GEEK PLAYS: Der Anfang SOLO (Call of Duty: Vanguard)

Der Anfang (German: The Beginning) is a Zombies experience featured in Call of Duty: Vanguard. It takes place in the Dark Aether Saga introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, serving as the beginning of a new story-arc that acts as a prequel to Die Maschine. A new objective, Purge, and new radios were added on December 8th, 2021 with the release of Season One. On January 12th, 2022, a new objective, Void, as well as the Tome of Rituals were added in the map with the release of Season One Reloaded. Der Anfang takes place throughout multiple different locations, including the Soviet Union (the "hub" of Der Anfang being Stalingrad), France, and the Empire of Japan. Allied operatives are trapped within a containment spell crafted by a Dark Aether God known as Kortifex the Deathless, where they are forced to fight against an army of the undead commanded by Wolfram Von List, completing various objectives to open up more of Stalingrad. As each objective is completed, similarly to Black Ops Cold War's Outbreak, the difficulty will increase as the "world grows harder". The Allied operatives are assisted by 4 Elder Gods who stand opposed to Kortifex' plans, each of them associated with a Field Upgrade. With Vanguard Zombies further experimenting and expanding on the core gameplay loop of the mode overall, Der Anfang has multiple new features such as Demonic Fountains, and the Altar of Covenants.