The Gold Camo is a classic cosmetic in the series that can be used in all of your weapons, making it’s return Modern Warfare 2.
With this weapon skin, you’ll show other players how much you’ve used a specific gun during your time in Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.
This is because each camo requires you to do some grinding – it’s always about killing enemies, but in different ways. You will need to play many matches before you get this special camo.
If you are new to the game, it can take a while to even know what you have to do to do unlock gold camo in Modern Warfare 2 – that’s why we’ve put together an explainer and some tips on how to get this flashy skin.
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How do Camos work in Modern Warfare 2?
A camo is basically a weapon skin that allows you to customize the look of your weapon, along with other cosmetic items like charms and stickers.
This is just a visual change — it won’t give you any boost or benefit when playing the game.
Each weapon in Modern Warfare 2 has four Base Camos and four Completionist Camos.
Base Camos are four unique skins that can only be unlocked with one weapon and then used with any gun you want, while the complementary ones are always the same styles but exclusive to the weapon you’re using.
For example, the M4’s first Base Camo Scales. If you unlock it, you can use it on your M4 or in another assault rifle, shotgun, etc. However, if you unlock an M4 Completionist Camo, you can only use it with this gun.
Meanwhile, Gold Camo is the first upgrade camo that you can unlock with any weapon. As the name suggests, it will add a golden visual to your gun, making it shine on the battlefield.
However, before you can use it, you must complete certain challenges.
How to unlock Gold Camo in Modern Warfare 2
To use any camo in Modern Warfare 2, you must first unlock it. Base Camos are unlocked by killing enemies using the required weapon in unique ways.
For example, the Scales camo asks you to kill 50 enemies with the M4, and the Desert Hybrid requires you to kill another 50 while using its range.
These specific challenges must first be unlocked by leveling up the weapon you will be using. Each gun has its specific level at which it gets its camo challenges unlocked.
You can control this and the camo itself by going to the weapon tab, selecting any multiplayer loadout, customizing it with whatever gun you want, and then going to the smith menu for that weapon.
Here you first see all the attachments you can add. You need to go from the Build Weapon tab to the Customize tab.
Select the first option (Camo), and you’ll be able to check the gun’s specific camos on the left and all the ones you’ve already unlocked on the right.
To unlock the Gold Camo, you must first unlock all four Base Camos as the weapon of your choice. Once done, you will unlock the challenge specific to Gold Camo.
For example, M4’s Gold Camo asks you to get three kills without dying ten times – killing the same player over and over counts as long as you don’t die.
Tips for completing Gold Camo challenges in Modern Warfare 2
You can level up the weapon you want and complete its challenges in basically every available online mode (this includes the co-op missions as well). Killing both real players and bots counts as long as you get the kills in the way asked for in the challenge.
Although you can play whatever you want, it may take some time to raise your weapon near its max level and complete each challenge depending on your skill and luck.
A partial solution to this problem is to use Double Weapon XP tokens, which will duplicate any experience points you gain over a period of time. You can learn more about these tokens and how to get them in our Double XP guide.
Another useful tip is to play online modes that have no goals other than defeating enemies. For example Free-For-All, Team Deathmatch and Kill Confirmed. Here you will focus on killing only soldiers, which will both level up your weapon and allow you to complete challenges.
The However, the easiest multiplayer mode to unlock all the Gold Camo is Invasion. In this mode, you fight against an army of both real players and enemy bots. The bots are usually easier to defeat, and they are not as dangerous to you. Play a few matches here and you will unlock the desired Gold Camo in the fastest way possible.
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Other Completionist Camos, including Platinum, Polyatomic and Orion, explained
As already mentioned, Gold Camo is the first Completionist Camo you can unlock with any weapon. That means there are three other special camos you can get as well: Platinum, Polyatomic, and Orion.
To unlock any of these extra camos, you must complete a certain number of challenges with the previous camo. For example, to unlock the M4 Platinum Camo, you must complete its challenges while wearing the Gold Camo.
Repeat this with each Completionist Camo and you’ll unlock all available camos for the weapon you use in Modern Warfare 2.
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