Free Fire Update: See What's New in January 2018

Free Fire Mania had access to all the updates from the Free Fire update, which arrived on January 9, 2018.

By Ronny Rolim
January 7, 2018, at 1:00am — Updated 8 years ago

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The major update for Free Fire officially arrived on January 9, 2018, introducing new gameplay mechanics, character balancing, weapon adjustments, and system improvements.

This information was exclusively published by Free Fire Mania prior to the official release on the global Garena website.

Update Notes for Free Fire

Dear players, the next update is on its way! To enable new features and content, maintenance will take place from 6 AM to 2:30 PM (UTC +8) on January 9. Players will not be able to log in or start a match during maintenance.

After maintenance, players will need to update the Free Fire app for mobile devices in the App Store or Google Play before they can enter the game.

What's New?

New Features

• 1. Introducing Diamonds, the paid currency of Free Fire - Diamonds can be used to purchase permanent items for your character - Available in the store: Best Friend of Man, Clever Cat, Classic Leopard, Schoolgirl (Dark), Short Skirt (Dark), Beige Leather Jacket (male), Beige Leather Pants (male)
• 2. When purchasing diamonds for the first time, you will receive the following exclusive items. These items are not available anywhere else in the game. - Red Leather Jacket - School Uniform (Red) - Parachute Camouflage (Red)
• 3. New weapons available for looting on the map - SKS - precision rifle with pre-installed 4x scope - Frying Pan - very short range, capable of blocking bullets - Parang - longer range than the frying pan, capable of blocking bullets
• 4. Interface customization available in the Settings menu. - We understand that everyone has different finger sizes, so now you can resize the shooting button to your liking!
• 5. Take down your teammates with the new Guild system - Form guilds with your friends to invite them to your squad when they’re online.
• 6. Events! Complete events within the allocated time period to claim rewards.
• 7. New enhanced interface for weapons, backpacks, and loots - Icons have been enlarged for easier clicking.
• 8. The minimap will now indicate when your teammates are knocked down, shooting, driving, or dead. 9. The minimap will also indicate when there are moving vehicles nearby.
• 10. In shallow water areas, character and vehicle movement speed will be reduced. Additional sound effects have also been added when near a shallow water zone. 11. Invite friends directly using Facebook and LINE.
• 12. New outfits added to the silver item box: Furious Bulldog, Agile Cat, and Crouching Tiger. 13. New ranking boards ordered by score, eliminations, and victories, which will reset each season.

Balancing Changes/Optimizations:

• 1. We updated our graphics to look more like a remote island. (Yes, we heard you loud and clear!)
• 2. Changes to the aiming mechanics: - We reviewed the user interface while using the aim. - The aim will now change color when pointing at an enemy. - In the settings menu, you will be able to adjust how you control your AWM. Our previous AWM controls have been reintroduced per your requests.
• 3. Changes to vehicles - Vehicle acceleration has been slightly reduced, and they are more affected by the uneven terrain of the map. - The noise generated by vehicles nearby has been slightly decreased, as the safety of your eardrums is our priority.
• 4. Removal of Christmas skins and sounds - With the arrival of 2018, we will remove festive sounds and skins and return to the normal ones.