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Firebase Z Arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s New Patch, Along With Other Tweaks

https://www.treyarch.com/game-intel/2021/02/Season_One_Reloaded_Continues_Feb_4

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s first season is almost over, but before it ends Treyarch has one last big content drop for fans of the game.

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The Feb. 4 patch comes with a slew of additions and adjustments to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as well as more substantial changes: a new multiplayer map, a new mode, and a new zombie experience with Firebase Z.

Following the main content drop, Feb 5 will kick off a double exp weekend for Black Ops and the other main Call of Duty titles. Also on the fifth, the main quest for new zombie map Firebase Z will become available for players to complete.

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The update goes live 11PM PT Feb. 3/ 2AM ET Feb. 4 on all platforms.

Read through the biggest changes coming in the patch below, or review the full patch notes on Treyarch’s blog.

Multiplayer

Maps

  • Express [NEW]
    • Express now available in map rotation in Core and Hardcore modes.
    • Express 24/7 playlist now available.
  • General
    • Addressed an issue with uneven map distribution in non-map voting playlists.

Modes

  • Endurance (40 Players) [NEW]
    • New high-player count mode available on Sanatorium, Ruka, and Alpine.
    • After one bomb detonates, a new one comes online to take its place, so five bombs are always available instead of an initial set that gets reduced to a single bomb before the next wave.
    • Score limit doubled from 500 to 1,000.
  • Prop Hunt
    • Added new maps to Prop Hunt rotation:
      • Express
      • Raid
      • Crossroads Strike
      • Armada Strike
  • Gunfight
    • Added Nuketown ’84 to Gunfight map rotation.
    • 2v2 and 3v3 Gunfight now available in Custom Games.

Featured Playlists

  • Express 24/7 [NEW]
  • Endurance FTDB (40 Players) [NEW]
  • Gunfight Blueprints (including Nuketown ’84)
  • Prop Hunt (4 maps added to rotation)
  • 3v3 Gunfight Snipers Only
  • Face Off (3v3)
  • Nuketown 24/7

Zombies

Maps

  • Firebase Z [NEW]
    • New “Firebase Z” map now available via Endless and Round 20 playlists for all players.
  • Die Maschine
    • Players can now complete the full Omega Intel collection in “Die Maschine.”
    • Addressed an issue on “Die Maschine” that rarely positioned players outside of the map when teleporting from the Dark Aether.
  • Express (Onslaught – PS4/PS5)
    • Express now available in Onslaught on PlayStation.

Featured Playlists

  • Firebase Z Endless [NEW]
  • Firebase Z Round 20 [NEW]
  • Dead Ops Arcade Solo Advanced Start [NEW]
  • Onslaught Express [NEW] (PS4/PS5)

Perks

  • Tombstone Soda [NEW]
    • Tombstone Soda Perk now available in “Firebase Z” and via Der Wunderfizz in “Die Maschine.”
  • Quick Revive
    • Addressed an issue that prevented Quick Revive from reducing the time it takes to regenerate to full health.

Support

  • Napalm Strike [NEW]
    • Napalm Strike now available as Support in Zombies.
  • Artillery [NEW]
    • Artillery now available as Support in Zombies.
  • Self-Revive
    • The Self-Revive will now only drop if a player in the game can equip it.
    • Capped the maximum amount of Self-Revives that can drop in a game to the total number of players in the game.
  • Sentry Turret
    • Addressed an issue that allowed duplicating the Sentry Turret support item.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is now available on PC and consoles.

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