# PUBG Ally separates talking to a teammate from moving through a firefight

> A teammate needs time to interpret what you say. Taking cover cannot always wait that long.

Published 2026-11-08

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Ask a teammate for help in PUBG and the game keeps moving while they decide what you mean. The team behind PUBG Ally describes an AI partner built to handle that difference in speed. A language model interprets speech, keeps track of context and chooses actions at a high level. A faster controller carries out movement, combat and recovery.

::image{
  src="assets/pubg-ally-two-speeds/case_multistep_1.png"
  layout="inline"
  alt="A PUBG player approaches a red supply crate on a wooded hillside."
  caption="In this example from the PUBG Ally paper, the player marks a supply crate and sends the teammate to collect a vest while continuing to move."
  credit="Beomsoo Kim and colleagues, KRAFTON AI, PUBG Ally."
}

[Image source](https://arxiv.org/html/2609.29837v2)

::image{
  src="assets/pubg-ally-two-speeds/pubg.png"
  layout="inline"
  alt="Four scenes pair PUBG gameplay with examples of the AI teammate talking and acting."
  caption="Examples from the PUBG Ally paper show the teammate during the drop, while looting, in combat and while helping a downed player."
  credit="Beomsoo Kim and colleagues, KRAFTON AI, PUBG Ally, figure 1."
}

[Image source](https://arxiv.org/html/2609.29837v2)

The language model receives game information through a controlled interface. It can act on information it gets from the game and from the player, while its decisions steer the controller. The authors say this interaction also shapes what training data they need. A line of dialogue can change how the match unfolds, so they trained with examples drawn from actual gameplay.

This is the developers' account of the system. The architecture gives players a concrete reason a partner can react quickly to combat while taking longer to answer a question.

[Read the source](https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.29837).
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