Battlegrounds update: Playerunknown's patch revealed as fans wait for PS4 and Xbox news
A NEW Battlegrounds update has been revealed, with the latest Playerunknown's patch arriving ahead of anticipated PS4 and Xbox One news at E3 2017.
The latest Battlegrounds update is scheduled to be deployed via Steam Early Access tomorrow, around 9am.
The latest Playerunknown's patch is already available on the test servers and includes a number of gameplay improvements.
Server tweaks should make it easier to play the game during large data surges, while there are also some match end changes which are being made.
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The timer that usually begins around the 5 minute mark is now being dialed back so that it will only appear with 1 minute to go.
And the most recent patch notes - which can be found at the bottom of the article - aren’t the only announcements that fans will be hoping for this month.
The Xbox One version is expected to launch as part of Microsoft's Xbox Preview scheme, which means it could arrive sooner rather than later.
New maps will also be introduced, as well as vehicles like bikes and custom game modes.
One of two new maps takes place on an island on the Adriatic Sea.
There’s also the certainty that the game will arrive on PS4, although at a later date.
In fact, console fans stuck watching the action on Twitch, are hoping that Battlegrounds will be part of the Xbox E3 briefing.
Earlier years have seen Preview games take to the stage as part of a big announcements, so it stands to reason that the likes of Battleground and Conan Exiles will also have a spot.
Intense gameplay trailer for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Battlegrounds Steam patch notes:
Server Performance
- Improved physics engine performance on game servers.
- Mitigated an issue with the character stopping moving when a large amount of data is sent.
Client Performance
- Improved client performance in the lobby.
- Improved care package airplane rendering performance.
Gameplay
- Modified the "match ends in" timer from 5 minutes to 1 minute.
Bug Fix
- Fixed a bug that caused weapon icons at the bottom of the screen to not be shown when switching weapons after opening the inventory.
- Fixed a bug that caused a client crash when changing the character's looks.
- Fixed a bug that caused Freelook (Alt) not to work while the character is jumping.