I love when games allow me to pet dogs, and surprisingly, you can pet the pests dogs Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War‘s Zombies mode. But unless you use a specific weapon effect, you’d never even know you had the option to pet them.
Those Maschine’s Plaguehounds are special round enemies that attack in waves, almost exactly like the Hellhounds found in previous iterations of Zombies. The zombified dogs are not known for their good temperament, but if you can make them an ally for a short while, Cold War gives you the opportunity to pet the good dog.
Petting a pest dog on Die Maschine takes a few steps, but they are all easy goals that the game will guide you through at the beginning. You need to turn on the power and forge the Pack-A-Punch machine, the iconic Zombies device used to upgrade the damage output of your weapons. The Pack-A-Punch can also be used to apply a different type of ammo to your weapon. There are four ammo effects to choose from, but you must select Brain Rot if you want to enjoy petting.
With Brain Rot on your gun, bullets have the chance to turn a zombie or dog into an ally for a short period of time. Just use the Brain Rotted gun on a round of Plaguehounds and you need to get at least one dog to become docile. Then you have the option to (Square on PlayStation) communicate with the Plaguehound. The effect only lasts about 10-15 seconds, so you have to act quickly to pet the good dog. You also get 50 bonus points for petting. However, don’t try to pet Plaguehounds without the use of brain rot as it will likely end in your downfall.
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It’s unclear if petting is a feature that’s been Zombies ever since Cold War‘s launch, or one added to last week’s Season One Content Update, but I love the opportunity to make a temporary friend from a zombie dog.