Modern Warfare III Season 1 Update: Comprehensive Patch Notes Revealed

Patch Notes for Season 1 of Modern Warfare III (MW3).

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Bug Fixes
• • Adjusted several Attachment descriptions to better reflect their true effects.
  • Resolved issues causing the player to be unexpectedly kicked back to the Multiplayer menu in multiple scenarios.
  • • Viewing the After Action Report
    • Equipping a Conversion Kit on a Blueprint
    • Utilizing Attachment filters
  • Addressed an issue causing the incorrect Weapon model to appear while selecting a Blueprint in the Gunsmith.

GAMEPLAY

• Weapon check animations will no longer play upon respawn in small map playlists.
• • Note: This change went live on January 4, 2024.

PROGRESSION

• Corrected unlock requirements displayed for the Throwing Star (Equipment).
• Corrected unlock requirements displayed for multiple Attachments.
• • Ravage-10 Stock
  • Rival-9 Compensator Muzzle
• Resolved a spelling mistake in the Kingslayer Kills Challenge.
• Daily Bonus Challenge completions will no longer appear as “CHALLENGE NAME MISSING” in the Notifications tray.

MAPS

• Afghan
• • Added additional spawn points to increase the quality of spawn selection in Team Deathmatch and Domination.
• Invasion
• • Increased Operator lighting to address poor visibility in certain areas.
  • Adjusted spawns to prevent unnecessary spawn flips while the Bus Station capture point (P3) is active in Hardpoint.
• Meat
• • Adjusted spawns to prevent players in the Garage from killing enemies upon respawn.
• Rust
• • Increased consistency of quality spawn selection.
• Sporeyard
• • Players can no longer become stuck upon respawning in Storage.
• Terminal
• • Adjusted spawn points near Security to prevent unfavorable spawn conditions in Team Deathmatch and Domination.

MODES

• Gun Game
• • Removed a placeholder image found in the Stats tab of the Scoreboard.
• Operation Spearhead (War)
• • Loadout Drop (Field Upgrade) will no longer destroy the tank and cause a stalemate.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

» Submachine Guns «

• AMR9
• • Once unlocked, the JAK Ettin Double Barrel Kit Attachment can now be equipped.
• WSP-9
• • Incompatible hybrid Optic Attachments can no longer be equipped.

» Handguns «

• TYR
• • Once unlocked, the JAK Beholder Rifle Kit Attachment can now be equipped.

EQUIPMENT

• Scatter Mine (Tactical)
• • Reduced explosive damage to 1 to prevent lethality in Hardcore Modes.
  • • Note: This change does not apply to Core Modes.

KILLSTREAKS

• Remote Turret
• • Repositioning the turret will no longer cause it to become more vulnerable to incoming damage than intended.

CUSTOMIZATION

• Improved white accent color coverage of the Atlanta FaZe 2024 Camo.

ZOMBIES

WEAPONS

» Aether Blade «

• Addressed an issue where players would lose their Aether Blade if it was thrown at and hit a Harvester Orb.
• Closed a duplication exploit associated with Ammo Caches.

GAMEPLAY

Weekly Challenges

• Week 4
• • Addressed an issue that prevented the ‘Destroy 5 Vehicles with a Recommended Weapon’ challenge from tracking.

General

• Addressed an issue where the maximum reserve ammo for some weapons was inconsistent between Urzikstan and the Dark Aether Rift.

UIX

Weapons

• Addressed an issue that prevented the Gutter Knife from appearing correctly in the Weapon select menu.

PROGRESSION

Camos

• MWII Completionist Camos
• • Addressed an issue where some players were unable to progress MWII Weapon Camo challenges after the MWIII Season 1 update.

STABILITY

• Added various crash and stability fixes.