pre ordering perks?

[Cannibal]

When you pre-order worms reloaded you get 6 hats, 10 forts, the game 24 hours earlier and 10% off of the price.

I haven't played any worms game in the longest time and i have no clue what a fort is, can someone please explain that to me?

and does anyone have any pictures of the pre-order hats and forts because if they are wicked I will definitely pre-order this game.

[Cathulhu]

http://worms2d.info/Forts
Forts are a game mode. Every team has it's own Fort and needs to destroy the other one, including the Worms in it.

[aydin690]

But do you have pictures of them?

[Muzer]

http://www.wmdb.org/maps/?map[type]=fort

^^ some Worms Armageddon fort maps

[Thurbo]

None of them is from Worms Reloaded... much less they're official in any way.

[Beginner]

Some new info from steam forums (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16410813#post16410813):

Thankyou for all the questions posed over the last few days, I'm really pleased to see the enthusiasm for this game and I hope that we can deliver what you want.

First let me tell you about our plans for the game. Imagine that Worms Reloaded is just the start of the project and not the end. By that I mean that we intend to support this game for a long time to come and that means engaging with the community and where possible giving what the community wants for the game. So I am sure that there will be lots of things that people may not like or would like to see added. Once the game is out, we want to discuss in detail what we can do to make the game even better than we think it is already.

For example, when WR launches it won't have a speech bank editor, but if the community wants one (I know I do) then we will sort it out.

The burning issue seems to be one over price, both if the game is worth it and the pricing policy. I asked one of the directors for their comments on this and this is what I got.

"It’s important to understand that this game contains a lot of content above and beyond its console cousins (landscape editor, importer, lots of custom content, forts, all DLC, Steamworks support and more). For anyone pre-ordering, we have already added additional content even beyond this and offered a 10% discount.

With regards the UK pricing, Team17 have introduced an opportunity to buy 4 copies for the price of 3, which takes the average price of the game bought this way to just £13.49, which we believe to be tremendous value for money given the hours enjoyment the title will provide.

With regards to the USA, Team17 have taken the opportunity to grow the title and establish our brand in that region through more aggressive pricing given an extremely competitive PC title marketplace, which is obviously a different marketing/publishing approach."

I know that won't please or even appease everyone, but we did want to comment on it rather than just ignoring it.

So, let's have a look at some of the points raised.

4 Worms per team and 4 teams is what the game will launch with. The main reasoning on this was the length of time it takes in between turns, especially playing online. If you wanted to , when playing locally you could ally 2 teams together to get 8 worms on your team, but we think the game plays a lot tighter this way.

Yes there will be a demo, but not until launch day. People will be able to download the demo and then if they like it they can activate the full game without having to download again.

At this moment in time, we are not looking to bring older Worms titles to Steam. Of course a lot depends on how popular reloaded becomes and if there is enough demand for the older titles.

We won't be unlocking the game any earlier for the simple reason that we are still working on bug fixes.

I'm posting a picture on our FB page later today which shows all the pre order content. We've also sent it to Valve, so hopefully they will add it to the game page. (I love the Affro and the Fez)

Sorry, no Portuguese or Russian text translations, but both languages have got their own speech banks.

Turn time can be set to a maximum of 90 seconds, which should be long enough for everyone.

There will be a MAC version, but we haven't started it yet, so it's far too early to talk about it.

The landscape editor will allow you to import pictures you have made in a paint package. The max landscape size is currently 2560 X 1280 or the opposite for vertical maps.

Yes, the game supports hot seat time, like someone said, it wouldn't be worms if you couldn't do that. :)

Total number of weapons at launch is 48.

Yes you can create your own schemes, but I'm sure some of you will want to be able to tinker a little more than we let you at the moment. (This is a good example of ongoing discussions after the game launches)

I don't see any reason why we can't add more achievements at a later date for all the achievement ♥♥♥♥♥s out there. :)

You can't customize your weapons at the moment, but again that's not to say you will never be able to do that.

I think I've covered a lot of ground there so please use this thread to keep asking questions and remind me of anything important I have missed. Also please remember that the manner in which questions are asked matters a great deal to me.

Finally I want to say thank you to all those who have supported us so far, I know I can't wait until the game is out so we can see what this community can become. :)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4666606&id=54059728475

[Shadowmoon]

How dare they put the afro as a pre- ordering bonus? :mad:

[KRD]

Here's the high resolution shot of the pre-order extras:

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/22600/ss_a424594e671729f017f9e628357a7e92a84614c5.1920x1 080.jpg

[Shadowmoon]

Hopefully these come as DLC at some point. Not including the Afro hat in the full game is a crime, and it make me sad because I have an Afro and therefore I love Afro's.

The forts look great... except the whale one. One well aimed banana bomb would turn it into a stump, and if the concrete donkey is going to be in forts, it would get destroyed instantly.

[Cannibal]

Just got 3 friends all in on this and we are going to get the 4 pack in a day or two.

I will be angry if the pre-purchased items become dlc, because i would much rather wait for the game to go on sale and get the dlc then get this game earlier but only have special hats/forts for a couple months before everyone can get it.

If you want the special hats and forts you pre-purchase it, its as simple as that. (this is my opinion)

[franpa]

So, still they decide to restrict to 4 teams of 4 and shun people who want more when it comes at no cost to people who want less?

[d3rd3vil]

It looks very good :) The fort maps look like great custom maps from Worms Armageddon, so they won't be needed anytime soon :)

But only 4 worms per team? Unbelievable :( Then the matches end after 5 minutes??? I mean why cant you change the size of the maps and use 6 to 8 worms if the map is bigger???

[Thurbo]

I worry about they might change the game (physics or whatever) completely after it launched from time to time thus I had to think of other strategies every month (or week). That wouldn't be alright to me :p

The forts look pretty good. I love the killed whale one, especially if it's a reference to people still chasing after whales which are actually protected by law.

No, with 4 worms Sudden Death still approaches often enough.

With 8 worms, it would just be a banging and prelude to the actual gameplay first before strategies really get in use.

[d3rd3vil]

Yeah but in Worms Armageddon 4 worms were dead in seconds....a great grenade, some baseball action and there were killed! So I still don't think 4 worms is enough for a strategic, good match! But I'll see soon enough :)

[Thurbo]

The game has changed since WA though; in W2A attacks like the bat, fire punch or dragon ball aren't that powerful anymore.

[xbeanx3000]

Team17 seem understanding of our worries and it sounds like they'll change things after launch. The worst thing they did do was not make pricing equal across the globe, and this can make people very cynical about ripoff britain, but apart from that they do lission to gameplay concerns.

They are 1000% better than Valve who ignore people.

[Muzer]

...ripoff Britain? It's usually US who get ripped off by the Japanese and the Americans, thank you very much.

[xbeanx3000]

...ripoff Britain? It's usually US who get ripped off by the Japanese and the Americans, thank you very much.

lol everything seems so cheap in the US compared to the UK (transport, products etc), but if you live there then I guess you know best.

Actually I suppose your health care is a ripoff, so I apologise. Every country has its problems.

[Muzer]

Sorry, I'm getting very confused now :P

I meant that we in Britain get ripped off by American and Japanese companies charging lots for games. I thought you were meaning that Britain rips everyone else off.

[aydin690]

Sorry, I'm getting very confused now :P

I meant that we in Britain get ripped off by American and Japanese companies charging lots for games. I thought you were meaning that Britain rips everyone else off.

Not really. (http://www.steamprices.com/us/topripoffs/100/box)

[Thurbo]

...ripoff Britain? It's usually US who get ripped off by the Japanese and the Americans, thank you very much.

You said US, if you meant UK then it's clear :p

[darkNiGHTS]

You said US, if you meant UK then it's clear :pUS = capital us. Not United States.

[BetongÅsna]

Yeh, you should've just bolded that, Muzer :p