{"id":25121,"date":"2022-11-03T17:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T16:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1732587"},"modified":"2022-11-03T18:01:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:01:42","slug":"cod-mw2-settings-best-options-for-graphics-and-more","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/cod-mw2-settings-best-options-for-graphics-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"CoD MW2 settings: Best options for graphics and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daniel Furn\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 03 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Call of Duty is one of the biggest shooters in gaming, enjoyed by casual players, franchise veterans and esports competitors alike.<\/p>\n<p>As with any first-person shooter, however, there are a huge number of settings you can customise and play around with, and shifting a few values by 0.1 can make a surprising difference.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the technical terms and numbers in the settings menu or you\u2019re a long-time stat tinkerer, here are the best settings to improve your performance in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-modern-warfare-2-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Modern Warfare 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CoD MW2 Best Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bear in mind that all the below settings are recommendations that you don\u2019t necessarily have to follow strictly, and can be tailored or altered to adapt to your particular playstyle.<\/p>\n<p>It also goes without saying that these settings will not make the game look its best, and turn off extra features such as DualSense haptics \u2013 but this no-frills approach can help improve your performance drastically if you\u2019re serious about playing competitively.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, here are the best controller and graphics settings to experiment with and send your K\/D ratio skyrocketing.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CoD MW2 Best Controller Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A quick way to improve your controller settings is to change your button layout preset. One of the more popular options is Tactical which allows you to swap your melee and stance buttons for easier manoeuvrability, but feel free to try out the options to see what works best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Other settings include:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Controller vibration<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trigger effect<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizontal stick sensitivity<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference between 6-8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vertical stick sensitivity<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference between 6-8<\/li>\n<li><strong>ADS Sens multiplier<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 0.8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic sprint<\/strong> \u2013 Automatic tactical sprint<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weapon mount<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ADS + melee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interact\/Reload behaviour<\/strong> \u2013 Prioritise reload (unless playing Search and Destroy)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target aim assist \u2013<\/strong> On<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim assist type<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim response curve type<\/strong> \u2013 Dynamic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadzones (sticks)<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference between 0.1 and 0.5. Increase further if you have stick drift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Input Deadzones (left and right triggers)<\/strong> \u2013 0.00<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto move forward<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grounded mantle<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic airborne mantle<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatic ground mantle<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sprinting door bash<\/strong> \u2013 On<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3><strong>CoD MW2 Best Graphics Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Almost as important as your controller is your display, which you\u2019ll want to ensure is as clear as possible without any frills that may get in the way. It may hurt when a game looks as good as MW2, but these are the best settings to give you a competitive edge:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>On-demand texture streaming<\/strong> \u2013 On unless you experience issues<\/li>\n<li><strong>World motion blur<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weapon motion blur<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Film Grain<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 0.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depth of field<\/strong> \u2013 Off<\/li>\n<li><strong>FidelityFX CAS<\/strong> \u2013 On<\/li>\n<li><strong>FidelityFX CAS strength<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference from at least 40 upwards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Field of view<\/strong> \u2013 Personal preference between 100 and 110<\/li>\n<li><strong>ADS Field of view<\/strong> \u2013 Affected<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-games-order-complete-list\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty games order<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 best way to play them all<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/warzone-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Warzone 2 release date<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the next free chapter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw2-safe-codes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">MW2 safe locations<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 all combinations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw2-best-guns\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best guns in MW2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 get it right<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw2-best-m4-loadout\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best M4 loadout in MW2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 fine tuning explained<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw2-season-1\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Modern Warfare 2 season 1<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 when does it start?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-warzone-mobile-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Warzone Mobile release date<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 when is it coming?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/best-gaming-chairs\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best gaming chairs<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 pick your CoD throne<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/six-days-in-fallujah-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Six Days in Fallujah release date<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 plus controversy explained<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/best-gaming-headsets\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best gaming headsets<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 improve your audio<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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