# Modern Warfare 4 patch notes, October 25, 2026

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-25/
Updated: 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.

[Official notes of October 25, 2026](https://www.callofduty.com/patchnotes/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-launch-patch-notes#oct25) [All updates](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/)

## At a glance

1 value changed in this update. Of the 1 with a before and an after number, 1 increased, 0 decreased and 0 are unchanged.

## Notes on weapons

### Patriot XMR

[Patriot XMR stats and attachments](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/patriot-xmr/)

- Fixed an issue where the Patriot XMR was incorrectly classified as a Battle Rifle in various places in the game.

### Oden

[Oden stats and attachments](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/oden/)

- Fixed an issue where the Oden was incorrectly classified as a Battle Rifle in various places in the game.

### Cronen Squall

[Cronen Squall stats and attachments](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/cronen-squall/)

- Fixed an issue where the Cronen Squall was incorrectly classified as a Battle Rifle in various places in the game.

## Other values that changed

Values outside the weapon tables that the notes print with a before or an after number.

*Non-weapon values with before and after numbers*

| Area | Item | Before | After | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer | XP for 1 kill in Search and Destroy and Collateral | 100 XP | 300 XP | increased 200% |

## Other changes in the notes

Short summaries of the rest of the notes, by area. Bug fixes are grouped and not every one is listed. The official notes have the complete text.

### Global

- Fixed full Korean language setting players being unable to launch Black Ops 7 from MW4 on Xbox and PC.
- Fixed weapon stats not displaying for locked attachments in Gunsmith, and updated the Prestige reset process so Loadouts are cleared when prestiging. Fixed a visual issue in the Optic Rail Placement menu.
- Infinity Ward says the team is looking at potential weapon tuning changes for a future update.

### Multiplayer

- The "bomb stretching" fix in Search and Destroy is rolled back because players could not pick up the bomb in certain positions. Infinity Ward says it will address bomb stretching again.
- XP earn rates in Multiplayer modes are under review, starting with the 1 kill change in this update.
- Fixed the bomb disappearing in Collateral, a brief freeze when editing a Loadout for the first time in a match, and missing announcer introductions in Frontline and Hijack.

### DMZ

- Decreased Drill Charge damage against enemy Colossus. The notes print no value.
- Fixed purchases of saved Builds from modified Blueprints charging the full cost of the original Blueprint. Operators must reconcile their Overflow Stash before the next deployment.
- Fixed bypassing the Hospital Elevator objective in Critical Extraction, a missing Sedan on the Tac-Map, and several issues in the Breaking New Ground onboarding mission. Closed various exploits.

## What this update does not say

- The notes print no units for damage ranges, damage values and damage multipliers.
- Values the notes do not list are unknown here. A weapon missing from the tables was not listed as changed.
- Where a row has no before or no after number, the notes print none and no percent is calculated.

[Previous update with values: October 23, 2026](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-23/) [Next update with values: October 28, 2026](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-28/)

Read on November 4, 2026 from [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Patch Notes](https://www.callofduty.com/patchnotes/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-launch-patch-notes#oct25), entry of October 25, 2026.