Black Ops Config Tweaks

go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\call of duty black ops\players

open config_mp.cfg with wordpad not notepad

make these changes. Helps with lag and nice tweaks for gameplay

this is order which they are found

seta cg_blood "0"-Sets blood to off
seta cg_brass "0" -Sets Bullets to off

seta cg_drawBreathHint "0" -No longer will show breath hint

seta cg_drawFPS "Simple" -Shows your FPS in game.

seta cg_drawMantleHint "0" -No longer will tell you to jump over things

seta cg_fov_default "80" -Max Field of vision


seta cg_hudDamageIconHeight "150"
seta cg_hudDamageIconInScope "0"
seta cg_hudDamageIconOffset "10" -the red circle that displays when you get hit. Makes it more of an arrow.
seta cg_hudDamageIconTime "4000" "Best Tweak that no one really knows." Also works in Mw2
seta cg_hudDamageIconWidth "25"

seta cg_hudGrenadeIconEnabledFlash "1" -Shows nearby by flashes/or stuns with an arrow
seta cg_youInKillCamSize "2" - when you are in the killcam, there is a circle above your head. Just makes it smaller.

seta cl_maxpackets "100" - improves latencyseta cl_maxPing "110" -Max Ping when searching for random ranked game. (You change to a bit higher if you like)"

seta com_maxfps "125" - this will matter if you have vsync set to "0"

seta r_aaSamples "2" - You can set it to 0 to see if that helps your performance

seta r_blur_allowed "0"- Off to improve performance

seta r_distortion "0" - Off to improve performance
seta r_dof_enable "0" - Off to improve performance

seta r_gfxopt_water_simulation "0"- Off to improve performance

seta r_glow_allowed "0" - Off to improve performance

seta r_motionblur_enable "0" - Off to improve performance
seta r_multithreaded_device "1" -enable mutlicore processing

seta r_picmip "1" - Texture quaitly 0 is extra and 5 is lowest quailty.
seta r_picmip_bump "1" - this is what mine is set to. Set all to 5 for lowest quailty
seta r_picmip_manual "1" - or play with the settings till you find what works for you.
seta r_picmip_spec "1"
seta r_picmip_water "1"

seta r_shaderWarming "1" -improves performance

seta r_specular "0" -Off to improve performance

seta r_zfeather "0" -Off to improve performance

seta ragdoll_enable "0" - I have mine set to off.
seta ragdoll_max_simulating "8" - just a small tweaks. Less bodies ragdolling lower the better for performance if you have ragdoll enabled.

seta sm_enable "0" - Turns shadows off to improve performance
seta sm_maxLights "0" - number of muzzle flashes from gun fires. 0 to improve performance

Make sure shadows are turned off in game. Very important for performance.

seta snaps "30" - Better hit registration.