Hi, guys.
FOG of GAMING here and welcome to PlayerUnknown’s
Battlegrounds.
The seventh update to the PC 1.0 version of
the game has just been released on the test
servers.
It includes new features that the developers
have announced in their 2018 roadmap.
Today, we are going to look at all of the
important changes that were introduced in
this latest update.
The developers will move these changes over
to the live servers once the test build is
stable.
The new Emotes system that was announced in
the 2018 Roadmap is a huge part of this update.
There are 12 emotes at this very moment but
more emotes will be added in the future.
The Tilde key allows you to open the Emote
Menu.
From there, you can either left click on the
emote you want to use, or you can press the
hotkey that is assigned to it.
You will then see your character perform an
animation that represents the emote.
If you want to you taunt a player after you
kill him if you feel like it, just be careful
that you don’t get killed while performing
the emote animation, I’m sure that it's
going to happen some day.
Visual adjustments were also made to improve
the gameplay experience.
Using scopes now feels more realistic.
They added coloring and distortion effects
on the edge of the scope, they expanded the
field of view when looking into a scope, and
they added a parallax effect when moving weapons
fast.
The 8x scope was changed entirely.
It now looks like this and it is very different
than what it used to be.
These lens effects don’t just make sniping
more realistic, but it also make it more challenging.
Some tall buildings in Miramar now have holes
in ceiling and floors.
It is now easier and faster to move between
different levels and floors.
You can jump into these holes to go down to
the next floor and you won’t be forced to
use narrow staircases if those are being covered
by an enemy player.
You can even use these holes to get angles
on your enemies, and set up ambushes that
were not possible before.
You can even spy on somebody if he thought
it was a good idea to go to the bathroom in
the middle of the game.
The UI also received a few changes in Update
7.
The 9 vehicle status icons were redesigned
so that they are easier to see in a 4k Resolution.
The red cross icon for a broken tire was also
replaced with a red tire icon.
This change will help make it clear that you
have lost a tire.
Some of the UI and in-game text were fixed
so that they display the right information
to the player.
The new PUBG Friends List was introduced in
Update 7, and it is separate from your friends
list on steam.
This means that you can be friends with someone
on one list, but not on the other list.
The PUBG Friends List can accommodate 50 of
your buddies, and you don’t even have to
be playing on the same platform to add them.
The friends list actually works more like
a list of people that you are following.
Your buddy doesn’t need to accept any invites,
and all you have to do is add them into the
list.
You can also see your most recent teammates
in this list in case you with to add one of
them, you can find these guys in the RECENT
tab This list can fit up to 30 people, so
you can still add your teammates from a few
games ago..
The Main Menu Voice Chat was also introduced
in Update 7.
This will allow you to speak with your buddies
even when the game has not started yet.
Many players turned blue blood effects on
because they are more visible than the red
blood effects.
It helped them tell if their shots were hitting
the enemy or not.
These were fixed in Update 7 so that blue
blood effects were just as visible as red
blood effects.
Different surfaces now have their own unique
particles and their own hit sound effects.
If a bullet hits a nearby cactus, it will
look and sound different than a bullet hitting
a tree.
This is very useful if you are sniping.
If you miss a shot, it will be clear exactly
where it landed.
It is also useful if you are listening to
a gunfight from behind cover in first person
view because it can give you a better idea
of where the enemy is shooting from.
Speaking about sounds, players can no longer
silence their footsteps thanks to this update.
This is one of the things that weren’t mentioned
in the notes.
This means that you cannot silently sneak
up behind your next victim, who you intend
to kill with your pan.
So you will have to mask your footsteps with
other noises, for example the sound of an
an incoming plane or a nearby red zone.
This latest update came with a lot of bug
fixes.
The most important fix prevents players from
instantly dying while they are vaulting or
climbing.
but they didn’t fix the issue when you die
instantly everytime you think it’s a good
idea to ride bike, I always seem to encounter
that bug….
Very strange...
They also fixed the bug that caused players
to get stuck between walls and see through
them when they were vaulting or climbing.
That being said, there are a few bugs that
I often encounter that aren’t fixed yet,
and I am sure that you will be able to add
a lot more to this list.
You can still get stuck with your parachute
after you land, this guy found out the hard
way.
The new emotes system comes with 12 emotes.
The GO emote makes your character point forward
and it can be used to tell your teammates
to move in without saying a word.
The HELLO emote will make your character wave
his or her hand.
The THANKS emote causes your character to
blow a kiss, I don’t really know why you
would want to do that in a shooter game but
anyway.
The AFFIRMATIVE emote will make your character
nod twice.
The CLAP emoticon will make your character
clap her hands, and it can be used to give
your buddy a round of applause when he does
something awesome.
The LAUGH emote will make your character lean
back and laugh of course.
The SURRENDER emote makes your character bring
her hands up.
It’s very likely that you won’t be able
to use this on your opponents because they’re
going to want to kill you and win the game,
but you never know.
The RAGE emote will make your character to
lean down and get angry.
The YOU’RE DONE emote makes it very clear
that you are going to want to kill your opponent.
The NEGATIVE emote will make your character
shake her head twice.
The PROVOKE emote will make your character
point her index and middle finger at her eyes
letting you know that she will be watching
you.
The COME HERE emote, well I’m sure that
you know this one.
These were all the changes that were just
applied to the test servers, soon this PUBG
Update 7 will be available on the live servers,
so now you know what to expect.
This was FOG of GAMING, thanks for watching,
and I will see you in Battlegrounds.
