Firebase Z Arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s New Patch, Along With Other Tweaks

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s first season is almost over, but before it ends Treyarch has one last big content drop for fans of the game.

The Feb. 4 patch comes with a slew of additions and adjustments to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as well as more substantial changes: a new multiplayer map, a new mode, and a new zombie experience with Firebase Z.

Following the main content drop, Feb 5 will kick off a double exp weekend for Black Ops and the other main Call of Duty titles. Also on the fifth, the main quest for new zombie map Firebase Z will become available for players to complete.

The update goes live 11PM PT Feb. 3/ 2AM ET Feb. 4 on all platforms.

Read through the biggest changes coming in the patch below, or review the full patch notes on Treyarch’s blog.

Multiplayer

Maps

• Express [NEW]
  • Express now available in map rotation in Core and Hardcore modes.
  • Express 24/7 playlist now available.
• General
  • Addressed an issue with uneven map distribution in non-map voting playlists.

Modes

• Endurance (40 Players) [NEW]
  • New high-player count mode available on Sanatorium, Ruka, and Alpine.
  • After one bomb detonates, a new one comes online to take its place, so five bombs are always available instead of an initial set that gets reduced to a single bomb before the next wave.
  • Score limit doubled from 500 to 1,000.
• Prop Hunt
  • Added new maps to Prop Hunt rotation:
    • Express
    • Raid
    • Crossroads Strike
    • Armada Strike
• Gunfight
  • Added Nuketown ’84 to Gunfight map rotation.
  • 2v2 and 3v3 Gunfight now available in Custom Games.

Featured Playlists

• Express 24/7 [NEW]
• Endurance FTDB (40 Players) [NEW]
• Gunfight Blueprints (including Nuketown ’84)
• Prop Hunt (4 maps added to rotation)
• 3v3 Gunfight Snipers Only
• Face Off (3v3)
• Nuketown 24/7

Zombies

Maps

• Firebase Z [NEW]
  • New “Firebase Z” map now available via Endless and Round 20 playlists for all players.
• Die Maschine
  • Players can now complete the full Omega Intel collection in “Die Maschine.”
  • Addressed an issue on “Die Maschine” that rarely positioned players outside of the map when teleporting from the Dark Aether.
• Express (Onslaught – PS4/PS5)
  • Express now available in Onslaught on PlayStation.

Featured Playlists

• Firebase Z Endless [NEW]
• Firebase Z Round 20 [NEW]
• Dead Ops Arcade Solo Advanced Start [NEW]
• Onslaught Express [NEW] (PS4/PS5)

Perks

• Tombstone Soda [NEW]
  • Tombstone Soda Perk now available in “Firebase Z” and via Der Wunderfizz in “Die Maschine.”
• Quick Revive
  • Addressed an issue that prevented Quick Revive from reducing the time it takes to regenerate to full health.

Support

• Napalm Strike [NEW]
  • Napalm Strike now available as Support in Zombies.
• Artillery [NEW]
  • Artillery now available as Support in Zombies.
• Self-Revive
  • The Self-Revive will now only drop if a player in the game can equip it.
  • Capped the maximum amount of Self-Revives that can drop in a game to the total number of players in the game.
• Sentry Turret
  • Addressed an issue that allowed duplicating the Sentry Turret support item.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is now available on PC and consoles.