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.
- 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.
- 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 your config.cfg
- 2. Add the following lines
set developer "1"
set sv_cheats "1"
set thereisacow "1337"
bind w "cg_fov 80;cg_fovScale 1.125"
- 3. 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.
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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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UI |
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Notes |
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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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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