Treyarch has once again released a new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 game settings update, and it includes a host of new fixes. Check out the complete COD BO4 game settings update notes below (via Treyarch)

We’ve made the following updates to the game (Global):

Multiplayer

• Gameplay
  • Improved melee attack hit registration. More improvements to come in an upcoming patch.
  • Added enemy attachment information to Killcam.
  • Resolved an issue where players leaving a match shortly after joining could cause a white square to appear in the Scoreboard.
• Create-a-Class
  • Closed an exploit that allowed players to apply Dark Matter, Gold, or Diamond Camos on any weapon regardless of camo progress.
  • Resolved an issue where players with Signature Weapons could encounter UI Error 55068 when selecting a weapon under another Custom Class tab.
• CWL Custom Games
  • General
    • Specialist Equipment restrictions are now implemented as intended.
    • Players now continue to earn score toward Scorestreaks after the first round of CWL Search & Destroy and CWL Control.
  • Torque
    • Torque is no longer selectable in CWL Search & Destroy to align with current official CWL ruleset. These changes will continue to be tested and reviewed for viability in competitive play.
    • Torque’s Razor Wire no longer does damage to align with current official CWL ruleset.
    • Resolved an issue where players could become stuck and unable to move when walking into an enemy Torque’s Razor Wire.
• Maps
  • Nuketown
    • Closed an exploit where players could grapple on top of the red shed.
  • Firing Range
    • Closed a cover exploit on top of some sandbags.
• Scorestreaks
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when shooting down the Care Package, Mantis, or Strike Team Helicopters.
• Modes
  • Gun Game
    • Resolved an issue in Gun Game where winning a match, then leaving the lobby before the next game starts, could cause that player’s name to appear on the next game’s Scoreboard with stats from the previous game.
• Challenges
  • EKIA tracking has been added for Domination and Control to the “Proactive Measures” Challenge requirements in the Game Heroics category.

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Zombies

• Stability
  • Global
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when a player disconnected while the Chakram was thrown.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when the Blightfather performed its tracking missile attack.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while using Anywhere But Here.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while using the Chakram throw.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur upon Homunculus death.
  • IX
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when fighting the Destroyer during the Main Quest.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur upon completing the Arena Rock side quest.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when enemies spawned during the Ra obelisk step in the Main Quest.
• General
  • Resolved an issue in Blood of the Dead where ambient music would abruptly stop and restart when progressing through rounds.
  • Closed an exploit where players could use certain Elixirs without consuming them.

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Blackout

• Characters
  • Updated descriptions for Ranger, Airborne, Frogman, Seal, and Battle Hardened characters to clarify that they are unlocked by progressing to a specific Echelon.
• General
  • Miscellaneous
    • Resolved an issue where attempting to load a custom Paintjob could cause a UI Error message to appear.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between modes.
    • Fist Bump returned to the Gestures menu.
    • Resolved an issue where the Daily Tier Skip icon could appear misaligned in the main menu.
  • Black Market
    • Resolved an issue where current Tier progress could be reset by acquiring a Special Order.
    • Resolved an issue where the Black Market menu could disappear when switching between the Multiplayer and Zombies menus.

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We’ve made the following changes to the game exclusively to PC, in addition to balance changes and fixes from this week’s global update and the changes listed above:

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General (PC ONLY)

• Stability
  • Fixed a crash occurring on CPUs that don’t support SSE4.1 instructions extension. This issue was affecting AMD Phenom CPUs.
  • Fixed a rare crash during the first seconds after launching the game.
• Gameplay
  • Added three new keybinds for Stance Up, Stance Up/Jump, and Stance Down.
  • Added a gameplay option for ADS sensitivity trigger timing.
  • Added a gameplay option to remove hitmarker visual and/or sound.
  • Added an option to toggle Asus Aura RGB effects On or Off.
  • Adjusted iron sights and scope movement while turning to make them appear close to the center of the screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the Push to Talk keybind would not work with an overlay opened.
• Miscellaneous
  • Resolved an issue where the player could not name Paintjobs.
  • Fixed an issue where the player could not change reticle color with the mouse.
  • Added visual improvements on tooltips throughout various menus.
  • New messages will now always be displayed in the chat box, including callouts.
  • Aligned buttons in the Custom Games lobby.

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Multiplayer (PC ONLY)

• General
  • Resolved an issue with re-rolling enemy Care Packages with the Engineer Perk.
  • Resolved an issue where a Specialist would appear in the preview slot when no Specialist was selected during the Specialist draft.
  • Resolved a visual issue in Heist where the close button would remain on screen when closing the Buy menu with the ESC key.
  • Resolved an issue where the textures would appear pitch black for several seconds at the beginning of a match.

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Weapons (PC ONLY)

• SMGs
  • Saug 9mm
    • Hip fire spread increased.
  • Spitfire
    • Hip fire spread increased.
    • Slightly reduced the hip-fire bonus granted by the Laser Sight attachment.
  • Cordite
    • Hip-fire spread increased.
• Tactical Rifles
  • Auger DMR
    • Slightly increased rate of fire.
  • ABR 223
    • Reduced delay between each burst.
• Sniper Rifles
  • Paladin HB50
    • High Caliber I – Added shoulders to the one-shot kill zone.
    • High Caliber II – Now grants a one-shot kill to the stomach and above. Hands and lower arms have been removed from the one-shot one kill zone.
    • Fixed an issue where the game was not using the PC description for the Paladin and its attachments.

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Blackout (PC ONLY)

• Gameplay
  • Added a keybind to tag an item.
  • Added Perk activation feedback in the player HUD.
  • Pressing the Interact key will now close the Stash while looting a Stash.
  • Resolved an issue where players could use a Trauma Kit before the game began to start with 200 Health.
  • Resolved an issue where the “Toggle” healing would heal faster than the “Hold” option.
  • Resolved an issue where the Free Look mode would make it impossible to move the RC-XD.
• Stability
  • Fixed a crash occurring when aiming down sights using a Hades equipped with a 2x scope.

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We are also currently aware of some issues that were introduced with the new title update on PC, and the team is working on fixing the following issues:

• Left arrow to navigate through Custom Classes in the Create-a-Class menu is missing.
  • Players can still change tabs by using the “Navigate to Previous Tab” and “Navigate to Next Tab” keybinds.
• Hitmarker options are not always set to their default value when launching the game.
  • New options were introduced to allow the player to remove the visuals and/or audio for hitmarkers. If you wish the enable them, you will find the following options in the Interface tab in the Options menu:
    • Hitmarker Visuals
    • Hitmarker Sound Effect
    • Damage-Based Hitmarkers

Make sure to read up on the latest major game update that included a host of weapon balancing tweaks.