Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War

Developers
	Treyarch
Multiplayer	Arkane Studios
Multiplayer maps	Certain Affinity
	Pi Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	IW 3.0
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2008

Key points

All downloadable maps are free on PC, included in the various patches.

Lacks two-player splitscreen present on console versions.

Requires PunkBuster update to play on protected servers which is no longer hosted on Even Balance's website.

General information

Call of Duty Wiki Entry

Steam Community Discussions

UGX-Mods Custom Zombies

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 4.90.010 DRM.
Amazon.com
Steam		Steam DRM v2. See below for a workaround.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Makin Day	Available for free. Included with Patch v1.2. See Patches for a download link.
Map Pack 1	Available for free. Included with Patch v1.4. See Patches for a download link.
Map Pack 2	Available for free. Included with Patch v1.5. See Patches for a download link.
Map Pack 3	Available for free. Included with Patch v1.6. See Patches for a download link.

Essential improvements

Patches

Only needed for retail version. All patches must be installed in order.

• 1.2 Patch
• 1.2 to 1.4 Patch
• 1.4 to 1.5 Patch
• 1.5 to 1.6 Patch
• 1.6 to 1.7 Patch

Skip intro videos

Edit config file[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open config.cfg. Change seta com_startupIntroPlayed "0" to seta com_startupIntroPlayed "1". Save the file.

Skip logo

Delete/rename image file[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>. Delete or rename cod.bmp.

Game data

In-game general settings (single-player).

In-game general settings (multiplayer).

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\*.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/

config.cfg is for single-player, config_mp.cfg is for multiplayer

You can force the profile to be saved into your game folder by starting it this way:

• CoDWaWmp.exe +set fs_localAppData "%cd%" +set fs_BaseGame "%cd%" for multiplayer
• or CoDWaW.exe +set fs_localAppData "%cd%" +set fs_BaseGame "%cd%" for single-player

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

In-game textures settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Values higher than 100 introduce graphical glitches, like gun viewmodels being cut off. (This issue is even visible at 90 with a small handful of weapons, like the FG42.)

FOV is capped at 80 on the majority of multiplayer servers.

Use CoD-SCZ-FoV-Changer
Download CoD-SCZ-FoV-Changer Set cg_fov to preferred FOV value. The tool has to be running during gameplay. Notes Works in online co-op games.

Change cg_fov using a hex editor

To change fov in multiplayer open CoDWaWmp.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to address 004A3240 and change 82 42 to A0 42 for fov 80 or B4 42 for 90. (To get different values use a Floating Point Converter.) To do the same in singpleplayer open CoDWaW.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to address 004AEF40 and change 82 42 to A0 42 for fov 80 or B4 42 for 90. (The difference is that solo and zombie map files themselves revert cg_fov back to 65 change it back to 80 on spawn or use bind W "+forward;cg_fov 80" as a workaround.)

Start maps in developer mode
Bring up the console and type devmap followed by the map you want to load (map names list). Change cg_fov value. Notes Has to be repeated for every map load. Does not work in co-op modes.

Use console command (multiplayer)
Use \cg_fov command.

Input settings

In-game control settings.

Audio settings

A list of useful audio console commands was available on the Treyarch wiki

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish

Network

In-game cooperative/multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		32
Online play		32	Versus, Co-op Co-op supports 4 players.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Unhandled exception caught

Set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz[citation needed]
See Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.)

Common fix (Windows XP)[citation needed]
Go to Device Manager. Select Sound, Video, Game Controllers. Disable Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio device.

Possible fixes[citation needed]
Disable in-game Voice Chat. Plug-in microphone. Set compatibility mode to Windows XP SP2.

PunkBuster kicks with PB_INIT_FAILURE error message

PunkBuster has dropped support for the game; by default, every new install has this issue.

Update the pb folder
Download the updated files. Extract the contents of the download to <path-to-game>. Overwrite all when asked.

Missing profiles

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to the save game data location. 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.

Game unresponsive after pressing ALT+TAB

Appears to be caused by enabling 4x Anti-aliasing.

Instructions
In Graphics Settings, limit Anti-aliasing to 2x, or alternatively force 4x or higher externally.

Stuttering on modern systems

Game gives impression of stuttering despite a locked frame rate.

Instructions[citation needed]
In Graphics Settings, enable Dual Video Cards.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.9g
Anti-cheat	PunkBuster

Bypass Steam DRM in multiplayer

Use Retail executable[citation needed]
Use the replacement executable.

Install T4M

Install T4M (Co-Op Only)[citation needed]
Retail version requires a LanFixed EXE. Allows unlocked FOV in co-op. Increased memory and asset limits. Provides a native borderless windowed mode. Download T4M. Go to <path-to-game>. Place the files there from the RAR archive. Open the game.

Allow custom color profile (optional)

Edit config file[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open config.cfg. Change seta r_gamma "1" to seta r_gamma "0". Change seta r_ignorehwgamma "0" to seta r_ignorehwgamma "1". Save the file.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB 1 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 XT Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible