We’ve received all new intel regarding the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gunsmith and its new features. MW3’s looking to overhaul a substantial part of the Gunsmith with features like Aftermarket Parts and an improved attachment unlocking system. We’ve got all the details here, so let’s jump into it.

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Modern Warfare 3 Gunsmith Aftermarket Parts Explained:

For starters, we’ve got a brief rundown on some enhancements coming to the Gunsmith:

Gunsmith Enhancements and Quality-of-Life Improvements

The new Gunsmith is bringing additional innovations to the overall weapons system. These include more shared attachments and the removal of certain penalties when equipping small Optics.

• Attachment Unlocks – For new Modern Warfare III weapons, attachments such as Grips, Barrels, Magazines, and Stocks will no longer require players to use a specific weapon after they’ve already been unlocked for another one. For example, the Assault Stock attachment is available for both the AMR9 SMG (at Level 8) and the Riveter Shotgun (at Level 12). If your AMR9 is already progressed to Level 8 or higher, the Stock will be available on the Riveter immediately, and vice versa.
• 1x Optic Attachments – As opposed to their counterparts in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, new 1x zoom Optic attachments will no longer penalize your Operator’s Aim Down Sights speed, allowing faster target acquisition when using these sights.

These two seemingly minor updates are actually a pretty big deal. With new 1x optics, players will no longer have to choose between sacrificing ADS speed or using terrible iron sights. Additionally, the new attachment unlock system streamlines the entire unlock process. Both of these changes seem greatly beneficial to the overall MW3 experience.

Modern Warfare 3 Gunsmith Aftermarket Loadouts

Gunsmith functions much in the same way it does in Modern Warfare II. Players still gain Weapon XP to unlock attachments for a specific weapon and its associated Weapons Platform, in addition to gaining alternative progression routes at launch. You can choose from familiar attachment options like the Barrel, Muzzle, Magazine, Optic, Laser, Rear Grip and more to create the optimal version of each weapon, depending on your playstyle.

For certain weapons that reach max level, players will be able to transform their design using Aftermarket Parts. At launch, Modern Warfare III will feature several sets of Aftermarket Parts, which take the form of Conversion Kits. To access these kits, you’ll need to complete in-game challenges that become available once the supported weapon obtains max level. Finish that final challenge, and the Conversion Kit is yours. Consider it the final, impressive reward for finishing a weapon’s progression path.

Here’s an Intel Drop from the MW3 team detailing the new Aftermarket Parts feature:

To give you a better idea of the kinds of changes Aftermarket Parts bring to a weapon, here are three Conversion Kit examples, beginning with the bullpup LMG conversion mentioned in the video. The examples shown below also come paired with example attachments to give an idea of how you can further customize your weapon’s lethality in the field in conjunction with Aftermarket Parts.

Aftermarket Parts Loadout #1: Pulemyot LMG

Transform this belt-fed machine gun with the Bullpup Conversion Kit, greatly increasing the weapon’s mobility and handling, rate of fire, and recoil off the hip and when in Tac-Stance. What was once a behemoth weapon can now be used to run and gun without giving up the LMG’s deep ammo reserves.

• Aftermarket Parts Loadout #2: Renetti Handgun with Full-Auto Carbine

Through use of 3D-printed parts, you can convert the burst-fire Renetti into a full-auto Handgun reminiscent of an SMG. Gain increased bullet velocity, range, and rate of fire at the cost of some mobility and recoil control. The conversion also supports Tactical Stance, unavailable with the base model, offering greater options in how you approach each fight.

• Aftermarket Parts Loadout #3: WSP Swarmwith Akimbo Brace Stocks

Add additional support to the weapon’s frame, allowing Operators to place one WSP Swarm in each hand for an aggressive Akimbo stance that sacrifices some damage range and mobility for the advantage of overwhelming your opponents with a rain of fire. With dual weapons, you’ll no longer be able to aim down sights, so get up close and make it count.

As you can see, these Aftermarket Parts can completely transform a weapon from one thing to another, adding all sorts of layers to gun customization. We hope to see even more kits that really enable players to get silly with their loadouts.

COD Next is coming up on Thursday and its sure to include loads of juicy details regarding MW3. You can see the schedule for the event and upcoming betas here. We’ll be following all the news closely here at MP1st, so stay tuned.

If you’re still grinding away at MW2, take a look the latest updates from Season 6. You can check those out here.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Source: Call of Duty Blog