Activision and developers Infinity Ward and Raven Software have issued a major new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the free-to-play battle royale Warzone.

Modern Warfare 3 September 1 update patch notes

Maps

• Shipment
  • Fixed an issue causing inconsistent spawn availability between the map variants.

Based on player feedback supported by our analytics, spawn quality improved by approximately 10% on Shipmas compared to Celship and Ghost Ship. Today’s changes ensure that all variants of Shipment utilize the improved selection of available spawns.

• Sporeyard
  • Fixed an exploit allowing players to reach unintended areas near the Red Warehouse.

Weapons & Attachments

Assault Rifles

• M13C (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 31 to 32 (+3%).

Within its maximum damage range, the M13C is now capable of a 4-shot kill if at least one bullet is a headshot.

Battle Rifles

• DTIR 30-06
  • Decreased lower torso damage multiplier from 1.3x to 1x.

Shotguns

• KV Broadside (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage range from 2.9m to 3.6m (+22%).
  • Increased near-medium damage range from 3.3m to 4.3m (+31%).
• Lockwood 300 (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage range from 1.8m to 3.3m (+86%).
• Expedite 12 (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage range from 2.5m to 3.6m (+40%).
  • Increased near-medium damage range from 4.1m to 5.1m (+25%).
• Bryson 800 (MWII)
  • Increased near-medium damage from 34 to 42 (+24%).
  • Increased medium damage from 25 to 30 (+20%).
  • Increased maximum damage range from 3.3m to 4.1m (+23%).
  • Increased near-medium damage range from 5.8m to 7.1m (+22%).
• Bryson 890 (MWII)
  • Increased near-medium damage from 34 to 42 (+24%).
  • Increased maximum damage range from 3.1m to 3.8m (+25%).

Marksman Rifles

• Crossbow (MWII)
  • Increased bolt velocity from 110m/s to 200m/s (+81%).
  • Decreased bolt gravity influence by 70%.
  • Increased neck damage multiplier from 1.2x to 3x.
  • Brightblaze 20” Bolts
    • Removed aim down sight spread.
  • Blastcap 20” Bolts
    • Removed aim down sight spread.
  • FTAC Caustic 20” Bolts
    • Removed aim down sight spread.
• SAB-B 50 (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 120 to 130 (+8%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 90 to 120 (+33%).
  • Decreased maximum damage range from 17.8m to 7.6m (-57%).
  • Decreased near-medium damage range from 44.2m to 17.8m (-60%).
  • Added medium damage range, 90 damage up to 44.2m.
  • Decreased lower torso and upper arm damage multipliers from 1.26x to 1.2x.

Handguns

• P890 (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 52 to 59 (+13%).
  • Increased minimum damage from 37 to 44 (+19%).
  • Decreased maximum damage range from 9.1m to 4.6m (-50%).
• .50 GS (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 96 to 116 (+22%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 68 to 95 (+40%).
  • Decreased maximum damage range from 17.3m to 8.6m (-50%).
  • Decreased near-medium damage range from 35.1m to 17.3m (-51%).
• X12 (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 39 to 47 (+20%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 30 to 39 (+30%).
  • Increased minimum damage from 28 to 30 (+7%).
  • Akimbo X12 Rear Grip
    • Increased damage penalty from -20% to -40%.
• Basilisk (MWII)
  • Increased head damage multiplier from 2x to 2.5x.
  • Decreased medium damage range from 35.1m to 33m (-6%).
  • Removed far-medium damage range.

The Basilisk is now capable of a 1-shot kill to the head up to its medium damage range.

• FTAC Siege (MWII)
  • Increased maximum damage from 24 to 26 (+8%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 20 to 24 (+20%).
  • Increased medium damage from 18 to 20 (+11%).
  • Increased minimum damage from 15 to 18 (+20%).
• GS Magna (MWII)
  • Increased minimum damage from 36 to 40 (+11%).
  • Increased lower torso damage multiplier from 1.05x to 1.15x.
  • Increased upper leg, lower leg, and foot damage multipliers from 0.8x to 1x.
• X13 Auto (MWII)
  • Decreased horizontal recoil from 7.2deg/s to 6.5deg/s (-9%).
  • Decreased vertical recoil from 31.7deg/s to 28.4deg/s (-10%).
  • Increased maximum damage from 25 to 29 (+16%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 22 to 25 (+14%).
  • Increased medium damage from 18 to 22 (+22%).
  • Increased minimum damage from 15 to 20 (+33%).

Killstreaks

• Guardian-SC
  • The turret can now be deployed while the player is standing in water.

Warzone September 1 update patch notes

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• Terriball Challenge
  • Downing enemies now counts towards the progression of this challenge.

Weapons

Crossbow (MWII)

Adjustments:

• Increased bolt velocity to 200m/s, up from 110m/s.
• Decreased bolt gravity influence by 70%.
• Brightblaze 20” Bolts
  • Removed aim down sight spread.
• Blastcap 20” Bolts
  • Removed aim down sight spread.
• FTAC Caustic 20” Bolts
  • Removed aim down sight spread.

Other weapon changes

• Fixed an issue preventing new contracts from appearing after the second circle.
• Fixed an issue allowing players to earn more than the intended experience from decoy grenades in Purgatory mode.
• Fixed an issue preventing the execution prompt from appearing when behind an enemy.