In case you turned on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and noticed a new hotfix, it’s because Treyarch has rolled out a new Black Ops 4 game settings update today! Both consoles and PC versions are getting the hotfix treatment, and the server-side update has a few fixes included that should be good news for everyone playing the game.

Here’s the summary and complete list of Black Ops 4 game settings update today (via Treyarch):

SUMMARY

• K9-Unit pathing improvement
• RC-XD and Dart targeting update
• Zombies update for Aim Assist and Deadshot Dealer
• CWL Custom Game fixes
• Challenge fixes for “Got Rocks” and “Bring the Pain”
• Stability fixes in MP, Zombies, and Specialist HQ
• Zombies fixes for cutscene skipping and Bowie Knife Prestige on PC

ALL PLATFORMS

Multiplayer

• Specialists
  • Updated Nomad’s K9-Unit AI to address an issue that prevented Juneau from pathing to enemies under certain circumstances.
• Scorestreaks
  • RC-XD
    • Targeting diamond now only displays for enemies in line of sight.
  • Dart
    • Targeting diamond now only displays for enemies in line of sight.
• Challenges
  • “Bring the Pain” Challenge now properly only tracks EKIAs with Operator Mods on the Saug 9mm, MOG 12, Mozu, and VKM 750.
• CWL Custom Games
  • Fixed an issue with displaying friendly name and health UI after the player died in the first round of CWL Search and Destroy.
  • Closed an exploit that could allow players to spectate the enemy team while playing CWL Control.
• Stability
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a Custom Game with Bots and Custom Classes disabled.

Zombies

• Gameplay
  • Addressed an issue where Aim Assist and Deadshot Dealer were not functioning properly for players who were not the host.
• Stability
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when activating DEFCON switches in Classified.

General

• Global Challenges
  • “Got Rocks” Challenge now properly tracks launcher kills in Blackout and Zombies, and should restore lost progress since this week’s 1.08 update.
• Specialist HQ
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during Ajax’s Combat Training.

PC

In addition to the changes above, we’ve also made the following changes on PC in version 265.45(57).16.0.33.0.24825:

Zombies

• Miscellaneous
  • Restored the ability to skip Zombies cutscenes.
  • Players can now Prestige the Bowie Knife in Zombies.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the Arsenal map exploit is part of the fix rolled out today. Let’s hope it’s patched out soon.

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Ubisoft has teased an impending Far Cry announcement for The Game Awards with a short video that hints at a post-apocalyptic theme. Though the brief look doesn't explicitly say the announcement is connected with Far Cry 5 or that it's explicitly Far Cry 6, the setting of this new game or expansion appears similar to be similar to the latest game in the series. Spoilers for Far Cry 5 follow.

The teaser begins with a nuclear explosion over a track of farm land, echoing the ending of Far Cry 5 when the cult leader Joseph Seed was proven right after all. His prophecy came true and the world--or at least a sizable chunk of rural Montana--was obliterated by nukes. The connection suggests this game will follow the events of Far Cry 5.

The teaser says the world recovered and vegetation regrew, and the survivors thought the threat had passed. But, in an ominous twist, the narration says they were wrong, as we see a figure picking up a sawblade for an apparent makeshift weapon. This would appear to be a post-apocalyptic Far Cry, complete with scrappy survivors.

The brief video doesn't indicate much about whether this will be downloadable content for Far Cry 5, a new standalone spin-off like Blood Dragon, or an entirely new game. Far Cry 5 already had a full season pass of content, complete with zombies, outer space, and Vietnam.

We'll know more tomorrow when the full reveal airs live during The Game Awards. It all kicks off starting at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT / 1:30 AM GMT (Friday) / 12:30 PM AET (Friday), and you can watch it right here at GameSpot. While some studios are teasing reveals for The Game Awards, others have stepped forward to say they won't be showing their games.

While Bethesda rolled out a big Fallout 76 title update to fix technical and gameplay issues with the game, it seems the studio did more than what was revealed in the actual patch notes. Based on multiple feedback from the game’s players, a bunch of Fallout 76 stealth nerfs were included in the patch as well.

Over on the Fallout 76 subreddit, the community has compiled a list of the Fallout 76 stealth nerfs Bethesda rolled out. Check out some of the unannounced changes as compiled by user comeinmymeowth:

• Production rates reduced to 10 per hour or 1 fusion core per hour
• Ammo production CAP reduced (400 to 200)
• Getting ore instead of scrap (stock up on acid)
• Lead in CAMP/Workshop is unaffected
• Fusion cores drain quicker , not sure by how much % increase.
• Grenade exploit removed (mentioned ONLY on the Bethesda site for some reason)
• “Search” exploit/glitch removed
• Cap stash exploit removed

Note that the info listed are from feedback from the community, and given how Bethesda has been silent on these changes, don’t be surprised if not everything is accurate 100 percent. In addition to that, Reddit user sawdomise also compiled a list of stealth nerfs, though he admits, that some of the changes made are on the good side as well.

The good:

• EXP trap exploits: Good job fixing this. Better late than never, this was a priority and you did it.
• CAMP moving fix: This is nice, I can now place big items without taking a gamble.
• PA fix: This is nice too. If it stopped people from playing, it’s a priority.
• STASH increase: Better than nothing. It’s kind of a joke to have upped it 50% in a game about looting, but I guess a slap in the face is better than a kick in the nuts.

The bad:

• Reduced enemy XP: Why was this a problem? People will now have to grind more to use the poorly implemented “respec” feature of December 11th. Not needed, punishes players for playing the game, and one of my personal gripes with this update. If you wanted to reduce how long it takes to achieve max level: too late, players who wanted to earn max level are now max level, and anyone trying to close the gap is now at a massive disadvantage. This is the worst change of the patch.
• Fusion Core production nerf: There is now no reason to produce fusion cores. 1 per hour? Did anyone think of this going forward with the patch? If the goal is to put PA on par with regular armor, buff regular armor instead.
• Resource production nerf: The mega water purifier can now hold 5 water. Multiple ressource production structures are now reported to have a lower capacity and production rate. There is now even less reason to go for good CAMP spots and workshops, as the risk is now too high for the measly reward.
• Melee nerf: Do not punish players for going melee. If they run up to something and tank a bunch of damage, the payoff should be that they can smash the enemy.
• Server hopping nerf: This is a good idea, implemented in the worst possible way. If you have players server hopping, ask yourself why they are server hopping. If it’s because they’re farming legendary mobs and get trash/useless loot, make legendary mobs give useful loot, or change how legendaries work. Integrate legendaries into crafting. Make trash legendaries useful in some way by giving components, or rare junk. If it’s because the plans have a 1% chance of spawning a plan on a specific vendor, remove that unnecessary restriction. If it’s because players are farming an event, it’s probably because it’s either a fun event or a rewarding event. Reduce the cooldown, let players enjoy the game.

There’s a lot more Fallout 76 stealth nerf info right here and here, though some are speculative, and again, given Bethesda has not shared any hard data, it’s hard to determine which is which.

• Related Reading: Hot Take – Bethesda Is Nuking Its Goodwill

Will Bethesda reveal every little thing the studio changed in Fallout 76’s latest patch? Once they do, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Have you noticed any stealth nerfs or changes in Fallout 76 after the latest patch? If so, share your experience in the comments below.

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Do you own Battlefield V? Have you bought the last few Battlefield games made by DICE? If so, you’ll be glad to know that EA is offering a 50 percent discount on Battlefield V for those who own Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4!

This promotion can be seen just by booting up Battlefield 1 and/or BF4, where you’ll see the screens below:

While some might see this as a good deal, a lot of people in the Battlefield community aren’t happy given that most of them paid full price ($60) for Battlefield V when it launched, just two weeks ago.

Over on Reddit, the main Battlefield subreddit have multiple threads of people angrily complaining with EA’s latest marketing promotion since they paid full price for the game. Some are even clamoring for a class action lawsuit with what has transpired.

Is this a sign that Battlefield V sales aren’t performing as well as EA would have hoped and this is their way of hiking the player base up? Maybe, or maybe it’s just a marketing move by EA to ensure long-time Battlefield veterans jump ship to the newest title in the series. Of course, you can’t fault those who are angry for paying full price given we’re just 15 days from launch.

Are you OK with this marketing move by EA or do you feel that EA and DICE needs to compensate those who bought the game at full price when Battlefield V launched? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

In other Battlefield V news, go check out what’s been added and changed in today’s major patch that brings in the Overture content to the shooter.

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