With the same map as the Vikendi snowfield in classic mode, “extreme cold” features deadly storms that hit the whole battlefield every five minutes. Players must collect wooden branches and set up bonfires to survive the storms, which last for 90 seconds each.

Fortunately, there are plenty of resources to keep you from freezing to death. The wooden branches available each offer 15 seconds of fire.

When you’re ready for your meal, kill the animals with two or three bullets, pick up the raw meat and make yourself some tasty barbecue over a bonfire. The meat can’t boost your health, but at least it will keep you from freezing to death when you run out of branches.

When you’ve run out of other resources and are desperate for heat, red “emergency heat patches” can boost your body temperature for 30 seconds. They’re not as readily available as animals and branches, though.

This is the first time PUBG Mobile has brought in a temperature component to the game. It’s a refreshing and entertaining addition to the classic gameplay, but some details in this mode are counterintuitive.

For example, when the storm hits, it causes the same damage to you whether you’re indoors or outdoors, or wearing thick or thin clothes.

It’s also peculiar that the deer and chicken never run away when you’re shooting at them. Some even walk straight into your building. But hey, easy barbecue!

During Christmas season last year, players might have run across a tiny Christmas tree in a few spots within the game. Players could water it periodically and watch it grow larger over time.

The introduction of so many special modes helps keep the game fresh, but it might also be holding Tencent back from perfecting any one of them. Some of these features could look better, and there are still plenty of odd quirks in “extreme cold mode.” Even so, there are only three storms in each game. At the end of the day, other players are still your ultimate enemy.