There’s a brand new season in Call of Duty, which means a big new update for fans to download and install. Out now on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC, the Call of Duty Warzone Season 4 update makes lots of balance changes to your favourite (and least favourite) weapons, fixes a ton of pesky bugs, introduces countless new gameplay features and adds that all-important new Battle Pass. As you can see from the Warzone patch notes below, the season 4 update also increases the player count in Battle Royale, upping the game size to 120 players instead of 100. New Bunkers have been added to Urzikstan, complete with additional exits and superior loot. The Gulag has also undergone some big changes, with developer Raven Software adding new layouts which require alternative strategies. There are also countless new perks and loot boxes to discover, which you can read all about by checking out the Warzone Season 4 patch notes below.
Call of Duty Warzone Season 4 update patch notes
PERFORMANCE
• Addressed various issues causing improper first-person animations.
CUSTOMISATION
• Camos can now be equipped on the B.E.A.S.T. Glove Blueprint for the Gladiator.
• Know No Fear Weapon Decal no longer has a white border while equipped.
• Equipping the Karaage skin on the MCW Assault Rifle will no longer result in an error.
• Fixed an input device exploit allowing unowned Blueprints to be equipped.
• JAK Glassless Optic is now unlocked as expected upon purchasing a relevant Blueprint.
WARZONE HIGHLIGHTS
URZIKSTAN | BATTLE ROYALE
• Player Count
– Increased the player count in Battle Royale modes to 120, up from 100.
MAP UPDATES
URZIKSTAN
• Bunkers
– Unlocked bunkers now have an escape hatch as an alternative exit.
– New rewards have been added to various locations.
• New Gulag layouts
– S: Stacked equipment and L-shaped plywood walls with an S-shaped central wall over the circular floor grate.
– 2: A three-panel curved wall, stacked equipment against two walled sections, and two curved inner walls above the circular floor grate.
– 3: Stacked equipment against two walled sections, with concrete L-shaped walls around the central circular floor grate.
– 8: A rectangular concrete barrier wall outside long central section around the central circular floor grate with one plywood wall sprayed with a blue “8”.
GAMEPLAY
ALL MAPS | ALL MODES
• Champion’s Quest Contract Stealing
– When a team on the Champion’s Quest contract is fully eliminated, the Champion’s Quest tablet will drop and the first team that interacts with the tablet can now steal the contract and continue the quest.
URZIKSTAN | ALL MODES
• Tac-Sprint Boots
– Infiltrating any of the accessible bunkers to obtain the Tactical Sprint Boots Perk, which will give you an increase to your base speed and an infinite Tactical Sprint improvement.
– Do not drop on death
– Can be found in Bunkers (x1)
• Specialist Perk Pack
– This Perk Pack grants you the advantages of the following 29 additional Perks:
– Perk Slots 1 and 2 (all Perks active): Battle Hardened, Double Time, E.O.D., Focus, Irradiated, Mechanic, Mountaineer, Scavenger, Shrapnel, Sleight of Hand, Spotter, Strong Arm.
– Perk Slot 3 (all Perks active): Cold-Blooded, Escapist, Payout, Primed, Quick Fix, Resupply, Stalker, Survivor, Tempered, Tracker.
– Perk Slot 4 (all Perks active): Birdseye, Combat Scout, Flex, Ghost, High Alert, Resolute, Shrouded.
– Available via Buy Station for $30,000
• Bunker Buster
– This is a special type of missile that can vertically decimate a building through multiple floors.
– After impact it also creates a vertical column of gas that can additionally force people out of cover.
• Utility Box
– The Utility Box combines Ammo and Armor Boxes together allowing players to resupply everything ranging from bullets to lethal equipment.
• Loot Hot Zones
– Designated points of interest on the map may now be identified as “Loot Hot Zones.”
– These do not appear on the Tac-Map – rather they must be discovered.
• Runaway Train Public Event
– Each Battle Royale match will have a 10% chance of ending in a Runaway Train Public Event.
– During this end-game event, the safewzone will be the train.
– The drivable controls are disabled making players strategically work to gain control of the train.
• Polaris RZR Vehicle
– The Polaris RZR Pro R, a real-world side-by-side UTV offering immediate acceleration, nimble handling, and rugged durability is now available as a Land Vehicle within Urzikstan.
– Appearing as “Polaris RZR” on your Tac-Map, this side-by-side differs from the current in-game UTV as it offers a tighter turning circle and handling, better acceleration, three seats and improved fuel economy.
ADJUSTED
• Ground Loot Weapons
– No weapon went unturned in this season’s ground loot weapon update.
– Players will find updated ground loot builds across every weapon class.
• Gas Mask Quality of Life
– The Gas Mask now has a manual, automatic, and semi-automatic setting.
– A new keybind has been added to allow for manual behavior.
• Buy Station Improvement Quality of Life
– Purchased weapons will now drop behind the player to make them easier to distinguish from nearby loot.
UI/UX
• Match Stats Quality of Life
– The new statistics panel from Multiplayer has been adapted to Warzone allowing players to consult their match and weapons statistics during a match.
– Match stats are also viewable in the After Action Report (AAR).
• 3rd Person Parachute Quality of Life
– Added a new setting that allows players to see their Operator parachuting from a third person perspective.
• Squad Widget Info Quality of Life
– Icons for armor plates, a gas mask, and killstreaks will now appear under squad member health bars to indicate what they currently have in their inventory.
• Contract Timer Quality of Life
– The contract widget will now display a visual timer (bar) indicating the remaining time on the contract.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue causing the Resupply perk to have an incorrect secondary description.
• Fixed an issue causing some players to experience stuttering when moving the cursor on the Tac-Map.
• Fixed an issue that caused player names to overlap with reward text while completing a Bounty contract.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from pinging the Gulag Entry token in the Buy Station.
• Fixed an issue causing the Tac-Map to display the incorrect reward amount for a contract during a Contractor Event.
• Fixed an issue causing the player to get kicked to the Front End after selecting the ‘View division rewards’ in the ‘Rank & skill division’ tab of the Ranked Play.
• Fixed an issue that would rarely cause the “pickup” popup on objects to disappear.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to be kicked to the front end after selecting “Reset Filter” while editing weapons.
• Fixed an issue causing inconsistencies with the “Squad Fill” option when the player queues with the Play Again.
• Fixed an issue with the Ranked Resurgence SR Overview menu incorrectly displaying iridescent SR milestone breakpoints.
• Fixed several occlusion issues allowing players to exploit the map.
