BGMI is Back!! | Here's what's new !!

Tilak Moderator

2023-05-29 11:30

Hey Questers,

After being banned for almost 10 months, BGMI is finally back on the Play store and iOS's App store with a new 2.5 Version. It has a lot of changes compared to when it was banned (in version 2.1).

First of all, you can download the game from here 

Now, coming to the changes : 

Major Changes for minor players (Under 18):

1. Minor players will only be able to play for a maximum of 3 hours per day.

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2. They will have to undergo SMS verification through any one of their parents.

3. A daily spend limit has been set for minors.

For Adults :

1. Maximum Playing time for everyone is 6 Hours.

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2. Reminders to take break between long sessions to maintain health.


Changes in Game:

New Map: Nusa 

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  • Nusa is the smallest Map in BGMI, being only 1X1 KM in size, for contrast Erangle is 8X8 KM.
  • There are elevators on some buildings to take players up and down.
  • There is also a pool in Nusa which restores players' health.
  • The map is scattered with zip lines as well which players can use to go around quickly.
  • Loot crates are also present at various locations to provide loot.
  • Super Recall Feature : If you are eliminated within the first 4 minutes of the game, you will be respawned automatically with a random weapon.
  • New Weapons for Nusa : The NS2000 Shotgun and Tactical Crossbow.
  • Tactical crossbow : It can shoot ropes to fix broken ziplines and set buildings on fire by firing flaming bolts.
  • NS2000 Shotgun : An effective weapon for mid and short range. It shoots 12 gauge shells when fired without ADS and 12 gauge slugs when fired with ADS.
  • New Vehicle : Quad Bike is a new 2 seated 4 wheeler bike which can be used to traverse across Nusa.

Changes in Erangel :

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  1. Bicycle sheds : Bicycle sheds are present at various locations in the map where you can find mountain bikes.
  2. Changes in Hospital and Mylta power to streamline the fighting and looting process.
  3. New ports have been added towards the South-west of Farm and South of Sosnovka Military Base.
  4. Cable cars : Cable cars from Yasnaya Polyana, Severny and Kameshki to the top of Stalber are available now for easy travelling.
  5. Flash shop : Shops with discounts appear at random places in Erangel.
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5. Gas Station : Now you can refuel your vehicles from the Gas stations across          Erangel.

6. Targeted supply crates : Medical, Token , and Military supplies crates appear on      Erangel inside buildings to loot.


New Weapon : Honey Badger

New weapon Honey Badger has been introduced.

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  • Honey Badger is an Assault Rifle (AR) which uses 7.62mm ammunition and has a relatively high fire rate.
  • It has relatively low horizontal recoil but high vertical recoil.
  • It is available on Erangel and Sanhok.

Vehicle update : 

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Monster truck is now available in Miramar.

Training Mode Changes : 

Multiple changes have been implemented in the training ground, here are some of the important ones : 

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1. New Targets with Helmets and Vests.

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2. New Targets at far distance for long range target practice.

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3. Visual representation of the shots fired and landed on the targets.

Changes in Mechanics : 

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1. New Modern Marking styles which cause less obstruction

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2. Throwable trajectories are visible without pulling the pin now.


Other Changes 

  1. Cheer Park Improvements.
  2. Weapons have been rebalanced, changes in recoil and damage patterns.
  3. Vehicles have been rebalanced with changes to camera angles and driving experiences.
  4. UI improvements.
  5. Settings adjustments.
  6. Goals for tiers : Achieving own goals rewards players.
  7. New Achievements and Missions.
  8. Improved Textures and Graphics

And much more...


Note : Currently, no Android phone supports 90FPS option in frame rate. Hopefully will get updated soon.


Explore the Battlegrounds and,

Share the new changes you found while playing in the comments.



That's all for now.

Signing off,

@Tilak

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