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Supervisor
26 Dec 2010, 18:50
Hi everybody!
i'm trying to run WA in windowned mode with DXWnd and... Almost goal. The problem now is solve this bug:
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9480/buglfo.png
any solution?

CyberShadow
26 Dec 2010, 20:06
Many have tried this before. W:A's frontend is very complicated, and will not be windowed easily.

Supervisor
27 Dec 2010, 00:09
well, i have seen this bug before without trying to run WA.exe in windowed mode. More especificaly when i was trying to restore the game in desktop.. so, booooooooooom! f*king bug =O
EDIT:
a little bit i have seen, WA.exe have an setup blocking any kind of command line. I'm trying this code on app link:
"C:\Team17\Worms Armageddon\wa.exe" -w -r800x600x32"
In another games (like SimCity4) this command line works perfectly and the game runs in windowed mode.

CyberShadow
27 Dec 2010, 08:11
well, i have seen this bug before without trying to run WA.exe in windowed mode. More especificaly when i was trying to restore the game in desktop.. so, booooooooooom! f*king bug =OWhat you are seeing isn't a "bug", it's the MFC controls which are usually underneath a DirectX surface.a little bit i have seen, WA.exe have an setup blocking any kind of command line.That's not how command lines work.

Kylebiddle
27 Dec 2010, 08:22
If I had to take a guess I'd say Dxwnd isn't properly utilizing 3d/2d acceleration.

ISLenton
31 Aug 2011, 20:42
Is WA so different from Worms 2? I successfully run Worms 2 windowed with DXWnd OG (http://www.old-games.ru/utils/files/dxwnd_og.rar).
Selected options:
- Hook DirectDraw
- Colour Convert
- Use GDI
- Auto-correct mouse position
- Don't hide mouse pointer

Lex
1 Sep 2011, 00:12
It's the frontend that's hardest to window. WA's frontend system is much weirder than W2's.

franpa
1 Sep 2011, 02:42
Yeah WA uses a fullscreen frontend that is locked to 640x480 and has a very error prone backend. Also WA is mostly the same as Worms 2 except that they play Roper and BnG with different rules :/ oh and the default game has less customization then Worms 2 but a better map editor though there are mods for WA that make it extensively configurable.

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