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
- CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.
- Call of Duty Wiki - A detailed wiki for every Call of Duty game made.
- Reddit - /r/mw2
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
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Stimulus Package |
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Resurgence Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Go to <path-to-game>\main\video then delete or rename cod_intro.bik , default.bik , IW_logo.bik and legal.bik [citation needed]
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Skip logo
Delete/rename image file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Delete or rename
splash.bmp .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Single player configuration settings are saved in
<path-to-game>\players\config.cfg
- Multiplayer configuration settings are saved in
<path-to-game>\players\config_mp.cfg
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- For multiplayer use MW2 MP FoV Changer by AgentRev or BetterCOD. Infinity Ward does not treat FOV adjustment as cheating.[2]
- For campaign and special ops use Call of Duty: SCZ FoV Changer, or the fix below.
Edit config.cfg[3]
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- 1. Open the 'players' folder located within your game folder, find and open "config.cfg" with a text-editing tool
- 2. Find the line "seta monkeytoy" and change its value from "1" to "0"
- 3. Add the following lines
seta thereisacow "1337"
bind w "+forward;cg_fov 80;cg_fovScale 1.125"
- 4. Save it. Once in game, press W (as you already do to walk forward; you can rebind it to another key if you like) and your FOV will be changed.
Notes
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cg_fov adjusts your base hipfire FOV, while cg_fovScale is a multiplier for all FOV levels (including hipfire FOV and the weapon-specific aim down sights FOV levels). You can adjust both to your liking.
- Starting a new level will reset the FOV to default but reaching a checkpoint will save your changed FOV, including if you save & quit & resume that same level.
- Weapon models are affected by changes in FOV.
- Warning: There has been several tweak suggestions online for adding 'sv_cheats "1"' into the config file to enable the console menu. While this has been true for the previous game, Modern Warfare 2 had a stricter stance on cheating thereby adding 'sv_cheats' may well crash the game on startup and even deletes the config file afterwards. Make sure to backup the config file if you are to risk adding the line. That said, the FOV tweak mentioned will work fine.
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Edit config files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\players
- For singleplayer, edit config.cfg.
- For multiplayer, edit config_mp.cfg.
- Find a line
seta r_texFilterAnisoMin "1" and change the value to either "2", "8" or "16" (max).
- Find a line
seta r_texFilterAnisoMax "4" and change the value to either "2", "8" or "16" (max).
Notes
- To bypass the game automatically adjusting settings of anisotropic, set both
r_texFilterAnisoMax and r_texFilterAnisoMin to the same value.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Mouse acceleration is disabled by default. It can be manually enabled by editing a config file.
Edit config file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\players\
- Edit
config.cfg (single player) or config_mp.cfg (multiplayer).
- Change
seta cl_mouseAccel "0" to seta cl_mouseAccel "1" to enable mouse acceleration.
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Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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English |
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Czech |
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Fan translation. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation, link #1, link #2. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page
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VR support
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
28960 |
UDP |
28960 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Ambient Occlusion issues on Nvidia GPUs
Ambient Occlusion set to Performance.
Ambient Occlusion set to off.
Disable Ambient Occlusion inside NVIDIA Control Panel
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iw4sp.exe is for Singleplayer, iw4mp.exe is for Multiplayer.
- Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Go to 3D Settings, Manage 3D settings, Program Settings.
- Click Add, Browse and select
iw4sp.exe or iw4mp.exe inside <path-to-game> .
- Set Ambient Occlusion to Off.
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Singleplayer hangs on launch with black screen and mouse cursor moving
Download DSOAL or other DirectSound wrapper, and put it into the game folder
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Multiplayer hangs on launch/startup with splash screen
Delete file mp_playlist_dlc2.ff
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Navigate to C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2\zone\english
- For some users helped deleting mp_playlists_dlc1.ff or/and mp_playlists.ff
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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.[4] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon X1800 |
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