MW3 & Warzone April 9 update patch notes: MORS optic fix, SVA 545 buff, more

The April 9 update for MW3 and Warzone brings changes to weapons, including a fix for the new MORS Sniper Rifle.

The release of MW3 and Warzone Season 3 brought in a multitude of fresh additions to the game, some of which faced challenges, such as the introduction of the MORS Sniper.

Fortunately, the developers have recently released an update that tackles various issues in both MW3 and Warzone, along with implementing some adjustments to certain weapons. Without further ado, here are the complete patch notes for the April 9 update of MW3 and Warzone.

Warzone & MW3 April 9 Update

ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

User Interface Experience (UIX)

• Bug Fixes
  • Armory Unlock Challenges will now display a splash upon completion.
  • Operators will no longer appear to have two Riot Shields equipped in the Lobby.
  • Removing certain Conversion Kits is now properly reflected in the Gunsmith.
  • Weekly Challenge countdown timer will no longer display an invalid time as the Midseason update approaches.
  • Corrected positioning of the FJX Horus in the Gunsmith.
  • Calling Card and Emblem rewards from Weapon Mastery completion are now displayed properly in the After-Action Report.
  • Removing a Weapon Sticker in the Gunsmith will no longer cause the placement indicators to disappear.
  • Revised Pros/Cons labels for multiple Attachments to better reflect their true properties.

MECHANICS

• Revised deprioritization of spawn locations will be implemented when any nearby Killstreak is active.

ADVANCEMENT

• The FJX Horus’ Ripper Light Stock will now be visible and will not have any unlock requirements.
• Enhanced monitoring of single-shot eliminations for the What’s Your Sign? Camo on the MORS.

NAVIGATION

• Shipment
  • Added additional spawn points to improve the probabality of a quality spawn selection in Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint Modes.
• Tanked
  • Enemy nameplates are no longer visible through the walls of the Tunnel.

ARMAMENTS & ENHANCEMENTS

“Assault rifles”

• SVA 545
  • Increased maximum damage range from 31.8m to 44.5m (+40%).
  • Increased near-medium damage range from 44.5m to 51.8m (+17%).
  • Increased medium damage range from 51.8m to 61m (+18%).

Submachine Guns

• FJX Horus
  • Optic Attachments with an integrated laser are no longer compatible with the ECS Requieter Suppressor Muzzle.

“Light Machine Guns,”also referred to as LMGs, are a type of firearm.

• TAQ Evolve
  • Removed duplicate ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider Muzzle Attachment.

The paragraph remains unchanged.

• MOTHER
  • Hurricane 9 Variable Optic
    • Removed the ability to equip this incompatible Attachment.
  • Photonic Charge Barrel
    • Improved consistency of penetration damage through enemy Operators.

BENEFITS

• Ninja Vest
  • While equipped with Reinforced Boots, players now gain the effects of Running Sneakers.
• Compression Carrier (Vest)
  • Kills with a Launcher will now immediately trigger health regeneration.

TOOLS AND GEAR

• EMD Grenade (Tactical)
  • Changed the tracker removal keybind to Interact on keyboard input devices.
  • Improved prioritization when multiple actions are available for the tracker removal keybind.
  • Tracker removal time is now aligned with the HUD progress bar.
• Scatter Mine (Tactical)
  • Enemy stun effects are now correctly applied in Hardcode Modes.
• C4 (Lethal)
  • Detonation can no longer occur until stuck to a surface for 500ms.

POWER-UPS

• Guardian-SC
  • Ledge Hanging after equipping the Guardian-SC will no longer cause the player to become unable to fire their Weapon.
• Remote Turret
  • Attempting to deploy while swimming will no longer cause the player to become unable to fire their Weapon.

CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE

GAMEPLAY remains unchanged.

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• Vehicles
  • Ground vehicles have been enabled on Rebirth Island.

ARMS

• FJX HORUS
  • Optic Attachments with an integrated laser are no longer compatible with the ECS Requieter Suppressor Muzzle.
• TAQ EVOLVE
  • Removed duplicate ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider Muzzle Attachment.
• MOTHER
  • Hurricane 9 Variable Optic
    • Removed the ability to equip this incompatible Attachment.

ERROR CORRECTIONS

• Addressed a problem that was causing tactical and lethal equipment to not automatically pick up.
• Addressed a bug that was causing players to be unable to fire their weapon while hanging from a ledge after receiving the Gaurdian-SC killstreak.
• Resolved a problem where the red border around the minimap would not appear when affected by an enemy’s Advanced UAV.
• Resolved a problem that was causing one shot protection to not work in Ranked Play: Resurgence.
• Fixed an issue causing too many and UAV Towers to spawn in Ranked Play: Resurgence.
• An issue that previously hindered players from equipping unlocked items in the Rank Overview within the Rank Rewards Menu has been resolved.

Source: Call of Duty’s official patch notes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone’s Season 3 have been released.