Fix MW3 Custom Loadouts Not Working, Loadout Not Saving Bug

Are your MW3 custom loadouts not working? And you spawn with a default weapon instead of your custom loadout? There are two things you should know. First, this is a known bug, and many other players are also suffering from it. Second, there is a proven solution! Hence, if your custom loadouts are not saving in Modern Warfare 3, read on as we explain how to fix this problematic bug.

How to Fix MW3 Custom Loadouts Not Working Bug

Unfortunately, judging by the reports by trusted journalists and insiders, the studio behind Modern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Studios, had very little time to make this game – just a year and a half. Such a short deadline for such a massive game often makes a good recipe for a disaster. And that’s exactly what we got with MW3 – an uninspired, lacklustre campaign, half-baked Zombies, and buggy multiplayer. Among many other bugs, such as missing attachments, one particularly annoying has to do with custom loadouts. Namely, a number of players report that their custom loadouts are not working in Modern Warfare 3.

“My custom loadouts only spawn me with the first default/recommended loadout. The weapons even have my custom camo/decal, but it’s just the basic weapon w/o attachments,” wrote Reddit user Webby2495. There are many other threads on the subreddit reporting the same issue. And it seems that all the standard troubleshooting methods are not yielding results – restarting the match, deleting and rebuilding the custom loadouts, switching between play modes(multiplayer, campaign, zombies), restarting the game, restarting Steam, and restarting your computer/console. None of this will do the trick.

However, there is one simple solution. And it actually has to do with the very reason why your loadout is not saving in MW3. Namely, the culprit is the gear called “Hijacked IFF Strobe”. Don’t equip it in your class setup, and custom loadouts will save and work without issues. The Hijacked IFF Strobe gear does the same thing as the Cold-Blooded perk: Undetectable by AI targeting systems and thermal optics. Does not highlight in enemy Tactical Cameras or Recon Drones. Unfortunately, you will need to refrain from using it until Sledgehammer fixes the bug which doesn’t save your custom loadouts in MW3. With that said, our guide is completed.