New Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Update Unlocks Nuk3town For All Platforms, Patch Notes

The new and improved version of everyone’s favorite Call of Duty multiplayer map is now available to all Black Ops 3 players for free.

The game’s latest update makes Nuk3town and mandatory download for all users on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Along with the map, players will get a free Nuk3town-themed Weapon Camo, three Nuk3town-themed weapon reticles, and a Nuk3town-themed calling card. In addition to being added to the map rotation in a majority of playlists, Nuk3town is also getting its own 24/7 playlist for the next week.

Updates have also been made to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, affecting Multiplayer, Zombies, and Campaign. [Update: Notes for Black Ops 3’s PC update, now live, can also be found at this link.] Here’s what’s new for both platforms as of March 21:

General

• The Nuk3town map, Calling Card, Reticles, and Weapon Camo are now available to all Players.
• Updated Live Event Viewer CWL Feature Widget Image.

General Gameplay

• Fixed error related to using a picked-up weapon from a Player who left the game.
• Resolved issue where Players were able to kill a prone Player when they ran over them with a carried Guardian or Hardened Sentry.
• Fixed bug where if a Player died by a Semtex during the HC-XD calling animation, enemy Scorestreaks would continually fire at the spot of death.
• Addressed global spawn issue that could occur when Players were killed when deploying Scorestreaks.
• Added spawn trap logic to Uplink and Safeguard where additional spawns will open under extreme scenarios.
• Enabled spawn trap logic in Public online matches.
• Resolved bug where Players were able to gain additional Specialist Power by switching Classes at the beginning of a round.

Create-a-Class

• Perks
  • Fixed exploit where the Ante-Up Perk would continue to work when a player switched to a class without it.
• Equipment
  • Addressed bug where using the Black Hat on a Trip Mine or other equipment near a planted bomb in S&D prevented the user from disarming the bomb.
  • Addressed issue where the Combat Axe was unable to destroy the HC-XD.

Specialists

• Nomad
  • Fixed bug where the use of Nomad’s H.I.V.E. Gun would cause disconnects from Dedicated Servers.
  • Resolved an issue where the sound of a H.I.V.E. pod would persist for a Player if the Player activated the H.I.V.E. pod, but was afterwards killed by another means than the H.I.V.E. pod.

Scorestreaks

• Hardened Sentry
  • Fixed a bug where Players were able to keep a Hardened Sentry active while it was being carried.
• Counter-UAV
  • Fixed an issue where multiple aircraft could be destroyed by splash damage if within close proximity.
• UAV
  • Fixed an issue where multiple aircraft could be destroyed by splash damage if within close proximity.

Maps

• Fringe
  • Addressed exploit where Players were able to reach an unintended area near the white truck and junkyard.
• Gauntlet
  • Resolved issue where the Safeguard robot would sometimes have trouble pathing through the garage when specific Custom Game settings were altered.
• Rise
  • Added collision to prevent sitting on top of door-frame near center of the map.
• Splash
  • Added collision to prevent Players from mantling through geo near Market Street.
  • Addressed exploit where Players were able to reach unintended areas near Atlantis building.
• Skyjacked
  • Addressed issue where AI vehicles were becoming stuck when pathing in the lower portion of the map.

Game Modes

• Safeguard
  • Fixed issue where the Safeguard Robot would sometimes become stuck during it’s walking animation.
  • Addressed bug where not all escorting Attackers were being awarded with the Escort score event.
• Search and Destroy
  • Resolved a bug where the bomb icon would not appear for all bomb carriers when multiple bombs were enabled in Custom Game settings.

Weapons

• MR6
  • Reduced Max Fire Rate.
• ICR-1
  • Increased Accuracy.

Challenges

• Fixed a bug that would prevent the “100 Percenter” challenge from being awarded after completing all Multiplayer Challenges.
• Resolved bug where Players were unable to earn a long shot medal for the NX ShadowClaw when Dual Wield was equipped.

CODCaster

• X-Ray Player highlight is now the proper color for each team.
• Scorestreaks now show up on the map regardless of which team is being spectated.
• Added Specialist Meter indicator to the Player list; indicator will flash when Specialist is being used.

Custom Games

• Switching teams during the pre-match phase will no longer spawn you on the wrong side.
• CWL game variants have been updated with a 30 second pre-match timer.
• Added multi-drone option for Uplink.
• Included adjustable settings which will require all Players to join before the pre-match timer starts.

Theater

• Corrected a bug where sometimes Zombies would lack a walking animation.
• Corrected bug where UI would fail to appear after loading a video clip from the Media tab.
• Removed Hit Markers during game film playback while in Director Mode.
• Addressed UI Error that occurred after a User interacted with the “Choose Mode” sidebar immediately after selecting “Take Screenshot” or while the Publish screenshot prompt was open.
• Resolved UI error that appeared when attempting to delete a Local screenshot.
• Addressed bug where the Bow FX would persist when watching a Zombies clip.
• Fixed bugs related to the fast forward and record buttons.
• Resolved issue that would occur if the User selected a Red Triangle Warning icon in their Recent Games.
• Fixed bug where combat text would remain on-screen during a Highlight Reel.
• Corrected issue where the UI would disappear if a Player pressed the Menu button during game film playback.
• Fixed issue where burst fire weapons would sometimes be missing audio during playback.
• When watching a Zombies Clip, addressed a bug where the Ritual Skulls would still be present during the Demon Bow quest if a Player rewound to the start of the clip.

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