Worms 4: Mayhem

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This page is for the original game. For the 2011 enhanced remake, see Worms Ultimate Mayhem.

Worms 4: Mayhem

Developers
	Team17
Publishers
	Codemasters
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	August 5, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Artillery, Strategy
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy
Series	Worms

Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Worms 4: Mayhem is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person artillery and strategy game in the Worms series.

General information

Dream17 Softography

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		US: SecuROM 7 DRM Europe: StarForce 3 DRM

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Demo versions

Free demo versions are available from GameFront: singleplayer, multiplayer.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.01 (#2) are the latest patch available

Anniversary Patch

This patch contains:

• Proper aspect ratio (Hor+ or Vert+)
• FPS unlock
• Windowed borderless mode
• Enabling all available languages
• Changing GameSpy server address (openspy.net preconfigured)
• Changing GameSpy MOTD URL

Supports only the Euro v.3013 version of the game.

Skip intro videos

Use the /NOLOGOMOVIE command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\SaveGame.xom

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
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.
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)		Nvidia users can force SGSSAA or HSAA via Nvidia Profile Inspector.
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
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
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Not possible to remap both inputs.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Voiceovers in the storyline are gibberish so subtitles are always on; in gameplay, only worm responses are heard.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Disable music

Use the /NOMUSIC command line argument[citation needed]

Disable worm voices

Use the /SHUTUP command line argument[citation needed]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only - 1
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play		4
Online play		4	GameSpy was shut down. Hex-edit Worms 4 Mayhem.exe to redirect all traffic to GameSpy alternative or use Anniversary Patch.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	5911, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901
UDP	5911, 6500, 13139, 27900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	1.4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE, ME	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0 compatible

Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 9xxx.

Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce FX 5xxx.