Emblems have been a staple in the Call Of Duty franchise for a while. When on the battlefield, your emblem is in many ways your avatar. It is a way for you to stick out and express who you are in a way. Think of it as your own personal patch. While playing, your emblem is shown together with your calling card whenever you get “best play” in a match. Consequently there are a lot of opportunities to show off your emblem.
Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 comes with several built in emblems. For the moment there is no way to unlock more to our knowledge. But it seems like the upcoming Supply Stream patch will add more.
Currently the emblems are divided into 3 categories; Stickers, Default and Custom, and we’ll take a look at each of the Stickers and Default emblems and then take a look at Custom emblems.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Emblems
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Stickers
And that’s about it on the premade emblems. While granted it’s certainly not the biggest selection in the world, you’re thankfully not limited to only these emblems. Because Black Ops 4, like its predecessors, does come with its own custom emblem editor. So let’s take a look at it and see what you can do with it.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Custom Emblems
The Custom Emblem Editor is a truly versatile tool that allows you to make several of your own custom emblems. Giving you a large library of shapes, icons and tools it allows you to make anything you could imagine. The emblem editor works by placing these elements in different layers, and you can cut, copy and paste these elements above or below each other in the layers. You can also link layers together and merge them, making the process familiar to those who have worked with Photoshop.
You can find elements in four different categories:
- Icons, which contains vector images
- Stickers, which include the stickers shown above
- Sticker sets, a category that is empty for the moment
- Tools, which includes Shapes, Patterns, Type and Backgrounds
Judging by the look of the default icon, all of them could potentially be made in the emblem editor given enough time. The interface is also fairly easy to use and has plenty of options. You can give each element a distinct color, either from a set of preset colors or a mixer. You can also use gradients, which can give a neat effect. It’s also possible to change the scale of the element horizontally and vertically. And you can change the opacity, and also even rotate it.
To give an example of what you can do with the custom emblem editor, here’s my own custom emblem.
That should give an insight into the emblems in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4. Hopefully the upcoming updates will add more. For the moment, you can at least use a fully featured editor to make your own. Just make sure it’s not too offensive. 😉