PUBG Mobile Update 8.2 Brings some New Weapons to the Battlegrounds

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According to Pubg mobile official website a latest Update 8.2 will be available on August 12th, ahead of its official release on August 19th, via the game’s Public Test Server. According to the report, this is the first update after the start of season eight with its new Sanhok map and mechanics like loot vehicles. Pubg bringing some new toys and New Modified weapon to the Battlegrounds in update 8.2, along with some visual improvements to a few weapons, a nostalgia, performance and lots more feature

New battleground  Update 8.2 

New Weapon in this Update: MG3

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This update brings latest weapon in Battlegrounds Care Packages is the fast firing MG3 Light Machine Gun. With two different rates of fire, a bipod for stability, tracer rounds to help you keep track of your spray, and increased weapon damage to vehicles, there’s a new reason to fight over the big red box.

Features of new MG3 Gun:

• Spawns in Care Packages on all maps, in Normal Matches only. 
• The MG3 has two firing modes which change the fire rate between 660 rpm and 990 rpm.
• Chambered for 7.62mm, holds 75 rounds and has a muzzle velocity of 820 m/s.
• 1.25x damage multiplier when shooting vehicles
• Tracer rounds are fired every 5th round, as well as for the final 10 bullets of each magazine, letting you know that ammo is running low.
• Supports optical attachments up to the 6x Scope
• The MG3 has an attached bipod, deploying automatically when prone to greatly improve weapon stability

New Throwable: Decoy Grenade

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Disorient your enemies and cover your movements with the new Decoy Grenade. Available as world loot on Sanhok, the Decoy Grenade will make fake firing sounds for about 10 seconds after thrown, giving you a few moments to make your move.New Throwable: Decoy Grenade

The Decoy Grenade is a new throwable which mimics gunshot sounds. Purposely made to be used as a tactical item to distract and outwit your opponents.

• Available only on Sanhok in Normal Matches, as a rare world spawn item
• Decoy grenades can be cooked to reduce their detonation time out of the hand and are thrown just like other grenades
• Beware, they’re not waterproof! Dropping one into water will disable its effects
• Decoy Grenades don’t currently spawn in Training Mode

Gameplay

Remodel and Retexture Weapons

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M416, SKS and Kar98k has been remodeled from scratch to improve their visual quality. Along with their visual update, firing sounds of these weapons have also been overhauled.

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Care Package Updates

• C4 has been added to Care Packages on all maps, except Karakin
• MG3 has been added to Care Packages on all maps
• The C4 and MG3 are not available in Ranked Mode

LMG (Light Machine Gun) Balance Adjustment

1. Vehicle damage multipliers have been added to LMGs.

• MG3 x 1.25
• DP28 : 1.15x
• M249: 1.10x

• Camera shake when firing LMGs while prone has been reduced

• There has been no changes made to the weapon recoil. However, players may feel the weapon is more stable due to reduced camera shake.

Helmet Hide Function

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Sometimes you just want to look good for you. For those moments, you can now toggle off your helmet to maintain your default costume pieces, even after you protect your noggin with a fine Level 3 helmet. This functionality is purely cosmetic, and other players will still see you with a helmet on, but you’ll at least get the satisfaction of enjoying your chicken dinner in full Alex the Dinosaur costume glory.

• When Helmet Hide is enabled, your hoodie, hat or other head covering will remain visible even when wearing a helmet.
• To all other players, you’ll still be seen wearing, equipping and otherwise interacting with your helmet.
• This is a local visual change, only showing for players who enable it.
• Helmet Hide is disabled by default. You can enable it in the Settings, or by clicking the option in the Inventory.
• Equipable slots for Head and Helmet are now separated.
• Equipping a helmet now won’t automatically drop your hat, or other cosmetic item in the head slot.

New features on this update

PCS2 Pick'Em Challenge: Challenge comes back next to our next sports event, PCS2! When the Pick'Em Challenge tab opens on August 19 via PC and August 27 with console, fans can look to the game tab for a chance to win PCS2 items by guessing the winners of each North American, European, regional competition i -Asia and Asia-Pacific. A wide range of PCS2 game items will be available or available through the Pick'Em Challenge, with 25 percent of pro-team game-based gains in all four regions.

Real Lobby Music: Players who want a little more empty when they come in are now choosing their own cooking music! We've added a selection of themes from all the way back to First Access to choose from. After all, there is no better way to gain faith in the Wargrounds than to stir up your favorite songs (we have a little prejudice, but at least we have agreed).

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Performanc

In this Update Improved font loading process to reduce game stuttering/hitching, Optimized the process for loading character data to reduce instances of stuttering/hitching and ensure a more stable framerate. The item table is now preloaded on the client backend which results in items loading quicker

Refactored the onscreen Key Guide widget to reduce potential instances of stuttering/hitching and  Improved the game from hitching when loading a character on the inventory screen.