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Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by CyberShadow »

mbStavola wrote: post #76
CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Thank you for keeping this wonderful game updated! IIRC you were also working on a D port of the engine. Did that make it into this release or is it planned for later / not at all?

Thank you! We use D for almost everything else, but not the game itself. I'm still hesitant in making the switch, just so we don't cut ourselves off of targets where using D would be problematic (e.g. WASM where implementing a GC is difficult).

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by CyberShadow »

kawsper wrote: post #72
CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Do you know who to ask about the voice lines and voice actors? Worms 2 introduced the "Danish Pyrus" voice bank, and it might have been voiced by Jan Linnebjerg, who played Pyrus, but it isn't written down anywhere in the manual or credits.

Sadly our communication with Team17 is very limited, so we've had little insight regarding the game development that's not already public knowledge. Sorry.

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by CyberShadow »

Waterfall wrote: post #64
CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

What's your favorite weapons and why? I have been fond of the holy have grenade. There hallelujah always made me laugh and the concrete donkey was way too cheap lol

Tough question, but... I love French Sheep Strike, just because of how majestic it looks. Some of Danny Cartwright's best!

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by droffel »

CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Since you're the new maintainer, I assume you're unaware of Worms Armageddon's old "official" page, that currently has a broken certificate. A lot of the old playerbase think it's dead because the old site isn't up - any chance you could fix the cert and update it?

wa.team17.com

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by peterburkimsher »

In December a company moved out of the office next door, leaving behind old laptops and other hardware.

I reinstalled Windows XP and gave the computers to the homestay family I live with: Anna (9 years old) and Karen (6 years old).

Karen REALLY likes playing Worms Armageddon, just like I did when I was her age. I'm also having a lot of fun playing it again.

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by CyberShadow »

droffel wrote: post #84
CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Since you're the new maintainer, I assume you're unaware of Worms Armageddon's old "official" page, that currently has a broken certificate. A lot of the old playerbase think it's dead because the old site isn't up - any chance you could fix the cert and update it? wa.team17.com

Thank you, yes painfully aware (as well as of other problems with the site, such as that the navigation doesn't work upon entering), unfortunately I don't control the website. We already brought it up to Team17's attention and suggested a fix, but their respective team is backed up at the moment due to all the other things happening. For what it's worth, we have a working mirror here:

https://wa.worms2d.info/

Also curiously, when covering the release announcement, a lot of news websites referred to our unofficial website (worms2d.info) as the official one, possibly due to the same reason!

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by scrollaway »

atum47 wrote: post #55
atum47 wrote: post #30

well, I had this on a CD. now I'm going to look for it.

Does anyone remember what magazine gave this game? I think it was a magazine called "full pc game" but I can't seem to find anything on google. Got age of empires II the same way.

I got it off SVM Mac, but it seems unlikely that's the magazine you're thinking of :)

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by CyberShadow »

mmastrac wrote: post #63

Oh wow. I think I still have my legit retail CD kicking around somewhere. Had no idea it was still maintained. Can I still use that CD? IIRC it had some pretty wild DRM on it for the time and it took forever to crack.

Yes, you can use your CD! Copy-protection was removed in updates a long time ago. Simply install the game and then install 3.8, it will download and update anything else necessary.

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by hjek »

grawprog wrote: post #51
CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Thanks for keeping worms Armageddon alive. It's still my favourite worms game by far. >Worms Armageddon now runs well under Wine or Proton on Linux. Was wondering if there would ever be a chance of a true native linux port? I've got one of the later worms games natively on linux, but it sort of pales in comparison to worms Armageddon and while I appreciate the efforts of the proton maintainers and Devs like yourself…

I know it's not the same but I do think Hedgewars comes quite close to WA.

Re: Worms Armageddon 3.8

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Post by Razengan »

CyberShadow wrote: post #6

Worms Armageddon maintainer here, AMA :) Here is a somewhat more nicely formatted list of highlights: https://worms2d.info/Worms_Armageddon_3.8_Features

Thanks to you and all the original devs for some of the best and most hilarious couch multiplayer fun I've ever had!
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