PUBG gets an update improving the performance and the test servers in general
PUBG has recently received a new patch to improve the game’s performance. It will be available soon. How soon? Here is the Twitter post of the announcement details:
PC players, we will be moving the current test build to our live servers on Jan 24 6PM PST/ Jan 25 3AM CET / 11AM KST. The maintenance is expected to last for 2 hours.
— PUBG (@PUBG) January 24, 2018
Depending on your time-zone, you will receive the update sooner or later. The main idea of this update is to improve the overall performance on PCs and to improve the servers. The maintenance, as it was indicated on the Twitter post, will last for 2 hours.
On the Steam page of the game, the developers have released an announcement explaining the improvements:
“Through the last patch, we were able to improve server and client performance by adjusting the visible distance while the character is in the air. In the current patch we are spreading out the pre-match starting locations. Previously, all the players would spawn together at the same location awaiting the start of the match. Lots of interaction among multiple players in such a small area had a high impact on the servers. To solve this, we have introduced multiple areas where players gather before the match start. As a result, the performance, both server and client-side, has improved.”
Last but not least, here are the patch notes:
- Introduced multiple pre-match starting areas on both maps in order to optimize the server and game client performance
- Removed weapons on starting island before the match start
- Applied new Russian, Japanese and Chinese (simplified/traditional) fonts
- Fixed the issue where players were able to slide-jump from prone
