Call of Duty: Vanguard‘s Season One will start in simply a few days, which means now’s the right time to introduce gamers to the brand new content material that’ll be arriving at no cost through the subsequent few weeks. There’ll be two new multiplayer maps, two perks, incendiary grenades and loads of Zombies content material arriving on day one in COD Vanguard Season One, whereas new operators and new recreation modes will comply with afterward within the season.
Multiplayer
Technically one of many “new” maps isn’t truly all that new. Radar is a reimagined model of Trendy Warfare 3‘s Dome. Now a small radar station within the Pacific, it’s particularly suited to shut quarters fight. In the meantime, Paradise is a weapons testing website positioned within the Pacific Ocean. Utilized by Operators for joint workout routines, the medium-sized three-lane-style map contains an underground tunnel and swimming pools of poisonous waste which might be a results of the hazardous weapons testing.
The favored Management recreation mode will return. Two groups take turns at defending and attacking two Management factors throughout the map. Attackers need to seize the zones inside a time restrict whereas defenders need to cease them doing that. Each groups have a restricted variety of respawns, and both staff will fail the spherical in the event that they run out of those. In a while within the season, one other “respawn-heavy mode” will launch through the Festive Fervor seasonal occasion, however the one trace given was that “any veteran because the Trendy Warfare 3 days ought to be ready to get within the zone for it”.
All gamers will be capable to make use of the single-edged Japanese Katana at launch by unlocking it via in-game challenges or via a retailer bundle, whereas the Welgun is a prototype SMG to be launched afterward within the season in the identical method.
A brand new season brings alongside a model new Battle Cross with 100 tiers of rewards for gamers to unlock. The free path will embrace two perks, new tools, COD factors, weapon blueprints, and gadgets particularly geared toward clans. When unlocked at tier 39, Incendiary grenades will create an space of white fog that causes harm throughout a big radius. The primary perk, Serpentine, is unlocked at tier 21 and reduces harm from ballistics and explosives whereas sprinting. Instinct is unlocked at tier 44 and permits gamers imaginative and prescient to pulse when an enemy is close by, even via partitions.
PlayStation Plus members will as soon as once more get an exclusive Combat Pack. This contains “an Epic Operator Pores and skin for Lucas Riggs, the Legendary “Blue Glitz” Shotgun Weapon Blueprint that includes 10 attachments, the Legendary “Mermaid Scale” Melee Weapon Blueprint, an Epic Emblem, Watch, Sticker, and Calling Card, and a 60-minute Double XP Token”. This may be accessed from the PlayStation Retailer as soon as the season launches.
After all, Name of Obligation: Warzone received’t be lacking out both. The model new Caldera map shall be launching on December 9 for all gamers, though Vanguard homeowners will get 24 hours early entry from 9 AM PT on December 8. The map can have 15 points of interest and can include two playlists at launch. The brand new launch trailer provides a glimpse of the chaos awaiting gamers on Caldera.
Multiplayer Battle Cross
Those that choose up the premium Battle Cross will unlock a brand new Operator instantly. Francis “Kai” Lanakila is the primary of the S.O.T.F. Trident Operators to be launched and he’ll be unlocked at tier 0 together with his default “Kingdom” Operator Pores and skin. He comes outfitted with the brand new Cooper Carbine short-range Assault Rifle that may be unlocked at tier 15. His development path will embrace XP bonuses, two new Skins, and a “Kalua” Pork Weapon Attraction.
Different Tier 0 rewards embrace the “Alleyway” Arthur Kingsley Pores and skin, the customary 10% XP increase all through the season, and a forty five minute double Weapon XP token. In the meantime, those that choose up the Battle Cross Bundle will be capable to skip straight to tier 20 and can get fast entry to Polina’s Legendary “Battleprepped” Operator Pores and skin in addition to the entire different rewards from these tiers.
Earlier than the top of the 12 months, the second S.O.T.F. Trident Operator will arrive. Lewis Howard is the USA’s deadliest sniper whose favourite weapon is the semi-automatic Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle, additionally included within the Battle Cross at tier 31. In 2022, Isabella Rosario Dulnuan Reyes will make an look. Particulars on the shut quarters specialist are scarce proper now, however each of those operators can have their very own featured bundles.
Those that have all three Trident operators at degree 20 will get particular gold-trimmed outfits. Those that have additionally maxed out all 12 operators from the primary recreation will get Diamond Operator Skins. In the meantime, the third weapon to be included within the Battle Cross is the Sawtooth melee weapon, unlocked at tier 37. A membership with shark’s tooth sewn round it edge, gamers can use it to bash or slice their opponents.
Zombies
Treyarch has additionally been extraordinarily busy creating new content material for Season 1. Gamers shall be confronted with a brand new Purge goal on Der Anfang the place they need to remove aethereal worms referred to as Augmentors. The catch is they’ll solely be defeated by buying highly effective Management Runes they usually’ll spawn waves of enemies to cease gamers from doing that. Those that are profitable will get a Sacrificial Coronary heart to trade on the Altar of Covenants.
There shall be 5 new Covenants that embrace 14 upgrades between them:
– Brimstone: Deal harm to close by enemies (Uncommon/Epic/Legendary Rarity).
– Deadshot: Aiming down sights snaps the crosshairs to headshot location on enemies. Bonus harm on first crit for every enemy. Removes weapon sway (Uncommon/Epic Rarity).
– Lifeless Wire: Stuns enemy (Uncommon/Epic Rarity). Stuns enemy and close by enemies (Legendary Rarity).
– Scrapper: Achieve extra Salvage from pickups (Uncommon/Epic Rarity). Achieve extra Salvage from pickups and Goal rewards (Legendary Rarity).
– Swift Vengeance: Deal extra harm the sooner you progress. Prompts shortly after you begin transferring. Fireplace whereas sprinting (Uncommon/Epic Rarity). Prompts instantly upon transferring (Legendary Rarity).
The entire weapons that may be unlocked via the multiplayer Battle Cross may also be utilized in Zombies. Gamers can add them to their loadout or discover them within the thriller field later within the season. At season launch, Treyarch can be including launchers into the Zombies loadouts and thriller field. New profession challenges will provide XP bonuses and calling playing cards too.
Heading into 2022, Treyarch can be planning extra updates for Zombies mode:
– The Tome of Rituals. Your Artifacts will be capable to develop in energy via the Tome of Rituals, providing better Darkish Aether skills to help in your survival.
– Von Record’s Workplace. Few know what Von Record is hiding in his private quarters, however it might provide clues as to Kortifex’s plans. Darkish secrets and techniques may additionally be ready past a mysterious new portal…
– Help Killstreaks. The devastating Warmachine and Deathmachine shall be prepared that can assist you struggle the rotting plenty, as long as you will have the Salvage to spare on the Crafting Desk (or get fortunate on the Thriller Field).
– Extra Options. New weapon unlock challenges, Thriller Field weapon updates, Server Pause performance, and extra are deliberate for later in Season One, together with festive new vacation theming in Stalingrad.
Extra info on Festive Fervor and different upcoming content material has been promised for the long run. Within the meantime, in case you’re within the gameplay enhancements and bug fixes the studios shall be making within the run as much as Season 1, you’ll be able to try the patch notes on the Sledgehammer Games Blog.
[Source: Sledgehammer Games, Call of Duty, Twitter]
