Hi guys. Lot of time in Darts takes placing worms on start. 8 worms is pretty much for simgle player even. But for multyplayer games and specially for dS tours it pretty awful amount of time. The best way to save our time - adopt maps to PX stuff.
But before i start to explain how to do that, i will have to say that PX maps can be played in non-PX games. I mean they can be still loaded as regular maps for regular gameplay. online or offline.
So..
To make simplest PX Darts map remix (which is worms autoplacement) you need follow few simple steps:
1. Open map in PX Map editor [attachment=1]
2. In map editor window open map you want to adopt (ctrl+O hehe)
3. Set spawning point on map. To do that need follow few simple steps:
3.1 open dialog box Script->Libraries (Ctrl+L) and select "editorsobj.pxl" and click OK [attachment=2]
3.2 on left panel, select Object Type "SpawnPoint" and click "Create"[attachment=3]
3.3 drag appeared "worm" into place on map you want to be make spawning point [attachment=4]
3.4 set parameters of placed "SpawnPoint" object: "FromWorm" set to 1 (default), "ToWorm" set to 8 (also default), "OffsetPerWorm" set to 0 (default is 20, its a distance between worms when they placed", "Team" set to 0 (default)[attachment=5]
4. Save your map into new place or with new name, or replace existing. Map will still works as original map for non-px gameplay and it still available to be opened in any image editors like photoshop, paint etc. Its besically regular .png file just with additional parameters inside file, that reads only by PX. BTW, when you host this map (for example PNG info is 1 MB, PX stuff is 500KB, so filesize is 1.5MB), if game you hosting isn`t PX one, players on lobby recieve only 1MB. PX stuff doesnt sending. Same with HostingBuddy. When you load it from wmdb, if its regular game, PX stuff won`t transfer.
5. Host a game and disable "Teleport Placement" in scheme, or make additional REGULAR (not px) scheme with that option OFF. Otherwise PX will not place your worms on the point you`ve set in map editor.
6. Make sure PX scheme option isn`t "OFF", but choose "default" to work with regular W:A scheme.
7. Enjoy your map and saved time

P.S. if you need to install ProjectX, follow these steps:
1. Make sure you have Worms:Armageddon 3.6.31 installed and WormKit aswell. If you don`t, you can install it on separate folder, other then your latest 3.7.x.x.
2. go to ProjectX official website main page and download latest stable version (0.8.0 nowadays) and extract archive content into you W:A_3.6.31 root folder (e.g. C:\Games\Worms Armageddon)
3. Once you unpacked your archive, you PX does NOT ready to be used. You must update it using PXUpdater.exe, which is located into your W:A root folder.
4. Once it`s updated - you ready to use it, launching worms trough WormKit.
p.p.s. sometimes additional setting changing into PX.ini requires for best PX gaming results.

P.P.P.S. To get PX work best for you, need configure PX.ini, located into W:A root folder.
here is parameters, that works best for me:

• GameLogging=1 (you can set this to 0, coz its for debugging, for scripters)
• Windowed=0
• AAState=0 (AntiAliasing, 1 = 2x, 2 = 4x, 3 = 8x)
• VSync=0
• TripleBuffering=0
• Framelimit=0
• BackBuffers=1

You can change any of those to get best results for your system.

Did you mean "Future of W:A schemes"? ^^

I`m also want to read like that each when reading topic name))))
But it is about feature kind of rpg lib, that can be attached to any scheme as an additional feature

Quote from: HHC on June 25, 2013, 09:04 AM

You'd want to know which class the enemy worms are. Otherwise it would be damn hard to 'predict' what he's gonna do and anticipate on it.

Maybe! We dont know till we try right? But what I can say is that it provides new tactical moves. for example you can give to the worm on top f8 class and f2 to the worm that is somewhere deep and then switch them to confuse the opponent. If you will be able to see what class worms have it might make the moves of the opponent even more obvious, which is boring, since there will be no surprize effect at all

Hmm maybe. But we might know where OUR mates with which level, right? In that case there is possible to show info panel about your particular team and on your screen only. PX able to do that.

You'd want to know which class the enemy worms are. Otherwise it would be damn hard to 'predict' what he's gonna do and anticipate on it.

IMO, if classes are implemented they should be the same as the ones in Worms:Rev at first, or at least closely resemble them. That makes it easy for all to understand what they do. Once people are used to them you can think about adding new classes with new abilities.

well there is a lot of different ways with ProjectX how to "show" information about classes. The only limit - is imagination.
We able change worm`s sprites, moving speed, collision mask, add additional (and switchable) info field above the worm to tell his "rank" or "class". We could attach some picture on animation underneeth the worm, with semi-transparent. Or even make a switchable table with all game staticsitcs and scores for each players and worms or for current team. or both!

To understand what i mean and what possible - need try to play my (with Drumstick) PX Golf, it has a lot of very cool and usefull stuff about that.
btw, PX Golf has nothing similar to usual worms Golf, but has as maximum similar to real golf, as possible. It looks like the whole new game. Who love golf - i`m strongly recommend to try that! If you`ll catch me online - i will host it for anyone who want to try it with pleasure.

This time im not gonna miss this ..hopefully

Quote from: Impossible on June 21, 2013, 10:09 PM

you know the main problem behind this is that px scripters work on their own enthusiasm, and asking them to implent ideas you want is kinda hopeless, they actually dont spend much time on realizing their own ideas they really like

Diego and GranPC  helped me did all the work bring life to some weapons back in the days of PX beta testing.

So you're not saying the truth because I cannot code for shit.

I have made a topic on px forum about weaps ideas where we share ideas and realizing best of them.

you know the main problem behind this is that px scripters work on their own enthusiasm, and asking them to implent ideas you want is kinda hopeless, they actually dont spend much time on realizing their own ideas they really like

we actually spend a lot of time on implemeting ideas. Own and others.
me, personally, have sucesfully spent huge amount of time partically for portal gun and for px golf. And what im working on now - is PX trick race. it works for smth like 60% now. but im not far from success And results from that lib for px trick race could be used in many schemes, i think. To minimize misunderstanding about time, rope catch, succeding\failing tricks etc. System does it automatically, which maximizing fair play. There will be an option even to send worm on start of the trick (each start of the turn) where he was last time. This minimizes time wasting to get the beginning of trick and maximizes attention to tricks itself. And again.. its just an options. means it can be switchable in lobby.
Its just a small example of potential power that PX has.

I`m using A4 Tech KL-7MU. Its the best keyboeard i ever had and played!
Oh, also i have to say that its the only keyboard i ever had. Oh yeah, also i dont use any fingerrolling. Onefingerman ftw!

Its all this thread about - nothing. As many players - as many differnet opinions.
First learn fingerroll on any keyboard you have. Understand you need that or you dont. When u`ll get used to it - buy any keyboeard with small flat keys, for fast respond and enjoy your roping skills
So that`s my tip. From a guy who never even tryed that stuff and who think he is good @1finger spacing and prouds of that lel.