Infinity Ward has deployed the primary correct replace to the Fashionable Warfare 4 beta, addressing a piece of the suggestions from the beta’s opening day, together with footstep audio, weapon lethality, and map voting.
“We heard you loud and clear on the footstep quantity, so we have adjusted issues downward for at present,” the studio mentioned in its official patch notes weblog submit. Because of this, enemy footstep and kit audio have had each their quantity and audible vary decreased.
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Time-to-kill has additionally been tuned down on some weapons, with the ISO Nightshade SMG and Oris 8.6 marksman rifle each seeing their harm ranges and headshot multipliers decreased.
Infinity Ward says these are simply the primary changes and extra adjustments are coming because it continues reviewing suggestions and information.
A brand new map, Cachette, and a brand new mode, Inflation, have additionally joined the multiplayer rotation. Inflation duties gamers with eliminating enemies and defeating HVT operators to gather money, with the richest gamers changing into marked targets for everybody else to hunt. Cachette’s addition additionally means there are actually sufficient maps within the pool for map voting to be switched on, one thing Infinity Ward mentioned wanted 4 complete maps to work correctly.
Elsewhere, Transit 213 has had its shadowed areas brightened and its general color stability adjusted for visibility, and there is a lengthy listing of smaller bug fixes, masking every little thing from Mobility Course completion points to controller reconnection errors. On PC, Infinity Ward says it is working to enhance the Safe Attestation Wizard, the instrument used to diagnose and repair points stepping into the beta.
Not every little thing’s fastened but, although: take part progress stays quickly disabled on Kill Block, and cooking sure lethals can nonetheless trigger an FPS drop, each of which Infinity Ward says it is nonetheless engaged on.
Day 1 of the #MW4 Beta is sort of within the books. We noticed the dialog, and we’re already cooking our first replace for tomorrow with:
🔊 Footstep audio tuning 🗳️ Map voting turned on 🔫 Weapon stability changes 🛠️ Bug fixes and extra
And we’ve obtained new content material coming too.
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— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) August 22, 2026
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This is the complete patch notes:
Thanks to everybody in your power on Day 1 of the Early Entry Beta. We had a blast taking part in with you, and we’re able to run it again all weekend.
Day 2 will deliver quite a lot of bug fixes and gameplay changes, together with a brand new Map and Mode which be part of the Multiplayer rotation at 10:00am PT
We’ll be deploying an replace shortly that goals to deal with a whole lot of the group suggestions from yesterday. We heard you loud and clear on the footstep quantity, so we have adjusted issues downward for at present. We have been following the dialog and agree that time-to-kill (TTK) is not fairly proper but, so we have tuned down the lethality of a few of our weapons to begin. Lastly, we made a tweak to spice up visibility on Transit 213. Tell us should you assume these changes are in the fitting route, and count on extra sooner or later.
We additionally know a few of you had some hassle stepping into the Beta yesterday, and we’ll be working over time to make clear in-game error messaging and enhance our Safe Attestation Wizard for PC gamers. Have in mind the wizard would not simply diagnose points, it fixes them too, so give it a attempt if you have not already.
We’re working on daily basis of the Beta to enhance the expertise, so preserve the suggestions coming. We’re listening.
CONTENT
Maps
Modes
NEW: Inflation
Remove enemies to gather money.
Defeat HVT Operators to steal the money they’re carrying.
The richest gamers grow to be marked HVTs for everybody to hunt.
Survive Time beyond regulation and get elevated money multipliers.
Listed below are the Patch Notes for at present’s replace:
MAPS
Map Voting
We’d like 4 complete maps to allow voting successfully, so with Cachette within the combine that is coming with at present’s replace.
Transit 213
Brightened shadowed areas.
Adjusted general coloration stability.
WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS
An additional phrase from the Weapons Group:
Thanks for becoming a member of us within the Beta! The adjustments under are those we’re already feeling good about, and we’re maintaining a tally of your suggestions and information. Hold sharing it, we’re listening!
Lowered the space at which enemy footstep and kit audio could be heard.
Decreased general enemy footstep and kit audio quantity.
Our goal for motion audio is to point when enemies are approaching with out revealing their actual positions at a distance. We’ll proceed suggestions on this subject all through the Beta.
CHALLENGES
Each day Challenges
Enabled the power to reroll Each day Challenges.
BUG FIXES
Mounted a difficulty the place gamers have been unable to begin or full the Mobility Course.
Mounted a bug that would trigger footstep audio to incorrectly use wet-surface sounds when gamers have been transferring throughout dry areas.
Mounted a difficulty that prevented the World Panel from being opened utilizing its assigned keybind.
Mounted a disconnect subject brought on by Seeker Drones.
Mounted varied errors when navigating within the front-end menu.
Mounted a difficulty that would trigger an error when getting into the Gunsmith with out a legitimate Weapon chosen.
Mounted varied errors when switching between or reconnecting controllers.
Mounted a difficulty the place becoming a member of a pal from the menu would forestall you from having the ability to entry some settings.
Mounted a bug that brought about get together members to stay in a looping animation within the Multiplayer Foyer.
Mounted a difficulty that would make sure magnified Optics opaque whereas aiming down sights.
Mounted a uncommon disconnect subject in Gunfight 10v10.
KNOWN ISSUES
Take part progress is quickly disabled on Kill Block
We all know this is not ultimate! We’re actively engaged on a repair for this subject that is brought on by a bug within the spherical transition.
Cooking some lethals can lead to an FPS drop.
We’re investigating studies of this and hope to have a repair quickly.
Observe our Trello board for dwell subject monitoring all through the day.
NEXT UP
We love seeing your posts, clips, and movies – preserve them coming. Your suggestions is what’s going to make this recreation the very best Fashionable Warfare, and we’re centered on these enhancements.
We’ll see you within the foyer.
It follows a separate weblog submit from the builders earlier this week that addressed the beta’s repair for “Compiling Shaders” stutter on PC, a difficulty frequent sufficient throughout the business that it is notable when a recreation would not have it.
The primary leg of the beta went dwell following the conclusion of Name of Obligation: Subsequent, the showcase occasion the place most of the beta’s maps and modes have been revealed. That is Early Entry, working till twenty fifth August for anybody who’s pre-ordered, forward of a separate Open Beta weekend from twenty eighth August to 1st September that is free for everybody.
If you wish to soar in on PC, do not forget you will want to ensure TPM 2.0 and Safe Boot are enabled, each of that are required to play.