Copyright: © 2002 David Maixner xdavidek@centrum.cz, Michal Hrabi satir@post.cz


About
About Worms 1.0

What's Worms?

This is a game. It can be played by one or two players at one PC.

Which license uses this product?

It's freeware. You can freely distribute it, play it, etc. But you cannot be paid for doing anything with this game.

How can I install it?

Unzip the archive Worms.zip and just run Worms.exe file. No installation, no registers are used.

How can I configure game?

See menu.

Which rules are used for one player game?

See one player game.

Which rules are used for two players game?

See two players game.

What are minimum requirements?

You must have PC with MS Windows installed and DirectX (we suppose version 3.0 is enough, but we have tested it only on DirectX 8.1). Also (if you want to play game in windowed mode) you must set Windows resolution to True color depth (32 or 24 bits). If you want to play in fullscreen mode, you set resolution in game menu.

What is the name of God, who have written this super game?

His name is David Maixner, if you have any problems (with game) or questions or comments or you want to send him money, you can e-mail him at xdavidek@centrum.cz.

Pictures are made by Michal Hrabi, e-mail: satir@post.cz.

Has this game homepage?

Of course it has. Try http://worms.seiwin.cz.

Where can I find some informations about intro?

Here.

Contacts:

Worms Home Page: http://worms.seiwin.cz

Suggestions, questions, and comments:

e-mails:

Author of game, programmer, chief of the project: xdavidek@centrum.cz, ICQ 82611777

Graphics: satir@post.cz

Postal Address:

David Maixner

sidliste II

Bystrice nad Pernstejnem

59301

Czech Republic


Intro

For playing intro you need DivX 5 codec.

You can use Spacebar, Escape, Enter keys for finishing intro.

But if you don't wish to play intro again after each start of the game, you can simply delete file placed in VIDEO directory which is placed in game's directory.


In game

Game has two modes. You can play one player game or two players game. You can choose it in menu.

In both modes you can use these hot keys.

You can see in game these icons.

When game is over, you can be placed in score table, if you are in top ten.

If you want to pause game at the start, disable displaying of some informations, etc., see menu for details.


Hot keys

In game you can use these hot keys:

•	I - enable/disable displaying of informations like FPS, current score of flower or speed of worm(s). You can set this in menu.

•	Alt+Enter - if you are using 640x480 mode, you can switch from fullscreen mode to windowed mode and back using this hot key.

•	Escape - exit game and return to menu or to score table, if you are in top ten.

•	Spacebar - if you are playing, you can use this hot key to pause game; if you have finished playing (you see "Game over" caption) then Spacebar is used to continue playing, so new game will be created. If you want to pause new created game, see menu for details.

•	F1 - display help for current window.


Icons

You can see in game these icons:

 This picture means Time, so you can see time of game (either time that has run out (normal game) or remaining time of game (time limited game) - you select it in menu) next to it.

 This picture means FPS (Frames Per Second) and next to it is displayed number of frames displayed by your graphics card per second. You are expected to see here number "50", but if you have older graphics card, number can be smaller. See menu for details. You can hide this picture by pressing "I". For details see hot keys.

 This picture means Speed and next to it you can see speed of worm(s) which you have selected in menu. You can hide this picture by pressing "I". For details see hot keys.

 This picture means Flower score and next to it is displayed number of points that will be added to player who will pick up actual flower. This score is step by step (by 1) increased to 20 and then step by step decreased to 1 and then increased again, etc. You can hide this picture by pressing "I". For details see hot keys.

In game you can also see following icons, due to game mode - one player game or two players game:

 This picture means Length of worm. It is count of new-added body items to worm.

 This picture means Score of worm. Here you can see all score points you have picked up.

 This picture means Number of wins. It is updated after start of new game, so if you have just won one game, you won't see your success here yet, until you begin new game. This is only for two players game.

 This is special picture that means word "Total" and it is prefix for Time, Length and Score pictures. It's displayed after game is over. This is only for two players game.


One player game

This mode of game is constructed for one player.

You can also use these hot keys.

In game you can see these icons.

You can finish game if you press Escape, if your time has run out (in time limited game - see menu) or if your worm eats your worm (it means there is a collision of your worm with itself). Worm eats anything if and only if his teeth touch eated thing (flower, worm).

When game is over you can either press Escape or you can press Spacebar.

•	If you press Escape then game has finished and you return to main menu (or, if you are in top ten, you are going to see score table).

•	If you press Spacebar then you will play new game (or, if you are in top ten, you are going to see score table).

Be in top ten means (in this order) you must have greater score than last one in the table. If you haven't greater, but equal, you must have better time than the last one in the table. If you haven't better, but same, you must have higher speed of your worm than the last one in the table. If you haven't higher, but smaller, you are not in top ten.


Two players game

This mode of game is constructed for two players.

You can also use these hot keys.

In game you can see these icons.

You can finish game if you press Escape, if your time has run out (in time limited game - see menu) or if any worm eats the other worm (it means if player one's worm's head has collision with player two's worm and reverse, respectively if both worm's heads have collision), but not if one worm has collision with itself. Worm eats anything if and only if his teeth touch eated thing (flower, worm).

When game is over you can either press Escape or you can press Spacebar.

•	If you press Escape then game has finished and you return to main menu (or, if you are in top ten, you are going to see score table).

•	If you press Spacebar then you will play new game.

Be in top ten means (in this order) you must have greater number of wins than the last one in the table. If you haven't greater, but equal, you must have greater score than the last one in the table. If you haven't greater, but equal, you must have longer worm than the last one in the table. If you haven't longer, but same long, you must have better time than the last one in the table. If you haven't better, but same, you must have higher speed of your worm than the last one in the table. If you haven't higher, but smaller, you are not in top ten.

There can be these results:

•	player one wins

•	player two wins

•	draw game (nobody wins)

Every player has his (her) own half of screen where are displayed informations for him (her). After one player wins, he (she) can see information about this at his (her) side of screen. If nobody wins (respectively both of players wins) this information is written to the horizontal center of the screen.

After one game is over, total informations are displayed too. Increased Number of wins is displayed after start of new game (but increased it's after finishing the old one of course).


Menu

Menu has three parts:

•	main menu

•	options menu

•	graphics and sounds menu

•	controls menu

Main menu

 you can click this button to start new game for one player or two players. After first click on this button you can see name(s) of player(s). Name(a) (and other configuration) can be set in Options menu. After second click game starts.

 is used to display score table for one player or two players game.

 this is a link to homepage of the game (go there, you can find some updates, wallpapers, skins and more and more things there).

 show intro again. For playing intro you must have DivX codec.

 display some informations about game.

 after clicking this button you can see new window with Options menu. See forward.

 this useless button is here for quit game, but we don't think anybody will use it. You can also use Escape key.

here you can see actual version of game.

Options menu

 here you can change skins. You must have all skins in directory SKINS which is placed in game directory. If you download new skin, you can install it only by copying it into this SKINS directory. If skin has correct version, you can then choose it in this section of Options menu. See also help for skins.

 in this place you can enter (or edit) name of player one. If you won't enter any, then in Main menu will be used name "Player Name" for one player game or "Player 1 Name" for two players game.

 in this place you can enter (or edit) name of player two. If you won't enter any, then in Main menu will be used name "Player 2 Name" for two players game.

 here you can enable or disable time limited game. When you select time limited game (by checking this selection), you can use left and right arrow to set up the time in format minutes:seconds. This time is used in game. You can play game only as long as the time is greater than zero seconds. After reaching zero seconds, game is over. In your score is used time you have played the game, so maximum is time limit.

 in this place you can choose speed of worm(s). Normal speed is 4, but if your computer is slower, you can choose higher speed to make worms move faster. Information about speed can be displayed also in game. See forward.

 if you want to pause game after start, you can check this selection. It can be usefull in two players game, where you can start new game very often and very quickly. If you want some time for get oriented, check this.

 if you want to see some additional informations like FPS (frames per second), flower score or speed, check this selection. Sometimes it is usefull, but sometimes it takes too much of screen. You should see in FPS number 50. If you see lower number, then your graphic card is slower and you should try some optimalizations in Graphics & sounds menu (see forward). This selection can be enabled/disabled in game too. Just use the "I" key. More informations you can find in icons help or forward.

 after clicking this button you can see new window with Graphics & sounds menu. See forward.

 after clicking this button you can see new window with Controls menu. See forward.

 this button you can use for loading configuration saved on disk.

 this button you can use for saving configuration to disk.

 after clicking this button all settings will have default values.

 after clicking this button configuration you have selected will be used, but won't be saved to disk. You can also use Enter or Escape keys.

Graphics & sounds menu

 here you can configure fullscreen mode of the game. If you check this button, you can select (by clicking left/right arrow) resolution from the list of all resolutions supported by your graphic card. These are resolutions for true color depth. If you use 640x480, then you can switch in game from fullscreen to windowed mode by pressing Alt+Enter.

 this is one of two choices for those who have lower FPS than 50. You can try check this selection to improve FPS. After checking this selection the graphic surface, on which game is drawn, will be saved in system memory.

 this is the other of two choices for those who have lower FPS than 50. You can try check this selection to improve FPS. After checking this selection the pictures in game will be saved in system memory.

 in this place you select sound driver which will be used for playing sounds. In this list you can find only sound drivers for DirectSound output mode.

 if you want game to be quiet you can choose this to stop playing samples. After checking this you won't hear sounds (but music can be played).

 if you want game to be quiet you can choose this to stop playing music. After checking this you won't hear music (but samples can be played).

 closes this window and return to Options menu. You can also use Enter or Escape keys. Don't forget to save changes by clicking SAVE button.

Controls menu

In this menu you can configure keys for first and second player. Just click the key you want to edit and then press key you want to use for it. After clicking OK (you can also use Enter or Escape keys) you return to Options menu where don't forget to save changes by clicking SAVE button.


Score

You can see score table (top ten) of one player game or two players game in two ways. Either you select it in menu or you get in top ten.

Then you can click (if there is more than five records) at button with down arrow ( [image]) or at button up arrow ( [image]). Anyway, if you have enough, you can click at Ok button ( [image]). All icons are the same as in game - see icons.

You can also use keyboard:

•	Up, Home, Page Up - top five results

•	Down, End, Page Down - last five results

•	Enter, Escape, Spacebar - close window

If you get in top ten, your own actual results are highlighted with different color of font.


Skins

Skins are fine thing used for some sounds and pictures. You can find some in game distribution or at game homepage.

Skin is file with ".dem" extension and if it is of correct version, it can be copied into game's directory named SKINS. After this, when game is started again, you can select this skin in menu.