Awesome work Pac-Man and StepS! Great documentation too. What a nostalgia trip. I'll be installing both of these this weekend!

I uploaded it to WMDB.
I wrote WWPA's weapons on the n wiki.
Nice to meet you.
Can I help you?
I can read Korean. And there is a knowledge of OW, WWPA.
You may ask.

OW are better for old korean version. July 22, 2004 korean version is no fun.

Because July 22, 2004 korean version is only 2 schemes + 15 maps.
"before July 22, 2004 korean or japanese version" is 6 schemes + 29 maps + support 1024 x 768 resolution + English user interface. And no weapons shop. No small size maps. No antisink.

If you can't have a old korean version, it's better to use the another language version.

Chinese version not English UI. But has avatar system.
Japanese version has English UI. But not avatar system.

Quote from: nami on December 02, 2019, 08:07 AM
OnlineWorms are better for old korean version. July 22, 2004 korean version is no fun.

Because July 22, 2004 korean version is only 2 schemes + 15 maps.
"before July 22, 2004 korean or japanese version" is 6 schemes + 29 maps + support 1024 x 768 resolution + English user interface. And no weapons shop. No small size maps. No antisink.

If you can't have a old korean version, it's better to use the another language version.

Chinese version not English UI. But has avatar system.
Japanese version has English UI. But not avatar system.

Thanks. I assume you've already seen the builds that I have?
The problem is that we only have the "small" Korean edition of the game. The newest version I think is China, but the server tool does not specifically support that one (yet). The biggest one that we are missing is the Chinese WWPA (WWPAC_setup.exe) which is gone from all archives.

That reminds me, I still haven't finished extracting the 38 WWPA Mission maps. They were in combined mission archives (scheme + map + something else all in one). It is pretty easy to extract with a hex editor, then open the IMG in Worms Armageddon to resave as PNG.

I could look into it again if I have more free time in the future. If you have any extra installers that we don't, please share them with me as well.

Quote from: StepS on December 05, 2019, 08:48 PM

Quote from: nami on December 02, 2019, 08:07 AM
OW are better for old korean version. July 22, 2004 korean version is no fun.

Because July 22, 2004 korean version is only 2 schemes + 15 maps.
"before July 22, 2004 korean or japanese version" is 6 schemes + 29 maps + support 1024 x 768 resolution + English user interface. And no weapons shop. No small size maps. No antisink.

If you can't have a old korean version, it's better to use the another language version.

Chinese version not English UI. But has avatar system.
Japanese version has English UI. But not avatar system.

Thanks. I assume you've already seen the builds that I have?
The problem is that we only have the "small" Korean edition of the game. The newest version I think is China, but the server tool does not specifically support that one (yet). The biggest one that we are missing is the Chinese WWPA (wwpacsetup.exe) which is gone from all archives.

That reminds me, I still haven't finished extracting the 38 WWPA Mission maps. They were in combined mission archives (scheme + map + something else all in one). It is pretty easy to extract with a hex editor, then open the IMG in Worms Armageddon to resave as PNG.

I could look into it again if I have more free time in the future. If you have any extra installers that we don't, please share them with me as well.

I didn't play, but the mission map will be interesting, too.

I already seen your builds.


oncsetup_1.13:
2003/Mar/14 OW chinese edition.

OWJSetup_030703:
2003/Jul/03 OW japanese edition.

owsetup:
2004/Aug/12 OW korean edition.(small edition.)

patch_cn_2.00.57_to_2.00.61:
2004/Apr/30 WWPA chinese update file.

wwpasetup:
2004/Jul/27 WWPA korean edition.


Have you seen another WWPA's map? WWPA thinks the current build is enough. I think there are no more updates WWPA. The last main update of Korean WWPA will be June 8, 2004.
I'm trying to find another builds. But Unfortunately, it's hard to get another build in Korea.

And I updated OW page of n wiki and added WWPA page. If you're interested, read it.

I found another build. OW 2004/Feb/13 Chinese build.(41.5mb)

password=ze3h

This build has 6 schemes, 39 maps.

I think there is a OW 2004/Aug Chinese build with 44 maps somewhere.

etc:
wasetup.exe(118.1mb) is W:A with user maps & Chinese UI graphics.
WWPAC_setup.exe(53.7mb) is old build. Files to the Recycle Bin.

Quote from: nami on December 08, 2019, 11:53 AM
I found another build. OW 2004/Feb/13 Chinese build.(41.5mb)

password=ze3h

This build has 6 schemes, 39 maps.

I think there is a OW 2004/Aug Chinese build with 44 maps somewhere.

etc:
wasetup.exe(118.1mb) is W:A with user maps & Chinese UI graphics.
WWPAC_setup.exe(53.7mb) is old build. Files to the Recycle Bin.

Thanks a lot for those! Uploaded oncsetup1.exe and WWPAC_setup.exe to my builds folder. Currently they don't run with the launcher, possibly a locale check (can be patched), I will investigate later.

I have confirmed that the WWPAC_setup.exe is the one I was looking for. All hashes matched in the torrent file that I had. Thanks again.

I will also let you know when I extract more of the WWPA mission maps. This one for example was from the 5th walking challenge.
Hopefully this week.

It's been a while. I don't know if anyone is still interested in this game, but I thought I'd report it. I found OW's two old builds and I wanted to share them with you.

OW before 2002/Jan/30 build (17.4mb) / OW near 2002/Mar/23 build (19.2mb)

Features include older shortcut icon and older bgm. And at least 2 old maps. (landrand.dat, landsolo.dat)

Finally, I have a question. Does anyone know how to use maps from older builds in the OW addon package? I think I saw this scene on an internet video a long time ago.

Quote from: nami on March 15, 2025, 06:41 AMDoes anyone know how to use maps from older builds in the OW addon package?

last time StepS was datamining WWPA I managed to open some of the datamined maps verbatim, even in the .dat format. make of that what you will

Quote from: h3oCharles on March 15, 2025, 08:40 AM

Quote from: nami on March 15, 2025, 06:41 AMDoes anyone know how to use maps from older builds in the OW addon package?

last time StepS was datamining WWPA I managed to open some of the datamined maps verbatim, even in the .dat format. make of that what you will

What you said is probably how to play in WA. I wanted to know how to play landrand.dat, landsolo.dat, etc. from the OW/WWPA addon package.


And today I'm going to share an old build that I got with the help of others.

This is the build I just got. It's still warm. And this will probably be the last build I'll be able to share. Because new builds you can't find it anywhere else now.

OW before 2002/Jan/5 build (20.7mb)

I'm writing about a feature I discovered in this build.


1st feature is Worms2.exe, which in very previous builds(2001/Dec builds) allowed single player play without connecting to a server.

Unfortunately, this feature does not work in the current build. Because this is a build that the developer has blocked.


2nd features, We've reached new content! There are many exclusive maps. You may be seeing this for the first time.

There are many maps that use data\Level\korea terrain in particular.

And compared to maps from other builds, some maps have subtle a difference that you might pass by without noticing. If you look closely at the maps of Land 8, 12, 15, they are clearly another maps.


3rd features, Is there a way to check the rank images? It may be that there is an exclusive rank image. Example: Golden Dragon with Clouds, Winged snake