Swed Simon
1 Aug 2004, 20:48
Hello, fellow wormer.
As you may have figure out by reading the title there are some 'lost pages' of the wormopaedia. Apparently Titus were to slow to over wright in another language than English, so only in the USA and UK patch they're in the game. I'm getting really anoyed by everyone by people who answer non-English speaking wormers with ''You should have read the wormopedia :p '' while infact they shouldn't. In these pages it stands about mythologic, history, trix and Team17 April fools. Without haft to chance language in the game or start looking on Internet for what it says you can read it here, hopefully this will answer the the UK's and USA's question ''why they simply don't read about it in the wormopedia '', and the rookies wonders about life.
Andy Davidson
Andy Davidson is the creator of worms. He found fame and fortune when one year took along a copy of what was then 'Total Wormage' to the European computer trade show and and presented it to Team17. Knowing a good thing wen they saw it, Team17 agreed to help develop and publish the game, which eventually evolved into what you see before you. Generally known as being a bit 'mad', Andy Davidson left the team17 offices after the release of Worms: Armageddon, he has ben missing for some time..
Anonymous messages
By making use a certain IRC style comand in the Worms World Party chat box it is possible to send messages anonymously to everyone whom your playing against. The messages appears in the chat box in yellow text and has no ones name attached to it. I the testing stages of the previous Worms game it was popular for certain cheeky testers to make use of this feature to make it look as though a programmer or someone else of importance to the project had appeared and caught them messing around and using bad language(shock!) It made it even funnier when this actually did happen.
Baby worms?
This picture first appeared in an UK publication called PC Zone, it's supposedly a picture of a mission add on pack which would allow people to play 'Night Fight' game modes. As you can see, all the worms are dressed as youngsters ready for bead. Aww, how cute; except that the Night Fight modes were never to be! This was another of team17s April Fools jokes, will they ever give it a rest?
MB Bomb..What??
Ever used the MB Bomb? Ever seen it float down gently towards your worms and then explode in a blink of a eye, leaving that you wondering: What the hell was that!? The MB Bomb is so called because it was named after Martyn Brown (AKA Spadge), the head of development and pruductions at team17 Software. The weapon is a graphical representation of the man himself, and thought to be rather uncanny by certain unnamed employees of Team17.
Who is Boggy B?
Boggy B is one of the most popular names used throughout the Worms games. Boggy B was one of the original names to be used in the first Worms game, and he appears as the hero in the lyrics to the 'Worms song' (and its remix)
''Three inches tall, and armed to the teeth, a fine solider he made. And hes name was Boggy B''
So go the songs lyrics
Gimme Shelter!
After many long hours of playing Worms and searching for new styles of play, the notion of building structures out of girders before attacking commenced was soon hit upon. The picture shown is only a very small indicasion on what can be done with a bit imagination. Some grand structures can be built, this is what the Girder Starter Pack weapon was made for!
The Darkside vs The Lightside
The hardcore wormsplayers that you will stumble across the Internet are regularly divided into tow factions. There are those that adopt what is called an 'underhand style of play' and their games revolve around digging trough the landscape to safety, hiding, planting girders and generally benign very sneaky; these are known as the Darksiders. Then there are those that belive themselves to be courageous and true, the Lightsiders, who never cower in fear of incoming missiles and always fight bravely unto the end.
Total wormage!
Wen Worms was first presented to Team17 back in the mid-nineties at a popular trade computer show in England it bore a different title. This early incarnation of Worms was named 'Total Wormage' and the title aped another popular game of the time.
The machines of yestyear!
Would Worms Armageddon soon be appearing on a sinclair Spectrum or Commodore C64 near you? This screenshot appeared along with a photograph of a cassette tape bearing the Worms logo in many popular gaming press magazines and on sites across the world wide web. Development head honcho Martyn Brown was quoted at the time saying 'It may comes as a suprise that we've developed for the Spectrum, but it only cost us £ 150 to do!'.
Team17 fooled many people within the industry, and gained respect from certain members of the press as a result of this elaborate hoax.
Agent Dennis
'Rescue agent Dennis' was one of the more difficult missions in 'Worms: Armageddon' and the briefing ran along the lines that Agent Dennis was in a rather sticky situation and needed a helping hand. The titular Agent Dennis is in fact a loveable head of the team17 Design department, Jhon Dennis, pictured here balancing a ball after an amusing incident involving a football in the design offices.
UFO weapon in Worms2!?
Team 17 released this screenshot to excited Worms2 fans everywhere back in April 1998, who went rushing back to their keyboards to repeatedly type in the cheat '**spaceman**' to no avail. Have you figure it out yet? The UFO never existed; the web graphics department created this picture and it was of course all part of an April Fools joke.
Puppet Master
The 'Puppet Master' has skills that far transcend plain old Worms playing skills, he or she is also a master of psychology!
They are the ones who are able to befriend enemies within a game, and trick other people into becoming allied to aid the task of the destruction of a certain foe. The Puppet Master's word can never be trusted, and they will always turn on their so called 'friends' at important moments in the game.
Beware encounters with Puppet Masters, their silky smooth voice will trickle trough even the most ardent of minds, and before you know it you might find yourself complying with their evil skills.
''It's for you-hoo..!''
A popular trick between wormers around the world and particular members of Team17s testing department is to annoy their opponents by pestering them with chat messages. This causes the phone icon in the top right hand corner of the screen to ring, and you'll find you cannot help but smile weakly as you concetrating on trying to reach safty before your retreat time runs out with this minor mocking distraction bugging you ever so slightly
The real Concrete Donkey
This is the face of the real Concrete Donkey!
Andy Davidson, the loony who originally created the concept that we know and love as worms, was a young boy led to belive by hes parents that this was a real donkey, encased in concrete and held at their leisure in their garden located in Bournemouth, England. The Concrete Donkey is a moust destructive garden ornament and rare sight to behold in a game of Worms.
Buffalo of Lies
The buffalo of Lies. Considered by many as the god of all Darksiders, the Buffalo of Lies has been watching all Worm events from afar, preying on the likes of confused lightsiders then easing them into the ways of a Darksider. Not much is known about the buffalo, but if you've ever been beaten down to your last worm who has no choice but to dig deep underground, you've already met him.
Wormwear
AKA 'The cloth of gods'. Wormwear has been around since the very first start of the whole worms era and is set to stay with us for quite a while. Wormwear is created from only the finest of yarn available and is the only sure-fire way to survive Armageddon. Remember though, if you see someone in the street donning Wormwear, don't approach them, it's better to silently acknowledge their superiority from a distance. Stay safe, folks
The Angular wooden Giraffe
Very little has ben told regarding the Angular Wooden Giraffe. I can reveal exclusively to you that his immense height gives enormous advantages and disadvantages allowing for both Darkside and Lightsided play. Ever doubted your style of play? Remember that time when you went against everything you belived in and sampled 'the other side'? It's just possible my friend, you've been a creation of the Angular Wooden Giraffe all this time. The truth hurts, we know.
Last Worm syndrome
Oh yes, first created in the murky depth of QA we come across the dirty lie-disease of 'Last Worm Syndrome'. This stinking move is simply executed by a gentle cry of ''NO, THATS MY LAST WORM''. But of course, it isn't their last Worm at all, this move buys the filthy player a few seconds to relief and if lucky enough, a total let-off. Only for them on their next turn to return the favor with a stab-in-the-neck kill. Ignore their pleas, pleas.
As you may have figure out by reading the title there are some 'lost pages' of the wormopaedia. Apparently Titus were to slow to over wright in another language than English, so only in the USA and UK patch they're in the game. I'm getting really anoyed by everyone by people who answer non-English speaking wormers with ''You should have read the wormopedia :p '' while infact they shouldn't. In these pages it stands about mythologic, history, trix and Team17 April fools. Without haft to chance language in the game or start looking on Internet for what it says you can read it here, hopefully this will answer the the UK's and USA's question ''why they simply don't read about it in the wormopedia '', and the rookies wonders about life.
Andy Davidson
Andy Davidson is the creator of worms. He found fame and fortune when one year took along a copy of what was then 'Total Wormage' to the European computer trade show and and presented it to Team17. Knowing a good thing wen they saw it, Team17 agreed to help develop and publish the game, which eventually evolved into what you see before you. Generally known as being a bit 'mad', Andy Davidson left the team17 offices after the release of Worms: Armageddon, he has ben missing for some time..
Anonymous messages
By making use a certain IRC style comand in the Worms World Party chat box it is possible to send messages anonymously to everyone whom your playing against. The messages appears in the chat box in yellow text and has no ones name attached to it. I the testing stages of the previous Worms game it was popular for certain cheeky testers to make use of this feature to make it look as though a programmer or someone else of importance to the project had appeared and caught them messing around and using bad language(shock!) It made it even funnier when this actually did happen.
Baby worms?
This picture first appeared in an UK publication called PC Zone, it's supposedly a picture of a mission add on pack which would allow people to play 'Night Fight' game modes. As you can see, all the worms are dressed as youngsters ready for bead. Aww, how cute; except that the Night Fight modes were never to be! This was another of team17s April Fools jokes, will they ever give it a rest?
MB Bomb..What??
Ever used the MB Bomb? Ever seen it float down gently towards your worms and then explode in a blink of a eye, leaving that you wondering: What the hell was that!? The MB Bomb is so called because it was named after Martyn Brown (AKA Spadge), the head of development and pruductions at team17 Software. The weapon is a graphical representation of the man himself, and thought to be rather uncanny by certain unnamed employees of Team17.
Who is Boggy B?
Boggy B is one of the most popular names used throughout the Worms games. Boggy B was one of the original names to be used in the first Worms game, and he appears as the hero in the lyrics to the 'Worms song' (and its remix)
''Three inches tall, and armed to the teeth, a fine solider he made. And hes name was Boggy B''
So go the songs lyrics
Gimme Shelter!
After many long hours of playing Worms and searching for new styles of play, the notion of building structures out of girders before attacking commenced was soon hit upon. The picture shown is only a very small indicasion on what can be done with a bit imagination. Some grand structures can be built, this is what the Girder Starter Pack weapon was made for!
The Darkside vs The Lightside
The hardcore wormsplayers that you will stumble across the Internet are regularly divided into tow factions. There are those that adopt what is called an 'underhand style of play' and their games revolve around digging trough the landscape to safety, hiding, planting girders and generally benign very sneaky; these are known as the Darksiders. Then there are those that belive themselves to be courageous and true, the Lightsiders, who never cower in fear of incoming missiles and always fight bravely unto the end.
Total wormage!
Wen Worms was first presented to Team17 back in the mid-nineties at a popular trade computer show in England it bore a different title. This early incarnation of Worms was named 'Total Wormage' and the title aped another popular game of the time.
The machines of yestyear!
Would Worms Armageddon soon be appearing on a sinclair Spectrum or Commodore C64 near you? This screenshot appeared along with a photograph of a cassette tape bearing the Worms logo in many popular gaming press magazines and on sites across the world wide web. Development head honcho Martyn Brown was quoted at the time saying 'It may comes as a suprise that we've developed for the Spectrum, but it only cost us £ 150 to do!'.
Team17 fooled many people within the industry, and gained respect from certain members of the press as a result of this elaborate hoax.
Agent Dennis
'Rescue agent Dennis' was one of the more difficult missions in 'Worms: Armageddon' and the briefing ran along the lines that Agent Dennis was in a rather sticky situation and needed a helping hand. The titular Agent Dennis is in fact a loveable head of the team17 Design department, Jhon Dennis, pictured here balancing a ball after an amusing incident involving a football in the design offices.
UFO weapon in Worms2!?
Team 17 released this screenshot to excited Worms2 fans everywhere back in April 1998, who went rushing back to their keyboards to repeatedly type in the cheat '**spaceman**' to no avail. Have you figure it out yet? The UFO never existed; the web graphics department created this picture and it was of course all part of an April Fools joke.
Puppet Master
The 'Puppet Master' has skills that far transcend plain old Worms playing skills, he or she is also a master of psychology!
They are the ones who are able to befriend enemies within a game, and trick other people into becoming allied to aid the task of the destruction of a certain foe. The Puppet Master's word can never be trusted, and they will always turn on their so called 'friends' at important moments in the game.
Beware encounters with Puppet Masters, their silky smooth voice will trickle trough even the most ardent of minds, and before you know it you might find yourself complying with their evil skills.
''It's for you-hoo..!''
A popular trick between wormers around the world and particular members of Team17s testing department is to annoy their opponents by pestering them with chat messages. This causes the phone icon in the top right hand corner of the screen to ring, and you'll find you cannot help but smile weakly as you concetrating on trying to reach safty before your retreat time runs out with this minor mocking distraction bugging you ever so slightly
The real Concrete Donkey
This is the face of the real Concrete Donkey!
Andy Davidson, the loony who originally created the concept that we know and love as worms, was a young boy led to belive by hes parents that this was a real donkey, encased in concrete and held at their leisure in their garden located in Bournemouth, England. The Concrete Donkey is a moust destructive garden ornament and rare sight to behold in a game of Worms.
Buffalo of Lies
The buffalo of Lies. Considered by many as the god of all Darksiders, the Buffalo of Lies has been watching all Worm events from afar, preying on the likes of confused lightsiders then easing them into the ways of a Darksider. Not much is known about the buffalo, but if you've ever been beaten down to your last worm who has no choice but to dig deep underground, you've already met him.
Wormwear
AKA 'The cloth of gods'. Wormwear has been around since the very first start of the whole worms era and is set to stay with us for quite a while. Wormwear is created from only the finest of yarn available and is the only sure-fire way to survive Armageddon. Remember though, if you see someone in the street donning Wormwear, don't approach them, it's better to silently acknowledge their superiority from a distance. Stay safe, folks
The Angular wooden Giraffe
Very little has ben told regarding the Angular Wooden Giraffe. I can reveal exclusively to you that his immense height gives enormous advantages and disadvantages allowing for both Darkside and Lightsided play. Ever doubted your style of play? Remember that time when you went against everything you belived in and sampled 'the other side'? It's just possible my friend, you've been a creation of the Angular Wooden Giraffe all this time. The truth hurts, we know.
Last Worm syndrome
Oh yes, first created in the murky depth of QA we come across the dirty lie-disease of 'Last Worm Syndrome'. This stinking move is simply executed by a gentle cry of ''NO, THATS MY LAST WORM''. But of course, it isn't their last Worm at all, this move buys the filthy player a few seconds to relief and if lucky enough, a total let-off. Only for them on their next turn to return the favor with a stab-in-the-neck kill. Ignore their pleas, pleas.