Augments are important buffs you can get in Zombies, with Field Upgrades acting as abilities you can equip for your loadout. Unlike other Augment types that have to be found during a Round, Field Upgrades are part of your Operator's build. The Field Upgrade you choose can be integral to defeating the undead, lasting to later Rounds, and even completing Easter Egg quests.
Field Upgrades are described as Augments alongside Perk-A-Cola bonuses in and various Ammo Mods. Similar to the other Augment types, Field Upgrades can be enhanced through additional Minor and Major Augments gained when you level up. By using one Field Upgrade more, you can unlock modifications to the special equipment to improve its already powerful ability.
Any Field Upgrade you equip going into a Zombies run can be activated by pressing L1 + R1 on your controller. It must recover from a cooldown before it can be used again.
Field Upgrade
Description
Energy Mine
Create a mine of pure energy that detonates in rapid succession, dealing lethal electric damage to any enemy nearby.
For every Field Upgrade you equip, you can have one Minor and Major Augment active from your unlocked list of improvements. On the table below, for example, you can pick one Augment from each row.
Augment Type
Augment 1
Augment 2
Augment 3
Minor Augments
Frequency Boost — Increase detonation count or duration of Energy Mine.
Siren — Energy Mine now attracts nearby Normal zombies for five seconds.
Extra Charge — Increase max charges by 1.
Major Augments
Carousel — 3 Energy Mines will float around you, detonating once a zombie is within the base trigger radius.
Scatter — The Energy Mine will split into three mines that scatter and detonate one time each.
Turret — Instead of a mine, deploy a turret that shoots at the nearest enemy.
The only Field Upgrade you don't have to level up to unlock is Energy Mine, which you get by default. This Field Upgrade can be used as you might expect, to place an explosive down as a way to
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