Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Reinstates Classic Zombies Feature

Zombie fans, get ready to celebrate—your voices have finally been heard loud and clear!

That seems to be the heart of the newest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, as developer Treyarch has spilled the beans on the changes rolling out this Thursday. They’re flipping back on the initial modifications made to the Zombies Directed Mode from January 3, candidly acknowledging, "Sometimes, we don’t hit the mark right off the bat."

"We totally get that it’s not fun when a ‘fix’ hits a few weeks later for something that didn’t bug you in the first place. So, we’re rolling back the Directed Mode changes, packing four new buffs into the Shadow Rift, and working on a fix for speedrunners to safely use the Shock Charge tactic in Terminus again. The first two tweaks are live now, but the speedrun fix needs a bit more testing before it’s unleashed," explains the team.

Treyarch also pointed out that some problems are trickier than they seem, which means it might take longer to sort out certain bugs or exploits. The Vermin double-attack bug and the Terminus Speedrun fix remain unresolved for now, but they’re slated to be tackled with the Season 2 launch on January 28, 2025.

Here’s a rundown of the other updates coming your way today:

Global Updates

Characters:

• Fixed an issue where Maya’s “Joyride” Operator Skin vanished from sight beyond 70 meters.

UI:

• Cleared up some visual glitches with the Events tab.

Audio:

• Resolved a problem where audio was missing for in-game Event milestone banners.

Multiplayer Fixes

Modes:

• Red Light, Green Light: XP rewards from match bonuses have been bumped up.

Stability:

• Brought in several stability fixes.

Zombies Adjustments

Maps:

• Citadelle des Morts: Tweaked an issue where the Void Sheath Augment for Aether Shroud caused a crash when used with Elemental Swords.
• Fixed many visual effects that decided to take an early leave.

Directed Mode:

• Corrected misguided guidance issues upon player disconnection with a stamp or when new stamps spawned.
• Sorted a problem where picking up Solais post-stamp spawn could block quest progress.

Modes:

• Got rid of the long waits between rounds and zombie spawn delays past five looped rounds at round cap.

Ammo Mods

Shadow Rift:

• Activation Rates:
  • Normal enemy rate climbs from 15% to 20%.
  • Special enemy rate rises from 5% to 7%.
  • Elite enemy rate with Big Game Augment jumps from 5% to 7%.

Cooldown Timer:

• Chopped down by 25%.

LTM Highlights and Adjustments

Dead Light, Green Light:

• Added Liberty Falls to map picks.
• Boosted round cap to 20 before Exfil.

Stability

Black Ops 6: A Promising Start

Despite some remaining issues waiting in line, this patch is a welcome sight. The rollbacks, in particular, should smoothen out the Zombies playthrough.

Marking a first in the franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launched day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, giving subscription spending a lift while snagging the title of U.S. best-seller for October and November 2024.

Catch Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4.