You get guns in Bodycam‘s Zombies mode from weapon boxes and the new Loadout box. A standard weapon box hands you a random weapon with random attachments, and the Loadout box gives you the primary and secondary weapons of the loadout you have equipped, so you can bring your own build into a run.
Both arrived with v0.9, The Dead and Damned, on November 13, 2026, and Zombies is available until February 15, 2027. Below is every source of guns on Village, Asylum and Zombie Trenches, how to set up the Loadout box before you deploy, and what else v0.9 changed for weapons.
Every Way to Get a Gun in Bodycam Zombies
Reissad’s v0.9 patch notes list the weapon changes under the Zombies changes that apply on every map:
| Source | What you get | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Standard weapon box | A random weapon with random attachments, from the same attachment system as the loadout | Every Zombies map |
| Loadout box | The primary and secondary weapons of your equipped loadout | Every Zombies map, with two possible loadout crate spots added on Asylum |
| Weapon crates and loadout crates | The same two kinds of drop | Spread across Zombie Trenches, placed at random each match |
| Crossbow | The Tenpoint Stealth crossbow, with attachment support | Your loadout, since v0.9 |
The Loadout box has its own look, so you can tell it apart from a standard weapon box, and both now show an interaction prompt when you walk up to them. On Trenches, the crates move every match, so there is no fixed route to memorize: split up briefly at the start, find the nearest crate, then regroup.
Basic attachments are part of the standard box’s pool, so most box weapons come with a flashlight. On dark maps like Asylum and the night-time Trenches, that matters as much as the gun itself.
How to Use the Loadout Box
The Loadout box is the only way to choose what you fight with, so set it up in the Lobby before the match:
- Open your tablet in the Lobby and go to your loadouts. Since v0.8, loadouts, matchmaking and settings all live on the tablet your operator carries.
- Build a loadout for Zombies. v0.9 raised the number of loadouts from 5 to 7, so you can keep one just for Zombies without touching your PvP builds.
- Equip it before you deploy. The box gives you “the primary and secondary weapons of your equipped loadout,” in Reissad’s words, so whatever is equipped when the match starts is what you get.
- Find the Loadout box in the match and use the interaction prompt to take both weapons.
How to Build a Loadout for Zombies
A few build choices help in Zombies:
- Put a flashlight on the new side mount. v0.9 added a side-mount slot for flashlights, so barrels and other attachments no longer block the light.
- Consider the TK-9 as your secondary. It is the first machine pistol you can run as a secondary, and it comes with a flashlight on a side mount by default. Reissad says there are not many attachments for it yet.
- Build the crossbow if you want it. It used to come only from the end of the Village secret. Since v0.9 it is a loadout weapon with attachment support, so you can build it into the loadout a Loadout box hands you.
The weapons and attachments you can put in a loadout are the ones you have unlocked with Reissad Points. Our guide to unlocking weapons and attachments explains the economy, and Zombies matches now earn Reissad Points too.
What Else v0.9 Changed for Guns in Zombies
- Zombie health no longer scales with waves. Base health is lower, damage depends on the limb you hit, and the head hitbox was reworked. A gun that drops a zombie early keeps doing it later in a run.
- Sprinters die to one shot from any weapon, so even a box pistol handles the fastest zombies.
- Less hip-fire spread on every weapon, in every mode, which helps when a zombie is already on top of you.
- Bullet penetration was rebalanced by surface, with less penetration through fabric and concrete.
- Fixed: the flashlight input no longer breaks after swapping between weapons with flashlights, and Asylum no longer spawns players inside weapon crates.
If you die and respawn, the Loadout box is also the fastest way to get your build back; our guide on how to respawn in Zombies covers when you come back. For the mode itself, see our Bodycam PvE guide, and for checking how many rounds you have left without an ammo counter, our guide on how to check your ammo. Every guide is on our Bodycam hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you get guns in Bodycam Zombies? From standard weapon boxes, which give a random weapon with random attachments, and the Loadout box, which gives your equipped loadout’s primary and secondary. On Zombie Trenches, weapon and loadout crates are placed at random each match.
Can you use your own loadout in Bodycam Zombies? Yes, through the Loadout box. Equip the loadout you want in the Lobby before the match, then take its primary and secondary from the box.
Do weapon box guns come with attachments? Yes. Since v0.9, every standard box weapon rolls random attachments, and most come with a flashlight.
How do you get the crossbow in Bodycam Zombies? Add it to a loadout. It used to come only from the end of the Village secret, but since v0.9 it is a regular loadout weapon.
How long can you play Zombies in Bodycam? Reissad says Zombies is available until February 15, 2027.