'Operation Excision' Main Quest Guide for Outbreak in Black Ops Cold War Zombies

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies casts players into Outbreak, an all-new large scale Zombies mode set in the Ural Mountains, with the ever-growing threat of an undead horde. At its core, player's are tasked with one goal - survive; however, the most experienced of Requiem agents are also tasked with locating the defecting Omega scientists throughout Operation Excision.

Operation Excision serves as the second Main Easter Egg of Outbreak and as a prologue to the upcoming Mauer der Toten round-based map. The rewards for completing it are as follows...

• Entrapment Dark Ops Challenge (XP & Calling Card)
• Ending Cinematic Cutscene

Operation Excision

Prerequisites

• To begin the Main Quest, you will need to warp at least two times to reach round 3, use this time to gather loot and supplies. Note that the Beacon can be shot during its warp animation to progress two rounds.

Obtain the Beacon Listening Device

Locate and enter the red rift, this will teleport you to the sky where another rift will appear, parachute into it to continue. Repeat this process until a beam of light exits the rift alongside you. Finally, locate the Beacon Listening Device where the beam of light met the ground.

Note: There is no red rift on Sanatorium. If the you are warped there on the third wave, you must warp to the next region and then locate it.

Respond to Ravenov

With the Beacon Listening Device collected, complete the objectives of the current Outbreak region to spawn the Beacon. Access the Terminal of the Beacon and select the Respond option. Once complete, you will be warped to the next region.

Locate Crashed Helicopter & Secure Crash Site

A crashed helicopter can be found in the Carved Hills of Sanatorium. On approach of the helicopter, a wave of enemies will spawn. Eliminate these enemies, then interact with the Omega Audio Recording found in the cabin of the helicopter to progress.

Assemble Modified Rover

Locate and shoot the red Aethereal Orb, causing it to change its position within the map. Repeat this process until the orb hovers the Aetherium Neutralizer Rover found on the Bridge.

Next, locate the broken Mystery Box which has an Aether Bunny sitting on top of it. Interact with the bunny to begin a wave of enemies, eliminate these enemies then interact with the bunny once more to equip it, replacing your Field Upgrade.

Finally, Return to and interact with the Aetherium Neutralizer Rover on the Bridge to place the Aether Bunny.

Escort Modified Rover to Monument & Find the Scientists

Interact with the Requiem Modified Rover to activate the Aetherium Neutralizer. Escort the rover until it reaches the Monument Walk. Next, navigate to the rooftop of the Monument, as indicated by the waypoint, and interact with the Omega Audio Recording to begin a narrative sequence.

Exfil

Once the narrative sequence completes, a six minute Exfil timer will begin.

Navigate to Exfil Site at the East Gardens and eliminate all hostiles, including the Orda to complete the Operation Excision quest.

Outbreak Guide

If you're not familiar with the Outbreak experience in Black Ops Cold War Zombies, the aforementioned terminology and locations may be difficult for you to understand. Because of this, we highly recommend that new players refer to our breakdown for Outbreak; this will provide you with a labeled map layout and a list of related guides for the map.

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