PUBG's Vikendi Map
is the game's first snow map, and one of its most unusual, with some unique features and playstyles specific to it.
It's an interesting one, sitting in the mid-size territory between the smaller Sanhok and larger Erangel and Miramar maps, and it brings some new mechanics and strategic elements like footprints with it, too.
Here, we'll run through some suggestions for the best Vikendi start locations as well as some Vikendi strategies that we've picked up from our time with it, plus all the essential details on exlusive Vikendi vehicles and gear, too.
This page is part of our guides to each of PUBG's maps. For more, head to our dedicated pages on Sanhok, Erangel and Miramar, Vikendi or look at all of the best PUBG loot locations in one place.
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PUBG snow map Vikendi explained - map size, footprints and details
Vikendi, PUBG's new "snow map", mixes up the formula of regular maps like Erangel and Miramar, with it slotting into a new, medium size between those larger maps and the more recent, pocket-size Sanhok. Here's a look at the map itself before we dive into specifics.
Snow Map Vikendi size, footprints, new parachuting and other new details
Vikendi is a 6x6 map, plonking it firmly between the 4x4 kilometre map of Sanhok and the 8x8 kilometre Erangel and Miramar ones as we noted above. In effect, it's designed to play like a hybrid of the two sizes, too: a little faster than the two large ones but a little more 'tactical' than Sanhok, and in practise that's largely the case.
The other main Vikendi-specific feature to note is the addition of footprints, which seem pretty insignificant but can, in some cases, make a real difference to your approach. They're essentially the open doors of the wilderness, if you want to sound poetic - or in other words they're an indicator that someone has been there recently.
They last for ten minutes as one keen player, TheDirewolf, shows in this video, which if anything actually makes them slightly less impactful: with Vikendi matches lasting around twenty minutes, a ten minute timer on footprints means the person who was once in that spot could be long gone by now.
There are changes to vehicles on Vikendi, too: regular vehicles, including four-wheel-drives like the Jeep, will struggle in snow, particularly when going up-hill, and will slide around a little when trying to steer - which is fun! That's mitigated by the introduction of a new vehicle, the Snowmobile, which is a rather gorgeous two-seater that handles much better on snow, but much worse on regular terrain like roads and regular ground.
The newer form of parachuting, too, means that almost the entire Vikendi map is available from the off on almost any flyover route, but you'll of course be landing much later than your opponents if you choose to glide over a long distance.
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