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Difference between revisions of "Call of Duty: World at War"

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{{infobox
|title          = Call of Duty: World at War
 
 
|cover          = Call of Duty World at War cover.png
 
|cover          = Call of Duty World at War cover.png
 
|developer      = [[Wikipedia:Treyarch|Treyarch]]
 
|developer      = [[Wikipedia:Treyarch|Treyarch]]
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Call of Duty}}
 
{{Series|Call of Duty}}
{{++}} All extra, downloadable maps are automatically installed with the Steam version at no extra cost
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} All extra, downloadable maps are automatically installed with the [[Steam]] version at no extra cost
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.callofduty.com/ Official Call of Duty series site]
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{{mm}} [http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty_Wiki Call of Duty Wiki] - A detailed wiki for every Call of Duty game made.
 +
{{mm}} [http://planetcallofduty.gamespy.com/ 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.
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{{mm}} [http://callofduty.filefront.com/ Call of Duty Files] - A massive mod hub for every Call of Duty game up to [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]].
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=226 Steam Users' Forums]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10090/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} |}}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/10090/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |}}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/10090/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |}}
 
}}
 
}}
== Patches ==
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=== What Patches You Need: ===
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== Improvements ==
There was 7 patches with 3 map packs.<br />
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=== Patches ===
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There were 7 patches with 3 map packs.
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You need:
 
You need:
# 1.2 Patch
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* 1.2 Patch
# 1.2 to 1.4 Patch
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* 1.2 to 1.4 Patch
# 1.4 to 1.5 Patch
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* 1.4 to 1.5 Patch
# 1.5 to 1.6 Patch
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* 1.5 to 1.6 Patch
# 1.6 to 1.7 Patch
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* 1.6 to 1.7 Patch
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Since there was a lot of new maps the complete patch collection is around 3.3 GB in size.
 
Since there was a lot of new maps the complete patch collection is around 3.3 GB in size.
  
== Save game data ==
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=== Performance Improvements ===
=== Configuration ===
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There are many user created configs for better FPS available, one of the popular ones is:
The player configuration text files can be found in APPDATA folder:
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* [http://bashandslash.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=745 Yitch 1 CoD WaW Config]
<pre>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\</pre>
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== Game data ==
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=== Save game location ===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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}}
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=== Configuration file location ===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Single-player|%LOCALAPPDATA%\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\config.cfg}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Multi-player|%LOCALAPPDATA%\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\config_mp.cfg}}
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}}
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            =false
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|origin                =
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|origin_notes          =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay_notes            =
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|gamesave_manager      =true
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamestow              =true
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|gamestow_notes        =
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|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud_notes      =
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|square_enix            =
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|square_enix_notes      =
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}}
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== Video settings ==
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<!-- [[File:game_settings.jpg|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
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{{Video Settings
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/call-duty-world-war
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =gold
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =limited
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =unknown
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|multimonitor_notes        =
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|fov                        =unknown
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|fov_notes                  =
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|windowed                  =unknown
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|windowed_notes            =
 +
|borderless_windowed        =unknown
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|borderless_windowed_notes  =
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|anisotropic                =unknown
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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|antialiasing              =unknown
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =unknown
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|vsync_notes                =
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}}
  
The files are:
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== Input settings ==
*config.cfg for singleplayer
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{{Input Settings
*config_mp.cfg for multiplayer.
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|controller_support        =unknown
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
  
 
== Issues and Fixes ==
 
== Issues and Fixes ==
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* Create ''active.txt'' file (still in profile folder) and inside write name of that new folder you made
 
* Create ''active.txt'' file (still in profile folder) and inside write name of that new folder you made
 
* Optional: make active.txt read-only
 
* Optional: make active.txt read-only
 
== Performance Improvements ==
 
There are many user created configs for better FPS available, one of the popular ones is:
 
* [http://bashandslash.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=745 Yitch 1 CoD WaW Config]
 
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements
|minOS = Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
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|OSfamily = Windows
|minproc = Pentium 4 3 GHz/AMD 64 3200+
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|minmem = 512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista)
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|minOS   = Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
|minHD = 8 GB free
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|minproc = Pentium 4 3 GHz/AMD 64 3200+
|minGPU = nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X1600)
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|minmem   = 512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista)
|minVRAM = 256 MB
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|minHD   = 8 GB free
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|minGPU   = nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X1600)
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|minVRAM = 256 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]

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Template:Infobox

Call of Duty 2003
Call of Duty 2 2005
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (series)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (series)
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
Call of Duty: Online 2013
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2014
Call of Duty: Heroes 2014
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2016
Call of Duty: WWII 2017
Call of Duty: Warzone 2020
Call of Duty: Vanguard 2021
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 2022

Key points

All extra, downloadable maps are automatically installed with the Steam version at no extra cost

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.
Call of Duty Files - A massive mod hub for every Call of Duty game up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Patches

There were 7 patches with 3 map packs.

You need:

  • 1.2 Patch
  • 1.2 to 1.4 Patch
  • 1.4 to 1.5 Patch
  • 1.5 to 1.6 Patch
  • 1.6 to 1.7 Patch

Since there was a lot of new maps the complete patch collection is around 3.3 GB in size.

Performance Improvements

There are many user created configs for better FPS available, one of the popular ones is:

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Configuration file location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Issues and Fixes

Unhandled exception caught

Common fix (Windows 7):

  • Go to Control Panel
  • Open Sound
  • Right click on your default device (Usually speakers) and select properties
  • Click on advanced tab
  • Choose format: 24bit, 4800Hz, Studio quality
  • Apply changes

Common fix (Windows XP):

  • Go to Device Manager
  • Select Sound, Video, Game Controllers
  • DISABLE Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio device

Possible fixes:

  • Disable in-game Voice Chat
  • Plug-in microphone
  • Set compatibility mode to XP SP2

Missing profiles

  • Go to your savegame folder and open profiles
  • Create a folder and name it whatever you want
  • Create active.txt file (still in profile folder) and inside write name of that new folder you made
  • Optional: make active.txt read-only

System requirements

Template:System Requirements