Modern Warfare 2: How to avoid and fix bugs in Recon by Fire campaign mission

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While Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 arrives on October 28, those who preordered the game can play its campaign up to a week earlier than the rest of the world.

With almost eight to ten hours of gameplay in the campaign, the presence of glitches and bugs is not a rare occasion. In fact, one may come across numerous issues in a triple-A video game, and Modern Warfare 2 is no exception. That being said, here is a look at known issues and fixes for "Recon by Fire," the ninth mission of the campaign.

The ninth mission of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 campaign takes players to an island off the coast of Spain. They must locate the missiles belonging to Hassan, the main antagonist of the game. The location consists of a hatchery and lighthouse, all heavily guarded by the cartel, which players need to take out during the mission.

Recon by Fire is one of the more challenging missions in the game, requiring one to time their shots and be stealthy while infiltrating the location. Unfortunately, the mission contains a few bugs. The following methods work as useful fixes:

Modern Warfare 2 seems to have a bug that crashes the game during Recon by Fire. The issue is more prominent on the PC version. While such problems are expected to be fixed and optimized through patches and updates, players can execute the following steps for a quick solution:

After sniping the cartel members in the lighthouse and hatchery, the player is required to enter the location. Before that, however, a couple of vehicles with armed guards will sweep in to check the area, prompting one to stay low.

The issue here is that the guards, after patrolling the area, do not tend to exit the location. Instead, they keep patrolling and take a while before leaving. Here