Taego and Rondo Secret Rooms After Update 42.2: What Changed

Update 42.2 changed Taego’s Secret Room shelving and expanded its possible loot, while Rondo received a change to its Care Package weapon slot. Both maps also had weapons added to and removed from their Secret Room pools.

The patch notes scheduled maintenance for PC on 15 July and console on 23 July 2026, but said the times could change; they do not independently confirm that maintenance was completed.

What to look for in the Secret Rooms

On Taego: check the changed shelves and item pool

Once you reach a Taego Secret Room, the first physical change described in Update 42.2 is its shelving layout. The notes do not provide a marked map or a detailed shelf-by-shelf plan, so they are not enough to establish a new room layout from the text alone.

The update also made items eligible to spawn in the room that previously could not spawn there. The listed additions are Ghillie Suits, Pickaxe, Jammer Pack, Folded Shield, Mountain Bike, Mortar, Repair Kit, M79, Stun Gun, Zipline Gun and Emergency Cover Flare.

That is a change to what can appear, not a promise that every item will be present on a visit. Treat the list as a set of possible finds rather than a shopping list you can expect to complete in one room.

Taego’s weapon pool changed as well. Update 42.2 added the Vector, ACE32, M24, Kar98k, Micro UZI, UMP and S12K. It removed the K2, VSS and S686 from that pool. When checking an older loot guide, separate those removed weapons from the items that are still possible under the updated notes.

On Rondo: check the weapon slots

Rondo’s Update 42.2 change is less about the room’s appearance and more about where a particular type of weapon can appear. Previously, Care Package weapons could potentially spawn in each weapon-category slot. The update restricts that possibility to the dedicated Care Package weapon slot.

A dedicated slot means a Care Package weapon is still possible there; it does not mean one is guaranteed. The change is about which slot can produce it, rather than a statement that every visit will produce that weapon type.

Rondo’s Secret Room weapon pool also added the S12K, UMP, MP5K and JS9, and removed the VSS. These are Rondo’s listed pool changes, so do not assume they are identical to the Taego changes above.

A closer look: what the mode notes establish

Update 42.2 says its World updates apply to all game modes. For a player comparing modes, that is the patch notes’ stated scope for these World changes; it is not a separate list of room loot for each mode.

There is also a useful distinction between the two updates. The preceding Update 42.1 notes say Secret Rooms became available in Ranked on Erangel, Miramar, Rondo and Taego. Update 42.2’s Taego and Rondo entries describe changes to those rooms’ contents and, on Taego, their shelving. The earlier Ranked availability announcement should not be mistaken for a new room-availability change in 42.2.

The notes supplied for these updates do not confirm key locations, room coordinates or a complete list of everything that can spawn. For those details, use a map or key guide rather than filling the gaps from the weapon changes alone.

Taego and Rondo 42.2 checklist

• Before relying on the schedule: remember that the maintenance dates were scheduled and subject to change, not independently confirmed as completed by the notes.
• On Taego: expect the shelving layout to differ from earlier descriptions, and check the updated possible item and weapon lists.
• On Rondo: look to the dedicated Care Package weapon slot for a possible Care Package weapon, rather than assuming one can appear in every weapon-category slot.
• When comparing lists: use the pool changes for the map you are playing; the Taego and Rondo additions and removals differ.
• When reading about Ranked: distinguish Update 42.1’s room availability from Update 42.2’s room changes.

Related reads

For route planning, browse the site’s Secret Room Maps. If you are working out access rather than loot, read PUBG Secret Room Keys: How They Work on Each Map.

To compare patch-note descriptions across maps, see Secret Room Loot by Map: What PUBG’s Patch Notes Describe. The Updates & History archive collects more guides to changes over time.