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== W:A Emulation ==
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If you are using something other, than Windows for your Operating System (or, heavens forbid, Vista), be it your favorite Linux distro or Mac OSX, that does not mean you are out of luck. You still need a copy of Windows XP, but you won't actually have to install it to a physical partition.  
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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 [[w:Virtual machine|virtual machine]].
  
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There are a couple of options, depending on your OS:
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The following guides describe the steps required to set up a virtual machine, a guest OS and W:A on various virtualization software packages:
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*You can use [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx Microsoft Virtual PC] under Windows
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*There is [http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ VMWare Player] and [http://easyvmx.com/easyvmx.shtml EasyVMX] for Linux, or you can use [[Installing_WA_on_Linux%2C_using_WINE_%28original_CD%29|Wine]]
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*And for OSX, try [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMWare Fusion]
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Couple of things to know:
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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]]
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*For your screen resolution, your screen dimensions must be the power of 8, or your will have some nasty graphical glitches
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* For Linux: [[Installing WA on Linux|Wine]], [[Installing WA on VirtualBox|VirtualBox]], [[Installing WA on VMware Player|VMware Player]]
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*If you are experiencing problems with your mouse, try disabling the VMWare Tools service
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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]]
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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;
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* VirtualBox and VMware Player both show great performance (however, VMware Player is considerably harder to set up);
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* Parallels Desktop 4.0 gives unmatchable performance on Mac OS X
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* Microsoft Virtual PC offers mediocre performance (gameplay is not smooth, but still playable).

Latest revision as of 02:26, 17 October 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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