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Trial version screenshot

The Trygames release is a downloadable release which is now obsolete. Although the direct link to the installer (trial version) is still available, it is no longer supported and will not work with the 3.6+ beta updates and WormNET.

People with such version are advised to request a refund through this page.

This release seems to be the same as the Hasbro release. [citation needed]

Technical information

The information below is based on the trial version of the Trygames release.

Installer

The Installer is a Wise installer.

• Most of the audio files in the archive are in .OGG format in order to reduce the installer size. The file /User/Import/logo2.bmp.jp2 is for the same reason. These files are decoded using a special program called "decoder.exe" during installation.

• The installer logs installation process in a temp file, and later moves to INSTALL.LOG after installation.

The installer appears to do the following:

1. Extracts the uninstaller "UNWISE32.EXE" from the archive to <APPDIR>\UNWISE.exe^[1] ; also makes an entry for Add/Remove programs.
2. Extracts all the files from the archive to <APPDIR>.
3. Launches "decoder.exe -f lfiles.lsy -p" to decode the .OGG sounds and the .JP2 image.
4. Deletes the following files (in order)^[2]:
   • lfiles.lsy
   • Xjp2.dll
   • libgfl170.dll
   • decoder.exe
5. Adds links to its group in the start menu^[3] (in order):
   • Sound Bank Editor
   • Worms Armageddon
   • Buy Worms Armageddon (launches "<APPDIR>\WA.exe --AmClientTriggerPurchase")
   • Worms Armageddon Manual
   • Read Me
   • Uninstall
   • Download XP-2000 Patch (links to an Internet shortcut which links to http://fe.trymedia.com/d/team17/20m_d_p3050b/WA_P3050_Beta2.exe)
6. Writes the following to the registry (in order):

   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team17SoftwareLTD\WormsArmageddon]
   "PATH"="<APPDIR>"
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team17SoftwareLTD\WormsArmageddon\Data]
   "SubLogicSeed"=dword:00000000
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Team17 Software Ltd.\Worms Armageddon\1.00.000]
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team17SoftwareLTD\WormsArmageddon\Data]
   "LogicSeed"=dword:197d007d
   
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team17SoftwareLTD\WormsArmageddon\Options]
   "Volume"=dword:00000001
   "Filter"=dword:00000001
   "CD Tracks"=dword:0000007f
   "Detail"=dword:00000005
   "Animations"=dword:00000001
   "DisplaySize"=dword:00000000
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\WA.exe]
   "Path"="<APPDIR>"

7. Prompts and adds a desktop shortcut to Worms Armageddon.
8. Advises user to install the Beta 2 update if Windows XP/2000 is detected.^[4] Clicking "Yes" launches the browser to download the update from Trymedia.
9. Activates the Trymedia DRM by writing the following to the registry (in order)^[2]:

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Trymedia Systems\ActiveMARK Software\90E9B1D2C4C85AE675F1822345339973]
   "tracking"=hex:00,4e,5f,72,48,c6,54,c5,c6,45,d9,2d,9a,32,1a,ba
   "affiliate"=hex:74,72,79,67,61,6d,65,73,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00    ;(ASCII: trygames........)
   "currency"=hex:55,53,44,00,00,00                                   ;(ASCII: USD...)
   "price"=hex:00,00,00,19,99
   "timestamp"=hex:12,73,85,19,41

10. Deletes "<APPDIR>\bbytdll.dll"^[2]
11. Moves the temporary log file to <APPDIR>\INSTALL.LOG .

v3.5 Beta 2 update

This update installer was made specially for the Trygames release. It can be downloaded here:

http://fe.trymedia.com/d/team17/20m_d_p3050b/WA_P3050_Beta2.exe

It appears to do the following:

1. Extract all the files from the archive to <APPDIR>.
2. Writes the following to the registry (in order):

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\WA.exe]
   "Path"="<APPDIR>"
   @="%ProgramFiles%\games\worms armaggedon\WA.exe" ;This is a bug, see below.
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Team17 Software Ltd.\WA Update v3.50 beta2\2.0]

The installer sometimes prompts the user to restart the computer. The reason for this is unknown.

Bugs and redundant files

• The installer inserts an incorrect path to the registry value that will make the short command "WA.exe" not work. (Even the word "Worms Armageddon" has been misspelled as "worms armaggedon".)
• The installer contains several useless files that will be copied during installation:
  • "Thumbs.db" files (11 in total)
  • "/DATA/DATA/Custom/Custom.txt" and "/DATA/DATA/Level/Level.txt" (Not only do they have wrong path, but they are also empty files.)

Footnotes

1. ↑ By default, the installer chooses "%ProgramFiles%\Team17\Worms Armageddon\" as the installation directory. For the purposes of this article, <APPDIR> refers to the installation directory chosen by the user, as a string.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} This process is not logged into INSTALL.LOG . Beware.
3. ↑ By default the group name is "Team17\Worms Armageddon"
4. ↑ The message is: "The program are you trying to install was not designed for your operating system. The program may not work properly. Press YES if you want to download a patch for Windows XP/2000 or NO to finish the installation process."

External links

• Official webpage of Worms Armageddon Trygames release. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20.