PUBG New Map Rumored to Feature Destructible Environments; Screens Released

Francesco De Meo
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A new PUBG map is seemingly coming to the game and a couple of new screenshots showing it have been shared online.

The new screenshots, which can be found below, hint at a Middle Eastern setting for the map.

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According to reports, this new map will be a 2x2 map and it will feature destructible environments and Black Zones. Team Deathmatch is likely not going to be available in this map as well.

New 2x2 map has destructible environment and “Blackzones.” Perhaps Season 6: Shakedown refers to falling buildings? Also, TDM prolly won’t be in this patch.

The latest PUBG update released on PC is update 5.3. It introduced a number of quality of live updates as well as plenty of tweaks, such as improved blood effects, cloud saving for settings and more

“Bloody realistic”

Blood Effect Improvements

  • Headshots including the neck area produce more distinct visual effect to ensure clear identification of hit
  • Blood splatter will be shown on walls and floors if the character is hit near it
    • The size of the blood splash is unified across all color settings
  • Blood impacts on characters will now provide a more precise visual representation of which body parts have been hit

Vending Machine

  • Reduced the maximum number of uses per Vending Machine from 15 to 10

PUBG Cloud Saving

  • Settings now can be saved to the cloud in the settings screen
  • Saved settings can be loaded in the settings screen when needed
    • This also allows players to load their account settings even when playing on a new PC
  • Settings that are dependent on hardware cannot be saved
    • GRAPHICS: All settings in the GRAPHICS category except “Language Setting”
    • GAMEPLAY: “Inventory Character Render” setting cannot be saved
  • The Cloud Saving option can be found at the bottom right of the SETTINGS screen
  • Test Server settings will only be saved on to the test server account

PUBG is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android.

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About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.

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