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Key points

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

Small but active community.

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

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.

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

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

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.

Game data

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Game options

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

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

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10090/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Graphics options

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Texture settings

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

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Look settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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

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Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	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 unresolved

No subtitles

Issues fixed

Unhandled exception caught

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

PunkBuster kicks with PB_INIT_FAILURE error message

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

Instructions

Missing profiles

Instructions

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
Multiplayer	PunkBuster

Bypass Steam DRM in multiplayer

Instructions

System requirements

Windows^[4]
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Intel Pentium IV 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

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

[Proton_path_note-4] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (10090) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Arkane named as fourth BioShock 2 developer | VG247

[2] Call of Duty: World at War | Certain Affinity

[pistudios-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Pi Studios > News & Press (retrieved)

[5] Call of Duty World at War: Minimum System Requirements - PC - Activision Support

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[2]

[3]

[Note 1]

[4]

@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 |multimonitor notes         = Use [https://www.widescreenfixer.org Widescreen Fixer].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=29965 WSGF topic].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          = In-game AA must be disabled. Force AA externally if required.
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
+|fov notes                  = Default is 65°. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = Type <code>seta r_fullscreen 0</code> into console and restart the game.
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=8092.0 T4M].
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming] or [http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=8092.0 T4M].
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          = Default is 4 samples.
@@ Line 111: / Line 111: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 46 FPS in menus, 91 FPS in game.<br />
+|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 91 FPS. Type <code>com_maxfps 120</code> in the console.
-Use <code>com_maxfps</code> console command to further refine it.
 |color blind                = true
 |color blind notes          = Go to Options, Player name indicator; changes to blue and orange.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Change aspect ratio|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=29965 View topic - Call of Duty World at War - 21:9 FIX(d) | WSGF]</ref>}}
+# Open <code>CoDWaW.exe</code> with a hex editor.
+# Look for <code>39 8E E3 3F</code> and change it to <code>B8 1E 15 40</code>
 }}
@@ Line 124: / Line 130: @@
 {{Fixbox/fix|Alternative: Install T4M mod}}
-#Install [http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=8092.0 T4M] mod.
+#Install [http://ugx-mods.com/forum/index.php?topic=8092.0 T4M] mod ([https://mega.nz/#!VgkVXR6C!lhXepQ04axlVZ7i-yMY-J97twwpCdgql_VpDMjFRAZo direct link]).
 #Set <code>cg_fov</code> to the value you like
 #Alternatively, <code>cg_fovmin</code> will set the minimum FoV.
@@ Line 152: / Line 158: @@
 |controller remap          = unknown
 |controller remap notes    =
-|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+|controller sensitivity    = hackable
-|controller sensitivity notes=
+|controller sensitivity notes= Type <code>input_viewSensitivity</code> in the console, with a value between 0.1 and 5.
-|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+|invert controller y-axis  = hackable
-|invert controller y-axis notes=
+|invert controller y-axis notes= Type <code>input_invertpitch 1</code> in the console.
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
@@ Line 177: / Line 183: @@
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = true
-|subtitles notes          = Subtitles are shown only for main dialog. Foreign languages are ignored.<br/>If no subtitles are shown [[#No subtitles|see No subtitles]].
+|subtitles notes          = Subtitles are shown only for main dialog. Foreign languages are ignored.
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =

Developers
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	Treyarch
Multiplayer	Arkane Studios^[1]
Multiplayer maps	Certain Affinity^[2]^[3]
	Pi Studios^[3]
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	IW 3.0\|IW engine\|IW 3.0
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2008