There are loads of totally different phases to the Black Ops 6 Zombies Citadelle des Morts essential story Easter egg, however we’re going to information you right through.
Many Black Ops 6 Zombies gamers will already know concerning the Liberty Falls and Terminus Easter eggs. If you will have already accomplished these, it’s fortunate that one other Zombies map dropped on December 5 with Season 1 Reloaded – Citadelle des Morts.
The historical fort in Avalon is the most recent place overrun by the undead and for those who’re seeking to deal with one other difficult Easter egg, we’ve bought you coated each step of the best way.
Since the map was launched, a number of writers on the Dexerto information desk have been enjoying by – from Ryan Lemay to Shane King, and myself. We tag-teamed the Easter egg by the evening and had streams on within the background, making an attempt our greatest to beat the principle story as rapidly as we may. Below, we’re going to undergo every of the phases included within the Easter egg, together with some screenshots we took because it unfolded.
Activate the Pack-a-Punch machine
Activision / DexertoYou have to unlock the Pack-A-Punch machine first, which isn’t too tough.
If you comply with the tutorial on the very starting, it is possible for you to to activate the Pack-A-Punch machine, granting you entry to a lab between Stamin-Up and the knight’s courtyard.
Speak to Krafft behind the wood door within the Quick Revive room
Activision / DexertoHere’s the place you will note Krafft pop up!
Next, it’s good to go to the Dungeon space the place you discover the Quick Revive perk. In this room you will discover a door and by interacting with it, Krafft will quickly seem and the scene (above) might be triggered, beginning a dialog.
You will know him whenever you see him… Those glasses aren’t one thing you see daily!
Unlock all Bastard Swords
Collect stamps from the bucket head zombies once they spawn
Activision / DexertoKeep a watch out for these bucket head zombies!
When you attain spherical 10 and over, you’ll begin to discover a unique kind of zombies sprinting in direction of you… They are carrying buckets on their head!
Notice that they drop stamp objects whenever you kill them? You want to gather the stamps with each kill, then take them to the 4 knight statues positioned within the eating room. You can money in these stamps – nearly like on the arcades – for 4 bastard swords. Obtaining all 4 will see the top of this stage of the Easter egg.
Upgrade all Wonder Weapon swords
Activision / DexertoUnlock all the swords to get to the subsequent stage.
That’s not the top of your journey with the swords. Next step: upgrading the swords into Wonder Weapons.
As seen within the screenshot above, there’s a particular technique to upgrading every of them and it may be just a little time-consuming. If you want some assist with the upgrades, right here’s the right way to get all the Wonder Weapon swords in Black Ops 6 Zombies.
Complete the undercroft wall puzzle
Now that you’ve obtained the Wonder Weapon upgraded swords, you’re going to want to return to the realm the place you spawn initially. In the tavern, there are six bottles there – every with a quantity on them: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six. Only, they’re in Roman numerals. Each of them have a unique image and remembering them for the subsequent stage is essential.
If you go to the undercroft space previous Stamin-Up, you may punch down a part of the wall with Melee Macchiato there and by doing so, blue symbols will begin showing. They come at you quick, however you’ll need to fireside on the symbols counting from one as much as six, so as, to finish this a part of the Easter egg.
Collect all incantations
There are 4 totally different incantations you’ll need to gather and they are often picked up in any order. We have screenshotted two of them above, so you realize what to look out for. These incantations are as follows:
It will be fairly the method to gather these for those who’re ranging from scratch, however our information to get all Citadelle des Morts incantations ought to provide help to out.
Collect the pages – then put in them within the guide
Once you will have the incantations, the subsequent step is finishing a pages puzzle. To get there, although, it’s good to acquire pages for the guide.
If you return to the flooded basement for the symbols problem, there’s a wall subsequent to the place you fired down the symbols. Here you will discover a guide that has pages lacking from it. Fear not, although, as discovering them isn’t so tough.
- Head over to the Stamin-Up room
- Locate the 4 torn pages (with pink symbols on them)
- Collect all the pages
- Return the pages to the guide
After that, you may be introduced with a puzzle to unravel.
Complete the undercroft wall puzzle
ActivisionYou want to finish the pages puzzle to progress to the subsequent stage.
The guide puzzle will solely begin up when you’ve got a number of incantations – however it’s best to have these from following our order already. Now, all it’s good to do is begin from the left (up and down) after which the proper (up and down) Now examine all the Point of energy traps across the map for these matching your symbols, when the entice is began wipe out zombies contained in the entice till it ends early and the symbols are marked as full. To examine for those who did it efficiently return to the guide and the pink image ought to have pale to black.
Keep repeating this course of till the 4 are cleared. Then, you may transfer on!
Salute the knights
Past Stamin-Up, you may go down one set of stairs to discover a mural on the wall. Remember the order by which the 4 components pop up, as you’ll need to make use of your incantation and examine the proper sword for every knight within the courtyard till it glows in entrance of you. This will sign you will have used the proper sword for the proper knight, and saluted them. The Mystic Orb merchandise will seem as a reward for this a part of the Easter egg and this unlocks the subsequent section.
Fill the orb
There is a selected order you’ll need to comply with for this subsequent bit. To fill the orb, there are 4 totally different locations you will need to go to – and they are going to be acquainted for those who keep in mind the steps from the incantations activity.
- Fire: Located exterior the fort. To discover it, flip proper whenever you attain the pink flooring entice and it’s on the wall.
- Lightning: Go to the realm you spawn in and switch left. It is close to the primary gate.
- Dark: Go again to the flooded basement once more. Here, you will note it on the center of the wall.
- Light: Go up the steps close to the golden circle and it’s on the wall there, too.
Each time the orb has been positioned down, you’ll need to work together with it so it modifications coloration and a flood of zombies will seem and they’ll (as you’ll count on) should be cleared to progress to every following location. You get kills which are relative to the placement, so be careful for that. The Lion problem is totally different although. For that one it’s good to stand within the inexperienced orbs that seem in order that souls go away the inexperienced orb and make their strategy to the orb.
Eventually, it is possible for you to to work together with the Orb once more to progress but it surely does appear to be laggy for some gamers – as now we have seen in our testing. Persevering isn’t simple on excessive rounds, both!
Once you will have completed that half, take the Orb to the mural and set it down. This will spark a brand new cutscene the place you may receive a Guardian Key from the desk.
Boss struggle
Activision / MrRoflWaffles We have been watching alongside as streamer MrRoflWaffles took on the boss, too!
To unlock the boss struggle, take the Guardian Key again in direction of spawn and there’s a fountain there. The fountain has the guardian inside it as a statue. When you utilize the Guardian Key, the Guardian involves life and slams the bottom – teleporting you to the boss enviornment the place it’s a must to take him on!
One trick we observed was when The Guardian makes an attempt to stomp you, it’s attainable to deflect the assault with certainly one of your swords. Otherwise, If you stick at it, dodge assaults, and maintain firing on the massive lump, you’ll full all the factor very quickly.
Citadelle des Morts essential quest rewards
- Jackknife Weaver Operator Skin
- Citadelle des Morts Calling Card
- 5,000 XP
The Calling Card can solely be unlocked for finishing the principle quest earlier than the Directed Mode releases – in all probability within the Season 2 replace on the finish of January 2025. This mode will information you thru the principle quest, letting you unlock the Jackknife Weaver pores and skin however not the unique Calling Card.
So, there you will have it! If you’re one for spoilers, or bought caught at a sure level within the Easter egg, hopefully our information has helped you not directly. For extra Zombies content material, try our Black Ops 6 guides listing right here and comply with us @CharlieINTEL on Twitter/X.
