After sporadic experiments in occasion modes and assessments, Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has added flare weapons that gamers can use to name in an airdrop of a double-sized care package deal or an armoured automotive. That’s highly effective, certain, but additionally sends up a literal flare to point the place you’re and the place some huge loot will quickly be. I discovered they added an attention-grabbing tactical ingredient throughout the occasions, and am glad to see them turn out to be common objects. Today’s replace additionally brings two new automobiles for the map Vikendi, a zippy snowbike and a ruff tuff 4×4.
Flare weapons are uncommon drops present in random spots round maps. Grab one, hearth it into the air, and it’ll grasp round calling in an airdrop. If you’re firing from inside the present secure zone, a airplane will swing by to drop a bumper-sized loot crate on the flare. Fire a flare exterior and the plan will drop an armoured UAZ as an alternative. Y’know, about the identical as in the Metal Rain event mode, solely with out squillions of flares popping off throughout.
The formal launch of flare weapons brings a number of modifications to how they work, following suggestions. Players gained’t get packages from flares till the blue circle closes for the primary time, as that’s a complete lot of energy to safe within the early game when everybody’s unfold out and also you’re unlikely to be challenged. As if the purple flares hanging within the sky weren’t trace sufficient that somebody has a drop coming, the UI will show a wee notification when somebody close by pops one for a crate drop and add a marker for the drop to the map – however not for individuals who name in armoured vehicles. And flare weapons spare with totally different rarity on the totally different maps.
I’m glad to see flare weapons turn out to be a part of plain ol’ Plunkbat. The create hotspots of battle they create are extra attention-grabbing than common airdrops, with the launching workforce choosing areas rigorously and close by cratenappers seeing clearly the place it’ll come down. And they’re effectively value contesting, given how bountiful the crates are and the way beefy the armoured UAZ is.
In phrases of different shiny newness, the replace replaces Vikendi’s UAZs with the brand new Zima and the Snowbike lastly makes its delayed debut. The Zima’s a 4×Four capable of take care of the snow higher than many automobiles, whereas the Snowbike is a frail however zippy little tracked bike.
Just a few efficiency enhancements are squeezed in, that are all the time welcome. Various bugs are fastened. And hey, Steam and Discord associates lists can now present your buddies extra about what you’re as much as in-game, saying for those who’re actively taking part in and, if that’s the case, which mode and the way lengthy the spherical’s been happening. Handy, that.
See the Update #26 patch notes (as created for the take a look at server) for full particulars.
