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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 5 patch notes

Here are the changes you might have missed while getting hyped about Stadium

Season 5 is without a shadow of a doubt the most hotly anticipated season in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Map changes in Warzone, crazy backstory development, new operators, multiplayer maps, and weapons – it’s a lot to take in all at once.

With all the new content flying around, you may have missed some of the actual updates to both Modern Warfare’s multiplayer and Warzone that have been rolled out in the Season 5 patch. While there’s no weapon balancing just yet (so the infamous Bruen from NICKMERCS’ Warzone loadouts still shreds, unfortunately) there have been plenty of weapon rotations, new modes, bug fixes, and other minor changes that have flown under the radar amid all the excitement of Stadium’s roof being blown off.

Here we share the full list of updates released by Infinity Ward and also throw in a few new changes that were for some reason left off of the Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 5 patch notes.

PLAYLIST UPDATE

Modern Warfare

  • Ground War (Adding Verdansk International Airport)
  • Blueprint Gunfight
  • Search and Destroy Double Down (12v12)
  • Face-Off (Livestock)
  • Oil Rig and Harbor 24/7

Warzone

  • BR Duos
  • BR Trios
  • BR Quads
  • BR Solos Buy Back (previously called BR Solos Stimulus)
  • Blood Money Quads
  • Mini Royale Trios (Fast-paced Battle Royale in condensed areas of Verdansk) 

GENERAL FIXES

  • Added Weapon Inspect
  • Fix for an issue where store bundle images could get stuck on the previous bundle image when scrolling on PC
  • Fixes to prevent screen tearing
  • Fix for an issue where Price and Gaz occasionally lose their eye models while navigating various menus
  • Fixed a bug where, when the ‘Headshots Only’ option is set in a custom game, the male Operator hitboxes aren’t functioning properly
  • Fix for an issue where the default scope on the Rytec AMR cannot be customized
  • Fix for a bug where Care Packages, Juggernauts, and Emergency Airdrops were not getting properly refunded to the player if getting the ‘Too many vehicles, refunding killstreak’ message in a Custom Game
  • Stopping Power rounds are now preserved on dropped weapons
  • Added a brief decay period when transitioning from heavy footsteps (sprint, tactical sprint) to lighter footsteps (walk). This addresses players immediately becoming quiet upon slowing down from fast movements
  • Fixed a bug where the player’s choice of weapon fire and scope states were not being saved and restored after interacting with the Sentry Gun, Shield Turret, and Care Package
  • (We’ll have weapon tuning and other weapon adjustments in a future patch. Stay tuned for updates.) 

MODERN WARFARE

  • Fix for invisible collision appearing in Barakett Promenade
  • Fix for a bug where the 23.0″ RPK Barrel was appearing broken in-game and in the Gunsmith menu
  • Fix for an exploit where players were able to give themselves unlimited ammo
  • Fix for an exploit using the Recon Drone and Care Package
  • The PKM – Bludgeoner will now gather ammo from any other PKM weapon
  • Fixed an issues where players were hearing the missed hit VO for the Precision Airstrike when right after calling it in
  • Added a VO line when a player’s High Alert warning is triggered
  • Fixed an issue where players could receive ‘wallbang’ kills when shooting through players

WARZONE

  • New Warzone loot items!
  • Gulag weapons will now rotate every week between four sets total
  • Increased effective damage range for all semi-auto DMR and semi-auto Sniper Rifles
  • Increased effective damage range for the FR 5.56
  • Fix for a bug where the player’s physics could be controlled by the helicopter while they parachute out
  • Fix for an issue where players were unable to call in any Air Strikes
  • Fix for seeing invalid pings on the Heartbeat Sensor
  • Added new VO lines to warn players of enemy Recon Drones being called in near them (BR only)
  • Previously, the Most Wanted contract could respawn dead players. Now, it can respawn players in the Gulag in any state
  • Fix for the ‘Alive in Gas’ challenge timer

CALL OF DUTY LEAGUE

  • Fix for an exploit while inside the blue kiosks on Piccadilly
  • New restricted attachments:
    Muzzle – Suppressors (all)
    Optic – Thermal Sights (all)
    Underbarrel – Merc Foregrip

CO-OP MODES (Tac Ops, Classic Special Operations, Survival)

  • Team Ping is now enabled in these modes
  • New Challenges: Playing it Bogart – Defeat enemies in style while supporting your teammates in these Co-Op Focused Challenges

SPECIAL OPERATIONS: SURVIVAL

  • Added new map, Crash
  • Fix for exploit involving the Equipment Store

PC

  • Improved stability
  • VRAM usage is now displayed in 2 separate bars: one for Warzone and the other for multiplayer
  • Added a keybind for Air Vehicles’ Horn in the Killstreak and Vehicles tab in the Options menu

Other changes not in the patch notes

  • Patched a bug where Recon Drones could be flown into inaccessible areas
  • Key cards added back into Warzone – these access both the bunkers and locked rooms in Stadium
  • Warzone skydiving trails have changed
  • Exploit where players could view enemy positions on the minimap after a death in multiplayer has been patched