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Updated: 2004-08-25
INTRODUCTION &
IMPORTANT NOTES
INSTALLATION &
SET UP
1. Minimum System
Requirements
2. CD Key
3. Anti-Virus Software
NEW PERFORMANCE
OPTIONS
1. Particle Detail
2. Vehicle Trails
3. Shell Shock Screen
Blur
GAMEPLAY TIPS
1. Anti-Tank Weapons
MULTIPLAYER &
INTERNET
Refer to
this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects of
installation or running the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ expansion
pack. Many of the most commonly
encountered issues are covered here.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Use of the
in-game console is not supported by Activision®. Please do not contact Activision Customer
Support with issues that arise from using console commands in-game.
NOTE FOR
MOD USERS: It is recommended that any user modifications
that have been installed to the Call of Duty™ directory be removed. These
modifications are not supported by Activision® and may not be
compatible with some of the new features that are included in Call of Duty™:
United Offensive™.
1. Minimum System Requirements
- Full version of Call of Duty™
- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card required – 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible
32MB Hardware T&L-capable video card and the latest drivers*
- English version of Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
- Pentium® III 800MHz or Athlon™ 800MHz processor or higher
- 128MB of RAM (256MB or more recommended)
- 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest
drivers
- 1150 MB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows®
98/ME swap file, 600MB for Windows® 2000/XP swap file)
- 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
- 100% Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest
drivers
DirectX® 9.0c (included)
MULTIPLAYER
REQUIREMENTS:
- Internet
(TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
- Internet
play requires 56 Kbps (or faster) modem and latest drivers
- LAN play
requires network interface card and latest drivers
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™ United Offensive™. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer
for 100% DirectX 9.0c compatibility.
SUPPORTED
CHIPSETS:
- All ATI®
Radeon™ cards
- All
nVidia® GeForce™ chipsets
- Matrox®
Parhelia™
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Users with
128MB of system RAM in their computers may experience long level load times
between maps. For best performance on a
system with 128MB of system RAM, it is recommended that you select as part of
the installation the low-end performance option. This performance option installs lower resolution textures that
may lessen the overall visual quality of the game. If for any reason, you wish to remove the low-end performance
option, simply uninstall and reinstall the game.
2. CD
Key:
A.
Installation and the CD Key
When
installing Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ you will be prompted to enter your
CD authentication key. The
authentication key appears on the CD packaging. It is important that you enter the key string in its entirety
exactly as it appears on the CD package.
The Master Server verifies the CD key each time you connect for online
play.
B. The game
tells me my CD key is invalid:
The number
one problem with CD keys is mistyping.
Double and triple check the characters you have entered.
C. Some
common sense about your CD key:
Each CD key
is unique - protect it from loss or theft by keeping a copy of it in a safe
place. Without it, you cannot reinstall
the game or play online. You may hear
of so-called "CD Key generators" being available for illicit download
on the Internet. They do not work as
advertised, and often attempt to steal legitimate keys off your machine, reveal
personal information or install viruses, worms and/or trojan horses on your
machine. Do not download and/or use
them under any circumstances.
3.
Anti-Virus Software
The use of
anti-virus software may increase installation time. We recommend that you disable anti-virus software during the
installation of the product and re-enable the software after the installation
is complete.
The
"Options" menu in Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ 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 enjoyment and ensure smooth play.
Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ automatically detects system hardware
and sets all values to optimal settings, taking into account your system's
processor speed, available system RAM, video card power, video RAM, sound card
capabilities, and various other factors.
You may wish to modify these settings, and this section is intended to
be a guide to the new settings included with Call of Duty™: United Offensive™
and the impact of changing them. A guide to changing the original settings can
be seen in the original Call of Duty™ readme, included with the game.
Particle
Detail
This option
controls the level of detail used for the new particle system in Call of Duty™:
United Offensive™. The game will choose the best setting for your system when
you launch it. If you would like to modify this setting, you can choose from
Low, Normal, or High. If you are experiencing performance problems, lowering
the Particle Detail setting may help.
Vehicle
Trails
This option
controls the puffs of dust and dirt that spray up when driving vehicles in
Multiplayer. While Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ will automatically select
the best choice for your machine, if you are experiencing performance problems,
disabling this option may help.
Shell
Shock Screen Blur
This option
controls the amount of motion blur seen when the player experiences shell
shock. While Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ will automatically select the
best choice for your machine, if you are having performance issues, disabling
this option may help.
1. Anti-Tank Weapons
As with most other weapons, your stance has an impact on the accuracy of
the new anti-tank weapons, such as the Bazooka and Panzerschreck. Try firing these weapons in the crouched or prone
position to increase the accuracy of your shot.
1. Lag in Multiplayer Games
Hosting a
listen server (a server where the game is played and hosted at the same time) on
a low-specification machine may result in lag for players who join the server.
For optimal Multiplayer performance, hosting on a high-end system is
recommended.
2. Issues When Using Firewall Software
If you are
using firewall software and you are experiencing problems, make sure your
firewall software is set to allow UDP packets on port 28960. Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ uses this
port for connection, message of the day, server browsing, etc.
In general,
we do not advise setting up a Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ server on a
machine that is also either a NAT server (such as Microsoft's Internet
Connection Sharing) or set up with ipForwarding for a Local Area Net (LAN) onto
the Internet. These machines see clients on your LAN as different addresses
from the Internet and thus you cannot authorize these clients.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Activision Customer Support does not support
playing multiplayer through firewalls or shared connections.
3. Score Limit in Base Assault Game Type
A minimum
of 3 points must be reached for a victory in the Base Assault game type.
Please note that Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ will automatically configure optimal video
settings based on your computer's hardware. If your hardware changes
after install or if you wish to rescan, in the Main Menu: click OPTIONS, then
click the OPTIMAL SYSTEM SETTINGS button, then click APPLY.
1. Latest Drivers Required
For best performance and video quality, please make sure you have the latest
drivers for your video card when running Call of Duty™: United Offensive™. If
you have an ATI®, NVIDIA®, or Matrox®
video card, you can find drivers on their websites:
http://www.ati.com/
http://www.nvidia.com/
http://www.matrox.com/
2. 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® Display Properties.
Playing
Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ with dual monitors is not a supported feature.
1. Shift Key in Windows® 2000/XP Interrupts Game
If you press the Shift key 5 times consecutively in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP the following message
may appear:
"By pressing the SHIFT key five times you have turned on the StickyKeys
feature in Windows® 2000 [or Windows® XP]. With this feature, you can lock
down the CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT keys. This is useful if you are unable
to hold down more than one key at a time.
Click OK to turn this feature on. If you do not want to use the
feature, click Cancel.”
To avoid this happening in the future, click the Settings button on the window
referenced above. When the accessibility options screen appears,
click the "Settings" button in the "Sticky Keys" portion of
the window. On the next window (should be labeled "Settings For
Sticky Keys"), uncheck in the box that says, "Use shortcut,"
then click on "Apply," and close the windows. The problem
should not occur once the shortcut has been disabled.
2. Windows® Key Interrupts Game in 2000/XP
If the Windows® 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 return to
the game. Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent this from
happening again except by being careful not to hit those keys while playing.
3. Game Icons Are Missing From Start Menu And/Or Desktop In
Windows® 2000/XP
When installing Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ while logged into Windows® as a specific user, the game icons will only show up when
logging in as that user. For example, if you log into Windows® as "Joeuser", install the game, then log out and
log back in as "Janeuser", the game icons will not show
up. If you wish to play the game, make sure you log into Windows® as the same user you were logged in as when you installed
the game.
4. Admin Rights Needed To Load and Play On Windows® 2000 or XP
If you are running Windows® 2000 or
Windows® XP, you must have
Administrator rights to properly install and play the game.
1. Launching Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ from
the Call of Duty Mod Menu
Call of
Duty™: United Offensive™ is only supported when launching through either the
Start Menu shortcut or Desktop shortcut icons.