Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarThe first season ended almost two months ago, but Treyarch is spicing things up with an update that adds some new maps to the game. Multiplayer is getting Express, a remake of Black Ops 2 map, while Zombies is getting the new Firebase Z map set in Vietnam.
Express is set in an abandoned train station, where players can fight in luggage areas, train tunnels and on the tracks themselves. The map is not very large, which helps to keep the matches quick and the shootings frequent. To ensure that players have a chance to check out the redone map, Treyarch is adding an Express 24/7 playlist for Black Ops Cold War, which will feature only Express with a different game mode each game.
The other great addition to this patch is Firebase Z, the new zombie map. The map is set in the jungles of Vietnam, on a secret research base from the Cold War era. Of course, things went wrong somewhere along the way, freeing Dark Aether and the hordes of undead at the base. In addition to new weapons, new enemies and the long list of secrets and Easter eggs that the map is likely to have, there is also a new advantage called Tombstone, which gives players the chance to come back to life after being knocked down.
Finally, Treyarch also announced that League Play is coming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold February 8 war. The league game is Call of Duty’s multiplayer rating mode and will allow players to face each other in more competitive matches to earn ratings and show off their skills. League Play games feature more specific combinations, ensuring that you are placed with players close to your ranking and allowing players to progress or regress your ranking with each win or loss.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarThe latest patch will be released on February 4 at 2am ET. To take a look at everything that is changing with this patch, you can check out the full patch notes.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, first season, reloaded February 3 update notes
Multiplayer
Maps
Express [NEW]
- Express now available for map rotation in Core and Hardcore modes.
- Express 24/7 playlist now available.
General
- Resolved an issue with uneven distribution of maps in voting playlists without maps.
Modes
Endurance (40 players) [NEW]
- New high player counting mode available in Sanatorium, Ruka and Alpine.
- After a bomb is detonated, a new one goes online to take its place, so five bombs are always available instead of an initial set that is reduced to a single bomb before the next wave.
- The scoring limit has doubled from 500 to 1,000.
Prop Hunt
- Added new maps to the Prop Hunt: Express rotation
- Incursion
- Crossroads Strike
- Armada Strike
Shooting
- Added Nuketown ’84 to the Gunfight map rotation.
- Gunfight 2v2 and 3v3 now available in custom games.
Difficult point
- Updated the Hardpoint scoring event to increase the score the longer the player controls the Hardpoint. This score modifier will be reset when you leave Hardpoint.
- Reduction of the Hardpoint Secured scoring event from 50 to 25 points.
Dropkick
- Reduction of players’ delay time in a game in progress.
To control
- Additional defender spawn points added and updated logic for capture point B in the Raid.
Custom CDL game modes
- Higher player count to allow two viewers on CDL Hardpoint, CDL Search & Destroy and CDL Control.
Featured playlists
- Express 24/7 [NEW]
- FTDB Endurance (40 players) [NEW]
- Shooting projects (including Nuketown ’84)
- Prop Hunt (4 maps added to the rotation)
- 3v3 firearm shooters only
- Face Off (3v3)
- Nuketown 24/7
Weapons
Launchers
- Increased minimum damage for both weapons in the Launcher class.
Equipment
- Resolved an issue where players in the smoke of a Smoke Grenade gained targeting assistance against players outside the smoke.
- Decreased accuracy of the hip shot when preparing a grenade during the run.
Music player
- The original Treyarch song unlocked by War Tracks can now be played in the Music Player at Barracks, including “Pentagon”, “Rooftops”, “115” and “Damned”.
Maps
Firebase Z [NEW]
- New “Firebase Z” map now available through Endless and Round 20 playlists for all players.
Die Maschine
- Players can now complete the complete Omega Intel collection in “Die Maschine”.
- Fixed an issue in “Die Maschine” that rarely placed players off the map when teleporting from Dark Aether.
Express (Onslaught – PS4 / PS5)
- Express now available on Onslaught on PlayStation.
Featured playlists
- Firebase Z Endless [NEW]
- Firebase Z – Round 20 [NEW]
- Dead Ops Arcade Solo Advanced [NEW]
- Onslaught Express [NEW] (PS4 / PS5)
Perks
Tombstone Soda [NEW]
- Tombstone Soda Perk now available on “Firebase Z” and via Der Wunderfizz on “Die Maschine”.
Quick Revive
- Resolved an issue that prevented Quick Revive from reducing the time it takes to regenerate to total health.
Support, support
Napalm Strike [NEW]
- Napalm Strike now available as zombie support.
Artillery [NEW]
- Artillery now available as Zombie Support.
Auto-revive
- Self-Revive will now only drop if a player in the game can equip it.
- You have limited the maximum amount of Self-Revives that can drop in a game to the total number of players in the game.
Sentinel Tower
- Resolved an issue that allowed duplicating the Sentry support item.
Weapons
Assault Rifles
- Increased critical damage on all assault rifles.
- Largest stockpile of maximum ammunition on all assault rifles.
Machine guns
- Increased critical damage in all SMGs.
- Largest stockpile of maximum ammunition in all SMGs.
Shotguns
- Increased base damage on the Streetsweeper shotgun.
- Streetsweeper shotgun increased range.
Plants
- Fixed an issue that prevented attachments from appearing on the Blueprint of the “Western Justice” weapon.
armor
- Level 1 armor will now replace the first drop of armor fragments in a game when no player has armor.
Ammo Mods
Cryofreeze
- Cryofreeze’s cooling reduced from 3 seconds to 1 second to make it a more reliable method of slowing enemies.
Challenges
- Added a new “Requiem Advancement” category of Challenges for future additions.
- Added the first set of six new Requiem Advancement Challenges: “Firebase Z Report”.
- Added new Dark Ops challenge for “Firebase Z.”
Dead Ops Arcade 3
Solo Advanced Start [NEW]
- New private playlist available for solo players.
- Allows players to start at their highest arena checkpoint achieved in Solo mode. No statistics or challenges are recorded, but achievements can be completed, including “Reunited with Fidolina”.
Gameplay
- New collection item added: Divine Shield Potion – grants the player the Divine Shield buff that allows the player to absorb a damage event (30 min. Expiration).
- Added new key spawn locations: Added to the main road tunnel route.
- Added a 1.5 second damage shield on the player while in First Person when damage occurs.
- Made a small adjustment for the progression of the multiplier.
- The automatic life donation now starts automatically after Round 64. The player with the most lives available will now donate to downed teammates with a 120 second waiting time.
- Resolved an issue where the player’s shield was active, although the effect was not visible.
- Resolved an issue that prevented extra lives from being awarded within the expected score limits.
- Various game bug fixes related to the disappearance of Fated Chicken, control of calls when leaving vehicles, unwanted deaths associated with traps, invisible electric poles, missile towers killing players, etc.
Enemies and friendly AI
- Spider’s melee range greatly reduced.
- Removed the Skeleton boss from the arena.
- Demons removed from the arena generation.
- Megaton melee combat distance reduced.
- Reduced spawn rate for the Megaton arena after Round 64.
- Reduced Megaton health in the arena.
- The Megaton Orb weapon is no longer a killing blow to the arena.
- After Round 64, the target target’s selection behavior is now fully weighted against proximity.
- Increased health of the friendly skeleton horde, number of enemies, duration and weapon damage.
- Resolved an issue where melee damage from a friendly skeleton guard was not recorded against enemies.
- Resolved an issue where zombies could speed up while slowing down the clock.
- Resolved an issue where explosive damage against Spider / Meatball enemies was not recorded correctly.
- Resolved an issue where the Spider’s enemies did not appear on the radar.
- Resolved an issue that allowed the Gladiator enemy “Marauder” to kill the melee player when he was not facing the appropriate direction.
- Resolved an issue where Margwa was not leaving loot upon being killed.
Fates
- Predestined Divine Chalice players now gain extra life 37.5% faster than normal players for every 125,000 points.
- Users predestined to the Divine Chalice now reappear with a temporary buff of vitality.
- Players predestined to the Divine Shield now reappear with the Divine Shield buff.
- After Round 64, when a player predestined to the Divine Shield picks up a nuclear bomb, all players will receive a nuclear bomb.
- Player chickens predestined to friendship now last 25% longer.
- The Golden Chicken associated with Friendship Fate now periodically produces eggs in the arena.
- After round 64, the Golden Chicken associated with Friendship Fate will now have a permanently updated weaponry.
- Resolved an issue that could prevent players from collecting a Destiny in the Room of Destiny when the room expires (ie, taking a Stone of Fate less than 4 seconds before the room expires).
Visuals
- Added lighting in the Sala do Destino above pedestals 5 and 6 of Fate Rock.
- Resolved an issue with multiple particle effects with visibility problems.
- Resolved an issue that could prevent the skin of the player’s selected character from displaying correctly.
Weapons
- Fixed an issue with the shotgun pickup that could cause it to start firing slowly before accelerating.
Stability
- Several crash fixes added.
General
- Added several exploit fixes.
- New camera mode added: Extra High.
- Resolved an issue where the player was unable to use the flashlight in the first person.
- Resolved an issue with a collision in the Water Temple arena.
- Fixed an issue in split-screen mode where players entered Wild in the shared viewport mode.
Charge (PS4 / PS5)
- Onslaught Express playlist now available on PlayStation. [NEW]
- Spawns of spaced special enemies.
- Additional enemies added to the “Firebase Z.” mode
Stability
- Added several bug fixes.
General
- The group leader no longer needs to have Dead Ops Arcade 3 installed for his group to participate in other Zombies game modes.
- Resolved an issue that caused zombies to maintain a slowdown debuff forever if it ended while they were maneuvering.
Global
- Resolved an issue that led to unstable voice chat in some circumstances.
PRAÇA
Stability
- Several crash fixes added.
- Fixed a bug that could occur when watching a replay at the Theater.
- Fixed a bug that could prevent the game from starting under some conditions in Windows 7.
General
- Resolved an issue that could result in loss of keyboard / mouse functionality when opening and closing the Windows + G key capture menu.
- Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in the pause menu under certain circumstances during a game.