Treyarch has released the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update 1.26 patch for PS4 gamers this November 1! This is for the Season 6 mid-season update set to be activated tomorrow! While this is out for PlayStation gamers, PC and Xbox owners will be able to download it starting tomorrow at 9PM PT/12MN ET/12PM HKT.

Black Ops Cold War Update 1.26 Patch Notes:

Update: Treyarch has released the official patch notes for the update hitting later!

GLOBAL

Weapons

• Hammer & Sickle
  • New Melee weapon now available via weapon unlock challenges in Multiplayer and Zombies, or via Store bundle.
• LAPA
  • New weapon unlock challenge added to Multiplayer and Zombies for the LAPA SMG.

 

Challenges

• 100 Percenter Rewards
  • Added “100 Percenter” Challenge rewards for Multiplayer, Zombies, and Campaign.
  • Players are now awarded an Animated Calling Card when they complete 100% of Challenges in each mode.
  • Dark Ops Challenges are not required to earn 100 Percenter Calling Cards.
  • Players who have already completed all Challenges in a given mode will be awarded the Calling Card retroactively.

 

Prestige Shop

• New Weapon Blueprint
  • Added new “Vicarious” Tactical Rifle Weapon Blueprint to the Prestige Shop.
• Legacy Calling Cards
  • Added new Legacy Calling Cards and Animated Calling Cards to the Prestige Shop.

 

Cinematic Archive

• Added new Cinematic Archive to the Barracks where players can watch cinematics from previous seasons.

 

Uninstall Management

• Players will now be prompted with an option to uninstall the Black Ops Cold War Campaign to free up disk space.
• All Campaign save data will be retained and the mode can be reinstalled at any time.

 

MULTIPLAYER

Modes

• Throwback Moshpit
  • Added updated Throwback Moshpit playlist featuring Nuketown ’84 and remastered maps from Black Ops and Black Ops II.
• Gunfight Tournament
  • Added new rewards for the latest Gunfight Tournament.

 

Featured Playlists

• Nuketown 24/7
• Throwback Moshpit [NEW]
• Infected
• 3v3 Gunfight Snipers Only [NEW]
• Face Off 6v6
• Party Games
• Multi-Team

 

ZOMBIES

Onslaught

• All Platforms
  • Onslaught available on all platforms starting at 9PM PT Nov. 2nd, including 23 maps across Onslaught and Onslaught Containment:
  • Onslaught
    • Apocalypse
    • Cartel
    • Checkmate
    • Collateral
    • Crossroads
    • Deprogram
    • Drive-In
    • Echelon
    • Express
    • Garrison
    • Miami
    • Moscow
    • The Pines
    • Raid
    • Rush
    • Satellite
    • Standoff
    • Yamantau
  • Onslaught Containment
    • Game Show
    • ICBM
    • KBG
    • Nuketown ‘84
    • U-Bahn
• Challenges
  • Addressed an issue where progress for the Onslaught Containment challenge “Contained” was being tracked when playing standard Onslaught.

 

Round-Based Maps

• Rampage Inducer
  • Rampage Inducer effects now last until Round 55 (previously ended on Round 20).
  • Adjusted chance to spawn Super Sprinters based on community feedback. Super Sprinter spawn rate now begins at 20% (originally 50%) and increases 5% every 5 rounds while Rampage Inducer is active (25% chance at Rounds 5-9, 30% chance at Rounds 10-14, and so on).
• Gameplay
  • Addressed an issue in “Firebase Z” where the Orda was unintentionally difficult to kill during Assault Waves from Round 30 onward in 3-player and 4-player games.
  • Addressed an issue where players could lose control of the ARC-XD when driving near the underground facility entrance doors on “Die Maschine.”
  • Closed exploits that allowed players to reach unintended locations in “Die Maschine,” “Firebase Z,” and “Mauer Der Toten.”
  • Closed various zombie pathing exploits in “Forsaken.”
• Stability
  • Addressed various stability issues in “Forsaken” related to arcade games, the Main Quest, and the Chrysalax Wonder Weapon.
• Audio
  • Addressed an issue where certain audio was missing during Exfil in “Forsaken.”
• Cinematics
  • Addressed an issue where Kravchenko’s knife was missing during the “Firebase Z” ending cutscene.

 

Outbreak

• Players will now start with 1,000 Essence in Outbreak (previously 500).

 

Mystery Box

• Weapons from Seasons Four and Five can now be acquired from the Mystery Box.

 

Trials

• Weapons from Seasons Four and Five can now be acquired as possible rewards.

 

Chalices

• Addressed an issue where Chalices were being incorrectly awarded in limited-time modes.

 

Offline

• PhD Slider can now be purchased in offline Local play.
• The Hand Cannon and ARC-XD can now be crafted in offline Local play.

 

Featured Playlists

• Outbreak (Endless and 3 Region)
• Forsaken
• Mauer der Toten
• Firebase Z
• Die Maschine
• Onslaught (All Platforms)
• Onslaught Containment (All Platforms)
• Dead Ops Arcade 3 (Standard and First-Person)

The official patch notes aren’t out yet, but here’s what Treyarch has announced regarding the update:

Coming in tomorrow's #BlackOpsColdWar update at 9PM PT:

• Hammer & Sickle Melee
• 100 Percenter Challenges w/ new Animated Calling Cards
• New Prestige Shop Weapon Blueprint & Legacy content
• Zombies Onslaught on all platforms w/ 23 maps
• Rampage Inducer updates
+ more pic.twitter.com/pnTUa1HPA3

— Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) November 1, 2021

Coming in tomorrow’s #BlackOpsColdWar update at 9PM PT:

• Hammer & Sickle Melee
• 100 Percenter Challenges w/ new Animated Calling Cards
• New Prestige Shop Weapon Blueprint & Legacy content
• Zombies Onslaught on all platforms w/ 23 maps
• Rampage Inducer updates
+ more

Expect new stuff in terms of cosmetics as well, and of course, gameplay-related changes, and playlist updates. Once we know the full patch notes, we’ll be sure to let readers know. For the latest on weapon-related changes, check out the patch notes and title update released last week for Black Ops Cold War.