Tencent Games has finally released the version 0.10.0 for all Android and iOS devices. The latest update brings the much awaited Vikendi snow map and a bunch of additional features as well as some bug fixes to the game. The new update is roughly sized 1.2GB. Vikendi map isn’t available just yet and it will come to PUBG Mobile on December 20. PUBG had announced the new snow map earlier this month with availability for PC starting today.
According to a Tweet by PUBG Mobile, the Vikendi snow map, which is a 6km x 6km map, will be available for download at 0:00 UTC (5:30 am IST) on 20th of December 2018, while matchmaking will begin 24 hours later. The game’s home screen gets a Christmas makeover for the festive season. The new background shows a peaceful snowy land with an SUV wearing Christmas lights. The theme music also celebrates the spirit of Christmas while encouraging the players to take the battles seriously.
PUBG Vikendi best drop locations
One glance at the map tells us that Vikendi has a huge number of locations that are far more evenly populated than the others, with many of the named locations similar in size, reducing the extent to which hot-dropping dominates the early game. Particularly when playing Solos, wherever you land there are likely to be at least one or two other people dropping with you. Therefore it’s best to know ahead of time where the most action is likely to be, as well as some more interesting places to drop to get the best loot. We’ll begin with the two most popular locations:
Castle
Castle is by far the most popular destination in Vikendi thus far, set to become to Vikendi what Hacienda is to Miramar (which you can find out more about in our PUBG Miramar guide). It is a fairly central and defensible location, surrounded by water on all sides. The walkway near the main tower is a great sniping spot, allowing for teams to gain some free intelligence, though the interior is also relatively open. Crouching between the walkways provides you with a lot of cover from other players, potentially giving you the advantage. There’s also a ton of good loot to be found here, so if you can manage to survive the masses also dropping here then you should be able to get equipped with some very decent gear.
Goroka
Goroka is the other big party location where everyone wants to fire their guns around. This rather tightly laid out town is built upon a small mound, meaning that there’s a fair bit of verticality to consider. Goroka is large enough that you won’t need to explore it all to find decent weapons and gear, as well as a tonne of vantage points for coverage down towards the lake. The large hill nearby is also an excellent sniping spot for those lucky enough to get their hands on a sniper rifle and scope.
There are also some other not-so-popular positions that have some decent loot, such as Dobro Mesto and Volnova. They tend to get quite hot when the flight path runs over the top of their position and so you should proceed with caution in these areas, particularly if there are still lots of players in the plane before getting to those locations. Finally, here are some locations slightly off the beaten track that can prove have everything one would need if playing Solo. T
Shacks to the south of Dobro Mesto
Despite the fact the main part of Dobro Mesto has some very good loot, there’s also a lot of other players that could be running around. For those who don’t wish to engage immediately but still want half-decent loot, the shacks that you can see in the bottom left part of the image above, up the hill slightly, have some very good weapons and in our experience a full set of level 3 armour. Of course this won’t spawn every time, but the potential is there. It’s also not very far away from some farms across the fields to the east that also have plenty of good weapons, throwables, and armour.
Cosmodrome
Cosmodrome is a massive complex that has a decent amount of loot, but it’s all very spread out. What makes this area a lot more interesting is the fact it has underground parts, safe from the threat of sniper rifles and other players driving around in vehicles. One particular part is on a cliff face, with a gantry leading up to it. It can provide some excellent cover, as well as the opportunity to escape if you are discovered. Look particularly in the dilapidated building to the south and the western structure for the highest concentration of stuff.
Docks in-between Castle and Cement Factory
Provided you are on your own, this last one may be worth considering. Since there’s a higher chance of scopes and higher-tiered armour/guns lying all around the place, even smaller locations can give you exactly what you need to have the edge on your opponents. This location is also relatively close to a couple of vehicle spawn locations, as well as some docks just down the hill. Since this is one route into the castle area, you can try to attack anyone emerging from that area to seek items in the Cement Factory, or those trying to storm the Castle. The docks can provide a nearly completely safe hide for you to shoot from a distance.
Hot Springs
The Hot Springs just outside Cantra at the bottom of the map are a favourite place of mine for solo play (duos and squads, however, might find somewhat less loot here than they’d like). While far from a central location, the Hot Springs’ two major houses overlooking a square of minor sheds and loot points have reliably provided me with enough good loot to start rotating West to Cantra or North to the Cement Factory or the Castle in order to get a few kills and a whole lot more gear leading into the mid-game.
Dino Park
This isn’t a particularly good location for loot, but it’s popular for one very important reason: it is full of dinosaurs. Therefore it is infinitely awesome and you should at least check it out once to see the T-Rex and other dinosaurs in their full ferocious splendour.
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