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| − | |release dates = November 8, 2011 | + | |release dates = NA November 8, 2011<br/>EU November 8, 2011 |
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Revision as of 13:40, 25 February 2012
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first person shooter developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, and published by Activision on November 8, 2011. Building upon the success of previous Modern Warfare iterations, it introduces new game modes and customization options in the multiplayer portion and concludes the story arc started in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in the single player campaign.
Version Differences
Modern Warfare 3 uses Steamworks, meaning all versions of the game including those from retail and digital distribution channels all require and register on Steam.
Black Screen on Startup
With some users, a black screen will display on startup, though game music can be heard in the background. This is caused by a collision with the Mumble voice client. Within Mumble, be sure to disable the in-game overlay, and this will solve the problem.
Graphical Tweaks
Field of Vision (FOV) Fix
- FOV Changer - Can adjust your field of view well beyond the game's default of 65. Thus far use has not resulted in a VAC ban for users.
Fuzzy Textures
Set Image Quality to "Native", as "Extra" upscales the textures resulting in poor image quality.
Widescreen Fix
- Widescreen Fixer - Modern Warfare 3 is reported to cooperate well with this application.
DirectX 9 Compatibility With Older Video Cards
- "-dx9" in the launch options will force DirectX 9 compatibility mode.
- "seta rRendererPreference "Shader model 2.0"" in the player config for single player or multiplayer respectively.
Save Game Data
Configuration
The player configuration text files can be found inside of the Steam structure, at:
\steamapps\common\call of duty modern warfare 3\players2\
The files are:
- config.cfg for singleplayer
- config_mp.cfg for multiplayer.
Network
Port 3074 (UDP) must be open to join and host multiplayer games. Unlike Black Ops, the game does not support automatic port assignment through UPnP.
Users may opt to host their own dedicated, unranked multiplayer servers as an alternative to the ranked matchmaking. This requires the hosting computer to have a sufficient processor and a minimum bandwidth, and the game to be installed. The server is launched from iw5mp_server.exe and can be configured with the playlist recipes and server.cfg in the admin folder. In order to join dedicated servers, the option must be enabled from the in-game menu under the Dedicated Server category. You may list game servers using Steam's Server list function, and view the status of any server through the Join Game dialog, or use the in-game server browser found under the Servers menu.
Controller
Gamepad controllers are not supported by Modern Warfare 3. Please check our controller page for information about how to hack controller support into the game.
Utilities
- MW3 Configuration Utility - advanced mouse and graphics settings utility.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Multiple Profiles - allows user to hack in the feature of multiple profiles (managed in a utility external to the game).