Cabinets scattered throughout the map can be opened with Crowbars to obtain various items.
- Crowbars can also be used to open locked buildings, which are located throughout Vikendi.
- Crowbars must be equipped to Interact with cabinets/locked buildings.
VEHICLE: THE RETURN OF THE SNOWMOBILE
- Carries up to 2 players.
- Max speed: 120km/h
- Movement speed will no longer decrease on flat surfaces/concrete/roads/hard ground.
- Players can now shoot from the driver’s seat with handguns.
- Available modes
- Snowmobiles will only spawn in Vikendi.
- Normal Matches, Custom Matches
World
ERANGEL
- Players can now board vehicles to the ferry.
- Several improvements have been made to the ferry and pier for a more flexible vehicle navigation.
- Certain objects have been removed from the ferry and pier.
- The widths of certain bridges have expanded.
- Planks have been added to parts where the height of the ferry and pier differed.
- Ferry routes have been added to the minimap.
- A new building has been added to the building below Hospital.
- The location of fences have been readjusted.
- New fences have been added.
- The current building has been moved slightly to the left.
- Streetlights and benches have been added to the area.
SANHOK
- Celebrate the holidays with BROWN, CONY, SALLY, CHOCO and more as LINE FRIENDS land in Sanhok, Paradise Resort!
- Players will not receive damage from colliding with the moving toy train.
- The toy train will project a choo choo! noise.
GAMEPLAY
VEHICLE BALANCE
Adjustments have been made to certain vehicles.
- ZIMA
- Health: 900 → 1200
- The Trunk feature has been added.
- Trunk capacity: 250
- Vehicle movement and control has improved on snow/ice terrain.
- An area of the vehicle relatively vulnerable to extra damage has been slightly reduced.
- PORTER
- Health: 1200 → 1500
- General speed has increased.
- Max speed has not changed.
- Vehicle control has improved.
- PONY COUPE
- General speed and torque in low RPM range has been slightly decreased.
- Max speed has not changed.
- MINIBUS
- Health: 2000 → 2500
- Torque in low RPM range has increased.
- Max speed (normal) has increased to 87km/h.
- Max speed (boost) has not changed.
- Vehicle control has improved.
- The vehicle’s tires’ health has slightly increased.
- UAZ
- Torque in low RPM range has increased.
- Max speed has not changed.
- MIRADO
- Torque in low RPM range has increased.
- Max speed has not changed.
- Vehicle control has improved.
COLLABORATION: MCLAREN
- The special vehicle containers have been removed from starting islands.
RANKED – SEASON 21
Begin a new competitive endeavor among the best of best at Season 21 of Ranked!
- The leaderboard will reset after the Live Server maintenance.
- Check out your final Tier from the previous season at the Career page.
TRAINING MODE
- Players can now enter an ongoing Training Mode session.
- A single session can hold a maximum of 20 players.
- Players can only enter an ongoing session when approximately 10 MINUTES of the session remain.
- This feature does NOT apply to players in queue for Ranked.
- The starting countdown for Training Mode has been REMOVED.
CUSTOM MATCH
- The modes/settings usingthe VIKENDI MAP BEFORE UPDATE #21.1 have been removed.
- Normal Mode: One Weapon Wonder
- Team Deathmatch: Peshkova / Podvosto
- Zombie Mode: Default Settings, Zombie Survival, Zombie Elimination, Zombie Royale
- War Mode: Default Settings, Dead Factory, Bomb Kit (Dodgebomb), VSS Kit, Overpower Kit (Desert Knights), Sniper Kit (One Shot One Kill)
- War Mode: Conquest: Default Settings
- Esports Mode: Default Settings
You can read more about the Winter Wonderland map update on the Vikendi Reborn page of the PUBG: Battlegrounds website.
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