New Features Come to H1Z1 King of the Kill

Daybreak Games has unveiled a new update for their spin-off Battle Royale title Z1 Battle Royale. Marking the start of pre-season five, the new content adds extra features for players of the Early Access title.

With over 150 people in any one battle, the game is often a last person standing affair, but now there will be team leaderboards and scoring, meaning that players will get scores for themselves and their teammates in duos or quintets. That team score goes up whenever a team member gets a kill or assist, as well as whenever a full team gets eliminated. Players can see individual kills and assists for all team members at the end of the match.

There's a new gas ring system in place, ensuring that final rings utilise the enture map, and matches can now end anywhere on the terrain, not just in the middle. In addition, three new major landmarks have been added to the world map: Coy’s Car Salvage, Ponyvale Equestrian Estates, and Emerald Hydra, Site 7.

For those wanting a speedier challenge, there's the “Pleasant Valley Nightmare”. This is a limited-time skirmish will be playable on the weekends. Set at night, this skirmish starts with the gas already advanced around Pleasant Valley, which means that the matches will play out much faster.