Worms2 Servers (inc Demo) [Archive]

volcane

27 Oct 2003, 10:57

The worms2 demo server is still online. I was moving it to a new address but there was a technical hitch (my error) that caused the new server to be unavailable. Taking the demo server offline has been discussed but I am keeping it online for the moment at least.

By the end of the year I will be retiring the US server and redirecting all connections for that to the UK server. The bandwidth available to the UK server will be improved before this move and a hardware upgrade will be considered both before the transfer and than again after we see the load it is under.

These servers do cost us money, both in the rental of the rack space for them and the administration time I have to spend on them.

pplsworm

28 Oct 2003, 12:45

Just wondering why u wud get rid of the better server and keep the not so good 1.

Also how long are u planning to keep the UK server up and running as people still enjoy playing this game.

SargeMcCluck

28 Oct 2003, 13:04

Just wondering why u wud get rid of the better server and keep the not so good 1.

Also how long are u planning to keep the UK server up and running as people still enjoy playing this game.

Because Team17 are a UK based company, and the UK Worms 2 server is located in their offices - While the US one is in the US (surprisingly), so it is a lot harder to manage.

Slave_Man

21 Dec 2003, 23:13

I conect to the UK servers but i can NEVER join a game. i try to connect to the AUS servers but i can never even get in the lobby, same with the US servers

hatchet

10 Jan 2004, 20:13

yeh man keep demo goin as long as possible,its fun
when will demo server be back up anyways?

Surface

10 Jan 2004, 20:40

Yeah im with hatchet keep demo alive. And if your deleting u.s server at least make us able to join uk server .

Bologna

10 Jan 2004, 20:55

omfg how many post we had to write for keeping the demo alive ? so much u know and i cant accept that u did the same again after all ****s hapenned if u dont bring back demo a lot of people will be really angry about this. By the way i was almost going to buy worms 2 full version but after what you did, im not sure that i want anymore. Don't be gay please and keep demo alive ! Thank you very much guys from team17.

Bologna.

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 01:31

So are is the server gone for good??? I would really Appricate it if you could mayb give us a reply soon kthx. And is there anyway we could still play demo just on a diffrent server?

CRUnòódles

11 Jan 2004, 05:47

yah man, snatch/kiv's server. ive played on there before.

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 19:08

Still no server heh. I would like a reply sooner or later.
I dont uderstand why you can't just hook us up to the uk server at least it would make alot of people happier in the long run.

CRUnòódles

11 Jan 2004, 19:09

Actually.. we might be?

—› dns: resolved (uk1.servers.worms2.com) to (195.89.193.70)

—› dns: resolved (demo.servers.worms2.com) to (195.89.193.70)

:)

Evidently, demo is off at the same time as uk1.

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 19:28

So the uk server isnt online at the moment either ??

will we be able to play demo again?

CRUnòódles

11 Jan 2004, 19:28

They're both hosted by the same machine. I think we already are hooked up with uk1 server. Just a different port.

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 19:30

Will they be able to change the port so we are able to play again?

CRUnòódles

11 Jan 2004, 19:31

Surface, that post made no sense. Let me explain.

Demo is off, and since uk server is combined with it (I think!), uk server is off. Chances are the server will be up soon.

now we're posting messages at a spamming rate. stop.

---

If you wanna talk more surface, go download mIRC (some wormers like tdrink or iceage, loser w/e), www.mirc.com and connect to undernet server, #cru

Johnnynet

11 Jan 2004, 19:37

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 20:04

What if thier planning to take off the uk server as well?

CRUnòódles

11 Jan 2004, 20:05

They probably aren't going to, dude.. lol

Surface

11 Jan 2004, 22:28

Still no reply from them. is this forum useless??

sniper.cru

11 Jan 2004, 23:15

i cant play worms 2 demo online!!!!!

noodles

11 Jan 2004, 23:27

because its off...

had to change my name because it was super uglio.

Reaperz

14 Feb 2004, 23:37

do any of you use the UK server??

noodles

15 Feb 2004, 00:44

mostly we use the us1 server, all the "hardcores". lol.

Reaperz

15 Feb 2004, 00:57

ok i use UK more people there

noodles

15 Feb 2004, 02:43

on us1 we have ladders, a ropers
www.igl.net/worms2r
and a bng'ers
www.igl.net/worms2

and of course we play other games such as jake (soo fun) and rope race, bungee race, a game called l33t lympix which is pixel jumping with parachutes and no wind, impossible to do with wind but very hard and uses different jumping techniques. us1 is more fun for me.

Reaperz

15 Feb 2004, 03:06

ok i never see anybody to play in us1:( so i use UK

Reaperz

4 Mar 2004, 06:29

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE SERVERS??? http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=229318#post229318

FATSAM

5 Mar 2004, 06:30

worms 2 is proberly the best worms game ever made, from my opinion...
their is a whole lot of new game such as worms3d and worms world party, but on worms 2 it is mre understanding and has a f*ck load more patches...
but many people have asked is their such a thing of worms 2 beig the worlds greatest viruses ever made... well i tell those people thats just horse s*it and tell them to shutup and understand its just a fun game..
please feal free to visit me and my mates worms 2 website ..::www.worms2.net.tc::..

Reaperz

11 Mar 2004, 05:23

Yes it is the best... WWP is nearly as good but sadly.... isnt!! http://www.worms2.net.tc

Dragão

26 Jul 2004, 06:01

Didn t like the news .... Worms 2 is a game that has lot s of bugs , lot s of problems and bad servers , if u delete one of the 3 avaible servers u will make UK with many people , many more problems . I know that you pay the server but look for a long time ago or not we payed for the game .... In the old days there was some servers , and it was better , the servers just got deleted and u leaved us with just 3 , and want to leave just 2 ?????

UnknowN_PT

27 Jul 2004, 11:29

the serevrs where deleted i think because there are not much poeople in them! i install w2yesterday and i go to multiplayer i only see 1 guy online! today i do the same and i see about 4/5 guys
i think worms 2 is dieing and that is the reason that the dont have many servers. i like w2, but i think that beeing with only 1 server es enough for the maintenance of the game :s

LizardZen

27 Jul 2004, 12:40

Russta

28 Jul 2004, 04:43

This post was too offensive, but I suspect he'd feel indignant and whinge if I deleted it. Therefore, all offensive words have been replaced by nicer alternatives. I hope I've left the gist intact. - Andrew

It all depends on what time of day you go on and which server, there are still 2.
There were about 30-40 people on both servers when I was on yesterday

I'll tell you why..
Absolute crap support.
I paid for the piece of crap, can't get it to work online, filled in a support mail and got no response.
Hope someone from Team 17 reads this and has [time] to reply because I'm [stupid].
You're bloody brand will go down the toilet and deservedly so. I for one will never purchase Team 17 software again, and I'm going to let every game site I use know how pathetic they are at support and how buggy their programming is.
Thanks for [cooking] up a once great game.

double post edit:

just had to add that.
You can kick me off now you [delights]
At least I know you [lovely] read this

Spad_DeeAk

28 Jul 2004, 06:46

You guys need to come to us1 server...thats where everyone is. There's still 100's of active players. Check out my other post on how to get to us1.

-Spad

Roc OutLaw

7 Aug 2004, 01:01

Hey its been a while since the server has been offline, but it has happend again is this the end of worms or simply a technical error??

LizardZen

22 Sep 2004, 18:52

Hey its been a while since the server has been offline, but it has happend again is this the end of worms or simply a technical error??

Team17 uk servers are down, wa and wwp as well.
There is a U.S server for w2 that works though.

Click your address book in worms2 and add a new server
ip address: us1.servers.worms2.com
port: 17000

double post edit:

By the end of the year I will be retiring the US server and redirecting all connections for that to the UK server.

It only took nearly a year.
That's a step up from the wa patch though, congratulations :rolleyes:

Cru-Swipht

17 Nov 2004, 16:26

Well I posted this in another thread but no1 seems to care so I thought perhaps posting it here wuld get some attention.

The demo server is down.
Is it going to be back up sometime in the near future or are you no longer supporting the demo version.
At this point I don't care about argueing becuase whatever the company decides to do is their choice, but I think you should atleast tell us if it's gone forever or not.
Thank You
-cru : swipht : lead

davidf

29 Dec 2004, 19:55

Reaperz

29 Dec 2004, 21:13

I was wondering if an admin would answer this one, are Bots allowed on your servers? If not what do you do about someone who has an abusive bot (this is for demo)

whenever you could get back to me would be great
I may not be an Admin, but from what I have seen, if a bot does go onto the servers
any players start swearing & cursing at it. And if your stupid enough to name the bot after your
username, they wont play with you and they will swear and curse again.

Basically, even if they were allowed why would you want to use one?

davidf

29 Dec 2004, 21:31

Reaperz

29 Dec 2004, 21:59

it is not my bot, this is quite an elaborate bot that requires anyone in the room to go through this login steps and it doesnt allow people into rooms if their not on cases ladder =/ so i am wondering what team17 guys think about this
oh, ok. I was talking about an advertising bot a friend used. :confused: Not a good, idea.

That sounds great, does it work, or are you asking to see if it can be tested?

Fade

23 Feb 2005, 09:45

oh, ok. I was talking about an advertising bot a friend used. :confused: Not a good, idea.

That sounds great, does it work, or are you asking to see if it can be tested?

yea, the bot does work, though bugs are still being worked out and things are being added... what have you.
david was right, it is quite elaborate. it can do many tasks.

Spadger

24 Feb 2005, 01:44

My understanding is that bot will only stop you from going into a room, if its a cases ladder room. you are free to make your own non-cases rooms, and the bot will leave you alone..as far as i know.

-Spad

TeH.RunT

19 Apr 2005, 01:50

I loved Worms 2, can't play it online though cause it doesn't support Direct X 9.0.
This has been talked about alot, has anyone actually found a way around this yet.
I was looking into buying Worms 2 again :p

Glenn

19 Apr 2005, 03:15

IIRC, updating to Direct X 9.0c will fix the problem.

Spadger

19 Apr 2005, 13:19

IIRC, updating to Direct X 9.0c will fix the problem.

http://spadger.uk.ro

my site has info on that, and on other issues you might have.

Eddy

22 Aug 2005, 20:48

Im sorry to interrupt ur email convo, but does anyone know a website where i can successfully download a demo of worms the directors cut?also, how do i get a picture underneath my name?

bonz

22 Aug 2005, 21:37

Im sorry to interrupt ur email convo,
you should check the date before you reply to a post.
this one's over 4 months old.
but does anyone know a website where i can successfully download a demo of worms the directors cut?
worms the directors cut was released only for the amiga.
no pc version or pc demo.
get an amiga emulator (or an original amiga computer) and the full version disk image of the game.
www.amigaforever.com
www.dream17.co.uk
also, how do i get a picture underneath my name?
click on User CP in that top bar.
then edit avatar...

Eddy

23 Aug 2005, 11:48

nah i wont bother. thanks anyway :-/

Also, how do u get a display picture like every1 else? :p

bonz

23 Aug 2005, 17:39

Also, how do u get a display picture like every1 else?
click on User CP in that top bar.
then edit avatar...
what do you think i typed that for?
you should actually bother to read what others post, not wait till everyone has activated their remote telepathy protocols.
(haha. the same joke twice within 5 min. :D)

GlorFinder

21 Oct 2005, 15:19

I cant join... The counter stays loading but i cant join in the party's :( What to do? plz.. help me..

Steve14

13 Nov 2005, 15:02

I cant join... The counter stays loading but i cant join in the party's :( What to do? plz.. help me..
Me, too. I can't find other servers excepting the UK-server. And I can't join a game on this server ... :(

volcane

14 Nov 2005, 09:49

Please use the uk1 server as it is the only server that we host. We have had connection problems over the weekend, so please do try to connect again.

Steve14

14 Nov 2005, 14:29

I still can't join to other games ... :(

volcane

14 Nov 2005, 14:47

I've just popped on and people don't seem to be having a problem. Sometimes there are games on the server that are firewalled (natted).

I'd suggest that you try a few differnt rooms and ask the people there about games.

rocket4203

4 Mar 2006, 06:03

i bought a worms 2 version how do you know if it is a demo and i cant connect to the server so what do i do email me at rus0002@cdsc.vic.edu.au if you have an answer or just reply here but i might not get it. Email me if you can play the server plz tell me what you have to do to be able to use it or i will feel like snapping the disc.:mad:

Reaperz

4 Mar 2006, 06:18

Go to network play, then open up your 'address book'

Check that your main server has the following details:
I.P. address: uk1.servers.worms2.com
Port number: 17000
Connecting to... Server

You should also make sure of the usual.
- That you are not behind a firewall.
-- And if you are, that it has allow all for worms2.

franpa

9 Jun 2006, 15:05

is it possible for people using the demo to play full version people? if so what limitations are imposed on the full version users?

Reaperz

10 Jun 2006, 03:54

I would assume so, if the schemes are within the features enabled on the demo.

Usually it wouldn't make sense, but since the demo server is forwarded to the full server...

franpa

18 Jun 2006, 08:13

name wrv451nlps SERVER OPEN 24/7
the ip is 192.168.15.100
the port number is 451

this is no joke it works and only nobudy knows
put it in your address book in worms 2 cool:cool:

check des's forums... you need an external ip address... aka: wan ip.

Rariep

20 Jul 2006, 19:14

Is there a Belgian server too? :confused:

Lex

21 Jul 2006, 22:33

It's quite unlikely.

colink0

1 Aug 2006, 08:59

ok:D fun i have the game 1 month

Spad_DeeAk

16 Sep 2006, 17:10

Firstly, thankyou for leaving the server up for as long as you guys have. We genuinely appreciate it.

I just wanted to query the power of the server though. Back in 98 we used to have 50-60 people in the case's room at peak times, and we rarely had any problems. These days, it seems like the server goes down every time we get 10 logged on. As i'm posting this, i just remember we use the same server as WA. Maybe thats affecting it somehow? i dunno.

Thanks,
Spadger

franpa

17 Sep 2006, 03:30

no, there is a feature in k-chat that allows one to create 100's (1000's) of rooms very very quickly and overload the server.... i do not do this myself because it is pretty gay to do such a thing.... but i have seen random users using k-chat and waisting there time doing it... i try to kick em from k-chat when i see 'em.

Spad_DeeAk

17 Sep 2006, 04:21

nah, i was on kchat at the time...no-one was room flooding

franpa

17 Sep 2006, 05:03

well... i also noticed that like start of this year it was much faster to logon to wormnet 2 (or whatever w2 uses) then it does now.... it takes like 15 secs to logon compaired to about 5 ages ago.

Spad_DeeAk

17 Sep 2006, 05:36

i'd suggest thats probably your connection. It takes the same time as it always has, for me to log on...i'm not sure about everyone else, but no-one's mentioned anything.

Reaperz

17 Sep 2006, 06:26

It seems to be just as slow(?) as it has been for at least a year now...

I'm still not completely sure why there isn't a downloadable (closed source) server, after all this time...

Spad_DeeAk

17 Sep 2006, 06:41

coz you dont need to download anything to run a server? it took des about half an hour to set one up from his office.

besides, if we had more than 1 server...it'd be harder to find games.

ropey

29 Oct 2006, 22:05

Would it be possible to run my own worms2 server somehow?

Spad_DeeAk

30 Oct 2006, 08:22

yes, but it's pointless. we have a perfectly good server running now...and if we had 2 servers...it would be harder to find people to play.

ropey

5 Nov 2006, 00:14

yes, but it's pointless. we have a perfectly good server running now...and if we had 2 servers...it would be harder to find people to play.

I understand what you are thinking/saying, but im interested in running my own server for 'our team' to connect to without needing to go through the W2 official server, lets say.... for training purposed :-D

Where would we be able to retreive server files from. im interested in knowing what files need to be installed on the server (Linux) to run this.

thanks,
Ruben