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{{ii}} The [[GOG.com]] version of the game lacks online multi-player. | {{ii}} The [[GOG.com]] version of the game lacks online multi-player. | ||
{{ii}} A [http://dream17.abime.net/downloads.php?cat=4 demo] is available. | {{ii}} A [http://dream17.abime.net/downloads.php?cat=4 demo] is available. | ||
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+ | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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+ | ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]], windowed mode, fix crash on game minimised, visual and other improvements === | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]], windowed mode, fix crash on game minimised, visual and other improvements |fix= | ||
+ | #Create a start.bat file in the game's root directory with the following text, | ||
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+ | :: SET XEF=./XEF | ||
+ | :: SET XOM=./XOM | ||
+ | :: "./XOM/bin/WormsBlast.exe" /W [width] /H [height] /WIN | ||
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+ | The /WIN parameter is very important, as it starts the game in windowed mode, which means the player can safely Aft-Tab between the windows, a feature that is otherwise broken. | ||
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+ | Other available parameters are, | ||
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+ | * Checking of text disabled /DONTCHECKTEXT | ||
+ | * Checking of text enabled /CHECKTEXT | ||
+ | * All maps locations enabled - this will have no effect unless the game save file has been deleted /ENABLEALLROUTES | ||
+ | * Map Locations Enabled /SHOWMAPLOCATIONS | ||
+ | * Debug Keys Disabled /DISABLEDEBUGKEYS | ||
+ | * Debug Keys Enabled /ENABLEDEBUGKEYS | ||
+ | * AI Details Enabled /ALLOWAIDETAILS | ||
+ | * Camera movement keys enabled /ALLOWCAMERAMOVES | ||
+ | * Show character radius /SHOWCHARRADIUS | ||
+ | * Showing direction controls /SHOWDIRECTIONS | ||
+ | * Setting XOM variables /SETXOMVARS | ||
+ | * Not setting XOM variables /NOSETXOMVARS | ||
+ | * Screen depth /D | ||
+ | * Disable hardware T&L /NOHWTL | ||
+ | * Enable 4 player /4PLAYER | ||
+ | * Hide AI calculations /NOAI | ||
+ | * Show AI calculations /SHOWAI | ||
+ | * Skip Logos /NOLOGO | ||
+ | * Skip frontend /NOFEND | ||
+ | * Bouncing blocks using box collision /BOUNCECIRCLE | ||
+ | * Bouncing blocks using spherical collision /BOUNCEBOX | ||
+ | * Hide debug menu /NODEBUGMENU | ||
+ | * Show debug menu /SHOWDEBUGMENU | ||
+ | * 3D Water /3DW | ||
+ | * 2D Water /2DW | ||
+ | * Screen height /H | ||
+ | * Screen width /W | ||
+ | * Windowed /WIN | ||
+ | * No Music /NOMUSIC | ||
+ | * No Sound /NOSOUND | ||
+ | * Full screen /FS | ||
+ | * Running in Direct3D /D3D | ||
+ | * Running in OpenGL /OGL | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note that the "/OGL" flag crashes the game and hence is broken. | ||
+ | |||
+ | My personal set-up is, | ||
+ | |||
+ | :: SET XEF=./XEF | ||
+ | :: SET XOM=./XOM | ||
+ | :: "./XOM/bin/WormsBlast.exe" /NOLOGO /ENABLEALLROUTES /ENABLEDEBUGKEYS /ALLOWCAMERAMOVES /3DW /W [width] /H [height] /WIN | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 06:56, 2 February 2020
Developers | |
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Team17 | |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
MicroProse | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 21, 1997 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Worms | 1995 |
Worms 2 | 1997 |
Worms Pinball | 1998 |
Worms Armageddon | 1999 |
Worms World Party | 2001 |
Worms Blast | 2002 |
Worms 3D | 2003 |
Worms Forts: Under Siege | 2004 |
Worms 4: Mayhem | 2005 |
Worms Reloaded | 2010 |
Worms Crazy Golf | 2011 |
Worms Ultimate Mayhem | 2011 |
Worms Revolution | 2012 |
Worms Clan Wars | 2013 |
Worms 3 | 2014 |
Worms World Party Remastered | 2015 |
Worms W.M.D | 2016 |
Worms Rumble | 2020 |
General information
- Official website
- Worms Knowledge Base article
- Unofficial Worms Wiki
- Dream17 Softography
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com |
Essential improvements
Widescreen resolution, windowed mode, fix crash on game minimised, visual and other improvements
Widescreen resolution, windowed mode, fix crash on game minimised, visual and other improvements |
---|
The /WIN parameter is very important, as it starts the game in windowed mode, which means the player can safely Aft-Tab between the windows, a feature that is otherwise broken. Other available parameters are,
Note that the "/OGL" flag crashes the game and hence is broken. My personal set-up is,
|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team17SoftwareLTD\Worms2 <path-to-game>\Teams\Internet.dat[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
- The team file is stored in
<path-to-game>\Teams\W2TEAM.st1
- Last landscape is stored in
<path-to-game>\Saves\land.dat
- User levels are stored in
<path-to-game>\Levels\*.lev
- User weapons are stored in
<path-to-game>\Weapons\*.wep
- User options are stored in
<path-to-game>\Options\*.opt
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution, Windowed mode, modern OS support and others
It is possible to set any screen resolution 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 hack (see below) and manually adjusting the total screen resolution in the settings file. In combination with the winowed 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.
Since version 0.4, ReSolution supports Worms World Party as well.
Windowed (alternative solution)
It is possible to run Worms 2 in a window through a windowed mode hack, either with or without the window border. 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, 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. See the link for more details.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 6 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Black screen after quit the game (GOG.com version)
Launch the game via the <path-to-game>\frontend.exe [1]
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Audio/video synchronization issues in intro movies (GOG.com version)
Download the 7-zip archive found here and extract its content in the game root directory, overriding already present files. |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 1 | 8-bit |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | 75 MHz Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0 compatible | DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2017-12-15