Modern Warfare 4 Update Boosts XP and DMZ Rewards: Here’s What Changed

While the direction of the adjustment is clear, Infinity Ward has not disclosed the exact cash increases.

Players can therefore expect improved payouts from the affected activities, but the patch notes do not establish which one now provides the most efficient cash farming opportunity.

Major DMZ Fixes Address Extraction and Mission Progression

Beyond the economy changes, the October 29 update resolves several issues that could interfere with DMZ missions and extraction attempts.

One particularly troublesome bug involved enemy helicopters colliding with the Exfil helicopter, potentially eliminating players during extraction. Infinity Ward has now addressed that issue.

Other important fixes include:

• Scavenger detection: Fixed an issue where the Scavenger could detect players immediately after deployment.
• Mastery Camo progression: Corrected certain squadmate actions that were not contributing to DMZ Mastery Camo Challenges.
• Hostage interactions: Fixed an issue preventing players from picking up hostages after assimilating.
• Lieutenant Towers: Restored interaction prompts that could disappear during Side Operations.
• Dog Tags: Fixed an exploit allowing players to extract and store a disconnected teammate's Dog Tag.
• Ears Everywhere Order: Improved the consistency of Encrypted Voice Log spawns.
• Hajin: Addressed terrain areas where players could become stuck and locations where vehicles could overlap.

Together, these fixes target problems that could interrupt mission completion or cause players to lose progress through circumstances unrelated to their decisions.

Multiplayer Maps and General Stability Improvements

The update also includes smaller but useful Multiplayer adjustments.

On Lithium, distracting overhead visual effects have been corrected to reduce interference with gameplay. On Silkworm, players can no longer deploy the Recon Drone outside the intended map boundaries.

Infinity Ward has also addressed out-of-bounds exploits on Mumbai and removed redundant enemy-location callouts on Shipment.

Additional fixes correct misleading damage indicators from Concussion Grenades, an unnecessary timer on the Domination scoreboard, and a white flash that could appear while navigating Multiplayer menus.

Several unspecified stability and crash fixes have also been deployed across game modes.

DMZ Level 37 Armor Reward Still Needs a Fix for Some Players

One issue remains unresolved for a specific group of DMZ players.

Infinity Ward recently corrected a bug that prevented players from receiving the 3-Plate Armor Vest reward at DMZ Level 37.

However, that fix only works for players who had not yet reached Level 37 when it was implemented.

Anyone who passed the milestone before the correction may still be missing their reward.

The developer has confirmed that it is working on delivering the Armor Vest to affected players, but has not provided a date for the retrospective fix.

For now, players who already passed Level 37 should be aware that the original correction did not automatically restore their missing item.

The October 29 update ultimately delivers two immediate progression improvements: higher XP earnings in selected Multiplayer modes and increased cash rewards for specific DMZ activities. Alongside the arrival of Possession, those are the changes most likely to affect how players spend their time in Modern Warfare 4.

Full details are available in the official October 29 patch notes.