Today, publisher Krafton has announced that PUBG: Battlegrounds Update 36.2 is now live on PC and it introduces a curious collaboration. It features K-pop group ‘aespa‘, in addition to a ton of new gameplay updates and new clan features. PUBG 36.2 Full patch notes here!
Per the press release, Krafton have shared that “For the first time, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is collaborating with global K-pop group aespa to bring a series of themed in-game updates, visuals, and experiences to the Battlegrounds. Players can now explore aespa-themed locations and concert venues on Miramar, with additional visual elements such as themed care packages, planes, and an emote stage, appearing on all 8×8 maps. The emote stage allows players to perform some of aespa’s most iconic tracks, including their latest hit.“
The collaboration itself revolves around an ‘original music track‘ which the K-pop group ‘aespa’ have created especially for this collaboration. There’s a new teaser film (embedded above), a music preview, and an upcoming ‘main collaboration video‘, which will lead up to the both the release of the full track and relevant in-game content on July 15th. The update is coming to consoles on July 17th.
PUBG: Battlegrounds 36.2 Full Patch Notes:
The full patch notes are available, in addition to a handy video from the development team, which you can find here. The highlights?
Gameplay:
- The Red Zone will no longer appear from Phase 3 onwards.
- Applies to Erangel, Deston, and Taego.
- The maximum speed and durability of the BRDM-2 have been reduced.
- The world spawn amount of C4 has been reduced.
- Applies only to 8×8 km maps.
Vehicle Camo Netting
- Durability has been increased.
- In certain situations, including those listed below, the camo netting will be instantly destroyed:
- The vehicle’s durability reaches 0
- The vehicle moves or tilts
- The vehicle’s tires are destroyed
- In certain situations, including those listed below, the camo netting will be instantly destroyed:
- Weight: 20 → 15
- Now available on Rondo and Taego
UGC Alpha (PC)
UGC Alpha will run for three months, from July through September.
- Before the official launch of UGC Alpha in August, you’ll be able to participate in UGC Alpha sessions in July.
- While session creation will be limited to PUBG Partners and esports players, anyone can join and play in those sessions. We encourage everyone to jump in and check it out!
- In August, when UGC Alpha officially launches, any player with a BATTLEGROUNDS Plus account will be able to create their own UGC Alpha sessions in Custom Match.
※ Please note: UGC Alpha will initially be available on PC only. As this is the very first version of PUBG UGC, we appreciate your understanding around some of its early limitations.
Clan System
New Features
Member Rankings
- A new Member Rankings page has been added, allowing you to check weekly rankings based on each Clan member’s contributions.
- Two ranking categories are displayed:
- Challenge Contribution
- Weekly Clan XP
- Your ranking is displayed at the bottom of the leaderboard.
- Rankings reset every Wednesday at 02:00 UTC.
- If two or more members have the same Challenge Contribution or Weekly Clan XP, their ranking is determined by the order in which they joined the Clan.
- Members with 0 Challenge Contribution or Weekly Clan XP will not appear in the rankings.
Members of the Week
- Clan members who rank first in either Challenge Contribution or Weekly Clan XP will be selected as the Members of the Week for the following week.
- You can view the Members of the Week on both the Members page and the Member Rankings page.
- If the same member ranks first in both categories, they may be selected for both.
- Notifications will be sent via Clan Updates when the Members of the Week are selected.
- If a selected Member of the Week leaves the Clan, they will be removed from both the rankings and the Members of the Week display.
There’s lot more at the link, so all you PUBG (and K-pop?) fans should go check it out.
