On October 25th, Modern Warfare which is a re-imagined version of 2007 classic officially rolled out. Just a few days after the launch, a new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update added a number of fixes and tweaks that improved stability and minimized the likelihood of game crashes. Then players found out that the 725 shotgun which was too overpowered and fans were requesting a nerf.
Recently, Infinity Ward addressed the issue in the latest update 1.07 and further nerfed the weapon in update 1.08. Then again, in Infinity Ward once again nerfed 725 shotgun in update 1.09. Yesterday, COD MW got update 1.11 which adds a slew of new features and improvements to the title. Activision has revealed some really interesting details on new maps, modes, and Special Ops content, which will arrive next week once the Call of Duty Modern Warfare Season 1 begins. Moreover, it is believed, Season one is adding ‘the biggest free content drop in CoD history.’ It was also rumored that Infinity Ward has further plans to bring 1v1 and 3v3 multiplayer matches to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Gunfight mode. And now, the much-awaited Call of Duty Season 1 is finally here:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One Update Patch Notes:
Playlist Update:
Added:
- Crash 24/7
- Port added to Ground War
- Reinforce
- Added Rammaza and Gun Runner to TDM 20 and DOM 20
- Added night maps to Hardcore TDM, Search and Destroy, Cyber Attack
Removed:
- Gun Game (available in Private Match)
- Shoot House 24/7
- 2v2 Gunfight Tournament
General Fixes:
- Riot Shield:
- Tuning to how the Riot Shield protects against grenades when thrown at the players’ feet
- Reduced explosive damage within certain ranges
- Fixed a bug where the final killcam would appear under the map when a player got stuck by Thermite or Semtex on the lower part of the body
- Fixed an issue where players stuck inside the Infantry Assault Vehicle would not take damage from Thermite
- Fix for a bug where attempting to scroll to the bottom of the Recent Players list could cause the list to read “No Recent Players” and return to the top
- Gunfight (private match): Fixes ‘Win by Two’ setting to end the game properly once the conditions have been met
Missions and Challenges:
The following are now fixed and have had their descriptions updated as needed
- “Close and Personal”
- “Perks of the Job”
- “Bloodthirsty Killer”
- “Destroy Ground Killstreaks” – All player-driven vehicles will count towards this launcher camo challenge
- “Get 50 kills while an enemy UAV is active” – description updated to reflect that the Ghost perk needs to be equipped in order to complete
- Combat Knife challenge descriptions updated
- .357 camo challenge
- Various updates to other camo challenges
- Fix for Officer Challenge completion notifications not appearing on screen
Killstreaks:
- Improved effectiveness of FMJ on Killstreaks
- Fix for the Cluster Strike dealing damage inconsistently when targeting a VTOL jet
Weapons:
- .357: Buckshot: reduced damage range, reduced effective hip fire damage. Tuned spread adjustments from barrel attachments
- Menu damage stat bar adjustments for miscellaneous LMGs
- Fixed a bug where the informant can be dropped in bad positions/near enemy soldiers in Operation Harbinger
- Added a checkpoint after the third hack on Operation Brimstone
- Fix for a bug where players could become stuck after going into the last stand while breaching the trains on Operation Brimstone
- Enemies in white trucks now exit their vehicles
Keyboard and Mouse:
- Leaderboards will no longer display complete gamertags. This should help higher profile leaderboards users from receiving too many invites
- Fixed an issue where players would not be able to mantle while strafing with keyboard and mouse
- Increased the turn-rate when aiming with a tank
- Adjusted the camera orbit turn-rate while driving a vehicle using keyboard and mouse
- The keybind “Vehicle Camera Recenter” is now linked to Melee by default (default on E / Mouse 4) and the re-centering of the camera has been improved
COD Caster:
- Improvements for the camera transitions with Free Camera and Aerial Camera
- Added a Killstreak view option when using the Portrait List
- Added arrows under the players when using the Aerial Camera view
- Added a skull icon on the Minimap where players die
PC:
Shaders:
Fixed an issue that forced shaders to be fully re-compiled after each title update. Shader installation should be expected mainly for new content, drivers update or changing the video card. New optimizations or bugfix that require modifying the shaders can also trigger part or the totality of the shaders to be re-compiled.
