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Offline TheKaren

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #30 on: November 08, 2018, 03:44 PM »
As previously said, i've tried every combination of advanced settings but none of the 3D9 settings give me a good framerate/feel for rope :(

It's cool, I just have to accept I can't play this game anymore if I wanna minimize, and that's really hard for me, some games can get extremely boring and I do it out of habit...

I'll probably just buy a cheap older computer at some point.

Offline XanKriegor

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2018, 02:49 PM »
Try Direct3D 9 Shader.

How much CPU cores are allowed for WA?
« Last Edit: December 01, 2018, 02:51 PM by XanKriegor »

Offline TheKaren

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #32 on: December 01, 2018, 02:59 PM »
Try Direct3D 9 Shader.

How much CPU cores are allowed for WA?

3D 9 causes screen tearing, can't rope with it.

Cores, all of them? I forgot how to check

Offline XanKriegor

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #33 on: December 01, 2018, 03:04 PM »
Ctrl+Alt+Del, Processes - WA - Right click - CPU Affinity. WA is an old shit and works better with just one core allowed.

Offline TheKaren

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #34 on: December 01, 2018, 03:09 PM »
Ctrl+Alt+Del, Processes - WA - Right click - CPU Affinity. WA is an old shit and works better with just one core allowed.

Wouldn't that just improve the gameplay though, I don't think this would affect the problem with minimizing.

Offline XanKriegor

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #35 on: December 01, 2018, 03:16 PM »
More than one core allowed makes WA laggy, and it definitely worth getting rid of anyway.

Offline TheKaren

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #36 on: December 09, 2018, 09:22 PM »
FINALLY A SOLUTION!

I was chatting with some guy who had same problem as me and I was telling him how I navigate around this issue...

Then StepS came in and told me to use wkFrontendFix! This was not mentioned before but now I see why.

StepS didn't realize I use Direct7, he was expecting me to use D3D9, which I cannot because it makes rope extremely bad for me.

Anyway, D3D9 fixes this issue, and wkFrontendFix works for all except 8-bit directdraw.

https://worms2d.info/Getting_W:A_to_work_on_Windows_8

This is the module - http://myfiles.my1.ru/wa/wk/wkFrontendFix.rar

Finally, I can minimize my heart out and no issues whatsoever! FINALLY!!!

MWUahuHAUhauAHUhauHAUhauHUAHuahUHAUhauHUAHuhAa!!!!!!

Thanks StepS :)


Offline KinslayeR

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #37 on: December 09, 2018, 09:46 PM »
FINALLY A SOLUTION!

I was chatting with some guy who had same problem as me and I was telling him how I navigate around this issue...

Then StepS came in and told me to use wkFrontendFix! This was not mentioned before but now I see why.

StepS didn't realize I use Direct7, he was expecting me to use D3D9, which I cannot because it makes rope extremely bad for me.

Anyway, D3D9 fixes this issue, and wkFrontendFix works for all except 8-bit directdraw.

https://worms2d.info/Getting_W:A_to_work_on_Windows_8

This is the module - http://myfiles.my1.ru/wa/wk/wkFrontendFix.rar

Finally, I can minimize my heart out and no issues whatsoever! FINALLY!!!

MWUahuHAUhauAHUhauHAUhauHUAHuahUHAUhauHUAHuhAa!!!!!!

Thanks StepS :)

holy shit man, thats gret!
You should definatelly make some song about it or smt like that

Offline StepS

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #38 on: January 18, 2019, 08:52 PM »
I've just made a discovery.
You don't need wkFrontendFix or any other module. The solution to this problem has existed in the game since the 3.7.0.0 release, but was only present as a .reg file in Tweaks.

All you need to do to fix the white frontend after minimizing is to apply this reg file:
Tweaks\GDILayerTransparencyWorkaround_On.reg

This one disables the fix:
Tweaks\GDILayerTransparencyWorkaround_Off.reg

Enjoy I guess, while 3.8.0 is not out yet.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2019, 10:51 PM by StepS »
Dec 30 2013 23:59:44 <StepS> windowed mode isn't the only thing you need about frontend
Dec 30 2013 23:59:49 <StepS> you need it to be actually bigger
Dec 31 2013 00:00:13 <StepS> it actually is very small on my 15-inch full HD screen
Dec 31 2013 00:00:25 <StepS> while running at 640x480 or stretched mode makes it fuzzy
Dec 31 2013 00:00:44 <StepS> this problem has been around since the Worms Armageddon's release and no one has even tried to beat it
[...]

Offline Kradie

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #39 on: January 18, 2019, 09:10 PM »
I've just made a discovery.
You don't need wkFrontendFix or any other module. The solution to this problem has existed in the game since the 3.7.0.0 release (but was not exposed to the user: it was added in an internal version and only left as a registry option later).

All you need to do to fix the white frontend after minimizing is to apply this reg file (may not be present in your Tweaks folder):
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Enjoy I guess, while 3.8.0 is not out yet.

Thank you for helping us. This is so much better now. Cheers.
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Offline TheKaren

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #40 on: January 18, 2019, 10:06 PM »
Which one? On or Off? I'm guessing on, but wanna make sure.

Offline StepS

Re: Can't even minimize without issues.
« Reply #41 on: January 18, 2019, 10:42 PM »
Which one? On or Off? I'm guessing on, but wanna make sure.
Use On to enable the fix and Off to disable.
Dec 30 2013 23:59:44 <StepS> windowed mode isn't the only thing you need about frontend
Dec 30 2013 23:59:49 <StepS> you need it to be actually bigger
Dec 31 2013 00:00:13 <StepS> it actually is very small on my 15-inch full HD screen
Dec 31 2013 00:00:25 <StepS> while running at 640x480 or stretched mode makes it fuzzy
Dec 31 2013 00:00:44 <StepS> this problem has been around since the Worms Armageddon's release and no one has even tried to beat it
[...]