Call of Duty: Black Ops II
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Treyarch |
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Activision |
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IW engine |
| Windows |
November 13, 2012 |
| Metacritic |
74 |
| IGDB |
78 |
| Monetization |
One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing |
Real-time |
| Perspectives |
First-person |
| Controls |
Direct control |
| Genres |
Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Vehicles |
Automobile, Flight |
| Art styles |
Realistic |
| Themes |
Africa, Middle East, North America, Contemporary |
| Series |
Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty |
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General information
- Official Call of Duty series site
- Steam Community Discussions
- BO2 Optimizations Summary - Useful optimization list thread.
- CallofDutyMaps - A detailed Website for all included multiplayer maps.
Availability
- An Internet connection is required to play Zombies and multiplayer modes with bots.
- Various security vulnerabilities have been found in the Steam versions of all Call of Duty games from Modern Warfare 2 (2009) to Advanced Warfare.[1] Connecting to the online gamemodes is highly discouraged as it may allow hackers to remotely access, control and execute code on computers of others.[Note 1] See Plutonium client for a solution.
Version differences
- Digital Deluxe Edition: Contains the base game, Call of Duty: World at War, original soundtrack and digital deluxe content (Which includes Nuketown Zombies Map, One Weapon Camo, & 2 Player Card Backgrounds.) no Season Pass.
- Black Ops II Bundle: Normal version with Season Pass.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
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| Season Pass |
Contains Revolution, Uprising, Vengeance and Apocalypse packs, also Nuketown Zombies Map. 1 special Calling Card for Season Pass owners. |
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| Nuketown 2025 |
Free, initially available as exclusive pre-order content. |
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| Nuketown Zombies |
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| Revolution |
4 Multiplayer maps, 1 new weapon for Multiplayer, and 1 Zombies map. |
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| Uprising |
4 Multiplayer maps and 1 Zombies map. |
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| Vengeance |
4 Multiplayer maps, 1 new weapon for Zombies, and 1 Zombies map. |
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| Apocalypse |
4 Multiplayer maps and 1 Zombies map. |
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| Call of Duty - Black Ops II Ultimate Customization Bundle |
Contains Extra Slots pack, all Calling Card and Personalization packs. Ghosts and Advanced Warfare Personalization packs are not included. |
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| Extra Slots Pack |
More slots for Create-A-Class, emblems, films and screenshots. |
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| African Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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| Asian Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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| European Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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| North American Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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| South American Flags of the World Calling Card Pack |
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| Bacon Personalization Pack |
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| Benjamins Personalization Pack |
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| Dia de los Muertos Personalization Pack |
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| Graffiti Personalization Pack |
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| Jungle Warfare Personalization Pack |
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| Kawaii Personalization Pack |
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| Party Rock Personalization Pack |
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| Viper Personalization Pack |
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| Zombies Personalization Pack |
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| Cyborg Personalization Pack |
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| Paladin Personalization Pack |
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| Ghosts Personalization Pack |
Free, Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-order bonus. |
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| Aqua Personalization Pack |
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| Breach Personalization Pack |
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| Coyote Personalization Pack |
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| Glam Personalization Pack |
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| Pack-A-Punch Personalization Pack |
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| Rogue Personalization Pack |
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| Beast Personalization Pack |
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| Dead Man's Hand Personalization Pack |
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| Octane Personalization Pack |
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| Weaponized 115 Personalization Pack |
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| Advanced Warfare Personalization Pack |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare pre-order bonus. |
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| Afterlife Personalization Pack |
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| Comics Personalization Pack |
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| Dragon Personalization Pack |
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| UK Punk Personalization Pack |
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Microtransactions
- No microtransactions information; you can edit this page to add it.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- Mission cutscenes automatically play until the mission level is loaded, upon which a left click will allow skipping.
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Delete video files[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video\.
- Delete or move these files:
default.bik
default.webm
dolby.webm
frontend_load.webm
intro.webm
treyarch.webm
Notes
- This will disable the game intro video which forms part of the campaign storyline. This can be kept by not deleting
intro.webm.
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- An easy-to-install replacement launcher using dedicated servers for the game's online modes. Fixes the security vulnerabilities while also adding several enhancements.
- Custom-built anti-cheat system.
- Aiming down sights (ADS) sensitivity.
- Aim-assist support for controllers.
- Ultra-wide monitor support.
- FOV unlocker.
- FPS unlocker.
- Clan tags support.
- Custom camo support.
- The ability to play with up to 8 players on all Zombies maps.
- Discord rich presence.
- A modded executable which allow for several new features and commands for modding use.
* Internal Developer Console
* External Developer Console
* DVARs Unlocked
* Discord Rich Presence
* Custom GSC/CSC loading
* GSC/CSC Dumping and Overriding
* Mapent Dumping and Overriding
* Non-Internal Rawfile Overriding
* Reimplemented Stripped Commands and Features
* Custom Commands and DVARs
* Reimplements Certain Game Console Outputs
* Autoexec `config_sp.cfg` on game startup
* Autoexec `persistent_sp.cfg` on each level change
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- There are several files in
players but only bindings_(sp/mp/zm).bdg is unencrypted.
Save game data location
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hardware*.chp and user_*.cgp appear to be tied to configuration changes & game saves.
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
- A comparison of video setting image quality can be found on the GameSpy Port Authority.
Use T6SP-Mod to unlock the cg_fov command in Single-Player
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- Download
t6sp-mod-launcher.exe & t6sp-mod.dll.
- Drop the files in the game directory.
- Run the
t6sp-mod-launcher.exe.
- It will create an external console window, and also allow you to access the in-game console with the ~ key. In one of the consoles, use the
cg_fov_default <Horizontal FOV value> command to set the horizontal fov to your leisure.
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cg_fov allow you to modify it for the current level, and cg_fovScale allow to adjust the zoom scale when aiming down sights.
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Use Plutonium to unlock the cg_fov command in Multiplayer and Zombies gamemodes
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- Launch either of the gamemodes throught the Plutonium launcher.
- It will create an external console window, and also allow you to access the in-game console with the ~ key. In one of the consoles, use the
/cg_fov_default <Horizontal FOV value> command to set the horizontal fov to your leisure.
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/cg_fov allow you to modify it for the current level, and /cg_fovScale allow to adjust the zoom scale when aiming down sights.
- It also adjust your aiming sensibility. More details about their implementation here.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Master, SFX, Music, Voices, Cinematics. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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Not available in every language[4]. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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No option to disable it. |
| Royalty free audio |
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- Game supports 7.1 positional audio and there are several sound mixing settings in menu (bass heavy, high heavy, hearing impaired, etc).
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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Only available in Japanese retail release. Patch for digital release here.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[5]
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| Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release. Patch for digital release here.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[6]
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Consoles only (text/voice); Download (audio). |
| Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail release. Patch for digital release here.
- Retail CD Key gives subscription exclusive to single language.[7]
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| Spanish |
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Some non-story essential audio has not been dubbed. |
| Latin American Spanish |
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See Latin American Spanish audio mod. Alternatively, this guide can be used to replace the Castilian Spanish files with the Latin American Spanish files contained in this archive. |
Latin American Spanish audio mod
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Latin American Spanish audio mod[8]
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- Taken from the console version, the mod dubs Latin American Spanish audio over the English release audio. Titles and text are still presented in English.
- It's highly recommended to backup the English language files before using this mod.
- Does not support the Spanish version of the game.
- Some DLC maps do not have Latin American Spanish audio available, even with the mod.
- Download the modded archives here.
- Change the language of the game to English.
- Paste the downloaded files over the existing language files.
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Network
- Having an "open NAT" is important for VOIP, joining/hosting a party and private matches (this may require a static IP).
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| Local play |
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4 |
Use Nucleus Co-op. |
| LAN play |
| 18 |
LAN is possible if you put the Plutonium client into LAN Mode. It is not supported on the Steam version.
multiplayer: 18 and Zombies: 4 |
| Online play |
| 18 |
Versus, Co-op
Zombie mode 4 player co-op. |
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
| TCP |
3074, 27014-27050 |
| UDP |
3074, 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
| 3D modes |
State |
Notes |
| vorpX |
| 2D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.Note:Game is on official List but 3D has not been confirmed yet. |
Issues unresolved
Game refuses to start
- This can occur on modern systems that has stopped working, setting up time and date to late game's release date may be fixed. To play this game, don't play with compatibility mode.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
FPS drop while zooming in
- Frame rate drop while aiming down sights.
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Set low Depth of Field[9]
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- Set Depth of Field option to low without significant visual impact.
Notes
- Additionally, Ambient Occlusion and FXAA can be turned off, which affect the speed when aiming down sights.
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Mouse Lag
- Significant mouse lag with Vsync enabled.
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Use Borderless Windowed mode[citation needed]
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If there is mouse lag from vertical sync and screen tearing without it, selecting Borderless Windowed mode from the video options menu may solve the issue.
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Error '57475' When Joining Game
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Fixing 57475 error[citation needed]
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- These steps should fix the error, but they reset all of the stats.
- Using Cheat Engine or similar tools carry high risk of being banned by either Treyarch Anti Cheat or VAC.
- Download a memory address editor (like Cheat Engine).
- Run the game and go to barracks.
- Use an editor to change the value of address
02e97ca4 (version 21.406.7) to 5.
- Go to 'Prestige mode' and then click 'Prestige Awards'.
- Select 'Fresh Start'. Stats should now be reset, and the error shouldn't come up anymore.
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Issue with changing Language
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Fixing Localization Problem[citation needed]
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- This problem occurs after switching the game language. It crashes the game on startup with a message similiar to this one :
"Error during Intialization:
ERROR: sound Bank failed to load cmn_root.Englisch. You have a Build Problem."
- Set the language of all three game parts (singleplayer, multiplayer and zombies) to the desired language and wait for Steam to finish downloading.
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Zombies Leaderboard and Campaign Career Record crash
- The game will crash whenever Career Record/Leaderboard (Campaign/Zombies) is accessed if there are more than 60 and less than 100 Steam friends.
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Steam Offline mode or Firewall block[10]
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- Set Steam in Offline Mode.
- Block
t6sp.exe for the campaign and/or "t6zm" in the Firewall by creating a blocking rule for incoming and outgoing traffic. Achievements should work, but it won't be possible to play online or retrieve leaderboards.
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Change number of friends[11]
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- Delete friends until total number is under 60, or add more friends until total is over 100.
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Unhandled Exception Caught
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Verify[12]
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- Verify local files for single-player and multi-player.
- Reset Steam.
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Highest resolution not showing
- Monitor may support 1920x1080, but highest available setting may be 1440x900 or 1680x1050.[13][14]
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Use borderless fullscreen windowed mode[15]
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- Set the windowed mode to Windowed (Full Screen).
- Restart the game.
- The missing resolution will now be listed in-game.
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Set Catalyst Control Center[16]
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- Go to the Catalyst Control Center > My Digital Flat Panels > Properties (Digital Flat-Panel).
- Activate "Enable GPU scaling".
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Black screen opens and closes on startup
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Limit CPU cores for first game launch
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- Press "Win" + "R" and type "msconfig.exe" and press "OK"
- Under "Boot" go to "Advanced Options" and set "Number of Processors" to 1.
- Press "OK" and restart PC
- After successfully launching the game, this fix can be disabled.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
First Call of Duty game to not support Windows XP |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz
AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB (32-bit)
4 GB (64-bit) |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
16 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
ATI Radeon HD 3870
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Users have the option of installing the campaign (~8.7 GB), multiplayer (~4.5 GB if without DLC), and zombies (~1.0 GB if without DLC) separately.
Notes
- ↑ This does not concern the Microsoft Store version, as it does not make use of Steam-related functions.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
