User:FoxHound/Schemes taxonomy

(Up to Schemes)

Scheme classification compared to Biology taxa:

1. Major category (Strategic / Dynamic / Precision: [1], [2]) - Domain
2. Category (traditional Schemes page classification) - Kingdom/Phylum/Class/Order
3. Distinct variant (different scheme concept, with some things in common: Scheme Fusion) - same Family
4. Variant (different scheme concept, but still very similar) - same Genus
5. Scheme (concept, article) - Species
6. Generation (example) / Era (example) - Subspecies (breed, strain, pedigree)
7. Variation / Version (the .wsc file: different ammo, etc) - Specimen (individual)

Schemes taxonomy is more related to Board Game and Music taxonomy (that usually work with "tags", like WMDB tags) as it is common to see hybridization or mixture of ideas, something that evolution in living beings is not as common to see, but it happens too (some living beings incorporated other living beings inside them independently compared to other cases, and there are cases of two different species that can breed and form individuals without sterility, although it's often a problem of classification).

Specialist schemes (Genus)

Schemes which involve worms with specialized weapons or function, each one has its own ability/power.

• WWP Wormpot "Specialist Worm mode"
• Team Wormtress by M3ntal
• Special War released by Zed
• PX scheme released in 2011 by WoSC community (posted by DumbBongChow) called "Specialists"
• 2016 scheme released by STRGRN called "Specialists"
• scheme released on 2nd April 2019 by Kradie called "Lucky Strike"
• scheme released on April 2019 by Goom named "Fkey Strike".
• May 2020 KRD's Alt-F4
• October 2020 Kradie released Active Strike.
• 2022, PestopaxIsYourGod uploaded a scheme named SpecialForces to TUS website with a worm that is the boss according to the rules.

Crate collecting schemes (Class)

Schemes that you need to collect crates. Shopper is the Holotype of the group.

• Shopper
• Roper
• Bungee Shopper
• Chute Shopper
• Paraport Shopper by sumaka, released here (almost a Teleport Shopper scheme)
• Walk Shopper by Kirill-Gamer, released here
• Building Convention
• Ghost Knocking

Tactical crate collecting schemes (Order)

Schemes that doesn't have infinite teleport, but there are many crates and few starting ammo. Strategy and tactics are very important here (not so generous transport tools). Mole Shopper is the Holotype of the group.

• Mole Shopper
• Mole Fort
• Kaos Normal
• Plop Gum
• Neocombat

Teleport and Crates schemes (Family)

Schemes that are similar to the famous Team17 scheme (Holotype of the group), infinite teleport, no rules, few starting ammo and crates.

• Team17
• Only Crates
• Crespo's Crate War (TUS)
• Jumper (almost a Teleport Shopper scheme)
• FoxHound's Moles n' Crates (WWP: 2006-2009)
• RainCrates

Teleport Shopper schemes (Genus)

Schemes which involve teleporting to crates (usually as a rule) and usually some Shopper rules are applied as well.

• Minhoco's Teleshop (present in the first edition of Worms Scheme Contest in 2010)
• Kradie's TeleShopper (2016) + its RubberWorm version (2016) by Xrayez
• Kradie's Teleport 2 Crate (2016).
• sbs' Teleporting (December 2017)
• March 2021, Kradie released TeleShopper Reborn.
• February 2022, Echiko released a scheme for the Apparition cup.