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This week saw another big PUBG update land on Xbox One, complete with Miramar upgrades.
It wasn’t that long since Bluehole Inc and Microsoft released the new map on consoles.
And now a new patch has been launched, aimed at improving the experience, among other things.
The development team have confirmed that the Oasis in the northern area of the map has expanded, and should provide better encounters.
It should also be noted that player reporting should now be enabled, giving Battle Royale fans the chance to report a team kill on Xbox One.
Explaining the tweaks, a new message from the development team outlined some of the goals of the new patch.
“Recently we shared a dev letter that gave a preview of some upcoming performance improvements we’ll be implementing in PUBG for Xbox One,” the development message reads.
“We’ll need time to deliver on all of those improvements, but in the meantime we’ve got a small patch here with some bug fixes, improvements to Miramar, and a new teamkiller reporting function.”
You can read about the other optimisations and tweaks made to PUBG on Xbox One, below:
Optimisation
- Prediction based level streaming has improved.
- Elastic accuracy control for character has improved.
- We introduced some back-end changes to prepare for an upcoming feature and in some cases, the game would try to interact with this unfinished feature, causing the game to crash. This has been removed.
Player reporting
- You will now be able to report a team kill. If you get killed by a teammate, simply...
- Press the Y button when the result is shown to expose the report pop-up
- Press the A button to report
- Check whether the “report competed” message is shown on the bottom of the screen
- If it wasn’t a team kill, the report button won’t appear
Miramar
- Improvements were made mainly in the northern part of Miramar to make it a more appealing area.
- The Oasis in the northern area of the map has expanded.
- We’ve added more car spawning positions to facilitate easy travel into and out of the area.
- Certain problematic terrain elements (which caused weird collisions or movement) have been fixed for a smoother driving experience
- We’ve added extra farming points to loot in the map.
- We’ve added more objects like trees and rocks in the northern part of Miramar to provide some additional options for cover.
- The interiors of certain buildings have been simplified
Bluezone
- Players can now see the first safe zone while flying in the airplane
- As the end of the match approaches, the safe zone will increasingly favor cities
A new State of Decay 2 update has been released today, a whopping 20GB patch which is available to download on Xbox One.
This is an automatic update you will be prompted to install upon logging in, and it will not affect your saved game.
Microsoft say this is just the first of a new wave of update, which will continue to bring additional content to State of Decay 2.
Some of the most noticeable changes in this patch include stability, performance, and multiplayer improvements.
Though as you can probably guess by the hefty 20GB download Microsoft have also included a huge amount of smaller quality of life fixes throughout the game.
A message from Jeff Strain, Studio Head of Undead Labs, explains: “Hey fellow survivors, I just wanted to drop in a quick personal note on behalf of the development team to thank you for your support and for jumping in with us on State of Decay 2.
“This patch today is just the beginning — we have big plans for State of Decay 2, and we’re humbled and appreciative to you for giving us the opportunity to make those big plans happen. Keep playing, keep surviving (or not, as sometimes happens), and stay tuned for more good stuff.”
The 1.2 patch features significant improvements related to:
- Increased stability
- Improved networking interactions for clients
- Improved networked vehicle interactions
- Elimination of Out Of Memory crashes
Xbox One Backwards Compatibility is getting three blockbuster Xbox 360 releases.
Rockstar announced plans to release three classics on Xbox One from June 7.
The news was announced on the Rockstar Newswire: "A distinguished trio of Rockstar Xbox 360 titles are coming to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog next week on Thursday, June 7.
"The west coast GTA classic Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the breakneck high-speed racing Midnight Club: Los Angeles and the fast and fluid competition of Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis."
Anybody who downloaded the games in the Xbox 360 era will find them in the 'My Games and Apps' section of the Xbox One dashboard.
If you own the retail editions of the games, you can install and play them by inserting the discs.
You can even purchase the games directly from the Xbox Store.
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis is currently available for £11.99, which is the same price as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and Midnight Club Los Angeles.