Worms 3D
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Developers | |
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Team17 | |
macOS (OS X) | Zonic Limited |
Publishers | |
North America | Acclaim Entertainment |
Europe | Sega |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | April 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Artillery, Strategy |
Series | Worms |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
- Not available via digital distribution.
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
Anniversary Patch
- This patch contains:
- Proper aspect ratio (Hor+ or Vert+)
- FPS unlock
- Windowed borderless mode
- Changing GameSpy server address (openspy.net preconfigured)
- Сustomizing key bindings
- Resizing memory pools
- Supports only the Euro v.1073 DEViANCE version of the game.
Map Editor
Map Pack
- Multiplayer Map Pack V4.0 - Contains OpenSpy Support, as well as 433 new maps.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\SaveGame.xom[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Anniversary Patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Anniversary Patch. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use /WIN command line argument. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Anniversary Patch or see glossary page for common workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Use Anniversary Patch. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Use Anniversary Patch. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Use /INVERTMOUSEFP and /INVERTMOUSETP command line arguments |
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Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Short of worm responses, there is no speech. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail CD version sold in Czechia, includes a soundbank in Czech | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Slovak | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play | 4 | GameSpy was shut down. Hex-edit Worms3D.exe to redirect all traffic to GameSpy alternative or use Anniversary Patch. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.4 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Issues fixed
- You can find various fixes in the Worms 3D Wiki.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.4 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
- Windows 95 and NT are unsupported.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 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).