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Revision as of 10:36, 21 August 2014
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Treyarch | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| IW 3.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 11, 2008 |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Call of Duty | 2003 |
| Call of Duty 2 | 2005 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (series) | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops (series) | |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 2013 |
| Call of Duty: Online | 2013 |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 2014 |
| Call of Duty: Heroes | 2014 |
| Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | 2016 |
| Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 2020 |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | 2021 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 | 2022 |
Key points
- All extra, downloadable maps are free of charge, included in the various patches. Steam version automatically download them.
- Requires PunkBuster update to play on protected servers which is no longer hosted on EvenBalance's website.
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.
- Call of Duty Files - A massive mod hub for every Call of Duty game up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc disc check. | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
There were 7 patches with 3 map packs.
You need:
Since there was a lot of new maps the complete patch collection is ~3.5 GB in size.
Performance improvements
There are many user created configs for better FPS available, one of the popular ones is:
Game data
File:CoDWaW gameoptions.jpg
Game options
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/[Note 1] |
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config.cfgis for single player,config_mp.cfgis for multi-player
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
File:CoDWaW graphics.jpg
Graphics options
File:CoDWaW textures.jpg
Texture settings
Field of view (FOV)
| Instructions |
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Input settings
File:CoDWaW lookcontrols.jpg
Look settings
Audio settings
- A list of useful audio console commands was available on the Treyarch wiki
File:CoDWaW sound.jpg
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 18 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
No subtitles
Issues fixed
Unhandled exception caught
Common fix (Windows 7):
- Go to Control Panel
- Open Sound
- Right click on your default device (Usually speakers) and select properties
- Click on advanced tab
- Choose format: 24bit, 48000Hz, Studio quality
- Apply changes
Common fix (Windows XP):
- Go to Device Manager
- Select Sound, Video, Game Controllers
- DISABLE Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio device
Possible fixes:
- Disable in-game Voice Chat
- Plug-in microphone
- Set compatibility mode to XP SP2
Missing profiles
- Go to your save game data folder and open profiles
- Create a folder and name it whatever you want
- Create active.txt file (still in profile folder) and inside write name of that new folder you made
- Optional: make active.txt read-only
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium 4 3 GHz/AMD 64 3200+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | nVidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10090) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
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- Windows
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- Invalid template usage (Availability)
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Invalid section order
- Self-hosting
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (Localizations)
- Missing section (API)