PUBG 20.1 Patch Note Highlights

Check out the full release notes at the bottom of this article, and here’s the ‘need to know’ that’s going to have an impact.

OCE (PC)

In this update, Deston will be replacing Miramar in Normal Matches.

• Normal Match: Erangel / Deston / Taego / Sanhok / Karakin
• Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego

Weapon Attachments

Thumbgrip

• Vertical recoil control: +5% → +8%
• ADS speed: +30% → +40%
• Sway control (breathing): +20%

Angled Foregrip

• Sway control (firing): +5% → 0%
• Horizontal recoil control: +15% → +20%
• ADS speed: +10%
• Sway control (breathing): -20% → –10%

Halfgrip

• Vertical recoil control: +8%
• Horizontal recoil control: +8%
• Sway control (breathing): -20% → –10%
• Recoil recovery: +10%
• Sway control (firing): -15% → -5%

Vertical Foregrip

• Vertical recoil control: +15%
• Sway control (firing): +15% → 0%

Lightweight Grip

• Sway control (firing): +20%
• Initial shot recoil control: +40%
• Sway control (breathing): +20%
• Recoil recovery after shot: +20% added

Firing from Vehicles

• Reloading handguns will be instantly canceled if the driver controls the vehicle’s steering wheel. Therefore, players can reload handguns when the vehicle is moving in a single direction only.
• Handgun reload duration in the vehicle has increased by approximately 50%.
• Handgun recoil has increased by approximately 20%.

• Weapon recoil increased by approximately 10%. (Total recoil: 10% →
  20%)

Scopes

• To have ARs not capable of full-auto more useful, Scopes 8x and higher are now attachable to M16A4 and Mk47 Mutant.

• Added 3 reticle types to the 4x Scope to allow you to freely select and use your preferred type

World Updates

• Safe Zone
  • Phase 1
    • Radius Rate (size of the circle compared to the previous one): Increased by approximately 30%.
    • Start delay: 150s → 180s
  • Phase 2
    • Radius Rate: Increased by approximately 15%.
    • Damage Magnifier per Distance: Increased by approximately 6%.

• O12
  • Can now attach 2x Scopes to 6x Scopes.

• Continuing with the Safe Zone update above, we’ve also decided to readjust the Jammer Pack to the following:
  • The Blue Zone damage the Jammer Pack receives increased by approximately 27%.
• The Jammer Pack can only be found as a world spawn item in Miramar, Karakin, Haven, and Deston.

Quality of Life

• The Carry feature can now be used/canceled with the Limited Interact keys. (PC Default: H)

• The screen ping marker will now look more transparent the closer a player/weapon crosshair is to the marker.
• The marker will be automatically removed after 30 seconds.

• Added the number of remaining/total players to the starting plane icon to help players plan out their jumps easier.
  • Applies to every mode.
• This does not apply to the Comeback Arena Plane.

• You can now adjust the volume of the Instant Volume Reducer feature.
• Enter Options → Gameplay → Instant Volume Reducer to manually adjust the volume.

• The average cumulative memory usage has been reduced when you go from the loading screen to the map to help improve loading times.
• In-game performance has been optimized to help improve inconsistent frame drops.
• Applied a certain allocator to the latest Unreal Engine and saved additional memory on Win64/Xbox platforms.

World

• Fixed collision, texture, performance, and more general issues in Karakin.

Full release notes can be found here!