A new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update has arrived on the PC test servers for players to try out before it goes live on that platform and comes to consoles at a later date. The update in question adds two new explosive weapons, the Mortar and the M79 launchers. The former shoots out explosive shells to hit enemies at great distances while the latter shoots smoke grenades instead to obscure the vision of all those affected by it.
It can only be deployed on flat surfaces.
It cannot be deployed on cement, iron, concrete, water, or wooden floors, or inside buildings.
Left-click to deploy the Mortar.
Press the “F” key to cancel deployment.
Requires three seconds for deployment.
The character crouches automatically once the firing mode gets activated.
The character cannot move until the firing mode gets released.
Player must have ammo in the inventory to fire.
There is a one-second delay between fires.
Spawn
Mortar and ammo both spawn inside buildings.
Does not spawn in Supply Crates or Secret Rooms.
Cannot be used in a vehicle’s driver’s seat.
Once it hits an object that’s more than 10m far away, the projectile will release the first smoke effect followed by a second one a few seconds later.
Once it hits an object that’s less than 10m far away but fails to explode on impact, only the second smoke effect will be released after 3 seconds.
Weight: 14
Max stack size: 5
World spawns in stacks of 1 to 3.
World spawns in stacks of 2 to 3 along with the M79.
Normal Matches
Custom Matches
Custom Match Sandbox Mode
Will not be available in Training Mode to prevent other players from getting interfered by the smoke effect. However, we will consider adding it in later updates.
World spawn
Damage to enemies: 0
Max firing range: 400m
Reloading speed: 3.5 – 4 seconds
