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The fan-favorite Champion’s Quest returns to Warzone in Season 1 Reloaded.

Weapon Cases in Warzone Season 1 Reloaded

Warzone’s Weapon Cases will arrive in Urzikstan along with the Covert Exfil in a future update during Season 1 Reloaded.

When found, the player holding the Weapon Case will be marked for all enemies, and if they manage to remain alive at the match’s end or their squad escapes using a Covert Exfil, the whole team will “earn exclusive rewards.”

Warzone Season 1 Reloaded patch notes

GLOBAL

CUSTOMIZATION

• Adjusted geometry and appearance of the Gaia and Gaia BlackCell Operator Skins in an effort to increase visibility.
• Familiar Camo in the Poison Frogs category will now appear as intended once equipped.
• Unobtainable Calling Cards are no longer displayed in the Premium category.
• Equip to All button from Battle Pass will now ensure customizations are applied in Private Match.
• Fixed an error that prevented the Endowment Direct Action Pack to be purchased.
• Resolved and issue in which several Camos failed to apply to the Holger 26 LMG.
• Resolved an issue in which users were unable to navigate through an Operator’s skins while using a controller.
• The “Fossilized” Weapon Blueprint no longer displays inconsistent camo coverage.
• Several errors have been resolved that blocked players from equipping various Weapon Blueprints:
  • Bone Structure Weapon Blueprint for the DG-58 LSW Light Machine Gun.
  • Lethal Expression Weapon Blueprint from the Color Blocked bundle.
  • Blam Blam Weapon Blueprint from the Sketched Out: Tracer Pack.
  • Empire Guardian Blueprint from the Aztec Codex Weapon Bundle.

MAPS

• Night Vision Gulag New Variant
  • Players who enter the NV Gulag will be given night vision goggles when they enter the arena.
  • Players will utilize the same list of weapon loadouts as the normal gulag.
  • All existing Gulag Public Events, like “Go Again” and “Locked & Loaded”, also have a chance to occur in the NV Gulag.
  • The NV Gulag appears at random and is a rare and special occurrence.

The NV Gulag is one of the new additions to the overall Gulag experience for Warzone, complimenting the new Public Events direction. With this new entry, we are adding a Gulag experience that manifests changes to the visuals and gameplay. The NV Gulag brings opportunities for new stories and new ways of approaching the “fight” to return to the Warzone, where it’s no longer just based on who gets a visual on the other player first but who has the better positioning and the ability to disappear – a critical gameplay element in any Battle Royale. Prepare to out-position the enemy!!

• Overall Map Polish
  • In an effort to provide players with a smoother, more immersive experience, our teams have put in extensive effort towards identifying and addressing various concerns with map geometry. We’re happy to share that thus far we’ve…
    • Fixed over 50 mantle spots
    • Fixed over 50 mounting spots
    • Fixed over 150 areas affected by clipping
    • Fixed over 20 known, exploitable areas
    • Improved lighting in 43 buildings

MODES

Part of our commitment to Warzone is the continuous monitoring of community sentiment, player engagement data, and the pursuit of fun, new experiences. Among the recent additions, Urzikstan Resurgence stands out, having garnered unprecedented engagement from a Resurgence mode on a big map. We understand that with a large, diverse player base comes varied preferences, but we prioritize introducing and rotating in modes that perform exceptionally well to ensure an enjoyable gaming experience for as many players as we can reach.

WEAPONS

In Season 1, we witnessed a number of powerful builds across the entire spectrum of weapon classes. With this update, we’re taking a close look at some of the notable standouts, while giving some much needed attention to those which might need help. In an update coming in the near future, we’ll also be shipping additional changes to the MTZ Interceptor (MWIII) and reducing the medium-to-long range viability of the WSP Swarm (MWIII).

» Assault Rifle «

• Holger 556 (MWIII)
  • Max Damage increased to 35, up from 32
• M13B (MWII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 23, down from 25
  • Near-Mid Damage reduced to 21, down from 24
  • Min Damage reduced to 19, down from 22
• MCW (MWIII)
  • Max Damage increased to 28, up from 24
  • Near-Mid Damage increased to 24, up from 20
  • 16.5” MCW Cyclone Long Barrel
    • Damage range benefits reduced by 6%
    • Velocity benefits reduced by 7%
    • Hip fire and tac-stance penalty reduced by 5%
    • Sprint to Fire penalty increased by 1%
  • RB Regal Heavy Stock
    • Gun kick benefit reduced by 11%
    • Horizontal and vertical benefit reduced by 5%
    • Mobility penalties increased by 3%
    • Sprint to Fire penalty increased by 1%

» Battle Rifle «

• MTZ 762 (MWIII) 
  • Max Damage reduced to 42, down from 45
  • Near-Mid Damage reduced to 38, down from 42
  • Min Damage reduced to 34, down from 37

» Light Machine Gun «

• Bruen MK9 (MWIII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 28, down from 32
  • Min Damage reduced to 26, down from 28
• DG LSW (MWIII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 29, down from 33
  • Min Damage reduced to 27, down from 29
• Puleymont AMP (MWIII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 38, down from 40
  • Min Damage reduced to 34, down from 36
• TAQ Eradicator (MWIII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 28, down from 33
  • Min Damage reduced to 24, down from 25

» Submachine Gun «

• AMR9 (MWIII)
  • Max Damage increased to 31, up from 28
  • Near-Mid Damage increased to 27, up from 25
  • Min Damage increased to 25, up from 23
• ISO 9mm (MWII)
  • Max Damage reduced to 21, down from 24
  • Near-Mid Damage reduced to 17, down from 19
  • Mid Damage reduced to 15, down from 16
  • Far-Mid Damage reduced to 12, down from 13
• Rival-9 (MWIII)
  • Slight reduction in horizontal recoil
  • MTZ Marauder Stock
    • Fire aim stability benefit reduced by 5%
• Striker 9 (MWIII)
  • Near-Mid Damage increased to 27, up from 25
  • Min Damage increased to 23, up from 20

» Sniper Rifle «

• KATT-AMR (MWIII)
  • ZANG-34 Barrel
    • Damage Range Benefits reduced by 9%
    • Velocity Benefit reduced by 8%

» Ammunition «

• .50 Cal Spire Point Rounds
  • Damage Range Benefit increased by 2%
  • Velocity Benefit reduced by 19%
• .410 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
  • Near-Mid Damage Range reduced by 12%
  • Mid Damage Range reduced by 10%
• 12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
  • Near-Mid Damage Range reduced by 8%
  • Mid Damage Range reduced by 10%

» Laser «

• SL Razorhawk Laser Light
  • Increased ADS Speed Benefit by 4.5%
  • Increased Sprint to Fire Benefit by 7%
• FSS OLE-V Laser
  • Reduced the ADS Speed Benefit by 2%
  • Reduced the Sprint to Fire Benefit by 4%
• FTAC Grimline Laser
  • Reduced the Sprint to Fire Benefit by 7%
• Verdant Hook Box Laser
  • Increased the Sprint to Fire Benefit by 3%

» Muzzle «

• XRK Nightfall Supressor
  • Damage Range Benefit reduced by 5.5%
  • Velocity Benefit reduced by 8%
  • Recoil Benefit reduced by 3%
  • ADS Penalty increased by 7%
  • Sprint to Fire Penalty increased by 3%

GAMEPLAY

• Champion’s Quest
  • Champion’s Quest makes its debut in Urzikstan with some new tricks up its sleeve to test the very best players in the Warzone.
  • New steps to acquire each element will push you to your limit, and keep the action hot and spicy, just the way we like it.
  • To earn Champion’s Quest tokens: Win 30 games total within a season, or 5 consecutive matches, whichever comes first!
    • Only one token can be held at a time.
  • The previously mentioned “Steal” mechanic will arrive in a later season, details on how this works will be released alongside. Needless to say, we’re eager to see who the first victors are with this new experience. !
• Deployable Buy Stations
  • Loot underneath a Deployed Buystation will be removed to prevent overlap and difficulties interacting with the device. The radius of this removal is slightly larger than the device itself.
• Black Sites
  • We’ve updated the spawn behavior of Black Sites so that they’re more focused towards the center of a circle.
  • By proxy, this should fix an issue where Black Sites would shut down too fast by being in the Gas earlier than intended.
• Ziplines
  • Improved the ability to interact and attach to Ziplines.
  • Changed interaction behavior to allow Players to loot items on the ground near a Zipline.
• Tracker Grenade
  • Fixed an issue with the Tracker Grenade incorrectly showing up as a Snapshot grenade on the loot card.
• Underwater Rebreather
  • Fixed an issue with the rebreather that would make using it more difficult. The item should now have all 4 of its charges available from the start.
• Vehicle Respawn
  • Vehicles will now respawn after being destroyed.
• Covert Exfil and Weapon Case Update
  • Stay tuned for further details on the previously announced Covert Exfil and Weapon Case features, set for release in future.

PERKS

• E.O.D. 
  • E.O.D. will now clamp damage to 120, down from 150.
• Quick Fix
  • Fixed an issue preventing health regeneration to occur after inserting an Armor Plate.

KILLSTREAKS

• Bomb Drone
  • Increasing the warning range to 14 meters, up from 6 meters.

UI/UX

• Altitude Arrow Improvements Quality of Life
  • We’ve made improvements to the way that altitude arrows appear above and below icons on the mini map and tac map to help players better navigate their way towards objectives.

AUDIO

Our audio team has been diligently working on making adjustments to the audio experience in Warzone. In addition to the changes outlined below, we are actively exploring further improvements, with some planned for parachutes in an upcoming season.