It seems Infinity Ward has something in store for Call of Duty players this week, as the Modern Warfare 2 1.018 patch preload is now live on PS4 and PS5, and this is an unannounced title update, which seems to be for something new, as it can’t be installed just yet.
Modern Warfare 2 1.018 Patch Notes for Preload:
Size: 1.3GB (PS5)
Update: Infinity Ward has released the complete patch notes for today!
GLOBAL
Stability
- This update contains fixes for a number of known crashes
Adjustments
- Improved usability of controller stick rotation in Weapon Preview by preventing the weapon from sliding back and forth.
- When you inspect a sector from the map view of the Battle Pass, the selection will now automatically take you to the most valuable reward in the sector.
Global Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the Killcam not to trigger properly.
- Fixed an issue causing users to be kicked back to the Main Menu after a second attempt to enter the Battle Pass.
- Fixed an issue where despite having Dismemberment and Gore Effects turned off, enemies still exploded while using the “Singularity” Blueprint.
- Fixed an issue where CDL weapon stickers would not show on weapons in-game or in Gunsmith.
- Fixed an issue where you can trigger the search in the invite Players popup when you shouldn’t.
- Fixed an issue in the Events tab where the price of a Reward appeared in red even though you had enough Trophies to redeem it.
- Fixed an issue where some Rewards in the level progression screen didn’t have descriptions.
- Fixed an issue where the Player could be kicked to the Main Menu after scrolling through the most recent players section of the Social screen.
- Fixed an issue where Players wouldn’t see rain on Pelayo’s Lighthouse after infilling on Kortac Team.
- Fixed an issue where the base TAQ-56 would display when previewing non-Blueprint Rewards for Ranked Play.
WARZONE 2.0
Battle Royale Adjustments
- Improved Buy Station interface for Players using a controller to now start on Gear Selection.
- Fixed an issue causing rewards for the “Hold The Line” mission to not be rewarded to Players after completion.
Battle Royale Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing Players to have spawn protection incorrectly applied after a Gulag match.
- Fixed an issue causing Players to spawn in a Battle Royale lobby with a Default Loadout instead of their favorited Loadout.
- Fixed an issue causing Players to crash when attempting to open the AAR.
DMZ Adjustments
- Added a one-minute countdown on DMZ match start before Player can use UAV Killstreak.
- Added a message in DMZ Active Duty Operator Slots explaining that the last Operator cannot be dismissed.
DMZ Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the “Enforcer” Raid reward was not properly equipping in DMZ.
- Fixed an issue where the “Double Cross” Mission in DMZ would incorrectly require a specific Dead Drop location
- Fixed an issue where Players using a controller were unable to pick up an enemy’s backpack after eliminating them.
- Fixed an issue that could duplicate weapons after dropping and stowing inventory interactions in DMZ.
The patch won’t be available to be installed until April 19 at 12 pm ET/9 am PT/12 am HKT. For now, no official patch notes have been released just yet. The latest major content drop we got was for the Season 3 update released last week.
For now, here’s Infinity Ward’s latest update on what got changed in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2:
Massive Resurgence Quads and Trios have been reenabled following a fix for the irregular circle behavior. https://t.co/m4W88VtXm0
— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) April 19, 2023
Chances are, we’ll get the official patch notes for the title update tomorrow before 9 am PT/12 pm ET, which has been par for the course for Infinity Ward.
We’re also expecting new store bundles to be made available as part of the latest update. Perhaps the weapon sounds pack will finally be available?
Once we know more about the patch, we’ll update the article, so refresh it from time to time.
Update: The official patch notes are now out and we’ve updated the article to reflect it.
Source: Call of Duty