Difference between revisions of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"
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{{ii}} <code>cg_fov</code> adjusts your base hipfire FOV, while <code>cg_fovScale</code> is a multiplier for all FOV levels (including hipfire FOV and the weapon-specific aim down sights FOV levels). You can adjust both to your liking. | {{ii}} <code>cg_fov</code> adjusts your base hipfire FOV, while <code>cg_fovScale</code> is a multiplier for all FOV levels (including hipfire FOV and the weapon-specific aim down sights FOV levels). You can adjust both to your liking. | ||
{{ii}} Starting a new level will reset the FOV to default but reaching a checkpoint will save your changed FOV, including if you save & quit & resume that same level. | {{ii}} Starting a new level will reset the FOV to default but reaching a checkpoint will save your changed FOV, including if you save & quit & resume that same level. | ||
− | {{ii}} Weapon models are affected by changes in FOV. | + | {{ii}} Weapon models are affected by changes in FOV. |
{{ii}} Warning: There has been several tweak suggestions online for adding 'sv_cheats "1"' into the config file to enable the console menu. While this has been true for the previous game, Modern Warfare 2 had a stricter stance on cheating thereby adding 'sv_cheats' may well crash the game on startup and even deletes the config file afterwards. Make sure to backup the config file if you are to risk adding the line. That said, the FOV tweak mentioned will work fine. | {{ii}} Warning: There has been several tweak suggestions online for adding 'sv_cheats "1"' into the config file to enable the console menu. While this has been true for the previous game, Modern Warfare 2 had a stricter stance on cheating thereby adding 'sv_cheats' may well crash the game on startup and even deletes the config file afterwards. Make sure to backup the config file if you are to risk adding the line. That said, the FOV tweak mentioned will work fine. | ||
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Revision as of 14:38, 1 August 2020
Developers | |
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Infinity Ward | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Japan | Square Enix |
Engines | |
IW 4.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 10, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | May 20, 2014 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- Official Call of Duty series site
- Call of Duty Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Call of Duty game made.
- Planet Call of Duty - Very old hub for all Call of Duty games. Has mods, guides, and news on the Call of Duty communities. Hasn't been updated for a while.
- Reddit - /r/mw2
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 2 DVD's | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Stimulus Package | ||
Resurgence Pack |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Go to <path-to-game>\main\video then delete or rename cod_intro.bik , default.bik , IW_logo.bik and legal.bik [citation needed]
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Skip logo
Delete/rename image file[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10180/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Single player configuration settings are saved in
<path-to-game>\players\config.cfg
- Multiplayer configuration settings are saved in
<path-to-game>\players\config_mp.cfg
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\save\[Note 1] <path-to-game>\players\settings_c.zip.iw4[Note 1] <path-to-game>\players\settings_s.zip.iw4[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10180/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Syncs only multiplayer progress.[1] |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- For multiplayer use MW2 MP FoV Changer by AgentRev or BetterCOD. Infinity Ward does not treat FOV adjustment as cheating.[2]
- For campaign and special ops use Call of Duty: SCZ FoV Changer, or the fix below.
Edit config.cfg[3] |
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seta thereisacow "1337" bind w "+forward;cg_fov 80;cg_fovScale 1.125"
Notes
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit config files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Mouse acceleration is disabled by default. It can be manually enabled by editing a config file.
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation, link #1, link #2. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 18 | Available with a private client here (down) | ||
Online play | 18 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Ambient Occlusion issues on Nvidia GPUs
Disable Ambient Occlusion inside NVIDIA Control Panel |
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Singleplayer hangs on launch with black screen and mouse cursor moving
Download DSOAL or other DirectSound wrapper, and put it into the game folder |
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Multiplayer hangs on launch/startup with splash screen
Delete file mp_playlist_dlc2.ff |
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Navigate to
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[4] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon X1800 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 640M ATI Radeon HD 4850 Intel Iris 512 MB of VRAM |
- The following chipsets are unsupported by the OS X version: ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, ATI Radeon HD 6490M, 6630M, 3870, Nvidia GeForce 9000 series, Nvidia GeForce 320M, 330M, Intel HD 3000, 4000, 5000
- Hard drive volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive) are not supported
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10180/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.