Single-player demo (intro level).
Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo Readme
Last Updated: 9/08/2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT NOTES
INSTALLATION & SET UP
1. Minimum System Requirements
2. Error Message "Couldn't Load Default.cfg"
3. Anti-Virus Software
GAMEPLAY ISSUES
1. Where are the Autosaves?
2. Saving and Mission Failures
3. Overwriting Saved Games
4. Running Multiple Instances of the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single
Player Demo
GAMEPLAY TIPS
1. Anti-Tank Weapons
VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Latest Drivers Required
2. Multiple Monitors
OPERATING SYSTEM SPECIFIC TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Shift Key in Windows® 2000/XP Interrupts Game
2. Windows® Key Interrupts Game in 2000/XP
3. Game Icons Are Missing From Start Menu And/Or Desktop In Windows® 2000/XP
4. Admin Rights Needed To Load and Play On Windows® 2000 or XP
INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT NOTES
Refer to this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects
of installation or running the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player
Demo. 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.
INSTALLATION & SET UP
1. Minimum System Requirements
- 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
- 225 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 (not included)
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™
2. Error Message "Couldn't Load Default.cfg":
This error may occur when the game is installed with no directory specified.
For example, if you choose to install it to a hard drive or partition other
than the C: drive (that is, D:,E:, etc.), but fail to specify a folder, the
game will install everything to the root of the hard drive and the game will
not launch.
If you want to install the game to a hard drive other than the default setting
(C:), please make sure you specify a folder when choosing the other drive
(i.e.: D:\Call of Duty United Offensive Single Player Demo).
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.
GAMEPLAY ISSUES
1. Where are the Autosaves?
The Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo autosaves at the
beginning of the mission as well as at certain points within the mission. If
you wish to load one of these, you can do so by hitting "esc" while playing the
game and selecting "Load Game" and clicking “Show Auto Saves”, or selecting
"Load Game" from the main menu and clicking on “Show Auto Saves”. You will be
shown a list of your saved games. Highlight the name of the game you wish to
load and the click the "Load" button.
2. Saving and Mission Failures:
If you save your game during a mission failure, you may be unable to load a
game from the load screen. In this case, exit and restart game. You will now
be able to load a save game.
3. Overwriting Saved Games:
When saving your game over a previously existing save game file, you will not
be able to update the name of the new save game file.
4. Running Multiple Instances of the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single
Player Demo
It is possible to, by repeatedly double-clicking the game executable, launch
concurrently running instances of the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single
Player Demo. Activision does not recommend this, as it can cause significant
performance degradation and graphical corruption.
GAMEPLAY TIPS
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. Try firing these weapons in the
crouched or prone position to increase the accuracy of your shot.
VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING
Please note that the Call of Duty™: United Offensive™ Single Player Demo 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 the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™
Single Player Demo. If you have an ATI®, NVIDIA®, or Matrox® video card, you
can find drivers on their websites:
Ati.com
Nvidia.com
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 the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo with dual
monitors is not supported.
OPERATING SYSTEM SPECIFIC TROUBLESHOOTING
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 the Call of Duty™ United Offensive™ Single Player Demo 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.