# Modern Warfare 4 changelog

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/changelog/
Updated: 2026-11-04

What changed on this site and in the Modern Warfare 4 data it shows, newest first. Each entry has the date of the change. Community data keeps the date its source was read, which is given on the page that shows it.

[Atom feed](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/feed.xml)

## November 2026

1. 4 Nov 2026

   ### [Dates on every page, Markdown copies and this changelog](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/changelog/)

   Each page now shows the date of the data it uses under its heading, and each page's last-modified date in the sitemap follows the data that page shows. Every page has a plain Markdown copy at its address plus index.md, and this changelog has an Atom feed.
2. 4 Nov 2026

   ### [Season 1 announced, not yet released: starts November 6, 2026](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/)

   Activision's post says Season 1 goes live at November 6, 2026 at 00:00 ET (November 5, 2026 at 21:00 PT). Season 1 patch notes are not published yet.
3. 2 Nov 2026

   ### [Patch notes: Fixes and DMZ changes](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-11-02/)

   Fixes across Multiplayer and DMZ, UAV tower and Sedative Inhaler changes in DMZ, a shorter Truce Flag cooldown and a temporary shutdown of the JOKR Infrared mode.

## October 2026

1. 30 Oct 2026

   ### [Simpler class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/)

   The builder shows one slot at a time with a row per slot, the stats of the build at a glance and an Undo button. Phones get a menu, and long pages fold their detail.
2. 30 Oct 2026

   ### [Patch notes: Smaller update and DMZ cash rewards](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-30/)

   A smaller update with Multiplayer and DMZ fixes, the Infected Halloween mode and higher DMZ cash rewards for Side Ops and mission steps.
3. 29 Oct 2026

   ### [Patch notes: Fixes and Possession mode](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/)

   Fixes for Multiplayer and DMZ, higher XP earn rates in several Multiplayer modes and higher DMZ cash rewards, with no values given, and the Possession Halloween mode.
4. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [Bare address opens the MW4 builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/games/)

   The site address without a path now opens the MW4 class builder. The list of games moved to /games/.
5. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [Community-reported weapon stats](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/data-and-assumptions/#community-stats)

   Base stats for every weapon (movement, handling, recoil, bullets, ammo) and the changes each attachment makes to them, read from CODMunity on 28 October 2026. They appear in the builder, on weapon pages and on popular builds. Community-reported and unverified; Activision has not published them.
6. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [Popular builds](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/popular-builds/)

   A page of builds listed by CODMunity for Multiplayer and DMZ, with build codes, Multiplayer pick rates and an Open in the builder link for each build. Community-reported and unverified.
7. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [More attachment names, with pictures](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/)

   The community-reported attachment list grew to 615 names from ggranked and CODMunity, 611 of them with a picture. Names and pictures are not published by Activision.
8. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [Tier lists drawn as boards](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/tier-list/)

   The two community tier lists are drawn as tier boards with a weapon card in each tier. The lists keep their own methods and dates.
9. 28 Oct 2026

   ### [Patch notes: First weapon tuning update](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-28/)

   The first weapon tuning update. Infinity Ward says it focused on normalizing hit location damage and on SMG performance; the tables list every weapon changed, with Apex and attachment changes.
10. 27 Oct 2026

    ### Attachment names picked from cards

    In the builder, attachment names are chosen from cards instead of a text list.
11. 25 Oct 2026

    ### [Each game has its own section](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/games/)

    The MW4 pages moved under /mw4/ and the site root became a list of games, so a later title can sit next to MW4. Old addresses redirect to the new ones.
12. 25 Oct 2026

    ### [Analytics and privacy page](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/privacy/)

    One Google Analytics 4 tag was added to every page. The privacy page describes what it collects and how to turn it off.
13. 25 Oct 2026

    ### [Patch notes: Fixes, gameplay adjustments and XP](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-25/)

    Fixes and gameplay adjustments, a rollback of the Search and Destroy bomb stretching fix, and XP for 1 kill raised from 100 to 300 in Search and Destroy and Collateral.
14. 24 Oct 2026

    ### [Community tier lists](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/tier-list/)

    Two community tier lists were added: a Multiplayer ranking by time to kill from ggranked and a DMZ PvP list from DMZ Radar. Weapon pages show the community tier on one line, and the builder shows a tier badge in the weapon picker.
15. 24 Oct 2026

    ### [Attachment names and official artwork](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/credits/)

    155 community-reported attachment names were added (the list was replaced by a larger one on 28 October). Every weapon, perk, tactical, lethal, field upgrade and killstreak got a picture cropped from Activision's launch blog post, and an icon credits page was added.
16. 24 Oct 2026

    ### [COD Loadout opens](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/)

    The MW4 class builder, a page for each weapon with Activision's published fire rate, magazine, reserve and unlock level, the attachment types and Gunsmith rules, all Apex Attachments, and perks and equipment.
17. 24 Oct 2026

    ### [Patch notes: Fixes and improvements](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/)

    Fixes and improvements for Multiplayer and DMZ, including Hijack spawns, Search and Destroy defusing and Gunsmith prestige resets.
18. 23 Oct 2026

    ### [Patch notes: Launch day update](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-23/)

    Launch day fixes for stability, UI and DMZ, with new use counts for Parachutes and Gas Masks and a note that Apex Attachments from the Beta will return.
19. 21 Oct 2026

    ### [Patch notes: Pre-launch update](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-21/)

    Pre-launch notes on weapon, perk, movement, spawn, Killstreak and equipment tuning since the Beta, with DMZ fixes made on October 20 and 21. UAV health goes from 100 to 150.
