The final Zombies Map in Black Ops 6 launches alongside Season 5. Here is everything you need to know about Reckoning, and where it fits into the story.
Without a new map, Season 4 was relatively light for Zombies fans. Grief was the lone standout addition, making its first appearance since Black Ops 2 in 2012. works the same way fans know and love—two teams of four attempt to outlast each other, with the last team standing winning.
For Season 4 Reloaded, Treyarch made a few community-requested tweaks to Grief and added two new limited-time modes. The iconic Olympia shotgun also made a return, and it became one of the best guns to use in Zombies. After a slight lull, Season 4 sends off this iteration of Zombies in style.
Black Ops 6 Zombies Reckoning Release Date
Reckoning launches alongside Season 5 on August 7 at 9 AM PST. Here are the release times for other time zones.
| Time Zone | Black Ops 6 Reckoning Times & Dates |
|---|---|
| Pacific Time (PT) | 9:00 AM—Aug 7 |
| Central Time (CT) | 11:00 AM—Aug 7 |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 12:00 PM—Aug 7 |
| British Summer Time (BST) | 5:00 PM—Aug 7 |
| Australian Eastern Time (AET) | 2:00 AM—Aug 8 |
Black Ops 6 Zombies Reckoning Map Details
Reckoning takes place in the Project Janus Headquarters and is located near Liberty Falls. The towers’ systems are on the verge of total failure, and it’s up to the team to stabilize the Aethor Reactors before the Aetherium leak gets out of hand. There are a few loose ends that this map will tie up.
First, there is Dr. Pericles Panos, who sacrificed Alpha Team to return himself from the Dark Aether. In addition, Chief John Blanchard was last seen pursuing Panos into the Towers, and there are also unresolved storylines surrounding S.A.M. and Director Richtofen.
As for the map itself, you can expect to find laboratories, computing and research facilities, offices, and other secretive chambers torn apart. There are also Aether vents with low gravity.
New Elite Enemy & Wonder Weapon Explained
Klaus first appeared as a buildable utility character in Black Ops Cold War, and he protected you. Uber Klaus, on the other hand, is a robot weapon of mass destruction programmed to destroy anything in their path. The murderous automaton is encased in an exoskeleton, making it a formidable enemy to take down.
And due to the emergency enforcement protocols, you can also expect to come across robot battalions, otherwise known as Kommando Klaus. In addition, there are zombified Project Janus security and administrative personnel, the remains of scientists, hazmat crews, and even other experimented mutations.
The Gorgofex is a new Wonder weapon that inflicts a dense area of direct damage with a tight area of effect. The damage of the impact varies depending on whether the user charges the attack before release. Shortly after impact, energy from a fully charged blast dissipates outward, inflicting damage in a wide area. The dissipation causes zombies to float up just above head height.
Treyarch revealed that there are also two other variations of the weapon.
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