Warzone Season 5 patch notes are out, and the update is just a few hours away. This season, Verdansk has received a major POI alongside new gameplay features like HKD Killstreak and the Juggernaut Armor. Alongside that, players will also get to participate in the upcoming Machine of War event in just a week, which will help them unlock the new Mammoth LMG. Plus, the patch also introduces several new buffs and nerfs to the various weapons in the game.
All of these changes and a lot more have been listed in the Warzone Season 5 patch notes mentioned below.
Warzone Season 5 patch notes
The Warzone Season 5 patch notes, as mentioned in the official blog, are as follows:
“GLOBAL
EVENTS
Machine of War
- Collect Fuel Cans across all modes during the Machine of War event to earn rewards including the new Season 05 Mammoth LMG, “Puffed Up” and “Soul Eater” Universal Weapon Camos, “Piston” Reticle, “Mechanic Preparation” Loading Screen, and more rewards themed around killer robots and heavy metal.
- Event dates: 7/30 – 8/13
- Rewards Include: Mammoth LMG, Weapon Camos, Loading Screen
CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE
MAPS
» Verdansk «
Drone Labs Point of Interest
- A new Drone Labs Point of Interest has been added between Quarry, Farms, and east of TV Station.
- The two primary buildings are connected via a Skybridge and Zipline with multiple interior levels and accessible rooftops.
- High-value loot is available throughout the facility.
- Added a unique Armed JLTV that can be unlocked by completing a side quest within Drone Labs.
- Added a drone obstacle course north of Drone Labs designed to provide an additional area for player engagements.
MODES
Lockdown Casual
- A Limited-Time Mode centered around the Drone Labs POI on Verdansk.
- Up to 24 players comprised of 3 player squads and 3 bot squads for constant action.
- Capture and hold rotating objective zones to earn points for your team.
- Objective zones relocate throughout several epic areas of Drone Labs,, requiring teams to reposition and contest new areas.
- Players deploy with their Custom Loadouts.
- Players continuously respawn with a random Killstreak equipped, including high-value rewards such as the Juggernaut.
Heavy Metal Heroes (8/6-8/20)
- A vehicle-focused 50v50 Limited-Time Mode.
- Heavy vehicles feature mounted weaponry.
- Eliminations grant temporary gameplay buffs, including:
- Increased movement speed
- Improved weapon handling
- Ammo regeneration
- Armor regeneration
- Added mobility pickups:
- Flicker
- Kinetic Jump
- Grappling Hook
- Increased respawn opportunities through additional Respawn Tokens and reduced Revive and Redeploy Tower timers.
PLAYLIST
GENERAL
Adjusted
Prematch Backout Restrictions
- Players who repeatedly leave prematches in playlists with Win Streaks or Champion’s Quest enabled will have their Win Streak and Champion’s Quest progress reset to 0.
- Players will receive a warning before penalties are applied when repeatedly backing out while they or a party member has active Win Streak or Champion’s Quest progress.
- Completing a full match resets backout tracking.
Win Streak Rewards
- Updated Win Streak rewards for Season 05. Season 04 rewards are no longer obtainable.
- Battle Royale
- 10 Consecutive Wins: Synapse (Static Weapon Camo)
- 25 Consecutive Wins: Phasebreak (Animated Weapon Camo)
- Resurgence
- 30 Consecutive Wins: Burn Protocol (Static Weapon Camo)
- 50 Consecutive Wins: After Image (Animated Weapon Camo)
- Black Ops Royale
- 10 Consecutive Wins: Signal Decay (Static Weapon Camo)
- 25 Consecutive Wins: Signal Jam (Animated Weapon Camo)
RANKED PLAY
Adjusted
Restrictions
Added the following items to the restricted list:
- Weapon – Mammoth LMG
- Attachments – M1 Garand Conversion
- AR Hawk .50 Cal Conversion
- Thermal Reflex
Fixed an issue where the following attachments were not properly restricted:
- Underbarrel Launchers for the AN-94, VX Compact, and MK35
- Shotgun Comb for the Shadow SK
GAMEPLAY
New
Supply Drones
- Supply Drones can be shot down to immediately access their payload, or players can wait for them to complete their delivery before collecting it.
- A portion of loot that previously spawned on the ground is now delivered by Supply Drones:
- Approximately 40% of Legendary Supply Box loot.
- Approximately 15% of Reusable Supply Box loot.
- 100% of Personal Supply Box loot.
- Buy Stations are also now delivered by Supply Drones in multiple waves throughout the match:
- The initial deployment delivers approximately 50% of Buy Stations.
- Additional waves gradually deploy the remaining Buy Stations to their predetermined locations.
- Players can shoot them down to access Buy Stations before they reach their destination.
- Destroying airborne Buy Stations also grants additional rewards.
- This feature is disabled in Ranked Play.
Adjusted
Respawn Location Quality of Life
- Improved respawn positioning when no living squadmates are available as valid respawn targets.
Vehicle Health
- Adjusted vehicle damage taken by playlist:
- Solos: Vehicles take approximately 30% more damage.
- Duos: Vehicles take approximately 20% more damage.
- Trios: Vehicles take approximately 10% more damage.
- Quads: No change.
BUY STATIONS
Adjusted
» Battle Royale «
Inventory
- Replaced the RC-XD with the Napalm Strike Killstreak in Buy Stations.
- Cost: $6,000
- Stock: 2
LOOT & ECONOMY
Adjusted
» Battle Royale & Resurgence «
Lootable Perks
- Updated the Perks available from loot in Battle Royale and Resurgence.
- Contract Rewards
- Tempered
- Surveyor
- Mountaineer
- Scavenger
- Legendary Supply Boxes
- Survivor
- Momentum
- Mountaineer
- Scavenger
Loot Pool
- Updated the loot pool in Battle Royale and Resurgence.
- Removed
- Ammo Box
- Armor Box
- Drill Charge
- Stim Shot
- Added
- Utility Box
- Recon Drone
- Thermite
- Smoke Grenade
» Battle Royale «
High Value Loot Zones
- Updated the High Value Loot Zones in Verdansk:
- Drone Labs
- Train Station
- Port
» Resurgence «
Killstreak Frequency
- Reduced Killstreak drop frequency from Legendary Supply Boxes:
- Fortune’s Keep, Rebirth Island, and Ranked: Reduced by 15%.
- Haven’s Hollow: Reduced by 10%.
Cash
- Adjusted cash distribution in Resurgence:
- Reduced the maximum cash drop from Grey and Blue Supply Boxes to $2,000.
- Increased the maximum cash drop from Orange Supply Boxes to $5,000.
EQUIPMENT
Adjusted
» All Modes «
Thermite
- Reduced Thermite damage against vehicles.
KILLSTREAKS
New
» Battle Royale & Resurgence «
Hunter Killer Drones (HKDs)
- Deploys 3 Hunter Killer Drones that each last 10 seconds and deal 200 explosive damage.
- This feature is disabled in Ranked Play.
Adjusted
» All Modes «
Cluster Strike & Smoke Screen
- Improved the visibility of Cluster Strike and Smoke Screen indicators when clipped at the edge of the screen.
Care Package
- Increased the in-play limit for the Care Package Killstreak.
PUBLIC EVENTS
Adjusted
» Battle Royale & Resurgence «
Juggernaut Armor
- Added a new Juggernaut Armor public event that drops 2 Juggernaut Armor suits during a match.
- Players can secure a suit to gain increased survivability and access to the Minigun.
Event availability:
Battle Royale
- Circle 4: 15% chance
- Circle 5: 9% chance
Resurgence
- Circle 2: 13% chance
- Circle 4: 10% chance
This feature is disabled in Ranked Play.
UI & UX
Dropping Lethals and Tacticals Quality of Life
- Players can now drop Lethal and Tactical Equipment directly from their inventory.
UI & UX
New
» Verdansk «
Armed JLTV
- Added a unique Armed JLTV vehicle that can only be obtained at the Drone Labs.
- Complete a side objective to obtain the garage access codes and unlock the vehicle.
WEAPONS
New Weapons
FG42 Assault Rifle
- Full-auto assault rifle. Excellent damage and respectable rate of fire. Balanced by slower handling and short open-bolt delay.
- Unlockable via Battle Pass Page 3, Battle Pass Blueprint Page 15.
- Prestige Attachment: MFS Ambilateral Stock
- Provides a massive bonus to fire rate and removes nearly all horizontal recoil. Aggressive vertical recoil that harms both aiming speed and mobility.
Gremlin SMG
- Full-auto dual submachine guns. Excellent mobility and firepower, limited at range by inability to ADS.
- Unlockable via Battle Pass Page 6, Battle Pass Blueprint Page 12.
- Prestige Attachment: 9” MFS Cestus Barrel
- Lightweight barrel outfitted with deadly spikes dealing very high melee damage. Provides faster movement speeds.
Mammoth LMG (In-Season)
- Full-auto light machine gun. Twin reciprocating barrels provide massive damage with manageable recoil. Slow rate of fire, mobility, and handling.
- Unlockable via Machine of War Event.
- Prestige Attachment: 14” MFS Cascade Barrel
- Specialized barrel removes pre-fire delay and movement penalties when firing. Improves ADS movement speed, spread, and recoil, but takes longer to ADS.
Mace Melee (In-Season)
- Unlockable via Weekly Challenge.
New Attachments
Jäger 45 Grid-Breaker Kit (In-Season)
- Converts the Jäger 45 into a recharging EMP device with improved movement speeds. Fires a localized blast that deals minor damage and disrupts enemy electronics.
- Unlockable via Weekly Challenge Reward.
M34 Novaline Garand Conversion (In-Season)
- Converts weapon into a top-loaded semi-auto rifle with devastating firepower and accuracy complemented by a solid fire rate.
- Unlockable via Weekly Challenge Reward.
EAM IR-VIZ Thermal Reflex (In-Season)
- A lightweight thermal sight from EAM for improved visibility.
- Unlockable via Weekly Challenge Reward.
M15 Mod 0 AMR .50 Cal Kit (In-Season)
- Converts the M15 MOD 0 to fire .50 caliber rounds for improved lethality at impressive distance. Sacrifices fire rate and recoil control for raw power.
- Unlockable via Weekly Challenge Reward.
Weapon Adjustments
» Battle Royale & Resurgence «
Underwater Ballistics Quality of Life
- Standardized underwater bullet behavior to improve weapon consistency.
- Increased maximum underwater bullet travel distance:
- Sniper Rifles: Set to 19m.
- Marksman Rifles: Set to 19m.
- LMGs:Set to 17m.
- Assault Rifles: Set to 15m.
- SMGs: Set to 12m.
- Pistols: Set to 10m.
- Decreased underwater bullet gravity scalar.
All the balancing changes can be found in our Season 5 buffs and nerfs article.
» Black Ops Royale «
New Ground Loot Weapons:
FG42 Assault Rifle
- Archetypes:
- CQB
- Recon.
- Replaces the EGRT-17
Gremlin SMG
- Archetypes:
- Burner
- Stalker
- Replaces the Ryden 45k
New Exotics:
MK35 ISR
- Replaces the EGRT-17 exotic
VST
- Replaces the MPC-25 exotic
» Gulag Weapons «
- MPC-25 replaces the Rev-46
- Gremlin replaces the Sturmwolf 45
- Kogot-7 replaces the VST
» Default Loadout Adjustments «
Enforcer
- FG-42 replaces the MK-35
- Gremlin replaces the VST
Infiltrator
- AN-94 replaces the Voyak KT-3
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where the Mangler in Black Ops Royale wasn’t dropping all of his intended loot items on death.
- Fixed an issue where bots in Black Ops Royale could drop unupgradable weapons.
- Fixed an issue where Classified Weapons could have a broken name.
- Fixed an issue with the Ryden 45k Apex Sweeper Attachment using the incorrect ammo type.
- Fixed an issue where the map icon in the matchmaking queue for Rotation playlists could incorrectly change to a different map.
- Fixed an issue where the CBRS-3 could rechamber too early after swapping weapons and then reloading.
- Fixed an issue where voice lines did not play when a Fire Sale began or ended in Battle Royale matches.
- Fixed an issue where players would not regenerate health while in the Gulag.
- Fixed an issue where players could occasionally be unable to go prone during combat.
- Fixed an issue where restricted attachments could appear on ground loot weapons in Ranked Play matches.
- Fixed an issue where the PPSH-41 SMG could appear locked and missing from the Armory, preventing players from unlocking it.
- Fixed an issue where completing the Champion’s Quest mission and successfully launching the missile would not always award players a win.
- Fixed a rare issue where teams could be brought back by a Jailbreak as a match was ending.
- Fixed an issue with the MFS Deltacell Bulk Mag causing unintended damage falloff at range.
- Fixed an issue causing the Ryden 45k iron sights to misalign when firing while aiming down sights under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue causing arm visuals to appear offset from their intended position when swimming with dual-wielded weapons.
- Fixed an issue where custom reticles were not displaying correctly on the Millimeter Scanner, Kepler Ultra 4x, and LTI Target Finder v.2.”
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Edited by Manish Das