Zombified - Call Of Duty Zombie Map Layouts, Secrets, Easter Eggs and Walkthrough Guides: August 2025

Friday, 29 August 2025

Reckoning Jump Scare Easter Egg Guide - Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies

Secrets: Turning On The Power / Pack A Punch -- Musical Easter Egg -- 2 Free Random Perks -- Golden Trash Cans -- Free Ammo Mod / Aether Tool / PAP Crystals -- Free Self Revive / 2nd & 3rd Musical Easter Eggs -- Aetherella -- Paintings -- Aether Blade -- Jump Scare -- Chicken Bucket -- Vending Machine -- Upgraded Caster Turret -- All Free Powerups --

Map Layout: All Areas --

Easter Egg Guide: Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 --

Hi Guys,

The Reckoning jump scare is a creepy little Easter Egg hidden in the T1 Executive Suites area in Call Of Duty Black Ops 6.

To trigger it, head over to the anti-gravity personnel launcher and to the left hand side of it, you will notice part of the fence is broken. This will be used as our sightline to find a PICNIC BLANKET we will need to stare at in the distance.

From there, aim toward the HILLS just left of Tower 2.

If you look closely, you’ll spot a picnic blanket on the grass at the top of the hill, which is the same one shown in the Liberty Falls intro cutscene where Richtofen dreams of his wife and child.

Simply equip a sniper rifle, zoom in on the blanket, and hold steady for a few seconds.

After 4 or 5 seconds, once you scope out, you’ll be hit with a sudden jump scare of a disfigured version of Richtofen’s son, Samuel. Enjoy.....or scream....whichever you prefer....it might also cause the rest of your team mates to let out a high pitched scream.

Keep in mind, this chilling Easter Egg only works once per match, so make it count!

The jump scare is of course of Richtofen's son from the LIBERTY FALLS INTRO CUT SCENE.

Jump Scare Background

Liberty Falls kicks off with one of the darkest intros in Zombies history. The cutscene shows Richtofen finally at peace, sharing a sunny picnic with his wife and young son, Samuel. For a moment, it feels like a glimpse of the life he could have had, calm, happy, and far removed from the nightmare of the undead.

However the scene quickly twists into horror as his family suddenly erupts into flames, leaving Richtofen helpless as they burn away before his eyes.

This vision isn’t real, but it sets the tone for the map: a reminder of Richtofen’s guilt, loss, and the emotional weight he carries into the fight ahead.

Thanks for reading as always guys.

Henry

Thursday, 28 August 2025

Reckoning Aether Blade Easter Egg Guide - Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies

Map Layout: All Areas --

Easter Egg Guide: Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 --

Hi Guys,

The Aether Blade swaps out your usual Lethal Equipment and gives you a weapon you’ll actually want to throw… over and over again. This isn’t just any knife—it’s a seeking throwing knife that can wipe out three zombies per toss, no matter their health or what round you’re on.

With only a 5-second cooldown, it’s a fast, fun, and ridiculously satisfying lethal. The only catch is only one player can grab it during the Easter egg.

If playing in SOLO then it's yours for the taking. Playing in CO-OP however you may want to discuss who is picking it up, before starting an argument ensues. However there is another way to give another player the AETHER BLADE.

You can share the Aether Blade with your squad by using the Picky Eater minor augment on Vulture Aid. Just throw the Aether Blade at a zombie, and it’ll drop so your teammates can grab it too. Teamwork never felt so deadly!

We can pick this AETHER BLADE up in the DIRECTORS OFFICE, just behind the DIRECTORS DESK.

Let's find out how we can obtain this awesome weapon!

Arts and Crafts

First up, we will need to have completed returning the 3 MISSING PAINTINGS to the DIRECTORS OFFICE mini Easter egg, that rewards the player with 500 essence points per painting returned.

Luckily the guide for this is available here:

Now that we have returned the 3 paintings to their rightful places, we can progress onto obtaining the AETHER BLADE successfully.

Head to a CRAFTING TABLE location and craft a ARC-XD remote control car.

Once you have this, head down to the DARK ENTITY CONTAINMENT LOWER AREA which is just underneath the FORSAKEN.

When you get here, lets take your new remote control car out for a test drive. If you look at the set of steps that go back up to the middle floor in this area, that are on the left hand side, you will notice a bit of metal fencing that has a large gap at the bottom of it.

Deploy the ARC-XD here and drive it through the gap in this fence. You will notice there are broken wires you need to navigate through.

Drive between the gaps in the wires and turn the corner. You will now be at the back of the FORSAKEN and there will be a LARGE DARK AETHER CRYSTAL on the back of the wall.

Simply detonate the ARC-XD car here and it will blow up the crystal and creates a DARK AETHER PORTAL.

This portal will then start to slowly rise to the middle floor above.

Head back upstairs and on the side of the FORSAKEN where the AMMO BOX is, you will notice that several DARK AETHER CRYSTALS are growing on the wall.

Shoot all of these CRYSTALS and when you shoot the last one, a SAFE KEY should drop down.

Pick up this SAFE KEY then head to the DIRECTORS OFFICE area.

You will now need to have the MISTER PEEKS FIELD UPGRADE EQUIPPED. Once you have this, we can move onto the next step.

Behind the DIRECTORS DESK, there is a PAINTING. Use the MISTER PEEKS FIELD UPGRADE EQUIPPED and it will make the painting fall off the wall, revealing a SAFE.

Go up to the SAFE and press the use button on it and it will open up a DARK AETHER PORTAL which will spew out pulses of energy around the room.

This will spawn in a lot of zombies, including a DISCIPLE HVT, along with vermin etc.

However once you have successfully taken out the DISCIPLE, you can go up to the safe and you can pick up the AETHER BLADE, along with some INTEL items.

Enjoy using this as it is extremely useful at taking down several zombies with one throw when it is fully charged.

It charges quickly in between throws which is always a bonus.

Thanks for reading as always guys.

Henry

Reckoning Missing Paintings Easter Egg Guide - Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies

Map Layout: All Areas --

Easter Egg Guide: Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 --

Hi Guys,

we all love to observe some fabulous artwork from time to time, however we cannot seem to find the priceless works of art that should be hanging in our DIRECTORS OFFICE, as it seems someone has pinched them!

Within the Reckoning zombies map in Call of Duty 6, we will need to find these lost pieces of priceless art. We of course, will be rewarded for our efforts to the tune of 500 essence points for every painting we hang back in its rightful place. This means there is 1500 point sup for grabs upon returning these paintings to their rightful place.

We can only carry one painting at a time, until it is delivered back to the wall in the DIRECTORS OFFICE, to the left of the ARSENAL MACHINE location.

We can then we can go and pick the next painting in turn.

This step must be completed first of returning these 3 paintings if you want to do the AETHER BLADE Easter egg.

TOP TIP: If you return all of these painting while the DOUBLE POINTS POWERUP is active, you will be rewarded with 3000 points in total.

Missing Painting Location 1

One painting is located in the PROJECT JANUS RECEPTION area when the power is turned on, it opens the 2 sets of doors beside the METAL DETECTORS where the PORTAL is located to take you to the T2 SUB LEVEL 10 area. Just behind the set of doors to the left of the PORTAL, there is a PAINTING behind the door to pick up.

Missing Painting Location 2

This painting is a bit harder to see as its tucked away in a dark corner where the PARTICLE BEAM ACCELERATOR is located, just past the GOBBLE GUM MACHINE and on the left hand side of the wall. This is beside the elevator that is sitting at a slant. You may need to crouch down to pick up this painting as it is a bit of a stretch to reach.

Same again, once this has been picked up, go back to the DIRECTORS OFFICE and place it on the wall in the PAINTING OUTLINE on the wall it belongs to.

Missing Painting Location 3

The last painting location is very easy to spot and is just beside the ANIT GRAV PERSONNEL LAUNCHER which takes you to the T1 MUTANT RESEARCH TEST AREA. It is just beside the YELLOW HAZARD sign, laying up against the wall in front of one of the support columns.

Do the same for this painting and take it back to the DIRECTORS OFFICE and hang it on the wall for the 500 essence points rewards.

Thanks for reading as always guys.

Henry