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Revision as of 02:08, 15 January 2022

Call of Duty
Call of Duty cover
Developers
Infinity Ward
United Offensive Gray Matter Interactive
United Offensive Pi Studios
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Publishers
Activision
OS X Aspyr Media
Engines
id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows October 29, 2003
macOS (OS X) May 14, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 91
Taxonomy
Monetization Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter
Vehicles Tank
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Historical, World War II
Series Call of Duty
Call of Duty on HowLongToBeat
Call of Duty on IGDB
Call of Duty guide on StrategyWiki
Call of Duty on MobyGames
Call of Duty on Wikipedia
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

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.

Key points

Mod-friendly
Requires PunkBuster update to play on protected servers which is no longer hosted on EvenBalance's website. Obtainable here.
The Simplified Chinese version doesn't have the United Offensive expansion.
Multiplayer is capped at 91 frames per second by default.
Retail setup won't install the game if the selected disk drive has more than 2TB of storage.[citation needed]

General information

Official Call of Duty series site
CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.
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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. Multiplayer has no DRM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Demos

Call of Duty

Windows
The Dawnville demo continues from the Single Player demo
OS X
Not compatible with Intel Macs.

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Essential improvements

Version 1.1

The very first, as installed from the retail disc, unpatched version is also still played online:
Live Call of Duty 1.1-1.5 Server List (usually 1.1 servers don't require a valid cd-key to play)
Version 1.5 can also be downgraded to 1.1 following this tutorial: Call of Duty 1.5 to 1.1

Patches

The latest version is v1.5 (v1.51 for the expansion)

Skip intro videos

Edit config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.cfg (uoconfig.cfg for United Offensive).
  3. Change seta com_introplayed "0" to seta com_introplayed "1".
  4. Save the file.

Enable multicore support

Edit config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.cfg (uoconfig.cfg for United Offensive).
  3. Change seta r_smp "0" to seta r_smp "1".
  4. Save the file.

Notes

May not be relevant for digital re-release versions (it's already enabled).

German Language Fix

Takes the Nazi dialogue from the German release of the game and patches it over the other localizations' German dialogue. This fixes both some broken phrases and syncing/cutoffs of the dialogue.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Main\[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\uo\[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Call of Duty/Main/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2620/pfx/[Note 3]
config.cfg is for single player, config_mp.cfg is for multiplayer.
uoconfig.cfg and uoconfig_mp.cfg are the respective files for the expansion.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Main\save\[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\uo\save\[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Call of Duty/Main/Save/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2620/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general graphics settings.
In-game general graphics settings.
In-game advanced graphics settings.
In-game advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Mouse cursor sometimes moves by itself. See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Labelled "Sync Every Frame".
60 FPS
Uncapped by default, but excessively high framerates (well above 144 FPS) can cause your player character's footsteps to be inaudible. To set a cap see Frame rate (FPS).
120+ FPS
Multiplayer is capped at 91 FPS by default.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

The game does not automatically adjust the aspect ratio to match widescreen resolutions.
Set resolution and aspect ratio[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit config.cfg, config_mp.cfg, uoconfig.cfg, or uoconfig_mp.cfg.
  3. Set seta r_mode to seta r_mode -1 to enable custom resolution.
  4. Set seta r_customheight and seta r_customwidth to the resolution you want.
  5. Set seta r_customaspect to the aspect ratio (e.g. 1.6 for 16:10 1.7 for 16:9). Divide the resolution's width by height to calculate aspect ratio decimal.
  6. Change seta cg_fov "XX" to the FOV you want.
  7. Save your changes and close the file.
  8. Make the file read only, if needed.

Notes

If your monitor turns darker in fullscreen and the game doesn't respond to brightness settings, you can fix it with setting r_overBrightBits from 1 to 0
If your monitor turns very bright when attempting to Alt+Tab out of the game, you can fix it with setting r_ignorehwgamma from 0 to 1
If the intro and ending videos have audio but no video after this fix, you can view these files externally by extracting them from localized_english_pak0.pk3.

Field of view (FOV)

Use CoDUO FoV Changer for multiplayer.
Change FOV in SP[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit config.cfg or uoconfig.cfg.
  3. Change seta cg_fov "XX" to the FOV you want.
  4. Save your changes and close the file.

Frame rate (FPS)

Use launch parameter[citation needed]

Use the command line argument +set com_maxfps X or console command /com_maxfps X, where X is your desired frame rate cap.

Edit your config

Look for seta com_maxfps X in config.cfg or uoconfig.cfg and set X (0 by default, which is uncapped) to your preferred value.

Remove 91 FPS cap in multiplayer

Look for seta com_maxfps 85 in your config_mp.cfg or uoconfig_mp.cfg file and set 85 to 0.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Software, such as the Logitech Gaming Software, is required to map controls to a mouse's side-buttons or any other additional buttons. For Steam, you will need the .exe's TestApp2620s.exe and TestApp2620m.exe, in addition to CoDSP.exe and CoDMP.exe to make a workable profile. For United Offensive, you will also need to look for CoDUOSP.exe and CODUOMP.exe.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.1[3] Needs EAX for Surround sound, use Creative ALChemy or ALChemy Universal if you don't have a creative product
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D 1.0, A3D 2.0. EAX 1, EAX 2, EAX 3[4]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
United Offensive expansion is not available in China Mainland (People's Republic of China) retail release.
Traditional Chinese
United Offensive expansion is only available in Taiwan (Republic of China) retail release.
Croatian
Fan translation for both the base game and United Offensive; download
French
German
Italian
Hungarian
Fan translation for the base game by IBS Hungary, for United Offensive
Japanese
Only available in Japanese retail release.
Korean
Only available in Korean retail release.
Polish
Only available in Polish retail release.
Portuguese
Retail only. A fan translation is also available at [1].
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Slovak
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Only available in Spanish retail release. Download.
Thai
Only available in Thai retail release.

Network

In-game multiplayer settings.
In-game multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
64
Online play
64

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 28960
UDP 20500, 20510, 28960
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Buffer Overrun error on start-up

Game may display a black screen and error message on some cards. Seems to primarily affect those with Intel HD cards, and occurs more commonly with the United Offensive expansion.
Rename executable[citation needed]
  • Rename the executable you need to mohaa.exe and launch the game.
Use Nvidia card[citation needed]
Users with Nvidia Optimus can set the CoD .exes to use their dedicated Nvidia GPU instead of the integrated card- fixing the crash.
  1. Open Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Go to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings.
  3. Add the CoD executables and set the preferred graphics processor for each to 'High-performance NVIDIA processor'.

Mouse lag while aiming down sights

Edit the CFG[5]

Open the cfg file and change the seta cg_nopredict "1" to seta cg_nopredict "0", or type in the command in the console cg_nopredict "1".

Mouse stuttering/skipping

Download RInput
  1. Create a shortcut to RInput.exe.
  2. Right-click the newly created shortcut, go to Properties, then add a space followed by "CoDSP.exe" without the quotation marks in the Target box (e.g. "...\RInput 1.44\RInput.exe" CoDSP.exe).
  3. Run Rinput through the shortcut before or during the game.
  4. Note that the executable name is case sensitive

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.3, 2.0
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Received a universal binary with patch 1.5d in 2009. Still 32-bit only.[6]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.5e
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.6.4.0
Anti-cheat PunkBuster

Mods

Extreme Mod 2/Lite 2013

A mod which adds new sounds, textures and more. Note

The site in the link above no longer works. Here are the direct download links: Extreme Mod 2, Lite 2013

United Fronts

Mod for United Offensive. Adds new models, textures, weapons, and sounds, new missions, and CoD 1's campaign.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98/ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0b compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.2.8
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G4/G5 867 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.4 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 7500
Nvidia GeForce 2
32 MB of VRAM
Not supported: 2006-2007 GMA 950 for Mac Mini, iMac and MacBook (2006–2007), GMA X1300 for MacBook (2007–2008) and MacBook Air (2008)


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  3. 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2620/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2620) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References