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Call of Duty: Ghosts Title Update and Hot Fix Notes

Infinity Wards’ Call of Duty: Ghosts title update is now live for  Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, and PS3. You will also find the PC update notes below, which took place yesterday.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Title Update and Hot Fix Notes

 

You can view the Call of Duty: Ghosts title update notes below:

New Features

    • Added leaderboards for Gun Game.
    • Added functionality to view the clans of remote players.
    • Allowing soldiers to invite to clan in Call of Duty App.
    • Added extra loadout slot support for Call of Duty App.
    • Added link to the store from customization submenus.
    • Added diamond clan icons to clan details page.

 

Stability

    • Fixed lag that could occur when host rapidly changed classes.
    • Fixed crash that could occur when player is killed while controlling a vehicle killstreak.
    • Performance improvements for modes using bots.
    • Fixed loss of controller issue that occurred when second controller signed in after a non-signed in first controller tried accessing the store.
    • Host migration optimizations.
    • Fixed lost connection issue that could occur when lobby breaks after accepting the game invite.
    • Fixed reactive motion jitter issues with local split-screen players.

 

Anti-Cheat

    • Overall anti-cheat improvements.

 

Weapon/Perk Balance

    • Patched 3rd person throw animations for explosives when using the Riotshield. This change moves the shield to the side exposing the thrower to attack.

 

eSports

    • Removes delay for lobby member broadcaster icon when enabling/disabling it.
    • Fixed a bug where MLG spectators couldn’t see enemies shooting on the minimap.
    • Fix null string translation bug found when playing eSports rules coming out of spectate.
    • Fixed cycle players button not functioning when the mini-map is displayed.
    • Fixed issue that caused the eSports rule set header to carry over onto the system link menu.

 

Additional Fixes

    • Killstreak count is correctly maintained across rounds in SD/SR/Blitz.
    • Fixed some spawn issues specific to Stormfront.
    • Fixed broken operations (must play one ranked game to fix data).
    • Rebalanced spawns on Ignition.
    • Improved spawns on Whiteout.
    • Fixed issue where players can make the bomb disappear by planting on top of their IMS/SatCom, then destroying the placeable.
    • Fixed the progress bar improperly displaying “contested” if 2 players entered the flag’s capture radius, then one player left or was killed.
    • Fixed rapid fire popping animations that would occur when deploying an IMS or Sentry then immediately pressing up on the d-pad.
    • Fix Infected bug where PDW was not shown initially when spawning in.
    • Fixed text overlap when highlighting clan vs clan playlist.
    • Fixed sign-in issues that would occur when accessing the store with different controllers.
    • Fixed error with Clan Roster menu.

 

Extinction

    • Fixed issue where some camo’s were not applied correctly in game.
    • “Escapes” leaderboard is now displayed in the correct order.
    • We now track Armory level completions as “Escapes” on the Escapes leaderboard.
    • Undiscovered Truths achievement now unlocks properly.
    • Fixed issue where players would sometimes switch back to their pistol after reviving players.
    • Removed an audio buzz that played prior to an intel clip starting.
    • Fixed issue where aliens would disappear during the final Breeder fight.
    • Fixed case where the locker key that had been collected did not show up in the HUD.
    • Fixed Breeder sometimes not attacking players.
    • Updated the egg throwing logic for the Breeder to improve engagement.
    • Updated the final battle logic with the Breeder for when it is injured.
    • Fixed some challenges:
      • Turned off Phantom in the air challenge.
      • Changed where the “kill Seekers before they explode” challenge appears.
      • Fixed issue where challenge ring would not appear for “Stay in circle” challenge.
      • Marked aliens” challenge no longer marks “pets” as targets.
      • Reordered challenges so there will be enough challenges using the pistols only Relic in solo in Nightfall.
    • Fixed issue where intel collected would read “0 out of 13” instead of “1 out of 13”.
    • Made improvements to how intel is tracked globally across maps.
    • Fixed issue where splash message would sometimes not appear when scavenging.
    • Solo play balancing fixes in Nightfall first Breeder battle.
    • Fixed an issue where outro movie would hang if other players readied up while the move was playing.
    • Fixed some map exploits in Nightfall.
    • Fixed an exploit with the deployable money feature.
    • Fixed issue with voice location callouts playing during the Breeder fights.
    • Fixed issue with voice over playing when players are in last stand or when a player has died.
    • Added Relic bonus to the post game score screen.
    • Improved the reliability of triggering the Nightfall Easter Egg.

 


 

Xbox One Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

 

    • Fix for muted user icon incorrectly displaying.
    • Fixed Party Chat to be disabled properly in S&D, S&R, Infected.
    • Fixed Infected UI issue where players can make it appear as though they have strike packages available.

 


 

PlayStation 4 Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

 

    • Fixed issue where the clan tab wouldn’t show clan after logging out of active profile and logging into a different one.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur if a user enters into a private match lobby.
    • Fixed a bug where MLG spectators would have no HUD on next-gen when playing system link with many players/bots in the game.
    • Fixed Infected UI issue where players can make it appear as though they have strike packages available.

 


 

PlayStation 3 Specific Update

In addition to the Title Update.

 

    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur if a user enters into a private match lobby.

In addition, below you can find the PC update notes, which took place yesterday, February 19:

Title Update: PC

 

New Features

    • Added FOV slider to the MP PC menu.
    • Added leaderboards for Gun Game.
    • Added functionality to view the clans of remote players.
    • Allowing soldiers to invite to clan in Call of Duty App.
    • Added extra loadout slot support for Call of Duty App.
    • Added link to the store from customization submenus.
    • Added diamond clan icons to clan details page.

 

Stability

    • Fixed lag that could occur when host rapidly changed classes.
    • Fixed crash that could occur when player is killed while controlling a vehicle killstreak.
    • Optimizations for AMD graphics cards.
    • Performance improvements for modes using bots.
    • Fixed loss of controller issue that occurred when second controller signed in after a non-signed in first controller tried accessing the store.
    • Host migration optimizations.
    • Fixed lost connection issue that could occur when lobby breaks after accepting the game invite.
    • Fixed reactive motion jitter issues with local split-screen players.

 

Anti-Cheat

    • Updated ban messages to be more specific when appropriate.
    • Overall anti-cheat improvements.
      • We’re working closely with the Valve security team to make the best use of VAC to catch cheaters and hackers.

 

Weapon/Perk Balance

    • Patched 3rd person throw animations for explosives when using the Riotshield. This change moves the shield to the side exposing the thrower to attack.

 

eSports

    • Fixed a bug where MLG spectator would lose controls when using advanced video options while spectating a match with many players.
    • Removes delay for lobby member broadcaster icon when enabling/disabling it.
    • Fixed a bug where MLG spectators couldn’t see enemies shooting on the minimap.
    • Fix null string translation bug found when playing eSports rules coming out of spectate.
    • Fixed cycle players button not functioning when the mini-map is displayed.
    • Fixed issue that caused the eSports rule set header to carry over onto the system link menu.

 

Additional Fixes

    • Updated nVidia hair and APEX DLLs.
    • Killstreak count is correctly maintained across rounds in SD/SR/Blitz.
    • Fixed some spawn issues specific to Stormfront.
    • Fixed broken operations (must play one ranked game to fix data).
    • Improved spawns on Whiteout.
    • Fixed issue where players can make the bomb disappear by planting on top of their IMS/SatCom, then destroying the placeable.
    • Fixed the progress bar improperly displaying “contested” if 2 players entered the flag’s capture radius, then one player left or was killed.
    • Fixed rapid fire popping animations that would occur when deploying an IMS or Sentry then immediately pressing up on the d-pad.
    • Fix Infected bug where PDW was not shown initially when spawning in.
    • Fixed text overlap when highlighting clan vs clan playlist.
    • Fixed sign-in issues that would occur when accessing the store with different controllers.
    • Fixed error with Clan Roster menu.

 

Extinction

    • Fixed issue where some camo’s were not applied correctly in game.
    • “Escapes” leaderboard is now displayed in the correct order.
    • We now track Armory level completions as “Escapes” on the Escapes leaderboard.
    • Fixed issue where players would sometimes switch back to their pistol after reviving players.
    • Fixed issue where splash message would sometimes not appear when scavenging.
    • Fixed an exploit with the deployable money feature.
    • Fixed issue with voice over playing when players are in last stand or when a player has died.
    • Added Relic bonus to the post game score screen.

You can also see the last Call of Duty: Ghosts title update notes, which took place a few weeks ago.

Source: Call of Duty Community

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