creating/editing teams on vista problem

[johnny7]

hi guys!! i have vista sp1.. i had problem with the funky colors but just fixed it when i installed latest patch and update and had the open folder of wa while i was playing...
but now, i have 2 other problems:
1)i cannot create or edit teams in-game..when i click the image for create/edit teams i get an error and a message "Cannot create/edit teams" or something like that and the game crashes..
2)if i minimize the game and maximize it again i see only a black screen..

do you have a solution guys?? help me plz... :(

[CyberShadow]

1)i cannot create or edit teams in-game..when i click the image for create/edit teams i get an error and a message "Cannot create/edit teams" or something like that and the game crashes..Make sure that W:A can write to the folder where you installed it to. Set the folder permissions or start W:A under the Administrator account.
2)if i minimize the game and maximize it again i see only a black screen..Minimizing in Windows Vista will work better in the next Beta update, although there shouldn't be black screens in 3.6.29.0.

[johnny7]

1)i changed my folder permissions (unchecked read-only and gave permissions to all users of this computer to read , modify or write in this folder "Teams").. the bad thing is that i run it always on administrator account but nothing still hapens..also i tried the option "run as administrator" but i got the same message.. any other ideas??

2)do you know when next beta update will be available??

btw, thanks CyberShadow :)

[CyberShadow]

1)i changed my folder permissions (unchecked read-only and gave permissions to all users of this computer to read , modify or write in this folder "Teams").. the bad thing is that i run it always on administrator account but nothing still hapens..also i tried the option "run as administrator" but i got the same message.. any other ideas??Make sure that the folder User\Teams exists. Teams are saved to the WG.WGT file in that folder.

2)do you know when next beta update will be available??When it's ready.

[johnny7]

1) of course the "teams" folder exists...i told u i was changing the permissions on this folder when you told me to..

2) i was talking about the exact date.. :p

[CyberShadow]

1) of course the "teams" folder exists...i told u i was changing the permissions on this folder when you told me to..What's the exact error message you're getting?2) i was talking about the exact date.. :pWe don't have the exact date. We release a Beta when we consider that the game has reached a certain quality level, has received a fair amount of testing and there are no outstanding known problems for which a fix is possible. We also try to introduce at least one major feature per Beta.

[johnny7]

1)Do you want to send you the ERRORLOG.txt?? The in-game error message is "ERROR: Could Not open/create team File".. Oh, I get the same error even if I go to "create a team" or "edit team details"..and i have the same problem when I go to training..It says "Training file not found".. :( the WG.WGT file is correct, I checked it.. I can edit it properly from team editor program and use the team to the game...

Anyway, thank you for your help CyberShadow.. :)

[CyberShadow]

I'll look at the ERRORLOG.TXT if you post it, but I don't think it'll uncover the source of your problem. The error you're getting is definitely because W:A can't create the team file. Please try moving away or deleting the WG.WGT file and try to let W:A recreate it, and see what happens.

[johnny7]

It says exactly the same even if the "Teams" folder is empty when i try to create a team.. Exactly the same message.. Here is the ERRORLOG.TXT.. I hope it will help you.. ;)

[Lazure]

I am using Vista now, and I can no longer edit teams or minimize the game, either. I'm using 3.6.29.0 and any time I go to the team edit or create buttons, the game crashes to desktop. I don't even get the error this guy above me gets, it just plain crashes.

When I minimize the game, particularly while in the main menus, the game comes back up but stays as a black screen which no longer responds to mouse input (but I can still hear the ambient menu sound that plays). I have to mash escape key or kill the WA.EXE process within the task manager to get out of it.

On a side note, I am eagerly waiting 32-bit WA! I make a lot of offline maps that I'd love to see not dithered to an ugly mess in-game, plus being able to window the game would be very helpful. :)

[Lazure]

Woops. I found the solution to the team problem, but I can't seem to edit my post since it has to be admin approved before it even appears here. Anyhow, I had compatibility turned on for 'windows 98', which made it crash when attempting to create or edit teams. I turned compatibility mode off. Worms does work a little better overall if you turn on the following compatibility options: "Disable visual themes", "Disable desktop composition", "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings". I just leave the Compatibility mode off, and let WA run natively in Vista. It doesn't completely solve the minimizing black screen issue, but at least now I can see little bits of white and can get mouse response during the blackness.

[franpa]

Minimizing the Front-end under Vista isn't really supported yet ^^" try waiting for the next version of W:A (whenever that will be) as I'm sure it will have much improved Vista support.