The latest Modern Warfare update has landed. Many changes have been made across the board including changes to many weapons, changes to perks and more.
Official Patch Notes
- Special Operations: “Harbinger” and “Brimstone”
- Classic Special Operations: “Door Kick”, 3 Star Rating System and Rewards
- 3-star rating system (based on time completed)
- XP & MP unlocks based on your star rating after finishing a game.
- Multiplayer:
- Realism Moshpit (Domination, Hardpoint, Headquarters, Kill Confirmed)
- Gun Game
- Fix for a bug where a player could spawn without a character model when spawning in on a friendly vehicle
- Fixes for various exploits across all maps and modes
- Fix for an issue where copying an opposing players loadout was also copying their killstreaks
- Fix for the After-Action report not displaying newly acquired awards
- Fix for player rank icons not appearing on the scoreboard
- Shortened the amount of time an execution animation plays
- Accessibility: Added the option to Always Sprint
- Footsteps: Adjusted volume and sound type played for crouch walk and walking while Aiming Down Sights
- Dead Silence: Fix for the Dead Silence Field Upgrade not lasting the correct amount of time when CDL rules are enabled
- Fix for nameplates being visible in a certain location on Piccadilly
- Updates to the obituary (killfeed); removed “Avenged” and “Save Player”, play of the game owner, and player rank increases
- Fix for players being able to join a match even though they’ve been blocked
Private Match:
- Added the option to disable the spawn camera
- Fix for a bug where the ‘Starting Flags Captured’ private match option was not functioning as intended
- Fix for the bomb screen appearing blank when defusing or planting the bomb in Search and Destroy with Realism enabled. Added bomb carrier indicator.
Killstreaks:
- Fixed an issue where selected killstreaks would revert to the previous selection mid-match
- Fix where players using the Shield Turret killstreak could see through smoke at certain angles with the side panels of the turret
- Dead Silence: Fix for the Dead Silence Field Upgrade not lasting the correct amount of time when CDL rules are enabled
- Thermal scopes are now able to see through smoke grenades
- Added the option to disable the spawn camera
- Fixed an issue where the mount interaction prompt was disappearing when planting or diffusing the bomb in Search and Destroy
1 Life Mode Fixes:
- Fix for camera getting stuck on the death location when transitioning to spectate
- Fix for the weapon not animating when sprinting at the beginning of the round
Infantry Assault Vehicle:
- Reduced damage radius and lethality of the turret
Progression/Challenges/Missions Fixes:
- Cleaned up and updated descriptions for various challenges
- Officer Challenge: “Heads Up”
- “Destroy Vehicles with Launchers”
- “Doing Work”
- “Aggression”
- “Expert Gunsmith”
- “One Trick Pony”
Lethals/Tacticals:
- Fix for Decoy Grenade showing a red blinking light for both allies and enemies
- Slightly brightened the player outline when using the Snapshot Grenade
Single Player:
- Fix for a bug that could cause an error when selecting a mission
Perks:
- Spotter: perk was not marking equipment, Field Upgrades, or Killstreaks through walls in FFA. Fix for Spotter perk not marking UAVs and slightly brightened outlines
- E.O.D: Fix for players losing HUD elements after hacking an enemy claymore in certain scenarios
- Fix for the “Quick Fix” perk not giving faster regeneration when earning kills with the throwing knife.
- Fix for the “Amped” perk not stowing the Riot Shield as quickly as it should
- Fix for rocket launcher camos not unlocking or tracking properly
- Fix for the Model 860 camos not unlocking or tracking properly
- FN SCAR 17: slight increase in ADS time, reduction to barrel and bipod grip penalties
- Fix for a white placeholder box appearing when leveling up a weapon and unlocking new attachments
- Added descriptions to all optics that have scope glint
- Fixed an issue where the P90 + FFS Ring Sight would create a scope glint
- Thermal scopes are now able to see through smoke grenades
- Fix for charms not appearing where they should on various weapons
Leaderboards/Combat Records:
- Fixed a bug where selecting “All” would sometimes kick the player back to the main menu
- Added CTF and Hardpoint into Combat Records
Audio: Voice chat options:
- No Effect – default voice chat. No additional effects or EQ adjustments
- Stealth Comms – Bring the immersion of the Campaign into Multiplayer with added SAS radio effects to voice chat
- Classic Chatter – Feeling nostalgic? Coordinate with your team using classic Modern Warfare radio effects
Special Operations:
- Added munitions drops! After various objectives, a care package will drop to provide you with much needed munitions!
- Various exploit fixes
- Fix for an issue where players could lose functionality after using the EMP Drone in Operation Crosswind
- Fix for crashes that occur when viewing the scoreboard from the match summary
Survival:
- Fix for enemies spawning out of bounds on Piccadilly
New Features:
- Added an option to hide Friend requests and Party Invitations
- Added support for additional keyboard layouts on PS4
Stability:
- Several fixes to prevent crashes and improve stability
General Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the boot up sequence volume would be too loud
- Various keybinding adjustments
- Players are now able to back out of the Gesture and Spray Wheel by clicking anywhere
- More fixes to prevent hitching/stuttering during cutscenes
- Fixed an issue where the Main Menu music would not play when users activated the Skip Introduction Movie option
- Fix for an error that could occur when attempting to manage a party
- Multiple fixes for different Aspect Ratios on various menus/screens in the game
- Fix for a bug where the XP Token shortcut key would also open Nvidia Highlights feature simultaneously (Now on “F” key)
- Fix for a bug where some achievements would appear as completed even though they were
