Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Patch Increases Score Limit On TDM And Makes Major Minimap Change

A new patch is out now for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and it makes some notable changes. For starters, the November 15 patch raises the score limit for Team Deathmatch from 75 to 100.

Another significant change is that the minimap in multiplayer matches will know let you know if an enemy is above or below you. This has been bugged since the game launched on November 10, so fans are no doubt happy to see it finally addressed.

The update also fixes graphical issues, like how titles on the Call of Duty HQ home screen could appear blank. For campaign, Activision has delivered a fix that properly gives players completion rewards for beating the game even if they close the game while the credits are rolling.

Additionally, Activision said players should be on the lookout for an "experimental playlist" coming to Modern Warfare III in the coming days that features enemy player outlines. More details on this mode will be announced soon.

Activision also confirmed that, while it was planning for this update to include updates to player movement, weapon-balance changes, and improvements for Zombies, that's not happening. Activision said it ran into "unforeseen issues" that led to these updates being delayed.

There are some weapon-balance changes in this update, though. The MCW, BAS-B, MTZ, Renetti, and TYR weapons have all seen their hipfire control increased during sustained fire.

You can see the full patch notes below, as shared on Activision's website.

Modern Warfare III November 15 Patch Notes

COD HQ

• Players will no longer encounter a blank screen where MWIII tiles are expected.
• Fixed an issue console Players where cross-launching from one game to another disbanded parties containing a split-screen Player.
• Fixed an issue for PC Players which selective installs were not available to play after the installation was completed.
• A fix has been implemented to solve several crashes that occurred during the application start-up sequence.

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE

• PC Players with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs can now use DLSS 3 across all modes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare III. With DLSS NVIDIA Super Resolution and Frame Generation, DLSS 3 multiplies performance by up to 1.8X to enhance your PC experience.
• Fixed a bug in which some console Players would encounter an error upon being invited to a Party.
• Fixed a bug in which some console Players were pushed to the Main Menu after selecting certain items in the Battle Pass.
• Resolved a bug in which some Players were kicked back to the MultiPlayer lobby after attempting to matchmake in any Playlist.
• Addressed account-based issues that prevented offline play.

CAMPAIGN

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE

• Resolved a crash that occurred for PC Players during the game’s restart sequence after an update.
• Resolved a bug that resulted in Players receiving an error message when trying to launch Campaign.
• Resolved an issue causing DEV ERROR 12510 after attempting to start the Operation 627 mission.
• Fixed a bug that forced Players to skip cinematic cutscenes when a controller was disconnected.
• Fixed multiple gameplay-related crashes in the Oligarch mission.
• Resolved a crash that occurred after deploying a Cruise Missile in the Reactor mission.

GAMEPLAY

• Completion rewards will now be properly awarded if the Player closes the application during the Credits sequence.
• 141 Ready Achievement will now properly track the lowest difficulty used to complete a mission.
• Fixed a bug in which the functionality of all the Ziplines and Ascenders in the map disappeared after canceling a climb animation.
• Fixed a bug in which the Player could not interact with Equipment pickups while quick-drawing a Handgun.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Bug Fixes
  • Enemy Player elevation will now be properly displayed on the Minimap.
  • Fixed a bug in which Playlists would disappear from the Main Menu for some console Players.
  • Prompt to View Gamercard on the Scoreboard now functions as expected for console players.
  • Promoting a Player to Party Leader will no longer allow them to attempt to matchmake for locked Playlists.

PROGRESSION

• Weapons
  • Addressed an issue that prevented Bolt Attachments from being unlocked at the expected Weapon Level for the KATT-AMR (Sniper Rifle).
• Challenges
  • Introduced new requirements for the Priceless Camo challenge for the WSP Swarm (Submachine Gun).
    • Get 10 Operator Double Kills while in Tac-Stance.
  • Resolved issues that prevented several Challenges from tracking completion progress.
  • Corrected unlock challenge tracking conditions for BBQ (Operator).

MAPS

• Terminal
  • Players can no longer plant at the A bombsite from an unintended location in Search and Destroy.
• Popov Power
  • Players will no longer spawn in enemy territory in the Invasion mode.

MODES

• Team Deathmatch
  • Increased match score limit from 75 to 100.
• Ground War
  • Addressed an issue causing DEV ERROR 841 during normal gameplay.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

• MCW (Assault Rifle)
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
• BAS-B (Battle Rifle)
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
• MTZ Interceptor (Marksman Rifle)
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
• Renetti (Handgun)
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
  • JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit (Conversion Kit)
    • Thermo-Optic X9 and SZ VORTEX-90 Optic Attachments can now be toggled as expected.
• TYR (Handgun)
  • Increased hipfire control during sustained fire.
  • Odin’s Judgement (Trigger Action)
    • Decreased trigger response time to the intended 210ms duration.

COSMETICS

• Gun Screen audio will now play as expected upon pressing the preview button.
• Tracer Pack: Hellsing Operator Bundle
  • Fixed a bug in which Alucard was missing his handgun in the Operator preview.

ZOMBIES

GAMEPLAY

• Addressed an issue that prevented missions in Act 2 from auto-queueing while in-game.

STABILITY

• Fixed a crash encountered when Players navigated to the Store or Progression tab in the Launcher Menu while queuing.
• Various stability and map fixes.