Erangel (Remastered)

Erangel (Remastered)

Details
Developed by:	Seoul (KR)
Data
Location:	Russia
Theme:	Forest
Terrain:	Grass, Woodland, Urban, Sea
Game modes:	All
Servers:	Ranked
Platforms:	PC, Xbox One, PS4 & Mobile
Type of combat:	Medium/long range
An abandoned Russian military island

Development of Erangel began sometime in early 2016 when Bluehole was in talk with PLAYERUNKNOWN about making a Battle Royale game. Years later, in 2019, Erangel got a visual update that overhauled the map. Erangel (Remastered) or just Erangel, got a visual update to bring it on par with the same level of polish as other maps like Sanhok and Vikendi.

Erangel at the start was never built around vaulting (a feature that was introduced later on in development) and now ledge grabbing (what was released within this visual update), this map is built around that.

Summary[edit | edit source]

Erangel is the base map for the game. An 8x8 km map dotted with small outcroppings of buildings, the distance between major landmarks necessitates the use of vehicles to move between areas. As the game continues, the map area will be restricted to a smaller and smaller play area. A red circle will appear on the map from time to time, marking an area for offshore artillery to bombard. Erangel has varying weather, sometimes affecting visibility and requiring a change in tactics.

Cities and the local military base have plenty of decent loot, but you won't be the only one thinking the same thing. A mix of urban areas and wide open farmland create a wide variety of battles, ranging from intense close range firefights in streets and buildings, to long range sniping duels taking place across wheat fields.

The name Erangel was chosen, using PLAYERUNKNOWN's daughter's name, Eryn, as inspiration.^[1]

Update history[edit | edit source]

January 7th, 2019 (Update 5.3)

Loot Balance Changes
- Increased AR spawn amount by 20%.
- Slightly decreased Gas Can and Handgun spawns.

Pre-release #32 (Season 4 - Update 4.2) - vN/A

Dynamic Weather added to Erangel
- 'Overcast' weather has been added to Erangel.
  - When a match starts with overcast weather on Erangel, the weather will change dynamically over the course of the match between overcast, windy, hail, light rain, heavy rain (rain with lightning and thunder), and fog.
Destructible Objects on Erangel
- Additional destructible pylons and barricades have been added to Erangel. They can be destroyed by vehicles, weapons and explosions, but do provide a limited amount of cover until they are destroyed.
- Some existing objects which were previously indestructible are now destructible, such as the traffic cones in Mylta.

Pre-Update #31 (Season 4 - Update 4.1) - vN/A

Erangel Blue Zone Balance Changes
- The size of the safe zone in early phases has been reduced.
- Blue Zone waiting time in early and mid-game phases has been reduced.
- Movement speed of the Blue Zone during some mid and late phases has been decreased.
- Blue Zone waiting time for the final phase has been reduced.

Test Information PC Test Server Availability: 6/6 8:00 p.m. – 6/11 8:00 p.m. (PDT)

Operation plans by phase:

Phase 1: 6/6 8:00 p.m. PDT ~ 6/8 8:00 p.m. PDT (48 hours)
- Partner Custom Matches only.
- Only the updated Erangel and normal Custom Match mode are available.
- Only official PUBG Partners from each region can create Custom Match sessions, but all players can join the lobby to play.
Phase 2: 6/8 8:00 p.m PDT ~ 6/11 8:00 p.m PDT (72 hours)
- Public and Partner Custom Matches available.
- Only the updated Erangel map is available. Quick Join is also available.
- Squad mode only. FPP only in North America and TPP only on Asia servers.
- All players can participate.

Background[edit | edit source]

Erangel is a fictional island in the Black Sea abandoned near Russia where a military occupation was controlling it. The military occupation tested chemical/biological experiments on the local populace. After a resistance attack on a biological facility, the island had to be abandoned.

Erangel was originally occupied by Soviet forces from the 1950s onwards and was used as a military testing facility, which explains the military base as well as the hospital and storage facilities. A local resistance movement fought to reclaim the island which eventually lead to the island becoming abandoned. The electrical field seen wreaking havoc on the island is powered by electrical emitters which were used to contain towns that were showing signs of revolting against the Soviet forces.^[2]

Map[edit | edit source]

Graphical map -[edit | edit source]

Major cities[edit | edit source]

Minor cities[edit | edit source]

Major landmarks[edit | edit source]

Vehicles[edit | edit source]

Erangel features the following vehicles:

Vehicle	Occupants	Type
Buggy	2 ••	Land
UAZ (Open Top)	4 ••••	Land
UAZ (Closed Top)	4 ••••	Land
Motorcycle (w/ sidecar)	3 •••	Land
Motorcycle	2 ••	Land
Dacia 1300	4 ••••	Land
PG-117	5 •••••	Water
Aquarail‎‎	2 ••	Water
C-130	100 •••••••••• (x10)	Air