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* For Windows: [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Player|VMware Player]], [[Installing WA on Virtual PC|Virtual PC]]
 
* For Windows: [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Player|VMware Player]], [[Installing WA on Virtual PC|Virtual PC]]
 
* For Linux: Wine ([[Installing WA on Linux, using WINE (original CD)|original CD]], [[Installing WA on Linux, using WINE (Sold Out Software)|Sold Out]]), [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Player|VMware Player]]
 
* For Linux: Wine ([[Installing WA on Linux, using WINE (original CD)|original CD]], [[Installing WA on Linux, using WINE (Sold Out Software)|Sold Out]]), [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Player|VMware Player]]
* For Mac OS X: [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Fusion|VMware Fusion]], [[Installing WA on Parallels Fusion|Parallels Fusion]]
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* For Mac OS X: [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Fusion|VMware Fusion]], [[Installing_WA_on_Parallels_Desktop_4.0|Parallels Desktop 4.0]]
  
 
Performance comparison:
 
Performance comparison:
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* on Linux, Wine gives the best performance, as it doesn't have to emulate any hardware and an entire operating system;
 
* on Linux, Wine gives the best performance, as it doesn't have to emulate any hardware and an entire operating system;
 
* VirtualBox and VMware Player both show great performance (however, VMware Player is considerably harder to set up);
 
* VirtualBox and VMware Player both show great performance (however, VMware Player is considerably harder to set up);
* Parallels Fusion 4 gives unmatchable performance on Mac OS X
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* Parallels Desktop 4.0 gives unmatchable performance on Mac OS X
 
* Microsoft Virtual PC offers mediocre performance (gameplay is not smooth, but still playable).
 
* Microsoft Virtual PC offers mediocre performance (gameplay is not smooth, but still playable).

Revision as of 22:33, 10 February 2009

If you cannot get Worms Armageddon working using conventional methods, or your operating system is not supported, you can try emulating Worms Armageddon using a virtual machine.

The following guides describe the steps required to set up a virtual machine, a guest OS and W:A on various virtualization software packages:

Performance comparison:

  • on Linux, Wine gives the best performance, as it doesn't have to emulate any hardware and an entire operating system;
  • VirtualBox and VMware Player both show great performance (however, VMware Player is considerably harder to set up);
  • Parallels Desktop 4.0 gives unmatchable performance on Mac OS X
  • Microsoft Virtual PC offers mediocre performance (gameplay is not smooth, but still playable).
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