Worms Armageddon Update

v3.0.5.0 (External Beta 2)

Copyright (C) 2002 Team17 Software Ltd
15th August 2002

CONTENTS

1.0 Important Licence Information

1.1 Update (External Beta 2) Inclusions
2.0 Installation
3.0 Known Issues
4.0 Bug Reporting To Team17

1.0 Important Licence Information

Thank you for participating in this External Beta Test for Worms Armageddon
PC. All your comments are gratefully received and we will endeavour to
address all of your reported problem points where possible for the intended
Update Final Release. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the
countless users providing requests and points for inclusion, without which
much of the improved content could not have been made possible.

*Please note that we can only receive / provide beta support via English
language only.

If you do happen to encounter any bugs during play, please read the section
detailed 4.0 Bug Reporting later in this document for how to produce and
report any findings directly to the Team17 Development Team.

*IMPORTANT: You should very carefully read and agree to the following
External Beta Test Licence Agreement prior to installing this software update.

If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the licence then please do
not install the software. It is also highly recommended to view this entire
document in order to fully understand the software content, specific game
additions and implications of accepting subsequent installation and use.

External Beta Test Licence Agreement

This software update and accompanying documentation are a copyright of
Team17 Software Ltd. This release is provided to end users specifically for
evaluation and testing purposes only within the conditions of the licence
agreement. Any forms of use outside the terms of the licence agreement are
expressly prohibited. On acceptance to proceed with the installation of this
software you agree to be fully bound by the terms and conditions of this
licence agreement and the acknowledgements comprised herein.

Licence Acknowledgements
It is your understanding that this particular software update is BETA, and is
therefore as such a work in progress and may possibly contain problems that
could be resultant in a loss of data. Team17 Software Ltd cannot be held
responsible for damage sustained to operating system and / or game setups
through installation and use of this update program in its current form.

Feedback information should be provided by you, the end user, where

possible relating to problematic instances that may occur during use of this
software update. This supply of information should be generated and
forwarded for the attention of Team17 Software Ltd via the contact method as
outlined within this documentation.

The software content comprised within this update is a property of Team17

Software Ltd and should therefore not be reverse engineered, disassembled,
de-compiled or altered in any way from its original compilation. If conduct
such as the aforementioned is subsequently performed without prior
permission from Team17 Software Ltd this will be considered a breach of
licence agreement terms and may result in appropriate action being taken.

1.1 Update (External Beta 2) Inclusions

Please find in the following a revised list of all inclusions comprised within this
update superseding Worms Armageddon v3.0.0.0 and v3.0.5.0 Beta 1.

General
- Worms Armageddon now runs under the majority of Windows 2000 and XP Platforms.
- It is now possible to successfully minimise WA in all areas, within the front end and in game.

Front End
- Double mouse clicks are now treated as single clicks where convenient, for example when
paging through a list box of schemes or maps.

In Game
- Resolution modes up to 1920x1440 are now supported (dependant on hardware capability).
- Fixed crates that sometimes wouldn't fall (even at 100% probability on a crowded terrain).
- Fixed Graves hit from below absorbing Longbow shots.
- Fixed thinning down of some terrain types, occasionally turning solid ground into openings.
- Fixed Worm parachuting and hit by a falling Worm. Previously you lost your turn; now you
will simply fall out of the chute.
- Fixed walking off a cliff using Bungee problem, where if a crate was located beneath you the
bungee would not activate, sometimes incurring fall damage and loss of turn.
- Fixed ability to change direction while jumping in the same time frame. When time is critical,
and your Worm is limited to ground movement only, you may incur many jumps to navigate
the landscape. On landing and turning to jump in the opposite direction, it was previously
possible to have your direction-change ignored.
- Cow-doubling glitch is currently disabled. We may either re-enable it or turn it into an option.

Select Utilities Tilde ( ~ )

Display thought-bubble above Worm
(indicating calculation of next move) T
Map Editor
General
- Graphical display of map editor water level now closely matches the in game water level.
- Terrain settings (object / bridge count, border, water level, terrain type) are now retained.
- Settings changes in preview mode now cause an instant regenerate. You can now instantly
see the effects of adding/subtracting objects or bridges, or changing the terrain type.

Drawing Functions
- Brush sizes match to what is actually drawn and the arrow cursor is hidden during use.
- Addition of a tiny brush (1 pixel in the zoomed-out view, 4 pixels thick on the map).
- Draw lines by clicking start point with brush, hold down Shift and click line finish point.

Toggle through available brush sizes Mouse wheel

Constrain / limit drawing movement to x or y axis Ctrl (hold down)
Move brush at 1/4 speed, improving drawing precision Alt (hold down)

Landscape Options
- The import image wraparound problem is now rectified in the majority of cases.
- Custom terrains now don't get their objects reset to a very low number.
- Fixed duplicate reference of "Tribal" terrain.

Network
- Game schemes can now include super weapons, as long as the host has “Full Wormage”.
- Now possible to scroll through message chat lists via a mouse wheel, the list must be
initially clicked upon and the scrolling is set at one line per wheel bump.

Network Lobby Chatting

- Much improved quick-messaging of people in the lobby, host/join and in-game chats.
- Current message typed is retained, while the recipient of the message can be changed. In
host/join, the right mouse button now achieves this.
- An /ignore command function is now available for the WormNET lobby which will highlight a
name in red and is useful to combat spammers. Typing /ignore alone will clear all ignores.
- People to whom you've spoken privately and the messages typed can now be recalled.

Scroll though messages Up and Down

Scroll through people Page Up and Page Down
Immediately ignore person Ctrl (hold down) and double click on name

Chatting Clipboard Operations

Clipboard operations (text selection, cut, copy, paste) are now possible in the front end,
including the line editor and scrolling message lists.

Select text Shift (hold down) or click and drag mouse

Operate on whole words
Select entire line
Copy text to clipboard
Cut text to clipboard
Paste text from clipboard
Ctrl (hold down) and double click mouse
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Insert
Ctrl-X or Shift-Delete
Ctrl-V or Shift-Insert

Network In Game Chatting

- Message line editing is now possible. During other teams turns it is enabled by default.

Edit message line Left and Right

Edit message line during turn Left and Right (with Scroll Lock enabled)

- There is now an Allied Chat function, to share battle strategies with your team mates. This
can be achieved either by the /color command function or by pressing the appropriate F key.
Cheating Loophole Prevention
- Placing a girder anywhere, even intersecting with land.
- Teleporting on top of the roof in a cavern.
- Pausing time.
- Triggering Sudden Death.
- Forcing the game to end or draw.
- Forcing the surrender of a player.
- Making all Worms invincible.
- Unleashing an unlimited number of cows, even if you have only one
- Using Parachute or Bungee during a retreat.
- Preventing WA hanging during placement by selecting an item other than Teleport or Girder
- Fuse/Herd of 0 or above 5 now isn't allowed (herd of 0 allowed user to release infinite cows).
- It is no longer possible to evade being kicked from a game at the host/join stage
- Placing a Girder instead of a Worm on starting a manual placement game, preventing the
player being located way up in the sky and untouchable during turns.
- Illegal strike angles are now not allowed; previously this could freeze a game and with a
straight-down angle, the strike plane never flew away

2.0 Installation

The installation package is provided in both extractable main program EXE

and fully installable form. If you have previously downloaded the Worms
Armageddon Update v3.0.5.0 (Beta 1) you will only require the latest update
EXE. Users who have not previously installed the update will require the full
installation of the Beta 2 version. The full install version includes all previous
updates from the Official V3.0 and Beta versions of the game.

*IMPORTANT: Please note that this installation will overwrite existing game
files. Therefore it will not be possible to revert back to a previous version of
the game without a full re-install from the WA CD and application of the WA
Patch Version 3.0 available from the official web site. It is STRONGLY
recommended that prior to an installation of this update that you backup all
save files such as game progress, custom landscapes and sound sets.

EXECUTEABLE ONLY INSTALLATION

Locate and extract the main EXE into your Worms Armageddon directory. If
you encounter any installation problems please contact us directly.

Once the main EXE has been overwritten, you can then run the game as you
would normally.

FULL INSTALLATION
The update installer will locate and be automatically extracted into your
Worms Armageddon directory. If you encounter any installation problems
please contact us directly.

Once installed, you can then run the game as you would normally.
3.0 Known Issues

This update is at beta stage, and as such there may be minor performance
issues present. If you wish to view previously reported problems these may be
found at the following location:

http://forum.team17.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=36

4.0 Bug Reporting To Team17

This software update is in a continued state of internal development and

testing. The update has been primarily released for external consumption in
order to capture a greater range of system setups for compatibility purposes.

In the interests of efficiency we have provided a bug reporting service that is

available through the Team17 Forum. If you wish to provide feedback,
registering on the forum is free, quick and easy to perform. It is recommended
and we would most appreciate that you browse through forum posts prior to
submitting any feedback information. This will hopefully restrict the level of
duplicate reports that are received.

If, for any reason, you encounter any problems whatsoever running the game,
please contact us and provide the following information outlined within the
External Beta 2 Submission Form via the Team17 Forum at:

http://forum.team17.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=36

External Beta 2 Submission Form

Operating System
CPU
Motherboard
System Memory
Video Card / Driver Revision
Sound Card / Driver Revision
DirectX Revision
Nature of the problem
Steps to recreate