After a dry spell in Season 3, Call of Duty: Vanguard's Zombies mode is finally getting a new map with Season 4: Mercenaries of Fortune. Treyarch has released more details about the upcoming update, so here is everything players need to know about the return of the classic Shi No Numa map.
Vanguard Zombies has struggled with lack of content and replayability within Treyarch's new objective-style approach to the maps, so the developer ditched the new formula for a more traditional Zombies survival experience. Originally a map from Call of Duty: World at War, an «enhanced» version of Shi No Numa is returning to bring a classic round-based Zombies to Call of Duty: Vanguard.
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Treyarch announced this enhanced version of Shi No Numa will be the full map, but it's returning with a new area to explore and side Easter eggs to discover. Returning to Shi No Numa is the classic Wunderwaffe DG-2 Wonder Weapon originally featured on the map, but a quest has been added for players to unlock it.
Shi No Numa is also getting a new storyline quest tied into Treyarch's ongoing Dark Aether narrative. This main Easter egg is described as a «multi-step quest culminating in a devastating battle,» and completing the quest in full will reward players with a calling card.
This version of Shi No Numa will include the map's traditional Flogger and electric traps, but players will still have access to Vanguard features such as the Altar of Covenants
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