Activision continues to tease some sort of change to Call of Duty: Warzone’s main map, this time with the impending arrival of a boat.
This week, Activision said Verdansk will get a number of points of interest to either discover or explore as part of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season Two. These advance Warzone’s story, we were told. The Season Two trailer is below:
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There was mention of the cargo tanker Vodianoy, which players had spotted off the coast of Rebirth Island recently. This ship had gone missing at sea, but is now heading toward the Port of Verdansk. “Operators within the vicinity are recommended to exercise extreme caution,” read the official blurb, “as the ship is carrying unknown cargo, and its crew are not able to be contacted.”
And there’s something “beginning to rumble” deep underground within Verdansk, although these new locales are yet to be detailed. I imagine players will sniff them out soon after Season Two launches on 25th February.
But before then, players have spotted the Vodianoy heading towards the Port of Verdansk in-game.
Redditor Kennnt posted a gameplay clip to the Warzone sub showing off the approaching vessel, as well as a lightning storm above it.
Boat now visible in the sea! from r/CODWarzone
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Meanwhile, the screen distortions continue. The latest is accompanied by more Russian chat, seemingly from onboard the Vodianoy itself. Here’s a clip tweeted by @xRadical__:
Here’s the clip @geekypastimes, definitely strange. #warzone pic.twitter.com/tYhYympk14
— Alex (@xRadical__) February 19, 2021
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And here’s the translation, courtesy of Twitter user @totsamyipetrik:
“Captain Rosental speaking. Russian ship Vodianoy. … happened. We were transporting strange biological material. What have we done?! There was an infection outbreak. I’m afraid we won’t be able to contain it. (Proceeds to scream).”
So, what’s going on? Call of Duty lore fans have plenty of theories. The expectation is the Vodianoy will crash into Verdansk and become one of the new points of interest Activision teased. From there, players suspect the ship will either contain zombies, spit zombies onto the map, or release this “strange biological material” that turns dead players into zombies.