Major Black Ops Cold War update prepares for Season 1’s launch

Black Ops Cold War patch notes Dec 8

GLOBAL

Stability

• Added crash fixes related to ray tracing on next-gen consoles.
• General stability improvements.

Progression

• Addressed an issue where Prestige Levels and Prestige Icons could display inaccurately in lobby menus.
• Addressed an issue where the Prestige 1 icon could display in place of the Commander rank icon in the After Action Report.

UI

• Addressed multiple issues for breadcrumbs appearing incorrectly throughout lobby menus.
• Addressed an issue where the reward animation could sometimes appear corrupted in the After Action Report.

MULTIPLAYER

Playlists

• Motherland Moshpit
  • TDM, Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Hardpoint on Moscow and Crossroads Strike.
  • Hardcore Motherland Moshpit also available in Quick Play (TDM, Domination, Kill Confirmed).
  • Available Dec. 8 until the launch of Season One.

Progression

• Camos
  • Addressed an issue where Mastery camos were not progressing properly for some players, despite being earned.
  • Reduced the number of kills without dying from 3 to 2 for launcher and M79 camo Challenges.

Game Modes 

• Hardpoint
  • Checkmate
    • Adjusted spawns for zones 1, 3, and 4.
    • Resolved an issue where the Hardpoint could be captured behind a crate on zone 4.
  • Garrison
    • Zone 1 adjusted to provide more balanced cover for both teams.
    • Adjusted spawns for zones 2 and 3.
  • Crossroads Strike
    • Adjusted spawns for all Hardpoint zones.
    • Moved zone 4 to the adjacent tents to provide more opportunities for the attacking team.
  • Moscow
    • Removed spawns near back statue for zone 3.
• Control
  • Moscow
    • Adjusted attacker spawns to reduce travel time to objectives.
    • Additional attacker spawns added closer to mid-map when B has been captured.
  • Miami
    • Adjusted attacker spawns to reduce travel time to objectives.
  • Checkmate
    • Adjusted attacker spawns to reduce travel time to objectives.
• Fireteam: Dirty Bomb 
  • Gameplay
    • Reduced spawn protection time to reduce frequency of protection nullifying explosives (e.g. War Machine) for extended periods of time.
    • Addressed an issue where players could collide when redeploying from a Squad Wipe.
    • Addressed an issue where players could land on each other and die if they waited until they were auto-deployed during Infil. 
    • Addressed an issue where players could get stuck by mantling in certain spots on Alpine.
    • Addressed an issue where Containers could spawn inside objects.
  • Scorestreaks
    • Reduced spawn rates of the Gunship, Chopper Gunner, and VTOL Escort.
    • Addressed an issue where the Cruise Missile HUD effects could be seen in the Redeploy menu.
  • Vehicles
    • Addressed an issue where the Hind could exit the playable space in Alpine.
  • HUD
    • Addressed an issue where dust and threat perception effects could display on the overhead camera.
  • Party Invites
    • Addressed an issue with Party invites in Fireteam: Dirty Bomb.
• Combined Arms
  • Adjusted the interact radius on mounted turrets to be easier to get onto.
• Custom Games
  • Added options in Custom Games Scorestreaks settings for Score Reset On Death and Scorestreak Death Penalty, allowing players to set the percentage of score lost on death from 0% (Disabled) to 100% (all score lost on death).
• Round-Based Modes
  • Addressed an issue where players could be kicked for inactivity while spectating in round-based modes.

Weapons

• Visuals
  • Added polish to visual kickback when hip-firing weapons.
• Hauer 77
  • Addressed an animation issue with the Hauer 77 when firing the last shot while aiming down sights.
• Launchers
  • Addressed an issue where launchers could lock onto Stationary Turrets in Combined Arms.
• Optics
  • Addressed an issue that could prevent thermal scopes from showing a thermal overlay when riding a vehicle. 

Scorestreaks 

• Care Package
  • Care Package explosion will no longer damage teammates in Hardcore.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause the Care Package to go through the roof in Checkmate. 
• Combat Bow
  • Addressed an issue where the Tactical Mask icon would incorrectly display when damaging enemies with the Combat Bow.
• Cruise Missile
  • Addressed an issue where damaging a Cruise Missile would not display a hit marker. 
• VTOL Escort
  • Addressed an issue with the VTOL Escort camera when it would be destroyed from going out of bounds.
• Chopper Gunner
  • The Chopper Gunner will now follow its correct shorter path on Crossroads Strike instead of its wider path from Combined Arms. 

Maps

• Crossroads
  • Parachutes can now be activated where applicable in all modes in Crossroads.
  • Added a unique 6v6 intermission camera on Crossroads Strike.
• Armada
  • Parachutes can now be activated where applicable in all modes in Armada.
• Garrison
  • Addressed an issue where one of the explosive barrels would never detonate in Garrison.

Field Upgrades

• Trophy System
  • The Trophy System will now destroy incoming Trophy Systems.
  • Addressed an issue where the Trophy System occasionally would not destroy incoming projectiles.
  • Addressed an issue where shooting your own Trophy System could show enemy infantry hit markers.
• Assault Pack
  • The Assault Pack will now be destroyed if an enemy uses it. 
• Field Mic
  • Addressed an issue where a player could earn double score events if two Field Mics were overlapping. 

Vehicles

• General
  • Added a new Helicopter Aiming Mode option.
  • Addressed an issue where the camera could clip through the player’s head when switching from driver to passenger while aiming down sights in a vehicle.
  • Addressed an issue where players could spawn with corrupted animations if they squad-spawned onto a Dirt Bike as a passenger.

General

• Stability
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when a player was dismembered by an explosive. 
• Finishing Moves
  • General clean-up and bug fixes for Finishing Moves.
  • Addressed an issue where performing Finishing Moves on enemies while being downed would not count toward the Stone Operator unlock challenge. 
• Gestures
  • Added voiceover to first-person Gestures.
• Mouse and Keyboard
  • Addressed an issue when Jump and Mantle were bound to the Mouse Wheel.
  • Addressed an issue with mouse navigation in Theater.
  • Addressed an issue with mic status icon not displaying properly in the Party tab.
  • Addressed an issue with Voice Chat Volume setting functionality.
  • Improved mouse rotation controls for Weapon Inspect.
• Audio
  • Addressed an issue where a character’s exert audio for a weapon melee could be delayed.
• Miscellaneous
  • Addressed an issue where players were not immediately killed when being downed while in water.

ZOMBIES

General

• Progression
  • Addressed an issue causing progress on the Trapper Challenge to get stuck at 255.
  • Addressed an issue that caused incorrect Mastery camo progression information to display.
  • Addressed an issue where incorrect Prestige Icons could display in Zombies menus.
  • Addressed an issue that sometimes caused the player’s primary weapon camo to appear on a Knife equipped as a secondary weapon.
• Combat Record
  • Addressed an issue with incorrect Engagement Range data for some weapons for Zombies.
  • Killing Blows will now register properly for Zombies in Combat Record.
  • Elite Eliminations will now register properly for Zombies in Combat Record.
• UI
  • Addressed issues with text overlapping or extending outside the panel in the Intel menus.
  • Addressed issues with 3D models not properly orienting in Intel menus.
  • Addressed an issue where additional Create-a-Class slots were not appearing in the Zombies lobby on PlayStation platforms.

Die Maschine

• Stability
  • Added various stability fixes.
• Intel
  • Added new Season One Intel to discover in “Die Maschine”.
• Gameplay
  • Closed various exploit areas.
  • Addressed an issue that sometimes caused zombies to get stuck inside a spawn location.
  • Addressed an issue that caused zombies to incorrectly use their ranged attack in specific locations.
  • Addressed an issue that caused zombies to path incorrectly when Decoys were used in specific locations.
  • Addressed an issue that caused the incorrect floor of the mini-map from appearing after spectating.
  • Addressed an issue that caused shadows to appear incorrectly on a quest character when viewed with the flashlight.
• Weapons
  • Addressed an issue that caused ammo to be incorrectly deducted from the D.I.E. Electrobolt while using Aether Shroud.
  • Addressed an issue that caused the incorrect weapon rarity to appear for the player’s weapon after respawning.
  • Addressed an issue that caused the duplication of weapons using the Arsenal under specific circumstances.
• Trials
  • Addressed an issue that caused the Take Damage and Recover Health Trial from granting progress when recovering the bonus health granted by Jugger-Nog.
  • Addressed an issue that prevented a specific Trial from granting a reward.
• Mystery Box
  • Addressed an issue that prevented some weapons from appearing in the cycle animation when using the Mystery Box.
• Main Quest
  • Addressed a rare issue that could cause the Main Quest to stop progressing at the Decontamination step.
• Ping
  • Addressed an issue that caused incorrect icons to display when pinging certain weapons.
• Audio
  • Addressed an issue that could prevent certain voiceover lines from playing.
• UI
  • Addressed an issue that could occur where the Pause menu couldn’t be closed when interacting with the Arsenal.
  • Addressed an issue that caused a mix of visual effects from different Ammo Mods to display when navigating the Skills menu.

Dead Ops Arcade

• Stability
  • Added various stability fixes.
• Gameplay
  • Added Room of Judgment event.
  • Added various enemy AI tuning changes.
  • Added various weapon tuning changes.
• General
  • Added Host Migration to Dead Ops Arcade.
  • Added options to turn off various UI elements and features.

Onslaught (PS4/PS5)

• Intel
  • Added new Season One Intel to discover in Onslaught.
• Gameplay
  • Added various enemy pathing fixes.
  • Addressed a rare issue that could cause a redundant Perk to be granted from power-ups.

PC

• Stability
  • Added various stability fixes.
• General
  • Addressed an issue with text wrapping in Windowed mode.
  • Addressed an issue that could cause a blurry screen with NVIDIA Ansel when using a sniper scope.