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Developer Sledge Hammer Games have taken to their blog to announce and detail the latest Call of Duty: Vanguard update. Titled the Reloaded Patch, players will be introduced to a slew of fixes, changes, and multiplayer issues that players were encountering. The patch won’t go live until tomorrow, Wednesday, July 27th, but the developers detailed what’s to come in the update ahead of release.
The full set of patch notes has been detailed and players can get a good look at the changes coming to Vanguard. Multiplayer maps will receive a ton of fixes with some reoccurring bugs players encounter as well as some Zombie fixes such as weapon fixes, the Shi No Numa map, and more.
Check out the full set of patch notes for Call of Duty: Vanguard down below:
MULTIPLAYER
Maps
- Enemy nameplates can no longer be seen through various surfaces across multiple maps.
- NEW: Desolation
- In a listening post near the Pacific mountainside, Desolation is littered with destructible aspects to create intriguing gameplay scenarios.
- Look for the Desolation 24/7 Featured Playlist at the launch of Season Four Reloaded.
- Gondola
- Addressed an exploit that allowed bullets to penetrate unintended surfaces near the East Bridge.
- Paradise
- Bullets will no longer penetrate the truck near the Flak Gun to prevent undesirable spawn conditions.
- USS Texas 1945
- In Search and Destroy, Bombs planted near the destructible floor of the Upper Deck will no longer fall to the Mid Deck.
- Bullets will no longer penetrate the vents near the Lower Deck (Bow) to provide viable cover.
- Addressed an exploit that allowed players to shoot through the floor of the Upper Deck from the Mid Deck.
- Players can no longer become stuck while climbing crates near the Lower Deck (Stern).
Modes
- Blueprint Gun Game
- Added several new Blueprints to the pool of available Weapons.
- Search and Destroy
- Addressed an issue that caused inaccurate Deaths stat on the scoreboard.
Ranked Play
- Restrictions
- Weapons
- The Vargo-S is now restricted in Ranked Play.
- Perks
- Serpentine is now restricted in Ranked Play.
- Weapons
Operators
- NEW: Ikenna Olowe (Immortal)
- Ikenna Olowe understood strategy from a young age. As a child in Nigeria, he excelled at chess, quickly surpassing his teachers. He grew strong studying Gidigbo, a martial battle of wits. Balanced in body and mind, Ikenna joined the war effort as a battlefield engineer. His work established critical supplies lines across the globe. Ikenna became a grand planner, knowing when to build and when to demolish.
- Available to purchase via Bundle.
Weapons
- Added Inspect animations for the M1916 Marksman Rifle, Skål Crusher, Ice Pick, and Sawtooth Melee Weapons.
- Increased grace period for slide kills challenges from 0.15s to 0.5s after sliding.
- NEW: Vargo-S (Assault Rifle)
- Trading firepower for improved accuracy and fire rate, this rifle excels in medium and long range engagements.
- Complete an unlock challenge or purchase a Bundle to earn this Weapon.
- Get 15 Close Range Kills.
Perks
- Piercing Vision (Intel)
- Corrected inconsistent highlight behavior in Free-for-All game modes.
Killstreaks
- Guard Dog (6 Kills)
- Addressed an issue that caused erratic behavior when two Guard Dogs were called in simultaneously.
User Interface & Experience
- Players will no longer receive a Notice prompt with unreadable text after game updates.
- Rarity Sort Filter in the Armory will no longer reset after previewing a Bundle.
- Battle Pass items that are Free for Clans will no longer incorrectly display as Unlocked for players who are in an inactive Clan.
- Corrected the behavior of the Clear Weapons New button after switching tabs in the UI.
Bundles & Cosmetics
- Improved image quality for Bundle logos in the Store.
- Breath of Godzilla Blueprint will no longer cease to glow under certain conditions.
- Flame VFX will no longer transfer from Roland’s War Operator Skin to other Operators.
ZOMBIES
Maps
- “Shi No Numa”
- Addressed an issue where Wonder Weapon parts were not appearing on the map in Offline mode.
- Addressed issues related to zombies pathing on Shi No Numa.
- Addressed various visual issues on Shi No Numa.
Weapons
- Wonder Weapon
- Wunderwaffe DG-2
- Increased reload speed of the weapon.
- Addressed an issue where zombies were sometimes not being killed after being hit with the weapon.
- Addressed an issue where zombies were not being electrocuted with the weapon if they were previously under the effects of a stun grenade.
- Wunderwaffe DG-2
- Unlock Challenges
- NEW: Vargo-S (Assault Rifle)
- Trading firepower for improved accuracy and fire rate, this rifle excels in medium and long range engagements.
- Complete an unlock challenge or purchase a Bundle to earn this Weapon.
- In Zombies, use Assault Rifles to kill 20 or more enemies without getting hit 50 times.
- NEW: Vargo-S (Assault Rifle)
Gameplay
- Round-Based Adjustments
- Crafting Table
- Reduced cost for crafting Armor in Round Based Zombies mode only.
- Level 1 – 500
- Level 2 – 1000
- Level 3 – 2000
- Reduced cost for crafting Armor in Round Based Zombies mode only.
- Crafting Table
Enemies
- Zaballa the Deceiver
- Increased the Zaballa round spawn cooldown in Shi No Numa.
- Zaballa will no longer enter an immune state.
Stability
- Addressed various stability issues.
MULTIPLAYER
Weapons
- NEW: Push Dagger (Melee)
- A blade with a T-shaped grip that allows for increased push power. Easily concealable and deadly in CQC.
- Complete an unlock challenge or purchase a Bundle to earn this Weapon.
- Get 5 Melee Kills with a Primary Weapon in a Single Match 15 Times
Equipment
- Throwing Knife (Lethal)
- Throwing Knives can now be thrown at the start of Search & Destroy and Control rounds.
Playlists
- Blueprint Gun Game
- Added to Quick Play filters as a permanent Playlist.
- Reduced maximum player count from 12 to 10 to improve the average match length.
ZOMBIES
Weapons
- NEW: Push Dagger (Melee)
- A blade with a T-shaped grip that allows for increased push power. Easily concealable and deadly in CQC.
- Complete an unlock challenge or purchase a Bundle to earn this Weapon.
- In Zombies, get 100 kills with a Melee weapon while shrouded by your Aether Shroud.
In recent Call of Duty news, Sledge Hammer Games announced a new Terminator x Call of Duty Vanguard crossover. This will allow players to jump into the iconic 1991 film as two of the most iconic characters: The T-800 and Terminator T-1000. This crossover will begin with the Reloaded Patch, which is scheduled for July 27th. Learn more about the Terminator crossover right here!
Call of Duty: Vanguard is now available to play on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, and PC. How have you been liking Vanguard so far? Do any of these updates fix your current issues? Let us know in the comments below!
