MW2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Cronen Squall & Lachmann Sub nerfs

If you need to know all about the Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes, with coverage of the maps and weapons, you've come to the right place.

Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 5 is about to be here, making a multitude of changes to the game. If you want to know what all of these are, read on for the full patch notes.

• Check out the best MW2 Ranked Play classes

MW2 & WZ2 Season 5 patch notes: Weapon & Balance changes

Global Gameplay Changes - Movement

• Slide

  • Decreased slide time and increased slide velocity, so the Player covers the same distance in a shorter amount of time

  • Allowed the Player to fire slightly sooner after initiating a slide

• Jump

  • Small increase to the lateral velocity boost while jumping

  • Small reduction to the landing slowdown penalty while landing

Global Weapon Changes

• RAPP H

  • Increased semi-auto Damage

  • Reduced semi-auto rate of fire

• Chimera

  • Close-mid Damage increased 

• M13B

  • Headshot Multiplier increased

• Cronen Squall

  • Maximum Damage decreased

  • Minimum Damage increased

  • Neck Damage Multiplier decreased

  • Upper Torso Damage Multiplier decreased

  • Lower Torso Damage Multiplier decreased

  • Limb Damage Multipliers decreased

• HCR 56

  • Limb Damage Multipliers decreased 

• RAAL MG 

  • Headshot Multiplier increased 

• MX9

  • Close-mid Damage increased

  • Neck Multiplier increased

  • Upper Torso Multiplier increased

  • Lower Torso Multiplier increased

• Minibak

  • Damage step added at mid-far range

  • Minimum Damage decreased

  • Headshot Multiplier increased

• Lachmann Sub

  • Maximum Damage Range decreased

  • Close-mid Damage Range decreased

• VEL-46

  • Neck Multiplier increased

  • Upper Torso Multiplier increased

  • Lower Torso Multiplier increased

• BAS-P

  • Maximum Damage Range increased

  • Neck Multiplier increased

  • Upper Torso Multiplier increased

  • Lower Torso Multiplier increased

• Fennec 45

  • Maximum Damage increased

Global Equipment Changes

• Drill Charge

  • Reduced damage from drilling when a Player is stuck with a Drill Charge, providing a larger opportunity for death from explosion

• Recon Drone

  • Recon Drone’s health bar now updates every time the drone is accessed

• Tactical Camera 

  • Removed audio distortion when failing to use a Tactical Camera

Perk Changes

• Bomb Squad

  • Bomb Squad will protect against death from explosive Equipment stuck directly to the Player when fully armoured | Warzone only

• Quick Fix

  • Added visual cues for attacking someone with active Quick Fix

  • Entering an objective with Quick Fix equipped will now visually show when the health regeneration effect is active.

Audio

• Further improved audio balance to favour some sounds over others (i.e. Airplane audio will be mixed down when using voice chat)

• Added alert sound from pets when being spotted

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: MW2 overview

The Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes come straight from the Call of Duty blog, so you can check out the full changes there.

Here's an overview of the patch notes:

• A Strike from the Past; Punta Mar Steps into the Present. A returning Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® map and a brand-new location are the two Core maps at launch. Plus: two additional gunfight maps
• New Core Map In-Season. Small, built for fast-flowing action, and based near Building 21, visit the DRC – Zone 1 research campus for rapid-paced chaotic core combat, coming mid-season
• Wreak Havoc, grab the flag and Armor Up in three new Modes. A Multiplayer arena-style game mode arrives in Modern Warfare® II. Battle Maps get a Capture the Flag mode. Plus, it’s time to bring your Armor Plates, Loadouts, and Sniper Rifles to the Gunfight

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Maps

There are four new maps at the launch of Season 5, with one coming later, these are:

• Punta Mar
• Strike
• Lounge
• Canal
• DRC - Zone 1

Punta Mar

Punta Mar is a brand-new map based in a recently evacuated tourist attraction overlooking a South American beach.

Strike

Strike is a remade map from COD 4, letting players fight in the middle of a middle eastern city.

Lounge

Lounge is a Gunfight map set in a high-scale club lounge, with side corridors and a balcony overlooking the main floor.

Canal

Another Gunfight map, Canal takes place around a brewery along the water in Amsterdam, with tight cobbled streets and cellars below the stone.

DRC - Zone 1

A map coming during mid-season, DRC - Zone 1 is an area from Building 21 in the Warzone mode, letting players fight in a visitors centre.

• Here's an explainer for MW2 gyro aiming along with the best settings

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Modes

There are four new game modes as part of Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5. These are:

• Havoc
• Big Capture the Flag
• Gunfight variants
• Faceoff

Havoc

Havoc is a brand-new game mode that's inspired by classic arena shooters and roguelikes, with each game having enhancement modifiers that make each one different. 

It's based on TDM but with a lack of perks, killstreaks, and field upgrades. Every time a team is the first to reach a multiple of 12 kills, a new modifier from a preset list is added for everyone, making the game snowball as it goes on.

Big Capture the Flag

This is your standard Capture the Flag with more players, seeing teams of 20 battle it out to steal each other's flags. 

Gunfight variants

There will be three variants of Gunfight this season, starting with Gunfight Custom to begin with, where the weapons you use are based on your loadouts.

Gunfight Snipers is next at the mid-season mark, which has you tool up with a sniper or marksman rifle for long-range skirmishes. 

Finally, there is Armored Gunfight sometime in Season 5, which is like the standard version, except everyone has armour equipped.

Faceoff

Faceoff is a quick 4v4 mode that takes place on Gunfight maps.

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Weapons

There are six weapons in total for this new season, with two coming at launch. The currently revealed weapons are:

• FR Avancer
• Carrack .300
• M13C

FR Avancer

A quick-fire rate assault rifle with great manoeuvrability, perfect for mid-range engagements.

Carrack .300

A semi-automatic sniper with a quick fire rate, the Carrack .300 is a unique sniper designed for handling and stability while moving.

M13C

The M13C is another AR, set to come during the mid-season point.

The rest of the new weapons will be revealed later in the season.

• Here's our best TAQ-56 Modern Warfare 2 loadout

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Warzone 2 overview

Here's an overview of the Warzone patch notes for Season 5:

• Calling All Champions. The Vondel Champions Quest will begin in Season 05. Assemble the squad and prepare to put together a new plan for victory in Vondel
• New Free Features in BR and DMZ. Two new vehicles across both modes; several new DMZ features, and the first details on the Reveal Event for Call of Duty 2023
• Arriving at Reloaded: Hold Down the Fort, Prepared for Armored Royale. A section of Al Mazrah adds to the available Resurgence maps, and will be added to the existing rotation. That and the return of Armored Royale earmark the Season 05 midseason updates

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Quest

The Vondel Champion's Quest is a new quest coming at the start of Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5.

To take part in the quest, you will need to be on a winning streak of five in a row on Mini Battle Royale matches. You'll then get the chance to begin the quest and collect a series of elements, though some changes have made it harder, as you can no longer drop elements to pick them up later.

• Make sure you know the best aim assist settings in MW2

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Vehicles

Two new vehicles will be joining the Warzone 2 lineup, these are:

• MRAP
• Dirt Bike

MRAP

The MRAP is a mine-resistant vehicle designed to be safe from ambushes and heavy weapons. It's a great way to safely travel the map and get to where you need to go. It's set to be rare, meaning you should take advantage whenever you see it.

Dirt Bike

For those who need a nimble and rapid mode of transportation, the Dirt Bike is here for those with the ability to snake through the tight alleys, or the need to quickly dash across open ground.

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes: Reveal event

As part of the season, you can drop into Warzone to take part in the Call of Duty 2023 reveal event. You'll join the Shadow Company to take on Konni forces and secure a chemical weapon threat, while also learning more about the latest COD game.

That's our coverage of the Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 Season 5 patch notes, and now you know what changes are coming in the season.

For more MW2 and Warzone content, stick with GGRecon.