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Worms Blast	2002
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General information

Unofficial Worms Wiki

Dream17 Softography

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Fix ALT-TAB, enable windowed mode, custom resolutions, undocumented features

Fix ALT-TAB, enable windowed mode, custom resolutions, undocumented features^[1]

Create a start.bat file with the following text,

SET XEF=./XEF
SET XOM=./XOM
"./XOM/bin/WormsBlast.exe" /W [width] /H [height] /WIN

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,

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

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/70650/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	Steam\steamapps\common\Worms Blast\GameSave.dat
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/70650/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher options menu.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		The game always shows the entire level.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enable by default
60 FPS
120+ FPS		At high fps probably AI may get stuck calculating their shot for tens of seconds or even minutes.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Natively, via in-game settings
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse input.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		The players movement and action sounds are played in their corresponding voice channels
Subtitles		All in-game instructions and hints are text-based. The in-game characters do say things occasionally, however those are not subbed.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Lithuanian				Local retail version only.
Polish				Local retail version only.
Spanish
Russian				Local retail version only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	(but up to 4 players possible with memory hacking and specific run commands)
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

High FPS Issues

Limit the Framerate to 60FPS^{[citation needed]}
See Frame rate capping.

Use dgVoodoo2
Download dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to `<path-to-game>\XOM\bin`. Set refresh rate on 60hz

Vsync option not working on Windows 10

Use dgVoodoo2
Download dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to `<path-to-game>\XOM\bin`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1
OpenGL	1	Mac OS and OS X only. When forced on PC, the game crashes
Shader Model support	1.4

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (70650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Tested by the contributor

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (70650) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (70650) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Tested by the contributor

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{cleanup|reason=Essential improvements section is thoroughly misused. Information currently contained within needs to be broken up and placed in appropriate sections}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Worms Blast - cover.jpg
@@ Line 16: / Line 15: @@
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|worms-blast|73}}
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20040615080830/http://wormsblast.team17.com/
 |steam appid  = 70650
 |gogcom id    =
+|lutris       = worms-blast
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = worms-blast
+|mobygames    = 6143
 |hltb         = 11306
 |wikipedia    = Worms Blast
@@ Line 31: / Line 32: @@
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://wormsblast.team17.com/ Official website]
+{{mm}} [https://worms.fandom.com/wiki/Worms_Blast Unofficial Worms Wiki]
-{{mm}} [http://worms.wikia.com/wiki/Worms_Blast Unofficial Worms Wiki]
 {{mm}} [http://www.dream17.info/softography.php?id=44 Dream17 Softography]
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/70650/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 }}
 {{ii}} A [http://dream17.abime.net/downloads.php?cat=4 demo] is available.
+==Essential improvements==
+=== Fix ALT-TAB, enable windowed mode, custom resolutions, undocumented features ===
+{{Fixbox|description=Fix ALT-TAB, enable windowed mode, custom resolutions, undocumented features|ref=<ref>Tested by the contributor</ref>|fix=
+Create a start.bat file with the following text,
+<pre>
+SET XEF=./XEF
+SET XOM=./XOM
+"./XOM/bin/WormsBlast.exe" /W [width] /H [height] /WIN
+</pre>
+The <code>/WIN</code> 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,
+<pre>
+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
+D Water /3DW
+D 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
+</pre>
+Note that the <code>/OGL</code> flag crashes the game and hence is broken.
+My personal set-up is,
+<pre>
+SET XEF=./XEF
+SET XOM=./XOM
+"./XOM/bin/WormsBlast.exe" /NOLOGO /ENABLEALLROUTES /ENABLEDEBUGKEYS /ALLOWCAMERAMOVES /3DW /W [width] /H [height] /WIN
+</pre>
+}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 65: / Line 128: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 107: / Line 170: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Enable by default
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = true
+|120 fps                    = false
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = At high fps probably AI may get stuck calculating their shot for tens of seconds or even minutes.
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 162: / Line 228: @@
 |tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 |tracked motion prompts notes =
-|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers         = true
 |other controllers notes   =
-|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts      = false
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = false
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 200: / Line 264: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 234: / Line 300: @@
   |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Lithuanian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Local retail version only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 282: / Line 356: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===AI get Stuck===
+===High FPS Issues===
-{{ii}} Often the AI may get stuck calculating their shot for tens of seconds or even minutes. As the blocks descend on them, they often find themself shooting blocks in panic and dying
+{{Fixbox|description=Limit the Framerate to 60FPS |ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
+* See [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Frame rate capping]].
+}}
 {{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|fix=
 # Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgvoodoo2].
@@ Line 290: / Line 366: @@
 }}
+===Vsync option not working on Windows 10===
-===Vsync option not working on Windows10===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|fix=
 # Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgvoodoo2].
@@ Line 320: / Line 395: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   = true
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = true
+|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}

Developers

	Team17
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Russia	Akella
Mac OS, OS X	Feral Interactive
Digital	Team17
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2002
Mac OS (Classic)	2003
macOS (OS X)	2003
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Genres	Artillery
Series	Worms