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Worms 2 Game Server
Developer:	Pac-Man
Latest version:	1.1.1 / 16 May 2024
Supported games:	W2
Language:	C# (.NET 8)
License:	MIT
Download:	Source code

Worms 2 Game Server is a small server application connecting Worms 2 players by allowing them to create rooms, chat, and list their games online, just like the original Team17 servers. It can be added to the "Address book" of Worms 2 to allow players to connect to it instead.

The software was built shortly after reversing the Worms 2 network protocol in reaction to the original Team17 server no longer accepting new connections in July 2020. It simulates the original server as closely as possible with the following changes:

• Request validation is slightly stronger, like checking for duplicate user names on login or missing packet fields.
• Immediate notification of left users, closed rooms, or closed games, instead of waiting for a timeout to prevent ghosted / duplicate users and rooms.
• Rejects attempts to host games with NAT IPs and informs the user about fkNetcode.

It can be compiled for most modern Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms as it targets .NET Core 3. The source code also comes with a proxy debug class to allow sniffing Worms 2 network traffic.

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