Complete guide to The Haunting event with new modes, weapons, and strategies for Black Ops Cold War
Event Overview and Timeline
The Halloween spirit has descended upon Call of Duty with The Haunting event officially active in Black Ops Cold War. This seasonal celebration brings a massive October 19 update packed with spine-chilling content across multiple game modes.
Treyarch has unleashed The Haunting update, transforming Black Ops Cold War with Halloween-themed gameplay, new weapons, and limited-time modes that will keep you playing through the spooky season.
Halloween arrives across the Call of Duty universe with synchronized events. The Haunting event now terrorizes Warzone and Black Ops Cold War simultaneously, while CoD Mobile delivers its own frightening festivities for mobile players.
Treyarch’s October 19 patch delivers substantial content perfect for the Halloween season. From frightening new weapons to essential Zombies enhancements, this update provides plenty of fresh experiences for dedicated players.
Here’s your complete breakdown of everything included in Cold War’s major October 19 update.
Following extensive teasers and community anticipation, The Haunting event has officially launched throughout Call of Duty. Black Ops Cold War receives several significant enhancements worth noting.
- The Haunting Event runs from October 19th through November 2nd in both Warzone and Black Ops Cold War.
- Complete special event challenges across both titles to earn exclusive in-game rewards, including the powerful new LAPA SMG.
Multiplayer Halloween Modes
As expected, Nuketown receives its annual Halloween transformation. The new Scream Deathmatch playlist features two randomly selected players becoming the terrifying Ghostface killer. Additionally, the Infected playlist now features overpowered Zombies hunting survivors.
Numerous Halloween-themed playlists now rotate regularly throughout the event. Consult the complete patch notes below for all available options.
- Special Halloween edition of Nuketown â84 joins Multiplayer rotation during The Haunting Event.
- Scream Deathmatch added to Multiplayer Featured Playlists.
- Two randomly selected players transform into Ghostface and must eliminate all Survivors.
- Survivors begin unarmed and must evade the killers through stealth and mobility.
- Survivors periodically emit screams that reveal their positions, forcing constant movement.
- Matches conclude when killers eliminate all Survivors or when the final Survivor defeats the killers.
- Infected mode joins Multiplayer Featured Playlists with support for 18 players.
- Zombies attempt to convert Survivors to join the undead team.
- Surviving players win by outlasting the timer, while Zombies win by infecting everyone.
- Survivors receive stacking bonuses for each Zombie elimination:
- Enhanced reload speed
- Improved ADS speed
- Increased movement velocity
- Faster slide speed
- Nuketown Halloween Prop Hunt available in Party Games and Nuketown Halloween Featured Playlists.
- New Halloween-themed props include skulls, jack-o’-lanterns, spiders, and additional seasonal items on the Nuketown Halloween map.
Zombies Halloween Updates
From traditional round-based gameplay to the expansive Outbreak mode, CoD Zombies receives comprehensive Halloween enhancements. The spooky season influences nearly every map and mode with specific gameplay adjustments now active.
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Eliminated Zombies now have probability to drop Jack O’Lanterns containing exclusive rewards. Players can access Scare Packages, enjoy new atmospheric music, and encounter enemies sporting festive pumpkin headwear.
Outbreak enthusiasts can experience Hallow’s Eve mode throughout The Haunting event. This time-limited experience increases difficulty bi-minutely as squads struggle to survive until extraction arrives.
Beyond new content, the latest patch resolves numerous bug reports and stability concerns.
- Zombies occasionally drop new Jack O’Lantern items containing premium rewards like Wonder Weapons, Support Weapons, Ammo Mods, Chalices, Aether Tools, and high-tier Armor.
- Throughout The Haunting Event, Scare Packages containing high-value loot spawn every five rounds in round-based maps and in each Outbreak Region.
- Pumpkin-headed Zombies appear across all modes. These vulnerable weak spots feature minimal health and can be destroyed for Essence bonuses.
- Added new Halloween-themed in-game music during The Haunting event.
- Hallows’ Eve Outbreak
- New Outbreak mode available during The Haunting.
- Players must endure increasingly aggressive hordes within a single Region for 10 minutes before Exfil initiates.
- Difficulty escalates every 2 minutes, with zombie spawns maintained at maximum capacity. Zombies possess constant awareness of squad locations.
- The Orda confrontation serves as the exclusive World Event.
- Following 10 minutes, Exfil commences at the location most distant from the squad.
Weapons and Unlockables
- New SMG obtainable through event challenges.
- Complete all 9 challenges in either Warzone or Black Ops Cold War during The Haunting Event to unlock the LAPA.
Technical Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Gameplay
- Resolved an issue permitting player invisibility during arcade game participation.
- Corrected multiple incorrect out of bounds warnings within valid play areas.
- Fixed an issue that could erroneously teleport players within the Observation Tower space.
- Addressed an issue causing arcade activation prompts to display when already occupied or during Exfil sequences.
- Fixed an issue granting previous rewards when restarting the Der Eisendrache pinball game without participation.
- Resolved an issue that could prevent players from retaining Support items obtained during the Der Eisendrache pinball game.
- Enemies
- Fixed an issue causing the Abomination to become stuck on the Main Street bridge.
- Corrected an issue where the Abomination used the Special enemy icon on the mini-map instead of the proper Elite enemy icon.
- Addressed a rare issue that could reposition the Abomination following charge attacks.
- Resolved an issue that could prevent proper zombie disintegration visualization when struck by the Abomination’s Beam Attack.
- Fixed an issue preventing the Abomination from destroying respawned Aetherium crystals.
- Addressed an issue allowing the Disciple to follow players into arcade mini-games.
- Wonder Weapons
- Resolved an issue preventing ammo allocation when Pack-a-Punching the Chrysalax to Tier II or III.
- Main Quest
- Fixed an issue causing Ammo Caches to vanish during advanced Main Quest stages.
- General
- Corrected an issue granting players 1,000 Essence instead of 500 when beginning new matches.
- Sealed various exploit locations where players could avoid enemy engagement.
- Patched multiple exploits involving PhD Slider or Sai Melee weapon usage to access unintended areas.
- Implemented stability improvements for the Chrysalax Wonder Weapon.
- Added stability enhancements for the Pizza Delivery side quest in “Forsaken.”
- Included stability fix for the Aetherium Neutralizer in the “Forsaken” Main Quest.
- Applied stability correction for the Main Quest debris barricade in “Forsaken.”
- Implemented stability improvements for the Abomination.
- Added stability fix for the ARC-XD Support Weapon.
- Included stability correction for Dual Wield weapons equipped with Ammo Mods.
- Applied stability fix for crashes that could occur during player downed states.
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