Black Ops 6 Zombies maps, story, playable crew & features
ActivisionBlack Ops 6 follows Treyarch‘s tradition of offering the classic Zombies mode within the Black Ops saga featuring the return to its round-based tradition.
The mode is set to include two unique maps at launch, a playable crew of characters, a ton of new and fan-favorite features, and the continuation of the Dark Aether story.
Here’s everything you need to know about Black Ops 6 Zombies.
BO6 Zombies maps
Black Ops 6‘s Zombies mode will feature two round-based maps called Liberty Falls and Terminus.
Liberty Falls is set in West Virginia after an Aether incident in the Appalachian Mountains range where an elite unit is sent to investigate the area.
The second map, Terminus, also known within the Dark Aether storyline as the Blacksite 13 facility, is a sprawling, dark remote prison in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Here, Peck leads a rescue operation, and players must escape the map.
Playable characters in Black Ops 6 Zombies
Black Ops 6 Zombies will feature a roster of dedicated playable characters including Gigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, Mackenzie “Mac” Carver, and new character Maya Aguinaldo.
Also, Stoney “Raptor One” Maddox, Oskar Strauss, and Dr. William Peck will be featured in the mode, as they are thoroughly linked to the story.
While players will still have the chance to play as any available Operator, choosing a character from the BO6 Zombies crew will provide a much deeper experience, including exclusive voice lines, cinematics, interactions, and additional information regarding the story.
ActivisionStoryline
The story of Black Ops 6’s Zombies will continue the “intriguing and terrifying” Dark Aether narrative introduced in Black Ops Cold War.
After the storyline in BOCW, players discovered that the Director of Requiem was actually Edward Richtofen, who betrayed the entire unit by sending them to unknown locations.
Set in 1991, Black Ops 6 picks up the story five years later. Dr. Peck, having survived the catastrophic events at Test Site Anna, charters a boat in Japan to rescue some “old friends” from a research prison facility.
Black Ops 6 introduces a new character, Maya Aguinaldo, as part of the crew. She will assist Dr. Peck in freeing the returning Requiem Operators Grigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, and Mac Carver, to get payback on Richtofen and kill him. However, Maya’s reason for helping them is to find her brother.
Standard & Guided quests in BO6 Zombies explained
Standard
A classic Treyarch Zombies experience wouldn’t be complete without Main Quests, also known as Easter eggs, for players to tackle while fighting off hordes of undead.
Sticking with tradition, players can opt to jump into the Standard version to explore the map uncovering clues that lead to completing these challenging and long missions or even tackle Side Quests. This can range from finding an “audio log, document, or strange artifact” that can lead to other steps.
Guided
However, since fewer players have been completing Main Quests than Treyarch would like, the team is introducing a Guided feature.
This option, set to launch a few weeks after the Standard version, will provide step-by-step instructions to help players complete the main questline while disabling Side Quests to help them focus on the current task.
Zombimovement
With the introduction of Omnimovement in Black Ops 6, Zombies players can now sprint, slide, and dive in any direction—forward, sideways, or backward—offering a full 360-degree range of motion for the first time. This allows for seamless chaining of combat maneuvers.
In contrast to multiplayer or Warzone, agility becomes vital for navigating tight spaces and evading undead hordes. The ability to switch to a third-person perspective on the fly also helps players maximize their movement options in the mode.
Black Ops 6 Zombies features & content
Save and Quit
For the first time in Zombies, solo players will be able to save a match at any time and pick it up later on with the Save and Quit feature.
Each player will have only one save slot, so if you save and quit a Zombies match and later start a new one, your progress will be overwritten and cannot be recovered.
To access this, players must have full health, and not be downed, dead, or engaging in an Exfil. The run will also autosave at the beginning of each round or if enough time passes while being AFK (inactive) retaining all the progression and content.
Pack-a-Punch
The Pack-a-Punch machine (PaP) has become an influential round-based Zombies feature, allowing you to upgrade your weapons into more powerful versions to survive higher rounds.
BO6’s PaP won’t have a menu. Primary and Melee weapons, as well as Wonder Weapons, can be upgraded up to three times. These will tweak the gun’s look and can have “surprising effects” while enhancing the power, chambered ammo, and reserves.
Third-person
Also debuting in the Black Ops series with BO6, players will be able to play Zombies with a third-person perspective. The game will have a toggle to switch between views allowing you to switch between them as you play.
While MW3 had a third-person view option, it didn’t feature Tryarch’s iconic round-based gameplay.
Gobblegums
- Shields Up
- Kill Joy
- Free Fire
- Soda Fountain
- Phoenix Up
- Wall-to-Wall Clearance
- Perkaholic
- Wonderbar!
- Newtonian Negation
Mr Peeks’ Gobblegum Machine returns in BO6 Zombies for the first time since Black Ops 3 in 2015. This candy can be consumed in exchange for unique in-game abilities. They can be time-based, round-based, or automatically activated in certain circumstances.
To celebrate their return, players can access 12 single-use GobbleGums bonuses to use at the game’s launch by pre-ordering BO6’s Vault Edition.
Perks, Augments, Ammo Mods, Wonder Weapons, more
Perks (Perk-a-Colas)
- Melee Macchiato
- Deadshot Daiquiri
- Elemental Pop
- Jugger-Nog
- PHD Flopper
- Quick Revive
- Speed Cola
- Stamin-Up
- Tombstone
Zombies Perks are a crucial part of Treyarch’s round-based experience, and Black Ops 6 honors this by reintroducing plenty of fan-favorite picks along with the new Melee Macchiato. The fresh addition replaces the players’ gun butt with a “deadly punch that sends enemies flying.”
Augments
Augments are a brand-new loadout feature that lets players customize their Perks, Ammo Mods, and Field Upgrades with various modifiers. While there will be over 100 Augments to unlock in the game, the complete list hasn’t been revealed yet.
Augments are divided into Major, which provides limited advantages, and Minor, which substantially benefits the item’s behavior. For each Perk, Ammo Mod, and Field Upgrade, players can pick one Major and one Minor Augment.
Ammo Mods
Ammo Mods grant the weapon impacted a chance to trigger a special effect with each shot. Only one Ammo Mod can be applied to a weapon at a time, but you can purchase a new one whenever needed.
These modifications can be acquired in-game as rare ground loot and from the Arsenal Machine using Salvage.
Wonder Weapons
Wonder Weapons are rare and exceptionally powerful weapons with unique energy types and functionalities.
In Black Ops 6, players can wield the Beamsmasher, which has a single barrel that emits a super-charged, highly damaging beam. They can also use the iconic Ray Gun, a plasma pistol able to destroy Zombies with its single-shot rays.
Mystery Box
The classic Zombies Mystery Box is back. It appears in semi-random locations and offers players random guns, sought-after Wonder Weapons, or Support items.
The guns have random rarity (Uncommon, Rare, Epic, or Legendary), affecting their damage potential. Higher rarity and Wonder Weapons become more likely with each round.
New details regarding BO6 Zombies’ Liberty Falls map will be revealed on August 28 during the CoD Next event. We’ll update this guide with any new information.
Meanwhile, check out every title in the BO series as well as all the BO6 editions and pre-order bonuses.