DMZ live updates Oct 23-25: what the patch notes changed

The Modern Warfare 4 launch patch notes (published October 25, 2026 by Infinity Ward) carry a DMZ section for each of three updates: October 23, October 24 and October 25. This article summarizes them in our own words. The notes are the source of record.

• ›October 23: players can now steal back UAV Towers from enemy control in DMZ
• ›October 25: Drill Charge damage against enemy Colossus was decreased
• ›October 23: Gas Masks and Parachutes had incorrect usage counts, which were fixed; the notes give Disposable Parachutes 3 uses and say Gas Masks no longer break on entering radiation

• ›Stability fixes in DMZ, including disconnect issues
• ›Buying certain Lieutenant intel did not update the tracked DMZ Order
• ›FOB Upgrades Challenges tracked inconsistently
• ›Various Bounty tracking issues; Lieutenant Hunt progress could appear for other squads
• ›The displayed requirement for completing a Dynamic Operation in under 8 minutes was inaccurate
• ›The Numb the Pain and Numb the Pain Pro Trait descriptions did not reflect their effects
• ›Climbing down a pipe while carrying a hostage could break character animations; enemy AI helicopters could get stuck in midair in the Fallout mission
• ›Missing bullet-effect audio and Little Bird helicopter audio
• ›Eliminated Operators sometimes dropped extra Killstreaks
• ›Some areas of Hajin where players could get stuck in rocks

• ›More areas of Hajin where players could get stuck in rocks
• ›Party Leaders could pull teammates out of DMZ without their consent, which marked their Active Duty Operators as MIA
• ›Objective markers could appear on the wrong enemy during the Obtain Code steps of the Dark Zone Story Mission
• ›An out-of-bounds issue in the FOB
• ›Incorrect data on looted Dog Tags and Bounties
• ›The Exfil helicopter could disappear while players were still inside
• ›AI reinforcements in the Shopping Mission spawned too frequently
• ›The Philanthropist Order on Page 19 did not track Weekly Mission Challenges completed before the Order was unlocked
• ›Various exploits closed

• ›Players could bypass the Hospital Elevator objective in the Critical Extraction Story Mission
• ›A Sedan could be missing from its marked location on the Tac-Map
• ›Enemy AI could clip through the Crashed Drone
• ›The Last Stand icon appeared oversized on the Minimap
• ›Purchasing saved Builds from modified Blueprints could charge the full cost of the original Blueprint
• ›Players could attempt to deploy while items remained in their Overflow Stash
• ›Several fixes to the Breaking New Ground onboarding mission
• ›Various DMZ exploits closed

• ›October 23: Infinity Ward was investigating enemy AI cars in DMZ moving without drivers or becoming stuck
• ›October 24: players may see a network error on PC when extracting with a looted Dog Tag in DMZ

The October 25 notes do not repeat these two items, and we have not confirmed whether either is fixed.

DMZ launched October 23, 2026 as part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Early Access opened October 20 for a digital pre-order or pre-purchase of the Standard Digital or Vault Edition.

Sources: Infinity Ward, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Patch Notes" (October 25, 2026): callofduty.com.