Worms 2 Armageddon on iPhone? [Archive]

thomasp

13 Oct 2010, 08:44

I noticed when updating Worms the other day, in the "Whats New" bit in the App Store, it said this:

Free new Worms™ content to celebrate the launch of Worms™ 2: Armageddon on the App Store - one new landscape theme “Medieval” and two new speechbanks “Wildlife and Movie Trailer”

Can any Teamsters elaborate on the launch of W2A to the App Store - like when it'll be available, how much, etc?

CakeDoer

13 Oct 2010, 12:28

I've know this for the past three days or so. What's more interesting is that if you use the parachute it'll show the icon of the Super Sheep instead! That's basically a confirmation that it's coming.

Some news articles say Team17 have told them it will come within a couple of weeks or so. If it will bring online multiplayer, I'm totally getting it (if it's no more than €4, that is. Otherwise I'm waiting for a sale).

Thurbo

14 Oct 2010, 14:34

I've seen the news when I purchased the first Worms with 40% off three days ago :p If those are reliable, it should release within the next two weeks.

Thurbo

16 Oct 2010, 05:32

Update :

According to several news floating around all over the web, you'll release Worms 2: Armageddon for iPhone, iPod and iPad within the next two weeks. Can you guys confirm this?

This is the site looking quite reliable to me (German): http://www.iplayapps.de/news/Worms_2__Armageddon_kommt_in_weniger_als_zwei_Woch en/719/

Yes it will be out in that time period and we will announce the actual date very soon.

thomasp

16 Oct 2010, 09:16

I'm guessing it won't run on a 3G! Oh well, more motivation to upgrade to a 4 :D

CakeDoer

16 Oct 2010, 11:12

Screw it if it won't run on my 2G iTouch.

Shadowmoon

16 Oct 2010, 13:17

I think I've got a 2G, and I got my Ipod just before the 3G model came out. Oh well its not as if the game is anything new, its just a recycle.

CakeDoer

24 Oct 2010, 17:59

If it keeps with the "within 2 weeks" thing, it should be out by the 26th.

Plasma

24 Oct 2010, 20:51

If it keeps with the "within 2 weeks" thing, it should be out by the 26th.
That's very optimistic of you, considering it's a Team17 game.

CakeDoer

24 Oct 2010, 22:38

That's very optimistic of you, considering it's a Team17 game.

i totally saw that coming

Shadowmoon

25 Oct 2010, 17:03

Worms 2 Armageddon comes out October 28th.

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Worms+2:+Armageddon/news.asp?c=24291

thomasp

25 Oct 2010, 18:06

Worms 2 Armageddon comes out October 28th.

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Worms+2:+Armageddon/news.asp?c=24291
That article seems to hint it'll run on a 3G... might hold off buying it until I've got a 4 though based on how choppy the original Worms is since updating to iOS4.

Thurbo

25 Oct 2010, 22:14

Why the heck! It's now got on-line multiplayer, but it's limited to two players?

Meh - I never managed to find at least a three player match in OW2 DS (apart from matches players arranged in chat rooms) and played it on-line a darn lot. In fact, two player matches are most fun to me when I play Worms on-line, so I'll most likely survive :rolleyes:
I still think this decision kinda makes no sense

CakeDoer

25 Oct 2010, 23:14

Cool. You've got yourself a customer this time, T17.

Price is quite attractive.

CakeDoer

28 Oct 2010, 21:19

This seems to be out? Anyone bought it yet? I'm not biting the price tag unless someone confirms it's top-notch and runs fine.

thomasp

28 Oct 2010, 22:17

I'm not buying it until I've bought an iPhone 4, based on what gaming in general is like on an iOS4 3G.

Roboslob

29 Oct 2010, 00:23

Shadowmoon

29 Oct 2010, 00:59

This seems to be out? Anyone bought it yet? I'm not biting the price tag unless someone confirms it's top-notch and runs fine.

Runs fine, pretty good and some new stuff too. President and War Veteran speech bank, and Angry Birds hats (some of them look strange)

CakeDoer

29 Oct 2010, 06:16

Well I just picked it up and it's been pretty fun. Been playing at school with a couple of my buds and another one should have it tomorrow, since he's the one with a 3G I'll be able to tell you how well it runs on that. It runs great on the 4, obviously.

Please do that. I got screwed up like that with FIFA 11 (it didn't say in the description that it runs on 3GS and 4 only, thankfully Apple returned my money).

Roboslob

29 Oct 2010, 16:20

Well he forgot to download it, hopefully he'll have it next week.

Edit: Never mind, he has the 3GS, so I guess I can't help with that, although the AppStore description suggests that it works on the 3G by listing features that are specific to 3GS and 4.

CakeDoer

29 Oct 2010, 17:47

[post with lots of unnecessary hate towards Team17 (and EA), I apologise for this]

EDIT: Sorry for the hard feelings above. I just got so mad after I expected to be screwed up, and when it crashed after I tapped it... I just had to rant.

Shadowmoon

29 Oct 2010, 17:50

Errr... what the hell. Are you sure you've got 3.1.3 or later? otherwise it won't work, it states that on the page when you buy it.

Mines a 2nd generation Ipod Touch, I installed version 4.1 and it works fine, with just a little lag sometimes.

CakeDoer

29 Oct 2010, 17:53

Shadowmoon

29 Oct 2010, 17:57

I'm not updating to iOS4 because it lowers battery life on the second generation and I won't get enough features to merit that, but I do have 3.1.3, I'm 100% sure.

FAKE EDIT: Yep, just checked, I have 3.1.3.

Are you sure you don't have a 3G iPod touch?

Definitely 2G... its got four lines of text underneath the capacity engraving on the back, the 3G has two or three lines of text.

CakeDoer

29 Oct 2010, 17:59

Well then I have no idea... it does say it supports 3.1.3, so it can't be that.

I'll try some things like deleting and re-downloading it after that, maybe something went wrong. I guess.

Thurbo

29 Oct 2010, 20:13

W2:A works fine, however on-line mode is useless. I couldn't finish any game I played, the connection always breaks down or my opponent quits. Furthermore, the host is always the one to have the first turn (quite unfair) and stats don't work either. I played like 30 matches and surely killed 100+ worms and the stats still say I played exactly zero games. What the %&/38, I mean, I really enjoy this game but for gods sake, how come your testers don't realize such issues BEFORE you release the game? It's so darn obvious that I noticed it right after the very first battle!

Apart from that, nice to see I didn't run into any other bug.

President and War Veteran speech bank

Yea but they are ported from the first Worms on iPod/iPhone, there aren't any new speeches which really makes me sick :[
(Actually, there are less, even. Where's Two Smoking Barrels, Wildlife or Movie Trailer, for example?)

CakeDoer

29 Oct 2010, 21:03

Well, I re-downloaded it again, still crashes. Any ideas?

Shadowmoon

29 Oct 2010, 21:06

Yea but they are ported from the first Worms on iPod/iPhone, there aren't any new speeches which really makes me sick :[

Oh yeah, forgot that they had been included as free DLC just before Worms 2 Armageddon Iphone.

Went online, played a match, was winning and the guy just quit. Maybe it was just the connection or that he got angry and left :p

Anyways: From Facebook:

"Worms 2 Armageddon is now available globally for the iPhone and iPad. We have already fixed an issue that was causing problems on some devices and we are waiting for that update to be approved."

CakeDoer

1 Nov 2010, 11:01

I guess that's it. I went to the iTunes page of the app and there seemed to be quite a few people who had Worms 2 crash on their iDevices (mostly 2G/3G iPod touches, I've noticed).

Thurbo

1 Nov 2010, 16:09

Oh yeah, forgot that they had been included as free DLC just before Worms 2 Armageddon Iphone.

Nope, that'd be "Movie Trailer" and "Wildlife". President Bush, for example, is unlocked by completing campaign 50, not sure about the other one.

However those are kinda "spoiler" speeches. If I'm not mistaken, all five unlockable voices are taken from the coming Battle Islands.

Anyway I got a real problem, I can't go on-line in W2:A although all other apps can. Are the servers down already or somethin' :p

thomasp

1 Nov 2010, 16:56

Well, I re-downloaded it again, still crashes. Any ideas?
Really stupid point, but try turning your phone off & on again, and then loading Worms. The original iWorms had that issue, and it was a memory management problem on the older phones (iPhone 3G only has 128Mb RAM, most of which is eaten by the OS) - restarting tended to temporarily fix the problem.

Shadowmoon

1 Nov 2010, 19:42

You must be talking about reloaded then, which I haven't played

CakeDoer

1 Nov 2010, 20:37

Really stupid point, but try turning your phone off & on again, and then loading Worms. The original iWorms had that issue, and it was a memory management problem on the older phones (iPhone 3G only has 128Mb RAM, most of which is eaten by the OS) - restarting tended to temporarily fix the problem.

This is impossible to do unless I let it run out of battery, as the shoulder button on my iPod doesn't work since September '09.

why did apple make it this thin, i mean, it got stuck and since i can't open it there's nothing i can do

Thurbo

1 Nov 2010, 22:19

You must be talking about reloaded then, which I haven't played

No, I clearly mean the first Worms on iPod... did you play through the single player missions? If not it's likely you haven't seen that voice before :p

ToonFisch

1 Nov 2010, 22:36

This is impossible to do unless I let it run out of battery, as the shoulder button on my iPod doesn't work since September '09.

why did apple make it this thin, i mean, it got stuck and since i can't open it there's nothing i can do

Jailbreak and get SBSettings. You can reboot via software then

thomasp

2 Nov 2010, 00:56

This is impossible to do unless I let it run out of battery, as the shoulder button on my iPod doesn't work since September '09.

why did apple make it this thin, i mean, it got stuck and since i can't open it there's nothing i can do
In that case, I reckon you're almost definitely having a RAM issue - let the battery run right down, charge it back up & turn on and see what happens.

CakeDoer

2 Nov 2010, 18:43

Nope. Not a RAM issue. I wasn't having problems with the original in the first place, so it's definitely the game's fault.

thomasp

2 Nov 2010, 21:32

Nope. Not a RAM issue. I wasn't having problems with the original in the first place, so it's definitely the game's fault.
If the new game requires more RAM than the old one, then it is still possible this is a RAM issue. Even without multi-tasking enabled, previously-opened apps still remain in the RAM until you reboot. Sometimes if they don't get moved out of the way correctly you can get an app crash on loading and it returns to the home screen. This happened in some, but not all, cases with the original Worms, and the best way of curing it was to reboot the device, thus flushing the RAM.

Still worth trying - got nothing to lose.