A new update has been released for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG, on PC, adding a couple n ew features and improving performance.

　　The biggest new addition of the update are 12 new emotes, new PUBG friends list, main menu voice chat and more. The update also introduces some client and server optimization which should improve performance.

　　Here are the full patch notes for PUBG update 7.

　　Client optimization

　　Improved real-time response by reducing input lagMitigated the frame drop issue caused by the map loading processReduced burden on GPU by optimizing buildings in ErangelOptimized the beginning and the end of effectsOptimized vehicle physics when driving under a certain speedServer optimization

　　Optimized server network performanceOptimized vehicle physics when driving under a certain speedLobby

　　Added PUBG friends listUp to 50 people can be added as PUBG friendsPlayers with PUBG accounts can search and add friends freely regardless of the platform they are using (including Steam, Mail.ru and DMM)Friend list is a one-way follower concept, not a mutual acceptance between playersPUBG friends list is independent of the Steam friends list. You don't have to be friends on Steam to be friends in PUBGUp to 30 players you were recently in a team with will be shown on RECENTAdded main menu voice chatYou can chat with the players in your team while still in the main menuWhen using the voice chat, a speaker icon will be displayed on the right of the player's name*Removed the function of being able to invite a player from their career screen due to a technical issueWorld

　　Made holes in the ceiling and floor of some high buildings, so that it is easier to move between different levels, to improve the gameplay experience on MiramarGameplay

　　Added 37 achievements on SteamAdded emote system12 default emotes will be provided now, and more emotes will be added in the futureWhile holding the emote menu key (default is ~), emote can be activated by left-clicking the emote or hot key of emote you want to useFixed the blue blood effect being more visible than the red blood effect when player gets shotAdded material for crops, rubber, cloth, paper and cactusWhen shooting or attacking with a melee weapon, the right effect for each material will be displayedChanged the gun scope view to be more realisticExpanded the field of view through the scopeAdded a parallax effect when moving weapons fastAdded color, vignetting (darker edges), chromatic aberration (color difference caused by light refraction) and distortion effect on the edge of scopes*Player can no longer lean while jumping*Increased the radius of explosion effect considering the actual effective radiusUX/UI

　　Redesigned the 9 vehicle status icons to work better with 4K resolutionReplaced the red cross icon with a red tire icon for a broken tireSound

　　Added a hit sound effect for crops, rubber, cloth, paper and cactus material*Removed ambient noise and lowered the overall volume*Implemented the Doppler effect for the airplane engine sound - the pitch of the airplane engine sound is now different depending on the distance and the direction of movement of the airplaneBug Fixes

　　Fixed a square-shaped border on the sea that could be seen when flying in the airplaneFixed an issue where a player could die instantly when vaulting and climbingImproved problems where characters would get stuck or die during vaulting, and be able to look through walls.Fixed some incorrect UI and in-game textImproved problematic character animation where the character would move abnormally if multiple actions were performed in sequenceFixed abnormal appearance of some clothes, such as costumes overlapping or missingAdjusted the locations of items that would spawn in places that players cannot reachFixed an issue where the mouse sensitivity option could not be set to 59Fixed an issue that allowed a character to crawl quickly through a certain combination of controlsFixed the issue of overlapping footstep sounds in FPP modeImproved an issue where three-wheeled motorbikes would suddenly flip whenever the server performance deterioratedFixed an issue where a player would have a slower falling speed when switching seats on a three-wheeled motorcycle mid-airFixed an issue where underwater bullet penetration effect was not being applied sometimesFixed an issue where a player was unable to cancel fueling up a vehicle, even though cancel was clickedFixed an issue where throwables that had already exploded mid-air would still make a popping sounds on the groundFixed an issue where sometimes a downed player was able to drive a vehicleFixed an issue where after reconnecting a vehicle was intermittently invisible or the character and camera were misalignedFixed an issue where the character of a player with a new account would not show up in the main menu when forming a teamFixed an issue where the shadow of a character was too sharp regardless of the distanceFixed an issue where when jumping out of the airplane, the character fell to a fixed position, no matter the flying directionFixed an issue where when player tried to ADS with scope attached weapon, some of the scope exterior parts were shown lateFixed an issue where the adjusted zoom level in 8x scope reset after swapping to your other weapon(s)Fixed an issue where the item quantity adjustment popup window displays automatically when picking up/discarding items from the Inventory screenFixed an issue where sometimes the lung capacity gauge was not in sync between being in the water and out of water*Mitigated an issue where when exiting the parachute mode, player could take excessive fall damage*Fixed an issue where the relaxed state gun animation was not shown properlyPUBG is now out on PC and Xbox One.