Black Ops 6 Season 4 update patch notes

Black Ops 6 Season 4 is the next major update for Treyarch’s shooter, bringing a fan-favorite Black Ops 3 map, classic weapons, and more.

The last big update, Season 3 Reloaded, brought some weed-themed events and the new Ladra SMG, and we already have an idea of what to expect in Season 4 following official announcements and leaks.

So here are the full patch notes for the Black Ops 6 Season 4 update, including its release date, maps, modes, and weapons.

Black Ops 6 Season 4 start date

Black Ops 6 Season 4 arrives on Thursday, May 29 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST. 

New weapons

If you’re itching to freshen up your arsenal, Season 4 is bringing new firepower across all modes.

LC10 – SMG

Activision

Where to get it: Battle Pass (Page 3 unlock, Page 14 Blueprint)

The LC10 is back from Cold War, and it’s still an all-around monster. Great accuracy, solid range, and a decent mag size (34 rounds) make it a killer pick for mid-range fights. It’s got slower handling than most SMGs, but it more than makes up for it with control and consistency.

FFAR 1 Assault Rifle

Activision

Where to get it: Battle Pass (Page 6 unlock, Page 11 HVT Tier Blueprint)

The FFAR 1 is a bullet hose with the recoil to match, perfect for aggressive players who want to get in close and melt enemies. It plays like an SMG with assault rifle damage, and supports underbarrel launchers for added chaos.

New maps

Black Ops 6 kicks off Season 4 with a bold map lineup, including three launch maps and two arriving mid-season.

• Shutdown, a small-scale 6v6 map set in an Icelandic hydroelectric plant. Players will fight through wrecked turbines, watery sluices, and rugged industrial terrain.
• Fugitive raises the stakes with a medium-sized prison map built for infiltration and chaos. Zip through vertical levels and ambush enemies across cell blocks, courtyards, and checkpoints in this tense escape scenario.
• Blitz, a compact Strike map supporting 6v6 and 2v2, delivers fast-paced battles across a disrupted convoy site, featuring cliffside ambushes, long lanes, and a tactically rich central bridge.

Black Ops 6 Season 4 patch notes

Here are the full patch notes for BO6 Season 4:

Maps  

• Firing Range
  • Adjusted start spawns for Search and Destroy.
  • Fixed water alignment with ground.
• Nomad
  • Fixed rendering distance on building.
  • Fixed missing geometry on a wall.
• Dealership
  • Fixed collision along the street to stop equipment from falling through.

Modes

• Free For All
  • Made improvements to Free For All spawn logic.
• Infected
  • Addressed an issue that could prevent the first Infected player from accessing their Loadout.

Weapons  

We are kicking off Season 04 with burst-fire marksman rifle and LMG improvements, as well as adjustments to several assault rifles. Both the burst weapons and the LMGs can be quite strong but challenging to use effectively in fast-paced gameplay. Our changes are aimed at areas where these two classes struggle with that faster pacing. The assault rifle adjustments are more targeted. Overall, assault rifle balance is in a good spot, as is the class’s balance in the greater meta. The changes here are meant as small corrections to the highest and lowest performers.

This update also includes adjustments to a handful of attachments across multiple classes. These attachment changes are intended as an early step to address some variances within the weapon classes, and we’ll have more comprehensive attachment balancing planned for an upcoming update.

Scorestreaks 

• Addressed an issue that could prevent lingering fire from persisting after a Napalm Strike.

Audio

• Addressed several missing voice lines across multiple Operators. 

UI

• Detailed Death Recap
  • We’ve rolled out an expanded version of the Death Recap Widget to provide more detailed information about how you were eliminated. In addition to showing attacker count and damage dealt, the widget now highlights key conditions that contributed to your death:
    • Affected by Live Ping: Indicates if the enemy had you pinged.
    • Affected by UAV: Indicates if you were revealed on the minimap by a UAV or HARP.
    • Affected by Unsuppressed Weapon: Indicates if firing an unsuppressed weapon exposes your position to nearby enemies.
    • Affected by Body Shield on Teammate: Indicates your position was revealed by a teammate who was held as Body Shield by an enemy.
    • Affected by Sleeper Agent: Indicates you were eliminated by an enemy infiltrating your team with the Sleeper Agent Field upgrade.
    • Affected by Scout Pulse: Indicated you were eliminated by an enemy using the Scout Pulse Scorestreak.
    • Affected by Prox Alarm: Indicated your position was revealed by a Prox Alarm tactical equipment.
    • Affected by Signal Lure: Indicated your position was revealed because you use the Signal Lure Field Upgrade.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to open the Fire Mod Attachment Skins section by using the contextual menu in the Weapons tab..
• Fixed an issue when highlighting a Non-Prestige Challenge, the Challenge complete state would display the incorrect progress and the metadata would be missing.
• Fixed an issue where Fire Mod Attachments would have UI for available skins, but could not be interacted with.
• Fixed an issue where the Scoreboard would display 8 rounds as the Win Limit, despite the game ending at 6 Rounds.
• Fixed an issue where the “YOU ARE ELIMINATED” splash would remain on screen.

Stability 

• Theater Mode temporarily disabled due to an issue with loading replays.

Ranked Play

Keep your Enemies close in Ranked Play as the competition continues in Season 04 with new rewards to claim.

Restrictions Update

• SMGs
  • C9    
• Tacticals
  • Flashbangs

Season 04 Rank Setback

• Competitors who are continuing their conquest in Ranked Play from Season 03 will notice that their accounts may have been set back as outlined in previous notes.
  • Every new Season, your Rank may be rolled back based on where you ended the previous season, as follows:
    • Bronze or Silver Rank players are not impacted by the Seasonal setback and will be able to pick up where they ended Season 03 with no SR deduction.
    • Gold or Platinum Rank players will start Season 04 in Tier I of Gold or Platinum respectively.
    • Diamond Rank and above players will start the Season 04 at Diamond I.

Demotion Protection

• Demotion Protection will be active for everyone’s first 3 Ranked Play losses in Season 04, and players can expect 1 free loss per day via Daily Loss Forgiveness like in Season 03.

Reminder: Ranked Play Unlock Requirements

• Competitors that are returning after an extended period of inactivity may need to Win 10 Matches to requalify for Ranked Play in Season 04.
• New Ranked Play competitors will need to win 50 match-made multiplayer matches like previous seasons.

 Ranked Play Season 04 Rewards

• Ranked Play Season 04 Rewards
  • Rank Weapon Charms:
    • Each Rank Gold and above has a unique Rank-themed Weapon Charm that you can earn to show off your rank.
      • Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson & Iridescent: Start in (or above) or reach the applicable Rank anytime in Season 04 to instantly earn the corresponding Weapon Charm.
      • Top 250: Finish Season 04 in the Top 250 to earn the “Top 250” Weapon Charm.
  • Rank Calling Cards
    • Each Rank Silver and above has a unique Calling Card reward:
      • Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent: Start in (or above) or reach the applicable Rank anytime in Season 04 to instantly earn the corresponding Season 04 Rank Calling Card..
      • Top 250: Finish Season 04 in the Top 250.
      • Top 250 Champion: One-of-a-kind Calling Card awarded to the single player who finishes Season 04 in the #1 position on the Top 250.
  •  “Pro Reissue AMES 85” AMES 85 Weapon Blueprint: Unlocked by winning 10 Ranked Play matches in Season 04.
  • 100 Season 04 Wins Large Decal: Unlocked by winning 100 Ranked Play matches in Season 04.

And that’s everything you need to know about BO6 Season 4. For more, you can check out Warzone Season 4 and the best guns in the game.