Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Subseries of Call of Duty
Call of Duty: World at War	2008
Call of Duty: Black Ops	2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops II	2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops III	2015
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII	2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	2020

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person shooter game in the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.

General information

Official Call of Duty series site

CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all multiplayer maps.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Battle.net
Steam
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Ultimate Edition also available.
(unavailable)		Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Ultimate Edition also available.

All versions require an Activision account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War\player\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1985810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War\player\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1985810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

All settings, excluding graphics settings and campaign saves, are synced to a linked Activision account and can be used on any platform.

Video

Graphics settings^{[Note 2]}

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Dedicated display setting for multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is Hor+. Menus and loading screens are pillarboxed.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Adjustable between 60-120° horizontal. Corresponding vertical values are listed in the tooltip.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		config.ini → texture_filter, terrain_filter_quality
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA 1x, Filmic SMAA 1x, SMAA T2x, Filmic SMAA T2x, and (on compatible hardware) DLSS. Supersampling is available via the Render Resolution setting. Locked to Filmic SMAA T2x if ray tracing is enabled.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be set independently for gameplay and menus.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate can be unlimited or limited between 30-300 for menus and gameplay.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray traced sun shadows, local shadows and ambient occlusion.
Color blind mode		Dueteranopia, Protanopia and Tritanopia settings.

Graphics settings (cont.)
Interface settings

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Five presets and ability to swap bumpers and triggers.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Also supports DualSense with adaptive triggers.^[3]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired, V2, DualSense V2 tested

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Gameplay locks to selected input method only.

Controller settings
Keyboard and mouse settings
Key bindings
Key bindings (advanced)

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue and Cinematics.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Network settings^{[Note 3]}

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	40	Versus, Co-op Cross-play is enabled by default. Maximum of 12 players in most modes, 40 in Fireteam.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Features Host Migration if host leaves.
Dedicated

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[4]
TCP	3074,27014-27050
UDP	3074,3478,4379-4380,27000-27031,27036

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Stuttering or Microstuttering

Edit config.ini^{[citation needed]}

Open the file config.ini located into the folder C:\Users\Username\Documents\Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War\player search for the line called video_memory = "0.8" and set the value as video_memory = "0.6", it´s important to make sure you do it before launching the game to take effect.

An alternative workaround for AMD users should be turning off Smart Access Memory (SAM) in the Radeon Software.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12	Windows 7 (DX12) is supported via d3d12On7.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.7s/1.300s^[5]
Multiplayer	Battle.net

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 (SP1), 10 (1803 or later)	10 (latest major update)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4340 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	35 GB^{[Note 5]}	82 GB^{[Note 4]}
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super AMD Radeon R9 390 AMD Radeon RX 580
Other	Broadband Internet connection Required

Additional requirements for ray tracing, high refresh rate and 4K resolutions are listed on the Call of Duty blog.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1985810/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1985810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ Settings relating to HDR do not show up when playing on an SDR monitor.
↑ This setting tab also shows connection status with the Activision servers, internal and external IP addresses, geographical location based on IP address, current network speed and connection type.
↑ Full install of all game modes. 125 GB with optional high-resolution assets.
↑ Minimum install of multiplayer only.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Charlie Intel - Black Ops Cold War development team includes multiple Activision studios - last accessed on 2020-10-18
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-10-18
Tested at 2560x1080 with aspect ratio set to Auto and 2560x1440 with aspect ratio set to 21:9.
↑ /r/BlackOpsColdWar Subreddit - PC now recognises PS5 Controllers and includes the Haptic Feedback Feature! - last accessed on 2021-07-16
↑ PortForward.com - Opening Ports for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War using Your Router - last accessed on 2021-01-19
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-01-19
bink2w64.dll found in game directory

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1985810/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1985810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note-3] Settings relating to HDR do not show up when playing on an SDR monitor.

[Note1-6] This setting tab also shows connection status with the Activision servers, internal and external IP addresses, geographical location based on IP address, current network speed and connection type.

[Note2-9] Full install of all game modes. 125 GB with optional high-resolution assets.

[Note3-10] Minimum install of multiplayer only.

[devs-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Charlie Intel - Black Ops Cold War development team includes multiple Activision studios - last accessed on 2020-10-18

[4] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-10-18
Tested at 2560x1080 with aspect ratio set to Auto and 2560x1440 with aspect ratio set to 21:9.

[5] /r/BlackOpsColdWar Subreddit - PC now recognises PS5 Controllers and includes the Haptic Feedback Feature! - last accessed on 2021-07-16

[7] PortForward.com - Opening Ports for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War using Your Router - last accessed on 2021-01-19

[8] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-01-19
bink2w64.dll found in game directory

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Developers

	Treyarch
	Raven Software
	High Moon Studios^[1]
	Beenox^[1]
	Activision Shanghai^[1]
	Sledgehammer Games^[1]
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	IW engine
Release dates
Windows	November 13, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	75
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cold War
Series	Call of Duty: Black Ops