Players can now download the latest PUBG update 5.1 on PC, marking the arrival of PUBG Season 5, as announced by the official PUBG Support Twitter account earlier today.

PUBG Season 5 will become available on the PS4 and Xbox One on 29 October 2019. The patch notes for the battle royale game’s latest update reveals a bunch of new content and improvements.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is complete and Update 5.1 is now available!

Season 5 arrives with a refresh to Miramar, Survivor Pass: Badlands, melee weapon and item throwing mechanics, QoL improvements, bug fixes and much more!

Full details: https://t.co/FabTo0QGlw

— PUBG Support (@PUBG_Support) October 23, 2019

Miramar Map Update

The Miramar map has been refreshed with new content, including:

• A LA Muerte Vamos Track
  • A race track has been added, which was the venue for A La Muerte Vamos in Miramar.
  • You can now find newly added objects like ramps, loops, jumps and signboards across Miramar
• New Gold Mirado
  • A Gold Mirado has been added to Miramar, which can only be found parked at the garage in Hacienda del Patron.
  • Some terrain in Hacienda del Patron has been adjusted to let you ride the Gold Mirado out safely.
  • Only one Gold Mirado spawns each match.
• Spring-cleaned Miramar
  • Removed some small objects and trash in and around buildings to reduce clutter and make movement easier when looting.
• Improved Miramar item spawn balance
  • The spawn rates of weapons and scopes effective at long-range have been increased to better suit the long-range engagements commonly had across Miramar.
    • AR – 12% increase
    • DMR – 29% increase
    • SR – 42% increase
    • Win94 – 30% increase
    • Scopes – 18% increase
    • Pistol spawn rate reduced by 31%.
    • The spawn rates of helmets, bags and vests have been increased slightly.

Vending Machine

Vending machines have been placed in Miramar and Camp Jackal to provide a new looting experience other than picking up items spawned on the floor, as well as obtain Painkillers and Energy Drinks.

Vending machines are only available in Miramar and Camp Jackal. In Miramar, vending machines spawn randomly at set locations, including Casino, gas stations, Motels and commercial buildings. In Camp Jackal, Vending Machines always spawn at the warehouse and gas station.

Survivor Pass: Badlands

The Survivor Pass is back with new rewards, missions, and improved systems, as well as new community missions where players can join together to discover the hidden story of Miramar.

Other Features and Improvements

• Community Mission System
  • Whether you have purchased Premium Pass or not, all players can join together to fill the Community accomplishment gauge, then claim in-game skin rewards and unravel the hidden story of Miramar.
• Season Missions
• Progression Missions
• Challenge Missions
• Level-up items for Premium pass mission rewards
• Survivor Title System
  • Rewards for Survivor Title System Season 4 will be granted at the beginning of Season 5.
  • SP will be soft-reset, with your performance in Season 4 counting towards your starting SP in Season 5.
• Added feature to throw items to teammates
• Added melee weapon throwing combat feature
• Erangel Specific Changes
• Improved Customize, Store and in-game UI
• Added new limited presets to Zombie Mode
• Added ground respawn to War Mode (Platoon battle option) and War Mode: Conquest
• Added an option to limit throwables amount in Custom Match
• Improved observing UI
• Bug fixes

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