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Kax
8 May 2010, 19:00
NOTE: reuploaded!

Well, it all started when I had some extra time and was bored. Hey, that's how all stories begin... But whatever. Well, I started making a fangame of Worms (*hint hint* might be coming ... Err... Soon? I don't know when.). I started with an animation of a walking worm. Then I got an marvellous idea. And then, here are the results! Just check the link below!

Now, the file is uploaded without the installer, and you just save/copy it to c:\WINDOWS\system32 or it won't show up in the screensaver list. Just remember I'm not responsible if it does something fatal, which it, of course, shouldn't do.

Please also note that this doesn't support completely the windows screensaver selection screens small preview box, instead, when selected it will pop up fullscreen and the box stays black. This doesn't mean it wouldn't work. I thought that this wasn't really much annoying at all, so I didn't bother wasting long time fixing it. Also, the settings buttons doesn't either do anything, apart form also popping it up fullscreen...

Download link: http://host-a.net/TheKax/worms.scr/link.png (http://host-a.net/TheKax/worms.scr) (If you wonder the name, I nowadays use nickname TheKax, but I kept my old T17 forum account.)

Note that this program works ONLY on windows XP and 2000. Earlier versions give a error message, on newer it doesn't show up but lags up the computer (?!?)...

And, yeah, I hope you like and I really hope my Host-A bandwith is wide enough... It's 6200MB/month adn I think it's enough. Please don't mass download it for no purpose, I want it to be avaible to others too. Just start complaining and whining if it isn't enough bandwith and I'll upload it elsewhere.

If you don't know how to change screensaver, right-click your desktop and choose "proeprties". Open the screensaver tab and roll down the drop menu. You shuold see "worms" there if you installed it correctly. Chhose it and hit ok. Done!

Screenie:
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8457/wormsscr.th.gif (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/wormsscr.gif/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) <== (not bad service, must admit.)

.JeT
9 May 2010, 10:31
It would be nice to know how it looks before downloading it.

SupSuper
9 May 2010, 15:33
Doesn't work on Vista/7 it seems, and the installer's not even in english.

.JeT
10 May 2010, 12:00
Doesn't work on Vista/7 it seems, and the installer's not even in english.

Yep. Tried to download, and apparently opened 10 versions of itself that collectively lagged my system. (Windows 7)

Kax
10 May 2010, 15:59
Oh, sorry to hear that. Yes, I have done some research on how GameMaker based apps work on vista/7, and unfortunately, without any combatibility utilites, seems that it happens to spawn invisible, albeit memory consuming copies of itself (I know, strange!). I'm sorry, but I can't help in that problem. So let's say it works reliably only on XP... And I'm uploading a screenshot, which I happenedt to forget, altough it wuold be pretty obvious to include one.

And then, the language problem is again a great mistake... I used window's own install creator (yes, there is one. Press WIN+R and type iexpress and press enter). I of course thought that that crap would change it's langueage depending on what platform it is run on... But of course then it doesn't... :P Doing something to fix that, too.