The latest PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds update causes huge FPS drops
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS recently received its first monthly patch. This update is the first of many to address performance issues, fix bugs and add new content to the game.
More specifically, the latest PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS update focuses on stabilizing performance, reducing FPS drops, and improving performance on low specs systems.
The patch should take about 1 hour to install, and brings a long list of bug fixes and improvements. For a full list of the changes brought by this update, check out the official patch notes available on Steam.
However, the update also brings issues of its own, as users report. In some cases, the patch actually makes things worse. In this article, we’re going to list the most common issues reported by players after installing this patch.
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS update issues
Lower FPS
The first PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS update is supposed to reduce FPS drops, but many players are complaining that it only makes things worse. Many are getting only half the FPS rate they had prior to installing this patch.
Went from 60 FPS avg on medium settings to barely scratching 30 with constant lags.
Game is unplayable now. I dont know what this is about, but im super mad right now.
Game crashes
Strangely enough, players also report that PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS crashes more often after installing the update.
after the update my game keeps crashing and i have no idea why, im pretty sure it is not due my rig or my operating system, because before the update the game runs fine and no problem at all
Game freezes
If you’ve experienced freezes after installing the latest PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS’ update, rest assured, you’re not the only one.
same problem here, houses wont spawn in and guns are bugged, my computer froze 2 times, its unplayeble, i got same i7 as you and a gtx 1080 TI, and this game wont load in propperly
Weapons are unavailable
Many players also report that they can’t see the weapons available in their inventory due to a HUD bug.
What the hell? Lagging + i cant see my weapons when i press TAB, all items and hero are huge…
These are the most frequent PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS issues caused by the latest game update. If you’ve encountered other bugs, use the comment section below to tell us more about your experience.
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