kikumbob
9 Apr 2008, 01:50
The purpose of this thread is to be a comprehensive reference to anyone with a Worms Armageddon/Windows Vista compatibility problem. I thought I would start this after several hours of looking up information on how to solve my particular problems. There seem to be many different problems faced by many different people, several of which have been solved or half solved.
If you have had a problem with running WA on vista which you solved, post your problem here with the solution. It is very important to be specific about the problem you had and the solution you used.
For my part I encountered three problems:
1) The frontend was discoloured but when playing a game the colours were normal.
Solution: Several people noted that using windows explorer to open the directory that the .exe for WA is in solves this problem. It worked perfectly for me. Closing explorer with WA running leaves the frontend discoloured again.
2) The frontend is extremely slow.
Solution: If you have the latest beta update installed, navigate to your WA directory, open the "Tweaks" folder and double click on the "SlowFrontendWorkaround.reg" file. The frontend will speed up next time you run the game.
3) The in-game frame rate is so slow and choppy that it is unbearable.
Solution: This is believed to only happen to people using Nvidea graphics card. I was using an Nvidea GeForce 6800. I solved this problem by installing the latest Forceware drivers from here (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html). These fixed the problem.
And I am happy to report that WA is now working perfectly on Vista for me.
If you have had a problem with running WA on vista which you solved, post your problem here with the solution. It is very important to be specific about the problem you had and the solution you used.
For my part I encountered three problems:
1) The frontend was discoloured but when playing a game the colours were normal.
Solution: Several people noted that using windows explorer to open the directory that the .exe for WA is in solves this problem. It worked perfectly for me. Closing explorer with WA running leaves the frontend discoloured again.
2) The frontend is extremely slow.
Solution: If you have the latest beta update installed, navigate to your WA directory, open the "Tweaks" folder and double click on the "SlowFrontendWorkaround.reg" file. The frontend will speed up next time you run the game.
3) The in-game frame rate is so slow and choppy that it is unbearable.
Solution: This is believed to only happen to people using Nvidea graphics card. I was using an Nvidea GeForce 6800. I solved this problem by installing the latest Forceware drivers from here (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html). These fixed the problem.
And I am happy to report that WA is now working perfectly on Vista for me.