COD 4 Settings - Page 2

I liked COD so much got my own Server lol

Nice! We should make a NBF clan

lol

Get a group of us from here to go there

we can pick what ever maps we want lol

its a 32 man ranked

What's the IP? I mean if you're up to it I'm happy to go put it under gaming discussion + desktop discussion and then we may actually get some people to play, since CoD4 seems to have been a pretty big hit across the forums

I'd be up for some gaming once I get into the game more...

At the moment, my current play-list is 1) UT3 2) Crysis 3) COD4

btw, what is everybody's favorite map(s)

I think I like overgrown maybe 2nd best, and bog too. Both are really good flip maps that change spawn point all the time

8.6.8.83:28960

added to favs! hopefully I'll get time to play this weekend at least, will be a test of the new HDTV

hmm wait, giving me a "bad server address" when I try to add

I have been working on LMG and Sniper the most

You get gold guns when you fully unlock all it has? Well that's more motivating. I was a little less motivated once I got to level 55 however if that's the case I'll probably still be interested a bit more. I enjoy working with the Barret .50cal and the MP5 a bunch, although the MP5 isn't a very good "headshot" gun

forget the optimal system settings, they always mean a 800x600 res.
with the system from my rig the game runs extremely well. for an ultra
smooth performance in multiplayer with 60 fps all the time, no stuttering,
this performance throughout all maps, i picked the following settings:

1280x800
all max
no aa & af
no soft smoke edges
no shadows

this way it looks great (no noticable difference in picture quality to completely
maxed out, but great performance needed especially on crowded mp maps).

i made screenshots of the different settings and compared them. actually
i couldn't see a huge difference between a 1280, a 1440 and a 1680 resolution
on my screen. of course it looks sharper using the native 1920x1200.

in singleplayer i can even play smoothly at 1920, when i leave shadows &
aa & soft smoke away. or max everything out at 1280 or 1440 (no soft
smoke edges, 2xaa).

for everyone, who has to scale down, the most fps intensive settings are:

specular map
shadows
soft smoke edges
aa
(in crowded areas: character detail; no difference for close characters,
only different about people far away).

specular map is nice, so better not turn it off. it makes the cars and other
objects look shiny.
soft smoke edges can be turned off, there is no big drop in image quality.
as for shadows: i prefer to turn them off, as they don't look that great
(pretty rough textured imo), but turning them off brings a great performance
boost. and there are still some (non-dynamic) shadows left, when they are off.
the game has not much aliasing, so it's ok to play without. people who really
like it, can turn it to 2x.

the game has a great performance compared to other titles, while still looking great
(best looking game up to date, imo). and it scales down greatly, so i can even play
with my friend, who has an ibm notebook with an ati mobility x1400 built inside,
which is really a low end card.

imo it's the best mp shooter at the moment (with quake wars being the best team-
based & tactical multiplayer shooter). i really enjoy playing it, it gives you the feeling
to actually be on the battlefield. however, i'm not a big fan of the setting (real world
war, usa vs. arab, extremely pro western, ...) and i didn't even play the singleplayer
yet. i just bought it for the multiplayer fun.

p.s.: for anybody who likes team based shooters:
try enemy territory: quake wars.
it has a steep learning curve, but a rewarding gameplay with a lot of depth, it is
objective based, no deathmatch, it includes vehicles & deployables, different classes
and really large outdoor maps. i like it as i like cod 4, it's just different. you need to
play as a team, if needed sacrifice yourself for it, and frags are not what counts in
the first line. of course, if you prefer to jump in a game, shoot some guys
for 20 mins without thinking too much, you should stick to ut3 or cod4.

btw: i am level 42 in cod 4 now and wait for level 43 (= desert eagle!). i prefer the 16 assault rifle with silencer or red dot for its accuracy and range. perks: claymore, stopping power, better aiming from the hip.
also the g3 is fine, if you can live with it's one-shot character.
in maps with a lot of indoor fights i go for one of the shotguns together with a longer ranged weapon. or a p90 with silencer/red dot.

I was hoping to go for a barret .50cal + assault with the overkill perk, but the problem is that the .50cal loses the 1 shot kill stopping power when you opt for overkill.

Also, deagle gets nice 2 shot kills which is a pretty good sniper aid.

The P90 is pretty kick ass but I agree with Loki when it comes to overpowering.

actually i don't think so... i get best results with the m16 so far. p90 has a great fire rate and is great for close quater combat, but range & acuracy is an important factor, so imo the m16 rules. it has a great damage, too. add stopping power, and you kill anybody with one 3-shot-burst to the upper body. and this from any distance.
so far i didn't find any of the weapons being overpowered, there are just some, which i don't use so much. i.e. i like the uzi's look, but it's really hard for me to score with it. a lot of people also like the ak47, but i find it so inacurate, that i rarely use it.

i think about do this, too, so i can play with my friends without teams being autobalanced. as i never set up a server before, i have some questions:

1 does it make your pc slower during gaming?
2. can you play actively with your computer being the server?
3. do you need to pay?

The Server i have is a rented Dedicated Game Server, so it does not slow down your PC

2. See above

3. my costs was 1.50 per slot x 32 slots - 10% for 3 month payment.

understand. but isn't there an option in the game's menu to setup server?
does this also mean a server you have to pay for?

but it's not really useful for longer range kills, is it?