Season 1 Reloaded brings the next entry in Black Ops 6 Zombies. Referred to usually as “DLC 1”, players are curious as to what comes next for this entry in the Dark Aether Saga. Today, we will go over “Citadelle Des Morts” including characters and the story for the map. Ready to learn more? Here’s what you need to know:
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RELEASE DATE
With the reveal of Black Ops 6 Season 01, Treyarch gave us our first look at the newest Round Based Experience: “Citadelle des Morts”.
While it didn’t release in Season 1, it will arrive later on with the launch of Season 1 Reloaded! “Citadelle des Morts” will arrive on December 5th!
TERMINUS ENDING CUTSCENE
If you have seen the ending cutscene for Terminus, then you’d get a hint for where DLC 1 seems to be taking our crew. SAM warns the crew that Richtofen was searching for the Sentinel Artifact in Avalon with the help of the French Syndicate. The French Syndicate also has familiar face, Sergei Ravenov (Cold War & MWZ) as their enforcer, who is in charge of interrogating the kidnapped Gabriel Krafft (Call of Duty: Vanguard).
With the French Syndicate being in Avalon helping Richtofen’s newest scheme, it seems that our crew will find their way to Avalon and find out why Richtofen wants both the Sentinel Artifact and Gabriel Krafft. This is more than likely our first appearance of Ravenov in Black Ops 6. It’ll be interesting to see his reaction to spotting Ex-Requiem after the events of Forsaken in Cold War!
THE NEXT MAP REVEALED
Undead Terror Comes to Avalon: Citadelle des Morts (Mid-Season)
After the shocking revelations at the culmination of the Terminus Main Quest, Weaver, Maya, Carver, and Grey follow the uncovered clues to Europe, and discover an abandoned castle – a “citadel of the dead” if you will – that offers up a host of [REDACTED], ghoulish horrors [REDACTED], medieval village [REDACTED] with hidden [REDACTED] abound!
Back during the Steam Database leak for Black Ops 6, content creators mentioned that there were references to a map called “The Keep”. This didn’t fit any of the multiplayer maps the community knew about, so it was presumed to be for zombies.
For those of you that don’t know, a Keep is a heavily fortified fortress essentially. “Citadelle des Morts” fits this description perfectly, or at least it would have had it not been overrun with the undead. If we’re looking for the Sentinel Artifact, and Richtofen has heavy interest for it, then it makes sense that he’ll have the Syndicate keep it secure at this Keep… that is… if they found it.
Speaking of the Ending Cutscene, the screen also shows the following file folder name:
- AVALON
- FRENCH_SYND
- SENT_ARTIFACT
- RAVENOV
- KRAFFT
- RICHTOFEN
- FRANCO
- THE_KEEP
STORY IMPLICATIONS
So, what’s next for the Black Ops 6 Zombies Story? It’s safe to say we’ll continue the story with Weaver, Carver, Grey, Maya, Strauss, and Peck. They all of their reasons for continuing; most of the crew wants to find Richtofen and get revenge, but one person has the biggest connection to the next location.
If you play as Maya during the Terminus Main Quest, you hear the backstory between her and Nathan with a man named Franco. As revealed in the Terminus cutscene, Franco is involved with the Syndicate. Maya and Nathan were smugglers, and Nathan eventually works with Franco to smuggle migrants. While working with Franco, Nathan ends up taking some of Franco’s migrants, and once he realizes, Franco sells Nathan out to Dr. Modi; from there, he is experimented on, which causes Maya to take him out after defeating his Amalgam form. Maya is now on the quest for revenge with the rest of the crew, but this time, it’s against Franco. Maya may be the distraction while the crew rushes to find Krafft and Ravenov along with the Sentinel Artifact.
During this map, the crew could get a lead to where Richtofen was in the Liberty Falls opening scene, and/or finding the Sentinel Artifact to use later on in the story. Either way, it’s ramping up to be a massive story.
Fully Equipped and Fearsome Foes (In-Season)
Expect a sizable amount of additional content to aid you across all three Zombies maps. Confirmed to come throughout Season 01 are:
- An additional Perk-A-Cola (with six new Augments to unlock), also newly stocked at Der Wunderfizz machines in Liberty Falls and Terminus.
- An additional Field Upgrade (with six new Augments to unlock).
- An additional Ammo Mod (also with six new Augments to unlock).
- 18 New Augments (nine Major, nine Minor, see above) to research.
- Three new delicious flavors of GobbleGums!
- The Hand Cannon, a new craftable Support weapon.
- New Wonder Weapons. Weapons? Yes, weapons.
- A new Enemy Type, said to stalk the dark halls of the foreboding, ruinous keep in Citadelle des Morts.
Expect much more detail in the forthcoming Season 01: Reloaded Blog, coming in early December. Players can expect varying timing for upcoming Zombies content, as some content may drop at seasonal launches and/or in-season.
Directed Mode: Liberty Falls and Terminus (Launch)
For those players wanting to witness the Zombies story with a guided experience to complete the objectives of the Main Quests in Liberty Falls and Terminus, Directed Mode is for you. Whether you’re uncovering the horrific human experiments on Terminus Island instigated by Dr. Modi or assembling the LTG for the mysterious Dr. Panos in Liberty Falls, start a “Directed” match with all objectives marked and a maximum round cap of 15. Note that all Side Quests and S.A.M. Trials are disabled in Directed Mode to ensure players can focus solely on the narrative.
THE END
That’s the gist of what to expect for the next Black Ops 6 Zombies map! Don’t forget to check out the Codex to catch up on the story before “Citadelle Des Morts” launches! Below is a video that will go in-depth on this topic!
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