The Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare patch promised earlier this week, which ended up getting delayed, has finally been released. As expected, patch notes are split between Warzone and the main game Modern Warfare. For Warzone, players have the new Plunder: Blood Money variant to look forward to. Blood Money drops cash with every kill, and pays extra for finishing Bounty Contracts and performing finishing moves. Multiplayer fans get the new Khandor Hideout map, with its own 24/7 playlist. There’s also the new Talon operator bundle in the store, but that’s basically it for new content. The rest of the patch notes cover fixes and balance changes for practically all parts of the game. In Warzone battle royale, the price of loadout drops has been increased to $8,500. Disconnected players will now drop their loot, and award a kill to the player who downed them. Infinity Ward has also made it so averting a Bounty Contract will now pay less. Controller players have a new set of button layouts to try, which make it easier to play and quickly ping the environment by making use of the bumpers. Likewise, the Buy Station layout has been updated to both be easier to read for everyone, and easier to navigate on controllers. Warzone also gets the four weapons outlined earlier this week (725, MK2 Carbine, EBR-14, Deagle) which can all be found as floor loot. Though we did get a new shotgun, shotgun damage in extreme close range has been nerfed so no single shotgun blast will down a fully-armoured player. The developer also fixed a bug that prevented players from deploying their parachute when equipping a gas mask, but not the annoying animation that interrupts shooting. On PC, Infinity Ward finally answered our prayers and made it so stuns are less painful to endure. Read on below for the full patch notes, and don’t forget to check our Warzone tips and best loadouts.
New modes/maps
New Coalition operator, Talon. Khandor Hideout 24/7 playlist in Modern Warfare multiplayer! NVG Infected multiplayer mode - Infected in the dark. Survivors have a thermal sight and limited NVG battery, but the Infected can see in dark. Realism damage. Plunder: Blood Money - guaranteed cash drops on all kills. Bounty Contracts and finishing moves pay extra cash.
General fixes
When using a Tactical Insertion in the crawl space near the oil derrick on Rust, the player will spawn elsewhere on the map instead of where the Tac Insert was placed. This has been fixed. When using KBM, the navigation arrows used to change which Season you’re viewing go in the wrong direction. This has been fixed. Fixed a bug where the killcam showed the player they were killed by Thermite rather than underbarrel thermite. In some cases, Xbox players might experience in-game stuttering after the console has been in Rest Mode and the “Instant On” setting is enabled. This has been fixed. Fix for a bug where players could see Daily Challenges rewarding duplicate rewards instead of XP. We now show weapon and equipment counts in the killcam. If a player was using Stopping Power, then the ammo count will be orange to denote this. We also show whether a player was using Dead Silence in the killcam as well. Since the 3/10 update, some players could encounter white flashes of light/VFX when shooting/standing near a wall, object, or another player. This has been fixed.
Weapons
Increased the max travel time for Crossbow bolts from three seconds to six seconds for longer distance shots. Bolt action rechamber will no longer be retriggered if interrupted after the round has been ejected (this fixes an issue with redundant bolt action rechambers after weapon switches). Removing inaccurate attachment description from Solozero NVG Enhanced Scope: “Optic glint visible to enemies”.
Perks
Amped: increased Amped reload speeds for the Strela-P, PILA, and JOKR. E.O.D: fixed an issue where Thermite equipment was not showing the damage resistance icon even though damage resistance was being applied. Stuck Thermite and Thermite bolts no longer have their damage reduced.
Field Upgrades
Field Upgrade Pro: stopped cases where failed Field Upgrade placements would cause equipment to be used. Tactical Insert: added broken Tactical Insert icon that is shown when the Tac Insert is destroyed. EMP Drone: allow the EMP Drone to be used at the start of a new round in multi-round game modes. Stopping Power: we’ve doubled the amount of Stopping Power ammo given to Akimbo weapons. Deployable Cover: shotguns now destroy Deployable Cover with three melee hits. Added damage stats for vehicle and thermite damage. Fixed a bug where placing Deployable Cover on a door two times would allow the door to be moved.
PC-specific
Stun Grenades are now less intense. Several fixes to prevent crashes and improve stability.
Spec Ops
Operation Strongbox: fix for the vault location/crypto key objective markers not displaying on the Tac-Map. Operation Strongbox: fixed a bug that prevented guided rockets from locking onto the enemy helicopter. Operation Brimstone: fixed a bug where objective icons were not appearing on the Tac-Map. Operation Crosswind: fix for sometimes jumping out of the plane into an out of bounds area. Operation Crosswind: fix for enemies not spawning in the plane if one player is outside of the plane during the regroup. Operation Headhunter: fix for Cruise Missile marking teammates as enemy targets. Operation Just Reward: fix for stealth being automatically broken when retrying the Operation. Operation Just Reward: enemy sentries will no longer shoot players parachuting in. Rebalanced explosive damage against Juggernauts. Fix for a bug where the Double Time Perk was not awarding the correct speed bonuses. Fixed a camera bug that could sometimes drift off the while in the pickup truck. Fix for icons not appearing correctly when using UAV. Fix for exploit involving molotovs and munitions crates. Fix for High Alert not triggering on suicide bombers or juggernauts. Fix for throwing knife not killing enemies in one hit. Fix for players respawning with empty ammo clips/magazines. Fix for enemy melee attacks ignoring player armor. Fix for Restock perk not showing grenades recharging. Fix for Suicide Bombers playing their VO too frequently.
Ground War
Fix for a bug that resulted in a player falling through the map upon spawning on a tank as it became full.
Warzone
New weapons can be found on the ground and in Supply Boxes: 725 Shotgun, MK2 Carbine (Marksman Rifle), EBR-14 (Marksman Rifle) and the .50 GS (Handgun). Players who disconnect in Last Stand will now drop their items when leaving the game. Fix for a bug where the animation for the player equipping a gas mask will interrupt and block players from deploying their parachute. Tuned close up shotgun damage to prevent a single shotgun blast from downing a fully armored player. Stopping power can still make this happen. Added Warzone specific controller button layouts. The Bumper Ping and Bumper Ping Flipped layouts will allow those playing Warzone with a controller to use the Ping feature more efficiently.
Plunder
Players can no longer stack self-revive kits. Players that are spectating still get plunder payouts from contracts but at only 40% of the value paid to living players. Fixes to help prevent hitching when interacting with Cash Deposit Helicopters and Recon Contracts.
Battle royale
Fix for a rare bug that allowed players to equip two riot shields if they had two different camos, but only one would appear on the player. Made it easier to see which item is selected while using a Buy Station. Updated button layout for equipment while using gamepad. Fixed a bug for players are not receiving a banner on the top right of the screen for allies or enemies initiating kill streaks . Prevent bullets that hit the riot-shield from depleting player armor. If a player flies the Recon Drone out of bounds, the player will hear the out of bounds countdown timer but will not see the countdown splash on their screen. This has been fixed Fix for various and potential exploits. Field Upgrades: Fixed a bug where some Field Upgrades were not ending at the end of the pre-match. Players will now get a kill when someone that you’ve downed, disconnects from the game. Reduced the amount of cash given for averting a bounty. Increased price of Loadout Drop within the Buy Station to $8,500.
