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mullen1200
11 Jan 2006, 03:23
Err, for what exactly, for stating a fact?

If the game was called "Worms Forts:Online Siege" and had a banner similar to XBox Live-compatible games (a banner with something strongly suggesting that online play was the only way to play this game), then you might have a case. But, for stating a fact, I don't think you could sue Team17 or Sega.


http://www.direct2drive.com/97/product/Buy-Worms-Forts:-Under-Siege-Download

Get it posted that there is no online under "Known Issues" and i'll be satisfied.

ziggy
11 Jan 2006, 05:44
Iwas gonna buy worms fort but i mightn't now if thats how bad they are

solixa
12 Jan 2006, 19:58
so will worms forts ever support fortnet? or not?

Madmaxquinn
12 Jan 2006, 20:03
so will worms forts ever support fortnet? or not?
Wish on a prayer

Steve14
14 Jan 2006, 13:57
Will it give a launcher (like these from W:3D, W4:M) in the patch ?
(Maybe, This question asked already)

Me!!!
15 Jan 2006, 08:46
There's no need for a launcher to come in a patch.
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=330234&postcount=22

DarkMan25
20 Jan 2006, 19:56
Can I make a guess, this patch isnt happening is it? It would be nice if someone from wherever/whoever controls these things says "There isnt going to be a patch" and kill this thread.

WORM1234
21 Jan 2006, 19:52
Yeah, this thread has been going for 2 YEARS now! I don't think the patch is gonna happen.

SuperBlob
21 Jan 2006, 20:11
Someone dosen't know how to count :rolleyes:

AndrewTaylor
21 Jan 2006, 20:43
Someone dosen't know how to count :rolleyes:
No, 2005 and 2006. That's two years.

Surely you see the unstoppable wall of sheer logic there?

Plasma
21 Jan 2006, 23:04
Only P.P is able to sidtort reality like that.
But is there really a point on this thread still being open?

jabawack81
22 Jan 2006, 13:07
What a **** :mad:

Blipper
31 Jan 2006, 16:26
Has ANYONE seen, heard, felt or even smelled something that might look like a patch?

All i want is to disable Sudden Death...

AndrewTaylor
31 Jan 2006, 16:50
Has ANYONE seen, heard, felt or even smelled something that might look like a patch?

All i want is to disable Sudden Death...
There's this: http://www.fried-comic.com/dream17/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172 but it's not official, or supported, or anything. It just extends the round time. As for an official patch, no idea.

Alien King
31 Jan 2006, 19:14
Only P.P is able to sidtort reality like that

that shows the extent of your knowledge then

Pieboy337
3 Feb 2006, 13:44
There's this: http://www.fried-comic.com/dream17/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172 but it's not official, or supported, or anything. It just extends the round time. As for an official patch, no idea.

is there anything for the trymedia version? :confused: this didnt work for me when I tried and as you can guess. I have the trymedia version.

AndrewTaylor
3 Feb 2006, 14:01
is there anything for the trymedia version? :confused: this didnt work for me when I tried and as you can guess. I have the trymedia version.
Not to my knowledge. I expect there'd be some kind of workaround for that version, but someone with the TryMedia version would have to produce it. (Or, TryMedia themseleves, of course.)

WeasleHawk
4 Feb 2006, 00:39
will it patch the Cell Phone version?

E-102 Worm
6 Feb 2006, 17:13
There's this: http://www.fried-comic.com/dream17/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172 but it's not official, or supported, or anything. It just extends the round time. As for an official patch, no idea.
I've installed that patch, but the thing is that it didn't work for me. Instead of the 90 minutes on that patch, I still get the 30 minutes. I just haven't the foggiest of why it didn't work. :confused:

Plasma
6 Feb 2006, 17:27
will it patch the Cell Phone version?
Please tell me you're joking.

scarydude
6 Feb 2006, 22:32
This game wasn't out in the United States, and I wanted it SO BAD I bought it off Trymedia, which normally I would never do. No online and short matches frustrate me constantly, and a COMPANY whom I trused can't make a lousy patch in a YEAR's TIME???

I will think more than twice about the next time I buy from Team 17 in the future.

AndrewTaylor
7 Feb 2006, 00:29
This game wasn't out in the United States, and I wanted it SO BAD I bought it off Trymedia, which normally I would never do. No online and short matches frustrate me constantly, and a COMPANY whom I trused can't make a lousy patch in a YEAR's TIME???
In fairness, even if they had made a patch, odds are TryMedia wouldn't have bothered supporting it.

Squirminator2k
7 Feb 2006, 10:59
There's this: http://www.fried-comic.com/dream17/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172 but it's not official, or supported, or anything. It just extends the round time. As for an official patch, no idea.
In case anyone's interested, as Dream17 has moved the link required is now http://dream17.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172 however as Forum Attachments are currently down, it's not going to work yet. Edit: It's working now.

If it's Andrew's Round Time Extend thing, it'll be available on the Dream17.co.uk Fan-Stuff page soonish.

Pieboy337
7 Feb 2006, 13:38
I think I have managed to move on and forget about the patch. Worms Forts is still a great game, its just on multiplayer I can only really play against one person and we could not really play as long as we would like too. But single player is still great and I think it is still a good game, even without a patch. So to all those people saying that they will think twice about buying a game from team 17 again, go cry somewere cause the game was still good.

Landry
5 Apr 2006, 14:07
When the patch will be released ? :(

DarkMan25
5 Apr 2006, 14:18
when satan see's ice skating as a viable hobby perhaps? lol

Pieboy337
5 Apr 2006, 19:18
When the patch will be released ? :(
well it was announced sometime last year. I have a feeling its not going to happen. Just use the unofficial one to sort out sudden death.

WORM1234
6 Apr 2006, 21:51
Why is this thread still here? 2 YEARS now and still NO patch! Looks like it's never gonna happen.

Pieboy337
7 Apr 2006, 03:52
Why is this thread still here? 2 YEARS now and still NO patch! Looks like it's never gonna happen.
I guess so if people want to moan about it they can do it here and let it out of their system and leave happy.

alexsb
26 Apr 2006, 21:51
I can not find a link to the the unofficial patch? Is ist still available?

Pieboy337
27 Apr 2006, 04:48
Well I am pretty sure you can still get it from the dream17 website but according to this thread --> http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29065 the website is down at the moment.

mullen1200
2 Jun 2006, 15:52
Do you know how many players they lost because they were stupid enough to release buggy software. And it was false advertisement seeing and how multiplayer isnt really functional online. I really am not planning on buying from them again unless I see some serious revamping in their attitude towards customers.

Madmaxquinn
2 Jun 2006, 17:11
With 6 billion people on the planet do you realy think it matters? Unfortunately that's life. I had high hopes for Worms, but until (if ever) it sorted there are 150+ games on my shelves that have my attention instead.

SuperBlob
2 Jun 2006, 18:48
With 6 billion people on the planet do you realy think it matters? Unfortunately that's life. I had high hopes for Worms, but until (if ever) it sorted there are 150+ games on my shelves that have my attention instead.
...you have too many games

Lex
3 Jun 2006, 07:09
Many old-school players have that many games, and have played them all. That's not uncommon. My friend prided himself in his 500+ SNES game collection.

TribalWorm
6 Jun 2006, 13:05
As I made a short overview over this thread I have to say that the game (Worms under siege) was not worth of paying for with this sort of company behaviour.

I was really interested in Worms Mayhem, but as I have read the post of the MOD (Andrew) that if there is a problem with the game the shop who sold it is responsible (what a crap lol) I wil not spend a cent for that.

It's a shame, because the game is fun to play, but the missing online-feature makes it crap. I am not willing to meet my friends "with" PC everytime.

Networking is not a feat in 2006, look to Nadeo's Trackmania Nations which is free at all!

Just my 2 cents

Tribal

Plasma
6 Jun 2006, 14:12
I was really interested in Worms Mayhem, but as I have read the post of the MOD (Andrew) that if there is a problem with the game the shop who sold it is responsible (what a crap lol)
Yes, that's what happens. In (nearly) any business.
The shop would then return the game to Codemasters, I presume.

SuperBlob
6 Jun 2006, 22:00
It's a shame, because the game is fun to play, but the missing online-feature makes it crap
With that same logic, a game such as Mario Party should be fun...but because of no online, it's no good?

AndrewTaylor
6 Jun 2006, 22:24
Don't try to argue it. Once someone gets it into their head that online play is the most important part of the game that idea is there to stay. Even if the internet was to be destroyed somehow tomorrow they'd still demand an online mode in the next game. Trust me, I've had that discussion more times than I care to remember here.
Yes, that's what happens. In (nearly) any business.
The shop would then return the game to Codemasters, I presume.
Well, the alternative potentially means you going to the shop and them saying "go to the publisher" and them saying "go to the developer" and them saying "go to our contractors" and them saying "go to the employment agency" and them saying "go to our emplyees" and them saying "blame the schools", and so on until you're dealing with people who've been dead for decades. You still should tell them how you feel, though, because it can't do them any harm to know. That's what the forum is for. All I meant was that they haven't any legal obligation to you, only to their publishers. That's just how things work, mainly because you never actually gave Team17 any money.

Their only motivation to satisfy fans is so that the games will sell well and future games can get publishers. But that's really quite a strong motivation, and it's worked well enough so far.

RodSan
21 Jul 2006, 16:10
O man!! where is the patch???
2 yearsss....
Maybe the problem with online play canīt be resolved with a patch
maybe itīs necessary a hard code change....
only God knows...

Alien King
21 Jul 2006, 17:45
O man!! where is the patch???
2 yearsss....
Maybe the problem with online play canīt be resolved with a patch
maybe itīs necessary a hard code change....
only God knows...

The patch is not coming.

Num3r028
7 Aug 2006, 22:02
Well Perhaps we all here seem to be a few guys continuing crying about something they don't care ! But just think of this we have friends .... our friends have friends etc ... And what I'm telling them is that the next game from Team 17 I'll buy will be when they 'll release this patch : NEVER !!!!

Sorry I really enjoyed playing Worms but that behavior disgusted me ! I will never give them a cents again !

I had to post this , but don't care , they don't even come to see this thread ! Stop it , it's useless !

Plasma
7 Aug 2006, 22:07
Well Perhaps we all here seem to be a few guys continuing crying about something they don't care ! But just think of this we have friends .... our friends have friends etc ... And what I'm telling them is that the next game from Team 17 I'll buy will be when they 'll release this patch : NEVER !!!!

Sorry I really enjoyed playing Worms but that behavior disgusted me ! I will never give them a cents again !

I had to post this , but don't care , they don't even come to see this thread ! Stop it , it's useless !
Ok! Bubye now!

Me!!!
8 Aug 2006, 17:43
Why lose faith in a company just because they make one spinoff game? It's not the end of the world. WF didn't get high sales, so it wasn't a good idea to invest on it any further by making patches. Take a look at Worms 4: Mayhem. It has perfect gameplay both singleplayer and online. You can't say that T17 hasn't learned anything from it's mistakes. Buy W4: Mayhem, don't complain about the patch for WF...:p

Even though I didn't really like WF myself, I didn't lose my interest in Worms...it was never meant to be like the rest of the series, anyway...

Baraka
10 Aug 2006, 14:36
wtf !?!?! Where is now the patch ?? I buy the game before long long time, that sux and i never buy againa T17 Game. W:A rules, after that all games from them sux. Look at WWP bugs, you cant minimize and and and....


There never comes a patch !!! at W3d there where 2 Patches and nothi8ng helps. always this ****ing crashes, that sux !

Guelo
21 Dec 2006, 18:28
Then... Is it imposible to play online to this game? no other way?

Plasma
22 Dec 2006, 16:53
Then... Is it imposible to play online to this game? no other way?
I think the directIP still works, but I'm not sure.

ahameed
25 Dec 2006, 11:46
Even though I didn't really like WF myself, I didn't lose my interest in Worms...it was never meant to be like the rest of the series, anyway...


You Didn't Like WF?
I Think It Was The Second Best Worms Game After Worms 4.

andrespbz
6 Apr 2007, 16:31
please the patch i need it pleaseeeeeeeeeee

GrimOswald
7 Apr 2007, 03:13
please the patch i need it pleaseeeeeeeeeee

Question One: Have you looked at the dates?
Question Two: Have you read all of this thread?
Question Three: Have you read a single post in this thread? :p

The patch is never going to come.

AndrewTaylor
7 Apr 2007, 12:56
You'd think Spadge would at least unsticky this thread, wouldn't you?

Edit: I'm not going to.

GrimOswald
8 Apr 2007, 02:19
There's the UM we all know and moderately like. Keep up the good work.

Deaku
8 Apr 2007, 09:11
well this blow, i was hopeing that there would be something to help this... looks like not many people are going to buy worms anymore... If they bought this...

KHMADMAD
9 Apr 2007, 11:57
This is only requiered for PC and XBox
Ok then. Team17 are making an new patch. But everybody (Team17 aswell!) should listen. When you watch a video(like tutorial intro, mission reward etc.) you might have the problem where the video plays but there are stupid squeaky sounds. You may think that its ment to be the worms BUT ITS NOT!!! If this happens there is a component missing from DirectX. You need to (if possible) get the codec from the microsoft website onto the XBOX. if not posible, i cant help you.
Go to this link and click download. This downloads directshow which is the missing component. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d7ac99f4-7a53-4944-9be4-d1ff66cb5882&DisplayLang=en . Then try your game and the videos should work properly. if not, download a FREE direct show codec (and loads of other codecs) from http://www.free-codecs.com.
This should help a lot. I have made this note to everyone so it can be fixed manually, but Team17, in your new patch, try to put the DirectShow Codec in so that everyone with the patch can enjoy the game properly. (PS. Its likeley that you have this problem with other games with DirectX. This will fix all of them. Hope this helped a lot!

KHMADMAD
9 May 2007, 17:56
oh COME ON TEAM17! When will this patch be released?

Sweet
9 May 2007, 18:12
Do you realy mean that we are three years later and STILL NO PATCH??????????
I had faith in team17 but this??????????

SuperBlob
9 May 2007, 19:51
Just a hunch, but I think they MAY have stopped work on it :p

Cyclaws
9 May 2007, 21:15
Just a hunch, but I think they MAY have stopped work on it :p

I don't reckon they even began.

Sweet
10 May 2007, 01:07
Is this patch comming team17???? Just a simple yes or no will do...
It's impossible to play with 4 players because when the buildings are finally built, sudden death appears and it takes hours when you can make a next move....
Please help....

GrimOswald
10 May 2007, 02:13
Is this patch comming team17???? Just a simple yes or no will do...
It's impossible to play with 4 players because when the buildings are finally built, sudden death appears and it takes hours when you can make a next move....
Please help....

Ah, now there is a solution for THAT.

http://www.dream17.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172

It lets you extend the round time up to 90 minutes, which should be plenty.

badicu
27 Jul 2007, 19:09
com'mon team17! is the patch going to apear cause it shoult aper 2 years ago...please answer

Plasma
31 Jul 2007, 18:02
com'mon team17! is the patch going to apear cause it shoult aper 2 years ago...please answer
Shoult aper? Shoult aper?! I can't tell whether you're trying to say 'should have appeared' or 'super paper mario'!

GrimOswald
1 Aug 2007, 02:03
Shoult aper? Shoult aper?! I can't tell whether you're trying to say 'should have appeared' or 'super paper mario'!

Look into thy heart, and ye shall find the answer.

Leyvin
21 Aug 2007, 01:13
If any of Team17 do actually bother still read this, I know lots seem to want a patch for bugs in the game (most of which seem minor cept the multiplayer one).

Something I'd like to know is will there be a patch so it runs on Vista?
Bought the game today (after getting the Mobile version a few days ago and loved it!), so can imagine I'm a tad irritated that after several hours of trying to get it to run on several computers it just flat out refuses.

So far I've tried it on:

AMD Sempron 2800+
768MB
GeForce FX 5200 (Forceware 96.85)
Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate
DirectX9.0c (Update August 2007)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2300
1GB
Radeon HD 2400 XT (Catalyst 7.8)
Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate
DirectX9.0c (Update August 2007)

Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Q6800
4GB
Crossfire (2x) Radeon HD 2900 XT (Catalyst 7.8)
Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate
DirectX9.0c (Update August 2007)

AMD Athlon64 X2 3200+
1GB
On-Board 6100S (Forceware 162.22)
Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate
DirectX9.0c (Update August 2007)

All of them just sit there with a black screen, only key that does anything is ESC which then closes the app silently. I've tried the LauncherApp 1.2 which crashes the game with no debug information.

No idea what the heck could be the problem, but after a search on the net... while there seems to be a handful (about 3 in total I've seen) using Geforce cards have had it working. Seen countless sites mentioning that it just flat-out doesn't work with Vista.

thomasp
21 Aug 2007, 11:00
Well, to be fair the game was released quite a long time before Vista was, so I'm not surprised it doesn't work at all on Vista. Even if this patch had been released "when it was predicted", it would have been out long before Vista, so your problems would still exist.

I personally wouldn't put much hope on there being a patch for vista, unless someone other than T17 does the patch (like with Worms Armageddon)

Leyvin
21 Aug 2007, 16:42
you might be right, i'm re-installing XP on one of my machines tonight when i get home see i it works then but i've found if something doesn't work in Vista (Dx9 games) then they also have problems in XP.

it could be down to a lot of things, but i've read on this post many people have problems with numerous video drivers conserning the game. to me that would really note that the game has very poor Dx9 compatibility if you need a particular driver just to run, which to me says shoddy programming.

shame really because the game looks fun, it's worrying to see on the team17 website before installing any worms game on Vista they recommend contacting team17 support... just wish I had seen that before buying it, cause I wouldn't have wasted my time getting it.

it's not as though developers didn't have any time, or have had any time to patch their software to be Vista compatible. the OS was in open (and developer) beta for 12months, and has been out on the market for a further 8months. there really isn't any excuse for most developers ignoring it for so long, especially as since February all new computers have come with it. this means they're deliberately ignoring a market that is quite large but also is growing daily.

it's a shame that the new Windows OS isn't as backward compatible as could be hoped for, but even still no patch in what, 3years? despite team17 knowing there were issues, most of that with them having access (if they wanted it) to make sure it was compatible with Vista upon release. I mean I'd understand if the team was small, making little arcade type games with only a small following... but for gods sake these guys have been around since the Amiga days, and have a fairly huge following due to Worms.
(although a new Alien Breed wouldn't go amiss)

don't mind me though, just a little irritated is all. :( really want to play this

AndrewTaylor
21 Aug 2007, 16:52
it's not as though developers didn't have any time, or have had any time to patch their software to be Vista compatible. the OS was in open (and developer) beta for 12months, and has been out on the market for a further 8months. there really isn't any excuse for most developers ignoring it for so long, especially as since February all new computers have come with it. this means they're deliberately ignoring a market that is quite large but also is growing daily.

Forts was released in 2004. Vista was released in 2007. There was no way or reason for Team17 to make it Vista compatible. A patch would be nice, but it's not exactly their obligation to release one. You don't complain when your console games don't work on the next console. You just buy them again or keep the old console.

it's a shame that the new Windows OS isn't as backward compatible as could be hoped for, but even still no patch in what, 3years? despite team17 knowing there were issues, most of that with them having access (if they wanted it) to make sure it was compatible with Vista upon release. I mean I'd understand if the team was small, making little arcade type games with only a small following... but for gods sake these guys have been around since the Amiga days, and have a fairly huge following due to Worms.

Exactly -- this is Microsoft's problem. I don't think Team17 see Forts as a big thing, to be honest. It never seems to be high on their priorities. I think it was a publisher-driven thing. I don't know if it sold well compared to other Worms games, but if it didn't I can't see them bothering to work on a patch to expose it to a new market, no matter how large that market may be.

Cyclaws
21 Aug 2007, 22:28
WFUS works fine for me on Vista Ultimate 32bit. I know this doesn't solve your problem, but it's not a matter of Vista compatibility in this case.

DocHoliday
11 Apr 2008, 20:51
no patch yet? 4 years? wow... talk about a long wait, i wonder how many play this still...

Squirminator2k
11 Apr 2008, 21:55
No patch yet. 4 years. It's unlikely that there'll be one, either.

Plasma
11 Apr 2008, 22:50
i wonder how many play this still...
I do. Mainly just because it's the only Worms game on this secondary computer, but also because I still really like it.

DocHoliday
11 Apr 2008, 23:25
well i got worms 4 mayhem and this... i find this quite a bit better then worms 4 mayhem, this game takes longer (Which is good), it has more to it then just killing each other with weapons (which is good, and i mean by how you need to build to pretty much win...) ... so i like it, would be fun to be online, if they do make a patch, i hope they make the time limit either 90 mins or infinite and also so we can choose if we want the sudden death thing.... i seriously dont like it timed.. rushes me...

Plasma
13 Apr 2008, 18:22
if they do make a patch, i hope they make the time limit either 90 mins
An unofficial patch already does this. Do a search for it on this forum.
Also, I'd really like to see some small homemade patch that takes away the ability to repair your stronghold.

supercrap
22 Jun 2008, 20:15
does anyone have a working link to the 90 minute patch? The dream17 one seems to not work anymore.

AndrewTaylor
22 Jun 2008, 23:11
I don't know if there is another link, but just for you I've dug out my original copy and put it up here:

http://apathysketchpad.com/codefactory/code.php?id=worms-forts

Strictly it's within forum filesize limit for attachments, but even though the official patch is now four millenia overdue, I still feel bad about posting a game-hack on the forum, since it is strictly against the rules which I am supposed to be enforcing.

But screw it, until I'm told otherwise I deem this to be an acceptable time to show discretion and make an exception (for myself). I fully intend to extend the same discretion to anyone else who posts up the patch here.

I've not tested this download version but I can't imagine what would stop it working.

Squirminator2k
22 Jun 2008, 23:14
Doing something against the rules and then letting yourself off the hook? Blimey, Andrew. Didn't know you were part of the Bush Administration.

BWA HA HA HA I MADE A POLITICAL FUNNY.

supercrap
25 Jun 2008, 13:31
I don't know if there is another link, but just for you I've dug out my original copy and put it up here:

http://apathysketchpad.com/codefactory/code.php?id=worms-forts

Strictly it's within forum filesize limit for attachments, but even though the official patch is now four millenia overdue, I still feel bad about posting a game-hack on the forum, since it is strictly against the rules which I am supposed to be enforcing.

But screw it, until I'm told otherwise I deem this to be an acceptable time to show discretion and make an exception (for myself). I fully intend to extend the same discretion to anyone else who posts up the patch here.

I've not tested this download version but I can't imagine what would stop it working.

thank you very much for posting this for me...its a great game that I just dug outta the archives. I washoping that the patch would've been released by now, but I can see that it's no dice on that one.

Thanks again.

GrenadeGTX
21 Jan 2009, 15:17
5 years no patch !!!!!!

bad! and Online bugs!

A Network Notwork!!!! :p :p: p :p

new patch pleasee!!!! F*******G I***ts

Blipper
25 Jan 2009, 01:40
Team17, guys, people are actually playing your games.

Why this ignorance? People are even still posting inhere, and Worms Forts is to considered and oldie, but apparently a goodie.

So how about it. Get your fingers out from whereever your are hidding them, and fix the damn problems!!! Ignorants.


If somehow, some have found a way to get WF:US to work over Hamachi under Vista, then please let me know

Squirminator2k
25 Jan 2009, 20:16
Of course! Verbal abuse! That'll get them to patch their aging game!

Blipper
25 Jan 2009, 21:52
Of course! Verbal abuse! That'll get them to patch their aging game!


You don't think 5 years of waiting for fixes demands some verbal abuse?

Game developers delivers a service to paying customers, this service is non existing. Game had issue's from day 1, so apparently Q&A wasn't done. Posts were made rather quick, but nooothing happened. There was promises made, in this thread, please look at first page, and what has happened?

This game has been divided by zero, and is unplayable for most.

How can i ever buy another worms game, knowing that it will only work, perhaps, for a limited time. T17 you are loosing customers!!!! I fail to see why you dont see that fact!!!

Squirminator2k
25 Jan 2009, 23:22
You don't think 5 years of waiting for fixes demands some verbal abuse?
You think verbal abuse will get you anywhere, regardless of the amount of time since the game was released?

Game developers delivers a service to paying customers, this service is non existing. Game had issue's from day 1, so apparently Q&A wasn't done.
WFUS suffered from the same problem Worms3D did - QA was done, but problems always slip through the cracks. You'd be hard-pressed to find a game that shipped bug- and error-free.

Posts were made rather quick, but nooothing happened. There was promises made, in this thread, please look at first page, and what has happened?
Nothing happened, I expect, for a number of reasons. Firstly, I don't think WFUS sold quite as well as Team17 and Sega were anticipating. It's not cost-effective to patch a game that few people bought. Secondly, Team17 moved on to other projects. They're not a huge developer like EA or Codemasters. They have limited resources and they can only work on so much at a time. At the time they were likely also working on Worms 4, Worms Open Warfare, and possibly Alien Breed 2004.

This game has been divided by zero, and is unplayable for most.

I can play it. Admittedly my personal thermometer is "If I can play it, no such problem exists", but all the same. Mst of the people I know who have bought the game recently (e.g. SoldOut re-release) are able to play it without a problem.

How can i ever buy another worms game, knowing that it will only work, perhaps, for a limited time. T17 you are loosing customers!!!! I fail to see why you dont see that fact!!!
Why do people insist on spelling "lose" and "losing" incorrectly on the Internet? What the Hell is wrong with you?

Also, they aren't losing customers just because some people can't play a five year-old game on their new PCs. Final Fantasy VII for Windows doesn't work under Vista (not without a fan-made patch, at any rate) but that doesn't cause Square-Enix any problems.

Plasma
26 Jan 2009, 03:05
How can i ever buy another worms game, knowing that it will only work, perhaps, for a limited time.
How can you buy anything, considering you know that you'll only be able to use it for a limited time before it breaks/gets used up/lost/becomes inacessable or you die? You must have a rather depressing mind!

Blipper
26 Jan 2009, 10:38
First thing, I'm not speaking UK native, so please stop mentioning my little spelling mistakes.

I'm not depressed.

There's a reason for 12 pages in this thread, and that's a game that doesn't work. You got yours to work, congratulations.

There is no excuse like moving onto another project, not being big developers, or not sleeping well or whatever excuse one can find. It's like developing a car that only works for 75% of the buyers, and then not being able to fix it for the last 25%.

If T17 would just answer in this thread. Either saying, sorry guys we can't help or they will fix. Then it's a clear statement, instead of just leaving things into the dark.

Plasma
26 Jan 2009, 12:16
It's like developing a car that only works for 75% of the buyers, and then not being able to fix it for the last 25%.
Actually, it's more like having developed a car that worked for 97% of the buyers, but not for the other 3% because they don't have access to unleaded petrol. And don't say "that's stupid, nobody would buy a car that runs on unleaded if they don't have a petrol station to go to", because you just bought a game that had an OS in its requirements list that you don't have.
Seriously, what is with people making horribly inaccurate comparisons lately?

AndrewTaylor
26 Jan 2009, 20:08
If somehow, some have found a way to get WF:US to work over Hamachi under Vista, then please let me know

Wait a minute, your complaint is that the game isn't compatible with one particular shareware VPN system running on an OS it was never intended to support? You might as well pester the BBC to fix that for all that it's Team17's problem.

Blipper
26 Jan 2009, 23:14
First of all, my native language is not UK, so keep the spelling issues away from the point.

I'm not depressed.
I think you got me just about wrong. I aint demanding to get T17 to fix my Hamachi LAN problem. Read it again, "If somehow, some have found a way to get WF:US to work over Hamachi under Vista, then please let me know". That sentence was not directed to T17.
What I'm after is help, like all the rest of those who made this thread 12 pages long. Making the promised patch to at least solve the issue's people have had all along would be decent. Remember that this patch was actually promised!!

As for the verbal abuse...

Please, sweet Team17. Would you please be so kind to fix the issue's as you were so kind to promise?


Ya think that would help!!!

Squirminator2k
26 Jan 2009, 23:29
think you got me just about wrong. I aint demanding to get T17 to fix my Hamachi LAN problem. Read it again, "If somehow, some have found a way to get WF:US to work over Hamachi under Vista, then please let me know". That sentence was not directed to T17.
What I'm after is help

No, but the "Patch the game you ****ing ****er *******s" stuff was aimed at Team17.

AndrewTaylor
26 Jan 2009, 23:37
I think you got me just about wrong. I aint demanding to get T17 to fix my Hamachi LAN problem. Read it again, "If somehow, some have found a way to get WF:US to work over Hamachi under Vista, then please let me know". That sentence was not directed to T17.
What I'm after is help, like all the rest of those who made this thread 12 pages long. Making the promised patch to at least solve the issue's people have had all along would be decent. Remember that this patch was actually promised!!

Edit: sorry if this seems at all hissy -- it's not meant that way but this is a pet peeve of mine (I have about 200. It's more of a peeve farm). [/edit]

Well then you should say that.

It bugs me when people say "the game doesn't work" and then after questioning it turns out what they mean is "the online play doesn't work" or "the game gets pretty annoying after 40 minutes of continuous play" (in which case you should probably read my signature).

I mean, the game does work. I know it does because I've played it.

Plasma
26 Jan 2009, 23:53
As for the verbal abuse...
Please, sweet Team17. Would you please be so kind to fix the issue's as you were so kind to promise?

Ya think that would help!!!
Yes. Yes it certainly would. As a general rule, people prefer doing favours for nice guys than they do for jerks.

Squirminator2k
26 Jan 2009, 23:54
Even if Team17 probably won't release a patch for the aforementioned reasons.

Blipper
27 Jan 2009, 01:11
No, but the "Patch the game you ****ing ****er *******s" stuff was aimed at Team17.


Did i say that?

I said they should get thier fingers out from whereever they are. And yes, my opinion is still that it's ignorance to not listening to people wanting help, hence Team17 are ignorants. Dont try and hide it or put it back on me for saying it, cause it's a simple fact.

So, back on track again. All i need is ideas, good suggestions or even, if I'm lucky a solution. LAN works, for like 1 minute, then all players just gets thrown out of lobby, or game if i get that far.

Squirminator2k
27 Jan 2009, 01:13
Admittedly the swearing came from that Grenade fellow, but by the same token you did say...

o how about it. Get your fingers out from whereever your are hidding them, and fix the damn problems!!! Ignorants.

So... there we are.

Blipper
27 Jan 2009, 18:36
Admittedly the swearing came from that Grenade fellow, but by the same token you did say...



So... there we are.

Since when did the word "ignorant" become a swearing?

AndrewTaylor
31 Jan 2009, 14:05
Since when did the word "ignorant" become a swearing?

Since when did it become a noun?

GrenadeGTX
1 Nov 2009, 19:37
we and my friend want to play WFUS for Fortnet but i see Very big problem!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad:
sorry bad English
Come on T17 Where is the f******** PATCH??????
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1742/wfproblem.jpg

Explorer
22 Feb 2010, 13:14
Sorry for bumping the thread.

I just want to tell a moderator - that if the official patch is NEVER going to be released, unstick this thread (and lock this thread when needed).