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General information
- Official Call of Duty series site
- Official forum
- Steam Community Discussions
- BO2 Optimizations Summary - Useful optimization list thread.
- CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- Playing multiplayer for bots and zombies is mandatory to be online.
- Various security vulnerabilities have been found with all Call of Duty games between Modern Warfare (2007) and Black Ops III, allowing hackers to remotely access, execute code on, and control user's PCs if they connect to the game's online modes.[1]
Version differences
- Black Ops II: Contains the base game.
- Digital Deluxe Edition: Contains the base game, Call of Duty: World at War, original soundtrack and digital deluxe content, no Season Pass.
- Black Ops II Bundle: Normal version with Season Pass.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Season Pass |
Contains Revolution, Uprising, Vengeance and Apocalypse packs, also Nuketown Zombies Map. 1 special Calling Card for Season Pass owners. |
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Revolution |
4 Multiplayer maps, 1 new weapon for Multiplayer, and 1 Zombies map. |
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Uprising |
4 Multiplayer maps and 1 Zombies map. |
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Vengeance |
4 Multiplayer maps, 1 new weapon for Zombies, and 1 Zombies map. |
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Apocalypse |
4 Multiplayer maps and 1 Zombies map. |
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Nuketown Zombies Map |
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Nuketown 2025 |
Free, initially available as exclusive pre-order content. |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Ultimate Customization Bundle |
Contains Extra Slots pack, all Calling Card and Personalization packs. Ghosts and Advanced Warfare Personalization packs are not included. |
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Extra Slots Pack |
More slots for Create-A-Class, emblems, films and screenshots. |
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Bacon Personalization Pack |
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Ghosts Personalization Pack |
Free, Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-order bonus. |
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Advanced Warfare Personalization Pack |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare pre-order bonus. |
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Benjamins Personalization Pack |
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Dia de los Muertos Personalization Pack |
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Graffiti Personalization Pack |
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Jungle Warfare Personalization Pack |
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Kawaii Personalization Pack |
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Party Rock Personalization Pack |
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Viper Personalization Pack |
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Zombies Personalization Pack |
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North American Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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South American Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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European Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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African Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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Asian Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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Cyborg Personalization Pack |
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Paladin Personalization Pack |
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Aqua Personalization Pack |
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Breach Personalization Pack |
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Coyote Personalization Pack |
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Glam Personalization Pack |
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Pack-A-Punch Personalization Pack |
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Rogue Personalization Pack |
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Beast Personalization Pack |
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Dead Man's Hand Personalization Pack |
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Octane Personalization Pack |
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Weaponized 115 Personalization Pack |
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Afterlife Personalization Pack |
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Comics Personalization Pack |
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Dragon Personalization Pack |
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UK Punk Personalization Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- Mission cutscenes automatically play until the mission level is loaded, upon which a left click will allow skipping.
Delete video files[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video\ .
- Delete or move these files:
default.bik
default.webm
dolby.webm
frontend_load.webm
intro.webm
treyarch.webm
Notes
- This will disable the game intro video which forms part of the campaign storyline. This can be kept by not deleting
intro.webm .
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- An easy-to-install replacement launcher using dedicated servers for the game's online modes. Fixes the security vulnerabilities while also adding several enhancements:
- A custom-built anticheat system
- Aim Assist for controllers
- Discord Rich Presence
- Ultrawide monitor support
- Support for custom camos
- The ability to play with eight-players on all Zombies maps
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- There are several files in
players
but only bindings_(sp/mp/zm).bdg
is unencrypted.
Save game data location
-
hardware*.chp
and user_*.cgp
appear to be tied to configuration changes & game saves.
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
- A comparison of video setting image quality can be found on the GameSpy Port Authority.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, SFX, Music, Voices, Cinematics. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Not available in every language[4]. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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No option to disable it. |
Royalty free audio |
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- Game supports 7.1 positional audio and there are several sound mixing settings in menu (bass heavy, high heavy, hearing impaired, etc).
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Only available in Japanese retail release.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[5]
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Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[6]
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Consoles only (text/voice); Download (audio). |
Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail release. Patch for digital release here.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[7]
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Spanish |
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Some non-story essential audio has not been dubbed. |
Latin American Spanish |
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See Latin American Spanish audio mod. Alternatively, this guide can be used to replace the Castilian Spanish files with the Latin American Spanish files contained in this archive. |
Latin American Spanish audio mod
Latin American Spanish audio mod[8]
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- Taken from the console version, the mod dubs Latin American Spanish audio over the English release audio. Titles and text are still presented in English.
- It's highly recommended to backup the English language files before using this mod.
- Does not support the Spanish version of the game.
- Some DLC maps do not have Latin American Spanish audio available, even with the mod.
- Download the modded archives here.
- Change the language of the game to English.
- Paste the downloaded files over the existing language files.
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Network
- Having an "open NAT" is important for VOIP, joining/hosting a party and private matches (this may require a static IP).
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
3074, 27014-27050 |
UDP |
3074, 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| 2D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.Note: Game is on official List but 3D has not been confirmed yet. |
Issues unresolved
Game refuses to start
- This can occur on modern systems that has stopped working, setting up time and date to late game's release date may be fixed. To play this game, don't play with compatibility mode.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
FPS drop while zooming in
- Frame rate drop while aiming down sights.
Set low Depth of Field[9]
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- Set Depth of Field option to low without significant visual impact.
Notes
- Additionally, Ambient Occlusion and FXAA can be turned off, which affect the speed when aiming down sights.
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Mouse Lag
- Significant mouse lag with Vsync enabled.
Use Borderless Windowed mode[citation needed]
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If there is mouse lag from vertical sync and screen tearing without it, selecting Borderless Windowed mode from the video options menu may solve the issue.
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Error '57475' When Joining Game
Fixing 57475 error[citation needed]
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- These steps should fix the error, but they reset all of the stats.
- Using Cheat Engine or similar tools carry high risk of being banned by either Treyarch Anti Cheat or VAC.
- Download a memory address editor (like Cheat Engine).
- Run the game and go to barracks.
- Use an editor to change the value of address
02e97ca4 (version 21.406.7) to 5.
- Go to 'Prestige mode' and then click 'Prestige Awards'.
- Select 'Fresh Start'. Stats should now be reset, and the error shouldn't come up anymore.
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Issue with changing Language
Fixing Localization Problem[citation needed]
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- This problem occurs after switching the game language. It crashes the game on startup with a message similiar to this one :
"Error during Intialization:
ERROR: sound Bank failed to load cmn_root.Englisch. You have a Build Problem."
- Set the language of all three game parts (singleplayer, multiplayer and zombies) to the desired language and wait for Steam to finish downloading.
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Zombies Leaderboard and Campaign Career Record crash
- The game will crash whenever Career Record/Leaderboard (Campaign/Zombies) is accessed if there are more than 60 and less than 100 Steam friends.
Steam Offline mode or Firewall block[10]
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- Set Steam in Offline Mode.
- Block
t6sp.exe for the campaign and/or "t6zm" in the Firewall by creating a blocking rule for incoming and outgoing traffic. Achievements should work, but it won't be possible to play online or retrieve leaderboards.
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Change number of friends[11]
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- Delete friends until total number is under 60, or add more friends until total is over 100.
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Unhandled Exception Caught
Verify[12]
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- Verify local files for singleplayer and then multiplayer.
- Reset Steam.
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Highest resolution not showing
- Monitor may support 1920x1080, but highest available setting may be 1440x900 or 1680x1050.[13][14]
Use borderless fullscreen windowed mode[15]
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- Set the windowed mode to Windowed (Full Screen).
- Restart the game.
- The missing resolution will now be listed in-game.
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Set Catalyst Control Center[16]
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- Go to the Catalyst Control Center > My Digital Flat Panels > Properties (Digital Flat-Panel).
- Activate "Enable GPU scaling".
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video, VP8 |
Bink Video 1.99g |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB (32-bit) 4 GB (64-bit) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
16 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Users have the option of installing the campaign (~8.7 GB), multiplayer (~4.5 GB if without DLC), and zombies (~1.0 GB if without DLC) separately.
Notes
References