PUBG: Battlegrounds 21.1 Update Patch Notes

Update 21.1 has arrived for PUBG: Battlegrounds, and here’s the complete list of changes and fixes added with this patch. The latest version is quite extensive and brings tons of bug fixes, content, features, and improvements. Meanwhile, this patch is currently only available on PC test servers and will be available to all players and platforms next month. Here’s everything new with the PUBG: Battlegrounds 21.1 update.

PUBG: Battlegrounds 21.1 Update Patch Notes

Live Maintenance Schedule

The times shown below are subject to change.

• PC
  • PST: December 5, 4:30 PM – December 6, 12:30 AM
  • CET: December 6, 1:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • KST: December 6, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
• Console
  • PST: December 14, 8 PM – December 15, 4 AM
  • CET: December 15, 5 AM – 1 PM
  • KST: December 15, 1 PM – 9 PM

Map Service

• TEST SERVER
  • Featured Map: Vikendi
  • Normal Match: Erangel / Sanhok / Paramo
    • AS region: Squad
    • NA region: Squad – FPP
• Live Server
  • Featured Map: Vikendi
  • Map Selection Region 
    • Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / Sanhok / PARAMO
    • Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego
  • Random Map Region 
    • Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / SANHOK / PARAMO
    • Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego
  • Console (Xbox, PlayStation, and Stadia)
    • Normal Match: Erangel / Miramar / Taego / SANHOK / PARAMO
    • Ranked: Erangel / Miramar / Taego

FPP Mode

(PC) The FPP queue for Solo, Duo, and Squad will no longer be available in KR/JP regions. Not only have we needed to align our available services with other platforms, but we’ve also confirmed the current FPP matchmaking in these regions were not striving enough to maintain the queue.

Note: Please keep in mind the features and updates shown below may be modified or even possibly removed due to reasons such as bugs, in-game issues, and/or community feedback. Also, the images shown below are provided as visual guidelines – they may look different in the actual game as builds are continuously developed and fixed before they go live.

Vikendi Reborn – PUBG: Battlegrounds Update 21.1

It all started with the sudden climate change ravaging Vikendi’s lands that once flourished with greenery and crystal clear skies. Habitants of Vikendi were forced to retreat from the area as blizzards drove cities to the point they were no longer able to function. No traces of life were to be found for months.

Now a desolate snowfield, the northern part of Vikendi is covered with sheets of snow – meanwhile, in the south, glimpses of new land begin to peep out; survivors of the cold start to gather back, clutching on to desperate hopes of a new domain.

Starting now, Vikendi commences its comeback as a harsh Winterland and is prepared to pit players into its ruthless depths of snow.

Welcome to the rebirth of Vikendi.

• Vikendi…
  • Is available as a Featured Map.
  • Has expanded from a 6x6km map to an 8X8KM map.
  • Is composed of various environments such as glaciers, snowfields, and greenery.
  • Presents sharp slopes and heavy snow in the north, with relatively less snow and flatter terrain in the south.
  • Features Clear and Cloudy weather.

As we resurrect the snowy concept of Vikendi, we also wanted to respond to several in-game issues our community had faced before our previous Vikendi’s remaster. One of the main feedback regarded the restraint players felt in their eyes due to the whiteness of Vikendi’s snow when playing the map for more than a certain period of time. To resolve this issue, we’ve conducted continuous tests by adjusting the overall colors of the map and even utilizing the clouds to cast shadows over the snow to reduce whiteness.

We’ve also adjusted the overall topography of the map to remove the disadvantages and overly advantageous factors that once existed in specific areas. Always remember that PUBG: Battlegrounds Team will continue to monitor your feedback after this update, so keep those suggestions and opinions coming! See you at the revitalized winter wonderland!