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@STiXzoOR STiXzoOR released this 04 Oct 13:13
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v0.1.0
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Call of Duty 2 multiplayer, native on Apple silicon. CoD2x 1.4 compatible.

First public release. Bring your own licensed copy of Call of Duty 2; no game content is included.

Install

  1. Download CoD2-Silicon-0.1.0-macos-arm64.zip and SHA256SUMS, then verify: shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
  2. Unzip and move CoD2 Silicon.app to /Applications.
  3. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. On macOS 15 and later, open it once, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Or, after verifying the checksum: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/CoD2 Silicon.app"

Prefer to build it yourself? git clone https://github.com/STiXzoOR/cod2-silicon && cd cod2-silicon && ./scripts/install.sh (needs Xcode Command Line Tools and CMake; no game binary needed to build, and a locally built app is not quarantined).

On first launch the app finds your game folder (or asks), asks for your CD key if none is stored, and extracts the original Mac shaders from your own Steam Mac copy when available. See getting your game data.

What works

  • Native arm64 client for macOS 13+, self-contained (bundled SDL3 3.4.10 + sdl2-compat 2.32.72).
  • Online play on stock 1.3 and CoD2x 1.4 servers, CD-key authentication, HTTP mod downloads, cod2x:// links.
  • CoD2x client parity: 41 implemented, 12 native equivalents, 2 partial, 13 excluded/server-owned (auto-updater excluded).
  • Rendering with the original Mac shaders matches Windows within ~2/255 mean error on matched views; fullscreen up to 6K.

Known limitations

  • Frame pacing at high frame caps is still being improved: most slow frames wait in the OpenGL swap (#1). Game Mode activation is unverified (#2).
  • No voice capture, no intro cinematics, no standalone dedicated-server binary (use +set dedicated 1).
  • Inherits an unhardened 2005-era engine: use trusted servers and content (SECURITY.md).

This build was packaged on Apple silicon from the exact v0.1.0 tag (macOS 13.0 deployment target); later tags are built by the release workflow. Full notes: CHANGELOG · Credits: CREDITS.md · License scope: NOTICE.md

“Call of Duty” is a trademark of Activision. CoD2 Silicon is not affiliated with Activision, Infinity Ward, Aspyr or the CoD2x project.

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