Important moves like jumping over fences and climbing into houses are coming to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The testing phase for this will begin soon.
There are only eleven weeks left until the end of 2017. The development team is now presenting the roadmap for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that they want to implement over the next eleven weeks. They are discussing the launch of PUBG, climbing features, and plans for the test servers.
PUBG Launch and Test Server Plans
The team from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is working hard to finalize the implementation of PC Version 1.0 and the Xbox Game Preview by the end of this year. They are currently internally testing new parkour features like climbing. Testing will also include the new desert map, new vehicles, and a 3D replay function.
In addition, they are working on optimizing and stabilizing the game. The poor optimization is frequently criticized by the community.
The Path to PUBG Launch
The developers are focusing on creating the builds for PC 1.0 and Xbox Game Preview. Therefore, there will be no more patches for the PC in the coming weeks (except for this week’s update). The team explains:
“On PC, we are focusing on creating a stable launch build. We are not planning any patches for the live servers, except for this week.”
However, features like climbing will soon be available, which will have a significant impact on PUBG. Therefore, they want to test the climbing function for at least a month. The team is providing test servers that will be active three times in phases. They will test content and features that are not yet on the live servers. This is intended to provide a solid foundation for the official launch.
Test Server Plans – When Will Climbing Be Available?
So far, the team assumes there will be about three test phases, each with the following focuses:
- Phase 1: The focus here is on testing climbing and diving features
- Phase 2: Further tests for climbing and diving. In addition, tests for new contents and features are planned.
- Phase 3: New contents and features like the desert map will be tested.
The contents and features on the test servers are to be tested for at least 2-4 weeks. It would be difficult to provide a stable platform if the contents are quickly transferred to the live servers. To allow the team to test these contents thoroughly, they will not be available on the live servers for now. The time will be used for extended testing.
You will then be able to try out the new climbing and diving features at the end of October or the beginning of November. The developers will share more information regarding the schedule later.
PUBG Season Start Delayed Again
The team has worked longer than planned on optimizing the leaderboards. This means that the start of the new season has now been moved to October 20. The start was recently scheduled for October 17 but apparently needs a bit more time.
Did you know? Up to 13,000 cheaters are banned from PUBG daily.
