Playerunknown's Battlegrounds

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Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Developers

	Bluehole
	PUBG Corporation
Publishers
	PUBG Corporation
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 20, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Currency, Loot box, Player trading

PUBG
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds	2017
PUBG Lite	2019

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

The game uses Themida and XIGNCODE anti-debuggers^[1]^[2]

Version differences[edit]

PUBG Mobile can be played on Windows using the Game Buddy, an Android OS emulator that specifically targets the game and, in fact was actually made by the same developer who created the mobile edition of the game, Tencent Games. Some prefer the mobile version over the original PC version due to being free to play and far less demanding.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Instructions^[3] Go to `<path-to-game>\TslGame\Content\Movies\` Delete or rename `LicenseScreen.mp4` , `LoadingScreen_Xbox.mp4` , `LoadingScreen.mp4` , `season_autoplay_film.mp4` and `SurvivorPassLoadingMovie.mp4`

Instructions^[3]

Go to <path-to-game>\TslGame\Content\Movies\
Delete or rename LicenseScreen.mp4 , LoadingScreen_Xbox.mp4 , LoadingScreen.mp4 , season_autoplay_film.mp4 and SurvivorPassLoadingMovie.mp4

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\TslGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/578080/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/578080/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		FOV slider for 1st person view.^[4]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and TAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		^[4]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 1000 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Set bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False to True in the GameUserSettings.ini file in the WindowsNoEditor folder
Color blind mode		^[4]

Multi-monitor[edit]

This is a safe .ini edit to make and will not result in a ban. Clarified by RoboDanjal on Discord (PUBG Dev): The statement is that any changes that provide an unfair advantage are not allowed.

Set resolution manually^[5] Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Change `ResolutionSizeX=` and `ResolutionSizeY=` to the desired multi-monitor resolution. Run the game in windowed mode only.

Set resolution manually^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Change ResolutionSizeX= and ResolutionSizeY= to the desired multi-monitor resolution.
Run the game in windowed mode only.

High frame rate[edit]

Change FPS cap^[6] Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Change `InGameFrameRateLimitType=Unlimited` to `InGameFrameRateLimitType=Customizable` and change the fps limitter `InGameCustomFrameRateLimit=60.000000` to your liking (e.g. `InGameCustomFrameRateLimit=144.000000`).

Change FPS cap^[6]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Change InGameFrameRateLimitType=Unlimited to InGameFrameRateLimitType=Customizable and change the fps limitter InGameCustomFrameRateLimit=60.000000 to your liking (e.g. InGameCustomFrameRateLimit=144.000000).

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Disabled by default.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controller support.^[4]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		See Haptic feedback.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Haptic feedback[edit]

Disable controller force feedback^[7] Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Find the string `bUseForceFeedback=` and change it to `bUseForceFeedback=False`. Save and close the config file.

Disable controller force feedback^[7]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Find the string bUseForceFeedback= and change it to bUseForceFeedback=False.
Save and close the config file.

Audio[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Surround sound output causes issues with directional hearing. Disable virtual surround sound when using headphones.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		HRTF in Audio options (unknown plugin).^[8]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Korean
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Vietnamese

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		100

Issues fixed[edit]

Sub-par performance with Nvidia graphics cards[edit]

Force on optimal settings in Nvidia Control Panel In Nvidia Control Panel, go to Manage 3D settings and open the Program Settings tab. If not already available, create a profile for the PUBG executable. For the PUBG profile, change Threaded Optimization from Auto to On. Change Preferred refresh rate from Application-controlled to Highest available. Change Power management mode from Optimal power to Prefer maximum performance. Change Texture filtering - Quality from Quality to High performance.

Force on optimal settings in Nvidia Control Panel

In Nvidia Control Panel, go to Manage 3D settings and open the Program Settings tab.
If not already available, create a profile for the PUBG executable.
For the PUBG profile, change Threaded Optimization from Auto to On.
Change Preferred refresh rate from Application-controlled to Highest available.
Change Power management mode from Optimal power to Prefer maximum performance.
Change Texture filtering - Quality from Quality to High performance.

In the Nvidia Control Panel go to Configure Surround, PhysX Change PhysX settings from Auto-select to your GPU Geforce "GTX" or "RTX" (depending on your GPU).

In the Nvidia Control Panel go to Configure Surround, PhysX

Change PhysX settings from Auto-select to your GPU Geforce "GTX" or "RTX" (depending on your GPU).

Stuttering and low FPS[edit]

Disable "Control Flow Guard" in Windows Defender for PUBG^[9] Use this instruction and choose PUBG executable. Don't turn off CFG globally - it's a major security risk.

Disable "Control Flow Guard" in Windows Defender for PUBG^[9]

Use this instruction and choose PUBG executable. Don't turn off CFG globally - it's a major security risk.

Disable "Client Replay" and "Kill Cam" PUBG Launch PUBG, go to "Settings" -> "Gameplay" -> and disable both "Replay" (see information to the right that it can affect client performance) and "Death Cam". Downside for disabling "Replay" is none of your previous games will be stored on your PC for playing back but it won't take up additional space on your drive and for lower end PC's it will not affect performance anymore once disabled. Downside for disabling "Death Cam" is you won't get the kill cam perspective of the enemy that killed you at the end of the game, instead you can can only spectate the enemy player or quit back to lobby.

Disable "Client Replay" and "Kill Cam" PUBG

Launch PUBG, go to "Settings" -> "Gameplay" -> and disable both "Replay" (see information to the right that it can affect client performance) and "Death Cam".

Downside for disabling "Replay" is none of your previous games will be stored on your PC for playing back but it won't take up additional space on your drive and for lower end PC's it will not affect performance anymore once disabled.

Downside for disabling "Death Cam" is you won't get the kill cam perspective of the enemy that killed you at the end of the game, instead you can can only spectate the enemy player or quit back to lobby.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Coherent UI	^[10]
Anti-cheat	BattlEye	^[11]

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX 6300 Intel Core i5 4340	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Intel Core i5 6600K
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon R7 370 Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon RX 580 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/578080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (578080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

Contents

Availability[edit]

Version differences[edit]

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Multi-monitor[edit]

High frame rate[edit]

Input[edit]

Haptic feedback[edit]

Audio[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Issues fixed[edit]

Sub-par performance with Nvidia graphics cards[edit]

Stuttering and low FPS[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Middleware[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

References