Black Ops 7 Zombies season 3 patch notes – Totenreich, Ashwood Survival, Zombie Battle mode, and more

The dust has barely settled in Paradox Junction, and it’s already time for a new Black Ops 7 Zombies update.

Call of Duty’s horde-slaying mode is getting refreshed with new content in season three on April 2, but there’s even more coming at the mid-season update. Basically, if you still love mowing down the undead and leveling up guns to unlock camos, there’s more for you to do over the next two months.

Here’s everything new coming in Zombies mode for BO7’s season three.

BO7 Zombies season 3 patch notes

Ashwood Survival map

The central area of Ashes of the Damned joins BO7 as a new Survival map on launch day, with several related rewards to earn, including an emblem, weapon charm, and GobbleGum.

“Start in Rabbit Alley with the objective to clear the infestation off the Power Pump,” Treyarch explained. “Complete this first step to work your way toward greater power, seeking out the Pack-a-Punch Machine, Der Wunderfizz, the Mystery Box, and more. In this incarnation of Survival, you’ll have to fend off Fog Zombies on the ground floor if you want to access the Pack-a-Punch machine beneath the town of Ashwood.”

Classic 1911 pistol

The OG Zombies pistol is back as a Weekly Challenge reward during season three, and it even includes the rocket-launching upgrade when you Pack-a-Punch it. Just like the good old days.

Starting Room mode

In this different take on zombies, players “fight through a surreal, inescapable space where all the doors are locked, and you navigate the starting area of the map.” There’s no escape or exfil, so it’s all about surviving as long as you can.

Zombie Battle mode

Hey, they put some PvP in my PvE! This new mode at launch is where you will face off against three other players while all trying to survive the zombie hordes.

Paradox Junction: Directed Mode

Having issues with the Paradox Junction quest? No worries, Directed Mode is here to help point you in the right direction and unlock special rewards.

New round-based map: Totenreich

The newest story map in BO7 Zombies’ plotline arrives at mid-season in April’s Season Three Reloaded update. Totenreich is “a remote Norwegian fishing town trapped in time after Group 935 experiments warped the entire island into the Dark Aether.”

New Field Upgrade

• Wild Fire

  • “Imbue yourself with fire, increasing your speed and burning all enemies that get too close.”

    • Arrived in mid-season update.

New Scorestreak

• Ion Core

  • “A powerful radioactive device that damages enemies in a large area. Radiation pulses pass through walls, expanding from a small to large radius before dissipating and recharging.”

    • Cost: 1,500 Salvage

Limited-time modes and events

• Survivors of Ash (Zombies)

  • Rewards: Weapon camos, weapon blueprint

• The Lost Outpost (all modes)

  • Rewards: Strider 300 sniper rifle, camos, blueprint, operator skin

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For the full Zombies patch notes, visit the CoD website.

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Prototype gears have arrived in The Division 2 with the start of Year 8 Season 1, and they currently sit at the top of all types of weapons/armors. Gears belonging to this item quality sit above High-End, Named, and other set items, making them truly unique.

Let’s find out how you can get these elusive items to improve your arsenal.

How to obtain Prototype gears in The Division 2

To obtain Prototype gears, you’ll need to participate in missions belonging to the Escalation mode. This is a new difficulty to complete missions that you’ve previously completed inside the game. Every week will have a set number of missions to finish.

There are ten different tiers for each mission. The higher the difficulty, the better your chances of getting Prototype gears. However, you can also get more of these items via the route of upgrades.

How to upgrade to Prototype gears in The Division 2

You can upgrade items starting from High-End quality to Prototype gear. To do so, you’ll need a Prototype Core. The cosen item must also be at the maximum Expertise level (30), and the item must be at maximum level (40). The item doesn’t need to be full optimized for the conversion.

Once you change an item to Prototype gear, it can no longer be optimized or recalibrated. Hence, pay full attention to its stats before spending the Prototype Core on it. However, the upgrade is worth it since your gear will improve its stats and also gain augments.

Here’s a list of augments that are currently available.

• Quantum – Provides a small chance to become temporarily immune to damage.
• Echo – Each bullet fired has a chance to deal its damage a second time.
• Atomize – Increases grenade radius and damage.
• Amalgam – Each bullet hit has a chance to apply a random status effect.
• Trapper – Increases the duration of status effects you apply.
• Entropy – Increases your Health based on a percentage of your total Armor.
• Anomaly – Skills restore a portion of the damage they deal as healing.
• Paradox – Provides a chance to refill part of your magazine while firing.
• Synesthesia – Bullet hits have a chance to slightly reduce skill cooldowns.

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