Customisation (WormsDC)

(Up to Worms: The Directors Cut)

Andy Davidson developed WormsDC with increased customisation in mind. In the first Worms title, customisation was limited to custom maps and team & worm names. WormsDC allows you to add additional customisations to the game, allowing for potentially endless replay value. Probably.

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Audio

Soundbank filing system

See article Soundbank for more information.

As with the Amiga version of Worms, each sample is saved as an IFF format soundfile, in most cases without an extension. However the naming structure has now changed. Where you would have multiple files with difference names for the same occurance in the first game (i.e. "ByeBye" and "OhDear") you now have one filename and a numeric extension (i.e. "ByeBye.1" and "ByeBye.2"). This system allows you to have more files for a particular event (e.g. "ByeBye.37").

Custom Terrain

Colour Maps

See article Colour map (First generation) for more information.

Whereas Worms allowed for custom maps with a maximum of 8 colours, WormsDC allows up to 16 colours in a map as well as offers increased control over the mountain set in use for the level, the ability to change the style and colour of water (either water, fire or gloop), and the ability to change the sky gradient. You are also able to adjust the gravity and friction used by the map, and insert a background layer as well.

DIY Landscapes

See article DIY terrain for more information.

WormPrefs allows you to import an IFF file and convert it into a .DIY file which is then used as the basis for a terrain style in-game. Random maps can be generated using this style.

As a recent example, Squirminator2k has begun to import the landscapes from Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party for use in WormsDC, using the landscape information available at the Page of Light.

A strict template must be adhered to. Relevant elements must be placed in the correct places in the IFF file. To aid this, template files were included with the game.

Graffiti Mode

See article Monochrome map (First generation) for more information.

Graffiti mode in use

WormsDC was the first title in the series to feature Graffiti Mode. To active it, press Enter during the landscape generation sequence. You are then presented with a brush and a black 1:1 canvas (position markers are displayed on the map if you are using the v1.05 patch), which you can resize using the - and + keys. You can clear the map by pressing the Enter Key, or invert what you have drawn by pressing Backspace.

You change the terrain that will be generated by pressing TAB. When you are done you can press S to save your creation if you wish, which will save a .GFT file in the TWGRAFFITI drawer. If you are ready to play on the map, press Space, and you will be asked to press space again to confirm you wish to play on this terrain. If you do not want to play on the level you have created, you can press the left mouse button to generate a new randomised landscape.

Mountain sets

See article Mountain set for more information.

Misc.

Option Sets

See article Options file (WormsDC) for more information.

Teams

See article Team file (First generation) for more information.

Whereas Worms was limited to a maximum of 16 teams in the game, WormsDC allows an unlimited number of teams. Each team is saved as its own file, and these files do not have extensions.