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Call of Duty: Warzone Season 05 Patch Notes

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TL;DR

  1. Juggernaut Health is now scaled based on mode’s squad size:
  2. Reduced explosion damage when timing out from 220 to 60.
  3. Increased HKD target search radius from 38 meters to 55 meters.
  4. Increased the timeout duration from 10 seconds to 16 seconds.
  5. Increased the number of HDKs that need to blow up before another HKD killstreak can be called in from 1 to 2.
What do the tags mean?
  • Buff green = made stronger
  • Nerf red = made weaker
  • Fix yellow = bug fixed
  • New blue = added content or feature

Lines are quoted from the official notes; on cards, the › bullet and left stripe use the game's colour, not a tag; tags are auto-assigned, so check the full notes for edge cases.

Buffsmade stronger8

  • Increased HKD target search radius from 38 meters to 55 meters.
  • Increased the timeout duration from 10 seconds to 16 seconds.
  • Increased the number of HDKs that need to blow up before another HKD killstreak can be called in from 1 to 2.
  • Increased the amount of allowed deployed Care Packages for a single player from 1 to 2.
  • Our goal is to create more consistent movement behavior across Dedicated Melee Weapons while preserving meaningful gameplay differences where appropriate.
  • Increased the rate at which Supply Drone flight audio fades over distance.
  • Eliminations grant temporary gameplay buffs, including:
  • Increased movement speed

Nerfsmade weaker8

  • Reduced explosion damage when timing out from 220 to 60.
  • Reduced drone explosion damage from 150 to 110
  • Reduced drone explosion damage radius from 12.8 meters to 10 meters.
  • Fortune's Keep, Rebirth Island, and Ranked: Reduced by 15%.
  • Haven's Hollow: Reduced by 10%.
  • Reduced the maximum cash drop from Grey and Blue Supply Boxes to $2,000.
  • Reduced Thermite damage against vehicles.
  • Bullet Velocity decreased from 920m/s to 900m/s

Fixesbug fixed8

  • Fixed an issue where attempting to reload a weapon while plating caused stutters when the Quick Fix perk is equipped.
  • Fixed an issue where players could not request ammo for the Siren weapon in-game.
  • Fixed an issue where attempting to edit a weapon in the Gunsmith after equipping a camo would result in a Dev Error.
  • Fixed an issue where Bounty Reward Crates were not dropping loot in Heavy Metal Heroes.
  • Fixed an issue where the daily challenge “In Black Ops Royale, activate 10 Perks” was not tracking properly due to Heavy Metal Heroes being live.
  • Fixed an issue where the Warzone challenge to unlock the Trace Cipher Operator Skin was not tracking properly.
  • Fixed an issue where the Champion’s Quest missile transport vehicle could be destroyed by the Bunker Buster killstreak.
  • Fixed an issue where the Champion’s Quest missile transport vehicle could be destroyed by Loadout Drops.

Newadded content or feature8

  • Added a minimum horizontal spacing requirement between Contracts to improve visibility and ping accuracy on the Tac Map.
  • Added a unique Armed JLTV that can be unlocked by completing a side quest within Drone Labs.
  • Added a drone obstacle course north of Drone Labs designed to provide an additional area for player engagements.
  • Added mobility pickups:
  • Added the following items to the restricted list:
  • Added a new Juggernaut Armor public event that drops 2 Juggernaut Armor suits during a match.
  • Added a unique Armed JLTV vehicle that can only be obtained at the Drone Labs.
  • New Ground Loot Weapons:

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