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Call of Duty: Ghosts – January Patch Released

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Infinity Ward and Activision have released a new patch for Call of Duty: Ghosts. This update comes with a variety of fixes, however it does not optimize the PhysX Fur effects that were introduced via an earlier update. Not that we should hold our breath for such a thing, but it would be nice. Anyway, you can view the complete changelog below.

Call of Duty: Ghosts January Update Changelog:

Hotfixes

    • Killstreak count maintained across rounds in Search and Destroy, Search and Rescue and Blitz.
    • Shorten countdown timer for Clan v Clan playlist.
    • Extinction alien balance adjustments.

New Features

    • PLAYLIST UPDATE: Gun Game replacing Heavy Duty.
    • PLAYLIST UPDATE: Adding Hunted FFA.
    • PLAYLIST UPDATE: Add eSports Rules to Clan v Clan (except friendly fire), and 1-4 persons can join.
    • Added Heavy Duty health options to Private Match.
    • IED damage adjustment based on player stance and IED location (for damage reduction: jump over IEDs below you, go prone for overhead IEDs).
    • Added Operation progress bar to the After Action Report that pops up after MP matches.
    • New MP lobby menu music.
    • Social feed addition.
    • New stick layout options for Southpaw.
    • Disable party chat in Search and Rescue, Search and Destroy and Infected.
    • Added 5 new Prestige Ranks to Extinction.
    • Customization for player appearances (Create a Soldier) added to Extinction.

Stability

    • Fixed Sniper animation issue that could break the viewmodel.
    • Load time improvements for Flooded, Strikezone, Warhawk.
    • Fixed a couple bots related performance issues.
    • Fixed loss of functionality issue that would occur when two crates were stacked if player attempted to capture bottom crate.
    • In Private match, disable “Start Match” if party members are missing selected map.
    • Fixed rare case of incorrect bot display amount in Private match.
    • Various spawn improvements.

Anti-Cheat

    • Prevent players from using more loadouts than normal.
    • Block users from sharing camos and reticles that aren’t previously unlocked.
    • Anti-cheat prevention improvements.

 

Weapon / Perk Balance

    • Dead Silence/Amplify Adjustment – Dead Silence completely silent including equipment, sliding, and footsteps. Amplify users can still hear a scaled down version of the footsteps and sliding sounds.
    • Slight AK12 Increase on view kick.
    • Adjusted reload times on L115 and USR.
    • Reduce burst fire cool down of MSBS

eSports

    • Removed stalls caused by the host changing loadout in eSports games.
    • Silent plant, silent defuse in Search and Destroy.
    • Added killstreak count to eSports scoreboard.
    • Improvements to MLG Broadcast mode for highlighted players.
    • Added Domination flag capture bar to Broadcast mode.
    • Added R3 to toggle enemy player outlines in Broadcast mode.
    • Prevent eSports players (except COD Caster) from switching to 3rd Person Spectate cam.
    • Added ability to select players when mini-map is enlarged in eSports.
    • Fixed FOV issue that occurred in Broadcast mode.
    • Fixed functionality issue that occurred if both thumbsticks were pressed while spectating a mantling player.
    • Fixed issue which kept eSports rules enabled after losing internet connection.
    • Add notification when spectated player gets a kill in Broadcast mode.
    • Fixed text overlap bug that occurred when mini-map was enlarged.
    • Better team identification in the MLG hud.
    • Fixed killfeed color bug that occurred for spectators.
    • Prevent crashes when COD Caster changed teams quickly.
    • Restrict Ghillie Suits when eSports rules enabled (replaces with different game models).
    • Fixed a Broadcaster Mode bug where the preset camera indicator wasn’t getting reset between rounds.
    • Add a kill feed to Broadcaster mode.
    • Added team names to in-game scoreboard for Broadcast mode.
    • Restrict Tracker Sights in eSports rules.
    • Restrict Danger Close in eSports rules.
    • Additional Broadcast mode fixes (better team identification in the HUD, simplified Scoreboard toggle, etc).
    • Additional eSports fixes.

Additional Fixes

    • Adjusted difficulty of slide based operations.
    • Reduced lean, point blank & rescue reticle challenge requirements.
    • Search and Destroy bomb plant and defuse timers no longer wait for the weapon swap before starting.
    • Fixed matchmaking issue in Squads.
    • Display new icon in Operations when re-rolling Operations.
    • Fixed rare cases of losing Sentry Gun killstreak when killed while placing.
    • Menu fix for Operations.
    • Fixed bug that would show improper time value in match countdown timer.
    • Maniac, Juggernaut Recon and the Michael Myers are invisible to tracker and thermal sights.
    • Fixing bug where the playercards in Squad Reports were only updated if you went into the friends list or squad mode first.
    • Defaults loadouts correctly reflect the actual loadout in Private match.
    • Free For All scoreboard adjustment.
    • Fixed Trinity Rocket cancellation issue.
    • MP Lobby improvement for Character Display.
    • Combat Knife stats accuracy improvement.
    • Fixed friends list shuffle that would occur for clans that had members across platforms.
    • Killcam no longer goes underground on Warhawk.
    • Improved audio ambient system in Multiplayer.
    • Fixed Squads issue that would change mode icon when playing with a split screen guest.
    • Fixed core playlist selection reset issue.
    • Private match loadout bug fix.
    • Additional customization options added for Infected in Private match.
    • Improvements to Infected game mode.
    • Optimization to generic UI elements.
    • Fixed issue that could occur when squad member had specialist set as streak reward.
    • Fixed minor VFX issue.
    • Fixed under water killstreak exploit.
    • Increased XP earned from completed Operations.
    • Fixed issue that occurred when leader would leave clan.
    • Fixed Bromance Clan Op issue.
    • Fixed viewmodel loss issue in Safeguard.
    • Fixed rare challenges issue in Safeguard.

Extinction

      • Fixed issue where some achievements could not be earned when moving from current generation to next generation platforms.
      • Optimized some FX to improve game stability and performance.
      • Fixed Trinity rocket issue where black/white overlay would remain on screen.
      • Fixed Trinity rocket issue where laptop could not be put away.
      • Improvements to the “Leper” challenge so that it appears closer to players.
      • Added “COD Account” selection to the Extinction menu to improve account linking for Extinction players.
      • Fixed bug where the “Death Machine” could obtain specialty ammunition.
      • Fixed issue where players defaulted to pistol after revival.
      • Fixed issue with accepting invites from custom Extinction matches where players would lose menu focus.
      • Fixed issue where double XP was not resetting when going into solo, custom or split screen lobbies.
      • Added a double XP icon to the Extinction lobby for when double XP is active.
      • Fixed trophy issues where players could not plant any more trophies even though it had not been depleted after throwing a hypno-knife.
      • Fixed issue where Feral Instincts would not default back to normal view after it depleted.
      • Added the rank and icon to the Extinction end game scoreboard.
      • Fixed issue where challenge timer would not appear when joining a game while a challenge is active.
      • Fixed issue where Relic bonus was not appearing in the end game scoreboard.
      • Balancing tweaks to the Sentry Gun and Death Machine abilities.
      • Added ranks to the in game splash  notification message when a player ranks up.
      • Added player Patches to splash notifications for deployment items.
      • The Riotshield icon now tracks ammo while the shield is stowed.
      • Fixed issue where players would have no weapon on ladders.
      • Fixed issue where players would lose their weapon after getting off a ladder.

PC Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

    • Fixed a couple resizing issues that would occur when switching to windowed mode.
    • Fixed sound issue in the mixing code.
    • Fix for shadow flicker on ATI crossfire setups.
    • Fixed Single Player crash when switching SSAO on in-game.
    • Fixed friends list sorting issue.
    • PC fix for submitting a blank password when trying to join a protected private match.
    • Fixed issue where friends button was unclickable while viewing operations.
    • Fixed video options to properly save settings that don’t require video restart.
    • Fixed issue that occurred when selecting “Play as Squad member” with mouse click.
    • Updated text in option menus to better reflect “mute all” option.
    • Fixed prone accuracy exploit.