Overview
- The release begins in India on November 13 with Google Play reaching 30% at 6:30 AM IST, 50% at 9:30 AM IST and 100% at 11:30 AM IST, while the App Store goes live at 9:30 AM IST and the full APK posts on the official site at 12:30 PM IST.
- Erangel gets a winter makeover under the Frosty Funland theme featuring Penguin Town hot drops, interactive penguin statues and a Snow Festival with seasonal challenges.
- New gameplay tools include the Fish Rocket Launcher, Ice Gadgets that create slippery surfaces or blast flames, Magic Ice Skates, four-seat Penguin Snowmobiles with snowball cannons and the Blue Fin Tuna Syringe for health and speed boosts.
- The A16 Royale Pass spans 100 tiers with cosmetics such as the Icebound Raider Set (level 1), upgradeable Glacier MG3 (level 10), Glacial Phantom Set (level 40), Glacier UAZ (level 70) and the Crystalborn Emperor ultimate mythic outfit (level 100).
- Quality-of-life updates add looting while knocked and from moving trucks, with performance gains including 90 FPS support on balanced graphics and server-focused deployment for smoother play.