The Season 3 Reloaded update brought a new Dark Sether Rift for players to explore in Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare Zombies (MWZ). But first, players will need to unlock it by finding and upgrading various items. One of them is the Science Journal and in this guide we will explain how to unlock it.
How to get the Science Journal in MWZ
The Science Journal can be found as reward for killing 50 zombies in the aether storm in the map. You won’t need to kill the Stormcaller inside Aether Storm to get the reward. This Aether Storm appears every session and can be found as a purple circle on the map.
The zombies inside Aether Storm are more powerful, for example, if it is in the Tier 1 zone, then you will face Tier 2 Zombies. I highly recommend bringing a sentinel and Tier 2 Pack-A-Punching weapons when entering the Aether Storm. storm. As always, a gas mask is vital. After clearing 50 or more zombies, you will notice a reward gap appear and you will get the Scientific Journal as a reward.
There have been cases where the Science Journal may not appear even after killing more than 50 zombies. In this case, re-enter the storm and kill 50 zombies again, or reload in a new session and repeat the process.
How to update the Scientific Journal in MW3 Zombies
The next step is to update the Science Journal, which you can do by going to coordinates E4 on the map. You will find a pink/purple triangle on the ground.
Next, you will have to shoot three runes on the side of the building near you. These are really easy to spot as they are right near the three sides of the triangle and glow a similar pinkish purple color.
Then, stand on the arch at coordinates F4, a few hundred meters from the triangle on the ground, and you can initiate a summon. Many zombies will appear and ultimately a powerful Hellhound.
Defeating the Hellhound will reward you with the updated Gold Science Journal. This can then be used to unlock Dark Aether Rift.
For more information on Modern Warfare 3, see how to get the giraffe toy in the game.