PUBG Update 41.1: Hybrid Scope, Tilted Grip, Xeno Point, and Jammer Pack Changes Explained

PUBG Update 41.1 is a packed patch that adds the Xeno Point PvE mode, a new Hybrid Scope and Tilted Grip, expanded Jammer Packs, Blue Chip tower supply calls, and sets up the removal of several underused weapons in 42.1. This guide walks you through what actually changes for your matches on PC (from April 8, 2026) and console (from April 16, 2026), with a focus on ranked and high‑MMR play.

PUBG Update 41.1: Core Changes

The Great Grip Shuffle

The Angled Foregrip has been removed from world spawns. Use the table below to adjust your spray-control loadouts:

If you just want the quick read: Xeno Point is a limited‑time PvE roguelite mode on Miramar, Erangel now has destructible ground, the Hybrid Scope and Tilted Grip give ARs much more flexible mid‑range control, Jammer Packs now run from level 1–3, Blue Chip towers can convert enemy chips into care packages, and several legacy guns are confirmed to be removed in Update 42.1.

What is Xeno Point and who is it for?

Xeno Point is a limited‑time PvE roguelite mode where you fight off an invading force on Miramar, separate from normal BR, with its own Event Pass and rewards.

Xeno Point runs alongside Update 41.1 and is built as a co‑op PvE experience rather than a ranked grind. If you’re a BR purist, you can skip it and not miss combat balance changes, but if you enjoy side modes like previous zombie or fantasy events, this one gives you progression and cosmetic rewards through the Event Pass: Xeno Point.

The Event Pass is purchasable for real money/G‑Coin, with progression coming from survival time and mission completion inside the mode. For long‑term players, the important bit is that the mode doesn’t touch ranked rulesets, so meta shifts still come from the gunplay and item changes, not PvE tuning.

Destructible terrain on Erangel: how much does it change fights?

Explosives can now deform ground on Erangel, creating craters and improvised cover, but buildings stay intact and the feature is mirrored in ranked.

Erangel now uses PUBG’s Destructible Terrain system, so explosives like frag grenades, Mortars, Panzerfaust shots, C4, Pickaxe hits, and vehicle explosions can dig into the ground in supported areas. Rocky terrain is destructible too, though some locations have limited or no deformation to keep sightlines readable.

Crucially, this is active in ranked and Esports‑mode custom matches on Erangel, Miramar, Taego, and Rondo. Think of it as a mid‑fight tool: you can break flat cover, create shallow craters to survive late circles, or punish teams holding open ridges. The Pickaxe has been buffed so its strikes dig deeper, but the max depth and radius per swing are unchanged; it’s more about speed than turning the map into Swiss cheese.

Hybrid Scope and Tilted Grip: should you swap your loadouts?

Yes. The Hybrid Scope and Tilted Grip are meaningful upgrades for ARs and DMRs, especially for PC ranked players who fight across mixed ranges.

How the Hybrid Scope works

The Hybrid Scope is a new optic that lets you instantly swap between 1x and 4x magnification with the “Sight Change” key once it’s equipped. It’s a world‑spawn attachment, not a crate exclusive, so you’ll see it regularly across normal, ranked, and custom modes.

The design is PUBG’s response to removing the canted sight and the community feedback that it became harder to respond to both close‑ and mid‑range fights on a single gun. For AR mains who hate giving up a red dot for a 3x or 4x, the Hybrid Scope is the new default: keep your primary rifle on Hybrid and tailor your secondary for either close spray or long‑range picks.

What the Tilted Grip actually does

The Tilted Grip is a new under‑barrel grip with three key stat bonuses:

• Vertical recoil control +12%

• Horizontal recoil control +6%

• Camera shake control during firing +25%

In practice, that combination makes it a strong all‑round choice for automatic rifles and some DMRs, especially if you struggle with visual shake during long sprays. It’s added as a world spawn, and PUBG explicitly notes it as part of an effort to diversify grip options after a long period without new grips.

Where the Angled and Half Grip land now

Angled Foregrip has been removed from world spawn entirely because it only provided horizontal recoil control and had limited use. Its role gets folded into the Half Grip, which now has its horizontal recoil control buffed from +8% to +16%.

So your early‑game under‑barrel priority in Update 41.1 becomes:

For ranked and high MMR, a Tilted Grip plus compensator or flash hider will feel noticeably calmer on screen than old Angled + comp setups, especially when you’re holding 30–40 bullet bursts.

Weapon balance and the confirmed 42.1 removals

Dragunov gets a recoil buff right now, while several older guns are confirmed to leave the general loot pool with Update 42.1 in June.

Dragunov buff

The Dragunov has its vertical recoil reduced by about 20% and horizontal recoil reduced by about 15%. That puts it in a more controllable spot for mid‑range tapping and quick follow‑ups. It still competes against low‑recoil 5.56 DMRs, but this change makes SVD builds more viable for players already running 7.62 ARs.

Guns that are being removed in 42.1

KRAFTON states that with Update 42.1 in June, several underused weapons will be removed:

• Mosin‑Nagant

• R45

• DP‑28

• PP‑19 Bizon

• P1911

• QBU

Items related to these guns will no longer be tradable on the Steam Community Market after the May update and will be removed from sale or acquisition after that point. Compensation details and exact timing are scheduled for the 41.2 patch notes in May, similar to how they handled the Utility Belt removal.

If you own skins for these guns, nothing is changing immediately in 41.1, but you should keep an eye on the official 41.2 notes for how they’ll handle existing inventories.

Emergency Support Flare: how it works and when to use it

Discussion Megathread – PC Update 41.1
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Short answer: Emergency Support Flare is a rare throwable that calls in a small support crate with ammo and utility items, separate from standard crate loot.

The Emergency Support Flare drops in Normal, Ranked, Arcade, and Custom matches, but only from premium sources like care packages, secret rooms, loot trucks, lab camps, and supply drops. Once you equip it from the throwable wheel, you throw it on the ground, it emits yellow smoke, and a supply crate lands within roughly 1 meter of the landing point, avoiding map transport routes like ferries and trains.

Each crate always contains three types of ammunition and has about an 80% chance to roll at least one item from a cover pool (Emergency Cover Flare, Folded Shield) and a utility pool (All‑in‑One Repair Kit, Medical Supplies), with some low‑chance bonus items. Because it doesn’t guarantee high‑tier armor or weapons, it’s more of a tempo tool for stacked squads than a free care‑package gun.

Jammer Pack levels and blue zone play

Jammer Packs now have three levels, sharing backpack capacity with their standard counterparts but scaling blue zone protection from low to high.

What used to be “the” Jammer Pack is now Jammer Pack (Lv.2) with a refreshed model, and new Lv.1 and Lv.3 versions join it. All of them match standard backpack capacity at their level: 150 for Lv.1, 200 for Lv.2, and 250 for Lv.3.

Blue zone damage absorption increases from Lv.1 to Lv.2 to Lv.3, and the distribution is:

• Lv.1 and Lv.2: world spawns

• Lv.3: only from care packages (including flare drops), secret rooms, loot trucks, lab camps, and emergency supply drops

PUBG doesn’t publish exact absorption values, so how far you can actually live in late‑phase blue is still something you’ll need to feel out, but expect Lv.3 to create more space for zone‑tanking rotations and healing plays if you secure one from a crate.

Blue Chip tower supply call: turning kills into loot

Active Blue Chip towers can now convert enemy Blue Chips into a special care package, while keeping those chips available for the original team to reclaim.

When a Blue Chip tower is active on the map, you can press H to consume two enemy Blue Chips and call in a care package from that tower. The crate looks like a flare gun drop, but PUBG notes that its content table and drop rates are different from normal flare crates. Teammate recall is still done with F and isn’t changed by this feature.

Enemy Blue Chips used for the supply call aren’t destroyed; they sit in the tower’s transmitter, and teammates of the original owner can hit F to retrieve them while the tower is active. In practice, that creates a mini‑objective layer around active towers, where teams might camp or contest drops both for loot and for chip recovery.

Server Maintenance Schedule – PC Update 41.1
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Store, collaborations, and Contender Eve

The April store refresh brings back PUBG x aespa, debuts a Progressive “Cosmic Caliber” Kar98k, and introduces Contender Eve via a Stellar Blade tie‑in.

The April Store Update 2026 adds:

• Event Pass: Xeno Point, with sales windows aligned to the PC and console patch dates.

• A new Progressive “Cosmic Caliber – Kar98k” with 10 upgrade levels and a matching Chroma.

• The return of the PUBG x aespa collaboration, including costume sets, weapon skins, emotes, sprays, and Step‑Up packs.