You can quickly toggle voice chat on and off by hitting CTRL + T. There’s a 99% chance that the beginning of your game will start with loud screaming, household noises, someone playing DJ, or other annoyances.
It’s a PC game with a 100 players per match. Press E or Q to lean left or right when you’re shooting. Leaning around corners is a good way to get a good shot on a target without exposing your whole body and it can be down in both the third-person and first person ADS modes. If you’ve got different types of grenades in your inventory you can switch between them by pressing the 5 key. There are many types of grenades in Battlegrounds - frags, stun, and smoke grenades. You can stay underwater as long as your lung meter has life in it. However, you can dive below the surface by looking down with your mouse or hitting the crouch button. On the water seems to be the slower and more dangerous approach. If you do find yourself in this situation, there are two methods of swimming. There are boats in Battlegrounds, but sometimes you just have to swim for it. This method won’t circumvent the time it takes to use the items, but at least you won’t have to toggle to the inventory screen. Instead of going into your inventory every time you want to chug a can of Redbull, use bandages, or a first-aid kit, you can use the designated 7,8,9,0 keys to use these items on the fly. Healing in Battlegrounds can be a tedious process if you don’t know the correct hotkeys for healing and boost items. Not only will you be moving faster, but you’ll have a lot of momentum when your parachute deploys, allowing you to get to the ground quicker than those who don’t use this method. When you jump out of the plane, aim your mouse directly at the ground, and hold the W key. To get on the ground quicker, you can use this tip. The first ones with boots on the ground are usually the ones who find the weapons most quickly. Parachute FasterĮach round of Battlegrounds starts out with you parachuting out of a cargo plane with 99 other players. To do this, just hold the ALT key while running or in ADS. There’s danger around every corner in Battlegrounds, so it’s helpful if you can look behind and around your character while still moving. You can simply use the = key to auto run. Thankfully, you don’t have to hold down the run key the whole time. The map is constantly getting smaller, and you’ll be needing to book it across the map if you want to stay alive. The nature of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will have you running a lot. At the bottom of the screen there will be an indicator that tells you what your rate of fire is, whether it’s single shot, burst, or automatic. Press B to cycle through the rates of fire on a weapon. If the weapon you’re using in Battlegrounds has multiple rates of fire, it would be beneficial to know the key that changes this on the fly. A little lung icon on the bottom of the screen will let you know how much breath you have. To hold your breath in Battleground for more accurate shots, hold Shift when scoped in. First and foremost, being able to aim down sights is a must, but you can also hold your breath to steady your shot for a short period while aiming.
If you happen to find a long range weapon in Battlegrounds, you better know how to use it.