PUBG Mobile announced that its Payload Mode is now officially live. The new mode is available in an update through Google Play and the iOS App Store.
In Payload Mode, players can now take part in aerial combat in EvoGround Mode. This has already become popular to many players after the update was released on October 23. Players can play TPP squad in this new mode in some areas of Erangel. New features for Payload Mode include:
- Helicopters
- For the first time, players can take to the skies and do damage in the new attack helicopter.
- Super Weapon Crate
- This special air drop spawns every three minutes and contents include weapons, Level 3 Armor, and Payload Mode Weapons.
- Teammate Recall
- When a teammate falls, collect their identification card and then take it to the nearest Communication Tower to get a tactical revive.
- New Payload Weapons
- Weapons like the RPG-7, M3E1-A, M79 Grenade Launcher and M134 minigun are now all available.
- Air Strike Beacon
- Players can now call in air strikes to targeted areas around the map.
- Vehicle Repair Packs
- Packs can be unlocked to fix damaged vehicles and tires.
Other Changes
Additional changes that arrived with the update include the Halloween celebration featuring a collaboration with The Walking Dead. These changes are:
- Performance:
- Fixed loading issues for better combat experience.
- Optimized weapon-loading logic to cut stuttering when players come into view.
- Reduced main thread CPU usage to cut overheating.
- Improved graphics and smoothness on lower-end devices.
- Graphics:
- Improved weapons/outfits graphics and texturing, modeling and lighting.
- Enhanced lighting and shadow in Main Menu.
- Control:
- When the cameral-controlling finger performs an action, the screen-controlling feature of the joystick is disabled. When the finger is lifted, the feature is enabled again. This reduces control errors when using scope, improving firing experience.
- Poses and emotes:
- Gun-holding pose varies with gun type.
- Weapons carried in backpack as shown in Main Menu emote are displayed when such an emote is played in battle.
- Inventory:
- The setting to hide backpack and helmet is saved on the server and remains effective even if the device is changed.
- Partner pose:
- All players can choose one of the existing partner poses.
- Room:
- Reduced the time needed to create and enter rooms. Room owner decides if a password is needed for creating a room.
- Darkest Night:
- Going offline for tuning.
