CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE - NOVEMBER 22ND PATCH NOTES

WHAT’S NEW

• 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 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
• 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

• 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

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
• Accessibility: Added the option to Always Sprint
• Footsteps: Adjusted volume and sound type played for crouch walk and walking while Aiming Down Sights

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”

Lethals/Tacticals

• Fix for Decoy Grenade showing a red blinking light for both allies and enemies

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.

Leaderboards/Combat Records

• Fixed a bug where selecting “All” would sometimes kick the player back to the main menu

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

• Thermal scopes are now able to see through smoke grenades
• Added the option to disable the spawn camera
• Fixed an issue where mount interaction prompt was disappearing when planting or diffusing the bomb in Search and Destroy

• 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

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 not