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PUBG adds new features, achievements, and microtransactions to Xbox

After nearly a year in the preview program, acclaimed gaming trendsetter PUBG has officially launched into version 1.0 on Xbox One. This means it’s no longer any kind of alpha/beta, this is the full product. While it’ll still receive updates and patches, the dev team deemed the state of the game worthy of it being the “full” release.

With this new milestone, the team has added a bunch of new things such as achievements, features, and… microtransactions. Yeah, that last thing might not be the most thrilling thing to hear but at least it’s just cosmetics! Preview Program players will notice a maximum of roughly 9 achievements pop on their profile as soon as they launch the game due to some stats such as wins and kills transferring over.

Other things like the achievement for killing people with specific weapons, equipping a ghillie suit, and more will require you to actually go do those things again in order to unlock them. You can view the full list of achievements below and some details on new features and microtransactions.

  • Last Survivor: Win a game 10 times (50G)
  • Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!: Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Solo (55G)
  • Dynamic Duo: Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Duos (50G)
  • Fantastic Four: Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Squads (50G)
  • Long and Winding: Road Kill 1000 players by any means (50G)
  • Collateral Damage: Kill 100 players by any means (25G)
  • Devil Inside Me: Kill 10 players by any means (10G)
  • Blood on My Hands: Kill a player by any means (10G)
  • Airborne: Jump out from an airplane 101 times (25G)
  • Top 10: Reach the top 10 10 times (50G)
  • Pacifist: Reach the top 10 without killing anyone (50G)
  • CQB Master: Kill 200 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol (50G)
  • CQB Expert: Kill 50 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol (25G)
  • CQB Novice: Kill 10 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol (10G)
  • Marksman Master: Kill 100 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away (50G)
  • Marksman Expert: Kill 30 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away (25G)
  • Marksman Novice: Kill 10 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away (10G)
  • Nade King Master: Kill 50 players with grenades (50G)
  • Nade King Expert: Kill 30 players with grenades (25G)
  • Nade King Novice: Kill 10 players with grenades (10G)
  • The First Rule Is…: Kill 20 players with bare hands (25G)
  • Killing Spree: Kill at least 4 players in a single match (25G)
  • Trigonometry Novice: Headshot and kill 10 enemy players with a sniper rifle (25G)
  • Okay, Now I’m Ready: Equip a Lv.3 Helmet, Military Vest, and Backpack in 10 matches (25G)
  • First Blood: Get the first kill of a match (25G)
  • Shoot the Knee: Kill 10 players with the crossbow (25G)
  • First Come, First Served: Loot 50 items from the care package (25G)
  • Agent 48: Kill 50 players with suppressed weapons (25G)
  • Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Equip a ghillie suit for the first time (25G)
  • Fury Road: Kill 10 players with a gun while in a vehicle (25G)
  • Guardian Angel: Revive a knocked-downed teammate (10G)
  • Ghost: Equip a suppressed weapon in every weapon slot (10G)
  • Don’t Pan Me Bro!: Kill another player with the frying pan (10G)
  • Fast and Furious: Kill 10 players by hitting them with a vehicle (10G)
  • You Complete Me: Wear the outfit of a dead player (10G)
  • Cruising with the Enemy: Get into a vehicle with an enemy player (10G)
  • Health Junkie: Charge your boost gauge to the max with energy drink and painkiller overdose (10G)

With that out of the way, the microtransactions aren’t very invasive. Now, you have more customization options with weapons skins, parachutes, and even new clothes. You can buy some of these crates with the standard battle points you get from playing or you can get some other premium items by paying real money.

These items can come through standalone sets you purchase or you can buy an Event Pass which is basically the Battle Pass from Fortnite. Buy the pass for $9.99, complete challenges and you’ll unlock new gear.

As for other new additions, players will notice a new map: Sanhok. This is a more compact map making matches quicker and potentially even deadlier. You’ll be able to select two playlists when you start a match: Battle Royale and Mini-Royale. Battle Royale is the previous two maps in a rotation and Mini-Royale is just Sanhok.

Two new guns and a truck have also been added to the game. You can check out the full patch notes below for 1.0.

  • Added a new map: Sanhok (pronounced “sah-nok”)
  • Sanhok is 4km x 4km map (one fourth the size of Erangel or Miramar). Although games tend to end a little more quickly on this tiny island, battles are still massive. Every game still features 100 players.
  • Certain settings have been customized specifically for Sanhok to better fit its unique design. Details are below.
  • Performance
  • Faraway players and vehicles aren’t rendered the same way on Sanhok, resulting in some server performance improvements.
  • Gameplay
  • Weather in Sanhok changes dynamically.
  • Players can throw apples while waiting to board the plane in the in-game lobby.
  • Redzone
  • The redzone is smaller and shorter-lasting on Sanhok.
  • The center of the redzone appears outside of the playzone (the white circle). This means players are more at risk when outside of the playzone.
  • Bluezone
  • Bluezone on Sanhok has shorter waiting times and longer travel times.
  • The bluezone is also dynamic. It checks remaining player numbers before deciding the next circle, adjusting the waiting time and travel time accordingly (this doesn’t affect circle size).
  • Spawn Balance
  • The item spawn rules have been customized on Sanhok to get you equipped for battle faster.
  • ARs, SMGs, and DMRs are spawned more often.
  • 8x scopes and 15x scopes don’t spawn on Sanhok. However, they may still be obtained from care packages.
  • In-game lobby
  • Everyone will receive 20 apples in the in-game lobby which can be thrown around freely.
  • Practice your throwing skills while you wait for the game to be started!

  • The Rony is a new pickup truck that can only be found on Sanhok (from the automaker that brought you the Mirado)!
  • This truck holds up to 4 passengers and excels at moving across Sanhok’s hilly landscapes.
  • The Rony is one of the larger vehicles on Sanhok, so it can be used for cover as well as transportation!

Weapon Skin System

  • Players can select skins for each weapon
  • Weapon skin system UI
  • You can check details about the equipped skin using VIEW MORE button
  • How to equip weapon skins
  • You can use WEAPONS section in CUSTOMIZATION menu to equip the skin of your choice
  • The ways to acquire weapon skins
  • You can acquire weapon skins through “Raider crate” in STORE > CRATES.

Parachute Skin

  • CUSTOMIZATION > GEAR tab has been added. Go here to equip parachute skins.
  • Tooltips for weapon attachments have been edited to make them more intuitive.
  • The Bengal Tiger skin is can now be bought in the STORE
    • With three maps now in the game, you’ll choose between two “playlists” instead of two maps.
    • The Battle Royale playlist contains both Erangel and Miramar. Selecting it will randomly drop you into one of the two.
    • The Mini Royale playlist contains only Sanhok for now.
    • Select both playlists to be randomly dropped into one of the three maps currently in the game.

    Performance

    • Optimized loading high resolution textures on Xbox One OG.
    • Optimized level streaming on Xbox One X

    Bugfixes

    • Fixed an issue where some items weren’t able to be picked up.
    • Fixed an issue where having more than one controller connected would:
    • Lower the sensitivity after ADS
    • Disallow driving vehicles
    • Fixed an issue where frame would drop because of effects from destroyed vehicles/boats.
    • Fixed an issue where the screen would be darkened in HDR on some monitors.
    • Fixed an issue where the character would seem like it’s moving faster after certain steps near stair handrails.
    • Fixed an issue where player was unable to navigate shotgun through attachments on S1897, S686.

    War Mode / Custom Match

    For a smooth and healthy matchmaking times for our new contents/features, we’ve decided push each of them live with a time gap (Sanhok → War Mode → Custom Match). This is to let everyone enjoy and delve into each contents with time. Also, it’s to let each contents have enough attention from our players, so players won’t be divided having a long matchmaking time for each content.

    Sanhok is available beginning today, and we expect to begin offering War Mode as a weekend event in late September, with full Custom Match functionality to release in mid-October.

Cade Onder

Editor-in-Chief of GameZone. You can follow me on Twitter @Cade_Onder for bad jokes, opinions on movies, and more.

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