PUBG Mobile is fond of staying in the news and all the time for good reasons. Recently, PUBG released update 0.14.0 which brought us new features like the Infection mode in Evo Ground along with a few visual updates and bug fixes. Then, Season 9 ‘Warriors Unite’ arrived which further added new features to the already hit title. And now, PUBG Corp. is introducing ‘The Walking Dead’ crossover which added in-game skins and items to the inventory. PUBG Mobile is even getting an Assassins Creed style Ledge Grab feature. And now PUBG Mobile is all set for the version 0.15.0 update which arrives on October 16, but it seems the patch notes for the new update have been leaked. Here’s what to expect from the upcoming update:
PUBG Mobile update 0.15.0: Leaked patch notes:
Payload Mode:
EvoGround – Payload Mode: On the basis of the classic competition, increase the flight vehicle helicopter experience land and air combat, compete for the power of the superweapon box to feel the heavy fire weapon, and use the communication tower to recall the eliminated teammates, new gameplay, firepower upgrade, doubling the double!
Flying vehicle:
Find the helipad on the island map, you can drive and ride the helicopter to battle from land as well as air
Super Weapon Box:
Timing refreshed weapon box, activated after 3 minutes of a refresh, you can pick up airdrop guns, three-level armor suits, heavy fire weapons, and other supplies
Recalling teammates:
Pick up the eliminated teammate ID card and go to the communication tower to recall the teammates!
Heavy fire weapon:
RPG-7 rocket launcher: classic rocket launcher, using rockets
M3E1-A missile: a missile that uses a rocket to launch a tracking vehicle
M79 grenade launcher: single grenade launcher using 40mm grenade
M134 heavy machine gun, using 7.62mm bullets
MGL Grenade Launcher: Use 40mm Grenade
New props:
Air Raid Locator: Airstrike bombing of the target area, which can be used to block roads or strategically cover
Vehicle repair kit: Respond to part of the health value of the vehicle and repair damaged tires
New Gun – Desert Eagle:
The Desert Eagle has the highest damage and bullet speed in PUBGM’s existing pistol-type firearms, which will be available on all maps. Desert Eagle has 62 damage, can be equipped with red dot sights, holographic sights, various magazines and laser sights that help improve shoulder accuracy. Compared to other firearms, the amount of damage and the speed of the bullets are outstanding, but in contrast, they have strong recoil when shooting with them. The gun uses a .45 caliber bullet and can be loaded with 7 rounds by default. (It can be increased to 10 rounds after the expansion of the magazine).
New mechanism – climbing system (ledge grab):
Supporting players to climb in the air allows players to move between buildings and buildings, containers and containers, allowing players to go to places that were previously inaccessible, thus changing the player’s ability to move, explore and survive.
How to Ledge Grab: After pressing the jump button to jump, find the right time in the vacant state and press the jump button again to achieve the climb operation, which takes effect on all maps.
New mechanism – fuel barrel explosion mechanism:
The fuel oil barrel will explode after being attacked by firearms and throwing objects, causing range damage to the surroundings
With the new spray function, players with spray props can personalize the spray on any object, like walls in the battle scene.
Spraying is a consumable item. It takes 1 shot once and can carry up to 4 different types of spray into the battle.
Added first-person training ground:
Now you can choose to enter the first-person training ground.
Newbie task:
Newly registered players can log in every day to unlock daily novice tasks, and receive daily novice gifts.
Added a new partner reward:
When the intimacy between the partners reaches 1000, the exclusive title of the partner can be obtained, and when the score reaches 2000, 2500 and 3000, a new partner standing position can be obtained.
Add player information tab:
When the other players are clicked on the left side of the chat and invitation team, the player’s information tab will be displayed on the right side of the interface.
Add a gift-giving scene:
Now you can give space gifts to other players during chat, team formation, and battle settlement. The settlement can also increase the popularity value for the player
Added grenade skin:
The current grenade can also be personalized, the model loaded with the grenade skin will not change, and the scope of the explosion damage will not change
Added skydiving gliding props:
Added 2 gliding props, these items are tied to the hand, adding blue smoke, colored smoke
Added new store close-up:
When the player tries on a hat, helmet, face towel or backpack, it will automatically switch to the close-up of the bust.
New wearable glasses:
After updating the client, the glasses and the face towel no longer share a field, and the glasses and all the face masks that do not block the eyes can be worn together
After the background update, players who are still using the old version will not be able to see the eyes when they wear the glasses. You can see them when you update to version 0.15.0.
Performance optimization:
1. Fixed some resource loading issues and improved fluency in combat.
2. Optimized the weapon loading logic, the player will be more smooth when entering the field of view.
3. Reduce the CPU usage of the main thread caused by UI logic, reduce the power consumption and heat of the device.
4. Optimized the performance of the low-end machine to improve the smoothness of the performance of the low-end phones.
Graphic Optimization:
1. Optimized the performance of weapons and clothing art, improved the quality of textures, the accuracy of models, the calculation of lighting, etc.
2. Hall interface light and shadow optimization – enhanced the performance of the hall light and shadow.
Controls Optimization:
When the main lens control finger is in effect, the lens control function of the half screen of the subsequently inserted moving joystick is shielded. When the finger on the lens control side is raised, the lens control operation on the rocker side is realized. After implementation, it can reduce the probability of the player moving the lens by mistake after opening the mirror, and get a smoother shooting experience.
Gun action:
When holding different types of firearms in the game, it will make different gun movements according to the type of hand-held firearms.
Moreover, PUBG Mobile 0.15.0 version update will also add a modified skybox, colors, and background objects Survive Till Dawn, apart from “Halloweenized” monsters in Halloween Mode.
So, we are just a few hours away from the official rollout of the update, before which the PUBG servers will go down for maintenance on October 15 between 12 am to 7 am UTC. Hopefully, the new update delivers what it promises.