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BuffaloBil
14 Mar 2008, 07:42
I downloaded Worms for 360 and I really got hooked. So i bought world party, my questions are.
-Which is better, World party or Armageddon? And which game has more online players?... and how many about?
-I have windows Vista and when I play it its a black screen???
-To play online I need my Ip address? Where do I find it
-What is worms net?
My email is Rotten.corpse@hotmail.com if you want to explain it.

Muzer
14 Mar 2008, 08:05
Wa is better but if wwp doesn't work, wa might not. Is your graphics card made by intel?

Shadowmoon
14 Mar 2008, 08:18
wormnet, is online, basically. I like wa more than wwp.

BuffaloBil
14 Mar 2008, 08:19
Its an ATI graphics card

Muzer
14 Mar 2008, 08:29
Have you got the latest drivers? Does your monitor support 640x480?

bonz
14 Mar 2008, 09:18
WA is definitely better than WWP.
Make sure you get a CD version (original or budget re-release), not a downloadable version (Trymedia/Trygames or Gametap) as they are not compatible with the recent beta updates.
(Yes, WA is still patched with many awesome new features and lots of bug fixes.)
WA has a lot of people online (about 30-40 at any time) and you'll also find a bunch of Wormers in #worms on IRC (http://worms2d.info/Worms_on_GameSurge).
As for compatibility with Vista:
It theoritically should work if you run the game with admin rights/full access.
Others reported that keeping an Explorer window of the WA directory open during play makes it miraculously work.
Most problems occur with bad Vista drivers that obviously don't support DirectDraw anymore.
A lot of the time simply installing the older WinXP drivers helps. Also, drivers from the manufacturer mostly work better than Microsoft's ones.
In addition, on-board graphics chips like the ones from Intel cause a lot of problems, but seeing as you have an ATI card that should not be an issue.
There are a handful of threads about WA & Vista.

yakuza
14 Mar 2008, 11:43
WA has a lot of people online (about 30-40 at any time) and you'll also find a bunch of Wormers in #worms on IRC (http://worms2d.info/Worms_on_GameSurge).
WA currently has close to 100 from around 18:00, albeit most of them are snoopers. Probably the most active period WA has had, constantly, in ages if not ever.

Shadowmoon
14 Mar 2008, 18:44
The maximum ammount of players i've seen so far on wormnet is 63.
Buffalobil, what OS do you use, and do you use wireless or an adapter to connect to the internet?
If you use XP, i can tell you how to find your IP address.

Muzer
14 Mar 2008, 19:28
Just go to www.whatismyip.com for your IP address :rolleyes:

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