Treyarch patches Black Ops 7 Cursed mode, improves Relic visibility and fixes bugs

Treyarch’s latest Black Ops 7 update cleaned up one of Cursed mode’s most immediate frustrations: players can now see active Relics properly in Cursed Public Matches. In a mode built to be harsher than standard Zombies, that matters the second a squad queues in. Cursed strips players down to a pistol, a limited HUD, and a Black Ops 3-inspired points system, then layers in the full set of discovered Relics, so any UI problem quickly turns into a run-killing headache.

The patch also fixed other bugs around Prestige titles and Overload mode, while Treyarch’s Season 03 notes on April 10 added another important competitive fix. Winning an Overload Ranked Play match in overtime could still end in a technical tie and cost the winning team SR, a problem that cut directly into ranked progression. That update also included unrelated Zombies and UI fixes, showing Treyarch was still pushing on multiple fronts instead of leaving the mode’s rough edges untouched.

Cursed is not a side experiment. Treyarch said Cursed Survival would be a permanent addition to Black Ops 7 Zombies, and the studio has framed it as part of a broader post-launch plan that includes five Round-Based Zombies maps across the game’s seasons, plus more Survival Maps, Weekly Challenges, and modes. The team has also said players were spending around 40% of their Zombies time in Survival, which explains why survival-focused fixes can reach such a large slice of the audience.

That context makes the Relic visibility patch feel bigger than a simple UI tweak. Black Ops 7 launched on November 14, 2025, and two months later Treyarch said it had already delivered two Round-Based Maps and three Survival Maps, along with Cursed and Directed modes and Dead Ops Arcade 4 updates. The pace points to a Zombies lineup that is still being actively shaped, not frozen after launch.

For Cursed players, the takeaway is clear. Treyarch is still smoothing out the mode’s roughest friction points while promising more enhancements for its chaotic Relic system. If the studio keeps fixing the parts of Zombies that most directly affect readability, progression, and match flow, Cursed could become one of the strongest arguments yet for Black Ops 7’s live support.