Games PC WORMS WORLD PARTY User Manual

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ... 30

INSTALLATION ... 31

UNINSTALLING WORMS WORLD PARTY ... 31

LATEST DOCUMENTATION ... 31

STARTING WORMS WORLD PARTY ... 32

OVERVIEW ... 32

PLAYING THE GAME ... 33

ON-SCREEN INFORMATION ... 35

SELECTING YOUR WEAPON ... 36

CRATES ‘R’ US ... 39

MENU SYSTEM ... 40

SINGLE PLAYER MENU ... 40

CREATE A NEW GAME ... 42

BARRACKS ... 43

GENERAL GAME OPTIONS ... 44

WORMPOT ... 45

WEAPON OPTIONS ... 47

GAME OPTIONS ... 48

LANDSCAPES ... 49

NETWORK PLAY ... 50

CREDITS ... 53

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IT’S TIME FOR A PARTY…

INTRODUCTION

It’s a Worms World Party and everyone's invited!
It's a Quarterpounder of a game with some meaty multiplayer action, a

healthy salad of single player and a flap of amusing cheese topped up
with a generous amount of strategy ketchup. We've more weapons than
drinks ranging from the relatively alcohol free bazooka to the super­strength donkey.

Worms World Party is our latest turn based gift in which Worms battle
across zany landscapes either custom or randomly generated. With
Worms already having a reputation for being a party animal, there is just
no reason not to come.

You can also do battle online so if you can't make it to the party you can
always join the fun via the Worms network. There's just no need to be on
your own tonight, you can even chill out after a game and chat in one of
the lobbies.

Our DJ informs us his record box is just bursting with single player
missions and there are dozens of custom landscapes that can be
requested and played at anytime.

If you're new to the party scene don't worry, our friendly training section
will soon have you dancing with the rest of us. There's even a weapons
library available if you don't know the steps.

So ladies and gentlemen, let's gather round and toast our glasses to a
Worms World Party!

INSTALLATION

During installation, follow the on-screen instructions. Whilst there are a
number of options you may change during installation, pressing NEXT
will select the default option and continue with installation automatically.

When Worms World Party has successfully been installed, a Team17
group will be included in the Program group within your Start Menu and
the Worms World Party icon will be placed here, along with the utilities
and the latest documentation.

UNINSTALLING WORMS

WORLD PARTY

To uninstall Worms World Party, click on uninstall from
the Launcher menu.

LATEST DOCUMENTATION

Software is continually improved throughout all stages of development
wherever possible to ensure the finest quality gaming experience. We
advise players to read this document for any last minute changes or
additions that are not reflected in this manual. The document will also be
installed within the Team17 Program group and will be offered to be
viewed after installation.

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STARTING WORMS

WORLD PARTY

Ensure the game is successfully installed.

Click Start and select Team17/Worms World Party from the Program
Menu.
Click on Worms World Party, the game will run and play.

PLAYING THE GAME

KEYBOARD CONTROLS.

OVERVIEW

Worms World Party is a turn based strategy game, where teams battle
across crazy, randomly generated landscapes or finely crafted custom levels.

Each team takes it in turns to pick off the enemy teams, using the many
crazy weapons, tools and utilities they have or have found to inflict
whatever dastardly strategies they can envision.

Worms will die when they lose all of their energy or drown in the murky
depths. The winning team is the one that manages to survive the
mayhem and have Worms left standing!

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MOVING THE VIEW

Use the mouse to scroll around the landscape, simply move it in the
direction you’d like the screen to scroll. Press the HOME key to centre on
the current Worm.

CHANGING WORMS

If Select Worm is enabled, press the TAB key to select a different
member of your Worms Team. You can only change Worms if you haven't
already moved one, or selected a weapon. Select Worm can also be used
as a utility if available.

MOVING WORMS

Move your Worm around by using the CURSOR KEYS. LEFT ARROW
moves your Worm left, RIGHT ARROW moves your Worm right. If the
Worm is blocked it will stop.

JUMPING

Make your Worms jump forward by pressing the RETURN key.
You can also make Worms jump backwards by pressing RETURN twice

in quick succession. Perform an upward jump with BACKSPACE.
Pressing BACKSPACE twice in quick succession performs
a back flip.

TIP:CERTAIN WEAPONS CAN BE USED WHILST YOUR WORM IS JUMPING.

OTHER MOVES

Some of the weapons and utilities have nifty little tricks that can aid
your Worm in its progress. Check out the Wormapaedia section in-game.

ACTION REPLAY

Press the R key immediately after a shot to replay it. You can use the S
key to watch the replay in slow-motion. Pressing the SPACEBAR during a
replay will fast forward it to the end.

NAME SWITCH

Sometimes the visibility of the Worm names can hinder the player. Press the
DEL key to toggle the Worm name visibility setting from full, partial or none.

DETAIL SETTINGS

You can cycle through the detail settings by pressing the INSERT key.

CHAT PANEL

In network games the chat panel can be accessed by pressing the PAGE
DOWN key and can be removed with the PAGE UP key.

QUIT

Press the ESCAPE key to open the Quit Menu. You can select Draw Game,
Force Sudden Death mode and Quit Game by clicking on the option. You
can also view the number of rounds won by each team from here.

When the QUIT menu is accessed, the game is in pause mode. Press
ESCAPE again to resume play. In a network game, action will carry on
behind the menu.

N

OTE:IF THE HOST QUITS A NETWORK MATCH, THE GAME IS OVER.

ON-SCREEN INFORMATION

The game screen is full of useful information - the following explains
what it all means!

TURN/ROUND TIME INDICATOR

Your Turn Time counts down at the bottom left of the screen. When it
reaches zero, play passes to the next team.

WIND BAR

Some weapons e.g. Bazooka are affected by the wind. There is a wind
strength indicator at the bottom right of the screen to help you gauge
your shots.

TEAM STATUS

Each team in the game has an overall energy bar shown at the bottom of the
screen. When this is fully depleted, that team is removed from the game.

WORM STATUS

Worm names and energy values appear above each Worm.

UTILITIES

Enabled utilities (Double Damage, Crate Spy etc.) will appear above the
wind indicator in a small box when they are in use.

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