Desert Eagle on "Crew Expendable"In the second large containment room, run ahead of your team to find two enemies with Desert Eagles that will try to surprise you around two corners, depending on the path you take. |
Infinite ammo on MultiplayerGo to split screen mode and choose Free-For-All. Have one player select the Marksman combo (includes the R700 rifle and M9 pistol) while another player selects the War Fighter combo (includes the G36C rifle and the G3 rifle). Have the player with the War Fighter combo kill the Marksmanm. Then, take out the G3 and trade it for the R700. If the person has shot a few rounds, it will be refilled to the maximum. The R700 holds 32 bullets per round. If you shoot one clip, go back to the body to refill again. |
Multi-player prestige medalsReach the following ranks to unlock the corresponding prestige medals: |
Extra ammo from ammo-sharing weapons-At level 38 you unlock the Overkill perk (located in the Perk 2 or red perks) which allows you to carry two primary weapons rather than a pistol. Some of the guns in online play can share ammunition. If you are a skilled sniper and prefer the bolt action to a semi-auto sniper, you should share ammo between the R700 (unlocked at level 34) and the G3 assault rifle (unlocked at level 25). That way, instead of having 40 rounds, you will have 152 rounds for the sniper rifle, effectively giving you an endless supply of ammo for the R700. G3 users will gain an extra 40 rounds (two clips). This works both ways. Since you share ammunition, you might not want to get too trigger happy with the G3. Also, there are more combination so try experimenting with different guns to see which can share ammo. |
Easy experience hintsTo level up faster than usual, try using the same gun until all the marksman and elite challenges are completed. They provide huge boosts and will quickly level you up to unlock better guns. However, do not use those guns yet. Instead, keep on the challenge until it has completed. The third phase of the challenge usually ends with 1,000 experience points, which will bump you up a rank almost in itself. Also, do not forget about the odd challenges such as jumping 15 feet and surviving or falling 30 feet to your death. To get that one, if not previously unlocked, play the "Countdown" map and jump into one of the open missile silos. You will earn instant experience points for simply dying. Also, remember to go prone and crouch to get those challenges as well. |
Arcade modeTo unlock Arcade mode, beat the game. |
Unlockable Golden WeaponsUnlock the following Golden Guns by completing the corresponding weapons challenges. Note: This does not boost the guns performance; only the appearance is changed: |
Common location hintsMost maps have certain locations that players always tend to go to on multiplayer games. The following is a list of maps followed by their popular locations: |
Sniping from out of map on "Crossfire"The online Crossfire map has a great sniping location that can only be reached when you are playing the old school free 4 all section. Notice the building at the very end of the map on the opposite side of the bus. You can reach the very top of the building that is around the corner. First, get to the second story where the chair is found. Get on the top of the chair facing the wall and jump to catch an edge. Then, turn to your right and move your way up the ledge. When you reach the wall, stop, take two steps back, and turn to the ledge on the same level with you northeast. Pick out the spot with no rubble on it, then run and jump to reach the ledge. When you get up there, turn left and notice the slanted giant piece of rubble. Run up it, turn right, then jump and catch the ledge. Jump again to get up. Turn right and move to the wall of the building. Touch the wall, then turn left and move along closely to the wall. Do not go straight as you need to get around the corner and continue until you reach the next corner. Turn right and go straight until you get stuck on the window. Move slightly to the right until you can move forward. As soon as you are past this window sill, go back close to the wall and turn left. Look down at the barbed wire fence and, while against the wall, run past this fence. You should drop out of the map. Do not enter the white parts of this area or you will die. Only go out of it if you want to return to the normal map. This area is a good place to snipe players without them knowing you are there. Note: You are not invincible; other players can still shoot you. |
Easy kill streak on multiplayerTo get an easy seven kill streak, do not call in your helicopter right away. Instead, go out on a suicide mission and die. Once you respawn, find a good hiding location and call in your helicopter. Every kill your helicopter gets will add onto a kill streak. If your helicopter gets three kills you will get a UAV, five kills for an airstrike, and seven kills for another helicopter. Dying and finding a good hiding spot is important because, ifyou die at any time during this, your helicopter will not count towards a kill streak anymore. |
Better accuracy hintAfter getting the Red Dot Scope addon to your weapons, use it instead of the ACOG scope. The red dot will not enhance or take away anything and provides a superior aimpoint on most weapons. The ACOG scope will actually add more range to your weapon, but take away accuracy-- which accomplishes almost nothing; especially so for snipers because it takes away range and adds nothing. |
Army of enemies on "All Ghillied Up"There are two spots on the "All Ghillied Up" mission where you can face an army of enemies or practice your shooting skills. Wait until you have passed the convoy with the tanks and the troops. You will see the two guards throwing dead bodies in the water. Shoot one of them in the leg and he will alert others. The entire convoy will then come at you. The other location is at the fire escape. Go up to the floor of the fire escape without shooting the sniper, then get a G36C from the top room and a Stinger. Shoot down the helicopter to get an enemy army after you. |
Cheat ModeTo unlock the "Cheats" menu that will display in the options menu during game play, complete the game. To access the cheat menu, go to the Options menu during gamplay. |
Easy challenge points on "Crash"On "Crash" during an online multiplayer match, go to the building with three floors and jum off the top from the ladder to the bottom to get easy challenge points. |
Aliens easter egg on "Crew Expendable"When Gaz pulls out his shotgun, he says "I like to keep this handy for close encounters." Corporal Hicks says the same thing in the 1986 movie Aliens when he and his team of mercenaries are forced to give up their weapons due to the possibility of creating an explosion, moments before they are ambushed by the aliens. |
Airplane easter egg on "Mile High Club"During the opening sequence of the "Mile High Club" level, when a hole is being cut to drop into the plane, somebody says, "Surely you can't be serious". Captain Price then says, "I'm serious, and don't call me Shirley", a line from the movie Airplane. |
Canine help on "One Shot, One Kill"During the mission where you have to carry your captain (when you are in the Ghillie Suits),you will find an abandoned swimming pool with some rabid dogs at the bottom. Instead of killing them, run around the edge without fallingl in. When you drop your captain off behind the Ferris wheel and both of you get into position, there will be a patrol after you. When your captain tells you to open fire with your sniper rifle, shoot anyone on the left side nearest to the building with the pool in it. They will all hit the deck after one of their teammates dies. The dogs will sense danger, jump out of the window, and attack the soldiers. This is helpful and saves ammunition as at least four or five of the soldiers die. |
Cheat CodesTo activate cheat mode, first enable the console at the options menu. Press ~ to display the console window and type seta thereisacow "1337" and press ENTER. Then, while playing the game, press ~ to display the console window. Activate the following cheats by typing the corresponding codes and then pressing ENTER. Note: Open the cfg file with a text editor and change the "seta monkeytoy" value from "1" to "0" if needed.CHEAT FUNCTION - CHEAT CODE |
Obstacle course on "F.N.G."When Gaz tells you to go to Captain Price, exit the building and move towards the fence. Follow the fence to find three men in a crouch on the left side. Walk past them to find an obstacle course that you can run for fun. |
Unlockable Intel Pieces OptionsCollect the following amounts of Intel pieces to unlock the corresponding cheat options: |
Intel piece locationsThe corresponding amount of intel pieces are located in the following levels: |
Prestige modeTo unlock Prestige mode, reach level 55. It is a multiplayer-only mode that starts you again at level 1. |
Dog attack on "All Ghillied Up"During the "All Ghillied Up" mission, you will eventually find a wild dog eating a dead soldier's corpse. You will be told to leave it alone, but if you want to very likely get devoured, shoot it to be attacked by a large pack of angry dogs. |
Sniping locations on "Backlot"On the Marines side of "Flag B" is sheet metal guarding the top of a building. Climb the ladder to reach the top. To stand on the sheet metal itself, climb onto a ledge and slowly go back and forth until you see the "Climb" option. Proceed to the ledge besides the building overlooking the tiny enclosure. Jump on the white radiator you come across. Notice the little knobs sticking out of the buildings and carefully jump on each knob until you can jump onto a balcony. From here you can snipe 180 degrees from the crumbled building to the construction building. |
Easy points on "Death From Above":In Arcade mode, you can score easy points by shooting the building with the 105mm or the 40mm. You will get 1,000 points when the building is destroyed. |
M60E4 on "Game Over"After the helicopter blows up the bridge and you get back up onto the flat part of it, a truck full of soldiers will be backing up away from you. While the truck is still moving, a soldier will jump out the passenger side door. Shoot him and he will drop the M60E4. You will have to throw a grenade almost immediately as there will be four soldiers that will run out of the back of the truck that you must kill. Note: If you run past the location where the truck stops you will immediately die. |
Goofy running on MultiplayerIn any multiplayer match, online or offline, take out your pistol and sprint while looking up. Usually without looking up you will do normal arm motions. However, while looking up you will flail your arms in circles and lean backwards, which looks pretty goofy. |
Quicker reloads hintWhen playing online or in Carrier mode and your gun runs out of ammo, you usually have to reload and cock your weapon. Note: This does not include RPGs and rifle mounted grenade launchers. To eliminate having to cock your gun after reloading, let your character reload and quickly sprint forwards a short distance. Stop sprinting and return your gun to the firing position to have it ready to fire without recocking. |
Map namesTo change maps, enter the code "map or spdevmap [name]" and input any of the following values: |
Special grenade descriptionsThe following is a list of special grenades followed by their pros and cons: |
Sniping from out of map on "Ambush"Note: Two players are required. When playing on the OpFor/Spetznas side, go left as soon as you spawn into the little area behind the yellow station wagon. Have one person keep jumping into the corner while the other crawls under them. When the crawling person is completely under the other, crouch and then stand (not at the same time but one after the other). If done correctly, the other person should have jumped over the wall and be out of bounds. |
Sniping locations on "Ambush"-When playing the Marine's side (wooden shacks and the field), there is a dumpster in the back building that has a turret, up against a ground window. Crouch and sit inside the building behind the dumpster to snipe out of the window down the side alley. Also, in the back building, go up the stairs and turn left to a table beside the stairs. Climb onto the table and then onto the railing (banister). This might take a few attempts. Jump across the stairs and onto the gray ledge with the fencing. From here you have a great sniping view of the entrance to the field and the big concrete building on your side. |
Two people in a cage match hintGet in a private chat with the other player, then send them an invite and tell them to bring it up, but to not accept it. Choose the cage match and tell them to accept it at the same time. If it does not work, back out and try again. |
Multi-player headshotsA metal "ping" sound will confirm a headshot kill. |
More effective C4 hintFind cars that have not exploded and knife out one of the windows, then toss a C4 into the car and run to another location. Wait for an enemy to run by the car and trigger the C4. The explosion from the C4 will cause the car to explode, significantly increasing the range and damage of the explosion. This works especially well in levels such as District, where it is hard to avoid cars. |
Level up quickerUse the same gun until all the marksman and elite challenges are completed. This will quickly level you up to new guns, but do not use them. Keep using the same one you started with until the challenges are completed. |
Sniping locations on "Crossfire"-The online Crossfire map has an excellent sniping location. The spot can only be reached when you are playing the old school free 4 all section. Notice the building at the very end of the map on the opposite side of the bus. You can the top of the building that is around the corner. First, get to the second story where the chair is found. Get on the top of the chair facing the wall and jump. You may have to run and jump, but eventually you will catch an edge. You can then work your way up to the perfect sniping position. |
Hidden weapons on "Heat"At the start of the map, everything will be the same except for all the barbed wire. Go back into the church. then up the stairs and ladder to find some RPGs. |
Extra claymores on "One Shot, One Kill"On the last part of the mission where you must put Captain MacMillan down by the Ferris wheel and wait for the helicopter, you can get an extra full round of claymores. Before putting MacMillan in the grass where he tells you to, put him down anywhere else so he doesn't call in the helicopter yet. Take the opportunity to go around planting the claymores you already have, then pick up MacMillan again and place him in the area he wants to be placed at. He will tell you to plant some claymores and give you a fresh batch. You now have a full inventory of claymores again to plant. Note: Avoid planting them where the enemies come from (behind the buildings) since as soon as one explodes, they all start crawling around and are harder to kill. Try to plant them near cars where enemies hide behind to destroy the car and kill two or more enemies if you are lucky. |
Sniping from out of map on "Backlot"Note: Two players are required. Go to the destroyed building and into the room with a missing roof. Have one person keep jumping into the corner while the other crawls under them. When the person is completely under the other player, crouch then stand (not at the same time but one after the other). If done correctly, the other person should have jumped over the wall and now be out of bounds. |
Epilogue missionTo unlock the Epilogue mission, complete the game and watch the entire credits. |
Hiding in the tunnels on "Pipeline"While in the tunnels under the buildings, go to the long tunnel from the rail yard to the center of the tunnels. In the long tunnel, get to where a fence covers the pipes. Stand and back up to the fence, then jump. Just before landing, press B. Lay down and turn sideways, then slide into the fenced pipe area. You can crouch and go back and forth in the fenced off pipes. If you are using a small weapon (Uzi, P90, or MP5), no one can see you until you fire at them. Be careful with grenades; they must be thrown between the pipes. |
Cheat optionsTo unlock all cheat options, you will need to edit a game file; make sure to back up the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "config.cfg" file in the "\players\profiles\[profile name]\" directory in the game folder. Change the value of the "seta cheat_points" line which is the number of enemy Intel Pieces that have been found. Set it to "30". |
Sniping locations on "Creek"-On the Marine/S.A.S side, go into the barn for a defensive sniping location. In one corner are some pallets (wooden boards) that you can climb to reach a ledge that goes around the barn. There are many gaps in the wall that you can snipe from. Note: Helicopters can see you. |
SSgt. Griggs's "Success!" comment on "Game Over"Kill all three RPG enemies on the pursuing trucks in Game Over to hear SSgt. Griggs say "Success!" |
Getting rid of annoying teammates on Multiplayer-When you have a teammate that is annoying you during a Hardcore match, first make sure you do not have Stopping Power. Next, take your pistol and fire a shot into their legs. In most cases, if you make it look like you did it on purpose, they will kill you. This is what you want as it will show up on people's screen that that player just killed a teammate. Find the player and repeat this. If they kill you again, repeat this a third time and the game will auto-kill them while the rest of your team will assume the player is a Team Killer and may help you kill him. This should frustrate the player enough to make them leave the game, all without you being penalize. |
Claymores hintTo get some easy kills with claymores, place them obvious locations such as sidewalks. Everyone always expects claymores to be just around a corner or in a doorway. However, very few players expect to see one laying out in an open area and will carelessly run onto them. One example is on the Crash level. Near the helicopter, place a claymore on the ground outside where people are always running around. Since they are running, there is a good chance they will run past and trigger it. |
Have three weapons on "Game Over":While in the jeep, you will eventually have the option to pick up an RPG rocket. Pick it up righ t away and use all the rockets, then swap it back for your original weapon. As soon as the chopper blows up the bridge and the scene where you cannot move fast is triggered, pick up the rocket again. Once you are back on your feet, you should have three weapons. |
Keeping your sniper rifle steadyNote: In Zombie mode, this works without having to use the devmap code. Otherwise you must first enable the devmap code. Once in the map, enable the following codes: |
Sniping location on "Crash"On the OpFor/Spetznas side, countersnipe the three story building. Enter the building beside your spawn point and go onto the brown balcony. Looking across the street into the garage, go left on the balcony to the edge. Stand on the railing and look directly in between the two buildings. You will see most of the three story building's roof. |
Hidden weapons on "Safehouse"There is a church near the start of the mission. Enter it to find two doors on either side of the entrance. Turn on your night vision and you will see stairs that lead to a ladder. Go up it and you will find weapons like the Dragunov sniper and the Javelin missile launche |
Lewis and Clark easter egg on "The Sins Of The Father"Before the ambush starts, look on top of the gas station roof. Notice that the names of the men are Pvt. Lewis and Pvt. Clarke, a reference to the explorers. |
Sniping hints-If a target is moving, make sure to lead it. If you are not making shots, try to lead your target more. Also, if you are a skilled sniper, try using the M40A3 over the M21.The slower reload time and rate of fire area small price to pay for having enough damage to kill a target in one shot instead of two or three. It also allows you to be less noticeable with less rounds being fired, so someone else trace your shots back to you. A good setup for the sniper is the Claymore perk to alert you when an enemy is trying to close in on your rear, as well as either the Sleight Of Hand or Stopping Power.Iron Lungs is also great as it gives you more time to line up your shots. |
Suicide bombing hintSometimes it is useful in multiplayer to just run at a group of enemies while holding a grenade. |
Better aiming accuracyUse the red dot scope over the ACOG scope. The red dot will give you a better aimpoint on most weapons. The ACOG scope will actually add more range, but take away accuracy. |
Mile High Club missionTo unlock the Mile High Club mission, complete story mode under any difficulty setting. |