COD CW Update 1.24 (Season 6) Patch Notes

• “Forsaken,” the Final Chapter ofBlack Ops Cold WarZombies— Experience the epic conclusion toBlack Ops Cold WarZombies, complete with a new Perk, a new Wonder Weapon, new Main Quest, and more.
• Additional Zombies Updates— PhD Slider makes its debut, and the Hand Cannon and ARC-XD arrive as Support Weapons in Outbreak and round-based maps.
• TreyarchBlack Ops Cold WarZombies Recap— Prepare for a deeper dive into the events leading up to “Forsaken” from Treyarch.
• New Multiplayer Maps— Fight through Adler’s broken mind in Deprogram, take to a Soviet version of an American Main Street, and prepare for a Gunfight in the KGB HQ vault known as Gluboko.
• New Operators— Alex Mason arrives in the Season Six Battle Pass, and Perseus Operative “Fuze” makes an explosive impact during the season.
• Five Weapons— A lever-action Shotgun and a reliable Assault Rifle within the Battle Pass system, in addition to a deadly new melee weapon earned via challenge, all available on day one of Season Six. During the season, expect to earn a unique SMG and a set of dual-wield melee tools.
• Prepare for The Haunting— We hope you like scary movies… the Halloween event spectacular will take place from October 19 through November 2.
• New Prestige Levels— Become a true Prestige Master.

Full Changelog

GLOBAL

Battle Pass

• Season Six
  • New 100-Tier Battle Pass available.
• Operators
  • Mason
    • New Mason Operator available at Tier 0 in the Season Six Battle Pass.
  • Fuze
    • New Fuze Operator arriving later in the season.
  • Bulldozer
    • Three bonus panda-themed Operator Skins for Bulldozer included with Season Six Battle Pass Bundle purchase.
• Weapons
  • .410 Ironhide
    • New .410 Ironhide Shotgun available for free at Tier 15 of the Battle Pass System.
  • Grav
    • New Grav Assault Rifle available for free at Tier 31 of the Battle Pass System.

Weapon Unlock Challenges

• Battle Axe
  • New Battle Axe melee weapon available via in-game challenge in Multiplayer or Zombies, or via unique Blueprint version in the Store at the start of Season Six.
• Sai
  • Unlock Challenge available for the Sai Melee weapon in Multiplayer and Zombies.
• EM2
  • Unlock Challenge available for the EM2 assault rifle in Multiplayer and Zombies.
• TEC-9
  • Unlock Challenge available for the TEC-9 SMG in Multiplayer and Zombies.

Weapon Tuning

• Assault Rifles
  • EM2
    • Reduced maximum damage from 48 to 42.
    • Increased vertical recoil on first bullet fired.
    • Removed -7% fire rate penalty from 25.8” Task Force Barrel attachment.
    • Increased horizontal recoil control penalty on 25.8” Task Force Barrel attachment from 15% to 25%.
  • C58
    • Added 12% horizontal recoil reduction to STANAG 60 Rnd Drum attachment.
    • Added 8% vertical recoil reduction to STANAG 60 Rnd Drum attachment.
• Submachine Guns
  • TEC-9
    • Reduced ADS speed from 0.233 to 0.266.
    • Reduced sprint to fire speed from 0.3 to 0.333.
    • Reduced weapon swap speed from 0.35 to 0.375.
    • Increased effective range penalty on Burst Fire Repeater Muzzle attachment from 15% to 33%.
  • KSP 45
    • Reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4x to 1.33x.
    • Increased damage increase on 10.5” Task Force Barrel attachment to 8%.
  • LC10
    • Reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4x to 1.33x.
• Pistols
  • Marshal
    • Reduced max damage range from 5.08m to 3.81m.
    • Reduced firing speed from 0.35 to 0.366.
    • Increased range penalty on Dragon’s Breath attachment from 8% to 25%.
    • Bonus Damage from Dragon’s Breath is now reduced at ranges beyond 6.66m. Maximum bonus damage has been reduced from 40 to a maximum of 24. The 12.1” Extended Barrel attachment increases this range before damage drop off.
• Shotguns
  • All Shotguns
    • Increased effective damage range bonus on Ranger Barrel attachments from 30% to 33%.
  • Hauer 77
    • Added slightly longer visual shake after firing.
  • Streetsweeper
    • Added more dramatic visual and weapon movement when firing.
• Specials
  • Nail Gun
    • Shots to the head and neck now do 2x damage

Prestige Levels and Rewards

• Added four new Prestige Levels (24-27) and Prestige Rewards:
  • Level 50: New Prestige, Emblem, Prestige Key, Weapon Blueprint, and Battle Pass Tier Skip
  • Level 100: New Prestige, Emblem, Prestige Key, and Battle Pass Tier Skip
  • Level 150: New Prestige, Emblem, Prestige Key, and Battle Pass Tier Skip
  • Level 190: All Season Challenges Available
  • Level 200: New Prestige, Emblem, Prestige Key, Battle Pass Tier Skip, Master Prestige Calling Card
  • Levels 250 – 1,000: New Prestige Key every 50 levels

Prestige Shop

• New “Trench Crawler” Weapon Blueprint added to the Prestige Shop.
• New Legacy Calling Cards added to the Prestige Shop.

Main Lobby

• Updated main lobby theming for Season Six

MULTIPLAYER

Maps

• Deprogram (6v6)
  • New map added to Multiplayer rotation in 6v6 modes.
• Amerika (6v6)
  • New map added to Multiplayer rotation in 6v6 modes.
• Gluboko (2v2, 3v3)
  • New map added to Multiplayer rotation in Gunfight and Face Off modes

Season Challenges

• 20 new Multiplayer Season Challenges available to be revealed and unlocked with exclusive Calling Card and XP rewards.
• Reveal a new Challenge every 10 Season Levels. Complete all 20 Season Challenges to unlock the Season Six Multiplayer Master Animated Calling Card.

Operator Missions

• New Season Six Operator Missions available in Multiplayer.

Featured Playlists

• Deprogram 24/7
• Face Off Gluboko 24/7
• NukeJacked 24/7
• Gunfight Tournament
• Face Off 6v6 (now featuring Gluboko)
• 12v12 Moshpit (now featuring Deprogram and Amerika)
• Party Games
• Multi-Tea

ZOMBIES

Round-Based Maps

• “Forsaken”
  • New free round-based Zombies map available in Season Six.

Main Quest

• Main Quest coming to “Forsaken” starting at 10AM PT October 7th.

Perks

• PhD Slider
  • New upgradeable Perk now available from the PhD Slider machine in “Forsaken” and in the Der Wunderfizz machine in all round-based maps and Outbreak.
  • Skill Tiers
    • Base ability – Sliding into enemies triggers an explosion. The size and damage increase the farther you slide before impact.
    • Skill Tier I – Immunity to environmental damage while sliding.
    • Skill Tier II – Increased slide duration.
    • Skill Tier III – Immunity to self-inflicted explosive damage.
    • Skill Tier IV – Increased slide speed.
    • Skill Tier V – Falling from a large height will trigger an explosion. The size and damage increase the higher you fall.

Wonder Weapons

• Chrysalax
  • New multi-function Chrysalax Wonder Weapon available in “Forsaken” via in-game quest, Trials, or the Mystery Box.
  • Chrysalax Savager mode takes the form of an Aetherial battle axe. Players can kill multiple zombies with a single swipe and throw a spinning energy blade in melee form.
  • Chrysalax Storm mode takes the form of a rapid-fire energy weapon by transforming the axe hilt into a front grip. Shots have the chance to turn normal zombies into Aetherium Crystal bombs.
• D.I.E.
  • The D.I.E. Wonder Weapon can now be upgraded at the Pack-a-Punch machine.

Support Weapons

• ARC-XD
  • New ARC-XD Support Weapon available in all round-based maps and Outbreak.
• Hand Cannon
  • New Hand Cannon Support Weapon available in all round-based maps and Outbreak.

Enemies

• New Elite enemy introduced in Season Six: The Abomination.
• Adjusted Plaguehound pounce behavior to make their attacks easier to telegraph and dodge.
• Adjusted Tempest teleport behavior so that it now teleports in bursts. After multiple teleports, it will be unable to teleport for a period of time.

Traps

• Suspended Hind
  • New trap available in “Forsaken.”

Intel

• New in-game Dark Aether story Intel available to discover in “Forsaken.”

Challenges

• Added new Zombies Challenges for “Forsaken,” including a new Dark Ops Challenge.
• 20 new Zombies Season Challenges available to be revealed and unlocked with exclusive Calling Card and XP rewards.
  • Reveal a new Challenge every 10 Season Levels. Complete all 20 Season Challenges to unlock the Season Six Zombies Master Animated Calling Card.

Operator Missions

• New Season Six Operator Missions available in Zombies.

Features

• Rampage Inducer now available in Local offline play.

Dead Ops Arcade 3

• Gameplay
  • Addressed invisible collision on the “Barrelly Making It!” map.
  • Addressed a situation where the Geothermal pool could activate during fade to black and possibly kill player during Arena gameplay.
  • Improved loot spawn point on the Geothermal map to prevent items from spawning inside/close to objects.
• Stability
  • Addressed an issue with “out of memory” scenarios in late-stage games.
  • Added general stability and exploit fixes.

Onslaught (PlayStation)

• Maps
  • Deprogram added to Onslaught map rotation.
• Intel
  • Added new Dark Aether story Intel to discover in Onslaught.
• Modes
  • Onslaught Elite
    • Face Elite enemies with every Surge in this new Onslaught mode.
    • Survive 20 Surges to unlock the new “Rock Salt” Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint.

Featured Playlists

• Forsaken[NEW]
• Outbreak (Endless and 3 Region)
• Mauer der Toten
• Firebase Z
• Die Maschine
• Dead Ops Arcade: First Person
• Dead Ops Arcade
• Onslaught (PlayStation)
• Onslaught Deprogram (PlayStation)[NEW]
• Onslaught Elite (PlayStation)[NEW]
• Onslaught Containment (PlayStation)