Gears of War E-Day How to Get Weapon Parts
Weapon Parts are one of the main permanent progression currencies in Gears of War: E-Day Horde Siege, but simply finishing fights, getting lots of kills, or ending a match with a high score does not guarantee a large pile of them. You need to go after the activities that actually reward Weapon Parts and, just as importantly, successfully finish the mission so you keep what you found.
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How to Get Weapon Parts
Complete Secondary Objectives
Find Weapon Part Stockpiles
Successfully Extract
Why You Got Zero Weapon Parts
What Weapon Parts Are Used For
Best Way to Farm Weapon Parts
How to Get Weapon Parts in Gears of War: E-Day
The best way to get Weapon Parts in Gears of War: E-Day is to complete Secondary Objectives and find Weapon Part Stockpiles while playing Horde Siege, then successfully extract at the end of the mission. You also receive some Weapon Parts through Class progression, but actively completing optional Horde activities is the main way to build up a larger supply.
Weapon Parts you collect during a Horde Siege match are not automatically banked. At least one member of your squad must successfully extract on the Raven for your squad to complete the mission and keep the Weapon Parts earned during that run.
Best Source: Horde Siege Secondary Objectives
Another Source: Weapon Part Stockpiles
Passive Source: Class level progression
Most Important Rule: At least one squadmate must successfully extract
Used For: Purchasing Weapon Mods after unlocking them
This also explains why you can play a lengthy Horde Siege match, rack up kills, or even perform extremely well and still leave with few or no Weapon Parts. Your normal combat score is not the main farming method.
Complete Secondary Objectives for Weapon Parts
Secondary Objectives are the most consistent activities to look for while moving between your squad's main Horde Siege objectives.
These optional encounters can involve eliminating High Value Targets, defusing Locust explosives, recovering COG intel, or delivering a Power Core to another squad's R.I.G. They can reward Weapon Parts alongside equipment and temporary Squad Perks.
The key is not to rush directly from one main objective to the next. If your squad ignores everything happening around the map, you can finish a sizeable portion of a Horde Siege run without taking advantage of one of its primary Weapon Part sources.
Players have also reported Secondary Objectives commonly awarding around four Weapon Parts during runs, although the game can change reward values depending on the activity or future balancing. The important part is that the objective itself is what generates the reward rather than your kill total or MVP status.
If your squad has enough time and lives remaining, check nearby Secondary Objectives before moving on. They are particularly valuable because you can work on Weapon Parts while still earning XP and advancing the rest of your Horde progression.
Look for Weapon Part Stockpiles
Weapon Part Stockpiles are another direct source and can appear as one of Horde Siege's COG Resupply events.
COG Resupplies can appear around the shared battlefield and come in several forms. Supply Drops provide equipment and modded weapons, Perk Caches provide Squad Perks, while Weapon Part Stockpiles specifically reward Weapon Parts.
There is a catch: these events can attract additional Locust pressure, and Weapon Part Stockpiles are designed around coordination between squads. Do not turn an otherwise healthy run into a wipe because everyone abandoned the main objective to chase a stockpile at the wrong moment.
Secondary Objective nearby: Usually worth doing if your squad is stable.
Weapon Part Stockpile appears: Consider going for it if you have the time and manpower.
Main objective is failing: Do not abandon it just for extra Parts.
Extraction is approaching: Prioritize getting your existing Weapon Parts out safely.
You Must Extract to Keep Your Weapon Parts
This is the most important part of Weapon Part farming: collecting them is only half the job.
Weapon Parts earned during a Horde Siege mission are kept only if your squad successfully completes the mission through extraction. You do not need every player to survive. As long as at least one member of your four-player squad gets onto the Raven and extracts successfully, the mission counts as completed.
If the entire squad fails the run, the Weapon Parts collected during that mission are lost.
Because of that, a smaller successful haul is better than greedily chasing one more optional event and losing everything you already collected.
Once the extraction phase begins, focus on clearing the landing zone, surviving until the Raven arrives, and making sure somebody boards it before time expires.
If you are struggling to consistently survive Horde Siege, our Gears of War: E-Day best Horde class tier list breaks down which classes are strongest for survivability, public squads, damage, and team support.
Why Did You Get Zero Weapon Parts?
If you have played several Horde Siege matches and are wondering why you barely have any Weapon Parts, there are a few likely explanations.
You only completed main objectives: Look for Secondary Objectives instead of rushing directly through the mission.
You ignored COG Resupplies: Weapon Part Stockpiles can provide additional Parts during the run.
Your squad failed extraction: Mission-earned Weapon Parts are not kept unless at least one squadmate successfully extracts.
You expected kills or MVP to pay Weapon Parts: High combat performance is not the primary source. Focus on the activities that specifically award Parts.
That last point is particularly easy to misunderstand. Horde Siege tracks plenty of combat activity, but Weapon Parts are tied to its progression and optional-reward systems rather than simply paying out based on how many Locust you killed.
Disconnects and crashes can also cause problems. Players have reported losing unbanked Weapon Parts when being removed from a Horde Siege run before extraction, so the safest assumption is that nothing collected during the mission is secure until the run has actually been completed.
What Are Weapon Parts Used For?
Weapon Parts are used to purchase Weapon Mods for Horde Siege.
There are two steps to getting a new mod. First, you need to reach the appropriate point on a Class level track to unlock access to that Weapon Mod. Once it is unlocked, you then spend Weapon Parts to actually purchase it before equipping it.
This means leveling a class and collecting Weapon Parts work together rather than replacing each other.
Weapon customization is also shared when the same weapon can be equipped across multiple Horde classes. If you customize a weapon and another class has access to that same gun, you do not need to build an entirely separate version of it from scratch.
Weapon Parts are separate from Energy. Energy is earned during Horde Siege and spent within that mission on things like equipment, weapons, Squad Perks, and defenses. Weapon Parts are tied to your persistent Weapon Mod progression.
Best Way to Farm Weapon Parts
For efficient Weapon Part farming, we would prioritize consistent successful runs rather than automatically selecting the hardest Horde Siege difficulty available.
Higher difficulties provide better overall rewards, but that does not help if your squad repeatedly fails extraction and loses the Parts collected during the mission. Pick a difficulty where you can comfortably handle the main objectives while still having enough breathing room to complete optional activities.
1. Enter a Horde Siege mission at a difficulty your squad can reliably finish.
2. Complete the required main objectives.
3. Watch the map for Secondary Objectives between main objectives.
4. Complete as many worthwhile Secondary Objectives as your run safely allows.
5. Go after Weapon Part Stockpiles when they appear and the situation is under control.
6. Do not risk the entire mission for one additional reward.
7. Make sure at least one squad member reaches the Raven during extraction.
Invasion Events can also be worth joining because participating squads receive part of the event rewards, but we would treat them as an opportunity rather than the foundation of a Weapon Part farm. Corpser and other Invasion fights can disrupt the rest of the map and even temporarily interfere with extraction, so survival still comes first. If you end up in the Corpser event, our how to use a Blast Charge guide explains the mechanic for forcing the fight forward.
Completionists also need to spend time in Horde Siege for several long-term challenges, so it makes sense to combine these goals. Our Gears of War: E-Day achievements guide covers the Horde Siege requirements alongside Campaign and Versus achievements.
The main takeaway is simple: do not measure Weapon Part farming by kills. Complete optional objectives, grab Weapon Part Stockpiles when it is safe, and make extraction the priority once you have Parts worth protecting.
