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Revision as of 04:04, 2 January 2020
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.
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Windows versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Content Collection 1 |
Contains Content Pack 1, 2 and 3. |
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Content Collection 2 |
Contains Content Pack 4 and 5. |
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Content Collection 3 |
Contains Content Pack 6, 7 (Spec Ops portion) and 8. |
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Content Collection 4 |
Contains Content Pack 7 (Multiplayer portion) and 9. |
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- DLC for the game consists of 9 Content Packs (each combining 24 Content Drops). See the Wikipedia article for details
Essential improvements
Utilities
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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config.cfg
is for single player, config_mp.cfg
is for multi-player
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Multiplayer and co-op only. |
Video settings
Template:Video settings
List of FOV changers[citation needed]
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Game pad controllers are not supported by Modern Warfare 3. Please check our controller page for information about how to hack controller support into the game.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
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.[1]
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Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[2]
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Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail release.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[3]
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page
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Network
- Self-hosted servers are available through the Steam client's server browser or the in-game server browser found under the Servers menu.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
3074 |
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues fixed
Stuttering
- The game has some compatibility issues with older operating systems such as Windows 7 due to the outdated graphics stack (WDDM).
Change operating system[citation needed]
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- Back up your files and programs.
- Go to Microsoft site .
- Select at will the type of transition to Windows 10.
- Upgrade to Windows 10 or reinstall from scratch.
- Download and install the latest drivers for your configuration, in particular the video card.
- Turn off the transparency of the desktop interface in the system settings in the personalization color section.
- You can also turn on the game mode in the system settings to ensure a higher priority of the game in automatic mode.
Notes
- This action is the cornerstone of stability and smoothness of the gameplay, as Windows 10 has more advanced basic elements that the game requires.
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- You can also disable the function of HPET which is a technology of high-precision timer in the motherboard.
- This can sometimes cause performance problems.
Disable HPET[4]
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Method 1:
- Tap on the Windows-key, enter cmd, right-click cmd.exe in the results listing and select to run the command prompt with administrative privileges.
- To enable HPET as the only timer run the command bcdedit /set useplatformclock true
- To disable HPET in Windows run the command bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock
- Restart your computer.
Method 2:
- Search "Device Manager" on your PC.
- Scroll down to "System Devices" and open the sub-menu.
- Scroll to "High Precision Event Timer" and click it.
- Click "Actions" at the top of the window, and from that pop-up menu, click "Disable".
- Restart your computer.
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- A small tweak guide is available at PC Gamer
- A collection of potential crash fixes are available at Crash Fixes
Black screen on start-up
Black Screen on Start-up[citation needed]
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With some users, a black screen will display on start-up, though game music can be heard in the background. This is caused by a collision with the Mumble voice client. Within Mumble, be sure to disable the in-game overlay.
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PC crashing/freezing in-game
Reinstall DirectX[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\redist\directx\
- Run
dxsetup.exe
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Disable Steam Community[citation needed]
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- Open Steam
- Right click on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and select Properties
- Disable Steam Community In-Game
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Game freezes during the intro video
Game Freezes during the Intro Video[citation needed]
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- Verify the integrity of your Steam game cache.
- Update DirectX and GPU drivers.
- Delete
ModernWarfare3.bik in the installation folder
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Crash to Desktop
Crash to Desktop[citation needed]
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- If the game randomly crashes on launch, ensure or try the following:
- Update DirectX and GPU drivers.
- Turn off SLI / Crossfire.
- Use only one GPU first (turn the other one off via your graphics control panel).
- Disable anti-aliasing and filtering.
- Disable V-sync.
- Disable background applications; turn off your anti-virus software.
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Turn down sound acceleration (Windows XP)[citation needed]
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- Go to Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Volume -> Speaker settings
- Select Advanced
- Open the performance tab
- Reduce sound hardware acceleration to basic, the 2nd notch from the left.
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DirectX error while loading
DirectX error while loading[citation needed]
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- Change texture quality to automatic in video settings.
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Cannot install
Cannot Install[citation needed]
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This is a Microsoft C++ bug so the quick fix is to uninstall your C++ files. If you see 2 instances of Microsoft C++, uninstall both of them. There are also a couple workarounds online if you don't want to uninstall them.
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Failed to run install script
Failed to run install script[citation needed]
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- This is a common issue with Windows 7.
- Locate
setup.exe for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the install disc and run it as administrator
- In Steam right click on COD: Modern Warfare 3
- Insert Disc 1 into your DVD drive and close Steam (File -> Exit Steam)
- Go to Start and type
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe -install D:
- Press okay and continue with the installation
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Audio issues
Disable communications activity sound reduction[citation needed]
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- Open the Start screen/Start menu, type
mmsys.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
- Go to the Communications tab.
- Choose Do nothing.
- Click OK to save your changes.
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Multi-monitor issues
Multi-monitor[citation needed]
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- Unplug other monitors and play on single screen.
- Try playing in windowed mode.
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Nvidia Optimus
Nvidia Optimus fix[citation needed]
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- Open Nvidia Control Panel
- Open 3D Settings on the left hand side under "Select a task..."
- Select Manage 3D Settings
- Click Program Settings tab
- Under "1" Select a program, click add, and navigate to the MW3 EXE file.
- Under "2" Select "High-performance NVIDIA processor"
- Click apply and launch the game
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Fuzzy textures
Fuzzy Textures[citation needed]
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Set Image Quality to "Native", as "Extra" up-scales the textures resulting in poor image quality.
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DirectX 9 compatibility with older video cards
DirectX 9 Compatibility With Older Video Cards[citation needed]
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Appended the game laucher with -dx9 to force DirectX 9 compatibility mode.
"seta rRendererPreference "Shader model 2.0"" in the player config for single player or multi-player respectively.
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Mouse problems
Mouse problems[citation needed]
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- Shut down any software used for the mouse.
- Also try a lower polling rate if the mouse has this function.
- Turn off FRAPS
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RELIABLE COMMAND BUFFER OVERFLOW
RELIABLE COMMAND BUFFER OVERFLOW[citation needed]
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- Go through the building on the right with the broken glass, and stay in there until the end of the offices, and it will auto save.
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"Steam Error – 55: This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time" error
Steam Error – 55: This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time[citation needed]
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- Restart Steam
- Or the computer
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"DLC content is required. Required map ... is missing or damaged." error
DLC content is required. Required map (map name) is missing or damaged[citation needed]
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- Make sure both the single player and multi player versions of the game are installed.
- Verify integrity of game cache
- If the problem persists, reinstall the game while the anti-virus is turned off.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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32-bit only.[5] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+ Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8 GHz |
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 210 ATI Radeon HD 3650 1 GB of VRAM |
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
References