New Patch Released For Call of Duty: Black Ops II On Wii U

For those who have been having problems with Call of Duty: Black Ops II for the Wii U, you'll be pleased to know that Treyarch has released the latest update to fix a couple of issues with the popular first-person shooter title, details of which you can see outlined below.

Changes specific to the Wii U version include:

Feature Improvements:

• The globe heatmap is now visible on the GamePad while in the MP menu.
• Improvements made to increase the accuracy of Theater replays when following weapons in ADS.

Wii Remote changes:

• Mantling now requires pressing forward and holding the A button
• Camera lock will not prevent camera rotation while aiming down the sights
• Small increase to aim assist snap strength

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a case where the player was unable to skip killcams
• Fixed an issue with certain button layouts that prevented the player from canceling a Tactical Insert respawn.
• Resolved an issue where the player could control Floating scope position during killcam and spectator cams.

Improvements made to all platforms are as follows:

Feature Improvements

• The CODcast control panel can now optionally show the overhead map in the player list in games with 10 players or less.
• Multiplayer Issues Addressed
• Resolved Select Fire reverting back to default settings after a round transition.
• Fixed a potential exploit using the Trophy System.
• Resolved an issue on Drone where the automatic doors at the weapon plant would trigger/destroy Lethal Equipment.
• Addressed an issue with the highlight for the Dual Band Scope on players equipped with certain weapons.
• Addressed an issue with the VTOL Warship not destroying if hit when exiting the map.
• Players will now be able to complete the Shredder Scorestreak challenge using a Death Machine from a care package.
• The Stealth Chopper no longer counts towards completion of the Chopper Hunter challenge.
• Resolved an issue with C4 and Bouncing Betty’s killing players on contact.
• Fixed an issue where the Combat Axe would sometimes destroy the Guardian.
• Addressed a missing image issue with the Medals section of the Combat Record for new players.
• Players with Hard Wired equipped will no longer lose their Care Package if throwing it while an enemy EMP Scorestreak is active.
• Fixed an issue with bomb plants being automatically aborted while a Care Package or Hunter Killer Drone is equipped.
• Resolved an issue where planting a Claymore in front of a crouched player with a Riot Shield would cause the Claymore to fly across the map.
• Resolved a couple of overlapping UI issues when CODcasting.
• Players can now turn the Voice Icon On/Off when CODcasting a match in Theater.
• Hosts can now kick players in Custom Game lobbies.
• The CODcast UI is now displaying the flag for the Flag Carrier in the Objective column.
• Addressed a button mapping issue in the Emblem Options menu.
• Resolved an issue with the red crosshair appearing in the Target Finder when targeting an enemy equipped with Cold Blooded.
• Fixed an issue with the stats tracking for the Executioner’s Accuracy in the Combat Record.
• Resolved an issue where the turret in the northern building on Turbine would become unusable.
• Addressed an issue with the Lightning Strike Scorestreak if the player had the tablet out during a host migration.
• Fixed an issue with some weapons having invisible magazines from 3rd person animations during an automatic reload.
• Addressed an issue where the game would sometimes crash after repeated host migrations.
• Fixed knife lunge launching players on the Express map.
• Fixed an issue where the player could get an empty War Machine or Death Machine when switching classes at the start of the match.
• Match clocks in Multi-Team and Free-for-All games modes no longer continue to tick down in Theater when a CODcast game is paused.

Gameplay Balancing

Spawn System Improvements:

• Reduced the weight of positive team spawn influencers on owned Domination flags. This reduces cases in Domination where players may spawn near their team but also near danger.
• Added more spawn points to Hijacked for Demolition and Kill Confirmed, which improves the spawn-picking algorithm on that map in those game modes.
• Adjusted spawn influencers on Standoff for improved spawn-picking algorithms in all game modes.

MSMC:

• Recoil has been increased.
• Hip fire accuracy has been slightly reduced.

PDW57:

• Recoil has been increased.
• Hip fire accuracy has been slightly reduced.

FAL OSW Select Fire:

• Damage reduced when firing full auto.

SMR Select Fire:

• Damage reduced when firing full auto.

KAP-40:

• Dual wield damage reduced.
• Dual wield hip fire accuracy has been reduced.

MMS:

• Cold blooded now renders enemies almost completely invisible to MMS.

QBB-LSW:

• Medium range damage increased.

HAMR:

• Medium range damage increased.

Type 25:

• Move speed increased.
• Medium range damage increased.

SCAR:

• Long range damage increased.

SWAT-556:

• Long range damage increased.

M1216:

• Medium range damage increased.

Ballista Iron Sight:

• Idle sway reduced.

Zombies Issues Addressed

• Resolved several exploits in Green Run.
• Resolved network/connectivity issues that could occur in the frontend and lobbies.