How to edit ping bars:

EDITING YOUR config_mp FILE is fine as it sits on your PC and is ONLY A TEXT FILE

Hi guys, I just thought I'd share with you a simple mod to better understand how laggy your connections really are in Modern Warfare 2.

Let me start off by saying I am in no way responsible for any damage to your computer or COD game if you attempt this mod.

What it does: Instead of the 4-bar lag-o-meter that IWNET gives you, this allows you to view 10 bars instead of 4, to more accurately display the latency (lag).

1. Locate your config_mp file it should be under C:\(Local Disk)\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2\players

2. Make a backup of your config_mp file.

3. Right click on config_mp and select open with notepad.

4. Use ctrl+f to find the string scoresping_interval. You should see a number beside it in quotes, by default that number is 100.

5. Change the value in the quotes from 100 to 20 so that it reads cg_ScoresPing_Interval "20"

6. Find (cntrl+f) maxbars. It should look like this cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "4".

7. Change the "4" in the quotes to 10 so that the line reads like this: cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "10"

8. SAVE! Go to file, click save.

9. That's it, that's all there is to it

This will give you 10 pings bars and show who is host almost all the time, And will show the truth about pings

http://origin.modernwarfare2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=227868&sid=a...

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Config Tweaks:

MW2 Config commands + other hints

Before I start I'd let you know how to access your config. Your config_mp.cfg file is by default located in C:\Program files\Valve\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of duty Modern Warfare 2\players > config_mp.cfg. Open this document with notepad/wordpad to view the commands.

Note: You can not add or remove any commands, your game will not boot then

I thought we could use this thread to share some useful commands that can be tweaked in the console. I'll start off with the ones I have altered so far:

// Shows an indicator when there a flash/stun grenade is thrown near you
seta cg_hudGrenadeIconEnabledFlash "1" (default value is 0)

// Amount of packets sent per second
seta cl_maxpackets "100" (default value is 30)

// This will connect you to a server with maximum X amount of ping
seta cl_maxPing "110" (default value is 800)

// Max frames per second shown
seta com_maxfps "250" (default value is 85)

// Disable/enable lagometer
seta drawLagometer "1" (default value is 0)

// Enable/disable dynamic environment, ie objects will move when shot at etc
seta dynEnt_active "0" (default value is 1)

// Enable/disable your HUD
seta hud_enable "1" (default value is 1)

// Enable/disable in-game console (this seems to work with english keyboards only?)
seta monkeytoy "1" (default value is 0)

// Set the amount of anti-aliasing
seta r_aaSamples "16" (default value is 2)

// Enable/disable distortion from weapons, explosions etc
seta r_distortion "0" (default value is 1)

// Number of dynamic lights
seta r_dlightLimit "0" (default value is 4)

// Enable/disable depth of field
seta r_dof_enable "0" (default value is 1)

// Play in fullscreen/windowed mode (fullscreen is 1, windowed is 0)
seta r_fullscreen "1" (default value is 1)

// Amount of ping bars shown, the more ping bars, the more precise ping will be shown
seta cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "10" (default value is 4)

// Ping interval
seta cg_ScoresPing_Interval "20" (default is 100)
Explanation: If you have ping interval on 100 it means you have a 100 ping when you have full bars. If you have your ping interval on 20 it means you have 20 ping if you have full bars, and 20 extra ping for each bar that is gone, so if you have 6/10 bars you have a 100 ping.

Also take note on that I have modified several other commands, but chose not to post them here because they may not be appropriate or useful to some.

You can disable the music in-game by changing the name of the miles folder located in the same directory as your config.

http://www.tek-9.org/forum/call_of_duty_series-46/call_of_duty_modern_wa...

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more stuff:

http://www.meefed.com/board/fora_topic.asp?emb=0&tid=25