Soundbanks

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The Worms series of games has a notion of "soundbanks", which allows players to customize their worm teams by assigning them a set of sounds (called a "soundbank"), either from a collection included with the game, or creating a custom soundbank from player-specified sound files.

Soundbank sounds and meaning

This is a list of sound files and descriptions used in the 2nd-generation of the 2D series.

The descriptions are taken from the Soundbank Editor (specifically, the names.wdb file). Some of these sounds aren't used (see below), some are used incorrectly. Some of these descriptions are inaccurate or too unspecific.

Filename	Description from names.wdb	Notes
Boring.wav	Phrase used when worm does something boring.	Actually used when the turn time has expired.
Bungee.wav	Used when Worm performs Bungee move.
Byebye.wav	Used when a Worm dies.
Comeonthen.wav	Phrase used to tell you to hurry up!	Played when the worm under control stays a while without acting. Same as "Hello.wav".
Dragonpunch.wav	Punch sound effect.	Played when Fire Punch is used.
Excellent.wav	Phrase for an excellent shot.	This sound and three others have never worked as intended by Team17, and used to play in near-arbitrary circumstances. These sounds were disabled in 3.6.29.0, since fixing the bug would have changed the gameplay too much by causing the sounds to play too often, often inappropriately.
Fatality.wav	Phrase for when a worm has just died.
Fire.wav	Worm says, "Fire!"	Played when firing a launchable weapon. Same as "Watchthis.wav".
Fireball.wav	Fireball sound effect	Played when Dragon Ball is used.
Firstblood.wav	Worm says, "First Blood" when killing it's first victim.
Flawless.wav	Worm says, "Flawless Victory" when winning a game without losing a worm or energy.
Grenade.wav	Worm says, "Grenade!" when a grenade lands nearby.
Hello.wav	Worm says, "Hello"	Played when the worm under control stays a while without acting. Same as "Comeonthen.wav".
jump1.wav	Sound for jumping in the air.	Forward jump
jump2.wav	Sound for jumping in the air (2).	Backjump or vertical jump
illgetyou.wav	Worm says, "I'll get you!" after being hit by another worm.
Justyouwait.wav	Worm threatens revenge.
Kamikaze.wav	Worm says, "Kamikaze!"	Played when Kamikaze is used.
Laugh.wav	Worm laughs	Played when animals or drop-and-run weapons are released.
Leavemealone.wav	Worm says, "Leave me alone" when it is being picked on.
Missed.wav	Worm says, "Missed!"
Nooo.wav	Phrase when a worm is blasted off the screen.
Ohdear.wav	Worm says, "Oh Dear" when dying.	Played just before the appearance of the grave.
Oinutter.wav	Worms says, "Oi! Nutter" when you do something stupid like hitting your own worm.
Ooff1.wav	FX when hitting ground
Ooff2.wav	FX when hitting ground.
Ooff3.wav	FX when hitting ground.
Ow1.wav	When worm is hurt.
Ow2.wav	When worm is hurt.
Ow3.wav	When worm is hurt.
Perfect.wav	Worm says, "Perfect!" when making a great shot.	Not actually being played. Same as "Excellent.wav".
Revenge.wav	Worm says, "Revenge!"
Stupid.wav	Worm says, "Stupid!" when you do something crazy.
Takecover.wav	Worm says, "Take cover!" when a grenade lands nearby.
Traitor.wav	Worm says, "Traitor!" when you shoot one of your own.
Watchthis.wav	Worm says, "Watch this!" as it fires.	Played when firing a launchable weapon. Same as "Fire.wav".
Whatthe.wav	Worm says, "What the..?" as a grenade lands nearby.
Yessir.wav	Confirmation phrase.	The beginning of the team's turn.
youllregretthat.wav	Worm says, "You'll regret that !" when being hit.
coward.wav	Phrase when Worm calls you a coward.	Played after using the Skip Go.
amazing.wav	Phrase for an excellent shot.	Not actually being played. Same as "Excellent.wav".
brilliant.wav	Phrase when a worm does something cool.	Not actually being played. Same as "Excellent.wav".
bummer.wav	Worm does something bad.
goaway.wav	Used when another worm picks on another.
incoming.wav	Phrase when a strike weapon is called.
oops.wav	Shoot and miss near own worm.
ouch.wav	Fall and hurt yourself.
runaway.wav	When an object lands nearby.
victory.wav	Sample used when your team wins.	Played when winning a game losing a worm or energy.
collect.wav	Collect a weapon crate
drop.wav	When a weapon crate drops.	Used differently between games: In W2, it's used as the description says; in WA (3.6.23+), it's used when a delayed weapon become available; in WWP, it's unused.
orders.wav	Order strike.

Sounds not present in the Soundbank Editor, but used by the game:

• Hurry.wav (Played when turn time is below 5 seconds.)

Some soundbanks include files with misspelled file names (W:A updates have added support these misspellings):

• Oh Dear, OhDeer → OhDear
• oof1, oof2, oof3 → ooff1, ooff2, ooff3
• UhOh → Uh-Oh
• TakeOver → TakeCover (Russian soundbank, actually mis-translated as "take-over")

Unused sounds

• Hmm.wav
• Wobble.wav (was intended to be used when falling from a high distance, as with the first Worms generation)
• Uh-oh.wav (referenced by the game, but unused by the game engine)

External links

• Where are certain voices played? (Team17 Forum)