Is there a way to preserve a weapon in Magicka within a saved multiplayer game

In Magicka, you and your "wizard bros" have a saved, progressed multiplayer game.
You have the M60 from chapter 3 (I think, just got into this game) and when you come back, the players are wiped from the game instance (IP game / private). Is there anyway to spawn this item? Somehow with a Steam update we lost character data in our game. We still had all the usual robes we were always accessible to - however our host lost his sword, I lost my beloved M60 (best item in the game IMHO) and another player lost their off hand.
We crossed a chapter point then "called it a night because we're all married old men". However, I'm a child when it comes to my M60.
Any thoughts / suggestions?
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How does magicka multiplayer work?
To create a multiplayer game one player has to host it. Others can join either via the server browser, by typing in the IP Address directly or via Steam. Searching for a game via a host name is currently not supported. The host can choose to make the server private by filling in a password.Does magicka have online co op?
Couch co-op, online co-op, or a mixture of both! Magicka 2 supports every sort of multiplayer, whether it's two wizards on one couch playing with two more online, or four players in four places, or three players in one room connected to one guy with an online PS4 in his secret underground bunker.How do you play Magicka online with friends?
There is 8 steps!Does magicka have PvP?
Magicka: Wizard Wars streamlines the PvP experience of the original and makes it 'twitchier' - Polygon.[7] WHERE'S YOUR VENGENCE NOW?!? (Magicka)
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