Call of Duty fans can download the Season 5 update for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3. The new Season 5 update is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. As you can see in the patch notes below, the new update adds countless new features, including extra weapons, new game modes, and even points of interest like Superstore. The update also makes performance improvements on Xbox One, all the while adding new customisation options. You can check out the Warzone Season 5 update patch notes below.
Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 patch notes
PERFORMANCE
• Addressed an issue causing poor performance on Xbox One consoles.
CUSTOMISATION
• Improved quality of first-person arm textures on the Jeans Ghost Operator Skin.
• Removed incompatible Underbarrel from the Matambre Blueprint for the FJX Horus.
GENERAL
NEW
Warzone Rewards
• Season 5 introduces new Weapon Camos, Blueprints and other cosmetic rewards through the already available Warzone Rewards system
• We’ve added 16 new challenges divided in 4 categories
– Combat Expertise: Focused on getting weapons and eliminations
– Cooperation: Communicate and help your squad
– Mobility: Get into the heat
– Redacted: Intentionally mysterious challenges
• Earn the “Sports Icon” weapon blueprint by completing all challenges.
GAMEPLAY
NEW
ALL MAPS | ALL MODES
• Redeploy Drone Beacon (R.D.B.) Field Upgrade
– Veterans may remember what we used to call the “Portable Redeploy Balloon”.
– It has returned with a fresh coat of paint and added functionalities.
– Use the R.D.B. to call a Redeploy Drone whenever or wherever you want to relocate your team quickly.
– The R.D.B. is a light object that can be thrown quite far.
– Beware, enemies can destroy the beacon or the drone at all times.
ALL MAPS | RESURGENCE
• Bounty Contest Public Event
– The Bounty Contest public event assigns a Bounty contract to each team, meaning players should always expect to be on the hunt or hunted.
– Completing the Bounty immediately triggers another one, allowing for a chain of eliminations and serious cash earnings.
– This event can occur during circles 2 and 5.
• Champion’s Quest Reward Refresh
– Now unlocks new rewards including an animated camouflage called “Super Slick”.
ADJUSTED
ALL MAPS | ALL MODES
• Buy Station Inventory
– The new R.D.B. now replaces the P.R.D.
– Inventory: Limited stock of 2
– Cost: $4,000
– Excludes Vondel
• In Resurgence, Specialist has been added to Buy Stations
– Inventory: Limited stock of 1
– Cost: $30,000
– Excludes Ranked
ALL MAPS | RESURGENCE
• Champion’s Quest Timers
– The timers for each element have been reduced per squad size:
– Quads: Reduced to 10m05s, down from 10m45s
– Trios: Reduced to 8m05s, down from 8m35s
– Duos: Reduced to 6m30s, down from 6m40s
– Solos: Reduced to 4m20s, down from 4m30s
• Redeploy Weapons
– Handgun attachments have been refreshed.
– Updated a few primary weapons supplied later into matches.
• Public Events
– The introduction of Bounty Contest reduces the chances of the following:
– Occupation Scan on Rebirth Island and Vondel
– Rogue Signal on Fortune’s Keep
• Solo Contract Behavior Quality of Life
– Contracts will no longer be canceled if you are eliminated in Resurgence Solos.
UI/UX
• Dynamic Gas Mask Overlay Quality of Life
– The gas mask overlay will now fade in and out depending if you’re in gas or not
– This way, players can equip the gas mask at any time without having their vision impacted.
• Reinforcement Flare Quality of Life
– We added a reminder in the HUD whenever your squad mate is eliminated and you have a reinforcement flare available.
• Infil Parachute
– Added the “Parachute Camera Perspective” setting to the Console graphics menu.
– The setting allows players to change between first and third person view while parachuting during the initial infil.
• Plate Carriers
– The “Stow” prompet now appears properly when looking at a Plate Carrier loot card.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue preventing the “Find a Party” feature from functioning properly.
• Fixed several issues causing crashes and errors.
• Fixed an issue causing vehicle icons to be larger than intended on the minimap and tac-map.
• Fixed an issue in Plunder preventing the downed icon from appearing in the killfeed.
• Fixed an issue causing the backup pistol to remain in the players hands while entering a boat.
• Fixed an issue preventing the Specialist Perk pack from updating the “Currently Holding” section in the Buy Station.
• Fixed an issue causing the player to get booted to the main menu while in the Gunsmith.
• Fixed an issue causing a player to be kicked out of a Private Match lobby when looking at a player profile.
• Fixed an issue causing text to overlap on a Redacted weapon’s loot card.