Warzone November 12 update: aim assist now off through Smoke Grenades, Classic Prestige token and Zodiac challenge progress fixed

Raven Software added a November 12, 2026 entry to the Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 patch notes. It is short but changes one thing every player will notice: aim assist no longer works when you shoot through smoke from a Smoke Grenade. It also fixes several progression bugs. The notes give no release time and no platform list; everything below comes from the official patch notes read on November 12, 2026 around 8:10 PM Paris time.

1. The November 12 Warzone update, in short

•     • Gameplay: aim assist is disabled when shooting through Smoke Grenade smoke, even if gunfire or explosions open gaps in it. 
•     • Prestige: players who Prestiged on the Classic Prestige track now receive their prestige token. 
•     • Zodiac: POI challenge progress now carries over between matches, so the completion reward can unlock. 
•     • Interface: the Resurgence category button shows squad size (1–4) and player count (45) again; the Battle Pass no longer shows "In Progress" at max level. 
•     • Weapons: sniper glint restored on the Schlager Indigo-RF optic; attachment pips no longer appear white instead of orange. 
•     • Known issue: armor pips in the squad HUD can look dim unless armor is full; Raven says it is investigating. 

2. Aim assist through smoke: what exactly changes

    • The official wording: "Aim assist is now disabled when shooting through smoke from Smoke Grenades, even if gunfire or explosions open gaps in the smoke." 
    • In practice, on controller, you can no longer count on aim assist to track an enemy you cannot see through a Smoke Grenade; that includes holes punched in the smoke by shots or explosions. 

•     • The notes only mention smoke from Smoke Grenades. They say nothing about other smoke sources or weather such as fog, so do not assume those are affected. 

3. Prestige token and Zodiac challenges: what to check

•     • Classic Prestige: if you Prestiged on the Classic track and did not get a prestige token, the bug is listed as fixed. The notes do not say whether missing tokens are granted retroactively. 
•     • Zodiac POI challenges: progress was not carried over between matches, which blocked the completion reward. Fixed going forward; the notes do not say whether earlier progress is restored. 
•     • What to do: restart the game so the update is installed, check your Prestige and challenge screens, then play a match on Zodiac to see whether progress sticks. If something is still missing, report it to Activision support (support.activision.com). 

4. What changed earlier this week (November 10 and 11)

•     • November 11: the 3.91x hitscan increase (true hitscan range about 35 meters on average) also applies to Warzone, per the same notes. Details in our article: https://tricknfix.com/articles/mw4-november-11-2026-update-hitscan-3-91x-dmz-x01-bombing-run-disabled-wager-match-semi-auto-firing-delay-known-issues/ 
•     • November 11: pre-order Weapon Camos can be equipped in Warzone again; the delay before using freshly picked-up Equipment and Killstreaks is fixed; Multiplayer-only weapon and equipment information settings no longer apply in Warzone; Weapon Prestige no longer relocks ammunition attachments on owned Blueprints. 
•     • November 11, Rally Point: the Special Delivery Drone appears more often but stays on the map slightly less long. 
•     • November 10: Instant ADS sensitivity transition returns to hip sensitivity earlier; loadouts with a Legacy weapon can be edited again; holding the pause menu open no longer closes it and removes your HUD; Platinum camo challenges track again for the Cronen Osprey and CSG-35. 

5. What this update does not mention

•     • No release time, file size or platform list is given for the November 12 update. 
•     • The notes do not mention controller aim assist strength in general, only the Smoke Grenade case. 
•     • The dim armor pips issue is still open ("We're investigating"). 

6. Sources and discussion

•     • Raven Software, "Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Patch Notes", sections "November 12", "November 11" and "November 10", 2026, callofduty.com (read November 12, 2026): https://www.callofduty.com/patchnotes/2026/11/call-of-duty-mw4-warzone-season-1-patch-notes 
•     • Video: Call of Duty, "Call of Duty: Warzone | Hajin Conflict | Season 1 Launch Trailer" (YouTube, November 2, 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOfYGojxFE0 
•     • Image: official "Hajin Conflict – Season 1 Patch Notes" key art for Call of Duty: Warzone, callofduty.com. © Activision / Raven Software. 
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