Free Fire Update May 2023: OB40 update notes; see what changes

The Free Fire update takes place this Wednesday, May 31st from 1:00 am

24 de May de 2023 Ronny Rolim

Free Fire reached 2023 as one of the most downloaded games of the year and remains the main Battle Royale in Brazil and the world. Now, Garena 's flagship game will bring a major update to keep the game up and, as usual, the new Free Fire May 2023 update is about to arrive, bringing new characters, weapon balancing, gameplay improvements and other features.

Now, Free Fire Mania , the largest independent Free Fire portal in the world with around 10 million monthly hits, exclusively publishes the notes with all the changes that are about to arrive in Garena's Battle Royale. Also, the Free Fire May 2023 update , with version OB40.

See also: Free Fire 2023 update date

Free Fire Update May 2023: know everything that will change

New System: Achievements

Achievements system

Every step you take in Free Fire deserves to be celebrated.

“With the 6th anniversary of Free Fire, we want to thank all of you who faithfully played with us. Do you remember? Many memories and experiences to remember in Free Fire! We registered all of them in the Achievements system. Come check it out now and see how great you are!”

• Entrance : Press the menu at the bottom left of the lobby and press " Achievements " to enter.
• Categories : To view your achievements in different kinds of things, the achievements have been divided into 3 categories - Battles, Collectors and Career.
• Stages : Each normal achievement has 3 stages. Complete all conditions for each stage to earn the stage badge and the points associated with that stage (and, if applicable, the associated rewards).
• Secret Achievements : Some achievements won't appear in the achievements list until you earn them. Earn secret achievements as you play!
• Achievement Points : By earning achievements, you can collect achievement points to get prizes based on total points.
• Time History Data : Achievements in Career and Collector categories will show your account history. However, for reasons of fairness, battle achievements will only be counted from the moment this system arrives. Looking back at the achievements you've achieved, let's chase another legendary moment in the future!

title conquest

Tired and happy alone with your achievements? Now there's an achievement for you to show off!

“Do you feel dissatisfied with your own achievements? Use the title and show off your great achievement to your friends!”

• How to obtain : Some achievements reward titles.
• Rarity : There are now only 3 titles of rarity - rare, epic and mythic. Rarity increases in that order, and they come in different designs and colors.
• Equip : Once you get the title, you can choose or change the title in the “ Title ” section on your profile page. There, you can also see other titles that you don't already own.
• Display : After using the title, it will be displayed on your profile page. In addition, the title will appear above your character for some time after joining the team and you can select it from the steering wheel menu that appears when pressing the character in the lobby.

Against Squad

Contra Squad: Dual skill active in match

Experience a combination of skill combos in Contra Squad!

“Try the new Dual Active Skill mode to try out powerful combinations like transforming into a bush ninja (Wukong and Tatsuya) or using a shield when trying to wake up friends (Chrono and Dimitri)! Strengthen your skills and experiment with interesting skill combinations! Once you get used to it, you can also try to rank up in Dual Active Skill mode in CS-Ranked!”

Rules :

• The active and passive skills in your preset that you selected will be saved and the active skills in the preset will be selected by default, so you only need to select 1 active skill again. But of course you can also change active skills that already exist.
• You can try out all the characters' active abilities, even those you don't have yet.
• The other rules will be exactly the same as in the Contra Squad mode.

During the active period of this mode, you can choose to activate Active Dual Skill mode for CS-Ranked matches. The specific rules are:

• You can choose to activate this mode in a ranked match if your rank is at least Gold I.
• If your rank is above Gold I, this mode will be active by default.
• Your matchmaking will prioritize players who also activate this mode.
• There will be no star deduction for the first 2 losses in a ranked match when enabling this mode.

Contra Squad shop changes

Price changes:

• MP40: 2000 → 1900
• Groza: 1900 → 1800
• P90: 1700 → 1600
• New weapon: G36, 1200 CS Cash

battle royale

gel mason

I've always been unlucky and now I don't have to worry about not finding an Ice Grenade!

“Have you ever been in a situation where during an exchange, your enemy managed to survive using an Ice Wall and defeated you because you weren't lucky enough to find the Ice Grenade? You can now have Ice Grenades right after dropping from the parachute and periodically pick them up after eliminating enemies. Use the Mason Chip to upgrade your Gel Mason and be guaranteed to always have an Ice Wall!”

• Each player will have a Gel Mason and will start with 1 Ice Grenade (including after respawning).
• You can see the Gel Mason's level in the Gadgets tab of your inventory. The level will be shown next to your HP bar.
• The Gel Mason will not be dropped when a player is eliminated and the level will remain the same after being revived.

How to get Ice Grenades:

• Gel Mason cannot be looted or bought.
• Get 1 Ice Grenade gradually from Gel Mason .
• The first player to approach the player's Loot Box will receive 1 Ice Wall and the one who eliminates it will receive one more Ice.

Gel Mason has 5 levels:

• Level 1 : max 4 Ice Walls. Get 1 Ice Wall every 150 seconds.
  - Wall of Ice obtained from the enemy's Loot Box: 1
  - Wall of Ice obtained by players who eliminate: 1

• Level 2 : 5 Ice Walls max. Get 1 Ice Wall every 120 seconds. Requires 300 EXP at Gel Mason .
  - Wall of Ice obtained from the enemy's Loot Box: 1
  - Wall of Ice obtained by players who eliminate: 1

• Level 3 : max 6 Ice Walls. Get 1 Ice Wall every 70 seconds. Requires 900 EXP at Gel Mason .
  - Wall of Ice obtained from the enemy's Loot Box: 1
  - Wall of Ice obtained by players who eliminate: 1

• Level 4 : max 7 Ice Walls. Get 1 Ice Wall every 65 seconds. Requires 1500 EXP at Gel Mason .
  - Wall of Ice obtained from enemy Loot Box: 2
  - Wall of Ice obtained by players who eliminate: 1

• Level 5 : Max 8 Ice Walls. Get 1 Ice Wall every 30 seconds. Requires 2100 EXP at Gel Mason .
  - Wall of Ice obtained from enemy Loot Box: 2
  - Wall of Ice obtained by the player who eliminated: 2

How to get EXP (Experience Points) in Gel Mason:

• Mason Chip : Increases 1 level.
• Dealing Damage : Gain 1 EXP on Gel Mason for every 2 damage.
• Time : Get 1 EXP at Gel Mason every second.

Pet and Leg Backpack Changes:

• Mr Waggor : In Battle Royale, when a player has less than 2 Ice Walls, Mr Waggor will give 1 Ice Wall every 100 seconds and grants 200 EXP on the Gel Mason after 200 seconds from the start of the match. (only once)
• Leg Backpack : In Battle Royale, get Lv. 3 and 200 Bags of additional capacity at the start of the match and get the Level 2 Gel Mason, Lv. 3 and 200 additional capacity bags at the start of the match.
• Secret Tip : In Battle Royale, chests will be marked on the map. Go there to get 3 Ice Walls, Launcher, 600 FF chips and other items. After opening it, a new chest will be marked. Go there to get the Mason Chip , Launcher, 600 FF Tokens and other items. After opening it, a new chest will be marked.

Revive System Optimization

Best loot after Revive!

“Teammates who were revived using revive card will now receive healing items!”

- In addition to UMP, Helmet Lv. 2 and Collect Lv. 2, friends who revive with the revive card will also receive a medkit and healing gun.

Startup mission - charge of colored cube

Girannnnnn!

“The mysterious cubic has arrived in the world of Free Fire! In times of confusion and panic, he will come to your aid to give you the upper hand during battle!”

• During the “6th Anniversary” period, a limited Color Cube quest will be available. This will be the only in-match mission to appear in Battle Royale matches during this period.
• In-match quests will only appear in some matches, not all.
• Quest Conditions: In Battle Royale, interact with the Colored Prism for a certain amount of time to unlock the event.
• Event: Colored Spirit will appear with each player and cast skills that will help players when needed!
• Colored Spirit also needs rest. After using a skill, he would need to rest for a while before he could use it again.

Colored Spirit will improve these characters' abilities, which may look similar to their regular versions, but have a few differences:

• Alok : Creates an aura that restores a large amount of HP over a period of time.
• Dimitri : Creates a healing zone where players and friends inside can wake up if they fall and restore HP.
• Homer : Launches a drone towards the nearest enemy and creates an explosion that reduces their movement speed.
• Evelyn : Look for nearby enemies.
• Xtrema : Enter the extreme phase and gain a temporary amount of HP for a certain amount of time.

Depending on the match, the skills used by the Colored Spirit may differ!

bonus boxes

Do you like to walk around in Battle Royale? Let's check the bonus box!

“There are bonus boxes around the Battle Royale map. Find them, interact with them and get interesting loot!”

- During the “ 6th Anniversary ” event period, interact with the Bonus Box to get random items.

Colored Cube Game

Determine the color of the colorful cube!

“A mysterious island appears above the map, giving you a second chance! Let's use paint and color the island! The faster you color, the faster you'll be back fighting!”

After the 6th anniversary event officially begins, a floating island called the Colored Cube will appear in Ranked and Casual Battle Royale mode. Once a player is eliminated and the Colored Cube is active, they will be transported to the island. Players can color the island using their respective colors and collect progress by moving, eliminating other players or destroying small cubes. Once the progress bar is full, players can revive and parachute back into battle.

Other changes

For a fairer Battle Royale fight.

"Due to the many changes made to the Battle Royale mode, to ensure that battles remain fair and interesting, we have introduced some new changes to your battles."

Corrosion Grenade

• Increased damage against Ice Wall using the Corrosion Grenade.
• Damage per second against Ice Wall increased from 150 to 230.
• Ice Walls within this range no longer take damage when attacked.
• Throw distance increased by 30%.
• Damage range reduced from 10-25 to 5.

Medical kit:

• The Medical Kit option will automatically change to Super Medical Kit (if you have one) when HP reaches 75 instead of 50.

Loot Changes:

• Increased the number of mushrooms around the map. The yellow mushroom will no longer appear.
• Slightly reduced the number of Lv. 1 across the map, with their locations more spread out.
• Removed Healing Sniper and Healing Laser from the map (only available from the Vending Machine).
• Reduced the number of FF Tokens in the blue zone.
• Removed Ice Grenade loot from the map.
• Removed the Bipod attachment.
• M24 drop rate reduced by 25%.
• RGS-50 drop rate reduced by 16%.
• Key Armory locations have become more random and scattered across the map.
• Removed Ice Grenade from Armory and replaced with 1 Mason Chip .
• Changes to War Chest :
  - FF Coins required reduced from 300 to 200.
  - Slightly increased chance to get Horizaline from War Chest Lv. 2 and Lv. 3.
  - War Chests can now have Mason Chip .

Vending machine changes:

• Inhaler x2 has been changed from limited 1 time for free to unlimited for 100 FF Coins. (to be defined)
• Medical Kit x2 has been changed to Super Medical Kit x1.
• Armory Key price increased from 600 to 800 FF Coins.
• Mason Chip added, limited to 1 purchase at 500 FF Coins.
• Added free items:
  Healing Sniper (limit: 1);
  Healing Laser (limit: 1);
  Katana (limit: 1);
  Cartridge Lv. 2 (limit: 1);
  Corrosion Grenade (limit: 1).

Changes to the speed at which the Safe Zone decreases:

Gives players more time to fight, allows more time to run to the Safe Zone after an exchange.

• Reduced the wait time for the start of the second Safe Zone reduction: 60s → 40s.
• Decrease second safe zone reduction speed: 140s → 170s.
• Reduced the wait time for the start of the third Safe Zone reduction: 50s → 40s.

Weapons and Balances

Weapon Balance Changes

A big change for melee combat!

“Weapon balance changes in this update will focus on effective ranges for SMGs and Shotguns. Now, shotguns are stronger than SMGs at both short and medium range, which has no advantage in using SMG weapons. Our main goal is to give each weapon type an advantage at different ranges!”

Rifle change:

• - XM8: Accuracy +15%

SMG changes:

• - Thompson: Damage +4%
• - MP40: Damage +8%
• - Bison: Damage +10%, easier to use.

Shotgun Changes:

• - M1887: Range -15%, reload speed +10%
• - M1014-I: Range -12%, accuracy +20%
• - M1014-II: Range -12%, accuracy +20%
• - M1014-III: Range -12%, accuracy +20%
• - Extra Charge: Range -20%, magazine capacity +1
• - Trogon: Easier to use.
• - MAG-7: Easier to use.

Weapon changes:

• - M1917: Damage -13%, rate of fire +6%

Others:

- Grenade: Explosion range -10%

Characters and Pets

new character

Sonia

Nanoscientist.

“Sônia's high IQ comes at a price, which is not being able to empathize with others. From Sonia's point of view, neither humanity nor the world at this point is too bad and the only cure is technology.”

Nanoprotection Skill:

After taking fatal damage, enters damage-free phase and moves for 0.5 seconds. Then gain 150 shield HP for 3 seconds. If the user takes down an enemy while the shield is active, it recovers HP based on the remaining shield; otherwise, the user will be deleted. Cooldown to use skill again: 180 sec.

Alok - Awakened Character

“Alok provides players with movement and healing skills that allow them to make good plays. As a representative character of the 6th Anniversary of Free Fire, Alok gains a new ability in this version. In addition to his personal buffs, starting with this update, it will be easier for Alok to give buffs to his teammates. Let's go to Booyah with your crew!”

Original Skills:

Sound in the box:

Generates 5m of aura that can increase running speed by 15% and gives 3 HP for 10 seconds. Effects do not stack. Skill cooldown: 45 sec.

Awakening Skills:

Remixing Hymns:

When Aura is active, a musical note lasting 5 seconds will be released 2 meters behind the user every 2 seconds. The teammate who picks up the musical note will recover 3 HP per second for 10 seconds.

Change of Characters

Dimitri

Help friends in the zone automatically when needed.

“Have you ever had a friend who couldn't awaken in Dimitri's skill area? In this update, we've optimized the wakeup experience for Dimitri, where teammates will automatically wake up. We've also improved Dimitri's HP recovery."

Skill Healing Slam:

Creates a 12-foot healing zone. Inside, the user and their companions recover 10 HP/s. Players can automatically wake up if needed. Zones last 12s. The effect of helping friends can be increased by other skills. Skill cooldown: 60 seconds.

Thiva

Quickly help your friends and get back to fighting!

“Have you ever been in a situation where you helped your friend behind the Ice Wall, but the enemy rushed at you? Thiva will help you! Increased Thiva's revive speed, but on cooldown. (Thiva will add a teammate's HP upon successful awakening at any time.)"

Skill Lifting on Beat:

Increase friend's revive speed by 70%. Reuse: 60 seconds. Assisted ally recovers 100 HP for 3s.

kapella

Be the best support for your fallen friends.

“Kapella will not accept teammates who fall eliminated by the enemy. Your protection for fallen teammates has been significantly improved. Upon awakening a teammate, the friend will receive a shield and increased movement speed.”

Healing Song:

Reanimating a teammate will give that friend an 80 HP shield and a 10% movement speed boost. The boost decreases after 4 seconds after successful awakening. Reduces downed allies health reduction speed by 35%. Effects do not stack.

Olivia

The strongest healer in battle.

“After giving Thiva the task of helping, Olivia now has a new role: Healing Touch. Olivia can give her healing effect to allies within 10 meters of her, fulfilling her duties as a nurse.”

Healing Touch:

Distribute 80% of 1 target's healing to teammates within 10 yards.

Character Balance Changes

Tatsuya

“Tatsuya always had interesting skills, but now his speed boost is not enough for him to be stronger than other active skills. Now we make Tatsuya able to run faster than before in the Free Fire world.

Rebel Shot Skill:

Advance at high speed for 0.3s. This ability can be stacked for up to 2 → 3 uses, with a 5 → 1 second cooldown between each use. Charging time: 60 → 45 s.

Evelyn

“Players now don't know when they were found by Evelyn and won't know if their location is known. In this update, players will receive a notification when they are scanned. Some players may see this as a nerf to Evelyn, so we're also making changes to Evelyn's ability cooldown."

Delivering the Gold:

Find an enemy position within 65m that is not in a prone or crouched position. Lasts 10 sec. Enemy positions are shared with teammates. Reuse: 50 → 45 seconds.

Homer

“Homer's role is to track individually. In this update, the blast distance of your skills will be reduced. Additionally, Homer's ability will now also trigger Moco's ability, which makes teammates more able to see enemy positions."

Eyes of Argus:

Launches the drone towards the nearest enemy within 100 meters forward, creating a 5 → 3m diameter pulse blast that reduces movement speed by 60% and fire speed by 35%. Lasts 5 sec. Deals 25 damage. Reuse: 90 sec.

skyler

Breaker:

Releases a sonic wave forward for 100 meters. The wave explodes and deals damage to an ice wall in a 3.5 → 4 m radius for 4 → 5 seconds. Reuse: 50 → 45 seconds.

kamir

Teacher Lesson:

Maximum EP increases by 20 → 50 . Jiu-Jitsu Mode : Teammates within 6 meters gain a 600% increase in EP conversion rate. Psychology Mode : Recovers 3 EP every 2 seconds, up to 250 EP. Switch mode reuse: 3 → 6 seconds.

Iris

Trackerah:

For 15s, a successful hit on the Ice Wall will mark enemies within 7m of it and penetrate the Ice Wall to deal damage to the marked enemies (damage dealt will be lower than normal). Effective on 5 → 3 Ice Walls max. Standby time: 60 sec.

Hayato

"Hayato, a character with one of the most popular abilities, gives players armor penetration that can deal fatal shots to enemies at point-blank range. The initial design was supposed to give players the ability to counter enemies with low HP. However, Hayato's armor penetration allows you to eliminate enemies even if their HP is not low. In this update, players need to sacrifice more HP to get a unique effect."

Bushido:

When HP life decreases by 10 → 13%, increases armor penetration by 5%.

Andrew

Armor Experts:

Vest Fragility reduced by 20 → 25%.

Andrew “the Fearless” (Awakened)

Wolf Pack:

Awakening: Armor damage reduction increased by 11 → 20%. Additional 15 → 10% damage reduction for each teammate carrying this skill.

Rafael

Silent death:

When using the Sniper and Rifle, shots are silenced and enemies knocked down by the user bleed 90 → 85% faster.

Álvaro

Awakening: 1 second before exploding, the grenade will spawn 3 extra grenades, which will deal 30 → 20 % of the original's damage.

Other skill changes:

• Homer : can now activate Moco's skill.
• Moco : Can mark more than one target.
• Evelyn : When found by the skill, a notification will appear on the mini map and in the middle of the screen.
• Falcon : If any member of your team uses the skill, there will be a special notification on the jump button.
• Mr Waggor : In Battle Royale, grants 200 EXP in the Gel Mason after 200 seconds of the start of the match.

Get special character costumes from scratch

Meet the characters from your character list again!

“Just as we have our own fashion style, each character in Free Fire also has their own clothing preference. As of this update, we can better understand each character's nature and style through the unique clothing they've been wearing since the beginning!"

Both characters you already have or not, will come with their own special outfits as standard outfits:

• When not using other skins, your skin will use special sets of its own.
• The special skins you purchased remain in the vault, but using them will make no difference to your character's appearance.
• Some special skins may need to be downloaded before they can be seen in-game correctly.
• Due to the unique design of Caroline 's clothes, more time is needed for her to wear her special clothes. We will update its appearance in the next version. We apologize for keeping you in regular attire at this time.

Maps

shorts

Changes in Rim Nam Village

New layout, new look. Come visit Rim Nam Village!

“Safe trails, adequate shelter and pretty restaurant signs. Do you want to come and visit the newest Rim Nam Village? This area will also be added to the Cotnra Squad mode, so come check out this area!”

• We've made changes to the layout of Rim Nam Village, providing more shelter and clearer paths.
• Additionally, Rim Nam Village will be added to Contra Squad mode (casual and ranked mode).

Contra Squad balance map changes

Dam (Nurek Dam)

No more enemies sneaking around in containers!

“Players starting from the west side can easily and quickly reach the top of the container, gaining control of more than half of the map. To remedy this situation, we made changes to the area.”

• Added containers on each tilted container near the spawn point on both sides to prevent players from jumping on top of tilted containers.

Mars Electric

Your new shelter becomes your new friend.

“We are aware that the playing experience is not fair on this map. Players starting on the west side can head straight north to reach the roof and gain an advantageous firing position. On the other hand, players on the south side didn't have enough shelter to attack them. To remedy this situation, we made changes to the area.”

• Some container positions have been changed to increase the frequency of meetings in some areas.
• The starting positions for both sides have been changed to allow for fairer gameplay.
• The tires and houses on the north side were removed. Players will no longer be able to jump onto the roof of the north house.
• The left side tire has been removed. Players will no longer be able to jump onto rooftops in the area.

cape town

Come on, finish this on land.

“In Contra Squad, we noticed that players on the west side had a way to reach the second floor and roof, giving them an advantage with a better firing position. To remedy this situation, we made changes to the area.”

• The layout and orientation of buildings in the area has been changed. Players can no longer jump onto the roof of any house.
• A building on the map has been changed from a two-story building to a one-story house.

gameplay

Backpack and Loot Box Optimization

Usage has been simplified for a more comfortable gaming experience.

“We've received feedback from players about the cluttered display of bags, making it difficult to remove items such as Medipacks and FF Tokens. Also, when looking at the enemy's loot box, there is a lot of ammo available in front, which makes it difficult to see the weapons. Also, some weapon attachments cannot be obtained automatically. All these factors take up the player's time, which can be crucial in times of war. To solve this problem, we have provided several optimizations that can improve the player's gaming experience to make it more comfortable!”

Backpack Optimization:

• Every time you open the backpack, items of the same type, such as healing items and ammo, will be placed together.
• The sort button in the top right corner of the backpack page has been replaced with an items button, which combines items of the same type as healing and ammo items.
• The item drop method has changed to a system bar on the right, which allows you to specify the amount of items you want to drop.
• A “Discard useless” feature has been added to the backpack page, which allows you to create useless items in the backpack with one button.

Loot Box:

• Items of the same type, such as healing items and ammo, will be stacked in the loot list, but the amount of items you pick up each time is the same.
• Advanced weapon attachments now support automatic loot.
• When you find an item that exceeds the remaining capacity in your bag, you can choose to retrieve it automatically or manually based on the remaining capacity in your bag.

Changes to loadout items

Loading is more balanced for a better gaming experience.

"In addition to the basic changes, some loadout items have changed due to changes to the Ice Wall system in this update."

Bonfire:

• In Contra Squad and Battle Royale, the effect has been changed from 10HP/s and 10EP/s to 5 HP/s and 20 EP/s for 10s, and the amount gained is now 2.

Against Squad (CS)

• Airdrop Support : All team members get extra 300 CS Cash after loadout users airdrop. → Loadout users receive an extra 300 CS Cash once any team member makes an airdrop.

battle royale :

• Leg Backpack : After landing, grab a Lv. Additional capacity of 3 and 200 bags →
  Obtain Gel Mason Lv. 2, Bag Lv. 3 and 200 additional baggage capacities at the start of departure. The Gel Mason will give you 1 extra Gel Wall at the start of the game and every time you revive.
• Bounty Token : Your first elimination will give you 400 FF Coins, a random accessory, and a level-upgradable weapon. 1.→ The first elimination will give you 400 FF Coins, random accessories and weapons that can be upgraded to Lv. two.
• Supply Crate : Receive 200 FF Coins at the start of each match. When revived, get 200 FF token, Thompson, 60 SMG ammo and other items. → When powering up, get 300 FF token, Bison and 60 SMG ammo.
• Secret Tip : Chest will be marked on the map. Go there to get 3 Ice Walls, Launcher, 600 FF Tokens and other items. After opening the chest, a new chest will be marked on the map. → The chests will be marked on the map. Go there to get Mason Chip, Launcher, 600 FF Token and other items. After opening the chest, a new chest will be marked.

Changes auto-aim against downed enemies

Smoother shooting when facing multiple enemies.

“In the previous update, we made changes to auto-targeting downed enemies based on player suggestions, which improved the player's gameplay experience. However, we also received information that there are still times when the auto-aim will target a fallen enemy, even if there is an enemy next to it. To address this, we made further optimizations to the auto-aim system to provide a better combat experience.”

• It's easier to target standing enemies when there are enemies standing and falling close to you.

Shallow water area optimization

Shallow water areas are no longer places you avoid.

“Have you ever felt a slow walk in shallow water and easily knocked out? Or have you ever been in a situation where you were immediately dropped when you were dropped? Don't worry! We made changes. Have fun in the water!”

• Players who sprint will not be slowed down in shallow water.
• Fixed an issue where players were immediately eliminated after being dropped.

Optimization of out-of-zone kill rules

Out of zone damage no longer takes my kill.

“Why is my elimination counted as an out-of-zone elimination? Calm down, Survivors! This issue will no longer occur. From now on, every player you knock down will be given to you.”

• If a player is eliminated outside the 8 second zone after taking damage from another player, the elimination will be awarded to the player who dealt the last damage.

System

New Design Lobby

Let's take a look at the super cool new lobby!

"We've made a direct update to the lobby this time, which maximizes your gaming experience and changes the location of buttons based on function and category! Come see and explore the new lobby!"

• The friends list is now permanently visible in the lobby, which makes it easier for players to see their friends' status in real time and invite them to play more easily.
• All kinds of promotions and commercial events have been merged into the new Shopping FF page.
• The position of the Shop button, Lucky Royale, Booyah Pass, Quests, Events, Weapons, Characters and other features have been changed.
• eSports Center and other buttons have been moved to a new menu button located at the bottom left of the lobby.
• A mode recommendation banner has been added for new modes, which you can press to go directly to that mode.
• When in a team, the skill and team code buttons in the top left corner of the lobby have been merged into one team button.

update information

You have received the update information!

“Are you feeling dizzy with the amount of information contained in the patch notes? Or maybe the content is too difficult for you to understand? Do you find it difficult to understand what updates are in this update? Or are you upset that previous version information was hard to find? There will now be update information directly available in-game for you to understand immediately.”

• Update information will be permanently available in Events.
• The latest version information will be displayed under Update Information. Press the button to view the content details.
• You can also view the previous Update Notes under Update Information.

Instant Messaging Settings

Come check out the instant messages we've added for you and choose which one is right for your game!

“In-match instant messaging is the most used communication tool and we have made a major update. Now you can choose from over 50 instant messages that you can use. Now there is also a female voice option!”

Instant Messaging Optimization:

• Enter via the Preset or Settings page.
• Equipped messages can be organized using a list or wheel.
• You can switch between male or female voice.

team reminder

Come on, who isn't ready yet?

“We've introduced a new team reminder feature to help you remember players who aren't ready. You can also use this feature to remind your team leader to initiate matchmaking!”

Trigger condition:

• When a team member isn't ready, the team leader can remind them to be ready.
• When all team members are ready, they can alert the team leader to start the match search.

Trigger effects:

• The Start button will light up and the phone will vibrate.

Team Status

It's not my fault I wasn't ready... I was shopping at the store!

“We have now added Team Status, where you can see the number of players and whether or not they are ready when you open another page while in the team.”

• You can change the status position of the team.
• When the team status is lit, it means that all team members are ready. When it's still grey, it means someone isn't ready.
• Team status also has a reminder feature.

Invitation List Optimization

No more "I didn't see!"

“Often, when we are online, we also want to see if your friends are also online or not to decide which game mode you want to play. However, in the past, you could only check after changing the mode. Now the guest list is permanently available in your lobby so you can always check your friend's status at any time. Also, we've added a friend leaderboard feature to your friends list. Let's see who you beat on the leaderboard today!”

• The list is now shown briefly, showing only the avatar, nickname and online status.
• After opening it, a new rating status was added, showing your friends' rating.
• Changed the position of the button.

Voice chat experience optimization

Chatting with friends is more fun!

“In short: we optimize your voice chat experience.”

• Optimization of voice chat quality in high ping situations.
• Loading the game will no longer interrupt voice chat.
• Added the feature to enable Free Fire voice chat to remain active in the background of the device. It can be enabled in the Devices menu.

platform avatars

Have a more colorful friends list!

"Do you want a unique avatar that truly represents you? Now you can use your social media profile picture as your Free Fire avatar."

• Players who link social media accounts to Free Fire accounts can use social media profile pictures as avatars in Free Fire.
• Only visible to in-game friends.

Play button

Waiting for food? He can. Waiting too long for the next game? Certainly not!

"I just want to play Free Fire all the time."

• You can select " Play again " and immediately start searching for the match in Solo mode without having to return to the lobby.
• Your match settings will be exactly the same as the previous match.

Optimized the Weapon Glory leaderboard

Weapon glory can now be seen and displayed on your profile page!

“So that everyone can see and show off your Weapon Glory, we've added a weapons section on your profile page! We've also made some optimizations to the display of the weapon glory leaderboard. Be the strongest marksman among all players!”

• Weapons section has been added to the profile page.
• Show off your Weapon Glory title on the spawn island in Battle Royale mode.

ranked

Map rotation changes

The Kalahari is back!

“Kalahari is back on the ranked map! Let's enjoy the thrilling desert battle again!”

The map pool for this patch has been updated! Kalahari has returned to map rotation, leaving 5 maps available for you to play! Map rotation for ranked matches is:

• shorts
• New Earth
• alpine
• Purgatory
• Kalahari

bonus download map

Enjoy all maps and earn bonus ranking points!

“Download all maps available in ranked mode for bonus points!”

• Battle Royale - Download all maps to get 10% additional ranking points. (Maximum 8 points)
• Contra Squad - Download all maps for 5 additional ranking points.

Game Environment

Compensation for finding cheaters in ranked matches

If you lose to a cheater, you will receive ranking points as compensation.

"When you are eliminated by a cheater in a ranked match, you will receive ranking points as compensation after the cheater is punished."

• For ranked matches, after the cheater is penalized, BR-Ranked/CS-Ranked rating points will be given as compensation to the affected players and will be notified via in-game email.

Cheaters will be kicked out of the match immediately

We speed up the process of punishing cheaters.

"When the system detects a cheater and bans him, he will be immediately kicked out of the match."

• Cheaters will now be kicked out of matches more quickly.

performance optimization

Optimized Battle Royale loading time

Enjoy a smoother parachute experience at the start of a Battle Royale match!

“In the past, you might feel uncomfortable because, after going through a long load, you missed the right time to jump out of the plane. Don't worry! Now you will no longer have this issue in Battle Royale for a smoother game experience from start to finish."

• Changed the aesthetics of the model from the preparation phase before the parachute .
• Changed the loading process from two stages to a single stage, which makes loading times for Battle Royale matches much faster.

Dual Connection Network

More stable gaming experience.

“Problems can arise when you change networks due to poor internet. Now, you no longer have to determine which network to choose because you can choose them all! We will automatically switch to the ideal network.

• If you enable Dual Connection Network in Settings, Free Fire will automatically choose the best network for you to match.
• Please understand that if this feature is enabled, data may be used.

Other changes

• Increased player rotation speed to better match finger movements.
• The airdrop indicator will be more visible so that players are not eliminated by the airdrop.
• Added a notification when reconnecting the network, so players know the current status of the network.
• Pets will be invisible during the match so there are no distractions. However, if players want to see them, you can bring them from the Pet page.
• Added post-elimination information in Battle Royale: damage sources, headshot elimination, and more for better analysis.
• Players can enable, disable or set timing options for Loot Radar in the "Wizard" section of the "Settings" menu.
• When opening the CS shop, pressing or holding a weapon will show the weapon's information.
• The tag function can be used when using a vehicle or parachute.
• During the preparation phase of CS mode, players can score points out of bounds.
• Removing friends from the network.
• The free recording function is now available on Android devices.
• Change players' standing position during team play.
• Pressing bullets does not provide further details.
• Removed Casual and Arena leaderboards.
• For clearer information during gameplay, some item names have been changed.
• Optimized gunshot detection when players are taking cover or prone.
• Contra Squad mode in the room will now have 9999 rounds of money like in ranked matches. Stores in Gladiator mode will be the same as those available in Ranked mode.
• A warning will appear when changing the graphics quality to a higher quality.
• Reduced the time required to scroll through multiple lobby pages.

Finally, the Free Fire May 2023 update will go live from 01:00 am this Wednesday, May 31st and is scheduled to end at 10:00 am. During this period, Garena 's battle royale will have the servers closed for maintenance.