While pure skill is king in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIhaving the right settings can certainly improve your performance. Tinkering with the settings is part of the Modern Warfare II experience, but as with most things in the series, there are an overwhelming number of options to choose from.
We’ve spent a considerable time with the multiplayer mode, and have fine-tuned our settings to maximize performance. In this guide, we’ll show you the best in-game settings for multiplayer, but keep in mind, many of these options come down to personal preference. Still, there are some that are objectively better than others. In addition, Infinity Ward will likely add new settings, or alter the way some current settings work.
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Controller
Inputs
Flip L1, L2 and R1, R2
Off
Stick layout preset
Default
Controller vibration
Off
Trigger Effect
Off
Aiming
Horizontal stick sensitivity
High 7 (personal preference)
Vertical stick sensitivity
High 7 (personal preference)
Sensitivity multiplier
All default (personal preference)
Vertical aim axis
All standard (personal preference)
Gameplay
Aim down sights behavior
Hold
Automatic sprint
Automatic tactical sprint
Equipment behavior
Hold
Weapon mount activation
ADS + melee
Interact, reload behavior
Tap to reload
Armor plate behavior
Apply all
Advanced controller
Aim Assist
Target aim assist
On
Aim assist type
Default (personal preference)
Aiming
Aim response curve
Standard
ADS sens. multiplier [Focus]
1.00
ADS sensitivity transition timing
Instant
Custom sensitivity per zoom
On
ADS sens. multiplier [Low zoom]
1.00 (personal preference)
ADS sens. multiplier [2x to 3x zoom]
1.00 (personal preference)
ADS sens. multiplier [4x to 5x zoom]
0.75 (personal preference)
ADS sens. multiplier [6x to 7x zoom]
0.75 (personal preference)
ADS sens. multiplier [8x to 9x zoom]
0.75 (personal preference)
ADS sens. multiplier [High zoom]
0.75 (personal preference)
Movement behaviors
Sprint, tactical sprint behavior
N/A
Auto move forward
Off
Tactical sprint behavior
Double tap
Grounded mantle
On
Automatic airborne mantle
Partial
Automatic ground mantle
Off
Invert slide and dive behavior
Standard
Plunging underwater
Plunge freely
Parachute auto-deploy
Off
Sprinting door bash
On
Combat behaviors
ADS stick swap
Off
Backpack alternate control
Off
ADS interruption behavior
N/A
Weapon mount exit delay
Short
Depleted ammo weapon switch
On
Quick C4 detonation
On
Vehicle behaviors
Vehicle camera more recent
Default
Camera initial position
Free look
Overlays behaviors
Ping wheel delay
Moderate
Double tap danger ping delay
Moderate
Graphics
Details & textures
On-demand texture streaming
On (dependant on your internet)
Allocated texture cache size
Auto
Enable download limits
Off (dependent on your internet)Allocated texture cache size
Daily download limit
1.0 (dependent on your internet)Allocated texture cache size
