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A Search for Some Ancient W2 Schemes and maps.

Started by Dr Engineer, August 29, 2024, 03:47 AM

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Dr Engineer

Alright so when I first played Worms 2 I found a few ancient zip files containing some old schemes and maps. I'm talking from possibly late 1997 to about 1998. These contained schemes like old Roper and the original forts mode. Some of these are attributed to who I can only assume a guy from back then known as FatSam. Last I recall finding these were on Dream17 or the now defunct Worms Roper site. I used to have them and knew they should've been archived due to the likelihood of them being removed or the site being shut down, but I lost them. Now I go and try to find them and its gone. Dream17 doesn't have it and like I said Worms Roper is down. I do also strangely recall kind of finding it on an old FTP server as well. If there's any chance of finding it for any of you that would be incredible as it is to some extent is a small, neat bit of Worms history for me.

TL;DR: Some of the original schemes and maps for these modes that became what we now know today have now become lost media that I once had.

rUNaW4y

Quote from: Dr Engineer on August 29, 2024, 03:47 AMAlright so when I first played Worms 2 I found a few ancient zip files containing some old schemes and maps. I'm talking from possibly late 1997 to about 1998. These contained schemes like old Roper and the original forts mode. Some of these are attributed to who I can only assume a guy from back then known as FatSam. Last I recall finding these were on Dream17 or the now defunct Worms Roper site. I used to have them and knew they should've been archived due to the likelihood of them being removed or the site being shut down, but I lost them. Now I go and try to find them and its gone. Dream17 doesn't have it and like I said Worms Roper is down. I do also strangely recall kind of finding it on an old FTP server as well. If there's any chance of finding it for any of you that would be incredible as it is to some extent is a small, neat bit of Worms history for me.

TL;DR: Some of the original schemes and maps for these modes that became what we now know today have now become lost media that I once had.

I would start from here, first:

https://worms2d.info/Schemes

Dr Engineer

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Quote from: rUNaW4y on August 30, 2024, 09:35 AMI would start from here, first:

https://worms2d.info/Schemes
Hey thanks for suggesting that. I did come close to one of the modes when forts were called FORTbALL. It took me to an archived site explaining how the scheme in full worked. Rules and all. There were download links to this scheme containing possibly one of the zip files I was looking for. However, the link is dead. Even through the internet archive it is gone. As for the other one like roper they talk about the W2 roper however there are no links involved with this kind of stuff as these schemes in general on the wiki talk about more so the Armageddon schemes.
Edit:
I did discover that the Armageddon version of FORTbALL has been archived not through the original main site but rather WA Unofficial. So I likely could recreate the W2 FORTbALL through the Armageddon version if I wanted to.

Dr Engineer

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UPDATE:
The journey was worth it. I have learned a good portion about this great community's early history. From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Now I finally got the zip files thanks to that one website that taught that history in particular linking to the website that had them. The website that had these files in particular being Reaperz Worms2 Utilities. Only took me like... 2 months to find them but glad I did. I suppose I should archive these files here for somewhat easier access but i guess technically someone beat me to the punch. :)
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edit: ok i found a copy totally original in my collection, just installed and works fine with the module and patch (thx guys). there is 2 things:

- i dont have any schemes to play and cant find on internet, give a hand pleaseeeeEE.
- i dont know if i can play online, in the frontend appears my private IP (192.168.1.x), there is a way to modify that? or we can play with a vpn service (like hamachi)

edit2: ok, i just found some opt and weaps files (both files is the scheme) in http://worms.sydv.net/worms2/ and some maps.

http://worms.sydv.net/downloads/worms2/reaperznfatsam.zip
http://worms.sydv.net/downloads/worms2/options.zip
http://worms.sydv.net/downloads/worms2/weapons.zip
Might as well post them here as attachments in case the site for whatever reason does shut down. Credits to Reaperz and Fatsam for these. Wherever they may be these days.

Dr Engineer

I'm not sure about necroing this post after I stated that I found what I was looking for but did find additional weapon schemes that are not in any of the other zip files. These are creations made from or came with an external a W2 weapon editor program from the same site. I genuinely have no idea what any of these have in store so your guess on what they are for is as good as mine...  ::)
With that now I am certain I'm done.