Windows Vista - Worms World Party Colour Fix 1.0 [Archive]

tremonti92

15 Jun 2008, 07:54

Hi guys..
I've made a little fix to make WWP work on Vista without the annoying inverted and changing colours.
This fix makes it possible to keep the default Worms colours at all times, so they never change to a different colour.

You can get the fix by downloading the attachment below.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Download the attachment
2) Rename it from 'WWP Colour Fix for Vista.zip.txt' to 'WWP Colour Fix for Vista.zip'
(This is because this forum doesn't allow attachment uploads of zip files to be more than 100KB, but does allow text files)
3) Extract all files in the ZIP file using a compression utility such as WinZIP or WinRAR.
4) Important: Read the Instructions.txt file after extracting to see how to install/uninstall and other stuff.

Please make sure that you read the instructions in the attachment carefully.

EDIT::::
Version 1.1 released!
Guys if you have been facing problems such as Windows Explorer not re-opening automatically after you quit the game, some 'H:' drive problem, or some 'anthem' problem during installation/uninstallation, please download
WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip.txt then rename it to WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip

VERY IMPORTANT! - For those of you who have had no problems with this fix and think it works fine, please DO NOT UPDATE to v1.1 because I have not made an overwrite function for this. v1.1 has no difference to v1.0 other than fixing the problems mentioned by the posters who are facing problems

Thanks for you help in improving my programming ability guys.

Until Then,
Enjoy!

xStil

15 Jun 2008, 20:17

Nice, will see if it works.

Oh wait:
In Windows Vista, a new object called Desktop Windows Manager consumes most colour-efficient resources providing people the 'Aero' effect.
In most games, the 'Aero' effect in Windows Explorer won't allow necessary resources to run the game.
The fix temporarily disables the 'Aero' Effect and Windows Explorer to make sure no resources are prohibited to Worms World Party.
When Worms World Party is quit, the fix re-enables Windows Explorer and the 'Aero' effect.

Might not on mine, since i use win98 style menus already.

CyberShadow

16 Jun 2008, 01:08

How about providing the source code, so we know it's not a cleverly disguised trojan?

Edit: never mind, it's just a batch file wrapped in an .exe (why?) that kills Windows Explorer, starts wp.exe (it renames wwp.exe to wp.exe when it "installs"), and starts Explorer again (assuming Windows is installed in C:\Windows - use %WINDIR% next time).

How is your "fix" different than disabling compositing (Aero effects) in WWP's compatibility settings?

tremonti92

16 Jun 2008, 13:18

Well, in the Games Explorer, you have to make sure that you run WWP.exe.. hence, this patch makes sure your WWP runs while disabling explorer at the same time, hence it renames your WWP.exe. It it were a batch file, Games Explorer wouldn't have recognized this as Worms World Party so it wouldn't show that WWP is installed on the computer.

Although it's a batch file (I've already mentioned it in my Instructions.txt file), it does not invert the colours again, so yeah, it IS a fix.

It is different from disabling the the Aero effects because that does NOT work for me, however, this fix does. Hence, for those of you who have made it work that way, it's alright not to use this fix.

And thanks for the %WINDIR% advice (lol). I always thought that explorer would be in C:\Window\. I'm still a beginner at this, so I need to take advice from others, so thanks!

And thanks for analyzing the file. Now everyone knows it's safe to download and not a trojan or some other malware.

Muzer

16 Jun 2008, 17:50

Some installations that have been upgraded from certain versions (including Win2k I think) have C:\WINNT (for WINdows NT), and you can also specify a different path on installation.

kade

18 Jun 2008, 04:55

is there any chance you can email this patch to me?

andyG

21 Jun 2008, 19:34

the patch really works, thanks very much!!!

Oerg866

22 Jun 2008, 14:56

Now edit this to work with WA, and you'll make my day.

Spyroxx

23 Jun 2008, 14:19

SBB

30 Jun 2008, 07:10

my explorer bar in vista just disappeared, game never started... *sigh*

Split32

9 Jul 2008, 21:19

The Fix doesnt work for me:( because my Windows is installed on drive D.:(:(:(

franpa

10 Jul 2008, 06:57

can the OP post just the batch file so we can edit it for people or something ?

Muzer

10 Jul 2008, 18:19

Have you tried opening the EXE with a hex editor (not a rhetorical question, I want to know).

Split32

12 Jul 2008, 09:35

Have you tried opening the EXE with a hex editor (not a rhetorical question, I want to know).

Didnt try it until u said so, but then when I did I didnt find anything usefull.... But I'm not very experienced with Hex editors.:-/

Pyrza

16 Jul 2008, 09:13

RaVeDaVe

17 Jul 2008, 00:17

Same problem here...
I can only play the game on the lowest resolution :(

NewKingdom

18 Jul 2008, 01:37

Thank you thank you thank you!!

The wacky colors are all gone now thanks to you.

o PsYcHo o

23 Jul 2008, 18:21

Thanks for the fix, works perfectly!

Greetings from Germany ;-)

royhobbs

4 Aug 2008, 05:24

Thank you very much, this worked great, I just bought this game, I used to have it, my kids love it. Thanks again.

Levo

6 Aug 2008, 09:44

Take a look at this post of mine here: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=660965&postcount=88

(or here (full post): http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32499&page=3#88)

Kiljaden

6 Aug 2008, 21:13

Incredible! The fix runs completely fine. Many thanks to you from Germany. =D

wjd73_59

8 Aug 2008, 22:09

the sound is not fully working on my machine
music is ok but action sounds & talks r not working
i am using vista ultimate premium

da_hool

28 Aug 2008, 13:59

Thanks a lot, it s working perfectly :)

wormholio2

29 Aug 2008, 02:51

it wont let me save it as a zip. only a txt. i dont even have the option to save a zip it either says SAVE AS: TEXT DOCUMENT or ALL FILES. either way its still just a text with a bunch of gibberish. can anyone help me please???

Muzer

29 Aug 2008, 17:55

Enable file extensions (google it), then rename from .txt to .zip

insomnia82

30 Aug 2008, 14:06

I really dont get how the H: drive came up! The game is in C: drive. Any idea how to change this?

Blinx56

1 Sep 2008, 13:56

**** yEAH IT WORKED!!! It didnt play the french anthem though when it tried to it errored. Still works no problems though.

DangRobot

1 Sep 2008, 20:06

In Vista 64 it made all my explorer commands disappear :(... my short cuts on my desktop and the bar on the bottom

Muzer

2 Sep 2008, 08:49

I assume Windows is not installed into C:\WINDOWS then, this guy coded his app based on that...

mark2

4 Sep 2008, 14:11

Everything went well until i tried install the patch:

H:\...French anthem.wav
Couldn't find that drive location (or something like that in eng)

Why it tries find drive H, cause i don't have it :confused:
This doesn't matter, I had the same problem but the fix still worked like magic!

Me and my brother love playing this against each other, works perfectly on Vista over TCP/IP network. Just applied this and it works perfectly fine, never thought I'd be able to play WWP properly on Vista.

Who cares if it's just a batch script, simple fixes are the best aren't they? It's been so many years and this is one of the first fixes to come about so if all it does is rename a file and kill explorer.exe, well great - it's something I never thought about and it works easily.

Many thanks again :)

franpa

5 Sep 2008, 11:45

what would be better would be having the bat file posted (not as an exe) that way 'we' can provide unique fixes for people who need it.

Muzer

5 Sep 2008, 17:11

Exactly. Also, you seem to have the CD drive hardcoded to H:/, either include the song in the package, or get it to reliably detect which drive the CD is in (not sure how). Yeah, and change "C:\WINDOWS" to %WINDIR%

franpa

10 Sep 2008, 06:34

Song? if it contains a wwp song, then he can't include it due to copyrights...

Muzer

10 Sep 2008, 17:56

Song? if it contains a wwp song, then he can't include it due to copyrights...
Say that to SoundEd (I think)...

franpa

11 Sep 2008, 05:40

doesnt that read the games data and doesnt include the songs with it self?

Muzer

11 Sep 2008, 18:09

doesnt that read the games data and doesnt include the songs with it self?
Exactly, but it assumes the disc is in H:\

franpa

12 Sep 2008, 06:33

that was in regards to SoundEd.

Muzer

12 Sep 2008, 17:19

that was in regards to SoundEd.
SoundEd includes the sound effects from the generation 2.1 and generation 2.2 (note: I just made up these version numbers, 2.1 being for Worms 2, 2.2 being for W:A and WWP, I wonder if they will catch on...) games, and the only thing the program can do is swap them (you can't make your own and use those, it is a common misconception, the program is only for if you hate one set of SFX and want to replace it...)

|\/|4573|2

12 Sep 2008, 17:20

hello
how i can unname it ?!?
if i click on "show the file" at download manager from firefox its already named ..
.zip :( but its still a text data :(
plz help me ! :-/

Etho.

12 Sep 2008, 19:33

SoundEddy* is sort of a dark gray area when it comes to breaking copyright laws. Yes, the program does contain copyrighted information; but it is stored in 1 custom .dat file. The program only grants access to the copyrighted material if you own either W2, W:A, or WWP.

Many programs and websites use copyrighted material from Worms. Team17 doesn't seem to mind as long as you don't do anything too bad.

franpa

14 Sep 2008, 06:50

hello
how i can unname it ?!?
if i click on "show the file" at download manager from firefox its already named ..
.zip :( but its still a text data :(
plz help me ! :-/

Open Windows Explorer

1) Tools -> Folder Options -> view

2) untick "Hide extensions for known file types"

tremonti92

19 Sep 2008, 16:23

Guys.
I've checked the file again.
Nothing seems to be the problem.
I've checked this fix on 5 comps, and it seems to be working fine on all of them.

There's no 'H:' directory in this program. It's just that the fixes have to be placed in your 'Worms' directory (where you wwp.exe and wwp.ico is) (READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! THEY'RE IMPORTANT!)

To rename the file from *.txt to *.zip,
check this out:
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=668796&postcount=41
(thanks franpa)

It's alright if it doesn't play the french anthem song.

OK. I will post a newer version of the fix which will eliminate all these problems... thanks for your help...

tremonti92

19 Sep 2008, 17:19

Guys,
I have updated the Fix to v1.1.
The people who have been facing NO problems and think the fix works fine, DO NOT UPDATE to v1.1 PLEASE.
For those of you who have been facing problems, please try the v1.1 fix.

Thanks,
tremonti92

|\/|4573|2

20 Sep 2008, 09:59

ty :P i will try out now :)

|\/|4573|2

20 Sep 2008, 10:05

i cant find the tools (im new to vista)
could you just give a link with the zip file ? maybee on megaupload e.t.c

franpa

21 Sep 2008, 15:37

just post the damn bat file, why must you keep it private? your just after attention.

ciaran500

23 Sep 2008, 21:31

http://rapidshare.com/files/147810334/WWP_Colour_Fix_for_Vista_v1.1.zip.html

A rapidshare link to 1.1 for anyone who doesn't want to rename the file, or anyone who comes across this thread from google and doesn't want to register to download it.

tremonti92

24 Sep 2008, 12:09

just post the damn bat file, why must you keep it private? your just after attention.

Well it seems I got your attention lol.
And why would I be after attention? There's no thanking/reputation system in this forum.
I just tried to help you guys.
If you want more attention, earn it!

ssjmarshal

15 Oct 2008, 04:08

Tremonti92 your my hero man, that fix has it workin great and can enjoy this game once again thanks too you.

Muzer

15 Oct 2008, 18:14

Well it seems I got your attention lol.
And why would I be after attention? There's no thanking/reputation system in this forum.
I just tried to help you guys.
If you want more attention, earn it!
If you post the batch file, I can improve it.

tremonti92

16 Oct 2008, 15:52

@Muzer

How exactly?

Muzer

16 Oct 2008, 17:31

@Muzer

How exactly?
A) By making it compatible with W:A
B) By removing that "file not found" error (if it still exists)

I don't see what the point in not releasing the source is anyway. It's not like people are going to steal it.

pauro

26 Oct 2008, 14:23

This is great works fine. Tremonit youre my hero.

Shmazkazoo

26 Oct 2008, 15:28

When i donloaded the file for some reason im not able to change it to a .zip
it says .zip in the name but on vista there is a coloumn that says file type where it says text document and i cant seem to change it, would anyone know how?

dijk94

28 Oct 2008, 19:22

Still, releasing the source would be good, if you're afraid people will steal it, release it under a license like:

"I allow people to edit my code, as long as they allow me to "own" it"

I could probably do it myself, too, but I'm too lazy:)

6h6llfir6

12 Nov 2008, 20:32

After I have Instal the fix...when I start WWP. it said to put the CD-ROM...but I dont have any I Have just downloaded it...on Ebgame.com

Red Devil

13 Nov 2008, 18:47

Well, i have downloaded the fix, installed it, heard the FrenchAnthem song play, and it still doesnt work....

franpa

14 Nov 2008, 00:26

In Vista 64 it made all my explorer commands disappear ... my short cuts on my desktop and the bar on the bottom

Ctrl Alt Delete -> Task Manager -> File -> New Task -> Explorer.exe

That will get your stuff back :) if not, browse to your Windows folder then run Explorer.exe

franpa

14 Nov 2008, 00:34

would this BATCH do the same thing as what tremonti has done if the BAT file is executed from your WWP folder?taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
wwp.exe
start explorer.exe
Source on killing Explorer.exe: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/10/10/tips-of-how-to-take-effect-after-installation-without-restarting-windows-xpvista/

EDIT: It works, I tested it on W:A and it behaves as expected, explorer.exe is killed before W:A launches and is restarted when you exit W:A. There is one side effect (that affects W:A, not sure about wwp), Minimizing during gameplay results in the inability to get back into the game without launching explorer.exe, The game does not crash, it just doesn't get listed in alt-tab anymore...

Muzer

14 Nov 2008, 17:34

You should be able to get back to it by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete, no?

franpa

15 Nov 2008, 00:47

Probably, I don't know. I was only testing the functionality of the Command Line commands and arguments, making sure it behaved in an expected way. I don't suffer any "colour corruption" unless I minimize in WormNET.

th3gam3r

17 Nov 2008, 09:41

i have this notebook

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/acer-aspire-5735-4624/4505-3121_7-33309965.html

i have tried both fixes of which both were successfully installed i tried editing stuff in the properties thing for the exe file and it still does not work it does that black screen thing and says something about resolving an error

Muzer

17 Nov 2008, 19:28

"Graphics Intel GMA 3400MHD (integrated)"

There's your problem.

Neither W:A nor WWP like that card with its Vista drivers.

Only thing to do is to complain to Intel, it is their fault for having rubbish Vista drivers.

Spellcater

18 Nov 2008, 05:11

I have a problem with winrar. It says-! C:\Users\Alex Do\Desktop\WWP1 Colour Fix for Vista v1.1.zip: Unexpected end of archive
idk what to do.

Plasma

18 Nov 2008, 14:05

Well, what were you trying to do in it?

xoreax

21 Nov 2008, 10:28

Here you have the sourcecode.

For the interested; Ollydbg, breakpoint on DeleteFileA, check %TEMP% and there you find the batch-script before its being deleted.

------------------------------
Content from the batch "fix.exe" use:

@shift
@echo off
cls
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
call wp.exe
start "" "%windir%\Explorer.exe"
exit

------------------------------
Content from the batch "Install fix - WWP.exe" use:

@shift
@echo off
cls
if EXIST FIX.exe GOTO TEMP
exit
:TEMP
ren wwp.exe wp.exe
ren FIX.exe wwp.exe
attrib wp.exe +s +h
if EXIST wp.exe Echo The Worms World Party Color Fix has been installed successfully!>>temp.txt
call temp.txt
del temp.txt

------------------------------
Content from the batch "Uninstall fix - WWP.exe" use:

@shift
@echo off
cls
if EXIST wp.exe GOTO TEMP
exit
:TEMP
attrib wp.exe -s -h
ren wwp.exe FIX.exe
ren wp.exe wwp.exe
if EXIST fix.exe Echo The Worms World Party Color Fix has been uninstalled successfully>> temp1.txt
call temp1.txt
del temp1.txt

------------------------------

Personally I would have made it runable from everywhere. Make the user choose where wp.exe is and save the location of it so the program know til next time where it is. That would have made this fix work for WA too and any other game with the same needs (kill explorer and relaunch it after the game exit).

Anyhow, have fun fixing the script, if thats needed.

xoreax

21 Nov 2008, 10:42

I have a problem with winrar. It says-! C:\Users\Alex Do\Desktop\WWP1 Colour Fix for Vista v1.1.zip: Unexpected end of archive
idk what to do.

Redownload the fix and try. Else, create a text document, and copy-paste this:

@shift
@echo off
cls
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
call wp.exe
start "" "%windir%\Explorer.exe"
exit

Save the document in your game-folder where wp.exe is. Make sure you choose "Save as..." and change file format to "all files", and then name it fixmyworms.bat, save, and run fixmyworms.bat ;) These last steps is important, else it wont be saved as a .bat-file.

Good luck

Muzer

22 Nov 2008, 10:37

Save the document in your game-folder where wp.exe is. Make sure you choose "Save as..." and change file format to "all files", and then name it fixmyworms.bat, save, and run fixmyworms.bat http://forum.team17.co.uk/images/newsmilies/wink.gif These last steps is important, else it wont be saved as a .bat-file.
The WWP executable is actually called wwp.exe, the installation file renames it.

Oxford

23 Nov 2008, 17:26

my explorer bar in vista just disappeared, game never started... *sigh*

same here, it just kills explorer and the game never starts. does the same with both versions of the fix.i tried the other fix available on here but it only works for like 10 seconds, then the colours invert again anyway.

franpa

24 Nov 2008, 03:46

you probably did not execute my tweak within your WWP folder, or you renamed wwp.exe to something else :/ it is pecuiliar though, that Explorer does not restart... it auto restarts if corrupted and every fix on here (which suppress the auto restart) will manually relaunch Explorer.exe after WWP is finished... try running the fixes as an Administrator?

Oxford

24 Nov 2008, 04:11

okay, i made a .bat of franpas little bit, which does what is intended and starts the game, but still doesn't fix the issue of inverted colors. all of these seem to temporarily, then first time something moves on the screen the colors go again.

xoreax

24 Nov 2008, 14:28

The WWP executable is actually called wwp.exe, the installation file renames it.

Oh, my bad :) I don't have the game so I just took for granted the fix.bat was a stand-alone script, and it says wp.exe :)

tiagoabreu

1 Dec 2008, 15:25

I hgave vista and the games doesn't work, the screen appears black and crashes.I downloaded this fix but I cant open the instructions file

can someone post here or send me?

oh and this fix resolves my problem?

Petraaa

1 Dec 2008, 17:58

Man,you're the best!!!
Thank yuo SO much :))

Lots of love from Croatia :):p

Rahti

2 Dec 2008, 19:32

Please
Can you make xp-version of this fix?

Only lowest resolution works correct..

Metacooler

7 Dec 2008, 12:22

PLEASE give the batch file to Muzer so that he can make the fix compatible with W:A !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm afraid that the "opening W:A folder and starting the game from there" method will fail me one of these days.....!!!

franpa

8 Dec 2008, 00:22

you just have to change one line in my bat file (the wwp.exe bit to wa.exe). Open the BAT file in Notepad.

M.Fatih

8 Dec 2008, 22:15

Thank you so much dude...It works greatly...but when ı run fix wwp install...fthe frech anthema didnt start...but the colors are greeat now..Yeaaa thx;)

rolloLG

11 Dec 2008, 12:54

I don't want to kill explorer.exe.
Why Team 17 doesn't provide a patch once and for all? Worms are their bestsellers so...

Tiku-Orava

11 Dec 2008, 16:54

Goddamn this isn't working... *sigh*

rolloLG

11 Dec 2008, 18:59

Another strange thing is that I need to kill explorer & run wwp.exe just once to have good colors. I mean that after I played the game once, I don't need in the future to always kill explorer first... just first time to "reset" colors! Very very weird!

There is a problem anyway: even with the killing-explorer-trick the underwater is transparent-black (water waves have correct colors) here. And so the very upper sky :(

My cfg:
Laptop Compaq/HP Presario F500EA (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00872539&lc=it&cc=it&dlc=it&os=2093&product=3360261&lang=it), Vista Home Basic (SP1, OEM, x86, Ita), 2GB RAM, GeForce GO 6100 (Forceware 98.15).

franpa

12 Dec 2008, 02:03

try the 94.xx drivers if they support your card :) I hear they are the most stable in regards to older games.

rolloLG

12 Dec 2008, 07:57

try the 94.xx drivers if they support your card :) I hear they are the most stable in regards to older games.

No, 94.xx are not available for my gfx card, and thank you but it's not a "solution" for me to install the oldest driver availbale just to make Worms buggy games work... :-/

I'd really like someone at Team17 would notice this bug (also WA and Worms2, I've heard have this colors bug) and fix it once and for all....

franpa

12 Dec 2008, 10:40

the bug is... gah you spammed the forum 3 times with your false information :/ the fault is caused by 3rd party programs being retarded and ****ing around with direct draw paletted mode :/

rolloLG

13 Dec 2008, 01:59

Yeah! It's the world against Worms!
Hope you're not serious man... And hope to see a patch one day, not tricks and workarounds to hide its gfx routine incompatibilities with modern DirectX systems :(

Muzer

13 Dec 2008, 11:29

rolloLG

13 Dec 2008, 12:24

It is true. Worms relies on an old, little used, but completely standard Direct X technology called DirectDraw. Many modern graphics card drivers have left out support for this. However, I am pretty sure that NVIDIA is OK now, since I haven't recently heard of any people having problems with NVIDIA drivers. The main culprit nowadays is Intel Express graphics chipsets (usually in laptops) with Windows Vista.

However, I do not think that this is a driver problem.

Try one or more of the following:

1) Right click on the shortcut, go to properties, click the compatibility tab, and fiddle with the options there, in particular the "Disable visual themes" option or something (can't remember, I don't use Vista).
2) Try always keeping a folder open when you start WWP
3) Disable Windows Aero (not the best thing if you like pretty stuff)
So you say it's a limit of DirectDraw's palette handling? I'm not sure if it's WWP which is "hacky" coded or a real DDraw problem...

With GeForce Go 6100 and Forceware 98.15 I have problems, and only with WWP...

I already tried those tricks and compatibility settings (first thing I tried obviously). Only thing that works (not perfectly, but works) is the script to kill explorer.exe first, but I still have transparent-black underwater and upper sky :(

adri3n

8 Jan 2009, 10:14

Hi, I'm not the best with computers.. and i was wondering if i could get a more complete explanation for how to get WWP to work on Vista..? HELP PLEASE!!

Muzer

8 Jan 2009, 16:53

Please explain exactly what the problem is; there are quite a few different problems, each with different solutions (or lack thereof).

boboceros

17 Jan 2009, 23:19

when i install i get a message saying that temp.txt is unknown or damaged and when i uninstall i get a message telling me that temp1.txt is unknown or damaged. Please help. i tried using the regular fix and got he H file thing so i tried using the 1.1 one and got what i listed above. im using vista home basic

Razor 102

29 Jan 2009, 22:14

Thx its amazing keep it up person from germony

aightweban

6 Feb 2009, 03:09

dieman14

3 Mar 2009, 13:56

Thank you so so so much. Fantastic. v1.1 didnt work for me but 1.0 did. Fixed every problem I have with wwp. Can't thank you enough.

testdriver

9 Mar 2009, 14:50

I tryed it on windows 7 beta there are the same problems
how on vista. And it works really.

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnkkkkkkkkkkk yoooooouuuuu very much

your testdriver from germany

Jenesis

12 Mar 2009, 19:01

Sorry friend, this fix isn't working for me :( I installed both versions (one after the other; got rid of old version before new one) and still had graphics problems. I followed the instructions in the readme exactly.

samabizzle

7 Apr 2009, 20:28

Hi guys..
I've made a little fix to make WWP work on Vista without the annoying inverted and changing colours.
This fix makes it possible to keep the default Worms colours at all times, so they never change to a different colour.

You can get the fix by downloading the attachment below.

Please make sure that you read the instructions in the attachment carefully.

EDIT::::
Version 1.1 released!
Guys if you have been facing problems such as Windows Explorer not re-opening automatically after you quit the game, some 'H:' drive problem, or some 'anthem' problem during installation/uninstallation, please download
WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip.txt then rename it to WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip

VERY IMPORTANT! - For those of you who have had no problems with this fix and think it works fine, please DO NOT UPDATE to v1.1 because I have not made an overwrite function for this. v1.1 has no difference to v1.0 other than fixing the problems mentioned by the posters who are facing problems

Thanks for you help in improving my programming ability guys.

Until Then,
Enjoy!
I am having a problem extracting this file with WinRAR, every time I try to extract it, winRAR says that the file is corrupt, ayny help?

alkillem

13 Apr 2009, 20:15

i had the same problem about it saying like instalation not complete cuz it couldnt find the french anthem thing, but then i clicked on the recommended instalation button that popped up in vista after, im not sure if it worked anyway or if that made the difference ,but it seems to work now.

ps. i never had this problem when i first got my new pc with vista, it started happening every now and then after 6 months of playin and then became permanent

pps. if this aero thing is the problem, cant u disable it or change it. i think vlc media player disables it to run

Worminador

14 Apr 2009, 19:13

@shift
@echo off
cls
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
call wp.exe
start "" "%windir%\Explorer.exe"
exit

I made a batch file with this, have manually renamed the wwp.exe to wp.exe and can confirm it works in Windows 7, build 7077 x64.

esotericse

16 Apr 2009, 06:42

Running Vista Ultimate x64 and this does not work.

My Windows location is C:\Windows, I've tried using both of those ".exe" files.

On top of the colors being messed up, the sound is messed up as well. Voices and weapon sounds are extremely bassy and muffled sounding. But menu sounds work.

. . .

Worms Armageddon actually has the exact same problem as well.

Muzer

16 Apr 2009, 17:43

On top of the colors being messed up, the sound is messed up as well. Voices and weapon sounds are extremely bassy and muffled sounding. But menu sounds work.

. . .

Worms Armageddon actually has the exact same problem as well.
Try the other fix, which (oddly) involves starting an explorer.exe window (eg open my documents) before starting the game.

Also, try fiddling with compatibility settings.

Finally, try ending all non-critical processes (firewalls, antivirus programs, instant messengers...), and if it stops, start one at a time until you find which one causes it. Then, look in the settings of that program for an "always on top" or "show above over windows" option, possibly relating to message boxes.

Kehza

7 May 2009, 19:34

Ok i installed it and the only thing that happend was explorer.exe closed down for 1 second, uninstall.exe does not work

Trotsky

16 Jun 2009, 13:31

I found a simple solution for this problem.

Just go to Screen setup and change 32color quality to 16.:)

Lancer74

11 Aug 2009, 16:19

Much thanks!!:D

vitko

26 Aug 2009, 10:11

Should make a fix for win7 too.... Ive tryed to install the vista fix, the colour problem resolved, but when i try to play on it, i got a black screen, btw can hear sounds, and i can quit, coz i played so many hours and i can hit escape and click 2 times, even like a blind. but i cant play becouse the black screen. Pls make a win7 fix too! (ive tryed the 16 bit trick too and ive tryed in any resolution)

Levo

31 Aug 2009, 17:21

Telémaco

3 Sep 2009, 06:54

Thank you, your fix worked in perfection. ^_^

But I didn't hear the 'anthem' WAV sound after the installation. =/ Maybe I should to download the 1.1 version of your fix? I think so.

By the way, can you do the same practical fix for Worms Armageddon? Is a really shame that currently, we can play WA without the colour problem, only terminating the explorer.exe process in the Task Managger or using foreign programs like WormKit and things like that... : (

Although... I heard something about a possible new BETA for the WA with that fix included. Will be that really so?

KRD

5 Sep 2009, 00:56

By the way, can you do the same practical fix for Worms Armageddon? Is a really shame that currently, we can play WA without the colour problem, only terminating the explorer.exe process in the Task Managger or using foreign programs like WormKit and things like that... : (

Don't be silly, WormKit was created by one of the two people who keep releasing WA updates for your worming pleasure. This WWP fix you've just applied, on the other hand, truly is third-party.

Telémaco

5 Sep 2009, 18:55

Don't be silly, WormKit was created by one of the two people who keep releasing WA updates for your worming pleasure. This WWP fix you've just applied, on the other hand, truly is third-party.

You didn't understand my point... U_U

Although, receive that 'warm' reply from you, is my fault, for speak about the WormKit with not many knowledges about it (I not even knew that WormKit is a product from the official developers).

But, I was not talking about official or unofficial fixes. I was talking about programs that you must use every time you want to play WA, and this fix, once installed, you can forget of it. And in the other hand, in the few things that I have heard about the WormKit, there are various technical problems and complaints of my partners who play WA with that program.

But I repeat, I admit it, I was prejudiced.

KRD

6 Sep 2009, 16:40

Telémaco

6 Sep 2009, 23:34

You still are prejudiced. :p

WormKit is simply a framework that allows different modules to be loaded, with which the game experience can be modified to different extents. By itself, it does nothing, has zero technical issues and it doesn't prevent you from running the game normally via WA.exe if you should so wish. What your friends are complaining about are problems with various modules, made by members of this community, that they are loading into WA.exe, not the framework itself. Because you obviously don't need any of those fancy modules, just the one that will make the game function correctly on your system until the next update, you really have nothing to worry about. It's dead simple:

You should create a shortcut to WormKit next to where you have your WA shortcut, download the module you need, move it to the appropriate folder and run the game via the WormKit shortcut until the next update. When that has been released, you can simply delete all the WormKit files and subfolders [all inside the main WA folder] and everything will be the same as it was before. You will happily be able to play WA using the old shortcut.

While I don't know exactly how this WWP fix works, WormKit is definitely a cleaner and safer solution, not to mention it allows you to play the better of the two games.

XD Ok, ok. Now is clearer to me, and thanks for your explanation.

That WormKit thing seems very interesting. You persuaded me, because now I have the intention of test the WormKit in WA.

But, anyway, according to all that you said me, WormKit works only for WA. WWP is still ignored and I suppose this fix (you sowed in me a doubt, of this fix’s security, with your insinuation… >_< !! ) will be needed for play the missions, multiplayer missions, forts mode and all the few interesting things of WWP. =/

In fact, currently I’m using it, and not counting with a new strange little problem in my system, I have no problems with this fix.

KRD

7 Sep 2009, 00:52

Yeah, with all the people who have installed this fix, the chance of it being malicious without anyone noticing is low. I didn't really want to sow doubt in you, I'm just trying to point out that WormKit is, if anything, even safer. You're right, though, it will be a while before you are able to play the WWP missions and use all the WormPot modes in WA. None of this is too important to people playing the game online, so I guess that's why it's not that high on the priority list.

MiguelV10

9 Sep 2009, 18:38

thanks a lot dude : D

this works fine :p

Telémaco

11 Sep 2009, 00:05

You're right, though, it will be a while before you are able to play the WWP missions and use all the WormPot modes in WA. None of this is too important to people playing the game online, so I guess that's why it's not that high on the priority list.

And the possibility of play in WormNET and in the LAN mode, with players and the computer as an additional team, wouldn't be bad for me...

Mmm... I think I should suggest that feature. ^_^

KRD

11 Sep 2009, 20:04

Knock yourself out. ;)

http://feedback.worms2d.info/

Telémaco

11 Sep 2009, 20:48

Thanks. I suggested that.

A very good posibility that along with the WWP additions, will make for sure, the amazing next BETA, the best and probably the last of all. ^_^

eldooda

12 Sep 2009, 15:33

the files are infected :S
I downloaded the files and I found that there is a trojan infecting them :(

pastafari

20 Sep 2009, 16:14

a lot of infects.
when i delete the infected things i can't install

harvey322

23 Oct 2009, 11:04

it's got a trojan

post8

26 Oct 2009, 00:28

9/41 (21.96%) 9 av dected a virus.....why??

Andy

1 Nov 2009, 21:26

Thanks for the work on this. For those of you who want to write your own script, here is what is working for me:

1. Create a wa_vista_7.bat file in your WA programs directory (use notepad)
2. Put this content (modify to your needs):

@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
"C:\program files (x86)\Worms Armageddon\wa.exe" /nointro
ping localhost
Start explorer.exe

3. Create a shortcut to the .bat file, modify the shortcut so it has the same icon as the default WA shortcut, replace the default WA shortcut with this one.
4. Modify the new shorcut so it always runs minimized

Tada :)

PS - ping localhost works as a wait, instead of using pause and needing user interaction

punkkapoik

4 Dec 2009, 11:29

THIS FILE HAS TROJAN HORSE!!! Please make a new virusfree file!!!:p:(
THIS FILE HAS TROJAN HORSE!!!

Levo

7 Dec 2009, 20:08

THIS FILE HAS TROJAN HORSE!!! Please make a new virusfree file!!!:p:(
THIS FILE HAS TROJAN HORSE!!!

Try this http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=696583
Please also note that you have to reinstall the whole game because this "trojan fix" screws up tha game.

pawelm

3 Jan 2010, 12:29

Hi guys..
I've made a little fix to make WWP work on Vista without the annoying inverted and changing colours.

Well, first day after WWP installation on Vista it worked perfectly, then some time later it messed with colors so i found your fix. Now the 'cake' loading screen is normal colors, but the most important gameplay is still looking awfully :(

Someone told to try 16-bit colors setting, well after that i got black screen during game :P

quynkxink

8 Jan 2010, 14:05

Hi guys..
I've made a little fix to make WWP work on Vista without the annoying inverted and changing colours.
This fix makes it possible to keep the default Worms colours at all times, so they never change to a different colour.

You can get the fix by downloading the attachment below.

Please make sure that you read the instructions in the attachment carefully.

EDIT::::
Version 1.1 released!
Guys if you have been facing problems such as Windows Explorer not re-opening automatically after you quit the game, some 'H:' drive problem, or some 'anthem' problem during installation/uninstallation, please download
WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip.txt then rename it to WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip

VERY IMPORTANT! - For those of you who have had no problems with this fix and think it works fine, please DO NOT UPDATE to v1.1 because I have not made an overwrite function for this. v1.1 has no difference to v1.0 other than fixing the problems mentioned by the posters who are facing problems

Thanks for you help in improving my programming ability guys.

Until Then,
Enjoy!

i'm run Worms World Party in Win7 64 Bit, download and do all step in file "Instruction.txt" but colour not fix :(

Yetione

11 Jan 2010, 08:27

Works on 64bit windows 7
thx man :D

quynkxink

12 Jan 2010, 13:41

Works on 64bit windows 7
thx man :D

you can show me how to install!! , i'm use Win7 64bit installed game but still failed color

dr.G

20 Jan 2010, 11:54

the patch really works, thanks very much!!!

r u ***ken kiddin me ?
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this **** kills my explorer.exe and makes hundreds of Wwp.exe while no one of them doesnt work. wtf guys , help me pls

Wormdestro

22 Jan 2010, 18:59

Wtf mate? My virusprogram found a back-door virus... it activate 5 trojans if i run the program...why take virus on them? ppl go here to get some help and you just put in some virus in it...

Andy

23 Jan 2010, 18:12

Wtf mate? My virusprogram found a back-door virus... it activate 5 trojans if i run the program...why take virus on them? ppl go here to get some help and you just put in some virus in it...

Scan with this to be sure. (I bet you have a false positive by heuristics)

http://www.virustotal.com/

Andy

23 Jan 2010, 18:21

For those of you who would rather do it manually, here are the steps:

1. Create a "loader.bat" file in your WA program files folder using notepad,
2. Copy the following text into your .bat file using notepad: (change what variables you need to, ie. Program Files location)

@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
"C:\program files (x86)\Worms Armageddon\wa.exe" /nointro
ping localhost
Start explorer.exe

3. Modify your WA shortcut in the start menu / desktop to point at this .bat file instead of the WA executable. Now when you launch WA, it will temporarily kill off Explorer which will resolve the colour issue. :)

pringlebit

26 Jan 2010, 23:43

So what is with people saying there is a virus? I downloaded it and there's definitely no virus... But the one problem i'm having is the instructions file is saying its corrupt so I don't know what i'm supposed to do. Can someone explain how to use the.exe or copy and paste the instructions on here?

Explorer

31 Jan 2010, 07:56

For those of you who would rather do it manually, here are the steps:

Doesn't this work for you?
http://worms2d.info/Troubleshooting_FAQ#The_game_colours_get_all_messe d_up

Rynn0

17 Feb 2010, 11:04

http://www3.speedyshare.com/files/20981617/download/error.jpg

Why he say that?

Qusay

19 Feb 2010, 18:45

Thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkks

Marci

7 Mar 2010, 18:30

ok now im gonna cry...
i downloaded this patch on december.. and everything was fine (yeeeeee)
today i decided to install the patch to play online... and it works.. (yeeeeeee)

Marci

7 Mar 2010, 18:32

i downloaded this patch on dicember 09 and everything was fine... today i downloaded the patch to play online... (from the team17's site) and all colors are messed up again... WHY? WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

ToonLink

8 Mar 2010, 18:07

Kamikaz

11 Apr 2010, 21:34

Installed the patch, works fine, but somehow when the time on the computer changes to a xx:00 hour, the colour problem is back.

F.ex: Playing without a problem, at 21:00, colours messed up. Restart game, everything fine again, but at 22:00, again colours messed up..

I'm having this problem on both my PC and portable, both fresh clean installs of windows 7. (PC: 64bit, portable: 32bit)

Any idea what's causing this? Or should I better try the "Windows 7 Compatibility Fix v1.4" instead of this one?

Grtz

Haedgehog

8 May 2010, 14:24

It won't work!
I tried to install both version of the fix!
I extracted it to the worms directory and I runned the install Fix.exe
It was succesfull but when I start the game it has this crazy colours!
What can I do now!?

DonPascal

27 May 2010, 22:27

Hi guys..
I've made a little fix to make WWP work on Vista without the annoying inverted and changing colours.
This fix makes it possible to keep the default Worms colours at all times, so they never change to a different colour.

You can get the fix by downloading the attachment below.

Please make sure that you read the instructions in the attachment carefully.

EDIT::::
Version 1.1 released!
Guys if you have been facing problems such as Windows Explorer not re-opening automatically after you quit the game, some 'H:' drive problem, or some 'anthem' problem during installation/uninstallation, please download
WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip.txt then rename it to WWP Color Fix for Vista v1.1.zip

VERY IMPORTANT! - For those of you who have had no problems with this fix and think it works fine, please DO NOT UPDATE to v1.1 because I have not made an overwrite function for this. v1.1 has no difference to v1.0 other than fixing the problems mentioned by the posters who are facing problems

Thanks for you help in improving my programming ability guys.

Until Then,
Enjoy!

Thank You!! Now it works!! Greets from Germany

qwasder

30 May 2010, 13:05

Nice Trojan
http://s10.directupload.net/images/100530/n444436t.jpg

Stratikeo

6 Jun 2010, 08:45

I initially had inverted colors when I got WWP.
Then I followed the instructions on the colorfix,
and now all I get is a black screen. And then WWP crashes. :(

Srj35

25 Jul 2010, 15:28

[B]NOT WORKING!!
WIN 7 64BIT :confused:[/
B]

chevin

17 Aug 2010, 00:31

i tried to do the first color fix thing but wen i started up the game it said there was an error and couldnt start it up.

so i tried the v1.1 and changed it to a zip file.
for some reason wen i unzip it i only get the txt file and not the .exe
i even tried to jus drag the .exe file over to my desktop since it showed a little plus sign (meaning its possible) but it wouldnt show up on my desktop.

help please?

Ark

20 Aug 2010, 10:00

I'm trying it, I needed so much something that fixes the annoying strange colours problem. I've had this problem since I've had to change to Vista, and even now in Seven it's still there.

Hopefully this will work. Thanks. :D

miloszef

3 Nov 2010, 22:27

Hello. Ive got two questions. First: is this file really safe? I installed it but read here somthing about trojan treats, also soem scanners on jotti virus scan are giving warnings. And second: ive got this problem with colours also in Windows XP Any hints? The colours are right only in 640x800 res. Funny thing it used to work fine about 2 monts ago and i didnt instal any new drivers or windows updates. Thanks for any help

babwe

14 Mar 2011, 21:15

it worked a treat, thanks

sarora

25 May 2011, 11:17

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep thanks ♥

edekzkrain

3 Aug 2011, 21:52

Seems that this patch contain trojan horse?

Ctalin

10 Sep 2011, 10:25

Create a text document, and copy-paste this:

@shift
@echo off
cls
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
call wp.exe
start "" "%windir%\Explorer.exe"
exit

Save the document in your game-folder where wp.exe is. Make sure you choose "Save as..." and change file format to "all files", and then name it fix.bat, save, and run fix.bat ;) These last steps is important, else it wont be saved as a .bat-file.

Good luck

This works for me on win7; your .exe of the game might be wwp.exe, then you need to modify the script on "call wp.exe" in "call wwp.exe" or the name of the exe
Thanks!!!