Warzone Season 1 patch notes: New map Area 99, Omnimovement, QoL changes, and more

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 patch notes are officially live. The latest season in the Call of Duty Battle Royale has finally integrated into Black Ops 6, and with a brand new map and the movement system, the update is pretty big. The devs have made some serious quality-of-life changes in the game. From integrating all the new weapons to equipment, there is a lot to explore.

If you are wondering what else Warzone Season 1 has to offer, read the entire patch notes here.

Warzone Season 1 patch notes

Here are all the changes done to Warzone Season 1 update:

New Map

Season 01 introduces Area 99, a new Warzone map designed by Treyarch and inspired by Nuketown's high-paced gameplay. This map is set in the Nevada desert at the Echo Ridge Weapons Station — a hidden 1950s government site abandoned after a reactor leak. The map offers intense, tactical combat through desert roadways, open trenches, and pipework around a central Reactor “bullseye,” anticipated as the hottest drop zone. Another key point of interest is a massive crane suspending a Nuketown house in the Loading Bay, adding to the map's unique and dynamic environment.

Points of Interest

Reactor
Bunker
Test Site
Mannequin Assembly
Cooling Towers
Nuketown Shipping
Loading Bay
Warehouse
Manufacturing
Pods

Returning Maps

Urzikstan
Rebirth Islands

Also read, Black Ops 6 Season 1 patch notes: New maps, modes, weapons buff and nerf

Map Adjustments

Urzikstan, Rebirth Island

Vehicles
All new vehicles with improved handling, detailed further below.
Brand new dirtbike for quick rotation.
Loot
All new Black Ops 6 ground loot including weapons and equipment after Warzone Season 1 update.
Visuals
Lighting and visual improvements to the map with Black Ops 6 technology.
Sound
Audio improvements to in-game sound effects including footsteps balance tuning.

Rebirth Island

Submarine
The Submarine POI introduced earlier this year now appears 100% of the time.
Redeploy Drones
Increased Redeploy Drone count and spawn rate for balancing later circles after Warzone Season 1 update.
Biometric Scanner & Weapon Trade Station
Rewards for the Biometric Scanner and Weapon Trade Station have been rebalanced and updated to Black Ops 6 loot after Warzone Season 1 update.

Returning Modes

Battle Royale

This mode offers the classic Warzone experience, centered around high-risk, high-reward gameplay. You and your squad have only but a few attempts to survive - and the match concludes with one ultimate winner.

Player Count: 120 (Solos, Duos, Trios, Quads)
Map: Urzikstan

Resurgence

This mode offers a bit more forgiveness and a whole lot more action. As long as one squad member remains alive, others can redeploy after a countdown. However, once the resurgence window expires, free redeployment is no longer possible for the remainder of the game.

Player Count: 44 (Solos, Duos, Quads), 45 (Trios)
Map: Area 99, Rebirth Island

Plunder

This mode is a squad-based mode where accumulating Cash is the main objective. The squad that gathers the most Cash by the end of a timed period - extended into overtime once a squad reaches $2 million - claims victory. Cash can be earned by eliminating players and collecting their valuables, searching ground loot and Supply Boxes, and completing Contracts and in-game events. Operators can start with a custom Loadout and redeploy after each elimination throughout the entire match.

Player Count: 120
Map: Urzikstan

Bootcamp

This mode is a Quads-only training mode, allowing players to experience Warzone with up to 20 players and 24 bots. XP progression is limited, and the mode does not contribute to Daily/Weekly Challenges or include public events or advanced contracts.

Player Count: 44
Map: Urzikstan

Mode Adjustments

Resurgence
Players will receive an additional 25% discount in the Buy Station on "Redeploy Squadmate" while the Resurgence timer is still active.

Ranked Play

An all-new Ranked Play experience will come to Battle Royale on Urzikstan for the first time with Season 01 Reloaded. Keep an eye open for more intel later this year.

General

Carry-Forward
Weapons, blueprints, operators and skins, and vast majority of the cosmetics from Modern Warfare II and III will be available to players in the Black Ops 6 era of Warzone.
AFK Detection
We have updated the detection logic to determine if a player is AFK during an active match.
Leaderboards
To accommodate and track the new statistics coming with the Black Ops 6 integration, the Warzone Leaderboard stats will be reset at launch.

Armory

The Black Ops 6 Armory (BETA) is a repository that provides access to previously missed Loadout content from prior titles including Modern Warfare II and III. Players can look for and activate an item in the Armory to start earning XP toward unlocking it.
The Armory is unlocked at Player Level 24 and is added to the Level Unlock Menu. This menu serves as a platform to browse items that otherwise cannot be earned through normal weapon progression.
Please note that certain legacy attachments will be missing from the armory at the launch of Season 01. New players seeking to unlock these items can do so by playing the respective legacy title until they are implemented in Black Ops 6 in a future update. Players that have already unlocked this content in previous games are not impacted.

Progression

Season 01 introduces an extensive progression and Prestige system, with 55 levels of unlocks, 10 Prestige levels, and a final Prestige Mastery tier with 1,000 additional levels. Players unlock weapons, equipment, killstreaks, and perks through progression, with exclusive Calling Cards, animated "Dark Ops" cards, and 10 reticle unlocks per optic. Weapon camos include 9 Military Camos per weapon, 2 Special Camos sharable across modes, and 4 Mastery Camos, including animated designs like Gold Tiger and Abyss. Some rewards are exclusive to Black Ops 6 but can be earned retroactively.

Camos

The Weapon Camo grind has been overhauled in Black Ops 6 and is bigger than ever. You’ll be progressing through Camos on the quest to earn the first-ever Call of Duty: Warzone Mastery Camo: Abyss (Season 01).

New Combat

Body Shield
Sneak up behind an unsuspecting enemy and double-tap the melee button to pull them close as your personal shield against incoming fire.
Once they’ve served their purpose, gracefully deliver the coup de grâce.
Body Shield is the spiritual successor to the previous Interrogation mechanic.
Dedicated Melee Weapon
All player loadouts will have a dedicated melee weapon by default, in addition to their primary and secondary weapon slots.
Players can swap to their dedicated melee weapon by holding down the melee button.
Players holding a melee weapon will benefit from unlimited tac sprint.
Shootable Doors
Doors can now be shot open allowing for new tactics and strategy.

Combat Adjustments

Primary Weapon
The Loadout inventory is returning to the classic Warzone experience where players can only equip one Primary weapon.
There is a Wildcard detailed further below that allows for two Primary weapons to be equipped.
Self-Revive Auto Pickup
While downed, players will now be able to automatically loot Self-Revive kits that are within close proximity.
Live Ping Duration
The duration of live pings has been reduced from 3 seconds to 2 in order to bring more balance to a combat engagement.
Armor Plate Replacement Speed
The speed at which players can replace broken or missing armor plates has been increased by 8% to match the fluidity of Black Ops 6 Omnimovement.
Abandon Timer
The time players must wait to give up has been reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds due to the previous Interrogation mechanic being replaced.
Deaths Door
The health at which players will enter the death’s door state has been reduced from 50% to 35%.
The health at which the death’s door state will end has been reduced from 70% to 55%.
This change is due to us wanting to enable Players to better hear and see their surroundings when under threat by an enemy.

New Movement

Omnimovement
The movement and combat innovations from Black Ops 6 are fully integrated into Warzone. This allows players to Sprint, Slide, and Dive in any direction, perform 180-degree Combat Dives, and execute advanced moves like the Combat Supine and Omni-Sprint for dynamic tactical play.
Combat Supine
Drop to a prone position, then rotate your Operator for a complete 360-degree view of your surroundings. Then fire to eliminate the enemy quickly as they appear, all the while staying in the supine position.
Intelligent Movement
Players can now customize elements of how they traverse landscape and navigate combat.
Available in the Keyboard & Mouse or Controller Options under “Movement,” players will find the following features:
Sprint Assist: Choose whether to manually or automatically sprint, tactically sprint, how much of a delay before sprinting begins, and if the assist occurs while sprinting sideways or backwards.
Mantle Assist: Customize how and when to automatically mantle over obstacles.
Crouch Assist: This enables crouching and sliding when the intent is to move through a valid opening.
Corner Slice: Allows the act of inclining weapons (and camera) when adjacent to or moving around a corner. This doesn’t affect aim. Default is “on.”
Unlimited Tac Sprint
Players will have access to unlimited tac sprint via the Sprinter Perk or by holding their dedicated melee weapon.
Mantle Protection
Players will now climb onto thin or high ledges rather than over them to prevent untimely deaths.

Movement Adjustments

Tac Sprint Duration
We heard feedback around default tac sprint duration, so it has been increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.
Landing Tuning
The duration of the shock effect when falling from a near-death height has been reduced to 2.1 seconds from 3 seconds.
The minimum fall damage required before the shock effect from landing is now 55%, up from 50% allowing for slightly higher jumps with less punishment.
This change is made to better enable the movement opportunities that the Black Ops 6 integration allows.
Vertical Ascenders & Horizontal Zipline Improvements Quality of Life
Interacting with the Ascenders and Ziplines lines has been improved, making it easier to attach to the line from an angle or while free falling to increase fluidity.
Redeploy Drones
Redeploy Drones are fixed in place for the duration of a match.
Once a Redeploy Drone has been consumed by the gas, it will leave the map rather than relocating to give a more consistent experience.

Inventory

Streamlined Inventory
At the start of Season 01, we're streamlining the inventory system by removing the “Backpack” and returning to a classic inventory layout, organized by sections for cash, gas mask, armor plates, killstreaks, field upgrades, weapons, ammo and perks.

Perks

Perks in Warzone are now streamlined, allowing players to choose three Perks (one from each color-coded slot) in the Loadouts Menu. Most Pick-3 Perks unlock as you level up but re-lock upon Prestiging. Black Ops 6 player levels carry over to Warzone, unlocking corresponding Perks.

General

Lootable Perks
Lootable Perks return! Each season, players will encounter a number of perks via Ground Loot and Supply Boxes. These perk effects stack on top of the original Pick-3 Perks players have selected in their loadout.
When a player is eliminated, their Pick-3 Perks will drop on the ground as a “Custom Perk Pack” to be recovered or stolen by another player, while any looted perks will disappear.
The Lootable Perks players can find include a mix of perks from the 18 possible Pick-3 Perks, in addition to two perks that are unique to ground loot;
Shrouded
Irradiated
Players will recognize their Pick-3 Perks when they are equipped in the bottom right of the HUD, while lootable perks can be viewed in the Inventory.
Specialist Perk Package
Found as a rare loot drop or Care Package reward, Specialist grants every Perk including all 18 Pick-3 Perks, as well as both Ground Loot exclusive Perks - Irradiated and Shrouded.
If you're eliminated, the Specialist Perk package will disappear.
Can be acquired in Buy Stations in limited quantities for $30,000.
Pre-Match Perks Quality of Life
Perks can now be edited in the pre-match lobby.

Available Perks

Slot 1

Veteran
Reduce the negative effects of some enemy equipment.
Immunity to Grenadier and Snapshots.
Resistant to Flash, Gas, Movement, and Shock negative effects.
While aiming down sights, reduce flinching and extend Hold Breath duration.
Unlocked via Season 01 - The Hit List Event Reward.
Grenadier
Explosive damage slows enemy health regeneration and movement speed.
Throw equipment farther and see a preview of the trajectory.
Throw distance reduced to 15% from 25%.
Increased the delay for enemy health to regen to 10 seconds from 5 seconds.
Unlocked at player level 1.
Dexterity
Reduced weapon motion while jumping, sliding, and diving.
Take less fall damage.
Unlocked at player level 20.
Scavenger
Start equipped with maximum reserve ammo for your primary weapon.
Extra ammunition from Loadout acquisition only.
Resupply ammo, equipment, plates, and extra cash from dead enemies.
Unlocked at player level 26.
Survivor
Start regenerating health more quickly; health regen begins after 3 seconds.
Your allies revive you faster when you’re downed.
The passive ability to ping enemies that down you has been moved to Tracker.
Removed reviving allies faster and the death tax reduction.
Unlocked at player level 47.

Slot 2

Quartermaster
Recharge equipment over time (50 seconds).
Unlocked at player level 1.
Bomb Squad
Reduces incoming explosive and fire damage (does not reduce Killstreaks damage).
Spot enemy equipment and Killstreaks through walls.
Can hack enemy equipment; ADS to highlight equipment for your squad.
Unlocked at player level 8.
Tracker
Track enemy footsteps; bullets you fire briefly mark an enemy on contact for you and your squad.
Hitting the enemy from farther away increases the time they are marked.
Enemies that down you are automatically pinged.
Unlocked at player level 29.
Sprinter
Can Tactical Sprint indefinitely.
Unlocked at player level 32.
Cold-Blooded
Undetectable by AI targeting and thermal optics.
Prevents some enemy recon Perks and effects; immunity to EMP, Scrambling, and Tracker.
Will not trigger Alertness.
Unlocked at player level 41.
Quick Fix
Killing enemies or inserting armor plates immediately starts health regeneration.
Health regeneration triggers on gun, melee, and throwing knife kills.
Players can insert armor plates one-handed, enabling them to hold a weapon and hip fire.
Unlocked at player level 50.

Slot 3

Gung-Ho
Reduced movement penalties when reloading or using equipment.
Reload while Tac Sprinting.
Unlocked at player level 1.
Resolute
Taking damage from gunfire provides a boost to movement speed for a short duration.
15% movement speed bonus, an increase from 5%.
Unlocked at player level 5.
Ghost
Undetectable by enemy Radar Pings while moving.
Cannot be detected by some devices; immunity to Heartbeat Sensor and Proxy Alarm.
Unlocked at player level 17.
Birdseye
UAVs you call in are 25% larger and show the heading of the enemy for your squad.
Increase applies to UAV Killstreaks, UAV Towers, and Portable Radar.
Detects players who have the Ghost effect; players with Ghost do not show a heading.
Will no longer increase sweep speed or duration of UAVs.
Unlocked at player level 23.
Tempered
Refill armor plates to full with two plates instead of three.
Unlocked at player level 35.
Alertness
Sense when enemies are nearby with on-screen information.
Sense at a 30m radius; vision pulses when aimed at by the enemy.
Unlocked at player level 44.

Lootable Perks

Shrouded
Drop a Smoke Grenade when entering the downed state.
Available via ground loot.
Irradiated
While under the effects of the gas circle or equipment, move faster, take reduced gas damage, and can insert armor plates.
Available via ground loot.

Wildcards

First introduced in Black Ops Cold War, Wildcards come to Warzone with 4 options that act as special, single-use perks for each loadout. These loadout modifiers allow players to equip more gear, weapons, or attachments, adding unique customization and variety to gameplay.

Bandolier

Your loadout provides a Munitions Satchel.
This Wildcard is only available in Warzone.
Unlocked at player level 15.

Overkill

Equip two Primary or Secondary weapons.
Unlocked at player level 24.

Gunfighter

Get 3 extra attachment points for your Primary weapon.
This only applies to Black Ops 6 weapons.
Unlocked at player level 33.

Battle Ready

Your loadout provides a UAV and Utility Box.
This Wildcard is only available in Warzone.
Unlocked at player level 38.

Satchels

Satchels are new loot items that expand storage for inventory slots, allowing players to carry more of an item type and improve efficiency. Each Satchel type can be equipped simultaneously and is dropped upon elimination.

Armor Satchel

Substantially increases your Armor Plate carrying capacity from 6 to 12.

Munitions Satchel

Increases the Ammunition capacity for all weapon types.
Increases Equipment capacity from 2 to 4.

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Equipment

Warzone continues to provide an extensive selection of lethal and tactical equipment, allowing players a range of options to suit their combat style. With the release of Black Ops 6, players can explore new additions to the equipment lineup, some of which we suspect may become fan favorites. We’ve also made several visual and balance adjustments to classic equipment, ensuring a diverse arsenal to choose from.

Lethal Equipment

Frag Grenade
Cookable fragmentation grenade.
Unlocked at player level 1.
NEW: Spring Mine
Proximity-triggered explosive that launches in the air and deals heavy damage to the surrounding area.
Unlocked at player level 1.
Semtex
Reliable sticky grenade with a timed fuse.
Unlocked at player level 9.
C4
Sticky explosive with a large damage radius.
Unlocked at player level 14.
Thermo Grenade
Creates a large fuel-air cloud that explodes after a duration.
Updated to the Black Ops 6 version of the Thermobaric.
Unlocked at player level 21.
NEW: Impact Grenade
Precision grenade that explodes on impact.
Unlocked at player level 26.
Molotov Cocktail
Thrown incendiary weapon that creates a patch of flames.
Unlocked at player level 32.
Throwing Knife
Retrievable knife that is lethal on impact to unarmored targets or the head.
Unlocked at player level 36.
NEW: Blast Trap
Planted explosive device that detonates when enemies come near.
Unlocked at player level 41.
Drill Charge
Explosive charge that burrows into a surface and explodes, damaging enemies on the other side.
Unlocked at player level 50.
NEW: Combat Axe
Retrievable axe that is lethal on impact to unarmored targets and bounces off surfaces.
Unlocked at player level 53.

Tactical Equipment

NEW: Prox Alarm
Thrown sticky alarm that rings and flashes when an enemy is nearby.
Tripped alarms show on allied minimaps.
The alarm will outline enemies within the tripped area (cannot be seen through walls).
Available via ground loot.
Concussion
Grenade that slows enemy movement and aiming.
Unlocked at player level 1.
Flashbang
Grenade that blinds enemies for a duration.
Unlocked at player level 6.
Snapshot Grenade
Provides a momentary glimpse of enemies within the blast radius for your squad.
Unlocked at player level 11.
NEW: Spy Camera
Quickly mark enemies and hostile Equipment for your team.
Unlocked at player level 12.
Smoke Grenade
Deploys a smoke screen that blocks vision and automated targeting systems.
Unlocked at player level 17.
Experimental Gas
Grenade that releases a lingering cloud of gas causing slowed movement, blurred vision, coughing, and light damage.
Unlocked at player level 27.
Stim Shot
Combat stim that heals wounds, provides an immediate burst of movement speed and refreshes tac sprint.
Unlocked at player level 30.
Decoy Grenade
Grenade that simulates footsteps and gunfire to confuse enemies; sticks to surfaces.
Unlocked at player level 35.
Shock Charge
Electrical trap that sticks to surfaces and electrocutes enemies, stunning them.
Unlocked at player level 42.
NEW: Neurogas Mine
Deployed trap emitting a neurotoxic gas cloud, causing severe hallucinations, disorienting, and damaging enemies.
Unlocked at player level 48.

Equipment Adjustments

With the Black Ops 6 integration, we have adjusted a number of the Lethal and Tactical equipment to offer a new and fresh arsenal of choices.

Maximum Deployed Equipment
The maximum number of lethal and tactical equipment that can be planted at the same time has been increased to 3, up from 2.
We aligned Warzone with the changes to Multiplayer. This enables some of the new traps to be better utilized and function better with other adjustments like the Munitions Vest and Bomb Squad.
Frag
Outer damage decreased to 65 from 110.
Middle damage increased to 170 from 155.
Inner damage decreased to 260 from 275.
Frag Cooking Indicator Quality of Life
Players will now notice a UI indicator to better determine the time remaining until a frag detonates.
Semtex
Explosion radius decreased to 5m from 6.5m.
Outer damage decreased to 45 from 110.
Inner damage decreased from 200 to 180.
Throwing Knife
Damage decreased to 180 from 200.
Drill Charge
Outer damage decreased to 39 from 110.
Molotov
Burn stage damage was reduced to 10,15,25 from 15, 25, 30.
Smoke
VFX updated to be at parity with Black Ops 6.
Experimental Gas
Will now deal 10 damage per tick.
Snapshot Grenade
Radius increased to 15m from 10m.
Will now put a mark over a successfully “snapped” target which lasts for 5 seconds.

Killstreaks

Killstreaks in Warzone, much like Multiplayer’s Scorestreaks, are game-changing tools that players can find via ground loot, Supply Boxes, or as rewards from contracts and events. Many of these Killstreaks are lethal, unleashing devastating airstrikes and explosions that can decimate enemy squads from above. Others are tactical, offering valuable intel on enemy positions or on ideal positioning for upcoming fights. With Black Ops 6, a few new Killstreaks have been introduced designed to give players a real advantage in the heat of battle.

NEW: Care Package

Call in a care package that provides several random items, including killstreaks, legendary or greater weapons, lootable perks, and field upgrades.

NEW: Napalm Strike

Launch a targeted carpet bomb strike of explosive napalm.

NEW: SAM Turret

Automated turret that scans for and attacks enemy aerial vehicles within range.

NEW: Sentry Turret

Automated turret that scans for and attacks nearby enemies in a forward-facing cone.

UAV

UAV recon that reveals enemy locations in a large area.

Advanced UAV

An advanced version of the UAV that reveals enemies across the entire map.

Bunker Buster

Designate a missile strike that pierces a building, detonates on impact, and deploys gas several stories downward.

Cluster Strike

Launch a missile bombardment in a targeted area for a duration.

Counter UAV

Launch a drone that scrambles enemy mini-maps.

Foresight

Shows all future Gas circles on the map.

Precision Airstrike

Call in twin jets for a precision strike along the best available path.

Supply UAV

Radar sweeps that identify and reveal loot locations on the map.

Killstreak Adjustments

Bunker Buster
The trophy system will now counter the bunker buster.

Field Upgrades

NEW: Scrambler

Creates an area that disrupts enemy equipment, field upgrades, killstreaks, and minimaps.

NEW: War Cry

Rally your team, improving nearby allies' movement speed and health regen speed for a duration.

NEW: Armor Box

Drop a box of armor for you and your squad.

NEW: Munitions Box

Drop a box of ammo and equipment for you and your teammates.

Decontamination Station

Deployable autonomous neutralizing agent that disperses toxic gas, allowing breathing in it. Lasts for a limited time and is very fragile.

Deployable Buy Station

Marks a location and calls in a Deployable Buy Station by drone. The drone can be shot down during flight to change the drop location.

Deployable Cover

Portable, rapidly deployable ballistic cover.

Heartbeat Sensor

A limited-use tablet that displays rough information about nearby enemies.

Loadout Drop

Marks a location and deploys a Loadout Drop Crate, allowing your team to pick up their loadout, including weapons, perks, lethals, and tacticals.

Portable Radar

Emits a periodic radar ping to detect nearby enemies.

Portable Redeploy Drone

A portable drone used for fast repositioning.

Recon Drone

Player-controlled drone that can be parked. Targets in the drone's reticle for a time will be marked for the squad.

Redeploy Drone Beacon

A compact redeployment system for fast team repositioning.

Reinforcement Flare

Flare gun that brings a squad mate back.

Trophy System

Deployable autonomous defense system that destroys up to three nearby pieces of equipment and projectiles.

Utility Box

Deploy a box of ammo, equipment, and armor plates for you and your teammates.

Field Upgrade Adjustments

Heartbeat Sensor
The warning display now highlights in red when enemies are within 15 meters, up from 7.
The time between pings has been reduced to 1.5 seconds, down from 2.5 seconds.
Munitions Box
The munitions crate now grants 3 clips of every ammo type, rather than only refilling your primary and secondary weapon ammo types.
With this change, players are enabled to make pivots in their weapon choices. A focus on breadth rather than depth of ammo.
Portable Radar
The duration of the portable radar pulse has been increased from 25 seconds to 30.
Personal Redeploy Drone
Deploys 50% faster.
No longer prohibits firing while in use.
Standardized height across the different maps.
Reinforcement Flare
30% faster to use.
Trophy System
Counter charges increased from 3 to 5.

Black Ops 6 Weapons

Black Ops 6 weapons have a unique Warzone damage profile, which includes specific base damage, range, and location-based modifiers.

We’ve adjusted several Black Ops 6 attachments to function differently in Warzone:

CHF Barrel
For Assault Rifles, LMGs, DMRs, SMGs, and Pistols: This now grants an increased neck multiplier rather than a head multiplier.
For Sniper Rifles and Shotguns: This now provides increased leg modifiers instead of arm modifiers.
Flip Magazine
The magazine capacity penalty from Multiplayer has been removed. In Warzone, flip mags match the base weapon's ammo capacity.
Rapid Fire
This attachment now applies a base damage penalty in Warzone, along with greater penalties to bullet velocity and range.

Modern Warfare II & III Weapons

A visual recoil reduction pass has been applied to Modern Warfare II weapons, enhancing their feel and control while shooting.
Barrel and stock attachments from Modern Warfare II have also had their penalties reduced. Additionally, a significant balancing pass has been completed for underbarrel and muzzle attachments from both Modern Warfare II and III. All cons have been removed from these attachments, meaning they now only provide stat boosts, with each subcategory of underbarrels and muzzles functioning identically except for cosmetic differences. AMP attachments in these slots, however, retain their unique functionality and balancing.

Muzzle Enhancements

Suppressors: Boost velocity and damage range.
Comps: Improve recoil control.
Flash Hiders: Increase damage range and firing aim stability.
Breacher: Enhance melee damage and recoil control.

Underbarrel Enhancements

Angled Grip: Increases hipfire and tac stance accuracy and aim walking steadiness.
Handstop: Improves sprint-to-fire and ADS speed.
Vert Grip: Enhances recoil control and firing aim stability.

Furthermore, Modern Warfare II and III weapons now have corner-slicing functionality, adding an extra tactical edge.

New Weapons

Krig C Assault Rifle
Full-auto assault rifle. High damage and average handling. Recoil pattern starts very controllable before ramping up.
Unlockable via Battle Pass Page 3 HVT Tier Reward OR Page 14 Battle Pass Blueprint
SAUG Submachine Gun
Fully automatic submachine gun. Excellent mobility and good handling. Great rate of fire. High recoil.
Unlockable via Battle Pass Page 3 HVT Tier Reward OR Page 11 Battle Pass Blueprint
Sirin 9mm Special Weapon (In-Season)
Fully automatic specialty weapon. Offers SMG characteristics as a secondary weapon. Slow rate of fire.
Unlockable via Event Reward
Power Drill Melee Weapon (In-Season)
Two-hit kill. Very short range. Very fast attack speed.
Unlockable via Event Reward

New Attachments

These attachments are new to Season 01 and were not part of the original launch of Black Ops 6 in October 2024.

12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
Add some heat to your Shotgun blasts with incendiary rounds comprised of magnesium sparks that stick to and burn enemies over time. Equipping the 12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath Fire Mod prevents using Barrel Attachments, but the tradeoff is well worth it when seeking a fiery finish.
Compatible with Shotguns
Acquired via Battle Pass Page 7 Reward
Buffer Weight Stock (In-Season)
The heavier Buffer Weight Stock provides significantly smoother action through the additional resistance met by the bolt carrier group. The improvement results in more manageable recoil through sustained fire, ideal for staying on target though at the expense of ADS Speed and Aim Walk Movement Speed.
Compatible with XM4 Assault Rifle, XMG LMG, DM-10 Marksman Rifle
Acquired via Event Reward
Burst Fire Conversion (In-Season)
Convert the XM4 Assault Rifle’s primary firing mode into a three-round burst to help conserve ammo and stay on target. There’s an impressive lack of recoil too, so it’s still possible to pump out consistent damage when facing heavy threats.
Compatible with XM4 Assault Rifle
Acquired via Event Reward
Burst Fire Conversion (In-Season)
Convert the Kompakt 92 SMG’s primary firing mode into an exceptionally rapid three-round burst. Equipping the Burst Fire Conversion Fire Mod locks the Underbarrel and Barrel Attachment slots. When you need to fire quickly in close quarters, hold down the trigger to automatically cycle through burst shots.
Compatible with Kompakt 92 SMG
Acquired via Event Reward

Loot

Ground & Supply Box Loot
Added Black Ops 6 items including:
Weapons
Field Equipment: War Cry, Scrambler
Killstreaks: Napalm Strike, Sentry Gun, SAM Turret, Care Package
Lethals: Throwing Axe, Blast Trap, Impact Grenade, Spring Mine
Tacticals: Neurogas Mine, Prox Alarm, Spy Camera
Perks: Grenadier, Combat Tracker, Dexterity, Cold-Blooded, Irradiated, Shrouded
Satchels: Armor Satchel, Munitions Satchel
Removal of the following:
Killstreaks: Cluster Mine, Mosquito Drone, Guardian
Lethals: Proxy Mine, Claymore, Thermite, Breacher Drone
Tacticals: Tracker Grenade, Scatter Mine
Redeploy tokens
Loot Distribution
The loot distribution system will now create further space for larger items as they are dropped to the ground to avoid overlapping loot.
The loot distribution system will now purposely avoid dropping items near objects in close proximity such as Buy Stations.
Medical Cabinets Quality of Life
Loot that drops out of medical cabinets now drops within closer proximity of its origin.
Buy Stations
Buy Station inventory and prices have had slight adjustments with the Black Ops 6 integration after Warzone Season 1 update.
Weapon Outlines Quality of Life
Weapons now have rarity outlines to help players better evaluate the options at their disposal throughout a match.

Contract Adjustments

Bounty
Completing the contract now includes finishing downed targets you didn’t down yourself.
Bounty contracts should no longer start without a valid target.
"Poached" end state now counts as a contract failure for challenge tracking.
Most Wanted
Removed the redeploy token from the Most Wanted reward crate in solos.
Scavenger
The primary reward in Battle Royale and Resurgence is now an armor plate carrier.

Event changes

Battle Royale & Resurgence

Firesale
All items in the buy station are discounted at 50% for a limited time after Warzone Season 1 update.
Restock
All Supply Boxes close and are refilled with items after Warzone Season 1 update.
Jailbreak
All operators in gulag and eliminated operators are redeployed at the end of a timer after Warzone Season 1 update.
Fly Buy
A series of drones drop a number of deployable buy stations across the warzone.
Recon Flyover
Avoid the detection of overhead drones to prevent your location from being broadcast after Warzone Season 1 update.
Squad Loadout Drop
Loadout drops that are only accessible by their assigned team.

Battle Royale

Contested Loadout Drop
Limited number of loadout drops that are accessible by any team.
Cash Drop
A number of crates are dropped across the field that, when captured, drop a bounty of cash after Warzone Season 1 update.
Contractor
All contracts pay out more when completed within a timer after Warzone Season 1 update.
Rogue Signal
All teams compete on a random task -- the top teams get access to a reward with exclusive loot after Warzone Season 1 update.

Resurgence

Bounty Royale
All teams are automatically assigned a Bounty contract after Warzone Season 1 update.
High Stakes
A number of crates are dropped across the warzone that, when captured, double the XP earn in the current match for the team while also dropping high-tier loot after Warzone Season 1 update.

Plunder

Blood Money
For the duration of the event, operators that are eliminated drop significantly more money.
Attack Choppers
Once the match enters overtime, attack choppers enter the warzone. Take them down for a large payout.

Gulag

Locked & Loaded
Start the match with full armor and upgraded guns after Warzone Season 1 update.
Go Again
Get another chance at gulag if you lose your fight after Warzone Season 1 update.
Cash Drop
The ground loot is replaced with all cash.
Climb & Punishment
Ladder's drop in the center of the Gulag. Choose to leave together or perhaps betrayal?

Vehicles

All new vehicle physics tech leveraged from the Treyarch engine and Infinity Ward engine. Our goal is to bring more fun to driving with enhanced maneuverability and natural physics that is easy to use but can also be mastered. Toward this goal, we have removed flat tires, vehicle repairing, and fuel.

In addition to the aforementioned changes, we’ve included a number of additional improvements listed below:

Updated models
Improved Natural Physics
Improved Camera
Procedural Character Leaning
Improved VFX - Vehicle lights, exhaust
Dynamic vehicle death and explosion reactions
New helicopter simulation and audio
Support for Aim-Based controls

Firing Range

Damage Summary Quality of Life
The Firing Range now provides the total amount of damage done with the currently equipped gun after Warzone Season 1 update.
Default Armor Plates Quality of Life
The firing range will default to 3 armor plates per target dummy after Warzone Season 1 update.
Default Health Quality of Life
The firing range will default to 150 health per target dummy after Warzone Season 1 update.
Default Perks Quality of Life
The firing range will now default to Warzone perk settings after Warzone Season 1 update.
Reset Speed
The target dummies will now “respawn” or reset to their active position faster than before.
Removed the delay that prevented target dummies from receiving damage as soon as they reset after Warzone Season 1 update.
Hit Locations Quality of Life
Target dummies will now have the same hit location modifiers as actual players to more accurately reflect damage dealt to opponents in a match after Warzone Season 1 update.
Movable Target Dummy Quality of Life
A new target dummy is now available that can be moved to various damage ranges based on the currently equipped weapon after Warzone Season 1 update.
The moveable dummy cycles between damage ranges as soon as it’s eliminated after Warzone Season 1 update.
Target Collision
Target dummy collision has been improved so that bullets register more precisely after Warzone Season 1 update.
Line-of-Sight Quality of Life
Removed vertical walls that previously broke aim assist when testing weapon strafing after Warzone Season 1 update.

Emotes and Sprays

Adding to the personalization of your Operators are the return of Emotes and Sprays (iconography you primarily daub on walls, either to tag them or to tactically flag a location for your teammates). Emotes are accessible anywhere you have control over your character.

Exfil

Winner's Circle
The winning squad in a match receives their own Winners’ Circle showcase, with some of their statistical competence on display for all to see. This is also a location where you can celebrate your prowess more individually by employing a favorite Emote, too!
End-of-Game Flow
The exfil sequence duration has been reduced with a larger focus on the winning squad.
Players can now swap between their own squad and the winning squad showing off accolades & player stats.
There is a new progression overview screen, focused on player choice experience.

UI/UX

The upcoming Season 01 update for Call of Duty: Warzone introduces a revamped, fully integrated user interface. The primary game tiles on the Home tab will feature Black Ops 6 and Warzone, allowing for instant access to gameplay. The Store and Battle Pass tabs will direct players to their respective sections in either Black Ops 6 or Warzone, depending on what is installed. Warzone will also get its own unique UI with enhancements similar to Black Ops 6.
Customize Menu
The Customize menu now includes a legacy tab to equip your unlocked MWII and MWIII Calling Cards, Emblems, and Loading Screens.
Legacy Content Filtering
Similarly, brand new quick filtering for Black Ops 6 and other legacy titles helps filter content organized by the game in the gunsmith, operator select, and barracks.
Tac Map Icon Layout
Cleaner Interface: We've streamlined the interface by hiding the icon prompts on the right side of the screen.
Reorganized Contracts: Contracts have been moved to the left side of the map for easier access and a more intuitive layout.
Minimap Type Quality of Life
Added the ability to change minimap type and compass type without impacting your Multiplayer settings.
Munitions Satchel Ammo Count Quality of Life
Added an icon next to your ammo count when a munitions satchel is equipped to indicate if your weapon has room to carry more ammo.
Classic Squad Widget
We brought back many elements from Warzone's original release including equipment icons, the shape of armor plate icons, and more.
Loot Cards
Loot cards have been updated with overall layout treatment for improved visuals.
Squad Wipe Kill Feed
The messaging that appears in the kill feed when a squad is wiped has been updated as follows:
Battle Royale: the message will now display “Sent to Gulag” if the defeated team has one or more members going to the Gulag.
Plunder: the message has now been reworded to “Squad Repositioning”.
Kill Feed Calling Cards
Eliminating an enemy player now displays their calling card in the bottom center of the UI.
Aim Assist Settings
Numerous aim assist settings have been changed including but not limited to the addition of:
Minimum aim assist distance
Max turn clamp speed
Loot Ping Distance
Loot can no longer be pinged from more than 40 meters away for improved legibility during combat.
Live Ping Visibility Quality of Life
Live Pings and Danger Pings have received position and scaling adjustments to prevent blocking or covering enemies' upper bodies.
In-Game Splash Frequency Quality of Life
We have reduced the overall clutter of in-game splashes by reducing frequency and associated noise.
Weapon Attachment HUD Quality of Life
The weapon attachments show on the HUD with a blue color for better visibility and clarity on which part of the weapon has an attachment attached.
Playlist Navigation
The menu for playlists have been improved – it now includes a vertical list with sub menus for each squad size and a map preview window for a complimentary view of maps offered for each game mode.
Buy Station Redeploy Ping Quality of Life
An eliminated Player who pings a Buy Station for a Redeploy, will show a unique Redeploy icon on the Buy Station to better inform their Squad of the buy-back request after Warzone Season 1 update.

Audio

Enhanced Headphone Mode
We’re excited to introduce our best-in-class audio experience to Warzone with the introduction of HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) via Universal Profile in Enhanced Headphone Mode, which is available to all players for free.
Armor Plate Break Audio
New audio has been added to indicate that armor plates have been destroyed after Warzone Season 1 update.
Proximity Chat
Proximity chat radius has been reduced from 55 meters to 45.
Stacking Hit Markers & Sound Effects Quality of Life
Enables displaying both a wall bang, hitting a player in water and pairing of new audio per marker.
Bounty Contract Sound Cues Quality of Life
Added sound cues for when the bounty threat level increases or decreases after Warzone Season 1 update.

That covers everything you need to know about Warzone Season 1 patch notes. Check out our other Call of Duty-related news and guides:

Edited by Debabrata Naiya