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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · Not stated · version Early access (Campaign)

"Stranded" mission soft locks and loses checkpoint progress

UnconfirmedReported as unpatched

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In the Campaign mission Stranded, some players get stuck and cannot finish, for example at the SAM site or caught on a rock, or get sent back several checkpoints. They lose hours of progress or have to restart the mission.

Lifecycle

Reported · stage 1 of 5

10days open

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached) · now
  2. Confirmed (not yet)next
  3. Acknowledged (not yet)—
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  5. Patched (not yet)—
In current stage 10d
Workaround available
Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Platform
Not stated
Affected version
Early access (Campaign)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Unconfirmed
Patch status
Reported as unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Workaround, : Oct 22: restoring an earlier save did not work because none existed, but a save file another player shared did. Source
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
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Confirmation

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Patch status

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Impact bands

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  • 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
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  • 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.

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Estimated impactEstimated impact 5.0 out of 9.9, ElevatedOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 11

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  1. Report

    Randomly got set back about three checkpoints in Stranded.

    @SUPERBARRINGER on X ·

    @SUPERBARRINGER on X · · View post

  2. Report

    Got stuck on a rock in Stranded and lost hours of progress.

    @Seanzqbf on X ·

    @Seanzqbf on X · · View post

  3. Report

    After about 2.5 hours collecting items in 'Stranded', quitting for the night reset them to the very start of the mission. 3 more posts in the thread.

    naz floater · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “I was playing the campaign yesterday and was like 2 n a half hours deep in collecting everything around the map on the mission "stranded" did two objs and quit for the night. I try to get on today and all of my progress is lost setting me back to the exact start of the mission ?!?!? WTF I DON'T …”
    naz floater · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  4. Report

    Cannot finish the Stranded mission; it is stuck at the SAM site.

    @HalfricanJava on X ·

    @HalfricanJava on X · · View post

  5. Report

    Oct 20: another player lost their progress after collecting almost everything on the map.

    Community report · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “I do the same problem, coolect almost all on map and today all progress is rollback”
    Community report · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  6. Report

    Oct 21: progress on the mission reset after logging out, for the second time.

    Community report · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “I have the same problem. This is the second time I’ve tried to complete this mission, and the second time after logging out, all my progress resets! Developers, what are you even doing over there????”
    Community report · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  1. Report

    'Stranded' progress reset after the 21/10/2026 update. 1 more post in the thread.

    John Bigby · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “Title already says that; My stranded mission resets after 21/10/2026 update on this AAA, 70 dollar game. Any help would be appreciated.”
    John Bigby · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  2. Report

    Oct 22: another player lost their Stranded progress after an update; a suggested fix did not work for them.

    Taco Flavored Kisses · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Same issue here. Possible resolution.. though this did not work for me. https://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare4/comments/1xa3965/latest_update_wiped_all_stranded_mission_progress/”
    Taco Flavored Kisses · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  3. Report

    Oct 22: after finishing the Bunker mission in free roam and quitting normally, all progress was lost back to the Stranded start.

    alc% · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “When I finished Bunker mission in free roam, I have quit the game normally. When I started game back - all my progress was lost and I am at the start of mission at camp basement with 1 Cutscene of Stranded mission. I have done so much in world, completed secondary objectives, acquired and unlocked …”
    alc% · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  4. Report

    Asks for a fix to the Stranded campaign bug; cannot finish the story.

    @FoxHalo on X ·

    @FoxHalo on X · · View post

  5. Workaround

    Oct 22: restoring an earlier save did not work because none existed, but a save file another player shared did.

    xteam · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Did not worked for me, there was no previous versions but the guy here on community shared his savegame and it worked”
    xteam · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 1111 Community@Seanzqbf+ 10 similar community reportsShow all →
Sean@Seanzqbf
“@CallofDuty @InfinityWard Are you gonna fix campaign or nah? I got stuck on a rock in Stranded and lost hours of progress”
  • @HalfricanJavaView post
    “@CallofDuty Fix my Campaign! It won’t let me finish the Stranded Mission, it’s stuck at the SAM site”
  • @FoxHaloView post
    “@CallofDuty Fix the campaign bug in Stranded please! I can't finish the story. Don't really want to start the mission over.”
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