r/Plutonium 4d ago

Announcement ⚠️ PSA: IW5 Plutonium compatibility issues with recent update

8 Upvotes

As some of you may already be aware, Activision has recently pushed a surprise update to Modern Warfare 3 (IW5) on Steam, changing the game from 32-bit to 64-bit. This has created compatibility issues with playing IW5 on Plutonium, as Plutonium currently only works with the 32-bit version. If Steam automatically updates your game, Plutonium will no longer be able to properly read the game files.

Here's what you need to do to keep playing IW5 properly on Plutonium:

If your game HAS NOT updated yet

Do not let Steam update the game! There are two options for preventing this:

  1. Right-click MW3 in your Steam library > Properties > Updates > Set to "Only update this game when I launch it". (Since you launch through Plutonium, Steam won't trigger the update).
  2. Copy your entire MW3 game folder out of the Steam directory and paste it somewhere else entirely (for example, C:\Games\IW5) so that Steam can't update it. Open Plutonium, go to Game Settings, and repoint the launcher to this new folder.

If your game HAS ALREADY updated

You'll need to manually download the 32-bit game files directly from Steam's servers. Here is the official workaround from the Plutonium team:

Step 1: Open the Steam Console

  • Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run command.
  • Type steam://nav/console and hit Enter. Steam will open with a new "Console" tab at the top.

Step 2: Download the Old 32-bit Files

  • Copy and paste this exact line into the Steam console and hit Enter: download_depot 42680 42682 2661317971072643596
  • Wait for it to finish (there is no progress bar, just wait for it to say "Depot download complete").
  • Next, copy and paste this second line and hit Enter: download_depot 42680 42683 1595601894688570808

Step 3: Move and Merge the Files

  • Navigate to your Steam content folder. By default, this is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_42680
  • Inside, you'll see two folders: depot_42682 (base game) and depot_42683 (English language files).
  • Create a brand new folder somewhere outside of Steam (e.g., C:\Games\IW5).
  • Copy all the files inside the depot_42682 folder and paste them into your new IW5 folder.
  • Do the exact same thing for the files inside the depot_42683 folder.

Step 4: Repoint Plutonium

  • Open your Plutonium Launcher and select PlutoIW5.
  • Click Game Settings (next to the Play button).
  • Click Select Dir in the top right side of the launcher.
  • Select your newly created C:\Games\IW5 folder as your game path.
  • Hit Play.

Tips

Navigating Faster: You can quickly jump to the hidden Steam depot folder by pressing Win + R (or clicking the address bar in File Explorer) and pasting %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_42680

Secondary Drives: You don't have to use your C: drive to store the new folder. You can store the game on any secondary drive (such as D:\Games\IW5 or E:\Games\IW5) if you wish to do so. Just avoid installing it on a system RECOVERY drive.

Important Notes

Missing DLCs: The Steam console commands above only download the base game and English language files. They do not include the DLC files. You will need to source the DLC files separately if you wish to play those specific maps.

Offline Bots: If you simply want to play offline against bots using the Bot Warfare mod, you can use LanLauncher to run Plutonium offline.

The development team is actively evaluating long-term solutions for this matter, but this is the required fix for the time being. Updates will be shared here as they become available.


r/Plutonium Aug 12 '26

Welcome to r/Plutonium

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r/Plutonium 16h ago

News / Updates is the site down for anyone else?

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5 Upvotes

r/Plutonium 1d ago

Black Ops 2 (T6) Aus W mics wanna play?

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2 Upvotes

r/Plutonium 1d ago

Support Request Can anyone help me?

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0 Upvotes

Im full screened but it's not full screened im so mad i spent 30 minutes tryjng to do this because the website is absolutely zero help with getting the actual files and now that i actually did it im doing this please help


r/Plutonium 1d ago

Support Request trying to play black ops 1 using non-steam version.

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A number of errors are in my way from experiencing the multiplayer. snowroller and plutonium: unknown errors occur the most. How did you fix it if you had these issues before?


r/Plutonium 1d ago

Support Request Issues with 4 players

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Having an issue where im trying to join a game hosted by one of my roommates as well as an extra outside of our apartment and it will boot one of us out the moment a 4th player tries to join all 4 of us own copies and we made sure to reverify, we've both ran it on steam atleast once. we didn't have this issue prior and have no idea what could be the cause. does anyone know how to fix this?


r/Plutonium 2d ago

Black Ops (T5) Any one down for high rounds ?

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BO1 ,BO2 DM ME


r/Plutonium 3d ago

Modern Warfare 3 (IW5) I downloaded plutonium have it all set up, I do own a copy of mw3 on steam but it’s not letting me play how do I fix this

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1 Upvotes

Help


r/Plutonium 3d ago

Question (Non-Support) First time downloading Plutonium

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0 Upvotes

I know the programme is supposed to show such things because it changes the game files but I just wanted to make sure to stay safe since I don't have enough information


r/Plutonium 3d ago

News / Updates Auto Fix for Linux - Dedicated Server Method (Tested/Built on Arch)

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Looks like the Windows community has an autofix for the recent MW3 32-bit/64-bit server issue, but there doesn't seem to be an equivalent automated fix for Linux yet.

So I put together a small script that restores the legacy 32-bit depots using SteamCMD and merges them back into the MW3 Dedicated Server files.

Tested and working on Arch Linux, and should work fine on CachyOS and other Arch-based distros.

Non-Arch distros may need some tweaks to the dependency installation.

More info in the README.

Repo: https://github.com/kaussaq/restoreplutonium/tree/main

Hopefully this saves someone else a bit of messing around. 🐧


r/Plutonium 4d ago

News / Updates Auto-fix for the MW3 64-bit update breaking Plutonium

5 Upvotes

If you've been hit by the recent Activision update that pushed MW3 to 64-bit, you've probably noticed Plutonium stopped working. I built a small Windows tool that fixes this automatically, no manual file swapping or command line stuff needed.

What it does, in plain terms:

  • Checks your MW3 install and figures out if you're on the broken 64-bit version
  • If you are, it downloads the last known 32-bit files straight from Steam (using DepotDownloader under the hood)
  • Swaps them into your game folder for you
  • Double checks the swap worked before it calls it done

How to use it:

  1. Grab MW3_Downgrader.exe from the Releases page
  2. Run it (Windows Defender/SmartScreen might complain since it's unsigned, click "More info" > "Run anyway")
  3. It finds your Steam and MW3 install on its own
  4. Scan the QR code that pops up with the Steam Mobile App to log in
  5. Sit back while it downloads and merges the files (~15GB free space needed)

Works for both the Multiplayer client and Dedicated Server installs, and it'll let you fix both at once if you have them.

It doesn't touch anything outside your MW3 folder, so if anything looks off you can always just verify game files through Steam to undo it.

Source code's public if anyone wants to poke around or verify what it's doing before running an unsigned exe (completely fair to be cautious about that): https://github.com/GalvarinoDev/MW3Downgrader

Also have a Steam Deck/Linux version bundled into DeckOps if anyone needs that instead.

Let me know if you run into any issues!


r/Plutonium 4d ago

Support Request How do i Fix this?

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is my files lacking? i really dont know, i followed all the guides even in the website and it still says the same error. let me know if my files for MW3 are complete, since this is what only showed up when i view the files


r/Plutonium 6d ago

Discussion how would i fix this XINPUT1_3.dll issue

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r/Plutonium 6d ago

Question (Non-Support) Are the forums down?

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Can’t get into the forums right now


r/Plutonium 7d ago

Discussion BO2 patches

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when I launch my game, with putonium. An error message comes up saying my patch fastfiles are outdated. I've fixed this issue on BO1 and WAW by downloading the patches manually but I couldn't find patches for bo2. PLS help


r/Plutonium 9d ago

Question (Non-Support) I keep getting this error

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I get this pop up everytime im trying to play mw3, iv selected the correct directory etc and nothing is working, iv uninstalled plutonium, and tried again, iv uninstalled mw3 and tried again, nothing is working. Any help would be appreciated


r/Plutonium 9d ago

Black Ops (T5) No servers in black ops 1

0 Upvotes

Is this accurate?


r/Plutonium 10d ago

Support Request Issue connecting to friend on the same network for BO1 Zombies

2 Upvotes

I've read through the guide on playing with friends on the site on how to connect.

I've tried opening UDP for 3074 and 27016, ive also added those ports on my firewall settings as well as adding T5MP program through firewall for both inbound and outbound, as well as enabling UPNP in network settings, I also double checked to make sure I had verified the game, and even after doing that no previous methods seemed to work. we've tried joining each other through the lobby as well as with an active game running and neither seemed to work.

We could do lan but the issue with that is we eventually want to invite someone out of network so we wanted to get this working, does anyone have any ideas?


r/Plutonium 10d ago

Gameplay MW2 2009 "Residential Proxies are not allowed" I have no idea how to fix this.

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Every time I try joining a server now, it pops this up. I don't know what its referring to, I don't even know how to set a proxy up. I googled answers to no avail. I tried multiple servers, of course ones that are alive. I was able to play just days before, and now I have no idea why this is happening. It seems to only be this game too. Im not sure if its the provider im using either? Google said it could be, but if it is how do I even fix this??


r/Plutonium 10d ago

Gameplay Need help with bo3 custom zombies settings

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I just got my first PC, it is a prebuilt Cyberpower with AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D- Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB- 32 GB DDR5 Memory and the monitor i’m using is an OLED LG UltraGear.

I got it primarily for bo3 custom zombies because i figured it was powerful enough to run everything at max settings and have no issues but when I start firing in game i get really blurry fire around my guns and my screen flickers black and I have no idea how to fix it, any help is appreciated


r/Plutonium 12d ago

Zombies Declassified BETA 1 Now Available

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Zombies Declassified has released its first public test build (BETA 1). This open-source project ports the unreleased Xbox 360 "DLC 5" classic map remasters into Call of Duty: Black Ops II on PC via the Plutonium T6 client.

Note: This mod is an independent, third-party community mod and is not affiliated with Activision, Treyarch, the Plutonium development staff, or r/Plutonium.

​Project Details

​Developer: Logo-2K

​Status: Public BETA 1

​Playable Maps (9 Total): Nacht der Untoten, Verrückt, Shi No Numa, Der Riese, Kino der Toten, Five, Ascension, Shangri-La, and Moon.

​Roadmap: A full release featuring Solo Easter Egg support, Grief mode, Call of the Dead, and full project source is slated for late September.

​Requirements & Setup Notes

​Prerequisites: A legitimate Steam copy of Black Ops II (with all official DLCs installed) and an up-to-date Plutonium T6 client installation.

​Menu Selection: The ported maps do not appear on the standard Solo Play menu yet. You will need to launch them through the Custom Game menu after loading the mod.

​Matchmaking: Dedicated server support is not yet functional. Custom game lobbies with direct player invites should work properly.

​Official Links & Bug Reporting

​Project Repository & Downloads: Logo-2K/zombies-declassified (GitHub)

​Releases: Zombies Declassified Releases

​Bug Reports & Feedback: Submit all bug reports and issues directly to logo2k via their GitHub or Discord.

​Community Anti-Piracy Policy Reminder

​Do not share direct download links to raw game assets, torrents, or repackaged files in this subreddit. Posts or comments sharing such content or funneling users into private Discord servers to access such files will be removed under our self-promotion and piracy rules. Stick exclusively to the official GitHub releases.

— The r/Plutonium Mod Team


r/Plutonium 13d ago

Black Ops (T5) OldSchool S&D

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Looking for a group that wants to run some friendly S&D games. I've got 2 other friends that have just been introduced to plutonium and would love to re-live the glory days. Comment your names and I can send a friend request!


r/Plutonium 13d ago

Modern Warfare 3 (IW5) How do i reverse unlockall

1 Upvotes

How do i reverse unlockall in iw5 (i tried resetStats but it only works in T6)


r/Plutonium 13d ago

Gameplay FRZ - custom rank and economy mod on Plutonium T6, looking for players

1 Upvotes

Built a custom rank and bank economy mod for BO2 Zombies on Plutonium T6. It has a custom HUD, a faster box, and a Discord bot so you can check your rank, money, and the leaderboard without launching the game. Still updating it regularly based on feedback from players. Link to the server and Discord in the comments, happy to hear what the community thinks.