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''WormsDC'' added a slew of new features and weapons to the series. Most of these were carried over to later installments in the game save for one weapon, the [[Sheep-on-a-Rope]], and the enhanced customization features, which were severely pared down for future releases.  
 
''WormsDC'' added a slew of new features and weapons to the series. Most of these were carried over to later installments in the game save for one weapon, the [[Sheep-on-a-Rope]], and the enhanced customization features, which were severely pared down for future releases.  
  
On 1 June 2018, Andy Davidson posted a screenshot on his Instagram showing the ''WormsDC'' title screen with a new version number of 1.5 alpha and a build date of 2 May 2018<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BjgLKTnFjxN/?taken-by=rockandrollmachine rockandrollmachine on Instagram] - retrieved June 1, 2018</ref>, however this update has yet to be released. Over six years later, on 13 October 2024, he made a post on Instagram, Threads and Twitter suggesting a new update would be forthcoming.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DBCvTBXIOz_/?img_index=1 rockandrollmachine on Instagram] - retrieved October 13, 2024</ref>
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On 1 June 2018, Andy Davidson posted a screenshot on his Instagram showing the ''WormsDC'' title screen with a new version number of 1.5 alpha and a build date of 2 May 2018<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BjgLKTnFjxN/?taken-by=rockandrollmachine rockandrollmachine on Instagram] - retrieved June 1, 2018</ref>, however this update did not materialize. Over six years later, on 13 October 2024, he made a post on Instagram, Threads and Twitter suggesting a new update would be forthcoming.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DBCvTBXIOz_/?img_index=1 rockandrollmachine on Instagram] - retrieved October 13, 2024</ref> On October 14, a post on the English Amiga Board suggested a January 2025 release.<ref>[https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=118838 "Worms: 30th Anniversary" on the English Amiga Board] - retrieved October 14, 2024</ref>
  
 
Learn more about the [[Worms:_The_Director's_Cut/Development|the development and release history of Worms: The Director's Cut]].
 
Learn more about the [[Worms:_The_Director's_Cut/Development|the development and release history of Worms: The Director's Cut]].

Revision as of 05:25, 15 October 2024

Worms: The Director's Cut icon  Worms: The Director's Cut
Worms The Director's Cut title screen
Developer: Team17/Andy Davidson
Maintainer: Andy Davidson
Publishers: Ocean Software (1997)
Guildhall Leisure (1998)
Release year: 1997
Latest version: 1.05 / 17 October 1997
1.5 Alpha / 2 May 2018 (unreleased)
ReadMe: Latest
Website: Defunct
Update: On Dream17

Worms: The Director's Cut (most commonly shortened to WormsDC) is a strategy game developed by UK-based company, Team17. It was the last game the company released for the Amiga home computer system, as the games market for the computer had begun to dry up by the time this game was released in 1997. Adding new elements and weapons to the Worms gameplay, this is generally considered to be the finest entry in the first generation of Worms games.

Built largely around the game engine for the original Amiga version of Worms, and developed under a number of working titles including Worms AGA, Worms+, Worms 1.5, Worms: Mad Cow Edition, Worms '97, and Worms: The Next Generation, series creator Andy Davidson produced this version of the game as a testing bed for new features, and to convince Team17 to make improvements to Worms 2 which, at the time, was simply going to be an updated version of the original game.

WormsDC added a slew of new features and weapons to the series. Most of these were carried over to later installments in the game save for one weapon, the Sheep-on-a-Rope, and the enhanced customization features, which were severely pared down for future releases.

On 1 June 2018, Andy Davidson posted a screenshot on his Instagram showing the WormsDC title screen with a new version number of 1.5 alpha and a build date of 2 May 2018[1], however this update did not materialize. Over six years later, on 13 October 2024, he made a post on Instagram, Threads and Twitter suggesting a new update would be forthcoming.[2] On October 14, a post on the English Amiga Board suggested a January 2025 release.[3]

Learn more about the the development and release history of Worms: The Director's Cut.


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References

  1. rockandrollmachine on Instagram - retrieved June 1, 2018
  2. rockandrollmachine on Instagram - retrieved October 13, 2024
  3. "Worms: 30th Anniversary" on the English Amiga Board - retrieved October 14, 2024
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