Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies is built around the collection (and spending) of Essence, which are the "points" that serve as currency for purchasing weapons, ammo, perks, and pack-a-punch upgrades around the map.

With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 's own era of Warzone and all that juicy battle royale goodness, we've gotten a vast list of patch notes and intriguing information to go alongside it. However, one point is controversial to a subsection of the community: an adjustment to the ping threshold in order to curb VPN usage.

With the Warzone and Black Ops 6 Season 1 update launching nearly three hours early, here's what you need to know about the patch, including its file size and all of the new maps, modes and weapons.