12.2 Highlights

Console Live Maintenance Schedule

• PDT: July 14, 9 PM – July 15, 3 AM
• CEST: July 15, 6 AM – 12 PM
• KST: July 15, 1 PM – 7 PM

New Map: Taego

PUBG began with the iconic 8×8 map Erangel; today, with Update 12.2 we’re excited to release our newest 8×8 map: Taego. Comeback BR and the Self AED are two new gameplay features exclusive to Taego,  giving players a chance to get back into the fight. 

Taego has diverse terrain and environments, with numerous towns, compounds, and unique points of interest across the Battleground. Be on the lookout for wildlife, with flocks of birds reacting to player movement and gunfire, giving you a potential early sign of danger ahead. 

Read on for full details.

• Taego is available as the Featured Map.
• Playable in TPP and FPP.
  • Solo, Duos and Squads, including 1-man Squad Modes are available. 
  • FPP in NA region will support all modes (Solo, Duos, Squads and 1-man Squads) and Squads and 1-man Squads in the EU region.
  • Depending on your region, available modes and perspectives will vary.
• Up to 100 players.
• Bots can spawn.
• Clear weather.
• No Red Zone.
• Wildlife: Two friendly bird varieties move throughout Taego, reacting to player movement and gunfire. 
• Taego is available in Custom Matches.

Comeback BR

Comeback BR is a Taego exclusive second-chance mechanic allowing players who die during the first Blue Zone phase the chance to drop back into the fight later in the match.

Players who die during the first Blue Zone phase battle it out in the Comeback Arena, a location separate from the main Taego Battleground. Survivors who remain alive long enough in the Comeback Arena are transported by helicopter back to the Taego mainland in phase 3 to resume their fight for the Chicken Dinner. 

• Comeback BR is exclusive to Taego Duo and Squad matches.
• Players who die before the first Blue Zone phase ends are eligible and see a timer indicating when Comeback BR begins.
  • At least one Duo or Squad member must be alive on the Battlegrounds for teammates to remain eligible to enter Comeback BR.
• All eligible participants are sent simultaneously to the Comeback Arena, separate from the main fight, and must find loot and items to stay alive, competing against other survivors.
• There are no bots or knockdowns in Comeback BR.
• Survive the timer indicated while fighting in the Comeback Arena, and you’ll be transported back to the Taego mainland via helicopter with all your items and gear to continue your fight for the Chicken Dinner.
• While health and boost levels are reset upon returning to the fight, your kills and stats are still recorded.

Self AED

Similar to Comeback BR, the Self AED is another Taego exclusive second-chance mechanic, giving players another opportunity to stay in the fight. The Self AED is a world-loot item that allows players to revive themselves when DBNO, without the need of a teammate, and can be used in Solo, duo and Squad matches.

• Press the interact button or select the Self AED in your inventory to activate the Self AED.
  • Cannot be canceled once started.
  • Cannot be used while already being revived by another teammate.
• Squads: The Self AED can be used even if your entire Squad is DBNO, as a teammate holding the Self AED prevents your Squad from being immediately eliminated.
  • This gives you chance to self-revive and then revive your teammates. 
  • If the whole Squad remains DBNO, you will be eliminated once all players with a Self AED are killed.
• Solo: Having a Self AED allows you to enter DBNO instead of being instantly killed.
• Self AED uses are recorded as revives in your stats.

New Weapon

K2

Introducing the K2; a world-spawn 5.56mm caliber AR popularized in the 80s and 90s era of which Taego is born. Firing in single, burst, or full-auto for combat versatility. Only available on Taego in Normal and Custom Matches.

Mk12

The Mk12 is a new hard-hitting, high-velocity 5.56mm caliber DMR exclusive to Taego, found as world-loot across the map in Normal and Custom Matches. It comes with a bipod as default, which unfolds when player changes to prone position,

New Vehicle: Pony Coupe

Hyundai’s first concept car, the Pony Coupe, has arrived in PUBG exclusive to Taego! Drive Hyundai’s heritage Pony Coupe, featuring an all-wheel-drive design for enhanced control across the diverse terrain of the Battlegrounds.

The Pony Coupe design was created by the master of automotive design, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and is a coupe concept car that first premiered at the Turin Motor Show in 1974. The next-generation electric vehicle model IONIQ5 was designed with a lot of inspiration from the Pony Coupe. 

• Maximum HP: 1,000
• Maximum Speed: 150 km/h
• The all-wheel-drive (AWD) system ensures maximum traction in rough conditions.
• While being a 4-seater vehicle, due to the characteristics of a coupe, passengers in the back seats cannot shoot out of the vehicle.

Survivor Pass: Taego

Introducing our newest Survivor Pass themed around our latest map, Taego!

We’ve made multiple changes to the Survivor Pass system this update, including adding bonus rewards for those players who play past level 50. Read on for full details.

• Survivor Pass Level-Up Tickets Purchase Methods Update
  • Level-up tickets can be purchased in units of 1 level on the Survivor Pass page after upgrading the Survivor Pass to Premium.
  • Level-up coupons are applied at the time of purchase, and can only be purchased until reaching level 50.
  • After reaching level 50, you can only level up with XP obtained through missions or gameplay. 
• We have prepared a bonus reward for players who have reached level 50.
  • Players who have reached level 50 and upgraded the Survivor Pass to Premium can further level up and receive bonus rewards such as medals, emblems, and G-Coin.
  • Keep playing until the Survivor Pass ends to earn all your bonus rewards.

• Survivor Pass: Taego Weapon & Level Pack (3,270 G-Coin)
  • SURVIVOR PASS: TAEGO, Kar98K Skin, 30 Levels
• Survivor Pass: Taego Weapon Pack (990 G-Coin)
  • SURVIVOR PASS: TAEGO, Kar98K Skin

Pass Schedule

• PDT: July 15, After Live Server Maintenance – August 26, 2 AM 
• CEST: July 15, After Live Server Maintenance – August 26, 11 AM
• KST: July 15, After Live Server Maintenance – August 25, 6 PM

Make sure to claim all rewards before Survivor Pass: Taego wraps up, as there is no additional grace period to claim rewards.

Your Shop

Providing a selection of items to purchase at discounted prices, Your Shop is a new store unique to you! 

Your Shop can even include items not currently available in the regular store. When Your Shop is open, you’ll see a prompt on the main menu to enter and view your personalized discounted item selection. 

Be sure to check back each time Your Shop reopens, as available items and their discount rates vary each time.

Your Shop is an ongoing feature going live this update on July 28th. 

Item Spawn Increase

Through community feedback, many players have expressed their hopes for an overall increase in item spawns. We went through plenty of research, and we decided that increasing the item spawn rate would make battle royale even more dynamic. As a result, we increased the item spawn rate across all maps in Normal Matches. Now, enjoy an even more intense battle royale by equipping items faster than ever!

• Item spawn increase is only applied to the following maps in Normal Matches
  • Erangel increased by 23.9%
  • Miramar increased by 28.3%
  • Sanhok  increased by 16.5%
  • Vikendi increased by 28.4%

Performance Improvement

• Optimized internal logic between map loading to reduce hitching and frame drops.
• Improved CPU usage by improving character creation and parachute animation performance to reduce hitching and frame drops.
• Improved performance by optimizing logic related to the Special Care Package status.

Team Deathmatch

The K2 and Mk12 have both been added to TDM.

Custom Match

New vehicles and weapons have been added to Custom Matches, alongside our latest map, Taego.

• Taego
  • Taego’s exclusive weather setting has been added.
  • Taego’s new items have been added to the spawn tab. 
  • Normal Match → Normal Mode as default.
• Spawn Option
  • The Quad has been added.

Training Mode

New weapons and the Quad have been added to Training Mode.

• Quad
• Lynx AMR
• K2 (located on the table where the MG3 was)
• MK12 (located near the Crossbow)

Added a Soccer field with three soccer balls.

The Uzi has been moved to the pistol table, previously located next to the Crossbow.

Team Emote

We have added new features and improved the Team Emote feature originally introduced with Update 10.3.

• The organizer can use the emotes alone.
• When teammates join the team emote, the emote begins at the same time instead of participating mid-emote.

Activate the emote using the emote wheel or shortcut key and then activate the standby action.

• Teammates can join during standby.
  • Use the emote wheel, interaction key, or shortcut key to start and then activate the emote action.
  • When alone, only your character plays the emote.
  • When teammates participate, the same emote action is activated.
• Available while in the lobby and during matches.
• Since there is no standby action in the Store and Pass Preview, only the emote action is activated.

HIDEOUT

The new Cataclysmic Magma Contraband Crates is now out! Please note, this case does not contain a Progressive Weapon Skin.

• Contraband Crate (Release date: July 15)
  • CATACLYSMIC MAGMA – CONTRABAND CRATE 
• New Items
  • (Epic) Cataclysmic Magma – M416
  • (Epic) Cataclysmic Magma – SKS
  • (Elite) Seabeast – Mosin Nagant
  • (Elite) Gilded Depths – K2
  • (Elite) Barracuda – Vector

• Scrap Broker New Items
  • (Epic) Cataclysmic Magma – M416: 1000 Scrap
  • (Epic) Cataclysmic Magma – SKS: 1000 Scrap

UI/UX Improvement

• Observer Features
  • Player Stats UI has been improved.
    • Title is now categorized by stats.
    • Changed the order of ranking and value.
  • Name Layout UI
    • Added effect when looting healing and boost items.
    • Vertical line is added between the primary and secondary weapons.
  • Damage Indicator UI 
    • Added effect to the first damage indicator.
    • Increased range of the affected area. 
  • Top 4 UI height was adjusted.
  • Added effect when Stun Grenades are used by a player while watching in spectator mode. 
  • Improved the HUD.

QOL Improvement

• Social Features
  • When a PUBG friend joins the game, you’ll receive a notification through the chat window.
    • You can receive notifications both in the lobby and during matches, and you can turn these notifications on or off.
  • If you receive a notification during the match, you can send a whisper by choosing from the presets.

Items & Skins

Sales period is subject to change.

• Value Pack
  • Sale Begins:
    • PDT: July 14, 1 PM
    • CEST: July 15, 6 AM
    •  KST: July 15, 1 PM
• Value Pack is sold as DLC and DLC which include G-Coin are not eligible for refunds.

• LongSkr
  • Sale Begins:
    • PDT: August 4, 9 PM
    • CEST: August 5, 6 AM
    • KST: August 5, 1 PM

• Summer
  • Sale Begins:
    • PDT: July 14, 1 PM
    • CEST: July 15, 6 AM
    •  KST: July 15, 1 PM

• Name Plate 4
  • Sale Begins: 
    • PDT: August 4, 9 PM
    • CEST: August 5, 6 AM
    • KST: August 5, 1 PM
• Team Emote
  • Sale Begins:
    • PDT: August 4, 9 PM
    • CEST: August 5, 6 AM
    • KST: August 5, 1 PM

Bug Fixes

Game Play

• Fixed the issue where a player attempts to get in a vehicle while looking at the opposite side of the car in ADS mode, the player gets into the seat on the opposite side, instead of the one close to the player.
• Fixed the issue where the perspective is FPP while parachuting from Emergency Pickup in FPP mode.
• Fixed an issue where the rear seat player’s view is blocked when riding in the rear seat of a roadster motorcycle rider with a skinned LV. 3 backpack in FPP mode.
• Fixed the awkward graphic issue on R1895 Nagant.
• Fixed the issue where the magazine’s graphic is awkward when attaching an Extended Quick Draw Magazine to P18C.
• Fixed the issue where the recoil animation was reduced when firing R1895 in ADS mode.
• Fixed an issue where the player’s footsteps, vaulting, and climbing sound effects sounded differently depending on the location of another player at a distance.
• Fixed an issue where the Adrenaline Syringe is used first even when there are other boost items if there is the Adrenaline Syringe in the inventory when using the auto boost item key.
• Fixed an issue where the smoke from a damaged BRDM has a sharp end in FPP perspective.
• Fixed an issue where access to the lobby was not possible through the “Reconnect” button to the lobby even if the HW ban was lifted.
• Fixed the clipping issue of the handle and the hand in Contraband Crate preview when the progressive skin is at maximum level.
• Fixed an issue where the lobby intermittently restarted and characters were not displayed.
• Fixed the issue where the character’s viewing direction doesn’t change the character bumps into an object during walking or running.
• Fixed an issue where the character would float up when performing certain movements on the Lobby Ball.
• Fixed an issue where custom spawn kits could not be opened in TDM when the map’s key input method is set to ‘Keep’.
• Fixed an issue where the viewpoint shifted backward when using a recovery or boost item in the back seat of the Buggy.
• Fixed an issue where the skin preview is set to ‘hide’ when previewing PCS4 Crash Test Emote & Coupon Bundle from the Store.
• Fixed an issue where the character’s arm was displayed abnormally when changing the firing mode of the PP19 Bizon gun from the back seat of a motorcycle or scooter.
• Fixed an issue where SMGs could be used in the driver’s seat of motorcycles, tricycles, scooters, and ATVs.
• Fixed an issue where a player is teleported to a different location from a destroyed Motor glider.
• Fixed an issue where the firing volume during the game’s waiting time in training mode was lower than the firing volume after the waiting time.

UI

• Fixed an issue where the same notification was displayed repeatedly when acquiring a medal of the same tier in Mastery.
• Fixed an issue where the Battle Stat was displaying numbers exceeding the maximum.
• Fixed an issue where the stats weren’t updated properly when quickly navigating through modes quickly in Stats.
• Fixed an issue where Korean input was possible in the title when creating a custom match for the first time, but not possible from the second attempt.
• Fixed an issue where vehicles were not visible when previewing vehicle skins in the shop after launching the game for the first time.
• Fixed an issue where the Chicken Dinner Medals had wrong explanations.
• Fixed an issue where a console icon was displayed in front of the nickname in the system message when receiving or rejecting a friend request.
• Fixed an issue where, after a party invitation, if a party member entered a match without accepting it, the player who accepted it would not be able to cancel matchmaking.
• Fixed the issue where there were two Motorcycle categories displayed in the Custom Match Settings.

Items & Skins

• Fixed an issue where the chest area was clipped when wearing the PGI.S Tactical Vest and the basic LV.2,3 vest after equipping the Battle Bunny Outfit.
• Fixed the clipping issue when equipping Duncan’s Infiltrator Helmet – (Level 1) and Wooden Puppet Mask together.
• Fixed the clipping issue when a female character equips the shirt, necktie, and almost all kinds of skirts.
• Fixed the clipping issue in the wrist for female characters and in the stomach area for male characters, when equipping any type of Handwraps with a long-sleeve t-shirt.
• Fixed a clipping issue when wearing a vest while wearing a form-fitting dress.