PUBG on Xbox [preview program]

CatInABox · 19-12-2017 9:32am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Anything to fix the poor frame rate?

This patch will be live at 1AM PST / 10AM CET / 6PM KST. Please restart your Xbox after the patch goes live to get the update.

Here are the first of many Xbox-focused patch notes to come:

Gameplay

Gas can now be used while on bike or bike with sidecar

UI/UX

Equipment icons on HUD will now be visible
Player icon is now more clearly visible on the world map
UI prompts now appear when reload and enter a vehicle options are present

Character

Tweaked hair color options

Animation

Cleaned up sidecar passenger animations in first person view
Fixed player camera issues while a passenger on the backseat of a Buggy
Addressed arm animations specific to holding some weapons
Character now correctly faces the proper direction when stopping while swimming

Others

First pass visual and performance improvements
Slightly improved anti-aliasing on Xbox One and Xbox One S
Localization updates for Vietnamese, Spanish,(Spain/Mexico)
Controls on motorcycle no longer inverted
Keyboard functionality is disabled

Bug Fixes

Fixed instances of player nametags not properly displaying in the lobby during Squad and Duo play
Fixed minor animation while crouching and prone
Fixed issues where curtains on windows block line of sight of players in the TPP mode
Fixed an issue where when Squad leader left the party, voice chat ceased to function as intended
Fixed issue where players could lean out of vehicles even when obstructed
Fixed collision of cardboard boxes in Yasnaya city
Fixed typo in the controller guide
Other minor fixes

Full notes. Some nice stuff in there, including performance improvements.

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 9:47am

"Controls on motorbike no longer inverted"

Yep, that's been the cause of many deaths lol. Skulling myself and my duo partner after going off a jump and then pulling back on the controls lol.

gmg678 · 19-12-2017 9:55am

having lots of fun with the game but..........
what does the gas canister do?

Max Mafioso · 19-12-2017 9:59am

Gas for cars/bikes

gmg678 · 19-12-2017 10:02am

Max Mafioso wrote: »

Gas for cars/bikes

haven't had a car/bike long enough to warrant gas for it. but good to know. cheers.

CatInABox · 19-12-2017 10:23am

Mr.S wrote: »

So is the game really as bad as the reviews are saying? Tempted to pick it up as the hype from the PC version is insane, but most of the reviews are saying the game is a crap port for Xbox and the FPS really suffers.

Is that just PC diehards giving out about consoles or is it actually bad?

It's clunky, and the framerate is inconsistent, but it's terrific fun. If you go into it knowing that it's a very early preview, then you'll have a much better time with it.

For me, the main problems with it are the shonky framerate, texture pop-in, and a weird control scheme, but none of these have stopped me from really enjoying it.

19-12-2017 10:24am

emmetkenny wrote: »

I haven't had any problems with frame rate after landing on the map. What issues are you having?

I've since got a refunded so waiting to see if it improves.
The fps was dropping to as low as 15 during action and running around.
I'm really not sure how you are not experiencing these regular drops.

Grahamer666 · 19-12-2017 10:30am

Aye, the frame rate is shocking. The anti aliasing improvements in this new patch are welcome too as viewing the horizon is horribly jaggy.
Also had to turn HDR off as the image was too dark. Hopefully they add an option menu as it needs it. Early versions of the test server on PC were too dark too but they have since fixed that.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 10:35am

have to say, I'm very impressed that they're patching already. I think the day before yesterday was my first time finding the framerate an issue, but that being said, there were 6 people in a house, shooting and a smoke grenade going off so to be expected.

Jayop · 19-12-2017 10:35am

Had savage elastic banding last night. It's a horrible sensation in any game.

Mickeroo · 19-12-2017 10:44am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I've since got a refunded so waiting to see if it improves.
The fps was dropping to as low as 15 during action and running around.
I'm really not sure how you are not experiencing these regular drops.

Didn't you get an X? You might be able to claim a free copy.

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 10:48am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I've since got a refunded so waiting to see if it improves.
The fps was dropping to as low as 15 during action and running around.
I'm really not sure how you are not experiencing these regular drops.

How do you know it was 15 FPS?

WarpAsylum · 19-12-2017 10:56am

Mickeroo wrote: »

Didn't you get an X? You might be able to claim a free copy.

Has there been any word on this? How might someone go about it? I got a Scorpio Edition from GameStop....

ZiabR · 19-12-2017 11:05am

emmetkenny wrote: »

How do you know it was 15 FPS?

For me I would say it is low 20's but its still shocking especially when I am running it on an xbox one x which in theory can handle 4k at 30/60fps.

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 11:08am

logik wrote: »

For me I would say it is low 20's but its still shocking especially when I am running it on an xbox one x which in theory can handle 4k at 30/60fps.

It can but the game is only in Game Preview and only out a week so we are very early days. When Ark was out first it ran even worse I think.

I think a lot of people were expecting a nearly finished product whereas I expected it to be dog crap. It's running better than dog crap so I've been pleasantly surprised.

No matter how it's running it is good fun and that's what keeps me coming back.

19-12-2017 11:12am

Mickeroo wrote: »

Didn't you get an X? You might be able to claim a free copy.

Yes i picked it up for the x
Claim a free copy??

19-12-2017 11:14am

emmetkenny wrote: »

How do you know it was 15 FPS?

With my eyes
There is no way it's running at a steady 30
The dips and choppiness are extremely noticeably, it crawled to a snail in some cases
Been playing games long enough to know this

ZiabR · 19-12-2017 11:21am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

With my eyes
There is no way it's running at a steady 30
The dips and choppiness are extremely noticeably, it crawled to a snail in some cases
Been playing games long enough to know this

Its not running at 30, that has been confirmed. Digital Foundry did a detailed review. The game drops to low 20's on the Xbox one x.

Take a read here http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-pubg-xbox-one-and-xbox-one-x-performance.

You are right, it runs poorly but still manages to be alot of fun.

Mickeroo · 19-12-2017 11:25am

WarpAsylum wrote: »

Has there been any word on this? How might someone go about it? I got a Scorpio Edition from GameStop....

I thought I heard people were getting it through ms support. Don't quote me on that though, I could be wrong.

19-12-2017 11:26am

logik wrote: »

Its not running at 30, that has been confirmed. Digital Foundry did a detailed review. The game drops to low 20's on the Xbox one x.

Take a read here http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-pubg-xbox-one-and-xbox-one-x-performance.

You are right, it runs poorly but still manages to be alot of fun.

Oh yea, I'm not doubting that as I didn't mention anything about gameplay. Simply asked if the performance had improved with the patch but having to justify its known poor performance for some reason.

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 11:27am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

With my eyes
There is no way it's running at a steady 30
The dips and choppiness are extremely noticeably, it crawled to a snail in some cases
Been playing games long enough to know this

I may get myself a set of eyes that can count FPS so

Nobody said it's running at a steady 30 either.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 11:27am

emmetkenny wrote: »

It can but the game is only in Game Preview and only out a week so we are very early days. When Ark was out first it ran even worse I think.

I think a lot of people were expecting a nearly finished product whereas I expected it to be dog crap. It's running better than dog crap so I've been pleasantly surprised.

No matter how it's running it is good fun and that's what keeps me coming back.

lol, my sentiments exactly, I'd been following it for a good while with streamers on twitch and they have no end to issues too, so I figured the XB version was going to be fairly dumbed down. To their credit, for better or worse, its essentially the same game.

If I was to list my own thoughts on stuff that needs improvement, Id say:

1. Optimization, the plane is muck, and anytime action kicks off, it can be hit or miss on how the engine is going to react.
2. Inventory, we need shortcuts to rapidly apply attachments - pick up stuff - for example - pressing Y to pick up all healing items, pressing B to pick up all ammo compatible with your current weapons
3. Inputs - for some reason (and I know its a preview) using medkits etc is hit and miss for me, i'll hold down on the pad and nothing happens, or else the healing item flashes briefly and then goes back to the gun.
4. Gunplay / Feedback - personally I could do with some feedback on when hits are landing, have had several gunfights where I believed I peppered the target only for me to lose, and have had fights where It looks like no hits land yet the target drops like he had a heart attack out of nowhere. - the blood mist cloud is inconsistent.

otherwise, the heart and soul of the game is definitely intact.

SeanHarty · 19-12-2017 11:30am

emmetkenny wrote: »

I may get myself a set of eyes that can count FPS so Nobody said it's running at a steady 30 either.

Have you shares in PUBG?

:pac:

Jayop · 19-12-2017 11:40am

Ya I'm having problem with x input especially for healing someone in my team. A fee nights ago I shot one of my mates for the craic and downed him but I wasn't able to revive him. As you can imagine he was none too amused.

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 11:43am

SeanHarty wrote: »

Have you shares in PUBG? :pac:

Yea 85% of the OSC. Hurry up and buy the game so I can make more money

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 11:44am

Jayop wrote: »

Ya I'm having problem with x input especially for healing someone in my team. A fee nights ago I shot one of my mates for the craic and downed him but I wasn't able to revive him. As you can imagine he was none too amused.

oh, I'd also like the option to configure the views this way

Left trigger - straight to first person
Left bumper - tight aim on third person - this is unused in general movement so could be implemented, and still be used to hold breath when in first person.

19-12-2017 11:46am

emmetkenny wrote: »

I may get myself a set of eyes that can count FPS so Nobody said it's running at a steady 30 either.

It was a rough guess and I'd say I'm not that far off.
Odd that you are focusing on this. I think you know it runs poorly but for some reason it's bothering you!

SeanHarty · 19-12-2017 11:47am

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yea 85% of the OSC. Hurry up and buy the game so I can make more money

I'll stick to fortnite until they sort there game out I think!

Hopefully they do though, the battle royale concept is brilliant.

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 11:52am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It was a rough guess and I'd say I'm not that far off.
Odd that you are focusing on this. I think you know it runs poorly but for some reason it's bothering you!

If you read my previous posts Mick they explain it.

I expected something very basic when it launched and I got a bit more than I was expecting so I'm not complaining about it because I had low expectations.

I was aware of the PC problems and thought the Xbox version would be an earlier build than that so was always going to be well behind that in refinement (even though that version doesn't run great either).

TitianGerm · 19-12-2017 11:53am

SeanHarty wrote: »

I'll stick to fortnite until they sort there game out I think!

Hopefully they do though, the battle royale concept is brilliant.

I didn't like the building bit in Fortnight but I did have fun playing it.

19-12-2017 11:57am

emmetkenny wrote: »

If you read my previous posts Mick they explain it.

I expected something very basic when it launched and I got a bit more than I was expecting so I'm not complaining about it because I had low expectations.

I was aware of the PC problems and thought the Xbox version would be an earlier build than that so was always going to be well behind that in refinement (even though that version doesn't run great either).

I wasn't actually here to discuss what you were expecting from the game. I haven't read any of those posts.

I expected something much better from Pubg on the X1X. Particularly the way it was being hyped for the system.
It's shoddy in it's current state.

Anyway as I said ultimately all I wanted to know was if the patch addressed any of the performance issues and it evolved to this!

Pudsy33 · 19-12-2017 12:16pm

Is there any ETA for new maps on xbox?

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 12:31pm

I've never experienced anything near 15FPS on the ground. I've been playing since day 1 on both OG Xbox One and Xbox One X.

Disregard lobby performance. This is horrendous. Even on my powerful gaming PC its all over the place due to what's happening at that stage. The map and loot is being rendered as well as matchmaking. It's meant to just be a fun area rather than looking at a loading screen.

Parachuting is where the frame rate dramatically dips but is fine on the ground.

19-12-2017 12:33pm

Might be focusing on the 15fps number. Again it's a guess.
Its dips down to 20s and definitely dips lower in some cases.
Again as stated multiple times, nothing got to do with the lobby or dropping in. This happens during game-play.

Mickeroo · 19-12-2017 12:37pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

lol, my sentiments exactly, I'd been following it for a good while with streamers on twitch and they have no end to issues too, so I figured the XB version was going to be fairly dumbed down. To their credit, for better or worse, its essentially the same game.

If I was to list my own thoughts on stuff that needs improvement, Id say:

1. Optimization, the plane is muck, and anytime action kicks off, it can be hit or miss on how the engine is going to react.
2. Inventory, we need shortcuts to rapidly apply attachments - pick up stuff - for example - pressing Y to pick up all healing items, pressing B to pick up all ammo compatible with your current weapons
3. Inputs - for some reason (and I know its a preview) using medkits etc is hit and miss for me, i'll hold down on the pad and nothing happens, or else the healing item flashes briefly and then goes back to the gun.
4. Gunplay / Feedback - personally I could do with some feedback on when hits are landing, have had several gunfights where I believed I peppered the target only for me to lose, and have had fights where It looks like no hits land yet the target drops like he had a heart attack out of nowhere. - the blood mist cloud is inconsistent.

otherwise, the heart and soul of the game is definitely intact.

In terms of feedback on shots landing, if you don't see a cloud of blood you didn't hit them.

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 12:41pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Might be focusing on the 15fps number. Again it's a guess.
Its dips down to 20s and definitely dips lower in some cases.
Again as stated multiple times, nothing got to do with the lobby or dropping in. This happens during game-play.

I haven't experienced it at those levels. I wouldn't play it at those frame rates. I'd still play it on the PC if that was the case. I have 34hrs clocked on PUBG on Xbox so far.

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 12:47pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

1. Optimization, the plane is muck, and anytime action kicks off, it can be hit or miss on how the engine is going to react.
2. Inventory, we need shortcuts to rapidly apply attachments - pick up stuff - for example - pressing Y to pick up all healing items, pressing B to pick up all ammo compatible with your current weapons
3. Inputs - for some reason (and I know its a preview) using medkits etc is hit and miss for me, i'll hold down on the pad and nothing happens, or else the healing item flashes briefly and then goes back to the gun.
4. Gunplay / Feedback - personally I could do with some feedback on when hits are landing, have had several gunfights where I believed I peppered the target only for me to lose, and have had fights where It looks like no hits land yet the target drops like he had a heart attack out of nowhere. - the blood mist cloud is inconsistent.

otherwise, the heart and soul of the game is definitely intact.

You can only heal up a certain amount with bandages then they won't work anymore. You need painkillers or energy drink to begin recovery on the rest of your health.

Dcully · 19-12-2017 12:50pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

I haven't experienced it at those levels. I wouldn't play it at those frame rates. I'd still play it on the PC if that was the case. I have 34hrs clocked on PUBG on Xbox so far.

fps as low as 11 fps at times ,hilarious stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKFKSDudWIE

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 1:12pm

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Is there any ETA for new maps on xbox?

if you were to follow the PC deployment, i'd say you're looking at six months or more away at best.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 1:18pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

You can only heal up a certain amount with bandages then they won't work anymore. You need painkillers or energy drink to begin recovery on the rest of your health.

that explains it so, I was on the edge of one of the final circles and my plan was to heal to max, let the forcefield come in then take a little damage as I ran the last bit, to try and be the last man into the safe zone. I had a big medkit and about 80% health but it wouldn't let me use it.

Also - does the forcefield get stronger, the closer it gets to the final circle? I died in the above scenario, even though I had a relatively short distance to travel. The night before in squads, we got caught outside early in the game but we seemed to last for ages

GottaGetGatt · 19-12-2017 1:30pm

Playing on the X myself. A lot of lads on the original Xbox are getting a raw deal alright with the building rendering and the constant disconnects. If we're playing the lads with the X do the driving otherwise we're stuck in a car going around in circles with the Dc'd player until he hits a tree so we can jump out. Annoying but hilarious at the same time.

Other then the lobby, the initial plane phase and the occasional drop in the Military base with a lots of people is all I've been having problems with along the odd disconnect. I Have never played on PC but it's running pretty much like every other shooter on console. Ark was sh!t show at launch compared to this. Constant disconnects. Waiting nearly half hour to get back into a server. At least with this when you get disconnect, it puts you back into the same session again even when you get dashboarded.

Time will tell whether it'll get better performance wise. It depends on how much Microsoft put the boot down.

Grahamer666 · 19-12-2017 1:32pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

that explains it so, I was on the edge of one of the final circles and my plan was to heal to max, let the forcefield come in then take a little damage as I ran the last bit, to try and be the last man into the safe zone. I had a big medkit and about 80% health but it wouldn't let me use it.

Also - does the forcefield get stronger, the closer it gets to the final circle? I died in the above scenario, even though I had a relatively short distance to travel. The night before in squads, we got caught outside early in the game but we seemed to last for ages

Yes. The Blue Zone kills you in seconds on the last couple of circles if you don't make it to safety.

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 1:36pm

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Playing on the X myself. A lot of lads on the original Xbox are getting a raw deal alright with the building rendering and the constant disconnects. If we're playing the lads with the X do the driving otherwise we're stuck in a car going around in circles with the Dc'd player until he hits a tree so we can jump out. Annoying but hilarious at the same time.

Other then the lobby, the initial plane phase and the occasional drop in the Military base with a lots of people is all I've been having problems with along the odd disconnect. I Have never played on PC but it's running pretty much like every other shooter on console. Ark was sh!t show at launch compared to this. Constant disconnects. Waiting nearly half hour to get back into a server. At least with this when you get disconnect, it puts you back into the same session again even when you get dashboarded.

Time will tell whether it'll get better performance wise. It depends on how much Microsoft put the boot down.

The disconnects are on all Xbox consoles. I have gotten them on the X and the OG.

We have actually had to set up perimeter around disconnected players to keep them alive until they reconnect

GottaGetGatt · 19-12-2017 1:37pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

The disconnects are on all Xbox consoles. I have gotten them on the X and the OG.

Yes. I know.

As stated.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 1:55pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

The disconnects are on all Xbox consoles. I have gotten them on the X and the OG.

We have actually had to set up perimeter around disconnected players to keep them alive until they reconnect

I came across a fella in a field last night, standing still, 4 point blank shotgun blasts to the head didnt kill him, I'd say you could actually be safe enough if you disconnect.

battser · 19-12-2017 2:21pm

Downloading an update worth 4.7gb! Sizeable considering the game came in originally at 5!

FAILSAFE 00 · 19-12-2017 2:25pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I came across a fella in a field last night, standing still, 4 point blank shotgun blasts to the head didnt kill him, I'd say you could actually be safe enough if you disconnect.

Unfortunately you can be killed while disconnected. I was driving a jeep last night and got DC'd. Just as I was reconnecting the lads said not to bother :P I had a line of bullets in me.

Fuzzy Logic · 19-12-2017 4:09pm

battser wrote: »

Downloading an update worth 4.7gb! Sizeable considering the game came in originally at 5!

Even the pc updates are similar which are bigger than base game.

brav · 19-12-2017 4:37pm

from https://forums.playbattlegrounds.com/topic/134575-xbox-game-preview-patch-notes-1/

Here are the first of many Xbox-focused patch notes to come:

Gameplay
▪ Gas can now be used while on bike or bike with sidecar
UI
▪ Equipment icons on HUD will now be visible
▪ Player icon is now more clearly visible on the world map
▪ UI prompts now appear when reload and enter a vehicle options are present
Character
▪ Tweaked hair color options
Animation
▪ Cleaned up sidecar passenger animations in first person view
▪ Fixed player camera issues while a passenger on the backseat of a Buggy
▪ Addressed arm animations specific to holding some weapons
▪ Character now correctly faces the proper direction when stopping while swimming
Others
▪ First pass visual and performance improvements
▪ Slightly improved anti-aliasing on Xbox One and Xbox One S
▪ Localization updates for Vietnamese, Spanish,(Spain/Mexico)
▪ Controls on motorcycle no longer inverted
▪ Keyboard functionality is disabled
Bugs
▪ Fixed instances of player nametags not properly displaying in the lobby during Squad and Duo play
▪ Fixed minor animation while crouching and prone
▪ Fixed issues where curtains on windows block line of sight of players in the TPP mode
▪ Fixed an issue where when Squad leader left the party, voice chat ceased to function as intended
▪ Fixed issue where players could lean out of vehicles even when obstructed
▪ Fixed collision of cardboard boxes in Yasnaya city
▪ Fixed typo in the controller guide
▪ Other minor fixes

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-12-2017 4:41pm

Has anyone downloaded and tried the patch yet? I'm interested to see if theres any noticeable benefits.

PUBG on Xbox [preview program]

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