Win 7 or Win 10?

Sensei · October 11, 2016, 08:07 AM

Proud owner of pirated Win 7 here.
Today I'm changing PC and want to have a fresh start.

Should I stick to 7 or install original 10? Need few advices of users who used both! As i remember, Win10 had some bugs when it comes to WA, right?

TheWalrus · October 11, 2016, 08:16 AM

Quote from: Sensei on October 11, 2016, 08:07 AM
Proud owner of pirated Win 7 here.
Today I'm changing PC and want to have a fresh start.

Should I stick to 7 or install original 10? Need few advices of users who used both! As i remember, Win10 had some bugs when it comes to WA, right?

i have pirate 7, seems like the best option for a wa professional

Mega`Adnan · October 11, 2016, 08:36 AM

I prefer first calculator invented.

WTF-8 · October 11, 2016, 08:41 AM

The only Win10-related problem I can remember is this:

Quote from: http://worms2d.info/Getting_W:A_to_work_on_Windows_8 (and above)Windows 8 no longer supports screen resolutions with colour depths other than "true colour" (24-bit depth or 16,777,216 colours). 8-bit and 16-bit screen resolutions are emulated in software, and the DirectDraw used in Windows 8 results in unusual behaviour or poor performance in certain older games, including Worms Armageddon.

, with a number of solutions available. And those are only actual for PX (W:A 3.6.31.0) users; W:A 3.7.2.1 should work fine.

Tomi · October 11, 2016, 10:01 AM

I use 7 at home and 10 at work. There is no true advantage of 10 compared to 7, however i dont play newest games, but i guess drivers of new vgas are compatible with win 7. And it's easier to connect to smart tv with 10 i guess.. what kills me are the forced f@#!ing auto updates of 10 and you cant really turn them off as i know. Because of this i wont update to 10 as long as 7 wont be outdated

Sensei · October 11, 2016, 10:06 AM

Yeah, updates are something I want to bypass

Kradie · October 11, 2016, 10:31 AM

I use Windows 10, and it works perfectly fine with WA 3.6.31.0 and 3.7.2.1.

Forced Windows update sucks for a lot of people, but I haven't had a problem with it, yet.

If you care about multiple desktops, then Windows 10 is for you.

They say Windows 10 is more secured from viruses, malware, but not from government agency.
I believe there was an update for both Windows 7 and 8.1 that enabled ease of access for third parties.
Although, you should be fine if you don't anything worse than pirating on both systems (If that is the intent of choosing an OS).
We're all in the system, whether we like it or not.

You don't have to use a Microsoft account with Windows 10.

In my experience, Windows 10 is fine, and so is 7.

StepS · October 11, 2016, 12:27 PM

The 8/16 bit color problem (poor performance of directdraw) has actually become less noticeable with the latest updates of win10. The game should now perform at 60fps at most screen resolutions. I have also made a DLL that boosts directdraw even more, up to 300fps with 1080p here. And that's without wndmode.
But you should use Direct3D9. Its performance is identical to that of the earlier systems (because it does not use directdraw).
Automatic updates can be turned off. I have been using Windows 10 with manual updates for almost a year. You can either: 1) disable them properly if you have the Professional edition of Windows 10 - this also gives you all the options you had in Windows 7 for controlling how you get and install the updates; 2) disable the Windows Update service; or 3) set your internet connection to "Metered" to prevent the search and downloading of updates. It's not a problem at all.

Anubis · October 11, 2016, 01:26 PM

Windows 7 lets you turn off more shit, Windows 10 if you don't give a f@#! about anything and just want an up to date Windows that won't get outdated as quickly as Win7.

If you decide between Free Windows 7 and paid Windows 10, then I'd def. go with free Win7.

Kaleu · October 11, 2016, 06:31 PM

Linux Ubuntu 16.04 lts. Heh

OT: Windows 7 Ultimate.

Plutonic · October 11, 2016, 07:56 PM

I have moved all PC's over to Win10 now and haven't ran in to any issues apart from updates deciding to install at hugely inconvenient moments.

Sensei · October 11, 2016, 08:20 PM

Hmm, I have access to both legit versions (7 and 10).
Decided to try out 10 for now.
Thx for answers guys.

MarianRV · October 12, 2016, 08:09 AM

Quote from: StepS on October 11, 2016, 12:27 PM
The 8/16 bit color problem (poor performance of directdraw) has actually become less noticeable with the latest updates of win10. The game should now perform at 60fps at most screen resolutions. I have also made a DLL that boosts directdraw even more, up to 300fps with 1080p here. And that's without wndmode.

Steps,where can I find this DLL?
Since it seems like no one could come with a fix to my Direct3D9 problem I have to stick with directdraw and it's framerate annoys me

Triad · October 12, 2016, 09:22 AM

Ditto what StepS said.

StepS · October 12, 2016, 12:48 PM

Quote from: MarianRV on October 12, 2016, 08:09 AM
Quote from: StepS on October 11, 2016, 12:27 PM
The 8/16 bit color problem (poor performance of directdraw) has actually become less noticeable with the latest updates of win10. The game should now perform at 60fps at most screen resolutions. I have also made a DLL that boosts directdraw even more, up to 300fps with 1080p here. And that's without wndmode.
Steps,where can I find this DLL?
Since it seems like no one could come with a fix to my Direct3D9 problem I have to stick with directdraw and it's framerate annoys me

I believe it's still here:
http://files.steps.club/various/ddraw_fix_w8_up.zip
Just drop it into the game's directory.