Call Of Duty Patch Notes For Black Ops 6, Warzone, And Zombies Reveal All The Big Squid Game Updates

It is a massive day for Call of Duty, as the brand new Squid Game collaboration launches immediately, January 3, alongside a big replace throughout Black Ops 6 and Warzone. Activision has now posted the total patch notes, revealing all the numerous adjustments and updates–and there are lots of.

Throughout Black Ops 6, Zombies, and Warzone, all mantle speeds have been elevated, whereas doorways can now be opened and shut whereas sprinting. Moreover, the Cleaver melee weapon is now out there to unlock by way of the brand new Squid Game occasion reward within the new occasion cross, which prices 1,100 COD Factors for the premium observe.

Moreover, Activision warned that some gamers would possibly see their Operator alternatives and customizations reset with the brand new replace. Activision did not say why that is occurring or what gamers can do about it past simply beginning over.

There are a bunch of latest Squid Game-themed multiplayer modes out there now in Black Ops 6, together with Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle and one known as Roulette Handgun. This mode permits gamers to acquire a strong handgun that comes with the chance of killing the participant, as every shot has an opportunity to explode the weapon and the participant.

There aren’t any weapon-balance changes, however Black Ops 6’s Scorestreaks are getting new tuning updates. This features a discount in max harm for the RC-XD and Care Packages now containing fewer Scout Pulses. The Sentry Turret, in the meantime, sees will increase to its HP and hearth charge, whereas the Watchdog Helo’s harm is elevated as nicely.

For Zombies, there’s a new Squid Game mode known as Useless Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle the place gamers attempt to rack up zombie kills through the Inexperienced Gentle part. When Crimson Gentle is named, any participant who strikes has essence drained from them. And when the Useless Gentle part kicks in, gamers face off towards more and more troublesome waves of zombies.

In Warzone, the January 3 patch fixes quite a few bugs, together with an error that may forestall the exfil animation to play throughout Ranked Play. The replace additionally fixes a difficulty that incorrectly stopped gamers from utilizing an Superior UAV in some situations, and one other challenge pertaining to cash drops.

The January 3 patch additionally brings a Squid Game mode to Warzone’s Urzikstan map. This comes within the type of a rotating sequence of challenges, with groups eradicated every spherical till just one stays. Moreover, Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle might be triggered between rounds.

You may see the total patch notes beneath, as shared by Activision.

As for Squid Game, the second season of the favored Netflix sequence is out now. Season 3 is about for launch later this 12 months.

Friday, January 3, 2025

GLOBAL

Motion

• Elevated all mantle speeds.
• Doorways can now be opened and closed whereas sprinting.

Weapons

• New Cleaver Melee weapon now out there through Occasion rewards.
• Addressed a difficulty the place the participant’s view might change into obstructed with particular weapons when utilizing the Darkish Practitioner Tracer Pack Bundle with out an optic.
• Addressed a difficulty the place Gun Screens wouldn’t be seen on the Saug Mecha-Drake Mastercraft Blueprint.
• Hawker Hybrid optic now accurately works with the Ginger Dread Blueprint.

UI

• Improved AAR circulate.
  • Added a Dismiss button to exit at any level and a timer.
  • Added a Abstract on the finish.
• Improved readability when looking for a match.
• Addressed a difficulty the place Gun Screens couldn’t be previewed.

NOTE: Some gamers may even see their Operator alternatives and Operator customizations reset after this replace.

MULTIPLAYER

Modes

• Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle (NEW)
  • Younger-hee is watching, so don’t misstep on the incorrect time. Get on the pitch within the Crimson Card stadium and play three rounds of Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle, every two minutes lengthy.
  • In Spherical 1, nobody will get a weapon. In Rounds 2 and three, you’ll be able to choose up weapons on the bottom and get rid of different rivals with melee assaults and Ending Strikes. There’s only one easy rule: When Younger-hee says “Inexperienced Gentle,” the battle is on. Transfer a muscle after she says “Crimson Gentle” and also you’re toast.

• Pentathlon (NEW)
  • Show that you’ve got what it takes in the long term by competing in a sequence of Multiplayer modes to search out out who reigns supreme! Play Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Hardpoint together with two new mode variants: Piggy Financial institution Staff Deathmatch and Roulette.
    • In Piggy Financial institution TDM, each elimination provides rating to the Mega Piggy Financial institution; battle for possession of the large payout when it drops half approach by way of the match.
    • In Roulette, one-shot eliminations through the Roulette Handgun award double the factors, although with every fired shot there’s an opportunity it’ll blow up in your palms!

• Squid Game Moshpit (NEW)
  • Fireplace up the Squid Game Moshpit together with Staff Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint with a twist as gamers achieve entry to 3 necessary Squid Game-themed options:
    • Crimson Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle Scorestreak: Is the battle getting too hectic for you? Cease the enemy of their tracks with this Scorestreak that calls “Crimson Gentle,” commanding all enemy gamers to cease transferring or danger elimination.
    • Piggy Financial institution: Eradicated gamers have an opportunity of dropping a Piggy Financial institution that awards a small rating enhance when picked up. For an even bigger payday, look ahead to the Mega Piggy Financial institution. Each elimination provides extra rating to the Mega Piggy Financial institution, so as soon as it drops, battle for it to amass all of the deposited rating inside.
    • Roulette Handgun: The epitome of excessive danger, excessive reward. The Roulette Handgun spawns within the heart of the map; seize it to activate a everlasting UAV impact whereas wielding it and land one-shot eliminations towards enemies, incomes greater than double the traditional rating that will help you acquire Scorestreaks extra rapidly. The catch? Your location might be marked for everybody to see, and each shot has an opportunity to explode the weapon, taking you down with it.

• Prop Hunt
  • Improved spatial audio on Prop whistles.
  • Addressed a difficulty the place Prop UI might stay current when switching rounds to the Hunter group.
  • Addressed a difficulty the place Props might block doorways from opening when locked in place.

Wildcards

• Excessive Curler (NEW)
  • Permits gamers to equip as much as 4 Scorestreaks.

Scorestreaks

• RC-XD
  • Barely decreased the RC-XD’s max harm.

• Archangel Launcher
  • Addressed a uncommon challenge the place the following bullet fired from a weapon after utilizing the Archangel Launcher may very well be an Archangel rocket.

• Care Bundle
  • Care Packages will now include the Scout Pulse Scorestreak much less regularly.

• LDBR
  • Decreased the harm the LDBR does to its proprietor.
  • Diminished rating requirement from 950 to 800.

• Sentry Turret
  • Elevated Sentry Turret hearth charge.
  • Elevated Sentry Turret HP.
  • Diminished rating requirement from 1000 to 950.

• Hellstorm
  • Diminished rating requirement from 1050 to 1000.

• Watchdog Helo
  • Barely elevated the Watchdog Helo’s harm.
  • Elevated Watchdog Helo accuracy when it acquires a brand new goal.
  • Diminished rating requirement from 1100 to 1050.

• Strategic Bomber
  • Diminished rating requirement from 1300 to 1100.

• A.G.R. MK 1
  • High pace elevated.
  • Acceleration elevated.
  • Addressed a difficulty the place the A.G.R. MK 1 was deploying with much less HP than supposed.

• Dreadnought
  • Barely elevated Dreadnought HP.
  • Diminished rating requirement from 1800 to 1700.

UI

• Addressed a difficulty the place the incorrect Finisher would typically be previewed.
• Addressed numerous points with overlapping textual content.
• Appropriate Calling Playing cards now show through the Winner’s Circle in Free-For-All.

Audio

• Diminished the vary of Emote sound results.

ZOMBIES

Maps

• Citadelle des Morts
  • Elemental Sword Surprise Weapons
    • Basic
      • All swords can now hit as much as two enemies per swing. The extra hit will do harm primarily based on distance.
      • Extra hit harm is 100% at close-to-medium distance and 50% past that.
      • Gamers can now parry Amalgam grabs with Elemental Swords.
      • Addressed a difficulty the place sword harm may very well be decreased when utilizing the Void Sheath Increase for Aether Shroud.
    • Balmung
      • Capability procs extra regularly whereas charged.
      • Diminished the required kills to cost from 40 to 25.
      • Decreased cooldown from 20 to 10 seconds.
      • Barely lowered the prospect to activate the passive results to account for the decreased cooldown between activations.
    • Durandel
      • Elevated particular assault harm.
      • Elevated Electrical Beam particular assault harm per tick from 40% to 65% of base zombie well being.
      • Capability now procs extra regularly whereas charged.
      • Decreased cooldown from 25 to three seconds.
      • Barely lowered the prospect to activate the passive results to account for the decreased cooldown between activations.
      • Addressed a difficulty the place Durandel’s charged assault wouldn’t be seen to different gamers.
    • Caliburn
      • Adjusted to activate Napalm Burst Augments when the sword procs, much like Balmung and Durandal.
    • Solais
      • Barely decreased effectiveness of Armor regeneration skill.
      • Barely elevated swing interrupt time for sword swing.
      • Lowered Armor regeneration proportion from 5% to 4% per swing.
  • Most important Quest
    • Addressed a difficulty the place gamers might typically be unable to choose up the Lightning Rod relying on the place it dropped.
    • The Lightning Rod zombie will now return to the Dungeon if there aren’t any gamers close by.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place activating the Time Out GobbleGum to progress a spherical through the Most important Quest boss battle would respawn eradicated gamers within the beginning space and down them.
    • Gamers will now respawn within the boss battle enviornment.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place Particular Spherical results wouldn’t disable when coming into the Most important Quest boss battle.
    • Adjusted Deadshot ADS placement to be extra correct towards the Most important Quest boss.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place Krafft might converse to the participant earlier than interacting with him within the Dungeon.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place saving and quitting in a Solo match earlier than talking to Krafft would forestall Most important Quest development after loading the save.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place the Gentle Ritual mirrors couldn’t be interacted with after a participant joins in progress.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place wisps within the Gentle Problem for the Mystic Orb would freeze visually however nonetheless depend towards completion.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place the Mystic Orb wouldn’t be seen to gamers becoming a member of in progress after the Knight’s Ceremony.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place Most important Quest progress was not saved when choosing up the Mystic Orb after the Knight’s Ceremony and saving and quitting in a Solo match.Addressed a difficulty the place the Durendal sword may very well be floating upon loading right into a saved Solo match.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place melee weapons wouldn’t be capable to open one of many locks on the Pack-a-Punch container.
    • Closed an exploit the place gamers would take no harm and be unable to maneuver when failing the Sanctuary timed problem.
    • Addressed some situations the place a selected set of interactions might result in clean goal textual content.
    • Addressed a difficulty the place the Blood Aetherium Crystal might get caught in a non-playable space.
    • Addressed some points with visible results spawning in non-intended areas.
    • Up to date the mannequin for the Mystic Orb.

• Terminus
  • Addressed a difficulty the place gamers respawned by progressing a spherical through the Most important Quest boss battle with the Time Out GobbleGum can be unable to see the boss’s well being bar.
  • Addressed a difficulty the place the Workshop Lockdown Most important Quest step would finish early by putting a Shock Cost after beginning.
  • Velocity Increase choice now correctly features through the Boat Race Facet Quest.

Modes

• Useless Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle (NEW)
  • Compete in an undead model of the stop-and-go recreation in Useless Gentle, Inexperienced Gentle. Within the “Inexperienced Gentle” part, gamers achieve a bonus to earned Essence, so rack up the zombie eliminations. As soon as “Crimson Gentle” is named, Essence is drained from any participant who strikes, so spend massive earlier than this part or cling tight to keep away from throwing away your hard-earned forex. And it doesn’t finish there. When the dreaded “Useless Gentle” part begins, put together for a troublesome battle as a meaner wave of enemies strategy.
  • Accessible first in Citadelle des Morts, with Liberty Falls added after Week 1.

• Directed Mode
  • Directed Mode now out there for Citadelle des Morts with distinctive rewards.
    • NOTE: The deadline to earn the Most important Quest early completion rewards for Citadelle des Morts through Commonplace Mode has been prolonged till the top of Season 01 to permit gamers extra time to finish the Most important Quest.
  • Prolonged time between rounds and the delay between spawning zombies after 5 looped rounds on the spherical cap in Directed Mode.

• Coaching Course
  • Addressed a difficulty that may forestall the “Getting New Weapons” station from progressing.

Weapons

• Addressed a difficulty the place gamers would lose the power to equip a second weapon if the “Weapon Cycle” setting was enabled.

GobbleGums

• Addressed a difficulty that left the participant susceptible briefly whereas teleporting from “Anyplace However Right here!” or “Nowhere However There” GobbleGums.

Ammo Mods

• Shadow Rift
  • Big Game
    • Big Game will now not deal deadly harm to Elite enemies.

Subject Upgrades

• Aether Shroud
  • Void Sheath Increase
    • Addressed a difficulty the place melee weapon harm wouldn’t be elevated.

Scorestreaks

• Mutant Injection
  • Addressed a difficulty the place Mangler Cannon results may very well be caught on the display after the Scorestreak has ended.

• Chopper Gunner
  • Addressed a difficulty the place the gun from the Chopper Gunner may very well be used after the Scorestreak has ended.

• Sentry Turret
  • Addressed a difficulty that prevented a Sentry Turret from being positioned after utilizing the Balmung charged skill.

Energy-Ups

• Fireplace Sale
  • Addressed a difficulty the place hardly ever Fireplace Sale would go away an additional Thriller Field on the map.

Enemies

• Doppelghast
  • Addressed a difficulty the place the needle blast from a Doppelghast affected by Mind Rot might hurt the participant.

• Vermin
  • Addressed a difficulty the place Vermin might typically hit twice with one assault.

Actions

• Splitscreen
  • Addressed a difficulty the place zombies would typically ignore the host participant.

Challenges

• Camo Challenges
  • Addressed a difficulty the place Pack-a-Punched GS45s wouldn’t progress the Siamese Camo after Army Camo development was full.

• Each day Challenges
  • Addressed a difficulty the place the “Drink 3 Perk-a-Colas” Each day Problem wouldn’t progress.

• Calling Card Challenges
  • Status 3: Explosive Shock
    • Addressed a difficulty the place the Explosive Shock Status 3 Calling Chard Problem was not monitoring correctly.
  • Status 8: Shut Call
    • Up to date this Problem to depend kills from teleporting with the “Anyplace However Right here!” GobbleGum.
    • Up to date this Problem to additionally embrace “Nowhere However There!” GobbleGums.
  • Addressed points that prevented the next challenges from monitoring correctly:
    • Trophy Hunter: “Insanity”
    • Status 6: “Gullible”
    • Status 7: “Outdated Trustworthy”
    • Status 10: “Stupify”

Warzone

• Fastened a difficulty permitting gamers to realize the advantages of the Battle Prepared Wildcard whereas grabbing a loadout with a unique Wildcard.
• Fastened a difficulty inflicting enemy parachute opening sounds from occluding correctly, making it appear enemies parachuting are nearer than they had been.
• Fastened a difficulty stopping gamers from utilizing an Superior UAV after already calling one in through the match.
• Fastened a difficulty stopping controller gamers from utilizing a Killstreak if it isn’t showing on the HUD.
• Fastened a difficulty stopping gamers from dropping stacks of $500.
• Fastened a difficulty stopping spawn safety on Rebirth Island from functioning correctly.
• Fastened a difficulty stopping the exfil animation from taking part in in Ranked Play.
• Fastened a difficulty that would kick gamers out of a match when leaving a chat channel.