# COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ patch has nerfed UAV Towers so you’re not immediately visible everywhere you go

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cod-modern-warfare-4-dmz-patch-has-nerfed-uav-towers-so-youre-not-immediately-visible-everywhere-you-go/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:09:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T16:48:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-dmz-uav-tower-nerf
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- A later Season 1 update will make the inhaler counter trait-extended UAV Towers.
- The inhaler now lasts 120 seconds, up from 60.
- Towers are 40 per cent less common and spawn in randomised locations.

## Summary

A newly added update confirms that Infinity Ward is changing how UAV Towers interact with the Sedative Inhaler in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ mode. The inhaler will also hide players from towers extended by a character trait, addressing a gap in its protection; the change is planned for later in Season 1.

The latest hotfix has already randomised tower locations, cut their spawn rate by 40 per cent and stopped multiple towers appearing in one area, except in Deadtown, where progression requires them. Previously, every point of interest had a tower, enabling players to scan for opponents and set traps around extraction sites. The inhaler’s duration has also doubled from 60 to 120 seconds.

## Coverage

- [Eurogamer: COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ patch has nerfed UAV Towers so you’re not immediately visible everywhere you go](https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-dmz-uav-tower-nerf)
- [GameSpot: CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Patch Notes Address DMZ’s Biggest Issue](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cod-modern-warfare-4-patch-notes-address-dmzs-biggest-issue/)

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