CALL OF DUTY(R) 2 README Last Updated: 10-06-2005 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=TABLE OF CONTENTS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION & SET UP ISSUES 1.

Minimum System Requirements 2.Splash screen navigation 3. Network Installation VIDEO ISSUES 1.Multiple Monitors 2.In-game and Desktop resolutions 3.Game performance and Optimal System Settings 4. "The dynamic link library d3d9.dll could not be found" error message SOUND ISSUES 1.Issues with EAX(R) Sound Provider VIDEO, SOUND & PERFORMANCE OPTIONS 1. OPTIONS > GRAPHICS 2. OPTIONS > SOUND 3. OPTIONS > GAME OPTIONS 4. OPTIONS > OPTIMAL SYSTEM SETTINGS SINGLE PLAYER ISSUES 1. Objective indicators on the compass 2."cannot open file for saving" error message. 3. Loading times with 256MB of RAM. MULTIPLAYER & INTERNET ISSUES 1. Recommended maximum client settings for hosting over DSL 2. Dedicated server running on Windows(R) 2003 WINDOWS(R) SPECIFIC OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES 1.Virtual Memory Warnings in Windows(R) 2000 and Windows(R) XP 2.Shift Key in Windows(R) 2000 and XP Interrupts Game 3.Windows(R) Key Interrupts Game in 2000/XP 4.CTRL-ALT-DEL Freezes System On Windows(R) 2000 5.Game Icons Are Missing From Start Menu And/Or Desktop In Windows(R) 2000/XP 6.Admin rights needed to load and play on Windows(R) 2000/XP 7.Microsoft(R) Intellipoint drivers and Middle-Mouse Button functionality Copyright Information =-=-=-=-=-=-=INTRODUCTION =-=-=-=-=-=-=Refer to this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects of the installation or running Call of Duty 2. Many of the most commonly encountered issues are covered here. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INSTALLATION & SET UP ISSUES

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1.Minimum System Requirements - 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 64 MB Hardware Accelerator video card and the latest drivers - Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000/XP - Pentium(R) 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+ - 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) - DirectX(R) 9.0c (included) - 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers. - 100% Windows(R) 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers - 4 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows(R) 2000/XP s wap file) - 8x Speed CD-ROM or 2x Speed DVD-ROM drive. Important Note: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Call of Duty(R) 2. Plea se refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatibility. This product does not support Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95/98/ME or NT. SUPPORTED CHIPSETS: - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 8500 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9000 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9200 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9500 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9600 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9700 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X300 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X550 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X600 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X700 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X800 - ATI(R) Radeon(R) X850 - NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) 2 Ultra - All NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) 3/Ti Series - All NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) 4/Ti Series - All NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) FX Series - All NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) 6 Series - All NVIDIA(R) GeForce(tm) 7 Series 2, Splash Screen In order for the splash screen to function properly, the game disc must be in th e drive. 3. Network Installation When installing the game remotely to another system, users installing from CDs m ay encounter a message stating that some files cannot be found. If this occurs, please insert the next CD into the drive and continue the installation.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=VIDEO ISSUES =-=-=-=-=-=-=Video Cards Call of Duty(R) 2 will automatically detect and set your game graphics to recommended settings for optimal performance. You can customize your settings by going to the "Options" menu from the main menu. 1. Multiple Monitors If you are running a machine with multiple monitors and the video card for each monitor is an OpenGL compliant video card (e.g., GeForce series cards), you may experience problems running the game, as the game will recognize both video cards. Simply disable one of the monitors in the Windows(R) Display Proper ties. 2. In-game and Desktop resolutions Do not choose an in-game resolution that is higher than your desktop resolution. You may only be able to see as much of the game as is viewable at your desktop resolution. (For example, if your desktop resolution is set to 1024x768, and you choose an in-game resolution of 1600x1200, the game screen may stretch beyond the size of your monitor screen). 3. Game performance and Optimal System Settings Call Of Duty(R) 2 defaults to settings according to your hardware configuration. These settings are created with visual quality and performance in mind. Users experiencing poor performance may want to disable Anti-Aliasing in the Graphics portion of the Options Menu. 4."The dynamic link library d3d9.dll could not be found" error message If an error message occurs stating "The dynamic link library d3d9.dll could not be found.." please make sure you have DirectX(R) 9.0c properly installed on your system. =-=-=-=-=-=-=SOUND ISSUES =-=-=-=-=-=-=1. Issues with EAX(R) Sound Provider While using a sound card that supports EAX, you may experience occasions of loud sounds while using the EAX sound provider. To avoid this, and the potential hazard of damaging your speakers, it is recommended that you avoid using a high speaker volume on your sound system in combination with a low Master Volume setting in the Options>Sound menu of Call of Duty 2. Doing so may cause damage to your hearing or speaker hardware. If possible, you should turn down your speaker volume on your sound system and turn up the Master Volume in the Options>Sound menu to get desired volume levels while playing the game. If this is not possible, and you are experiencing the problem mentioned above, it is recommended that you switch sound providers in the Options>Sound menu to Miles Fast 2D Positional Aud io.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=VIDEO, SOUND & PERFORMANCE OPTIONS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=The "Options" menu in Call of Duty 2 allows you to adjust a number of different graphic, sound, and general performance settings. This menu is useful for fine-tuning both the visual quality and overall game performance, in order to maximize player enjoyment and insure smooth play. Call of Duty 2 automaticall y detects system hardware and sets all values to optimal settings,taking into acco unt your system's processor speed, available system RAM, video card power,video RAM, and various other factors. You may wish to modify these settings, and this section i s intended to be a guide to each setting and the impact of changing it. OPTIONS > SYSTEM > GRAPHICS Video Mode Allows you to set the screen resolution for the game. IMPORTANT NOTE: You shou ld not adjust your in-game screen resolution to a setting beyond what your monitor can support. You should consult your monitor's documentation in order to learn abou t supported resolutions. Screen Refresh Rate Allows you to change the refresh rate of your monitor. WARNING: Do not set a ref resh rate that is higher than your monitor supports! Check with your monitors manufac turer to see all available refresh rates in all resolutions. Aspect Ratio Allows you to adjust the aspect ratio of the game. Wide 16:9 and Wide 16:10 are for widescreen monitors. If you are unsure of what setting to pick, you can use the "Auto" setting to allow the game to pick for you Texture Filter Allows you to choose between bilinear, trilinear and Anisotropic filtering for a ll in-game textures. If you have a lower-end video card, you should choose bilinear. Anti-Alisasing Allows you to adjust anti-aliasing settings. 4x is the maximum setting. However, users experiencing performance issues may want to reduce this to 2x, or OFF. Rendering Method Preference

Allows users to switch between DirectX(R) 7 and 9. Users unsure as to which is c orrect should choose AUTO. Brightness Allows you to control the brightness ("gamma") level in the game. Move the slid er to the right to increase the gamma, or to the left to decrease. Sync Every Frame Setting this option to "Yes" will synchronize the game's redraw rate with your m onitor's refresh rate. This will minimize graphical "tearing" at the expense of some per formance. Optimize for SLI(TM) Set this to YES if you are running more than one GPU. Shadows Toggles shadows on and off. Disabling shadows may increase performance. Number Of Dynamic Lights Allows you to adjust the amount of Dynamic Lights in the game. A lower setting w ill improve performance at the expense of visual quality. Soften Smoke Edges This allows you to adjust how much the smoke effect is softened. Setting it to E VERYTHING softens the smoke in all instances. Setting it to WORLD softens in fewer instances. Sett ing this to WORLD or OFF may increase performance at the expense of visual quality. Number Of Corpses Sets the number of corpses that remain on the battlefield during gameplay. You can choose from Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, and Insane settings. Consider reducing this setting to help improve game performance. Texture Settings This allows users to manually change Texture, Normal Map, and Specular Map Resol ution. Changing these settings can significantly affect performace. 2. OPTIONS > SOUND Master Volume Controls the volume for music, sound effects, and voices. Move the slider to th

e right to increase the overall volume of the game. Sound Quality Allows you to choose between 44KHz (high), 22KHz (normal) and 11KHz (low) sound quality. The higher the sound quality, the more memory the sound files require. If you a re experiencing game performance issues, a downgrade in sound quality may help. Sound Provider Sets the source for the sound in the game. Miles(tm) Fast 2D Positional Audio i s the default provider. If your sound card supports Creative Labs' (EAX, EAX 2 or EAX 3) audi o performance systems, you may want to consider changing your sound provider to the one your c ard supports. 3. GAME OPTIONS Subtitles This option will enable subtitles to appear whenever other characters say things important to gameplay. Enable Crosshair This enables or disables your crosshair. Show Blood This enables or disables blood effects in the game. Enable Console This enables or disables the console for inputting console commands. Please note Activision(R) does not support the use of console commands. 4. OPTIONS > OPTIMAL SYSTEM SETTINGS Select this to restore the auto-detect Optimal System Settings. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=SINGLE PLAYER ISSUES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=1. Objective indicators on the compass Many missions in Call Of Duty 2 allow the player to complete mission objectives in any order. The objective points in the player compass are sometimes indicated by gold stars and sometimes by letters. 2. "Cannot open file for saving" error message.

If you receive the "cannot open file for saving" error message, this most likely means your hard drive does not have sufficient space required to create a save game fi le. Verify that your hard drive has sufficient space available and then re-try the g ame. 3. Loading times with 256MB of RAM Users who have 256MB of RAM may experience extended load times as a result of Wi ndows(R) memory requirements during this process exceeding requirements during actual game play. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=MULTIPLAYER & INTERNET ISSUES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=1. Recommended maximum client settings when hosting over DSL If hosting a ents are recommended: ling) 128k upload: 384k upload: 768k upload: Multiplayer game over a DSL connection, the following amount of cli (users hosting on listen servers should count themselves when tota 4 players 8 players 10 players

Exceeding these numbers when hosting over DSL may result in laggy conditions. 2. Dedicated server running on Windows(R) 2003 Creating a Call Of Duty(R) 2 dedicated server requires the presence of a profile . To manually create one, do the following: Add "+set dedicated [1 = LAN, 2 = Internet]" to the shortcut for Multiplayer Add the following folders: [Call of Duty 2]\main\players [Call of Duty 2]\main\players\[profile name] (Ex. [Call of Duty 2]\main\players\ MyProfile) Create a file named "active.txt" in "[Call of Duty 2]\main\players" with the pro file name in the first line. Create a blank file named "config_mp.cfg" in [Call of Duty 2]\main\players\[prof ile name] If done correctly, the user will get a message that the configuration has change d since the last time Call of Duty 2 was last run. The user will be presented two options, YES a nd NO. Select YES to have the correct config file automatically created for you. Once that has compl eted, you will be at the dedicated server console.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=WINDOWS(R) SPECIFIC OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=1. Virtual Memory Warnings in Windows(R) 2000/XP Users playing on machines using the Windows(R) 2000/XP operating systems that po ssess less than 600 megabytes (MB) of virtual memory may receive low virtual memory warning s. To avoid these warnings, please make sure you set your virtual memory settings t o at least 600 megabytes (MB). To adjust your virtual memory settings, please do the following: For Windows(R) XP systems: 1) Right click the My Computer icon. 2) Select Properties. 3) Select the Performance tab. 4) Select Virtual Memory. For Windows(R) 2000 systems: 1) Right click the My Computer icon. 2) Select Properties. 3) Select Advanced. 4) Select Performance Options. 2. Shift Key in Windows(R) 2000/XP Interrupts Game: If you press the Shift key 5 times consecutively in Windows(R) 2000 or Windows(R ) XP the following message should appear: "Pressing the SHIFT key 5 times turns on StickyKeys. StickyKeys lets you use th e SHIFT, CTL, ALT, or Windows Logo keys by pressing one key at a time. To Keep StickyKeys on, click OK. To cancel StickyKeys, click Cancel. To deactivate the key combination for StickyKeys, click Settings." To avoid this happening in the future, click the settings button on the window r eferenced above. When the accessibility options screen appears, click the "Settings" butto n in the "Sticky Keys" portion of the window. On the next window (should be labeled "Sett ings For Sticky Keys"), uncheck the box that says "Use shortcut", then click on "ok". Th en, click on apply and close the window. The problem should not occur once the shortcut ha s been disabled. 3. Windows(R) Key Interrupts Game in 2000/XP If the Windows(R) key is pressed during game play, the Start Menu will interrupt the game. Should this happen, simply press the Escape (Esc) key to close the menu and retu rn to the game. Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent this from happening again except by be

ing careful not to hit those keys while playing. 4. CTRL-ALT-DEL Freezes System On Windows(R) 2000 If the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys are pressed during game play, the screen will become co rrupt and sometimes the system may become unstable. Should this happen, simply press the Escape (Esc) key to return to the game or reboot the computer and refrain from trying to acce ss the task manager while playing the game. 5. Game Icons Are Missing From Start Menu And/Or Desktop In Windows(R) 2000/XP When installing Call of Duty 2 while the game icons will only show up when logging nto Windows(R) as "Joeuser", install the user", the game icons will not show up. If g into Windows(R) as the same user you were logged into Windows(R) as a specific user, in as that user. For example, if you log i game, then log out and log back in as "Jane you wish to play the game, make sure you lo logged in as when you installed the game.

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