Season 12 has landed on the Battlegrounds!

Drop-in and explore our biggest Miramar update since launch; with significant visual and design improvements, a new uniquely Miramar vehicle, and an armor-piercing sniper rifle, what’s not to love?

Read on for full details, including the introduction of a new weapon skin upgrade system, pre-game soccer, quality of life improvements, and more!

Live Maintenance Schedule:

• PDT: June 9 9:00 PM – June 10 3:00 AM
• KST: Jun 10 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• CEST: June 10 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM

12.1 Patch report

Miramar World Update

Miramar holds a special place in our hearts; launched alongside PUBG 1.0 in December 2017 we’re thrilled to show you the improvements made for Season 12.

Throughout the map, we’ve focused on improving the overall visual quality (lighting especially) while also keeping a close eye on improving player interactions with the environment to improve your gameplay experience. In comparison to the previous Miramar, rulesets have been changed based on balance updates.

Expect an overall smoother experience, with reduced object clutter, less troublesome coastlines, adjusted cover across the map, and more.

While points of interest will still feel very familiar, we’ve introduced key changes to improve core gameplay and keep things feeling fresh. Keep an eye out and let us know what you think!

The following items have been added to the Miramar loot table:

• Jammer Packs
• Decoy Grenades
• Emergency Parachutes

• Terrain Updates

We have improved the visual fidelity of textures and materials across the map. Additional cliffs have been added for steep slopes, which clearly indicate areas that cannot be climbed easily.

• Cliff Updates

Cliffs have been improved across the map and now look much better overall.

• Foliage Updates

Trees, plants, and other foliage have received vast visual improvements.

• Lighting Updates

One goal was to push a warmer, drier, and arid feel to help separate the feel and color palette from other maps. Looking at the map, we plotted the sun’s arch and tweaked the lighting setups to represent different times of day better.

We aimed to create a softer image with less contrast to help with eye strain while still ensuring longer distance engagements.

In the existing weather types: Sunny, Sunset, Sunrise, and Cloudy, the intensity and color have been adjusted. Sandstorm and Dusk will be introduced in Challenger Mode. Finally, improvements were made to the bunker and interior lighting.

• Building and Object Updates

Many buildings and objects across the map have received visual improvements.

• Map Flow

Reduced clutter across the map to improve ease of movement, especially around building entrances.

Season 12 Ranked

The new ranked season is upon us!

All players eligible for Season 11 ranked rewards will receive them upon launching the game. Rewards are granted based on your end-of-season rank.

For more information on ranked rewards, click here. Season 12 rewards will be announced at a later date.

• PUBG ID emblem for each tier that includes animation can be acquired when reaching the Platinum Tier or higher.

Unlocked Rewards

• The Parachute Skin is a permanent reward players keep forever and can equip as they please.
• The rest of the earnable rewards are only ‘Unlocked’ for the duration of a single Ranked Season.
  • For more details, see our recent ranked rewards announcement.
• Only the unlocked rewards from a player’s highest rank will be granted.
• Unlocked Rewards can be found in the inventory at the start of the new Season.

Weapon Skin Upgrade System

Introducing a new upgrade system. It is an evolutionary weapon skin that can raise the level of the weapon skin by consuming specific materials or goods. With each level achieved, new features are added to the gun skin, and they can be acquired from the Weapon Skin Contraband Crate. Contraband Coupons can be purchased through BP, and after the live server update, Contraband Coupons will be provided through various events held in the game lobby and various community events. In addition, it can be obtained with a certain probability from the BP box sold in the store.

Contraband Crate

• You can choose to select to open once or ten times.
  • Open once: 200 G-Coin
  • Open ten times: 1,800 G-Coin
• There is a chance of acquiring Weapon Skins and materials to upgrade the Weapon Skins.
  • Upgradable Weapon Skins
  • Ordinary Weapon Skin: Special Grade or above (Special, Rare, Elite, Epic)
  • Schematics (Material Item)
  • Polymer (Material Item)
• Contraband Crates can be opened once with 10 Contraband Coupons. But, cannot be opened 10 times with Contraband Coupons.
• 10 Scraps can be acquired from opening Contraband Crates using G-Coin. Scraps can be used to purchase items from the Scrap Shop.

Probability Table

Scrap Broker

• Scrap acquired from opening Contraband Crates can be used to purchase items from the Scrap Shop. Scrap can be kept indefinitely.
  • Available items:
    • [PROGRESSIVE] Gear Head – Beryl M762
    • Schematics
    • Contraband Coupons

Weapons

• View upgrade features for each level of the Upgradable Weapon Skins, and you can upgrade them by consuming your materials.
• Upgrading your Upgradable Weapon Skins
  • Schematics and Polymer are required
  • Upgrading will unlock features with each level-up. More schematics and polymers are required to upgrade to the next level.
  • An Upgradable Skin, [PROGRESSIVE] Gear Head – Beryl M762’s features for each level are as follows.
    • Lv.1: Basic Skin Cosmetic (Level 1 appearance)
    • Lv.2: Magazine / Muzzle Skin
    • Lv.3: Uncommon Skin Cosmetic (Level 2 appearance)
    • Lv.4: BATTLESTAT Total Kills
    • Lv.5: Inspect Weapon Animation
    • Lv.6: Killfeed Skin
    • Lv.7: Grip Skin
    • Lv.8: Rare Skin Cosmetic (Level 3 appearance)
    • Lv.9: Loot Crate Skin
    • Lv.10: Scope Skin
  • Once a weapon skin has been upgraded, it cannot be reverted.

Salvage

• Salvage your Weapon Skins to earn materials for upgrades
• Salvage – Weapon Skin
  • Up to 12 Weapon Skins can be selected at a time
  • Earn polymer by salvaging an ordinary Weapon Skin
  • Earn Schematics and Polymer by salvaging an Upgradable Weapon Skin
  • Tiers not listed in the below chart (Event, Basic, Ultimate) cannot be salvaged
  • The number of polymer and schematics earned from Weapon Skins by tiers is listed below:

BATTLESTAT Exchange Kit

Introducing the BATTLESTAT Exchange Kit! Swap kill counter progress from one BATTLESTAT skin to another.

• Transfer the current kill count from one BATTLESTAT skin to another BATTLESTAT skin.
• Only available to use with two BATTLESTAT skins which are the same weapon, tier, and counter-type.
• This item is consumed upon use.
• Unable to be used with Progressive Skins.

New Weapon – Lynx AMR

Credit to DictatorShadow for the asset edit

The Lynx AMR is PUBG’s first Anti-Materiel Rifle, a semi-automatic crate gun capable of damaging military equipment and armor, in addition to players and vehicles.

Intended as a hard counter to vehicles, the Lynx is also effective in any situations you’d find yourself wanting to scope in and shoot down an enemy.

• PUBG’s first .50 caliber weapon
• The Lynx AMR is first and foremost the best anti-vehicle sniper rifle in the game, capable of destroying BRDMs and even penetrating the windows to kill its occupants.
  • Capable of destroying weak vehicles like motorcycles in a single shot and most regular vehicles in two or three shots.
• Players have five shots only, with no way to reload.
• Spawns in Care Package only on Miramar in Normal Matches. In a future update, the Lynx will be added to Custom Matches and Training Mode.

New Vehicle – Quad

The Quad is an off-road vehicle with four low-pressure tires and a driver seat designed to be straddled by the operator, with handlebars for steering control, with room on the back for a teammate. Modeled after a racing-style ATV, get ready to explore the Battlegrounds on this all-terrain monster we call the Quad.

• Seats: 2
• Health: 750
• Maximum Speed: 110 km/h (125 km/h at maximum boost)
• Maximum Range: 24.4 km (18.5 km at maximum boost)
• Only spawns on Miramar.
• Will be added to in Custom Matches and Training Mode in a future update.

Roadster(El Solitario) Motorcycle
A certain percentage of all motorcycles, including two and three-seaters, will spawn as Roadster Motorcycles.

UI/UX Improvements

We are constantly making UI/UX improvements to improve the player experience. In key binding improvements, we wanted to minimize the learning curve that players might experience. The navigation system is intended to make it easier to navigate through tabs and lists, and the improvement of the key guide display method allows for priority learning of operation methods and functions while maintaining system consistency. Finally, UI design improvements have been made to make it easier for players to see where they’re navigating and make the information they’re browsing more visible.

• Added skin tier information to the Store preview
• Improved Customize UX
  • Changed the social function call key from X (Xbox, Stadia) / ☐ (PlayStation) button to the View (Xbox) / touchpad (Playstation) / option (Stadia) button.
• Custom Match
  • Changed the landing page’s preset information key binding.
  • Changed the match setting key from the host’s session lobby.
  • Removed the key guides for hosts, and moved the starting key guide to the left.
• Career
  • Changes were made in key binding, key guide locations.
  • Changed the design of the focus.
  • Improved the mechanics to predict searching.
• Lobby
  • Changed the key binding for the matchmaking banner cancel key.
  • Applied cycle through the upper and lower menus (GNB/LNB).
    • The focus will move to the opposite end of the menu.

We will continue to improve on the current UX/UI based on your feedback. For more detailed information on the UI/UX improvements, please check the following announcement.

Lobby Ball

Teammates no longer appreciate your jump punches to the face during pre-match lobbies anymore? We’ve added some soccer balls as another way to keep you entertained while you prepare to drop in-game. Shoot, dribble and pass, but just don’t kick them into the water..

• 2 soccer balls spawn in each player-occupied starting area.
• The soccer balls vanish once the game begins.

Bot Improvements

Since the introduction of bots, we’ve made numerous improvements to their behavior, including adding additional interactions with grenades and cover. With this update, bots will now jump from the plane similarly to other players and we’ve also made additional improvements to the underlying bot AI.

• These changes apply to all situations where bots spawn.
  • Match: Normal Match
  • Maps where upgraded bots can be found: Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Vikendi
  • POV: TPP/FPP
  • Modes: Solo/Duo/Squad

World

In the Hall of Fame building on Erangel, the PGI.S winners are now being showcased. Relive the excitement from PGI.S in-game.

• The winning team’s jersey and logo have been added.
• Names of the winning players are displayed on the Hall of Fame board.
• Photos of the tournament-winning moment have been put on show.
• The PGI.S 2021 trophy is also displayed in all its glory.

Emergency Pickup Improvements

Thank you for the tremendous amount of feedback since we first introduction of the Emergency Pickup feature. And, with your feedback in mind, we’re the following changes:

• Emergency pickup airplanes will appear less frequently.
• There is now a 90-second cooldown between airplanes.
• A countdown timer appears on the emergency pickup icon if an airplane isn’t currently available. Using an Emergency Pickup while the airplanes are on cooldown will cause the kit to be wasted.
• Improved the sound rope sounds when attached players are moving.
• Changed the model of the airplane.

Reputation System and Cheat Separation

We have made additional changes to the reputation system to prevent a decrease in reputation points due to player reports.

• Temporary bans related to potential cheating won’t impact reputation. Players found to be cheating will still be permanently banned.
• Reputation will still decrease from other types of bans.
• Breaking the PUBG Rules of Conduct can result in a ban and a subsequent decrease in reputation. We’ve updated in-game wording accordingly.

Social

• A view profile button has been added when receiving a team invite
  • You can now see a person’s profile before accepting their invitation
• When receiving multiple team invites, the invite number is displayed in the upper right corner of the window.
  • By default, the most recent team invite is displayed first.
  • When a new team invite is received while viewing the profile via the team invitation message:
    • Team invitation messages from players in the profile you are currently viewing will be pinned to the front, and new team invitations will be placed behind them.
    • You can check that there is an invitation by seeing the number displayed at the top right of the message.

Performance Improvements

• Improved the character spawning process.
• Optimized data while loading to improve CPU efficiency and reduce instances of frame drops and hitching.
• Optimized overall server processing load.

PUBG LABS: Racing Mode

Racing Mode has arrived in PUBG LABS! Experience a new way to play on the Battlegrounds as you battle your opponents and race across tracks on the newly updated Miramar.

Choose your vehicle, buckle up and race hard!

Race Preparation

• Select your vehicle at race start.
  • Available Vehicles: Motorcycle, Buggy, Coupe RB, Dirt Bike, Mirado.
  • Each vehicle comes equipped with a set of different weapons.
  • Use D-Pad down to toggle the vehicle selection UI and change vehicles.
  • Upon respawn, your selected vehicle will be spawned.

Race Start

• Players are spawned in their vehicle as the race countdown begins.
• You won’t be able to move or attack other players until the race starts.
• Once the match starts, destroy anything in your path!
  • At match start players are invincible for 10 seconds and 5 seconds after each respawn to prevent the frustration of being spawn killed.

Racetracks

• Racing Mode takes place at one of the two tracks shown above.
• Both tracks are 1-way, with a static start and finish line.

Checkpoints

• Checkpoints serve as respawn points and you must drive through them to progress in the race.
• Going off-track for too long engages an out of bounds timer and when the countdown hits zero, you will be respawned near the latest checkpoint you’ve passed.

Boosts

• Drive through red crates to collect boosts.
  • Boost crates respawn a short time after being collected.
• Boosts can be engaged with LB (Xbox) and L1 (Playstation/Stadia).
  • Using a boost brings you to FULL-SPEED. Send it!
  • When killed, you will respawn with your boost gauge set to max.
• Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes are unable to use boosts.
  • This is for balance gameplay balance reasons.

Ammo Crates

• Drive through blue crates to collect ammo.
  • Crates provide a small amount of ammo for your equipped weapon.
  • Ammo crates respawn a short time after being collected.

Race Completion

• The first player that crosses the finish line grabs the checkered flag and wins the race for their squad!
• 60 seconds after the winner crosses the finish line, the match will end.

Service Schedule

LABS: Racing Mode will take place over two weeks, with Squads up first, followed by Solo matches.

• Squad:
  • PDT: 10 June (After maintenance) – 14 June 0 AM
  • KST: 10 June (After maintenance) – 14 June 4 PM
  • CEST: 10 June (After maintenance) – 14 June 9 AM
• Solo:
  • PDT: 14 June 0:30 AM – 21 June 0 AM
  • KST: 14 June 4:30 PM – 21 June 4 PM
  • CEST: 14 June 9:30 AM – 21 June 9 AM

Service Settings

• Miramar, TPP only
• Squad mode (first week), Solo Mode (second week)
• Match time limit
  • 10 Minutes
• Max players
  • 16 players
• Minimum players
  • Squad: 12 players
    Solo: 8 players

Notes When Playing in LABS

• LABS games do not provide XP for gameplay rewards
• LABS gameplay will not be applied to Career
• LABS gameplay will not count for your Survivor Pass missions
• LABS gameplay does not provide BP or additional rewards

Items & Skins

PCS 4

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 9 June 10 PM – 13 July 9 PM
  • KST: 10 June 2 PM – 14 July 1 PM
  • CEST: 10 June 7 AM – 14 July 6 AM
• Items
  • Crash Test AKM & Coupon Bundle
  • Crash Test Gear Bundle
  • Crash Test Costume Set
  • Crash Test Motorbike & Coupon Bundle
  • Crash Test SKS & Coupon Bundle
  • Crash Test Emote & Coupon Bundle
  • Crash Test Value Pack
  • Crash Test Weapon & Bike Bundle

CnH

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 30 June 10 PM – 22 September 9 PM
  • KST: 1 July 2 PM – 23 September 1 PM
  • CEST: 1 July 7 AM – 23 September 6 AM
• Items
  • CNH’s Bundle
  • CNH’s Shirt
  • CNH’s Shorts
  • CNH’s SLR

Name Plates

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 30 June 2021 10 PM – 29 June 2022 9 PM
  • KST: 1 July 2021 2 PM – 30 June 2022 1 PM
  • CEST: 1 July 2021 7 AM – 30 June 2022 6 AM
• Items
  • Big Bang
  • Deco Darling
  • Gunsmoke
  • The Returned

Shopping Day Vigilante

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 21 June 2021 10 PM – 20 June 2022 9 PM
  • KST: 22 June 2021 2 PM – 21 June 2022 1 PM
  • CEST: 22 June 2021 7 AM – 21 June 2022 6 AM
• Items
  • 4 Sets
    • Blood Hound Set
      • Blood Hound Muzzle
      • Blood Hound Jacket
      • Blood Hound Pants
      • Blood Hound Boots
      • Blood Hound Gloves
    • Vigilante Set
      • Vigilante Hair (Bonus – Not for individual sale)
      • Vigilante Mask
      • Vigilante Bodysuit
      • Vigilante Jacket
      • Vigilante Shoes
    • Vigilante Helmet Bundle
      • Blood Hound – Helmet (Level 1)
      • Vigilante – Helmet (Level 2)
      • Vigilante – Helmet (Level 3)
    • Vigilante Backpack Bundle
      • Blood Hound – Backpack (Level 1)
      • Blood Hound – Backpack (Level 2)
      • Vigilante – Backpack (Level 3)
  • 2 Emotes
    • Victory Emote 54
    • Victory Emote 55

Ocean Fantasy

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 7 July 2021 10 PM – 6 July 2022 9 PM
  • KST: 8 July 2021 2 PM – 7 July 2022 1 PM
  • CEST: 8 July 2021 7 AM – 7 July 2022 6 AM
• Items
  • 3 Sets
    • Mermaid Costume Set
      • Mermaid Hair
      • MerMade-up
      • Mermaid Outfit
      • Mermaid Flipflops
    • Divemaster Costume Set
      • Divemaster Helmet
      • Divemaster Suit
      • Divemaster Boots
    • Lobster Costume Set
      • Lobster Mask
      • Lobster Costume
      • Victory Dance 56
  • 1 Emote
    • Victory Dance 56
  • 1 Vehicle
    • “Ocean Fantasy” Aquarail

El Solitario

• Sales Period
  • PDT: 9 June 10 PM – 30 December 10 PM
  • KST: 10 June 2 PM – 31 December 1 PM
  • CEST: 10 June 7 AM  – CET: 31 December 6 AM
• Items
  • 2 Sets
    • El Solitario Biker Set
      • El Solitario Snake Head – Helmet (Level 1)
      • El Solitario Biker Suit
      • El Solitario Biker Gloves
      • El Solitario Biker Boots (Tan)
    • El Solitario Wolf Set
      • El Solitario Wolf – Helmet (Level 1)
      • El Solitario Wolf Bodysuit
      • El Solitario Wolf Gloves
      • El Solitario Biker Boots (Gray)
  • 1 Skin
    • El Solitario Desert Wolves Bike skin

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed the issue where bots weren’t able to attack players on motorcycles.
• Fixed an issue with bot DBNO bleed speed.
• Fixed the issue where the bots won’t attack players for more than ten seconds.
• Fixed the issue where a different message is displayed after accepting “Continue with this team”.
• Fixed the issue where the camera’s up/down rotation angle is limited in some vehicles.
• Fixed the issue where the player perspective view does not return to default settings after riding Emergency Pickup.
• Fixed the issue where players could throw an item through a window without breaking it.
• Fixed the issue where the Helmet hiding feature is turned on as default.
• Fixed the issue of the Match report lists showing non squad members when match is in progress.
• Fixed the issue of a DBNO player on a Dirt bike remaining on the bike, still able to ride.
• Fixed the issue where the microphone is activated on death even when it isn’t activated in Custom match.
• Fixed the issue where the character doesn’t hold their weapon as they get out of the vehicle in certain situations.
• Fixed the issue where a destroyed Motor Glider could cause the driver to be de-synced appear in a different location after landing.
• Fixed the issue where the Bluezone was blocking the backpack and Emergency Pickup interaction.
• Fixed the issue where players were unable to eject from Emergency Pickup.

UI / UX

• Fixed a Simplified Chinese translation error in the Pajama Pass Challenge Mission.
• Fixed an issue where the nickname of the opponent team was displayed in the player selection list when reporting a squad member from the squad management menu during TDM.
• Fixed an issue where a player’s own nickname wasn’t highlighted in yellow on the leaderboards.
• Fixed an issue on Miramar where the plane path UI and exiting the plane wouldn’t work correctly in a few specific situations.
• Aligned the text under Settings → Audio → Master Volume.
• Fixed the issue of the Equip UI being randomly displayed in red when riding in vehicles.
• Fixed the issue where squad-mates online status wasn’t reflected in real-time on the social page.
• Fixed the issue of missing comma in the G-Coin prices in the purchase pop-up.
• Fixed the issue where the “Back to custom session” message is displayed when creating a Custom match and then accessing Social screen.
• Fixed the issue where the season mission image displays the wrong weapon image.
• Fixed an issue where the result screen was not displayed upon death when switching from the replay screen to the highlight and then returning to the lobby and playing the game again.
• Fixed the issue where players are able to send an invitation to players in match making situations and form a team.
• Fixed the issue where the color of the survival mastery reward LV.370 nameplate is partially displayed in a wrong color.
• Fixed the issue where the friends orders are wrongly displayed in the Social screen.
• Fixed the issue of online friends not being updated in real-time on the Social widget.
• Fixed the issue where certain menus were not displayed in Social widget as intended.
• Fixed the issue where the played time with friends were displayed in Social menu.
• Fixed the issue where some English description were incorrect in some Medals.
• Fixed the issue where the translation for Play Zone and Red Zone wasn’t applied on the Kill feed.
• Fixed the issue where players who have already been added, show up in the ‘previous list’ on certain accounts.
• Fixed an issue where the background color of some parts of the Pajama Pass banner was not applied in the Ranked lobby.
• Fixed an issue where the volume of the receipt pop-up window is too high when purchasing an item on the store preview page.
• Fixed an issue where the notification window message was abnormally displayed when the BP boost item expires.

Skin & Item

• Fixed an issue with the left arm graphics being displaying strangely, depending on the graphic quality, after equipping the Crash Test Handwraps.
• Fixed the clipping issue occurring after equipping the LV.1 Vest followed by the Mad’s Jumpsuit on a female character.
• Fixed the clipping issue when Spike Sweetness Jacket and PCS2 Unseen Survivor Masks are equipped at the same time.
• Fixed the clipping issue when Haristyle 24 and most of the hoodies are equipped together on a male character.