CoD Black Ops Zombies: How to Upgrade DIE Shockwave in Outbreak (All Locations)

Four different maps inside Black Ops Cold War Zombies Outbreak contain the DIE Shockwave upgrade Easter Egg. In this guide, we’ll break down each of the locations for you so that you can find the Ice, Electrobolt, Nova 5, and Thermophasic upgrades on your own.

Here is our guide on how to upgrade DIE Shockwave in Outbreak, including a map for all four locations.

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Where are All DIE Shockwave Upgrades in Outbreak?

First of all, before you go and look for upgrades, you’ll need to acquire the DIE. If you don’t know how to obtain it, you can find instructions later in the article Right now, here are all four DIE Shockwave upgrades and their locations in Cold War Zombies Outbreak:

• Alpine (Cryo-Emitter)
• Duga (Electrobolt)
• Golova (Nova 5)
• Ruka (Thermophasic)

Alpine (Cryo-Emitter)

The Ice, or Cryo-Emitter, upgrade for the DIE Shockwave is appropriately found on the Alpine map. There are three frozen ponds in total, but the Ice upgrade is found on the small frozen pond to the south of the map in a crate. Walk over to it and open up the chest to get it.

Duga (Electrobolt)

The Electrobolt is located on the map Duga. Head over to the giant radar or array tower on the map, and run to the end near the Pack-A-Punch machine. You’ll find the Electrobolt in a crate to the side. Many players consider the Electrobolt to be the best of the DIE Shockwave upgrades.

Golova (Nova 5)

The Nova 5 upgrade for the DIE Shockwave is on the Golova map. You’ll find it near the train loading dock on the west side of the map on top of the pipes. The Nova 5 upgrade is possibly the worst DIE Shockwave upgrade out of the bunch, in our opinion.

Ruka (Thermophasic)

The fire, or Thermophasic, upgrade for the DIE Shockwave is found on the Ruka map in the burnt forest. You can find it far down on the southeast portion of the map, right on the border. Refer to the image for the exact location.

How Can You Get the DIE Shockwave Weapon in Cold War Zombies?

You can get DIE Shockwave either from the Mystery Box or by assembling it yourself. The first method relies on luck, and according to the info we’ve found, it gives you a really slim chance of getting the weapons, so we advise you to go ahead and build the weapon yourself.

To build Die Shockwave by yourself actually means completing an array of quests that will get you access to one free sample of this weapon. This is what you need to do:

• Reforge the Pack-A-Punch Machine.
• Keep playing until a Megaton enemy spawns and kill him.
• After killing Megaton, kill his two reincarnations – Megaton Bomber and Megaton Blaster and get the Keycard.
• Go to the Weapons Locker in the Weapons Lab and insert the Keycard there to get the DIE Remote Control.
• Go to your initial spawn point, head to the ‘Living Room‘, and look for a small walled-off room with a blue light inside.
• You will see an option to turn DIE remotely. Do it, and you’ll notice that the small opening of the blocked room will start sucking the air in.
• Lure zombies to the small opening, so they get sucked in by this odd machine.
• After the machine sucks in enough zombies, the door will blow up, and you’ll be able to pick up DIE Shockwave from a skeleton lying inside.

We hope this article helped you upgrade that DIE Shockwave and make it into a real zombie annihilator. For more similar content, see our pieces Best Way to Earn Money in MW3 Zombies and How to Find An Infinite Fuel Zombie Bike in MW3 Zombies.