COD Mobile has finally released their complete patch notes for Season 12! It is termed as the Going Dark update and its main highlight is the new Night Mode being introduced into the game. Alongside this, a lot of new content including camos, perks, classes and operator skills have also been announced. We’re going to be covering the entire patch notes for Season 12 in this article.
Just like any other update in COD Mobile, the developers have spent a large amount of time tweaking the gameplay and buffing and nerfing specific guns and items. For a complete list of buffs and nerfs click here. In season 12, these buffs and nerfs have been implemented in a mild manner and there have not been any drastic changes unlike Season 11.
COD Mobile Season 12 Patch Notes
The new Battle Pass Dark Night is Coming will be releasing on the 11th of November 2020. These are the official patch notes for the Going Dark Update. take a look at them here:
Ranked Series 7: This series will run from 10.2020 to 12.2020 – 3 months this time.
New Battle Pass Theme

The new COD Mobile Theme Going Dark will launch alongside the Battle Pass. It will completely re-vamp the main menu and add new loading screens for everyone to enjoy.
Premium Battle Pass Rewards
- New epic characters and blueprint weapons are going to be announced soon.
- New legendary calling card: Competition of the Strong
Premium Plus Battle Pass
- “Claw Knife-Night Action” (could be a Karambit)
- “Headshot-Operation Destruction”
- “Portrait Frame-Penetrating Luminous”
- “Strap-Q version of Van Liken”
New Character Skins
Two new characters are currently announced for Season 12. They are:
Velikan Megalith

Velikan Megalith is the newest character being added to COD: Mobile Season 12. He was intially intoduced in Call of Duty: Warzone. He is from the Shadow Company Group and is a mercenary that has quite a stealthy look.
Urban Tracker – By Night

The Urban Tracker is back in Season 12! This time with a completely new look and outfit. She is accompanied with an Epic Weapon Skin for the Type-25 and will be released alongside Season 12.
Free Battle Pass Rewards

- New prototype SMG: “AGR 556″-a fully automatic SMG with a high rate of fire and suitable for mid-range combat. Unlock 5.56 ammo and experience its true power.
- New ultimate skill: “Bulletproof Shield”-a long-lasting defensive shield that can be changed and has a built-in automatic pistol. You can read more about it here.
Season Mission Rewards

- Brand-new prototype pistol: “. 50 GS”-a pistol with high destructiveness and low stability.
- New Survival Chip: “Refitter”-Gives the team armour packs, which can increase the bulletproof ability after being picked up by the teammates, and can improve and repair the durability of their body armour and vehicles.
Multiplayer Update

Two new Multiplayer gamemodes have been added to the game as well.
New Random Annihilation-Night Battle Mode
Put on night vision goggles, annihilate the enemy in the dark, and try to survive in the dark world! The maps where you can play this gamemode are:
- Crash
- Above the Peak
- Hackney Yard
Attack Of The Dead-Night Battle Mode
Midnight is the time for the dead. How can the living survive till dawn when the sun sets behind? The maps where you can play this gamemode are:
- Crash
- Above the Peak
- Hackney Yard
New Map: Hackney Yard
A classic map from “The Final Moment: Modern Warfare”. A filthy, dirty, abandoned industrial park. Please be prepared for a fierce confrontation with the enemy between warehouses, containers and buildings.
The game mode can be played in the following modes:
- Random Annhilation
- Classic Demolition
- Multi-Point Occupation
- Struggle for Stronghold
- Random Annihilation-Night Battle Mode
- Dead Attack-Night Battle Mode
You can read more about the map here
Added Weapon Accessories
- DR-H’s “Hollow Ammunition Accessories”: Increase magazine capacity and reduce mobility.
- Kilo Bolt-Action’s “Thermal Bomb”: Continuously burns the target, and will cause extra damage to the combo skills.
Multiplayer Mode Adjustments
- Improve the accuracy of bullet scattering when Cordite is opened.
- Improve Razorback’s recoil stability, reduce horizontal recoil, and increase mid-range damage range.
- Improve the trajectory stability of Fennec’s continuous shooting, reduce the horizontal recoil, and slightly increase the upper limit of recoil.
- Increase the damage of AK117 to the upper body, and strengthen the mid-range combat ability.
- Optimize the trajectory of BK57 and improve stability.
- Reduced the range and ballistic density of KRM 262.
- Reduce the damage distance of BY15.
- Reduce the damage distance of Echo.
- Reduce the duration of Shadow Blade, and increase the energy required for use.
- Reduce the duration of the deformation shield and increase the energy required for use.
- Throwing weapon damage will cause additional damage to the deformation shield, and the electromagnetic pulse can directly destroy the deformation shield.
- Slightly reduced the effect duration of the shock bomb.
Here is a detailed look at all the weapon changes in Season 12: COD Mobile Season 12 Buffs and Nerfs
Qualifying Modes
- Added “Classic Annihilation Mode” into the ranked match mechanism.
- Increase the points for winning in the “Strategy for Stronghold Mode” and “Multipoint Conquest Mode”.
This concludes our article on all the official patch notes released for Call of Duty Mobile’s Season 12 Going Dark update. Stay tuned for more!