Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Developers
	Sledgehammer Games
Multiplayer	Raven Software
Publishers
	Activision
Release dates
Windows	November 4, 2014

General information

Multiplayer matchmaking will not work when any DLC map pack except the free Atlas Gorge map is installed. See Issues fixed below, for fixes and workarounds.

Multiplayer is capped at 91 frames per second. There is no fix for this.

Official Call of Duty series site

Call of Duty Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Call of Duty game made.

Steam Community Discussions

CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Contains 6 DVDs.
Amazon.com
Steam		Includes the first map pack, Havoc. See Issue: No games found in multiplayer when DLC map packs installed

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Ascendance
Atlas Gorge Map	Included in the Digital Pro Edition
Australia Exoskeleton Pack
Backdraft Personalization Pack
Barong Exoskeleton Pack
Canada Exoskeleton Pack
Championship Personalization Pack
Creature Personalization Pack
Creature Premium Personalization Pack
Extra Armory Slots 1
Extra Armory Slots 2
Extra Armory Slots 3
Extra Armory Slots 4
Extra Armory Slots 5
France Exoskeleton Pack
Germany Exoskeleton Pack
Havoc	Included in the Gold Edition.
Hot Rod Exoskeleton Pack
Italy Exoskeleton Pack
Japan Exoskeleton Pack
Lagoon Personalization Pack
Lightning Personalization Pack
Lightning Premium Personalization Pack
Magma Personalization Pack
Magma Premium Personalization Pack
Nanotech Personalization Pack
Nanotech Premium Personalization Pack
Netherlands Exoskeleton Pack
Panda Exoskeleton Pack
Psychedelic Personalization Pack
Season Pass	Included in the Digital Pro Edition
Spain Exoskeleton Pack
Steampunk Exoskeleton Pack
Tiki Personalization Pack
United Kingdom Exoskeleton Pack
United States Exoskeleton Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\players2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209650/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209650/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use Widescreen Fixer to fix stretching from 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen			Proper Hor+ gameplay. Menus are Vert- and FMVs are stretched. Use Widescreen Fixer to fix any stretching issues from 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		65-90° in multiplayer; for single-player use this FOV changer.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Low, normal and high options.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA (1x and Temporal 2x), Filmic SMAA (1x and Temporal 2x) and SSAA (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Multiplayer is capped at 91 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode

Input

In-game key map/mouse settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Choice of five presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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  In-game gamepad stick layout settings.

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  In-game gamepad button layout settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		There is only a single volume slider though there is native support to turn off the music, announcer, hitmarker sounds and soldier chatter independently.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, by bakeronline.hu.
Italian
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release. Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.]
Russian
Spanish				: Lacks Latin American translation (available on console version). Only Castillan translation is available.
Slovak				Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		18	Versus, Co-op Co-op supports up to 4 players.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Hybrid system with dedicated servers.
Dedicated		Hybrid system with P2P listen servers.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27014-27050
UDP	3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (DX11).
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed

No games found in multiplayer when DLC map packs installed

Having any DLC map pack installed except for the free Atlas Gorge multiplayer map DLC, will prevent CoD:AW MP from matching you with anyone that does not have the exact same combination of map packs installed. It will not fall-back to DLC-less matchmaking if it cannot find any such players. For some reason, Activision apparently intended this.

This will result in a loop of Searching for available games -> No games found.

This issue affects most new players, since the default (Gold) edition of Advanced Warfare sold on Steam comes with the Havoc map pack pre-installed.

Workarounds[citation needed]

Workaround which allows you to keep DLC installed: Only the built in matchmaking is broken, you can still join games using Steam's "Join Game" functionality. If you manage to party up with someone without DLC, this will result in matchmaking working for both of you, since if one player in the session does not have DLC, it will put whole party into matchmaking with people who don't have it either (which is not bugged). How to find active players: There's Steam Groups for Advanced Warfare. Just join all the AW Groups in this link: https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=%22advanced+warfare%22 and also join the chat for all of them (Join Chat button is at the top right for each Group) This way you can quickly see if other players in the Group are online using Friends & Chat (bottom right of the Steam window) There is also a forum topic with almost 2000 replies at https://steamcommunity.com/app/209660/discussions/0/350533172699315196/?ctp=131 Go in reverse chronological order and add everyone that posts there. Then you can join their matches using your friends list. Another workaround: Uninstall all DLC except for the free Atlas Gorge map Play a few matches. This will fill up the Recent Players list which you can find by pressing F1 on the multiplayer main screen. Click the recent players one by one and click Friend Request This will allow you to see when they are in a CoD AW multiplayer session, and join it without going through matchmaking Re-install the DLC, if you want.

Multiplayer mouse acceleration

Some users have reported mouse acceleration, which can be fixed by an .ini edit

Edit the multiplayer config file[citation needed]

First of all you need to locate your COD:AW MP Config file. This can be found at Steam\steamspps\common\Call Of Duty Advance Warfare\players2\config_mp.cfg. Change these 3 inputs to "0" cl_mouseAccel "0" (should be 0 by default) cl_pitchspeed "0" (Default 140) cl_yawspeed "0" (Default 140) Save. (if you notice that the game is resetting this file, right click the config_mp.cfg file and go into properties > Click on "Read Only" and apply.)

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]

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. This action is the cornerstone of stability and smoothness of the gameplay, as Windows 10 has more advanced basic elements that the game requires.

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

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.

Game isn't using all available VRAM

Edit a config file[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\players2 Edit config.cfg (singleplayer) and config_mp.cfg (multiplayer). Search for seta r_videoMemoryScale "0.85". Change this value to seta r_videoMemoryScale "1". Save the file and start the game.

Low resolution assets

Fix impact.

Disable shadow caching[citation needed]

Shadow caching options require a large amount of video memory (At least 4 GB according to the description in the options menu), prioritizing shadow maps over textures, leaving you with very low resolution assets regardless of your texture settings. Go to the main menu and click Campaign. Press Space ␣ to enter the options. Click Video Options, then Advanced Video and scroll down to Shadow Options. Under Shadow Options, disable Cache Sun Shadow Maps and Cache Spot Shadow Maps. Apply settings.

Stuttering during cutscenes

Run the game in borderless windowed mode[citation needed]

Running the game in borderless windowed mode will reduce stuttering during cutscenes, though there will still be slight hiccups from time to time, due to the game loading in the background. Go to the main menu and click Campaign. Press Space ␣ to enter the options. Click Video Options. Toggle Display Mode to Windowed (No Border). Apply settings. Notes Players have reported smoother gameplay in addition to cutscenes when turning on Sync Every Frame in conjunction with Windowed (No Border). Sync Every Frame is found under Advanced Video Options in the Video Options. Toggle the option to say Yes, then apply the settings.

Dead bodies stuck in strange poses

Enable Ragdoll[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\players2 Edit config.cfg Search for seta ragdoll_enable "0" Change to seta ragdoll_enable "1"

"Couldn't write a file. Hard drive is probably full." error

Run the game as administrator[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Demonware, Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-530 AMD Phenom II X4 810	Intel Core i5-2500K
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	55 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 ATI Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

32-bit systems are not officially supported.