Call of Duty®: Vanguard Preseason Patch Notes

• November 18
• November 17
• November 16
• November 12
• November 11
• November 10
• November 9

Multiplayer

• Weapon Tuning
  

  • Reduced the effects of ADS Spread (aka Bloom) on base weapons (without attachments).

    • Dev Note: Attachments improving Accuracy will reduce ADS Spread. Attachments with Accuracy penalties will increase the effects of ADS Spread. 

  • Balance pass on all Shotguns affecting range, pellet spread, hipfire penalty, and more.

• Weapon Challenges

  • Fixed an issue where the MK11 launcher’s Long Shot Challenges were not tracking.

  • Corrected a mislabeled Proficiency required for the Mind Games Challenge for the Automaton. 

  • Fixed a bug preventing the player from completing the Deadeye Challenge for the Fighting Knife.

• UI - Gameplay

  • Fixed the Search and Destroy bomb glitch where players could see when an enemy was defusing the bomb.

• Perks

  • Fixed the Gung Ho sprint speed shooting glitch - Slow down, friends.

• Field Upgrade

  • Fixed a bug where players had 10x the amount of Armor HP than normal.

• Challenges

  • Fixed a bug where the Grizzled Veteran Challenge - Get 50 Eliminations in Objective Modes was not tracking properly.

• XP

  • Operators’ favorite weapons now provide the correct amount of XP when used.

• Clan Tags

  • You know you shouldn’t be rocking the SHG, IW, and Raven tags. Now we’ve made it so you can’t. 

Zombies

• Exfil 

  • Addressed an issue where the player could still interact with the Exfil portal after failing to Exfil.

• Progression

  • Corrected the MVP Highlight unlock text that displays when reaching Level 5 with Solange.

• Covenants

  • Addressed an issue where Legendary Covenants were still not appearing for some players.

Global

• PS5 – Resolved issue where players could not start up Vanguard if they had less than 40gb of space available

Multiplayer

• Maps: 
  • Shipment now available in public matches
• Weapons
  • Fixed bug preventing players from equipping camos
  • Players can no longer equip camos they do not own
• Clans
  • Fixed issue where Clan Members would crash when attempting to send a clan invite
• Progression
  • Corrected inconsistencies for Next Unlock in the Operators Tab

Zombies

• Scoreboard
  • Addressed an issue where players could not view the Scoreboard after dying or after Exfil.
• UI
  • Addressed an issue where players could not view Armor Health in the HUD.
• Objectives
  • Addressed an issue where Objectives would not start properly, preventing progression.

Multiplayer

• Weapons
  • Nerfed the Vital + Cal Up combination
  • Nerfed Buckslug
• Post-Match
  • Reduced the MVP Voting screen duration by 5 seconds
• Progression
  • Fixed Clan Progression issue where progression was stuck at Level 2
• Field Upgrades
  • Fixed an issue where using Dead Drop sometimes prevented the player from deploying any more Killstreaks earned

Zombies

• Progression
  • Addressed an issue that could reset progress for NZ-41 Camo Challenges
• Pack-a-Punch
  • Addressed an issue where players could lose their Pack-a-Punch weapon mid-round
• Gameplay
  • Closed an exploit in Stalingrad where zombies could not reach the player 

Campaign

• Audio
  • Fixed audio sync issues in Stalingrad levels

Multiplayer

• Progression
  • Fixed an issue where Reticles were not unlocking properly

Zombies

• Loadouts
  • Addressed an issue where the player was not prompted to select a Loadout at the start of the match
  • Addressed an issue where the player could spawn into the match without a weapon

Multiplayer

• Gameplay
  • Fixed a spawn trap in the cave on Numa Numa while playing Domination, Team Deathmatch, or Kill Confirmed
  • Incendiary rounds no longer trigger a fire death or burn damage voiceover on corpses
  • Fixed players spawning into a buy round with fists and no secondary weapons
  • Fixed spawning close to enemies on Desert Siege
  • Fixed FFA losses recording as wins for Operator challenges.
• Post-Match
  • Fixed a rare crash on the MVP voting screen
  • Invisible player models in MVP voting and Play of the Game have been fixed
• Progression
  • Changed all Point Blank challenges to Close Range challenges, making it easier for the player to complete, most notably for Sniper Rifles
  • Fixed reticles challenges that were not tracking past the first challenge
  • Fixed the broken clan XP bar display after Level 1
  • Fixed a bug affecting Constanze's skin progression
  • Inaccurate unlock requirements for Weapon Challenges now display correctly
  • Operator Challenges no longer appear to reset after completion
• Menu and Settings
  • Fixed a messaging error in Champion Hill about purchasing the BAR when the weapon was not purchased
  • Fixed a rare bug that caused the player’s FoV to lock
• Campaign:
  • Mid-level checkpoint save data has been invalidated for some.

Zombies

• Gameplay
  • Addressed an issue that allowed players to get outside of the map
  • Addressed issues with players who died in a downed state not transitioning properly to Spectator mode
  • Addressed an issue that gave players the default pistol when downed instead of the Pack-a-Punched version, if they owned one

Global

• Xbox - Fixed bug where user was not joinable and unable to send invites after resuming the game from a suspended state
• Players unable to redeem codes for incentives such as XP Bonuses, Calling Cards, and Emblems can now redeem rewards

Multiplayer

• Weapons
  • Combat Shield now protects the player’s back while stowed

Multiplayer

• Progression
  • 1911 Pistol will now progress past Level 50
  • Weapons can now be accessed in the Loadouts/Gunsmith after Level 66

Zombies

• Progression
  • Pistol challenges that required 7 attachments can now be properly completed
• Exfil
  • Exfil kill counter now correctly tracks zombies killed
• Support
  • Self-Revive meter no longer fails to show progress
• Objectives
  • Players that die outside of the damage barrier during the Transmit Objective no longer take damage over time upon reviving in the hub area
• Covenants
  • All players should now be able to receive Legendary Covenant options at the Altar of Covenants
• After-Action Report
  • Players are no longer returned to the Lobby when attempting to view post-match unlocks in the After-Action Report
• Field Upgrades
  • Addressed an issue where players who recovered from being downed were unable to use Field Upgrades in rare instances