Some players are getting stuck on Precious Cargo in the Modern Warfare 3 campaign, notably an infinite loading screen during the second mission. This is mainly impacting players on PC via Steam, but PlayStation and Xbox users can also be affected. This MW3 bug typically happens when trying to launch Precious Cargo where either the internet connection is lost for some reason or the loading bar gets stuck around the 90% to 95% mark but never actually loads no matter how long they wait. This results in the player having to force quit the game and try again, usually to no avail. Fortunately, there are some solutions that have worked for other players experiencing the same Precious Cargo infinite loading error for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
How to fix Modern Warfare 3 campaign stuck on Precious Cargo bug
If you are stuck on the second mission Precious Cargo in the Modern Warfare 3 campaign, here are some workarounds you can try:
- Skip cutscene – Holding down the X button to skip the video might let you bypass this problem altogether.
- Reinstall or update GPU drivers – Whether you have an AMD or Nvidia GPU, check to make sure you have the latest driver available.
- Change texture resolution – The game might be stalled trying to load in files that your computer can’t handle. Turning down texture resolution (and other settings like DLSS Quality) in the graphics settings from high to normal may fix this issue.
- Start a new game – Luckily, it doesn’t take too long to reach the second mission again in the campaign. So you can try doing the first mission over again and seeing if this works.
- Run game in safe mode – On Steam, head to the game’s Properties from the library. In the box under Launch Options, type in the text “-safe” to launch MW3 in safe mode.
All of these solutions come from other users on the Modern Warfare 3 Reddit and Steam discussion forums who say these have helped them get past the second mission loading screen. If the listed fixes above don’t help you, there may be more solutions available there.
For more Modern Warfare 3 guides, here is how long the MW3 campaign is and why the game installs shaders every time it launches.
