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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= See the description for [[Worms_World_Party#Arbitrary_screen_resolutions|arbitrary screen resolutions]] below.
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Can be achieved with both the ReSolution and windowed mode hacks.
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = No letterboxing for open islands, letterboxed to 1916x854 in caverns.
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = No letterboxing for open islands, letterboxed to 1916x854 in caverns.
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Through the [[Worms_World_Party#Windowed_mode_hack|windowed mode hack]] (see below)
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Through the windowed mode hack with "Border" set to 0 in the ini file.
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = hackable
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Through the windowed mode hack, as "VerticalSync" in the ini file.
 
|oculus rift                = false
 
|oculus rift                = false
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|high frame rate            = false
 
|high frame rate            = false
 
|high frame rate notes      =  
 
|high frame rate notes      =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost      = true
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Uses DirectSound defaults. Can be force-disabled using the windowed mode hack (see above) with "UseFGCGetForegroundWindow" set to 1.
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = true
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play players    = 6
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
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|self-hosting      =  
 
|self-hosting      =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
|direct ip          =  
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|direct ip          =
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Windows 7 and Vista compatibility===
 
===Windows 7 and Vista compatibility===
The game and can crash with a "Worms World Party has stopped working" error and can show wrong colors on some Windows 7 and Vista machines. There are various unofficial fixes to these problems.
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The game can crash with a "Worms World Party has stopped working" error and can show wrong colors on some Windows 7 and Vista machines. There are various unofficial fixes to these problems.
  
 
A solution to the crashes and palette issues can be found [http://www.tus-wa.com/?topic=21030 here]. Download the archive on that website and extract it into your Worms World Party folder. It is compatible with all versions of the game, but make sure to remove all other fixes first to prevent any possible conflicts. The fix works by encapsulating the DirectDraw windowed mode wrapper to bypass common unexpected errors with DirectDraw initialization on Vista and later. The colour palette is converted into 32-bit color in real time, also eliminating the colour issues.
 
A solution to the crashes and palette issues can be found [http://www.tus-wa.com/?topic=21030 here]. Download the archive on that website and extract it into your Worms World Party folder. It is compatible with all versions of the game, but make sure to remove all other fixes first to prevent any possible conflicts. The fix works by encapsulating the DirectDraw windowed mode wrapper to bypass common unexpected errors with DirectDraw initialization on Vista and later. The colour palette is converted into 32-bit color in real time, also eliminating the colour issues.
  
 
There are alternative workarounds for the palette problems on Windows 7 and Vista. One of them involves killing the explorer.exe process, then starting the game.
 
There are alternative workarounds for the palette problems on Windows 7 and Vista. One of them involves killing the explorer.exe process, then starting the game.
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==Addons==
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===Arbitrary screen resolutions===
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It is possible to set any screen resolution for the gameplay environment up to 32767x32767 through the [http://worms2d.info/ReSolution ReSolution] plugin. Letterboxing starts at sizes greater than '''6012x2902''' for open-island maps, and '''1916x854''' for closed-cavern maps. Multi-monitor support is possible by combining this plugin with the windowed mode hack (see below) and manually adjusting the total screen resolution in the settings file. In combination with the windowed mode hack it's also possible to optionally zoom the game (via the mouse wheel, keyboard or touchscreen) and be able to resize the game's screen real estate using the respective options. Alt+Enter will optionally switch between borderless fullscreen window fill and a nonfullscreen window.
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ReSolution supports [[Worms 2]] as well.
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===Windowed mode hack===
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It is possible to run Worms World Party in a window through a windowed mode hack, either with or without the window border (can only be enabled for the gameplay process). It will also perform an external conversion of the 8-bit palette to 32-bit, resolving the color issues on Windows Vista and 7, as well as improving performance on Windows 8 and newer. It can be combined with the ReSolution plugin to change the window dimensions during the game, independently of the GPU/monitor capabilities. It's possible to zoom and resize the game combined with ReSolution when using this hack. The "VerticalSync" setting, enabled by default, synchronizes the displayed frame rate with the monitor refresh rate.
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Details and download links can be found [http://www.tus-wa.com/?topic=21030 here]. This is essentially the same as the wrapper-based compatibility fix mentioned above, just giving extra functionality to the game. To enable windowed mode, set "WindowedInGame" (for the gameplay process) and/or "WindowedFrontend" (for the pre-game menu screens) to 1 in the settings file.
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

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Worms World Party
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Developers
Team17
Publishers
Titus Software
Release dates
Windows April 6, 2001
Worms World Party on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
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Worms World Party 2001
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Worms 3 2014
Worms World Party Remastered 2015
Worms W.M.D 2016
Worms Rumble 2020

General information

Unofficial Worms Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6
Online play
6

Issues fixed

Windows 7 and Vista compatibility

The game can crash with a "Worms World Party has stopped working" error and can show wrong colors on some Windows 7 and Vista machines. There are various unofficial fixes to these problems.

A solution to the crashes and palette issues can be found here. Download the archive on that website and extract it into your Worms World Party folder. It is compatible with all versions of the game, but make sure to remove all other fixes first to prevent any possible conflicts. The fix works by encapsulating the DirectDraw windowed mode wrapper to bypass common unexpected errors with DirectDraw initialization on Vista and later. The colour palette is converted into 32-bit color in real time, also eliminating the colour issues.

There are alternative workarounds for the palette problems on Windows 7 and Vista. One of them involves killing the explorer.exe process, then starting the game.

Addons

Arbitrary screen resolutions

It is possible to set any screen resolution for the gameplay environment up to 32767x32767 through the ReSolution plugin. Letterboxing starts at sizes greater than 6012x2902 for open-island maps, and 1916x854 for closed-cavern maps. Multi-monitor support is possible by combining this plugin with the windowed mode hack (see below) and manually adjusting the total screen resolution in the settings file. In combination with the windowed mode hack it's also possible to optionally zoom the game (via the mouse wheel, keyboard or touchscreen) and be able to resize the game's screen real estate using the respective options. Alt+Enter will optionally switch between borderless fullscreen window fill and a nonfullscreen window.

ReSolution supports Worms 2 as well.

Windowed mode hack

It is possible to run Worms World Party in a window through a windowed mode hack, either with or without the window border (can only be enabled for the gameplay process). It will also perform an external conversion of the 8-bit palette to 32-bit, resolving the color issues on Windows Vista and 7, as well as improving performance on Windows 8 and newer. It can be combined with the ReSolution plugin to change the window dimensions during the game, independently of the GPU/monitor capabilities. It's possible to zoom and resize the game combined with ReSolution when using this hack. The "VerticalSync" setting, enabled by default, synchronizes the displayed frame rate with the monitor refresh rate.

Details and download links can be found here. This is essentially the same as the wrapper-based compatibility fix mentioned above, just giving extra functionality to the game. To enable windowed mode, set "WindowedInGame" (for the gameplay process) and/or "WindowedFrontend" (for the pre-game menu screens) to 1 in the settings file.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, XP, 7
Processor (CPU) Pentium 100MHz
System memory (RAM) 32MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300MB
Video card (GPU) 4MB of VRAM