As announced yesterday by Infinity Ward, the big Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has rolled out today in the form of Modern Warfare update 1.12! Clocking in at 10.2GB on PS4, and 14GB on Xbox One, this patch brings in the Season 1 refresh with new maps, cosmetics and more.

Modern Warfare update 1.12 patch notes:

WHAT’S NEW:

• New Operator: Nikto

• New Maps!

  • Shipment

  • Vacant

  • Winter Docks (winter-themed 2v2 map)

• Playlist Update!

  • Vacant and Shipment 24/7

  • Cranked

  • Gunfight is back!

• New Special Operation! “Strongbox”

• New Classic Special Operation Missions! “Disinform” and “Bomb Squad”

General:

• Fix for a bug that could players to be stuck in a “Update requires restart” loop

• Fix for a bug where creating a custom mode could prevent access to private match game mode options

• Fix for players disconnecting and experiencing the “TURTLE” error code

• Fix for a bug where the green ‘new’ notification icon was not clearing off the screen even though there wasn’t any new items to view

• Implemented fixes for various exploits and boosting techniques

• Fix for some players experiencing a ‘drift’ while using an Xbox controller

• Fixed two bugs that could cause players to accidentally use multiple XP tokens due to a delay between clicking the button and confirmation on our end

• Fixed an issue where Care Packages could fall through the roof of various buildings in Port

• Fixed a bug where players were unable to swap Field Upgrades after selecting Field Upgrade Pro

• Attempting to deploy the Weapon Drop Field Upgrade at the beginning of a round-based mode would result in the Field Upgrade becoming unusable until the player respawns. This has been fixed

• Fixed a bug where all tablet-based killstreaks/Field Upgrades have a zoomed in view when using on Aniyah Palace

• Made some slight UI adjustments to the base and officer rank progression screens to both have similar designs

• Fix for watches not appearing in modes with preset loadouts

• Added a new menu that allows players to launch a specific Trial

• Fixed a bug that caused keybinds to reset to their default values

• Friend Request & Party Invite Notifications option will be set to Enabled by default after the patch. Players can disable that option through the Account tab of the Options menu

• Implemented several settings for the Auto-Sprint option (Always Sprint, Always Super Sprint)

Added an Auto Move Forward feature for Keyboard and Mouse as well as Controller

• For Keyboard and Mouse, a keybind can be added in the Options menu via the advanced section of Move Forward

• For Controller, when this feature is enabled in the Options menu, it can be activated in-game by pushing the movement stick forward twice

Keyboard and Mouse

• Improved navigation in the Store and Battle Pass menus

• Added a Change Zoom/Toggle Hybrid Behavior gameplay option to change which keybind triggers the Change Zoom/Toggle Hybrid

Audio:

• Footsteps: reduced audible range of 3rd person footsteps

• Increased occlusion on footsteps

• Adjusted various foley sounds that played at a larger range than footsteps during ADS/crouch movements

• Fix for air vehicles not occluding properly

• General occlusion adjustments to all air vehicles

• Fix for knife impact sounds missing from kill cams

Weapons:

• Adjusted hip spread for the .357 Snake Shot so it’s consistent regardless of stance

• Reduced flinch on the Kar98k, EBR-14, and MK2 Carbine

PC

• Several fixes were implemented to prevent crashes and improve stability

Special Operations: Survival

• Various exploit fixes

Classic Special Operations:

• Fixed a bug where players were receiving inconsistent amounts of XP

Spec Ops:

• ix for rank up UI splashes no working as intended

• When using a Respawn Flare, no UI icon would appear on the minimap (Operation Harbinger)

• Fixed a bug where pistols were dealing too much damage against Juggernauts compared to other weapon classes

• In Operation Crosswind, nearby enemies will not become alerted if a player uses a rocket launcher, causing the player to not break stealth. This has been fixed

• Fixed a bug where players were able to go prone with the minigun if they get revived while having it equipped

• Added the reward players could earn if completing an Operation within the playlist menu

Call of Duty League:

• Reduced the lethality of non-car explosives

• Adjustments to spawns for Hardpoint

Search and Destroy:

• Fix for a bug where the defending team could see the bomb carrier objective icon

• With the ‘Weapon Pings on Minimap’ option is enabled, the bomb carrier would not show as a red dot on the minimap when shooting their weapon. This has been fixed

COD Caster

• Added an in-game data view to display various stats

• Implemented support for Domination

Here are the new content rolled out for today:

• Two new multiplayer maps: Vacant, Shipment
• Two Gunfight maps
• New Special Ops missions
• New, multiplayer game mode (Cranked)

New Mode: Cranked

Enjoy the latest Multiplayer maps while playing the latest game mode: Cranked. Cranked is a fast-paced, high octane Deathmatch where players race against the clock to get kills or suffer an explosive fate.  For those looking for a unique Co-Op experience check out the latest Special Ops Content: Operation Strongbox, Classic Special Ops Disinform, and Classic Special Ops Bomb Squad. Level up your weapons while enjoying the new content; Double Weapon XP is live from December 20 at 10AM PST to December 23 at 10 AM PST.

Once the full patch notes are released, we’ll update the post.

In other Modern Warfare news, Activision has today announced that the game is now the most played Call of Duty multiplayer entry this console generation!