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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has received another Season 1 update on November 7, 2026, bringing additional fixes for Multiplayer and DMZ. The patch addresses several stability problems, corrects Battle Pass progression issues, and fixes a bug that could leave players stuck on the Scoreboard after a Hardcore match. Other changes improve Operator Variant organisation and resolve problems affecting the Gunship Killstreak and Grind objectives in Private Matches.
DMZ also receives several fixes, particularly for the new X01 Exclusion Zone. These include corrections to Bounty Level increases, mission progression, enemy behaviour, and missing sound effects. The update follows additional changes released on November 6, which improved Damage Recap information, corrected UAV detection mechanics, and addressed several progression issues. Some problems remain under investigation, including a Steam launch crash affecting certain players.
Modern Warfare 4 November 7 Patch Notes
Global Stability and Improvements
- Fixed several stability issues to improve the experience across all game modes.
- Updated the Operator Selection menu to improve the display and organisation of Operator Variants.
Multiplayer Maps
– Fixed an issue on Lithium where Field Upgrade equipment could disappear when deployed on certain surfaces.
Multiplayer Modes
– Fixed an issue where objectives in Grind did not spawn correctly in Private Match.
Killstreak Fixes
– Fixed an issue where players could be removed from the Gunship Killstreak when their Operator was eliminated.
Multiplayer UI and UX
- Updated the Map Voting widget to support playlists featuring three map and mode combinations, including Shransit.
- Fixed an issue where Grinding for Royalty Warzone event Achievements could appear outside Battle Royale.
- Fixed an issue where Battle Pass progress on an individual tier did not carry over to the next tier when using a Token.
- Fixed an issue where players could become stuck on the Scoreboard at the end of a Hardcore match.
DMZ Stability Improvements
– Addressed several issues to improve overall gameplay stability in the X01 Exclusion Zone.
DMZ Gameplay Fixes
- Fixed an issue where destroying a boat before completing the second-to-last objective in the Operation Fallen Ember Story Mission could prevent further progression.
- Fixed an issue where players using a paid Light Helo Infil could be eliminated by SAM Sites at the Chang-san Military Base shortly after spawning.
- Updated the Vault Defend interaction so that it only becomes available after the Vault Door has been opened.
- Adjusted the Power On interaction location in X01 to prevent its objective marker from overlapping with the door objective.
- Fixed an issue where eliminating players in X01 increased Bounty Level more than intended.
- Fixed an issue where The Captain and Colossus could eliminate players in Last Stand who were still eligible for revival.
- Fixed an issue where Wheelson Commander turrets continued rotating after being disabled by DDoS and Shock Stick effects.
DMZ Audio Fixes
– Fixed an issue where some turret movement sound effects were missing from the Wheelson Commander in X01.
DMZ UI and UX
- Fixed an issue where the DMZ Orders menu could remain stuck displaying a Please Wait message after completing all Orders.
- Fixed an issue where using the Argonaut Killstreak could display an incorrect Operator portrait in the in-game Squad Widget.
DMZ Progression Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the BlackCell Camo Challenge requiring five kills without reloading ten times did not track correctly.
- Fixed an issue where players who had completed the Season 1 Boss Board Challenge before Season 1 did not receive the associated trophy in the FOB.
November 6 Season 1 Updates
Multiplayer Playlists
– Added the new Shransit playlist.
- Features Shipment, Shoot House, and Transit 213.
- Hardcore is also available through Quickplay.
Multiplayer Bug Fixes
– Fixed an issue that could cause a brief freeze when editing a Loadout for the first time during a match.
Multiplayer Progression
- Fixed an issue where Loadouts could enter a broken state after Prestiging.
- Fixed an issue where completed Events did not count towards Event Mastery Camo Challenge progression.
Weapon and Attachment Fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing players from purchasing certain Rocket Launcher Blueprints in the DMZ Gunsmith.
- Fixed an issue where the alternate fire mode for the Kastov 762 Arc Apex Attachment could stop working after using a Munitions Box or Ammo Cache in Ground War.
- Fixed an issue where equipping the Helix MK.II Apex Attachment on the Cronen Osprey Vanish Blueprint could cause visual problems and incorrect Attachment costs in DMZ Gunsmith.
Damage Recap Improvements
– Improved Damage Recap to display additional combat information.
- Health restored through Quick Fix.
- Damage dealt through surfaces.
- Outgoing damage dealt to multiple enemies.
- Damage reduction provided by Bomb Squad.
- Added a Shield icon when incoming damage is reduced by Spawn Protection.
DMZ UAV Detection Changes
- Updated UAV detection rules for Thermal Padding, Thermal Padding Pro, and Sedative Inhalers.
- Thermal Padding, Thermal Padding Pro, and Sedative Inhalers now correctly hide players from UAVs and UAV Towers upgraded with the UAV Upgrade trait.
- AUAV Fire Support continues to detect players using Thermal Padding, Thermal Padding Pro, or Sedative Inhalers.
DMZ Gameplay Improvements
- Addressed additional exploits in DMZ.
- Clarified FOB Trait descriptions for the following:
- Auto Fill.
- Impact Smokes Pro.
- Thermal Padding Pro.
- UAV Upgrade.
- UAV Upgrade Pro.
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DMZ Progression Fixes
- Fixed an issue where completing Story Missions in Hajin did not count towards the Upper Class Order.
- Fixed an issue where searching the Backpacks of Lieutenants or other players did not track progression for the Packing Calling Card Challenge.
- Fixed an issue where players did not receive rewards after claiming BlackCell Daily Rewards in the FOB.
- Fixed an issue where successfully extracting did not count towards BlackCell Operator Challenges for the Adder Xero Operator Skin and Exitium M4 Weapon Blueprint.
- Fixed an issue where the BlackCell Login Reward day counter started at Day 0 instead of Day 1.
Additional November 5 Updates
Multiplayer Gameplay
- Reduced maximum health in Hardcore modes from 30 to 22.
- Fixed an exploit allowing players to attach Proximity Mines to Seeker Drones.
- Fixed an out-of-bounds exploit at Wolves Stadium in Combat Outpost.
- Fixed an issue where the Cronen Osprey equipped with the Helix MK. II Apex Attachment could clip through the player during Finishing Moves.
Multiplayer Progression
- Fixed an issue where Boksu Prime did not unlock after completing the Classic Prestige 10 Track.
- Fixed an issue where the Mercurial Drift Multiplayer Weapon Mastery Camo remained locked after completing its requirements.
Multiplayer UI and UX
- Added a Select/Deselect All option to the Edit Quickplay Modes menu in Multiplayer lobbies.
- Fixed an issue in Kill Block 24/7 where the Loadout selection menu could overlap the map preview.
- Fixed an animation issue affecting the reconfiguration transition on Kill Block.
- Fixed an issue where the Damage Dealt display after death appeared incorrectly in Private Match.
- Fixed an issue preventing the second player in Splitscreen from accessing the View Maps tab.
- Fixed a crash when the second Splitscreen player attempted to generate a weapon using Gunny.
- Fixed an issue where the Equip prompt appeared when hovering over locked weapons in the Multiplayer Level Unlocks menu.
- Fixed an issue where the Cash Dropped notification did not appear when players were eliminated in Inflation.
- Fixed an issue where the personal Cash counter in Inflation could incorrectly double instead of displaying the amount collected.
DMZ Gameplay Fixes
- Fixed various item duplication exploits.
- Updated FOB vendors, recipes, and assembly requirements to reflect the latest items and crafting rules.
- Fixed an issue where the Apex .50 GS Magna Pistol could disappear from a player’s Backpack when deploying into Hajin.
- Fixed an issue preventing players from using the Sedative Inhaler while holding a Knife.
- Fixed an issue where the Free Prep Trait only provided Radiation Blockers instead of a random Consumable.
- Fixed an issue where Hydrochloric Acid, an unused crafting material, could appear as loot.
- Fixed incorrect melee damage dealt by enemy AI depending on its equipped weapon.
- Fixed an issue where Colossus could spawn at the Military Base before the Armory opened.
- Fixed an incorrect Exfil countdown when boarding an Exfil Helicopter called in by another player.
- Fixed an issue where RHIB boats could spawn on top of each other along the Hajin Shoreline.
- Fixed a non-functioning Door Breacher prompt on the double doors inside the Supreme Leader’s Bunker.
- Fixed an issue where players unintentionally received UAV pings while enemy UAVs were active.
- Fixed an issue where Tanks could bounce into the air when driving over Razor Wire equipment.
- Fixed an issue where Ammo Boxes could become stuck inside vehicle doors.
- Fixed visual clipping affecting enemy AI equipped with Riot Shields when using Recon Tablets.
- Reduced Battery spawn rates at Banks.
- Fixed an issue where the Possum Trait sometimes failed to fully restore an Operator’s health after revival.
DMZ Progression
- Fixed incorrect tracking for the High-Value Escort Calling Card Challenge.
- Fixed an issue where certain DMZ Lieutenant Dog Tags did not count towards Camo Challenge progression.
DMZ Interface Improvements
- Updated the DMZ Bounty Leaderboard to display players’ own rankings on the Friends tab.
- Updated the Dog Tag Case to display the most recently acquired Dog Tags first.
- Fixed an issue where eliminated DMZ Lieutenant targets could appear multiple times on the Boss Board.
- Fixed an issue where players could attempt to re-equip Attachments they no longer owned in DMZ Gunsmith.
- Fixed an issue where the DMZ Weapon Stash 1 upgrade remained available for purchase after completion.
- Updated the DMZ Military Base Mission selection interface to recommend the intended 3-Plate Armor Vest.
- Fixed low-resolution checkmarks for completed Orders in the After Action Report.
- Fixed an issue where the Equip prompt appeared when hovering over locked Operator Skins in the DMZ Level Unlocks section.
Known Issues
- Platinum camouflage challenges are currently not tracking correctly for the Cronen Osprey and CSG-35.
- Warfighter and Warfighter Prime skins have been temporarily disabled while an issue is investigated.
- Some Steam players are experiencing crashes at launch after installing the Season 1 update.
- Players experiencing this issue should first verify the integrity of their game files through Steam.
- As a final workaround, players can reinstall Modern Warfare 4 and Warzone.
- Before reinstalling, players should uninstall the game through Steam and delete the Call of Duty folder from the original
steamapps/commoninstallation directory. - The development team is working directly with Steam on a resolution.
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