WA Windowned mode [Archive]

Supervisor

26 Dec 2010, 18:50

Hi everybody!

i'm trying to run WA in windowned mode with DXWnd and... Almost goal. The problem now is solve this bug:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9480/buglfo.png

any solution?

CyberShadow

26 Dec 2010, 20:06

Many have tried this before. W:A's frontend is very complicated, and will not be windowed easily.

Supervisor

27 Dec 2010, 00:09

well, i have seen this bug before without trying to run WA.exe in windowed mode. More especificaly when i was trying to restore the game in desktop.. so, booooooooooom! f*king bug =O

EDIT:

a little bit i have seen, WA.exe have an setup blocking any kind of command line. I'm trying this code on app link:

"C:\Team17\Worms Armageddon\wa.exe" -w -r800x600x32"

In another games (like SimCity4) this command line works perfectly and the game runs in windowed mode.

CyberShadow

27 Dec 2010, 08:11

well, i have seen this bug before without trying to run WA.exe in windowed mode. More especificaly when i was trying to restore the game in desktop.. so, booooooooooom! f*king bug =OWhat you are seeing isn't a "bug", it's the MFC controls which are usually underneath a DirectX surface.a little bit i have seen, WA.exe have an setup blocking any kind of command line.That's not how command lines work.

Kylebiddle

27 Dec 2010, 08:22

If I had to take a guess I'd say Dxwnd isn't properly utilizing 3d/2d acceleration.

ISLenton

31 Aug 2011, 20:42

Is WA so different from Worms 2? I successfully run Worms 2 windowed with DXWnd OG (http://www.old-games.ru/utils/files/dxwnd_og.rar).
Selected options:
- Hook DirectDraw
- Colour Convert
- Use GDI
- Auto-correct mouse position
- Don't hide mouse pointer

Lex

1 Sep 2011, 00:12

It's the frontend that's hardest to window. WA's frontend system is much weirder than W2's.

franpa

1 Sep 2011, 02:42

Yeah WA uses a fullscreen frontend that is locked to 640x480 and has a very error prone backend. Also WA is mostly the same as Worms 2 except that they play Roper and BnG with different rules :/ oh and the default game has less customization then Worms 2 but a better map editor though there are mods for WA that make it extensively configurable.