Modern Warfare 4's Open Beta Introduced Warzone's New Zodiac Map — Early Sensitivity Impressions

Warzone Is Coming to an Open Beta for the First Time

Modern Warfare 4's open beta is split across two weekends. Weekend One, which began August 21 for pre-order players, covers Multiplayer and a playable Campaign mission only. Warzone doesn't enter the picture until Weekend Two, running August 28 through September 1, 2026, according to the official Call of Duty beta announcement. That weekend brings Warzone Resurgence on a brand-new 44-player map called Zodiac — the first time in Warzone's history it's been playable inside an open beta rather than a full release.

As of this writing, that weekend hasn't started yet, so this is a preview built on what's been officially revealed, not hands-on impressions from full Resurgence matches. Treat any settings advice here as a starting point to test once the beta actually opens, not a locked-in answer.

What's Known About Zodiac

Zodiac is built around a DRC Advanced Systems drone assembly and manufacturing headquarters, combining offices, manufacturing buildings, rooftops, trains, tunnels, shipping areas, roads, and a stretch of shoreline into a single compact 44-player Resurgence map. Compact is the operative word: Zodiac is noticeably smaller in scope than Warzone's marquee battle royale maps, built specifically around Resurgence's faster respawn-and-fight loop rather than long-range battle royale rotations.

Why That Matters for Your Sensitivity

A tighter map generally means more close-quarters engagements and faster target reacquisition between fights — the opposite skill set from the long-sightline gunfights that dominate Verdansk or Avalon. If your current sensitivity is tuned around holding steady long-range angles, it's worth testing a slightly faster setup once Weekend Two opens, specifically for quick-turn CQB duels around Zodiac's manufacturing buildings and tunnels.

Nothing has been confirmed about Modern Warfare 4 changing Call of Duty's underlying yaw or sensitivity formula from prior titles — until Activision says otherwise, treat your existing converted sensitivity as the correct starting point.

Get your baseline ready before Weekend Two with the Call of Duty sensitivity converter, and revisit it once you've actually played a few rounds on Zodiac — compact-map impressions from a beta weekend are worth more than theorizing from patch notes alone.

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