Plastic Battlegrounds

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• Patch Notes·11 Jul 2026Official

  4th of July Release (Hotfix)

  Bug fixes to 4th of July release
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• Patch Notes·4 Jul 2026Official

  4th of July: Operation Revolutionary

  In honor of America’s 250th Birthday, we have a very special Plastic Battleground update\! This update is about history. Muskets, Cannon’s, Revolutionary war soldiers. The fight for equality is echoed throughout PBG Lore. Remember that no matter what color you side with, at the end of the day we are all one people. History has shown us that we must always stand up to tyranny and reject those that seek to divide us. No matter what country you call your home, representative democracy and the unalienable rights of Life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness has become the greatest lasting legacy of the events that occurred 250 years ago\! ### New content - **Muskets** (SP & MP) - Reloadable and non reloadable muskets - To reload the musket, put the musket ball into the front of the barrel, cocking back the flintlock and fire. - Tip: It’s best to hold the musket ball with your hand that would otherwise be on your trigger. Keep your other hand on the barrel of the gun. - **Field Cannon** (Single Player) - This cannon type was used in the revolutionary war. - Player operated cannon - NPC operated cannon - **Revolutionary War Soldier** (Single Player) - Musket wielding soldier. Fires slower, less accurate but stronger rounds - **M1A1 Abrams Tank** (SP & MP) - The Abrams is the newest and most powerful Tank in PBG - Player operated Tank - NPC operated Tank - **3 Barbed Wire Fence Props** (SP & MP) - Barb wire does damage to players - Three variants: Normal Fence, Broken Fence, Smashed Fence. ### Improvements & Bug fixes - **Ragdoll physics** - Settings: - Players can choose to either permanently enable or disable ragdoll on dead soldiers. When Disabled, Only a death animation plays on death - Players can also choose to dynamically disable ragdoll physics when Framerates drops below 5 FPS - Ragdoll settings have been overhauled to be more efficient even when enabled - Fixed non physics death animations always playing even at higher frame rates. - **Quadcopter Player Drone** - ...
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• Patch Notes·18 Jun 2026Official

  Update 35: NPC Flamethowers, Mortars, Humvees, Howitzers, M45's, and Shermans!

  This update is hot! New Flamethrower Units and Melting mechanics! New Humvee and Sherman tank! Open bolt reloading is now available on Open bolt rifles! Plus almost all of the Single player reloadable weapons have been added to Multiplayer! (And that doesn’t even get into the mountain of props we’ve added, and yes we added a small mountain) On top of that, this update includes the most significant NPC improvements since commands: the ability to mount vehicles and the addition of new NPC vehicles and types!Single PlayerMelting Mechanics 🥵Soldiers that are hit with the flamethrower will melt into a gooey pile of plastic!Added Open bolt reloadablesThese open bolt weapons have been reworked to incorporate true open bolt operation.  Thompson, Beehive, Chauchat, Mac10 machine pistol, Sten, Grease Gun, MP40, MAT 49, Makeshift SMG, Typewriter, MP18, PPSH Reeler and GraystavNew & Improved NPC’sNew Flamethrower Soldiers. 🔥Burn! Burn! Burn! These new flame thrower soldiers are hot!New Mortar NPC'sNew VehiclesSherman Tank (Player driven and AI)The classic US WW2 Tank comes to PBG!Humvee NPCs:Humvees can run over enemy soldiers.NPC’s man the Humvee Turret.M45 AA NPC’sThe AA gun now has a Soldier manning the turretHowitzer NPCs:The NPC Howitzer is now controlled by an NPC soldier.NPC optimizations for better player performance 📈NPC rag dolls are dynamically disabled when low FPS is detectedNPC bodies are dynamically removed when low FPS is detectedBazooka NPC improvementsBazooka soldiers have had their animations overhauled along with a reload animationAI rockets no longer hits friendlies or explode prematurely due to improved detection systemNPC’s can be commanded to seek out empty mountables like AA guns and Howitzers and mount them via the Mount command in the Command MenuNew propsOsprey PropTwin Gun Spartak AA Tank PropSherman Tank PropJeep PropCinder block (Normal size)Cinder block (Half sized)Large flat plastic tiles (In three sizes)Rather than use lids for all of your wall...
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• Patch Notes·17 Apr 2026Official

  Update 34: Greenhouse Jungle, Command System, New units, guns, props, and more!

  Good mooorniiinng, Plastic Battlegrounds!!! The Greenhouse Jungle has finally been released in our largest update since multiplayer! While this release focuses more on single player features it doesn’t skimp on the multiplayer content. We hope you enjoy playing this release as much as we enjoyed programming it for you! Single PlayerNew Maps:Jungle Greenhouse Map. The jungle greenhouse map has finally been released and it has been completely revamped with a complex network of hidden tunnels. New unlockable and secret weapons (listed below)New Big mode tutorial MapLearn the ins and outs of building, destroying, and fighting in Bigmode in our new basement tutorial map.New Command system added!Send commands to your troops on the battlefield.  Follow Player, Hold, Charge or go to waypoint.Select one troop or send orders to all of themNew command system Introduces RTS elements to Plastic BattlegroundsPlayer parachutes added!While in mid air press and hold the Jump button until the parachute deploysTo drop from the parachute, press and hold the jump button until you start falling.New Weapons (most are also reloadable)Flamethrower, Marksman Vulcan, MAT49, PKP, PPK42, Republic Civilian Carbine, SKS, The Beehive, Trench Gun, Uzi, Uzi (w/ Silencer) Cody’s Gun, MG42, KAR98New Riot shield for Single PlayerNew spike trap for Single Player. New hidden statues and unlockable unitsVietcong, North Vietnamese army, Harlem Hellfighter, Helicopter Pilot, Sniper, Radioman (Paratroopers)New/Updated Bigmode propsCassette player has intractable buttons an Loadable cassettePoison sprays & water bottles have better grips and animated triggers. Soda Cans have interactable pull tabsInteractive Scissors allow you to cut your soldiers down to size! New Twin gun TankTwin Gun Tank (Sparka tank ZSU-57-2 SPAA) was added to the Vehicles as a new NPC and player drivable tank. M45 Anti Aircraft GunAA Gun can be controlled by the player or operate as a NPC.New Spawnable propsGym Equipment.Barbell, dumbbe...
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• Patch Notes·6 Mar 2026Official

  Update 33.6: Black Screen Launch bug & Hand Orientation fix

  Some users reported experiencing a black screen when they tried to launch the game or having the game launch on their monitor, but not inside of their VR headset. This release should fix this problem. Other users have reported a misalignment with their controllers. This release should also fix this problem. If you are still experiencing either issue after updating Plastic Battlegrounds, please report the bug on our Discord server or in the Steam Community forums for PBG. Tag @Julianx9000 on Discord for the quickest response. Links below. Discord Bug reporting thread https://discord.com/channels/1266547585997340752/1303153197287866369 Steam Community Forum Black Screen Launch Bug https://steamcommunity.com/app/3384090/discussions/0/766311130382545112/ Steam Community Forum Hand Orientation https://steamcommunity.com/app/3384090/discussions/0/804592995637830034/ This is a hot fix release with no new features. New features will be coming soon in the next release.
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