Hello everyone - Plutonium IW5 has been released for 1 month so I thought now would be a good time to show some stats. Just a reminder that we don't expect the anticheat to catch everything, no anticheat can do that and we're a team that do this in our spare time. Bans were wiped a few days after release due to a bug so please note the following stats do not include those bans. Our anticheat is bug free right now and is pretty stable and has proven it's ready to be ported over to T6, so expect updates on that in the future.

Stats:
We currently have 30000 registered forum users.
16000 unique people have played or atleast started Plutonium IW5.
Our AntiCheat has banned 233 accounts.
Our AntiCheat has banned 103 unique hackers. Which means 130 extra accounts were banned for trying to evade their original ban.
The 130 bans that were handed out for evading were applied before the hackers even managed to start their games, meaning they were unable to ruin other players fair gameplay.

The Future:
We will continue to improve our anticheat and try to combat any persistent hackers, however we also need to ensure work is progressing on T6 so this is a careful balancing act of priorities.
Of our registered users, 46.67% have not started the game, we would love to see the number of people in game increase, you can help us do this by asking your friends to play and spreading the word. If you start to play and don't find a server you would like to join then please join an empty server and wait roughly 10 minutes and other players should begin to join, it only takes roughly 4 players before everyone starts filling up a server. Thanks for your continued support for the project, we hope you enjoying playing!

Intro:
Thanks for interest in Plutonium! To see what we've changed in Plutonium IW5 checkout:
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/523/plutonium-iw5-mod-release-information-what-has-changed/

Get the actual IW5 base game:
Please ensure you have the actual IW5 game, Steam will provide this to you for FREE, check this thread for instructions on how to get it. https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/448/how-to-download-the-iw5-base-game

Plutonium uses the latest IW5 version, as such we highly recommend using Steam to get the latest copy and avoid errors that older copies will cause. We will not provide support to old copies, we are busy enough as it is. The Modern Warfare 3 Dedicated Server files as shown in the linked thread or the actual Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer files (from an owned copy) are perfectly fine.

Get the DLC:
It is recommended you download the DLC to enjoy the complete MW3 experience and also for the fact that lots of servers have DLC maps in rotation. You can download the DLC from one of the following links, please read the readme.txt for installation instructions (It's in the zip):
Gdrive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fOXq1BFSn_FT1o8SZUzNnzAQDxdb7Ip2
or
Mega: https://mega.nz/folder/CYUkGSrJ#HVa6Cik59Bgi9pp5NBW4fg
or
Torrent:
https://dss0.cc/alterwarez/download/iw5m_dlcs.torrent

Warning:
The Plutonium Launcher and IW5 / T6 Mod are created by a group who make this as a hobby, as such, we cannot afford Code Signing certificates (roughly $500 for a reputable one), this means when we release updates, plenty of AntiVirus products will see our newly created files with no Code Signing as suspicious. Plutonium also keeps itself up to date and sends requests to our servers to grab the serverlist and to talk to our anticheat, this also causes AntiVirus products to mark us as malicious. As such we get many support requests due to AntiVirus deleting our files - we, therefore, provide instructions and files below to add Exclusions to Windows Defender for Plutonium if you require them. Some players find that their Windows Defender doesn't complain whereas others players struggle.

How to install Plutonium IW5:

• This guide assumes you followed the step above and Steam installed the base game to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3

• Browse to http://cdn.plutonium.pw/updater/plutonium.exe and download the file. If your web browser blocks the download or removes it then you will need to tell your web browser to ignore the detection and keep the file. If Windows Defender blocks or removes the file then please download the file linked below and run the .bat file as Administrator. This will add the needed exclusions. https://anonfiles.com/7fKeK0o4oe/Exclusions_bat

• Open Plutonium.exe (you shouldn't need to run as administrator) and you should see it start to check for Launcher updates and download any that are required as shown below. SmartScreen may appear warning you about the file, click the "more information" button and then click "Run Anyway". This should only appear once.
  

• After this you will be shown a login screen, enter your Plutonium Forum Username and Password and login. You will need to login every 2 weeks. We are working on auto-renewing the login so you don't have to do this in the future. This login is case sensitive!
  

• Ensure you are on the MW3 tab (it should look like the below image) and then click the Setup button. You now need to tell the Launcher where your copy of MW3 is stored, if you followed the guide in step 1, this location will be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
  Once you've selected your game location it should change to a green Play button.

All Done:

• Click Play and enjoy the game! This may crash on the first time, this is expected, simply launch again and you won't get the error! Click the servers button on the main menu of the game to view all the servers to play on.

• To start Plutonium IW5 in the future, simply open Plutonium.exe - We suggest adding it to your Start Menu

• Click the cog icon just to the right of the play button to change the base game path at any time.

Common Errors & How to Fix:
Check https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/558/plutonium-iw5-known-errors-fixes

Other Useful Topics:
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/582/linux-ubuntu-vps-and-server-setup-for-iw5
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/579/plutoiw5-dedicated-server-windows-guide
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/592/how-to-record-plutonium-using-obs
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/559/how-to-add-friends-on-plutonium
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/561/mapping-a-controller-to-iw5
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/565/how-to-change-your-in-game-name-iw5
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/566/how-to-change-reload-to-usereload-iw5

Hello everyone and happy friday! r600 has been pushed for Plutonium IW5. If you open plutonium.exe it should auto update.

Changes:

Streamer Mode - cl_enableStreamerMode 1 in the console to activate it. This hides the server name and IP address on the scoreboard, disables Discord rich presence and disables forum avatar cardicons.

Forum Avatar CardIcons - Contributors can set their cardicon to FNG and it will show their forum avatar in game. Avatars must follow forum rules or action will be taken, including game bans. https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/15/forum-rules If you're unsure, there is a "use forum avatar" button on the callsign menu in-game which will set your cardicon to FNG. We plan to let everyone use this feature from the 01/06/2020 (dd/mm/yyyy) and use this month to ensure it cannot be abused. Transparency is supported.

Discord Rich Presence - now supports joining a game directly through Discord and inviting via discord.

AK74-u menu fixes - users reported some menu bugs which we have fixed.

Dedicated Server Crash fix - More stability patches for dedicated servers.

cg_fov limits extended - The minimum is now 40 and the maximum is 200. This used to be 65 - 180. This is intended to be used with cg_fovScale. Good luck using 40 or 200 FOV without using cg_fovScale too.

Launcher Protocol handler - The Plutonium launcher now supports the plutonium:// protocol. plutonium://play/iw5mp for example.

Forum upvotes - Posts can now be upvoted by clicking the thumbs up icon in the bottom right, this can be used to show appreciation for a post.

mp_test - Basically a port of iw4_credits from MW2, used by the developers to test map porting. Only mentioned here to avoid people wondering what it is. Technically servers can include it in their map rotation too, but why would you want to do that?

@Skuly Not really, I just have no patience for people who claim to be innocent or complain about a free product. The majority of people find my input to be just fine.

Can't see how I'm butting into things on my own forum...

This looks promising, if you can get bots to have some form of "acceptable" challenge for players then I'd love to chat about the future with Pluto, I'll need to see some more progress first to ensure it's doable

If what you said is true, then in the future you should use the -lan paramater as this turns off the anticheat. However you can only play LAN games.

You will be unbanned on the 13th of May 2020. If the anticheat triggers for your account in the future, you will not be unbanned.

Hello everyone - another update has dropped and should update automatically if you open plutonium.exe (server owners will need to update via their usual update methods). This updates includes:

Aim Down Sight Sensitivity - We've reworked how cg_fov and cg_fovScale behave. Steam MW3 works by slowing down your sensitivity when aiming down sights, pretty standard for 2012 but in 2020 it's hard to adjust back too when playing modern games. Plutonium IW5 now bases this on your FOVScale.

Examples:

cg_fov 90 and cg_fovScale 1 = 90 FOV total.  This will result in only your hipfire FOV changing. Sensitivity is different when zooming in because of lower FOV.

cg_fov 40 and cg_fovScale 2.25 = 90 FOV total. Your Aim Down Sights FOV (allowing you more situational awareness at the cost of less detail down sight) looks the same as hipfire FOV. Sensitivity is now the same when hipfiring and when Aiming Down Sights because the FOV is the same.

cg_fov 70 and cg_fovScale 1.3 = 90 FOV total. Aiming Down Sights is slightly zoomed in compared to hipfire. Sensitivity is faster than in regular MW3 because of your total FOV.

To workout the FOV when using FOVScale, you need to take your cg_fov and multiply it by your FOVScale. For example if you'd like a standard FOV of 80 (like I use) it would be cg_fov 65 and cg_fovScale 1.32

We're tested this system with our testers and a few known trickshotters and streamers and they all agree it feels better, hence we are pushing this in this update. If you don't want to use this system, simply keep your cg_fovScale at 1. You may find you need to experiment with values to find some that you find comfortable.

Mouse input reworked - That annoying mouse acceleration feeling some players report should be sorted now. This was caused by how the base game handles mouse inputs, again, the effects of an aging game.

Forum Avatar Card Icons Fix - Players were reporting seeing their own forum avatar instead of other people's, this has been corrected.

Server Plugin Improvements - These now show a windows error code if they fail to load and VirtualProtect must now be called if you wish to edit the memory of the dedicated server.

Dedicated Servers - More fixes to aid in stability of dedicated servers and avoid them crashing.

Bounces - Bounces are now off by default to avoid out of map abuse caused by unaware server owners.

Menu Blur - A blur has been added to the menu background when opening certain menus, such as Create a Class. This should make it easier to see what options you have selected. Players reported that they struggled to see certain options.

Backend Improvements - Improvements made to our backend to improve reliability of the serverlist and other backend elements.

We're opening our server-owners channel on discord to server owners, please respond to this thread if interested. https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/1472/sign-ups-for-server-owners-channel-discord

Credits to @tom for giving insights into the sensitivity system.

It would help if you say which game you're talking about.
It's also early morning for the EU and middle of the night in the USA on a Monday. Plutonium T6 has over 200 players and Plutonium IW5 has over 100.

What player numbers are you expecting on 7+ year old PC games in 2020?

Not gonna use it as I prefer our menu but that song is a banger

We have a server-owners channel on discord where server owners can have serious discussions regarding Plutonium IW5 servers. We also use it to ensure server owners are aware of updates.

If you would like to join then please put your discord tag below.

You must be the actual server owner to be in the channel. I'll be checking. Behaving like a child or being immature will have you removed from the channel, it is for serious discussion.

(I'll be running through these at the weekend)

Where did you download your copy of MW3 from?

Do any of you get any actual error messages?

Find them here and go to their profile.
https://forum.plutonium.pw/users

Follow this
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/559/how-to-add-friends-on-plutonium

The error you mentioned is normally caused by not having plutonium.exe and %localappdata%/plutonium in your antivirus exclusions list, so if that doesn't work, try adding the exclusions.

Here's mine for example:

Everyone who provided their discord tags have been added.

For now, probably OK. When BO2 is updated with anticheat it might trigger the anticheat.

Have your added the plutonium.exe and %localappdata%/plutonium folder to your antivirus exceptions list?
If not, do you only use Windows Defender or do you have a different antivirus? If it's just windows defender i can give you a batch script which you can run to add the needed exclusions.

We only support MP. Buy the game if you want SP.
Also please don't reply to threads that are old.

https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/10/tutorial-loading-custom-gsc-scripts

You need to try and show us a screenshot of what the CMD window shows just before closing. Otherwise we can't help as there are too many possible things that might be going wrong.

Did you get your BO2 files from Piry, or Steam? Or did you use a repack / torrent?