Call of Duty: Black Ops
Developers | |
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Treyarch | |
Multiplayer | Certain Affinity |
Nerve Software | |
Pi Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
IW 3.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 9, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | September 27, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Cold War, Zombies |
Series | Call of Duty: Black Ops |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | |
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Subseries of Call of Duty | |
Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops III | 2015 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII | 2018 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 2020 |
Key points
- Windows and OS X versions cannot play online with each other.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions for Windows version
- Steam Community Discussions for OS X version
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
- All Windows versions require Steam DRM.
- Windows and OS X versions are sold separately and cannot play online together.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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First Strike | Included with the macOS version of the game. | |
Escalation | Windows only. | |
Annihilation | Windows only. | |
Rezurrection | Windows only. | |
Rezurrection Mac Edition | OS X version of Rezurrection. | |
Annihilation & Escalation Bundle - Mac Edition | OS X versions of Escalation and Annihilation. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename the video files[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players\save\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Ranges from 65-80° in multiplayer only. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA 2x/4x/8x | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 91 FPS.[3] See High frame rate. |
Field of view (FOV)
Use Call of Duty: SCZ FoV Changer or FOV Changer |
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Modify FOV using the config[citation needed] |
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Notes |
High frame rate
Set the frame rate cap in the config file[4] |
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Set the frame rate cap using the console[5] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Disabled by default. Can be enabled using console. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Only active during gameplay, controller cannot be used to navigate any menus. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Five button layout presets and four stick presets. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Tracked motion controllers | Razer Hydra works with Sixense MotionCreator bundled profile.[6] | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Button prompts only reflect controller input. |
- Black Ops Look key bindings.jpg
Look key bindings.
- Black Ops Movement key bindings.jpg
Movement key bindings.
- Black Ops Combat key bindings.jpg
Combat key bindings.
- Black Ops Gamepad settings.jpg
Gamepad settings/controls.
- Black Ops Interact keybinds SP and MP.jpg
Interaction key bindings. SP/Zombies on top, MP on bottom.
- Black Ops cooperative and multiplayer keybinds.jpg
Online keybinds. Co-Op/Zombies on top, MP on bottom.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Under Game settings. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Some ambient sound effects still play when unfocused. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation, link #1, link #2. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Only available in Japanese retail release.
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Polish | Only available in Polish retail release.
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Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish |
- To enhance sound quality download DSOAL and put into the game folder.
Network
- Windows and macOS players cannot play with each other.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Local play is only available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. | |||
LAN play | Versus, Co-op Supported but requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[9] Co-op is Zombies mode. |
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Online play | 18 | Versus, Co-op Co-op is Zombies mode. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Servers must be rented from GameServers.[10] | |
Direct IP | Open the console (~) and use /connect followed by the IP.[11] |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3074, 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3074, 3478-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See also Helix Mod: Call of Duty: Black Ops. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
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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- 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[12] |
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Method 1:
Method 2:
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- Also, you can try using wrapper from directx 9 to directx 11.
Use dgVoodoo2 wrapping |
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Dark characters
- On the level Victor Charlie NPCs would turn dark when flashlight are shone on them.
Edit the config file[13] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[14] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Phenom X3 8750 |
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6500 2.93 GHz AMD Phenom II X2 560 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[15] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.8.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | Intel Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 640M ATI Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD Graphics 5000 512 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 5750 1 GB of VRAM |
- PowerPC Processors (G4 and G5) are not supported.
- The following chipsets are not supported: Nvidia GeForce 7, 8 and 9 series, 100 series, 300M series, ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2000 series, HD 4670, HD 6490, HD 6630, Intel GMA (950/X3100), HD Graphics 3000 and 4000.
- This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/42700/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (42700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Aspyr Mac FAQs: Call of Duty: Black Ops,
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-21
- ↑ Does Black Ops have FPS cap? :: Call of Duty: Black Ops General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-21)
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-21
- ↑ http://sixense.com/blackops
- ↑ SteamDB: Every depot associated with Japanese Retail Product Key
- ↑ SteamDB: Every depot associated with Polish Retail Product Key
- ↑ Twitter / pcdev: To clarify: you can play MP ...
- ↑ Call of Duty : Black Ops Announcement!
- ↑ pc - Is there a way to play Call of Duty: Black Ops on LAN without an internet connection? - Arqade
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support
- ↑ Call of Duty: Black Ops - Aspyr
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- Windows
- OS X
- DLC
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Real-time
- First-person
- Direct control
- Shooter
- Realistic
- Cold War
- Zombies
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- Games
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