Zombies Easter Eggs

The beginner-friendly launch map. Bright, open, and the best place to learn the Dark Aether Easter Egg loop.

1. Craft the Jet Gun

   Build the Thrustodyne Model 23 — the guaranteed parts route starts in the Motor Lodge, Room 202 above the Motel.

2. Collect the 3 LTG Device parts

   Use the Jet Gun's suction on the parts inside the church (by Dr. Panos' balcony), in the ceiling of Olly's Comics, and at a barbershop window on Washington Avenue.

3. Deploy the LTG & defend

   Interact at the Aether storm's epicentre to deploy the device, then defend it for 60 seconds.

4. Charge the canisters

   Escort each mini-boss (Mauler / Abomination) into the nearby Dark Aether trap and kill it inside so its soul charges the canister. Fill all three.

5. Church boss fight

   Start the finale at the Aether device in the church and survive three waves — Wave 2 brings an Elite Mangler, Wave 3 an Elite Abomination.

The larger, more complex launch map, with boats between islets and a long science-heavy quest.

1. Start the three generators

   Each costs 500 points and must be defended for a minute to fully activate — this powers the facility.

2. Craft & upgrade the Beamsmasher

   Build the DRI-11 Beamsmasher and Pack-a-Punch it for the boss fight.

3. Work through the lab & island steps

   Feed the sea creature (Nathan), input the code sequences and complete the research objectives that open the final arena.

4. Boss: Patient 13

   Damage the red boils and pustules on its head and tentacles, then focus its mouth when it opens. Repeat until it falls to finish the Terminus quest.

The Season 1 castle map. Long and puzzle-heavy, built around four elemental swords.

1. Power up & free Krafft

   Activate Pack-a-Punch in the Undercroft, then speak to Krafft (locked behind the door by Quick Revive).

2. Earn the four swords

   From Round 10, kill bucket-helmet zombies for Stamps and claim the base swords from the knight statues in the Dining Hall.

3. Summon the Mystic Orb

   Use the incantations on all the Knight Statues to spawn a Mystic Orb in the middle of the Dining Hall.

4. Complete the four elemental challenges

   Take the Orb and clear each element's challenge (light, fire, lightning, shadow) around the castle to upgrade the swords.

5. Open the Guardian's room

   Place the Orb on the wall with the four animal symbols to reveal the Guardian Key.

6. Boss: The Guardian

   Put the Guardian Key at the feet of the giant statue in the town square to start — and win — the final fight.

The Season 2 map — shorter than most and doable in under 20 minutes, but with a demanding boss.

1. Build the Staff of Ice

   Assemble the Ice Staff from its parts — the core of the whole quest.

2. Upgrade the Staff

   Charge and upgrade it so it can power the rituals.

3. Complete the four ritual challenges

   Clear the four challenges to open the path to the Sentinel Artifact.

4. Boss: Sentinel Artifact

   It's immune while orange — wait for its blue, ghostly phase (after its laser stops) to deal damage. It splits in two each time; at half HP it possesses special enemies. Clear them and finish it.

The Season 3 map at the S.A.M. mansion, blending classic horror with high-tech labs — and a truly wild final boss.

1. Clear the three Liminal Spaces

   Complete all three Liminal Space sections to progress the quest.

2. Reach the Mainframe

   Head to the Mainframe Chamber and interact with the panel in front of the S.A.M. AI to trigger the boss.

3. Boss: the Z-Rex (phases 1–3)

   The zombified T-Rex has four phases. Focus its glowing eyeballs, and shoot its stomach when it glows green to cancel its toxic attacks.

4. Finish it with a Chopper Gunner

   For the last 25% of its health, call in a Chopper Gunner scorestreak to melt it and end the quest.

The Season 5 map and the finale of the BO6 Dark Aether saga — it even lets you choose who you fight.

1. Get the Gorgofex

   Lure and kill 3 Vermin and 3 Zombies next to the Cyst so it absorbs them; once all six are in, loot the Cyst for the Gorgofex Wonder Weapon.

2. Work through the Janus steps

   Complete the facility objectives that build toward the confrontation at the elevator.

3. Choose your side

   At the elevator, side with either S.A.M. or Richtofen — you'll fight whoever you didn't pick.

4. Final boss: S.A.M. or Uber Richtofen

   Defeat your chosen enemy to complete Reckoning and close out the storyline.