Restricted Area

General
Restricted Areas (RAs) are areas of the map that are temporarily or permanently closed. Players cannot travel to or search within these areas; on the in-game map Restricted Areas will be darkened. If a player remains in an area as it becomes restricted, he/she will be killed immediately. The cause of death will be "killed while in a Restricted Area."



Restricted Areas are designated every round; areas become restricted at the end of each round, once the in-game timer reaches 0:00 and resets. Restricted Areas are designated at random, but each round will have the same number of RAs every game. During the first few rounds of gameplay, Restricted Areas from the previous round will reopen. However, after a few rounds, Restricted Areas will be permanently closed. Restricted Areas that will reopen appear lighter grey on the map, while permanently RAs appear dark grey and are designated with a prohibition sign.

Ten seconds before areas become restricted, all areas that will remain open next round will be highlighted in green:



Area Restriction Timeline (Lumia Island)
Restricted Areas are designated every round; rounds 1-3 last 3 minutes, rounds 4-6 last 2 minutes 30 seconds, and rounds 7-9 last 2 minutes.

"Restricting Areas" are open areas that will be restricted next round. On the in-game map, these areas are designated with a yellow caution sign and are labeled in red. When a player is searching within a restricting area, the timer at the top of the screen will include a red siren.

The following table's area count does not include the Research Center, which is permanently restricted unless hacking successfully occurs. The number of Open Areas + Restricted Areas = Total Areas (21, excluding the Research Center).

* Restricted areas are permanently closed.

Gallery (Lumia Island)
The following are example screenshots. Every game will have a different sequence of restricted areas.

Hacking (Lumia Island)
If one of the players hacks successfully during the game, all Restricted Areas (including the Research Center and permanently Restricted Areas) will be opened for 6 minutes:



After the 6 minutes have elapsed, the number of open/restricted areas will depend on what point in time the hacking occurred.

Hacking is not possible in Team Match mode.

Area Restriction Timeline (Seoul)
Round 1 lasts 2 minutes 30 seconds, Rounds 2-3 last 2 minutes, and all subsequent rounds last 1 minute. Restricted Areas are permanently restricted starting from the 4th round.

"Restricting Areas" are open areas that will be restricted next round. On the in-game map, these areas are designated with a yellow caution sign and are labeled in red. When a player is searching within a restricting area, the timer at the top of the screen will include a red siren.

* Restricted areas are permanently closed.

Gallery (Seoul)
The following are example screenshots. Every game will have a different sequence of restricted areas.