The next PUBG Battlegrounds update arrives this week after lengthy server maintenance on the Steam PC platform.
The good news is that we know precisely when servers will be going down, how long they will be offline, and we also know what PUBG Update 19.1 contains.
So fans can prep for jumping back into the popular Battle Royale game with all the latest intel.
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PUBG Battlegrounds Server Maintenance Schedule
Krafton has confirmed that PUBG servers will go down for maintenance at 5:30pm PDT on August 9th, 2022.
The game will remain unplayable for eight hours, over which time most core features will remain unusable.
PUBG servers are scheduled to go back online on August 10th at 1:30am PDT, with the new 19.1 update available to download.
The full schedule is as follows:
- PDT: August 9, 5:30 PM – August 10, 1:30 AM
- CEST: August 10, 2:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- KST: August 10, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
PUBG Update 19.1 Patch Notes
PUBG Update 19.1 patch notes have been shared before the launch of the new version of the game, and Krafton has revealed that new weapons and vehicles will be coming to the Deston map.
There will also be a new feature in the launch of a new Folded Shield that’s described as easy to carry, install and hide. For the rest of the changes, you can read through the complete patch notes listed below:
NEW WEAPON: MP9
The P90 is a fully automatic SMG preferred by players in various situations. Still, it was only available through supply crates and was sometimes considered impractical because it used 5.7mm ammo. The MP9, on the other hand, spawns on the map and uses more popular 9mm ammo. Although it has a slightly lower effective range, fire rate, and damage than the P90, it is an excellent alternative for players who enjoy the P90’s playstyle.
- Fire Modes: Single and Full-Auto
- Cannot use scopes bigger than a Red Dot Sight, Holographic Sight
- Ammo: 9mm
- Damage per shot: 31
- Bullet speed: 400
- Effective range: 100M
- High rate of fire: 1,000 RPM
- Default attachments
- Built in Laser Pointer (Undetachable)
- Built in Silencer (Undetachable)
- 30 rounds base magazine
- Available modes
World spawns in Deston only.
Normal Matches, Custom Matches, Sandbox Mode (PC)
Unavailable in Custom Match – Esports Mode. - NEW VEHICLE: PILLAR SECURITY CAR
- There are always fast-paced car chase scenes with loud sirens in action movies. With the introduction of the Pillar Security Car, you can also recreate scenes from these movies! So turn on the flashlight and the loud sirens, and quickly chase and catch the enemies running away from you! In addition, high-quality equipment can be found in the vehicle’s trunk, so if you see a Pillar Security Car nearby, hop in!
- HP: 900
Maximum speed: 130km/h (135km/h with boost)
Fuel tank: 1,000
Capacity: 4 players
Has a functional top mounted light(radio key) and siren(horn key) that the player can turn on and off
Available modes
World spawns in Deston only.
Normal Matches, Custom Matches, Sandbox Mode (PC)
Unavailable in Custom Match – Esports Mode.
NEW TACTICAL GEAR: BLUE CHIP DETECTOR - No need to strain your neck muscles to look around for enemies any longer! Allow the new BLUE CHIP DETECTOR to automatically scan your area for you any time.
- Pick up a Blue Chip Detector and press the appropriate key to see the screen.
The screen updates every 5 seconds regardless of whether you are looking at the screen or not.
The Blue Chip Detector will make a beeping noise per screen update.
Only the holder can hear this noise.
Whenever the screen updates, it scans 100m in radius around you for enemies and displays the location of up to 12 of the closest enemies as dots.
The Blue Chip Detector will make an additional, different beeping noise if it detects at least one enemy after a screen update.
Only the holder can hear this noise.
The enemy dots will stay on the screen for 1 second.
If a detected enemy is significantly higher or lower than your position, the enemy dot will additionally feature a V-shaped icon indicating the height difference.
Enemies detected on the screen are not shown in real time.
The dots will stay in the same place on the screen even after the enemy moves. - The Blue Chip Detector takes up your primary weapon slot.
Screen ping markers can not be used when you are looking at the Blue Chip Detector’s screen (ADS).
Keys
ACTION PC CONSOLE (XBOX & STADIA / PLAYSTATION®)
View the Blue Chip Detector screen Right Click LT / L2
Available modes
World spawns in Deston only.
Normal Matches, Custom Matches, Sandbox Mode (PC)
Unavailable in Custom Match – Esports Mode.
NEW FEATURE: FOLDED SHIELD - We understand it gets annoying when you run into enemies without proper cover, and the experience when dying in a situation like this isn’t all that good. So, to improve things by a big step, we’re introducing a Folded Shield that’s easy to carry, install and quickly hide! Now, stay safe with the Folded Shield!
- Weight: 40
HP: 1,500
It is easier to destroy when using grenades.
Appearance depending on durability stats
There are three different phases
70% or above
30% or above
Below 30%
Inventory and Usage
Can be stored in player inventory
Can be used directly from the inventory
Installation
Cannot be installed on the surface of the water.
Cannot be re-folded once installed.
Installation can be canceled.
Once the shield is installed, the item will be deleted from your inventory regardless of whether the item was successfully installed or not.
The shield will be deleted if you move during installation.
Available modes
World spawns on every map.
Normal Matches, Custom Matches, Sandbox Mode (PC)
Unavailable in Custom Match – Esports Mode.
WORLD
HAVEN: ASSASSIN’S CREED COLLABORATION - The central antagonist of Assassin’s Creed, Abstergo Industries, has infiltrated Haven.
Check out their temporary facility on the map along with our collaborative skins at the Store.
More details on our collaboration are available HERE.
SANHOK: ITEM SPAWN BALANCE - Adjusted item spawn rates and numbers to improve looting experience in Sanhok
Increased attachment spawns such as stocks and foregrips as very few of them are being spawned in Sanhok.
Increased certain DMR weapons and popular items as well (but not too much)
Total number of spawned items has been increased by 10%.
To reduce vulnerable deaths in popular spots such as Bootcamp, Camp Alpha, Camp Bravo, Camp Charlie, Quarry, etc. the anticipated # of items spawned within a single spawn spot has been increased by 30% (only in these military areas).
Weapons
AR: M16A4 spawn rate decreased by approx. 80% and the rest of ARs to appear a bit more often
DMR: SLR increased by approx. 500%, SKS increased by approx. 250%, Mk12 and QBU increased by approx. 150%.
SR: M24 increased by approx. 250%
LMG: M249 increased by approx. 375%
Handguns: M79 increased by approx. 180%, other handguns to appear less often
Melee weapons: Pan increased by approx. 240%, other melees to appear less often
Attachments
Foregrips increased by approx. 160%
AR Stocks increased by approx. 425%, Cheekpads increased by approx. 145%
Crossbows, Crossbow ammo, Crossbow attachments decreased by approx. 50%
SMG magazines and muzzles decreased by approx. 70%, increased AR and DMR mags and muzzles appear more often
3x Scopes increased by approx. 200%, 4x Scopes increased by approx. 150%
Equipment
Lvl. 1 armor decreased by approx. 85%, Lvl. 2 armor increased by approx. 180%
Lvl. 1 backpacks decreased by approx. 70%, Lvl. 2 Backpacks increased by approx. 150%, Lvl. 3 Backpacks increased by approx. 200%
Lvl. 1 Helmets decreased by approx. 90%, Lvl. 2 Helmets increased by approx. 170%
Consumables
Adrenaline, Energy Drinks, First Aid Kits increased by approx. 130%
EMT Gear increased by approx. 170%
BOT
Bots’ movement bugs when bots move from water to land have been improved to enhance bots’ combat skills and to reduce their meaningless deaths.
RANKED – SEASON 19
New Ranked season, a new challenge. Can you prove you have the skills to stay at the top? - SEASON 18 REWARDS
Below are the rewards you’ll be receiving based on your final Tier from the previous Ranked season. - TIER SEASON 18 REWARDS
Bronze Bronze PUBG ID Emblem
Silver Silver PUBG ID Emblem
Gold Gold PUBG ID EmblemRanked Parachute Skin
Platinum Animated Platinum PUBG ID Emblem
Ranked Parachute Skin
Platinum Medal
Diamond Animated Diamond PUBG ID Emblem
Ranked Parachute Skin
Diamond Medal
Master Animated Master PUBG ID Emblem
Animated Master Nameplate
Ranked Parachute Skin
Master Medal
Top 500 Bonus rewards for Top 500 players:
Animated Top 500 PUBG ID Emblem
Animated Top 500 Nameplate - The Parachute skin and Medals are permanent rewards.
The rest of the obtainable rewards are available for use during a single Ranked season.
Rewards can be found in your Inventory once Season 19 starts.
Once Season 19 is over and the server undergoes maintenance, every reward but the Parachute Skin will be withdrawn from the Inventory.
TUTORIAL
BASIC TRAINING
Improved localization to make Basic Training easier to understand for players new to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.
AI TRAINING MATCH - Balance Updates
Increased vehicle and items spawn in AI training match, excluding Tactical Gear.
Made it easier for players new to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS find vehicles and items.
Blue Zone damage from the fifth phase has been decreased
Vehicle Location Indicator
Added an indicator on the map and minimap to make it easier for players new to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS find vehicles.
Guide Improvements
A guide is provided for new players to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS when starting AI Training Match.
We hope this can help with the survival rate and the understanding of the overall game.
FIRING MODE SETTINGS
A firing mode option for O12 has been added.
The selected firing mode will apply once you pick up the O12.
LOBBY
NEW SYSTEM: LOBBY CUSTOMIZATION
Use the new Lobby page added to the Customize menu to customize your lobby with your favorite vehicle and weapon skins! - In the Customize – Lobby page, you can…Change your lobby background.
Display the weapon and vehicle skins you currently own by selecting your favorites.You can display up to 6 weapons and 1 vehicle.
Weapon attachments are not included.
Your party members will see the party leader’s customized lobby.You are unable to customize your lobby when you are in a party.
Normal Match and Ranked Match lobbies have merged into a single lobby for consistency in customization.
The Survivor Base lobby skin that can be used in Customize – Lobby will be distributed to PLUS STATUS USERS ONLY. Upgrade your account to Plus Status and unlock many more features like this!
Plus Status: An account you can upgrade from your Basic account with $12.99 USD to unlock many benefits and features such as Ranked Matches, creating Custom Matches, earning extra Survival Mastery XP and much more.
Plus users will automatically receive the Survivor Base item. A Notification will let you know you’ve received the item.
Certain weapon/vehicle skins may not be available for display due to their sizes.
RANKED MODE
Several modifications have been made to the poses each party member strikes when they press Ready.
Emotes are now available to use even in these poses.
WORKSHOP - New Imprints have been added to the Chests, available at the Store. The new craftable skins can be checked out on the Workshop – Overview page.
WEAPON MASTERY
Along with the introduction of the new weapon MP9, you can also check out the new weapon in the Weapon Mastery. - MP9 is added in the
Career – Weapons tab.
Career – Overview tab – Last Kill Weapon
Match History – Match Report – Weapons tab
(PC Only) Last Match Toast
SURVIVAL MASTERY
With the addition of the new vehicle Pillar Car, the Pillar Car can be found as the cause of Kill and DBNO in the Match Report summary tab.
CUSTOMIZE
MP9 has been added to the weapon category.
EMOTE
With the new update, you can interact with players using emotes that are outside of your squad. How about developing a relationship with someone new? - Watch Team Emote
- You can now Watch another team’s player using a Team Emote.
- Watch Team Emote is a feature that only applies to the infinite loop Team Emotes. It allows you to participate indirectly
- with other team players performing emotes. When watching, you can hear the emote’s music and show simple movements as if you are watching.
- To watch other team players, focus on a different team’s player and press the Interaction key.
- Up to 10 players may Watch a single player’s emote.
- Emote With Your Squad Mates
- Team Emotes can now be performed with up to 10 members (previously 4) in CUSTOM MATCHES only. However, team emotes with a standby action, and the same start and end points between players are not eligible.
QOL - Added Deston map name and image to Rich Presence (in-game status) on Steam, Discord, and Xbox profiles.
(PC) SANDBOX MODE - You can now play up to 360 minutes per session.
- A feature to control Blue Zones has been added.
- BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY - Fixed the issue of being able to skip the character’s crouching animation after pressing the crouch key repeatedly when you’re prone.
- Fixed the issue of teleporting vehicles when a player flips a vehicle with a throwable.
- Fixed the issue of an error occurring as a player leaves a party after entering Training Mode as a party.
- Fixed the issue of when a player moves from Custom Matches to Training Mode as a party, then leaves the party, the
- player is moved to the Normal Match screen.
- Fixed the issue of a player being carried by another player continuously receiving Blue Zone damage even after leaving the Blue Zone.
- Fixed the issue of receiving collision damage after getting off the Airboat.
WORLD - Fixed collision, texture, performance, and more general issues in Sanhok.
- Fixed the floating wine bottle in Sanhok.
- Fixed the low-quality objects on the wall in Sanhok.
- Fixed the issue of being unable to pass through a door frame smoothly in Sanhok.
- Fixed the changing door frame in Sanhok when a character approaches it.
- Fixed the issue of being able to enter a rock in Deston.
UX/UI - Fixed the issue of the Deston-themed lobby looking too dark.
- (PC) Fixed the lobby’s chat box glitch (cut-off thunderbolt icon).
- (PC) Fixed the incorrect Disable option’s description within Voice settings.
- (Console) Fixed the issue of your cursor staying focused on the event you had your cursor left on before exiting the Event page.
ITEMS & SKINS - Fixed the clipping issue when equipping the Cute Sleep Mask with hoodie skins.
- Fixed the clipping issue on the character’s hips when equipping the Captain’s Uniform Shirt with Spring Chick Shorts.
- Fixed the Rebel Mind Boots’ color to match its thumbnail color.
- Fixed the issue of a female character with the PCS5 Squad Wipe Jacket on gets their field of view hindered in-game in FPP mode.
- Fixed the clipping issue on the female character’s ankles when equipping the Bright Moon Maru Pants with certain shoes.
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