MW3 and Warzone Get New Update for September 2024

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone received a new update on Thursday, September 5, with various bug fixes and adjustments. This is one of the last updates for Season 5 Reloaded in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 before the game’s final season arrives sometime in mid-September.

Released on August 21, the Call of Duty Season 5 Reloaded mid-season update brought new weapons, game modes, operators, and more to Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. The update’s release also marked a major change for the Call of Duty HQ app, since it no longer requires Warzone to be a mandatory download in order to play Modern Warfare 3. Season 5 Reloaded is winding down, but updates from the development team continue at a steady pace.

The September 5 update for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone fixes multiple bugs that affected gameplay elements in both games. According to the newly released patch notes, the developers fixed an issue that prevented split-screen players from playing on the Celship map in Modern Warfare 3. Previously, playing split screen on Celship would result in being sent back to the multiplayer menu with an error code reading “DEV ERROR 12744.” The update also disabled infil sequences on the Skidrow and 6 Star Modern Warfare 3 maps in order to prevent mixed team spawns. Moreover, the update fixes the infinite reserve ammunition bug for the BAL-27’s JAK Deathmarch Conversion Kit and corrects the alignment of the Torque 35’s optic reticle. Modern Warfare 3’s latest patch notes end with a fix to attachments for certain blueprints in Modern Warfare 3 Zombies, but Activision did not specify which blueprints were addressed with the fix.

Only a few adjustments were applied in the latest Warzone Season 5 Reloaded update, with the Bunker Buster killstreak being one of the key aspects addressed. Going forward, Warzone players attempting to use a Bunker Buster within proximity of one that’s already enabled will get a message reading “Airspace is too crowded.” This means that players will need to head to a different location or wait until the Bunker Buster that’s currently in use has been depleted. A bug that prevented players from using a Deployable Buy Station more than once was fixed in the September 5 update. Additionally, issues that prevented Utility Boxes and Drone Beacons from counting toward the “Social Warzone Rewards Challenge” and “Use 10 Field Upgrades” daily challenge were fixed, respectively.

More quality-of-life improvements are expected in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 6, and Warzone will undergo major changes with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. For example, Warzone will support Black Ops 6’s Omnimovement system, giving players a greater range of movement in gunfights.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone September 5 Update Patch Notes

Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer

Maps

• Celship
  • Fixed an issue causing split-screen players to encounter DEV ERROR 12744.

Modes

• Cyber Attack
  • Disabled infil sequences on Skidrow and 6 Star to prevent mixed team spawns.

Weapons & Attachments

Assault Rifles

• BAL-27
  • JAK Deathmarch Conversion Kit
    • Fixed an issue allowing the Weapon to have infinite reserve ammunition.

Launchers

• Torque 35
  • Corrected the alignment of the optic reticle before it is drawn.

Modern Warfare 3 Zombies

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue causing Attachments to be removed from certain Blueprints upon being equipped.

Warzone

Gameplay

• Bunker Busters
  • Attempting to use a Bunker Buster within close proximity of an already active one will display an “Airspace is too crowded” message.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing players from using a Deployable Buy Station more than once.
• Fixed an issue with Utility Boxes not tracking properly in the Social Warzone Rewards Challenge.
• Fixed an issue with the Redeploy Drone Beacon not counting towards “Use 10 Field Upgrades” daily challenge.