Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Update 1.81 Rolled Out as Season 5 Reloaded Hotfix 1; Deleted File Issue Easy Fix Detailed

by Alex Co September 5, 2025 2:51 pm in Title Updates and Patches
Black Ops 6 Update 1.81

Following yesterday’s launch of Season 5 Reloaded for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Treyarch has released a follow-up patch on September 5. Console gamers will see this as Black Ops 6 update 1.81, and this should be a significantly smaller file download.

Read on for the known issues the developers are looking at, according to Treyarch.

Black Ops 6 New Update Released on Sept. 5 After Season 5 Reloaded Patch

Treyarch hasn’t acknowledged today’s patch, though there are a handful of issues that bears reporting about.

Multiplayer Known Issues

  • After calling in a Dreadnought, the player may be stuck in a state where they can no longer crouch, slide, or change stance.
  • The Ninja perk is reportedly not functioning as intended.

Alongside that, if you downloaded the Season 5 Reloaded update, you might be seeing an error wherein Black Ops 6 is unplayable and your system is asking for it to install.

Black Ops 6 Deleted File After Season 5 Reloaded Update Fix

If you’re seeing an error message appear that states you no longer have the Multiplayer or base game installed, you can fix this just by redownloading the entire game again. As part of Activision’s file optimization, this new download should be a lot smaller than the original disk size.

If Activision releases a detailed changelog, we’ll update the article with the info.

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