Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II & Warzone™ Season 04 Patch Notes

June 14, 2023

A new medium-sized Warzone map, seven new Multiplayer maps (with six at launch), four new armaments and an infamous (masked) face . . . This is Season 04 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone.

June 14, 2023

Welcome to Season 04!

We’ll dive deep into all of the new content coming this Season below, but just a few highlights include:

Run this town: welcome to Vondel, our all-new medium-sized map!

Jump into the Assault on Vondel Event at Launch

Fight your way through six new Multiplayer Maps, including new Core, Gunfight, and Battle Maps

Update your Loadouts with three new weapons:

Tempus Razorback Assault Rifle

ISO 45 SMG

Tonfa Melee Weapon

The introduction of DMZ’s new Forward Operating Base (FOB), a centralized hub for all communications and Operator upgrades within DMZ

Keep reading for all the intel on this update, including new content, balance updates and bug fixes! For regular updates about live issues, patch notes and status updates from all studios and studio partners, follow @CODUpdates, launching with Season 04.

New Operators

Nikto

Ana Vega

Io (BlackCell)

New Weapons

Tempus Razor Back: Assault Rifle

ISO 45: Submachine Gun

Tonfa: Melee

General

These changes to Player Health and the application of Armor Damage ultimately result in the Time to Kill feeling slower, more consistent, and more reactable at every engagement distance.

While a select few Weapons are listed below, it is important to note that most Weapons will see their effectiveness altered as a result of the change to Armor Damage. For now, we will be retiring the term “Armor Damage” and any future changes that are Warzone specific will be followed by “Warzone Only.”

» Battle Rifles «

Cronen Squall

Full-Auto

Bullets to Kill increased by 2 | Warzone Only

Maximum Damage increased | Warzone Only

Minimum Damage added | Warzone Only

Semi-Auto

Bullets to Kill increased by 1 | Warzone Only

Maximum Damage decreased | Warzone Only

Minimum Damage increased | Warzone Only

» Shotguns «

Bryson 800

Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only

Head Multiplier increased

Neck Multiplier increased

Upper Torso Multiplier increased

Arm Multipliers increased

Leg Multipliers increased

Bryson 890

Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only

Head Multiplier increased

Neck Multiplier increased

Upper Torso Multiplier increased

Arm Multipliers increased

Leg Multipliers increased

Expedite 12

Minimum Damage added | Warzone Only

Leg Multipliers increased

KV Broadside

Mid Damage decreased

Lockwood 300

Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only

Head Multiplier increased

Neck Multiplier increased

Upper Torso Multiplier increased

Arm Multipliers increased

Leg Multipliers increased

Hip to ADS Spread transition speed increased

Becomes accurate faster after aiming down sights

Mid Damage Ranges increased

Mid Damage decreased slightly

» Submachine Guns «

Fennec 45

Bullets to Kill decreased by 1 | Warzone Only

Attachments

Bug Fixes

Find more details on how the Assault on Vondel Launch Event will work in the Warzone section of these Patch Notes.

Battle Pass

Movement

Adjustments

Bug Fixes

Adjustments

New Features

Adjustments

Added display information when interacting with previously-claimed intel fragments

The number of intel fragments remaining for you in this missions

The distance to the nearest unclaimed intel fragment

Fixed an issue with timers conflicting with one another during the puzzle in Atomgrad Raid Episode 01

Fixed an issue where Players could crash if they used the Restart from Checkpoint feature in the maze in Atomgrad Raid Episode 01

Fixed an issue where Players could crash if they lingered at a puzzle for a long time in Atomgrad Raid Episode 01

Fixed an issue where the Oxygen Tank would disappear while ledge hanging in Atomgrad Raid Episode 01

Fixed an issue where enemies would plant bombs in the wall in Defender: Hafid Port

Fixed an issue where Players that have not made a Custom Loadout will see overlapping default Loadout UI

Kunstenaar District (Core 6v6)

Showdown (Core 6v6)

Mawizeh Marsh (Battle Map)

Ahkdar Village (Battle Map)

Mercado (Gunfight)

Penthouse (Gunfight)

Bug Fixes

Added to Quickplay:

10v10

3rd Person

Infected

Gun Game

Drop Zone

Grind

Adjustments

Tuned spawns for Breenbergh Hotel, Black Gold, Exhibit, and Himmelmatt Expo

Updated the rate at which UAV sweeps are performed for the infected team in Giant Infected:

One sweep every 20 seconds by default

One sweep every 3 seconds when less than 24 survivors remain

Updated class tables to include Blueprints through Season 03 Reloaded

Moved the bag locations from the top of barrels to the ground on Black Gold in Knock Out

Added “Score Limit” and “Time Limit” options for Bounty

Adjusted Weapon locations on Blacksite in Gunfight O.S.P.

Fixed several exploits with the Tactical Camera

Fixed an out of bounds issue with the Recon Drone

Fixed an issue where Players would sometimes not receive the proper rewards when killing Players downed in Last Stand

Fixed a connection timeout issue some Players would encounter in Drop Zone

Fixed a bug where some melee kills would not count as one-hit-kills in One in the Chamber

Fixed an issue where some in-game Weapon challenge camo unlock text was cutoff and did not include the Weapon name

Fixed an issue in Private Matches where the Player could not earn Killstreaks properly with the “Retain Streaks on Death” and “Persistent Streak Progress” options tuned on

MWII Ranked Play continues in Season 04, featuring NEW Seasonal Rewards including the Pro Re-Issue Vaznev-9k! Whether you’re jumping into your first Ranked Play match or continuing your grind, there’s more to unlock and competition to face. Below are the Season 04 specific details to keep in mind for returning competitors and further below is a full refresher for all players.

Season 04 Highlight Changes

Here are the highlights for returning Season 03 competitors.

Competitive Game Modes, Maps, and Settings

SR (Skill Rating) & Divisions

Complete MWII Ranked Play Refresher

Here’s a complete overview of MWII Ranked Play for new Season 04 players!

Competitive Game Modes, Maps, and Settings

SR (Skill Rating) & Divisions

Test yourself against your peers and track that progress with a visible SR (Skill Rating) that determines your place across 8 Skill Divisions.

Ranks & Rewards

MWII Ranked Play is the most rewarding competitive Call of Duty experience ever, with a variety of valuable rewards available to players at launch and Season after Season.

Competitive Integrity Features

New Event

New Map

Adjustments

Al Mazrah

New Mode

Adjustments

All Maps | All Modes

As a reminder, we will continue to rotate modes in and out of the Playlist on a weekly basis. And for those wondering, Ashika Island will return!

For regular updates about the Playlist and other Scheduled Events, check out the dedicated Warzone Trello Board.

New Features

Adjustments

New Features

Please note that the Vondel features outlined below will come to other Maps and Modes in later updates.

Vondel | All Modes

Vondel | Resurgence

Adjustments

All Maps | All Modes

All Maps | Battle Royale, Resurgence

Al Mazrah | Battle Royale

All Maps | Resurgence

Al Mazrah | Plunder

Ranked Play

Warzone Ranked Play continues with its first FULL Season and introduces new rewards to earn during Season 04. Whether you’re jumping into your first Warzone Ranked Play match or continuing your grind, there’s more to unlock and fierce competition to face. Below are the Season 04 specific details to keep in mind for returning competitors and further below is a full refresher for all players.

Season 04 Highlight Changes

Here are the highlights for returning Season 03 competitors.

Global Battle Royale Changes

Season 04 brings many new changes and updates for all Warzone Modes, like increased Player health and the new Rejoin (Beta) feature, which also apply to Warzone Ranked Play. Check out the Battle Royale, Resurgence, Plunder General section and Gameplay All Maps | All Modes section for all the details. For Warzone Ranked Play-specific Rejoin (Beta) callouts check out the Competitive Integrity Features section below.

Restricted Weapons & Equipment

SR (Skill Rating) & Divisions

Season 04 Rewards

Complete Warzone Ranked Play Refresher

Here’s a complete overview of Warzone Ranked Play for new Season 04 players!

Match Ruleset

Gameplay Adjustments

Warzone Ranked Play Restrictions

SR (Skill Rating) & Divisions

Test yourself against your peers and track that progress with a visible SR (Skill Rating) that determines your place across 8 Skill Divisions.

Breakdown: Earning SR

Breakdown: Deployment Fees

Top 250 Leaderboard & Division

Ranks & Rewards

Competitive Integrity Features

Additional Features

The patch notes detailed in the section below are exclusive to DMZ.

Get all your DMZ intel, in our Season 04 Community Update blog!

Introducing the Forward Operating Base

Consider the Forward Operating Base (FOB) , a central hub for DMZ. Here, Operators will complete objectives to unlock upgrades across DMZ.

The FOB is divided into four categories of upgrades (elements of which are shown in the image above, for exemplary purposes only):

Weapons Locker

Insured Weapon Slots

Insured Weapon cooldown time

Contraband Weapon stash size increases

Stash

Wallet Unlock

Wallet capacity

Key and Contraband Stash Size increases

Bounty Board

Personal Exfil

Barter recipes

Buy Station discounts

Communications Station

Urgent Missions access

The F.O.B. contains passive objectives - a new set of mission types for Players to pursue that reward permanent upgrades for DMZ.

Phalanx New DMZ Faction

With Season 04 comes the arrival of a new faction, Phalanx. Meanwhile, the REDACTED faction whom we met in Season 03 has unceremoniously disappeared from operations in the DMZ. No further intel is available on their whereabouts…

Station Chief Kate Laswell is conducting operations with Phalanx directly as she has an interest in the unknown enemy faction that has invaded Vondel. Phalanx and Black Mous will execute on missions together, gaining intel to uncover the force’s identity.

Mission Objectives Menu

Added new UI/UX menu where Players can view and track their Faction Missions, upgrades, location challenges, and notes.

Seasonal Reset

Key and Mission item stashes are resetting

Faction Missions are resetting

Insured Weapon Slots are resetting

Active Duty Slots are NOT restting

Contraband weapon inventories are NOT resetting

Vondel

Signals Intelligence New DMZ Contract

Signals Intelligence allows you to hack 3 other Contracts to earn passive income

New Weapons Case and Rewards

Travel to Vondel to track down the Bullfrog and earn all new rewards

Contracts now split the cash reward evenly amongst each Squadmate

Enemy Combatants killed with suppressed weapons will now take longer to call in reinforcements

Running a helicopter into the DMZ boss chopper will now aggro it

AI combatant damage has been adjusted relative to the increased Player health

Stealth Vest:

Now protects against Advanced UAV effects, Players can no longer be revealed by Players with a Comms Vest

Players using the Stealth Vest will not trigger a callout from enemy Players with a Comms Vest

Changed the cash value of items:

Hard drive $500 to $200

Gold bar $8000 to $2000

Laptop $1500 to $600

AQ laptop $1500 to $800

Liquor $500 to $50

Bandage $50 to $20

Battery $50 to $40

Game console $2000 to $800

Watch $600 to $100

Thumb Drive $150 to $80

Comic book first edition $3500 to $1000

Canned food $150 to $50

Drill $600 to $300

Electronic components $100 to $80

Folder $250 to $50

Classified documents $8000 to $1500

Sensitive documents $2000 to $500

Fresh water $100 to $60

Gun oil $500 to $150

Encrypted hard drive $5000 to $2000

Tea $500 to $100

Food ration $50 to $120

Soothing hand cream $100 to $60

Wine $250 to $150

Aged wine $2500 to $750

Vintage wine $6500 to $2000

Gold skull $12000 to $8000

VCR $800 to $500

GPU $16000 to $6000

Ashika original masks $25000 to $10000

Ashika vases $2000 to $600

AQ planning diagrams and images $1500 to $500

Bronze dog tags $2500 to $1000

Silver dog tags $5000 to $3000

Contract cash rewards have been modified:

Secure Intel $6500 to $6000

Secure Nuclear Material $3500 to $4000

Eliminate HVT $6500 to $6000

Raid Weapons Stash $8500 to $8000

Cargo Delivery $12500 to $10000

Hunt Squad $3500 to $3000

Cargo Shipment $12500 to $10000

Destroy Supplies $7500 to $6000

Fixed an issue where enemy combatants were not using Gas Masks

Fixed an issue preventing several Blueprints from working properly in DMZ

Fixed an issue where, when a Player defusing the charge at a supply site is downed (interrupting the defusing), the charge is no longer incorrectly defused

Fixed an issue where pleading for help while on the train could cause the camera to act incorrectly

Fixed an issue where some laser traps were not visible in the Koschei Complex

Fixed an issue where Players were unable to join in progress when part of the Squad transitions to the Koschei Complex from Al Mazrah

Fixed an issue where stowed Weapons weren’t reporting mission progress

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