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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans can download a new Test Server update on Steam. Update 10 removes clothing spawns from all maps and makes significant changes to how the Blue Zone works.

Read the full patch notes below:

'PUBG' TEST SERVER 1.0 UPDATE 10 PATCH NOTES

General Gameplay

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• We've adjusted Safe Zone and Blue Zone functionality. Also, in-game clothing spawns have been removed.
• Blue Zone delay time has been reduced. You'll be given less time to linger between phases.
• The maximum movement speed of the Blue Zone has been reduced. The Blue Zone will move more slowly toward the end of the game.
• The damage inflicted by seventh, eighth and ninth Blue Zones has been increased.
• Except for the first Blue Zone, the probability of creating an extreme Safe Zone (one far away from the center of the previous circle) has been reduced by 30 percent.
• The final Blue Zone will narrow down to the center instead of narrowing down to a random spot, and the total wait time including the Blue Zone inactive time has been reduced from 195 seconds to 90 seconds.
• As the end of the match approaches, the Safe Zone will increasingly favor areas with land over areas with water.
• On Erangel specifically, the first Safe Zone will now be revealed 30 seconds earlier.
• On Miramar specifically, players can now see the first Safe Zone while flying in the airplane. (We may or may not carry this over to the next live update. We want your feedback about this change.)
• In-game clothing spawns have been removed from all maps. Other item spawn balance remains the same.

Improvements were made mainly on Northern part (Northeast, Northwest) of Miramar to make it a more appealing area

• The Oasis can now be found in the north, and Alcantara village has been added to the northwest.
• We've added more roads, off-road paths and car spawning positions to facilitate easy travel into and out of the area.
• Higher-tier loot is now more likely to spawn in specific areas of the north of Miramar.
• We've optimized the GPU performance of buildings seen from mid-range (all maps).

UX/UI

Improvements to teams

• You can now send requests for invitations by clicking the invite button on another player's career screen.

• If you are a team leader, you can now kick your team members.

  • You can also kick any team member using "Team" tab in the friends list, found at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Bug Fixes

• Footsteps should now always make sound when walking on tarp and carpet
• Fixed an issue causing some objects to become invisible at particular distances
• Indoor plants should no longer block bullets
• Fixed and removed some weirdly-placed road signs, plants, and stairs
• Fixed an issue that broke the killer spectating function whenever the killer died too quickly after taking out the spectating player
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused players to take no damage when exiting a moving vehicle

The thrust of PUBG Update 10 is three-pronged. For one, after removing the clothing spawns on the Savage Experimental Test Server last week, it appears PUBG Corp is considering applying that change across the rest of the game. That's especially good news for players who already have cosmetics they like. Who wants to loot for pants when you can get a cool gun or ammo instead?

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As far as the Blue Zone is concerned, the changes also mirror the success of Savage by making gameplay faster across the board. With less time to wait between each phase, the overall feel of all maps becomes more frantic, regardless of size. There are some obvious safeguards in place to ensure the classic PUBG sensations still persist, but there may be fewer folks hiding in a house for the duration of an entire match. Last but not least, by adding more vehicle spawns to Miramar, the ongoing goal is to slowly transform this divisive map into something most PUBG enthusiasts actually enjoy.

Just like previous PUBG Test Server updates, these changes will be deployed on live servers soon. If the notes are any indication, it's clear the game's development team at PUBG Corp has been listening closely to player feedback.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is available now on PC and in Xbox One Game Preview. The above changes are exclusive to PC for now.

What are your thoughts on PUBG's latest Test Server update? Does cutting clothing spawns make the game better? Tell us in the comments section!

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