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  • Game keeps over-writing cg_fov command

    First, for those who don't know, this command is NOT a cheat, so don't even bother with comments asking about that.

    Ok, this is really driving me nuts. Most people are probably aware of the "/cg_fov 80" command to zoom out the screen a bit and make the game look better on PC and give you some peripheral vision. Worked like a charm in COD4, no problem.

    For some reason, if I'm in-game, I'll spawn with it at cg_fov 65. I can change it to 80 through the console, but if the map changes or another S&D round begins, it keeps going back to 65.

    I've tried the following through the console to make it stick, but with no luck:
    /cg_fov 80
    /set cg_fov 80
    /seta cg_fov 80
    /setu cg_fov 80

    I've tried going right into the config_mp.cfg file to change it to 80, save it...but it's 65 again when I go into game.

    I've tried to make the file read-only, but it still gets over-ridden.

    I'm using WinXP and the path for the config_mp.cfg file is:
    C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Activision\CoDWaW\players\profiles\<profile_n ame>

    It looks like the game also keeps setting the max_fps back to 85, after I bump it up to 125.

    Is anyone else having a problem with this? Any ideas on why the game isn't writing to the .cfg file properly/keep over-writing it?

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    Re: Game keeps over-writing cg_fov command

    UPDATE: ok, seems like tons of people are also finding this on the cod.com forums...and it may be linked to servers that either have killcam and/or respawn delays.

    A temp fix suggested would be to bind it to your W key so that when you spawn and start moving, it will reset.

    To do that, try putting the following exactly as is into your config_mp.cfg file (copy over the existing W bind):

    bind W "+forward;cg_fov 80" (I couldn't get this to work in the console, but it did work using the config file)

    Or, if you prefer a single key (eg. F5) use this:

    bind F5 "cg_fov 80"

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    • #3
      Re: Game keeps over-writing cg_fov command

      Yeah, its a very sucky bug!

      Drives me nuts!

      Crunch
      Twitter: @CptainCrunch
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      • #4
        Re: Game keeps over-writing cg_fov command

        Thanks a lot works great.

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