Modern Warfare 3: December 14th Patch Notes.

Multiplayer CoD MW3 and zombies

STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

• Addressed an issue some players were experiencing where previously unlocked items would become unequipable.

WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES

» Assault rifles «

• RAM-7 (MWIII)
  • The Speedway v5 short-barreled attachment is now available for equipment at the gun store.

Equipment

• Breacher Drone (deadly)
  • Improved impact detection to prevent players from dealing more explosive damage than intended.

SETUP

• The Crimson Fate and Carbon Fate Laser Attachment skins will no longer appear by default when equipped with shotguns.
• Players who purchase the GG EZ Weapon Vault bundle will now be able to use Houndeye’s built-in optical setup.
• Animated emblems are now properly rewarded when reaching prestige levels 1-5.
  • Note: In the coming days, we will be retroactively providing these items to players who were eligible before today’s patch.
• The Stormender “Priceless” and “Interstellar Reward” emblems will now display the correct emblem image.

Multiplayer mode

UIX

• Bugs fixed
  • The kill column on the scoreboard will now display correctly in War Mode.
  • Conversion kit slots for certain weapons will no longer appear blocked despite meeting the requirements.
  • Exiting the Blueprint preview will no longer return the player to the multiplayer menu.
  • When using a controller, hovering over a sector of the Santa’s Slayground Battle Pass will no longer take the player back to the multiplayer menu.
  • Clicking the “View Bundle” button in a Battle Pass bundle in the Operators tab no longer returns players to the multiplayer menu.

PROGRESS

• Challenges that require the destruction of enemy vehicles will now be completed after destroying the following field upgrades:
  • A.C.S.
  • Comms Scrambler
  • Deployable Cover
  • Med Box
  • Munitions Box
  • Portable Radar
  • Suppression Mine
  • Tactical Camera
  • Tactical Insertion
  • Trophy System
• Fixed several issues that were causing progress to not be tracked.

WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES

• Ray gun
  • Measures have been implemented to prevent illegal use outside of support modes.

Cards

• Operation Spearhead (war)
  • Fixed an “out of map” exploit where players could gain access to an unintended rooftop near the launch location.
  • Fixed an “out of map” exploit where players could sneak under the map near the garage.

MODES

• Shootout
  • In a private match, split screen play will no longer cause DEVELOPER ERRROR 12744.
• Search and destroy
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in unintentional increase in the amount of experience in various game events.
• Playlists
  • Increased team deathmatches and confirmed kill point limits in some limited time playlists.
    • 12×12: 150
    • 10×10: 125
    • Small cards: 125
• Private match
  • With CDL rules enabled, the restrictions now comply with the Competitive Settings specification v1.0.
  • The training course has been reintroduced, allowing players to master basic movements and combat skills.

ADVANTAGES

• Ghost T/V camouflage (outfit)
  • Players can now remain stationary for 2 seconds before anti-radar effects are disabled.

ZOMBIE

MISSIONS

Act 4: Dead Signal

• Changes have been made to the mission Escape: Defeat Gorm’gant Step of the Dead Signal.
  • At this stage, lightly armored zombie enemy types were added to provide players with armor.

GAME PROCESS

Contracts

• Ether Extraction
  • Fixed an issue where players attempting to overload the Ether Extractor after the contract expired could be kicked out.

ENEMIES

Zombie

• Aether Worm: Greylorm – Aether Worm: Gray Storm
  • Fixed an issue where Greylorm would instantly die upon spawning.
  • Fixed an issue where eating a Greylorm and capturing a Mimic at the same time could result in players being pushed under the map.

UIX

Weapon

• Fixed an issue where the activity results report would show incorrect descriptions for unlocking Bruen MK9 attachments.

STABILITY

• Fixed a PC related issue that players encountered at the start of Season 1.
  • This fix was released on Monday, December 11th.
• Added various crash and stability fixes.

WARZONE

GAME PROCESS

Battle Royale

• Strongholds
  • The Blacksite Key will only be rewarded upon completing Stronghold for the first time.
  • Subsequent captures by other units will not be rewarded with a key.

Renaissance

• Redeployment
  • The Resurgence redeployment mechanic will now be disabled at the end of Circle 3.
• Public events
  • Public events are disabled in circles 1 and 2.
  • The likelihood that a Public Event will take place later has been adjusted.

Weapon

» Assault rifles «

• DG-56 (MWIII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 40 to 32.
• FR 5.56 (MWIII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 43 to 35.

» Combat rifles «

• BAS-B (MWIII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 39 to 35.
  • Minimum damage reduced from 27 to 25.

» Pistols «

• COR-45 (MWIII)
  • Put your hands on your hips
    • Maximum damage reduced from 45 to 30.
• Renetti (MWIII)
  • Akimbo
    • Maximum damage reduced from 33 to 22.
    • Headshot multiplier reduced from 1.4 to 1.2.

» Marksman rifles «

• DM56 (MWIII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 50 to 41.
  • Minimum damage reduced from 39 to 37.
• KVD Enforcer (MWIII)
  • Headshot multiplier reduced from 2.2 to 1.8.
• MTZ Interceptor (MWIII)
  • Headshot multiplier reduced from 2 to 1.5.
• TYR (MWIII)
  • Put your hands on your hips
    • Maximum damage reduced from 120 to 70.

» Shotguns «

• Haymaker (MWIII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 52 to 36.

» Submachine guns «

• Fennec 45 (MWII)
  • Maximum damage reduced from 25 to 22.
  • Headshot multiplier reduced from 1.35 to 1.25.
  • Lower torso multiplier reduced from 1.1 to 1.

Audio

All modes

• Changed the balance of first-person and enemy footstep sounds.

FROM THE DEVELOPERS

“Since the launch of Season 1 last week, we’ve been actively listening to player feedback about audio issues in Warzone, particularly related to footsteps. This initial update aims to address some of these issues and improve the overall holiday experience.

When making changes like this, we need to carefully examine and consider a complex set of variables. One of the main factors to consider is fidelity in our games to avoid too much of a gap between Warzone, multiplayer and Zombies. Additionally, changes to things like overlap, drop distance, first person vs third party balance, or the mechanics of certain perks can have ripple effects due to the sheer number of interacting/overlapping sounds in Battle Royale.

Please know that we are committed to continuous improvement and ensuring that players can fully immerse themselves in the game while maintaining a competitive edge. We appreciate your continued constructive feedback, and we will continue to work to make Warzone the best it can be on all fronts“.

BUGS FIXED

• Fixed issues with collisions with various elements throughout Urzikstan, allowing players to use/peek/shoot through them.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck in locked buildings that should otherwise be inaccessible.
• Fixed additional issues with incorrect text appearing when completing quests.