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Five Remastered

Five Remastered, the Black Ops III custom remake of Five by TNT and XcDylan93: the conference room First Room and its Modern and Classic boards with their rules, the Legacy and Modernized modes, perks, weapons, the Winter’s Howl, the main quest and the secrets.

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The First Room

The conference room of the Pentagon, its long meeting table, yellow chairs, flags and the DEFCON sign above the seal, official Workshop screenshot, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

On ZFRR, the First Room of Five Remastered is the conference room on the top floor of the Pentagon, where every game begins, as on the Black Ops map it remakes. The four players spawn around the long meeting table, under the flags and the wall of television screens, and everything they reach without buying a door is the First Room. The map has two game modes, Legacy and Modernized, chosen on a menu when the game loads. The leaderboard has two categories, Modern and Classic.

The screens are not just decor: at the start of a game they play the opening cutscene of the 2010 map, with Kennedy, McNamara, Nixon and Castro, several guides noted. The power switch is two floors down, in the labs, and the DEFCON switches that open the way to the Pack-a-Punch, like the main quest, come after it.

The M14 in hand in the conference room, under the DEFCON sign, the seal of the Pentagon and the row of clocks, Legacy mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The M14

On a wall of the conference room, bought in the first minutes in both modes. In a Legacy game of ZombiesTodayTV, buying it takes the 500 points of the start.

The Quick Revive machine between two chairs in its white side room of the conference room, Legacy mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Quick Revive

In a small white side room open onto the conference room. In a solo Legacy game, the score drops from 500 to 0 as ZombiesTodayTV drinks it. MrTLexify also finds it at the very start of a Modernized game.

The red GobbleGum machine against a wall of the conference room, next to the yellow curtains, Modernized mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

A GobbleGum machine

In the starting area, in Modernized only: Legacy disables the GobbleGums. A window barrier next to it hides one of the recorders of the main quest.

A metal detector trap of the top floor, its hazard sign and an old telephone in its control box, with the prompt Access Denied: Requires operational component, Modernized mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The metal detectors

Two electric traps of the top floor. Each lacks a part found on the lower floors, and the prompt says so: “Access Denied: Requires operational component”. The missing parts lie in the War Room and in the labs.

The opening cutscene of the 2010 map playing on the wall of screens of the conference room, Kennedy, McNamara and Castro on the center screen, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The intro on the screens

The wall of televisions behind the table plays the original opening cutscene when the game starts.

The small side room of Quick Revive, the red telephone of the song on the desk to the left of the machine, Legacy mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

A red telephone

The first of the three phones of the song Easter egg, next to Quick Revive, on the desk of its small side room. The two others, in the labs and in the Pack-a-Punch room, are out of reach.

Enemies

Zombies, through the window barriers of the room. No guide read for this book says whether the Pentagon Thief visits a First Room game; the Nova crawlers come out in the labs.

Players on the Workshop page regret that the glass of the window barriers cannot be broken as in 2010; the update of July 11 removed the collision of these glass barriers. One player also reported that only about half of the windows of the first room are used by the zombies, and the same ones every game; neither creator confirmed it.

The Five Remastered leaderboard shows two categories, Modern and Classic, each with boards for solo and for co-op; the menu of the game names its two modes Modernized and Legacy. In both, no door may be opened and every round is played in full. Five Remastered is a custom map: it is listed with the Black Ops III custom maps, and its boards count in no ranking and no rating. The 2010 map has its own book, Five. The rules, category by category:

Doors closed

“Reach the highest round you can without opening any doors or barriers.” “Every round must be played in full.”

Modern

“The game must be played in Modern mode.” “Flavor Hexed, Self Medication, Near Death Experience, Power Vacuum and Round Robbin are NOT ALLOWED.” “Mega GobbleGums are NOT ALLOWED.” “Players must show their GobbleGum loadout before, during or after the game.”

Classic

“The game must be played in Classic mode.” “Flavor Hexed, Self Medication, Near Death Experience, Power Vacuum and Round Robbin are NOT ALLOWED.” “Mega GobbleGums are NOT ALLOWED.” “Players must show their GobbleGum loadout before, during or after the game.”

No glitch

“Glitches or Exploits are NOT ALLOWED.”

Video

“Full gameplay is required.” “Twitch: Make sure your footage is highlighted as past broadcasts will not be accepted.” “YouTube: Make sure your video is public or unlisted.”

In November 2026 the best rounds on record are 22 in solo and 15 with two players on the Modern board, and 19 in solo on the Classic board.

Legacy or Modernized: what each mode changes

Overview

Five Remastered is a custom Zombies map for Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PC, made by TNT and XcDylan93 and released on the Steam Workshop on July 3, 2026, in the evening, Pacific time. It remakes Five, the Pentagon map of Black Ops, from the conference room to the War Room and the labs. The Workshop page dates the start of the project to May 2026, with a release aimed at the 250th anniversary of the United States. The trailer announced it for July 4.

GameBlack Ops III (PC, Steam Workshop)
CreatorsTNT (world design, lighting, weapon balance) and XcDylan93 (scripting, main quest, Pentagon Thief, Winter’s Howl)
Workshop releaseJuly 3, 2026Last update on July 21, 2026
Steam WorkshopFIVE, 7.6 GB
Subscribers220,987 current subscribers, 269,787 in all (November 12, 2026)
Based onFive, Black Ops, 2010
LocationThe Pentagonthe conference room, the War Room and the labs
CharactersJohn F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Richard Nixon and Fidel Castro
Game modesLegacy and Modernized
PerksModernizedQuick Revive, Juggernog, Speed Cola, Double Tap Root Beer, Mule Kick, Stamin-Up, PhD Flopper and Deadshot Daiquiri, Der Wunderfizz and GobbleGums. Legacy: “No added perks”, according to its menu
Pack-a-PunchIn its own room, reached by the teleporters once the four DEFCON switches are set to DEFCON 5
Wonder weaponsWinter’s Howl; the Tundra Gun in Modernized, as the reward of the main quest
Players1 to 4

The two creators split the work: TNT built the level in Radiant, its lighting, the balance of the weapons and the optimization; XcDylan93 wrote the gameplay scripts, the main quest, the custom AI of the Pentagon Thief, the shaders, the overhaul of the Winter’s Howl, the Claymores and the Pack-a-Punch camos. The credits of the Workshop page name the modders whose work fills the map: KingslayerKyle for the Black Ops HUD and the character and zombie models, TheeSkyeLord for the Black Ops weapons, PMR360 for the Cold War weapons, Wetegg for the modern AI, WestChief596 and Nebmajin for the voice lines, Carabella for the Explosive Crossbow and Zach2ez for the trailer.

Two versions of the map live in one download. The trailer sums them up: “Legacy is almost a 1 of 1 replica of Black Ops 1, where modernized is an updated version of the map.” The main quest, the GobbleGums and the extra perks belong to the Modernized mode only.

The War Room under its glowing world map dome, the map table and the consoles, official Workshop screenshot, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The War Room

The floor under the conference room, its world map table and its DEFCON switches, official Workshop screenshot.

Characters

As in 2010, the players are four real figures of the Cold War, met in the Pentagon when the zombies break in. The Workshop page credits WestChief596 and Nebmajin for the voice lines of the characters.

J

John F. Kennedy

The President of the United States, who gives a speech in the opening cutscene. MrTLexify plays as him.

R

Robert McNamara

His Secretary of Defense.

R

Richard Nixon

His rival of the 1960 election. His portrait hangs in the labs.

F

Fidel Castro

The Cuban leader. His portrait hangs in the Pack-a-Punch room: in the main quest, FPSpsycho finds a number hidden near the portrait of each of the four.

Enemies

Zombies

They break in through the window barriers of every floor. Players note that when everyone leaves a floor by elevator, the zombies are already waiting on the next one.

The Pentagon Thief

The scientist who steals a weapon and runs, rebuilt with a custom AI by XcDylan93. Killed before he steals, he drops a part of the Winter’s Howl in Modernized, and FPSpsycho and MrTLexify both get a Bonfire Sale from him. In Modernized, MrTLexify notices that Max Ammo rounds and Thief rounds both exist.

Nova crawlers

The gas crawlers of the labs, now glowing green. One of them drops the barrel of the Winter’s Howl, and their souls fill the first ritual circle of the main quest.

Hellhounds and toxic zombies

In Modernized, during the main quest only: the second ritual circle brings hellhounds, plague hounds among them, and the third exploding toxic zombies.

Perks

The perk machines of Legacy look like those of 2010; Modernized adds Stamin-Up, PhD Flopper and Deadshot Daiquiri, a Der Wunderfizz in the Pack-a-Punch room and GobbleGums. In Modernized, TNT explains that “There’s still a 4 perk limit on modern. However every time you get a bonfire sale from the thief it raises your perk limit as well”.

The Speed Cola machine in the hallway of the top floor, lined with portraits, Legacy mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Speed Cola

In the hallway of the top floor, across from a window where one recorder of the main quest hides.

Quick Revive

In the conference room, the First Room.

Double Tap Root Beer

In the War Room, right out of the elevator, according to YouAlwaysWin.

Juggernog

In the War Room.

Mule Kick

In the War Room, next to one of the four DEFCON switches.

Stamin-Up, PhD Flopper, Deadshot Daiquiri

In the labs, Modernized only. Deadshot stands in the room of the pig.

Der Wunderfizz

In the Pack-a-Punch room, Modernized only: a menu of the eight perks of the map, with their prices.

Every perk, the power, the DEFCON switches and the Pack-a-Punch

Weapons

Each mode has its own armory. Legacy hands out the Black Ops weapons of 2010; Modernized replaces most of them with weapons of Black Ops Cold War, such as the OTS 9, the Hauer 77 and the AMP63, with Alternate Ammo Types on the Pack-a-Punch. The M14 hangs in the conference room in both. The Winter’s Howl, the wonder weapon of Five, sits in the Mystery Box in Legacy; in Modernized it is built from three parts first.

The Winter's Howl in hand in the weapons testing room of the labs, Modernized mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Winter’s Howl

Reworked by XcDylan93: FPSpsycho clears almost a full horde with one shot. Pack-a-Punched, it becomes the Winter’s Fury.

The Mystery Box

Lit in red and blue. One of its spots is in the labs, near the pig.

Tundra Gun

The reward of the main quest in Modernized, which TNT says is not in Legacy at all.

The wall weapons of both modes, the Box and the Explosive Crossbow

How to build the Winter’s Howl and get the Tundra Gun

What changed from Five

The layout of the three floors is that of 2010, and Legacy plays it almost as it was. What the remake adds or changes:

Two modes

Legacy, with the Black Ops weapons and no GobbleGums, and Modernized, with Cold War weapons, GobbleGums, three extra perks and the main quest.

A main quest

Five never had one. In Modernized, the hacker of Moon, the DEFCON switches, the clocks of the conference room and three ritual circles lead to Perkaholic and the Tundra Gun.

A buildable Winter’s Howl

Three parts in Modernized, from a Nova crawler, the Pentagon Thief and a hidden office.

Debris that let players jump down to the lower floor, noticed by MrTLexify and FPSpsycho in Modernized.

The look

Black Ops III lighting, red power-ups, in Legacy too according to players, a red and blue Mystery Box and animated Pack-a-Punch camos.

Side Easter eggs

A free Max Ammo behind the pig of the labs and its five mini pigs, and free GobbleGums in glass jars.

Easter egg

Five Remastered has a main quest, in Modernized only. TNT announced it at the release: “Modern mode DOES come with an easter egg! And also a few small side eggs.” It starts with the power and the hacker of the Pack-a-Punch room, goes through the four DEFCON switches, the two traps of the top floor and the clocks of the conference room, a crossbow taken from the Pentagon Thief, four recorders and the Winter’s Howl, and ends with three ritual circles to fill with souls. The reward is Perkaholic, every perk, and the Tundra Gun.

The main quest step by step

Secrets

The pig hanging from its orange hoist by an operating table in its room of the labs, Modernized mode, Five Remastered, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

The pig

Shot in its room of the labs, it starts a hunt for five mini pigs against the clock, rewarded by a Max Ammo.

The song

Three red telephones, in the conference room, the labs and the Pack-a-Punch room.

Free GobbleGums

Glass jars in the labs hold a free gum, the Anywhere But Here of the Winter’s Howl quest among them.

The pig, the song and the other secrets

Trivia

  • The Workshop page dates the start of the project to May 2026; FPSpsycho says the map was made in just over a month and a half, to be out for July 4, the 250th anniversary of the United States.
  • Its Workshop title is simply “FIVE”. At the release, FPSpsycho noticed that the mission briefing still read “EDIT ME”.
  • Typing /vision 0 in the console turns off the color filter of the map; an update of July 21 added /vision 1 to turn it back on.
  • TNT posted the scripts of the map so that modders could build on it, and invited players to share their progress on the main quest before any guide existed.
  • Several other remakes of Five were in the works at the same time; on Reddit, players expected two more after this one.
  • TNT answered players who found the Pentagon Thief stronger than before: “We did not buff the thief”.