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This page is for the enhanced remake. For the original 2005 game, see Worms 4: Mayhem.


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Worms Ultimate Mayhem is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person artillery and strategy game in the Worms series.

Key points

The game is an enhanced remake of Worms 4: Mayhem.

Includes the Worms 3D singleplayer campaign and content.

General information

Official game page

Unofficial Worms Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition is also available.

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Customization Pack	Part of the Deluxe Edition
Multiplayer Pack	Part of the Deluxe Edition
Single Player Pack	Available for free.

Essential improvements

Very poor performance on modern systems

Due to poor OpenGL support with Nvidia and AMD GPU drivers under Windows 8.1 and later systems, the game is unable to use the hardware properly.^{[citation needed]}

Enable Sleepless Window Thread in Special K
Download Special K. Copy `SpecialK32.dll` to the game folder (where `WormsMayhem.exe` is located). Rename `SpecialK32.dll` to `OPENGL32.dll`. Start the game and exit. Open `OpenGL32.ini` in the game folder. Change `SleeplessWindowThread=false` to `SleeplessWindowThread=true` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Worms4UHD MouseFix

Fixes mouse stutter.

Stops the camera from turning beyond 360 degrees.^[1]

Installation
Download archive from link above. Extract `dinput8.dll` and `Worms4UHD.MouseFix.asi` to the <path-to-game>.

Sepia filter in the Worms 3D campaign

Remove color filter by editing configuration files.^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\CG`. Open `PostProcess.cg`. Find the line `c = float4(lerp(col, brightness * sepiaColour.rgb, sepiaColour.a), 1.0);`. Replace with `c = float4(col, 1.0);`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/70600/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/70600/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/70600/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 100 MB available.

Video

Launcher options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		The game must be run at a resolution lower than native for windowed mode to work. Special K can be used to enable windowed mode at native resolution and also move/center the window by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting `Borderless` to `false`, `OverrideRes` to the native resolution and `Center` to `true` in the `OpenGL32.ini` file.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless fullscreen windowed by default with "Fullscreen" in the launcher disabled at native resolution. Special K can be used to enable borderless windowed mode at resolutions lower than native and also upscale to fullscreen by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting `Borderless` to `true`, `Fullscreen` to `true` and `OverrideRes` to the desired resolution in the `OpenGL32.ini` file.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 16x AA (2x/4x AA seems to be MSAA, 8x/16x AA seems to be 1x2 and 2x2 SSAA), FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default, no option to disable it.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		60 FPS V-Sync can be forced off through the GPU control panel. Side effects of frame rates higher than 60 FPS are unknown.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.

In-game gamepad button map settings.

In-game gamepad camera settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
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

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

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects and Speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Polish				Polish language is built-in, but it's impossible to select. See here how to force language change.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play
Online play		4
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Improper scaling when system-wide scaling is set

Disable system DPI scaling^{[citation needed]}
Find `WormsMayhem.exe`. Right click and open properties. Under compatibility, open high DPI settings and disable display scaling.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8400 ATI Radeon HD 4650 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/70600/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (70600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-3] 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/70600/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (70600) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/70600/.

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

[6] The app ID (70600) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Mouse Jittery is Fixed, but a camera issue shows up #1 - GitHub

[2] I just removed some ugly colours filter in Worms Ultimate Mayhem - Reddit

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 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = The game must be run at a resolution lower than native for windowed mode to work. [[Special K|Special K]] can be used to enable windowed mode at native resolution and also move/center the window by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting <code>Borderless</code> to <code>false</code>, <code>OverrideRes</code> to the native resolution and <code>Center</code> to <code>true</code> in the {{file|OpenGL32.ini}} file.
+|windowed notes             = The game must be run at a resolution lower than native for windowed mode to work. [[Special K]] can be used to enable windowed mode at native resolution and also move/center the window by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting <code>Borderless</code> to <code>false</code>, <code>OverrideRes</code> to the native resolution and <code>Center</code> to <code>true</code> in the {{file|OpenGL32.ini}} file.
 |borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless fullscreen windowed by default with "Fullscreen" in the launcher disabled at native resolution. [[Special K|Special K]] can be used to enable borderless windowed mode at resolutions lower than native and also upscale to fullscreen by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting <code>Borderless</code> to <code>true</code>, <code>Fullscreen</code> to <code>true</code> and <code>OverrideRes</code> to the desired resolution in the {{file|OpenGL32.ini}} file.
+|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless fullscreen windowed by default with "Fullscreen" in the launcher disabled at native resolution. [[Special K]] can be used to enable borderless windowed mode at resolutions lower than native and also upscale to fullscreen by disabling "Fullscreen" in the game launcher and then setting <code>Borderless</code> to <code>true</code>, <code>Fullscreen</code> to <code>true</code> and <code>OverrideRes</code> to the desired resolution in the {{file|OpenGL32.ini}} file.
 |anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =

Developers

	Team17
Release dates
Windows	September 28, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Artillery, Strategy
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy
Series	Worms