Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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This page is for the original 2007 release. For the updated 2016 version, see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. For the 2019 soft reboot, see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
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| Developers | |
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| Infinity Ward | |
| macOS (OS X) | i5works[1][2] |
| macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
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| Activision | |
| OS X | Aspyr Media |
| Engines | |
| IW 3.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 5, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 26, 2008 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 92 |
| IGDB | 88 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
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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.
Key points
- Official mod support.
- PunkBuster must be manually updated to play on protected servers. See "Unable to initialize PunkBuster. PunkBuster is disabled." error
General information
- Official Call of Duty series site
- 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.
- Steam Community Discussions
- CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. Campaign only. Multiplayer has no DRM. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Demo
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Variety Map Pack | Available for free. Included with Patch v1.6 (v1.7 for OS X) and any digital release of the game. See Patches for a download link. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
There are 7 patches in total, but only the last two are required.
- The Steam version is already patched
- The retail GOTY edition is patched to version 1.6
Patch v1.6
- Includes the Variety Map Pack
Patch v1.7
Windows
- Requires Patch v1.6 to be already installed
macOS
- Not required for Steam and Mac App Store versions of the game
- Contains all the fixes and content from previous patches
CoD4X Mod
A client and server mod for multiplayer that adds enhanced functionality and security to servers, bug fixes, and its own serverlist.
It can be downloaded from the official website.
Skip intro videos
Use the seta com_introplayed "1" command line argument[citation needed]
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\players\profiles\<user-id>\config.cfg[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7940/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\players\profiles\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7940/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game graphics settings.
In-game textures settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Use Widescreen Fixer. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use Widescreen Fixer. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | In-game AA must be disabled. If stuck in black screen, set seta r_aaSamples to "1" in 'config.cfg'/'config_mp.cfg'. Force AA externally. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | 65-80° in multiplayer only without sv_cheats 1; see Field of view (FOV). |
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| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x MSAA. 16 SSAA or MSAA can be forced using console "r_aaSamples" "16" | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Unlocked in Singleplayer. For multiplayer, see High frame rate. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Field of view (FOV)
| Modify FOV using a console[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Windowed
| Enable windowed mode using console[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
| Unlock frame rate[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
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| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
In-game voice settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Only 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | Under Game Options. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | Set 5.1 speakers in options and use DSOAL for binaural HRTF mixing. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation, link #1, link #2. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Only available in Polish retail release. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
| Slovak | Fan translation. | |||
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Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
- Servers can optionally use PunkBuster anti-cheat protection (must be manually updated).
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 64 | |||
| Online play | 64 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Go to Favorites and add a new favorite with the IP as the source.[5] |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 28960 |
| UDP | 28960 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Useful networking console commands
Use cl_maxpackets "100" Maximum number of packets sent per frame (Domain is any integer from 15 to 100)
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Use seta snaps "30" Snapshot rate (Domain is any integer from 1 to 30)
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- Read more about these commands and how they relate to
com_maxfps
http://www.funender.com/quake/console/q3connection.html
http://wiki.modsrepository.com/index.php?title=Call_of_Duty_:_A_Study_on_FPS
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/246033-truth-about-91-fps-in-the-new-call-of-duty/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/7940/discussions/0/528398719800788355/?ctp=2#c527273452881706687
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare fix. | ||
| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see required FOV and shadow tweaks here: vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
Missing d3dx9_43.dll or similar .dll file
This issue is caused by a broken DirectX installation, to fix simply reinstall DirectX 9.
Game won't start on Windows 7
| Enable stereo mix[citation needed] |
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Game sound is replaced with microphone input
| Disable recording device (Windows) |
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Stuttering issues with high-end graphics cards
- The game randomly stutters (not related to FPS) with higher-end graphics cards (eg. GTX 680 and above)
| Enable "Dual Video Cards" option in Graphics settings[6] |
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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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"Unable to initialize PunkBuster. PunkBuster is disabled." error
| Update PunkBuster manually |
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Merge the "PB" folder from this ZIP archive with the one in your game's install directory. |
Black/flickering textures on older Nvidia GPUs
| Black/flickering textures on older Nvidia GPUs[citation needed] |
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On Windows XP, older Nvidia GPUs like the GeForce 7900 GTX would display black or flickering textures when running on the latest available drivers (307.83). Downgrading drivers to 195.62 appears to solve this. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | macOS only. |
| Shader Model support | 2, 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[7] |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD, Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Demonware | |
| Anti-cheat | PunkBuster | The PunkBuster version provided is no longer supported and needs to be manually updated to connect to protected servers. See "Unable to initialize PunkBuster. PunkBuster is disabled." error |
Show FPS Counter
| Show FPS counter[citation needed] |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Any 1.8 GHz Dual Core |
2.4 GHz dual core or better |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB (XP) 768 MB (Vista) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 | 10.9 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | Intel Core i7 |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM | |
- The Intel Integrated GMA 950 and Intel Integrated X3100 chipsets are not supported
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (7940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Call Of Duty 4 Shipping September 15th - IMG News Discussion - Inside Mac Games Forum - last accessed on 2016-7-23
- ↑ Call Of Duty 4 Mac Version - last accessed on 2016-7-23
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ COD4 - can you join direct IP ? | 509th Tactical Forum
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2019-11-23
- Tested with GTX 980 on W10 1909
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support