PUBG Mobile update time: Servers DOWN as Tencent reveal 0.9 release news, download plans

PUBG Mobile servers are going offline for an extended period, to make way for a new patch.

The latest news shared by the Tencent team suggests this new scheduled maintenance will last for several hours.

An in-game warning states that PUBG Mobile servers will be down for around eight hours, making way for a new update.

However, a new Twitter post from the PUBG Mobile support team claims that the maintenance will only last three hours.

“PUBG MOBILE will be taken offline for maintenance from 01:00 – 04:00 (UTC) on Oct 24th,” the Tencent social post reads.

“The Server may be back online sooner or later depending on maintenance progress. Thank you for your patience.”

So at the moment, it’s hard to measure just how long the servers will be down for maintenance.

If the in-game message is correct, PUBG Mobile will be down until around 9am in the UK.

If the post from Twitter is proven right, the game will only be offline until around 5am, BST.

However, there’s also the chance that engineers will require less time for maintenance, meaning PUBG Mobile might be back online sooner.

The other things to take notice of is this might be one of the biggest updates ever released by Tencent for PUBG Mobile.

And while that will be exciting news for some, it also means it could be a massive download for phones.

The beta is known to be over 3GB to download, although hopefully that size has been compressed somewhat for the final 0.9 release.

The good news is that after the servers go back online, the official PUBG Mobile update 0.9 will be launched, although not straight away.

Fans will have to wait for around 24hrs before the new update has arrived on Android and iOS.

During this time, there may come a point when some players have access to the update and others don’t.

This might lead to friends not being able to play with friends until they have received the latest patch.

However, by the end of October 25, the new PUBG Mobile 0.9 update should be available to everyone.

So to make it clear, today’s scheduled downtime will not be directly followed by a new update going live.

Tencent has also released a lot of details about their next update, rather than sharing patch notes afterwards.

After downloading the next patch, fans should notice new weather effects, Map improvements and something else a little different.

Festival Effects are being added to the game, which should make things ready for Halloween.

“In all maps, the Spawn Island has gone through a festival makeover, Interact with other players on Spawn Island by picking up pumpkins and candies,” a message from Tencent reads.

“Enemies killed by Hellfire, AKM will become scarecrows, a spooky face appears when a grenade explodes.”

“During the Halloween event period, players have a 50% chance to activate Night Mode.”

There is a lot of information on what is included in this week’s update in the patch notes, which can be found below:

PUBG MOBILE 0.9 PATCH NOTES

Erangel Improvements

  • Added Night Mode to Erangel. The map will alternate between day and night randomly in Classic Mode.
  • Added Night Vision Goggles.
  • Added new buildings in certain areas.
  • Added covers next to some rivers.
  • Added more trees in some empty areas.

New Settings & Improvements

  • Added a feature to quickly switch between scopes.
  • Added 3 scope opening modes: tap, press and hold, mixed.
  • Added an option to adjust game brightness in graphic settings.
  • Improved the configuration of high & low sound effects. Players will be able to select different settings in future versions.
  • Added an upper limit for the number of scopes picked up.
  • Improved recommendations for 3x, 4x, 6x and 8x scopes.
  • Added customizable buttons for revive, cancel, cancel throwing, reload and overhand/underhand throws.

New Weapon, Vehicle & Related Improvements

  • Added the QBU DMR. It fires 5.56mm rounds and can be found in Sanhok (replacing Mini14).
  • Added the Rony pickup truck. Only available in Sanhok.
  • Added a random music play feature in vehicles. This feature can be turned off in vehicle settings.
  • The engine sound effects of UAZ and Buggy have been remastered.
  • Added driver and passenger views (with improved vehicle interiors) in first person perspective.
  • The bullet spread accuracy bonus from hip fire is slightly reduced when crouching or staying down.
  • The bullet spread accuracy bonus from hip fire is slightly increased when the player is stationary.
  • The vertical recoil and horizontal recoil of AKM have been reduced.
  • Reduced the spread accuracy bonus of certain attachments.
  • Light Grips now increase recoil recovery and stability.
  • The recoil animation when firing looks more realistic now.
  • QBZ and QBU now have new magazine attachment models.
  • The reloading animation of some weapons in both 1st person and 3rd person perspectives have been improved.
  • UMP9, Vector and SLR now have new 4x scope crosshair designs.
  • Added an action that makes the character stand up while the motorcycle is airborne.
  • Added a Brake-button in vehicle driving mode 1 and 2.
  • The sound effects of the Dacia have been adjusted so it sounds the same as the original PUBG.
  • Vehicle lights have been tuned.

Matchmaking Improvements

  • Added an option where the system will first find teammates that speak the same language.
  • Matchmaking has been improved. Finding a match should be faster now, and players should reach their appropriate tiers easier. Estimated time should now be more accurate.

Spectator Mode

  • Players can now watch other opponent players until the end of the match after being killed.
  • When spectating in room mode, players can turn on projectile and bullet trajectories.

Performance

  • Resolved lagging issues when players encounter other players from afar, or when they open the inventory to change equipment.
  • Added a feature to only download the different files when updating a map. If the game client has been updated to version 090, only 13 MB of data need to be downloaded for Miramar (originally 300 MB).
  • Resolved some game-crashing issues.
  • Reduced loading time when the game is launched.
  • Reduced memory usage in the lobby.
  • Resolved blurry screen issues on some mobile phones.
  • Improved game update mechanism and resolve issues that may cause the update to fail.

When it comes to the exact time that the new PUBG Mobile update will arrive on October 25, Tencent hasn’t provided that information yet.

Downtime is expected to last hours and will then be followed by a waiting time for the patch to hit App Stores.

And if we look to how past updates have worked, the game will likely be patched slowly, region by region, possibly starting on October 24.