What changed in Call of Duty®: Black Ops III in 2018

29 updates · 9 main milestones · Mar 6, 2018 to Jul 30, 2018

  1. 2 events
    General stability improvementsperformance
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    Security updatesystemMilestone
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  2. 5 events
    New Game Mode: Sticks and Stonesnew content

    Free for all mode using NX ShadowClaw or Ballistic Knife; Combat Axe kills reset enemy score to 0.

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    New Game Mode: Snipers Onlynew content

    Team Deathmatch mode that only allows snipers.

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    M14 Added to Mystery Box in Zombiesnew content

    The M14 has been added to the Mystery Box in Ascension, Moon, Shangri-La, Kino Der Toten, and Origins.

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    Operation: Heatwave Introducednew contentMilestone

    Operation: Heatwave brings 2 new game modes and new loot content.

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    Security Updateother
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  3. 1 event
    RPK Added to Mystery Boxnew content

    The RPK has been added to the Mystery Box in The Giant, Der Eisendrache, Gorod Krovi, and all Zombies Chronicles Maps.

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  4. 7 events
    New GobbleGums for DLC Ownersnew content

    The Whimsical GobbleGums Projectile Vomiting and Newtonian Negation will be available to owners of the a la carte Gorod Krovi and Revelations maps, respectively.

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    Fixed Offline Play for Some Mapsbug fix

    Fixed an issue where some downloadable Multiplayer and Zombies maps were not playable offline.

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    Fixed Collision Issues in Redwood Snowbug fix

    Fixed miscellaneous collision issues and exploitable locations.

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    Fixed Victory Banner Color in Infected Modebug fix

    Fixed an issue where the end of game victory banner displayed the wrong color.

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    Security Updateother
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    A la carte Zombies DLC Maps Availabledlc releaseMilestone

    A la carte Zombies DLC maps are now available to purchase in the Steam Store.

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    General Stability Updatesperformance
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  5. 6 events
    Fix for Mod Tools Building and Running Issuesmodding

    Fixed an issue with building and running mods/maps with Mod Tools.

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    Resolved Compatibility Issue with Published Modsmodding

    Resolved a compatibility issue with previously published Mods.

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    Fix for Mod Tools Building and Running Issuesmodding

    Fixed an issue with building and running mods/maps with Mod Tools.

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    Compatibility Fix for Previously Published Modsmodding

    Resolved a compatibility issue with previously published Mods.

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    Security UpdateotherMilestone

    Updated security.

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    Security UpdateotherMilestone

    Updated security.

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  6. 8 events
    Infected (New Game Mode)new contentMilestone

    At the start of a match, one player is randomly chosen as the first infected whose goal is to infect the other players. Once downed, players respawn as infected, slowly increasing the size of the horde. Infect all players, or survive until time runs out to win.

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    Redwood Snow (New Map)new contentMilestone

    Enter the snowcapped landscape of Redwood Snow to experience something colder from the map you know and love.

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    General Performance Updatesperformance
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    Redwood Snow Map Releasednew contentMilestone

    A new map set in a snowcapped landscape based on the original Redwood map.

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    General performance updatesperformance
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    Infected Game Mode Introducednew contentMilestone

    A new game mode where one player is chosen as infected to infect others.

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    Updated Securityother
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    Updated securitysystem
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