Difference between revisions of "Troubleshooting FAQ"
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| − | If you have the Trymedia version of the game, and the problem persists, one possible cause is "Ultra VNC's video hook" drivers. Open the Device Manager (Right-click My Computer, select Properties, then the Device Manager tab), find the drivers, and disable them. See here for discussion of this. | + | If you have the Trymedia version of the game, and the problem persists, one possible cause is "Ultra VNC's video hook" drivers. Open the Device Manager (Right-click My Computer, select Properties, then the Device Manager tab), find the drivers, and disable them. [http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?t=27835 See here] for discussion of this. |
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| + | ==== WA crashes when I try to edit the map ==== | ||
| + | This is caused by having a program with an "Always On Top" feature. MSN Messenger is a common culprit. Try closing other programs, or finding this setting and disabling it. | ||
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| + | ==== WA crashes when I try to edit or create a team ==== | ||
| + | This can be caused by having a custom grave or flag with incorrect colours or dimensions, or having a program with an "All On Top" feature. Try removing all custom flags and graves, and closing other programs, or finding this setting on other programs and disabling it. | ||
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| + | ==== WA crashes after the title menu ==== | ||
| + | This can be caused by "DirectVobSub" in the Nimo DivX Codec pack. Uninstall the Nimo DivX Codec pack and it should work. You can reinstall it and manually unselect "DirectVobSub" to get WA to work with Nimo installed. | ||
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| + | ==== WA crashes when I minimise and then try to maximise ==== | ||
| + | Minimising is not yet stable; WA will always be prone to crashing until this is optimised. | ||
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| + | ==== Blue Screen Of Death occurs when I finish single player games, exit WormNET or host an online game ==== | ||
| + | No solution. | ||
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| + | ==== My computer crashes to desktop, or restarts, when I finish or exit any game ==== | ||
| + | Making an ISO of the WA CD and using a virtual drive has been known to solve this. | ||
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| + | ==== WA crashes when I try to play a game of any sort ==== | ||
| + | Usually caused by improperly updating the game - follow the tutorial carefully. This is also caused by graphics cards that are too new, such as NVIDIA 8800GTS. WA will eventually be able to run on these cards. Until then, either consider downgrading your graphics card or, for NVIDIA 8800GTS, downloading this fix which has been known to work for some people. See this thread on the Team17 forum for details. | ||
== Running WA == | == Running WA == | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 25 June 2007
let the copying and pasting... begin!
This FAQ is for technical problems and will only apply to users of the most updated version of Worms Armageddon, or users either trying to update to this version, trying to install WA or trying to access WormNET.
Contents
- 1 Crashes
- 1.1 I get a black screen when I try to run WA, then it crashes to desktop or I have to restart the computer
- 1.2 WA crashes when I try to edit the map
- 1.3 WA crashes when I try to edit or create a team
- 1.4 WA crashes after the title menu
- 1.5 WA crashes when I minimise and then try to maximise
- 1.6 Blue Screen Of Death occurs when I finish single player games, exit WormNET or host an online game
- 1.7 My computer crashes to desktop, or restarts, when I finish or exit any game
- 1.8 WA crashes when I try to play a game of any sort
- 2 Running WA
- 3 Patching/updating WA
- 4 Installing WA
- 5 WormNET
Crashes
I get a black screen when I try to run WA, then it crashes to desktop or I have to restart the computer
Disabling the introduction screens has been known to solve this. To do this, right-click the WA shortcut icon, select properties, and in the "Target" text box, type:
- /nointro
This must be outside of the quotation marks for it to work. For example,
- "C:\Worms Armageddon\wa.exe" /nointro
If you have the Trymedia version of the game, and the problem persists, one possible cause is "Ultra VNC's video hook" drivers. Open the Device Manager (Right-click My Computer, select Properties, then the Device Manager tab), find the drivers, and disable them. See here for discussion of this.
WA crashes when I try to edit the map
This is caused by having a program with an "Always On Top" feature. MSN Messenger is a common culprit. Try closing other programs, or finding this setting and disabling it.
WA crashes when I try to edit or create a team
This can be caused by having a custom grave or flag with incorrect colours or dimensions, or having a program with an "All On Top" feature. Try removing all custom flags and graves, and closing other programs, or finding this setting on other programs and disabling it.
This can be caused by "DirectVobSub" in the Nimo DivX Codec pack. Uninstall the Nimo DivX Codec pack and it should work. You can reinstall it and manually unselect "DirectVobSub" to get WA to work with Nimo installed.
WA crashes when I minimise and then try to maximise
Minimising is not yet stable; WA will always be prone to crashing until this is optimised.
Blue Screen Of Death occurs when I finish single player games, exit WormNET or host an online game
No solution.
My computer crashes to desktop, or restarts, when I finish or exit any game
Making an ISO of the WA CD and using a virtual drive has been known to solve this.
WA crashes when I try to play a game of any sort
Usually caused by improperly updating the game - follow the tutorial carefully. This is also caused by graphics cards that are too new, such as NVIDIA 8800GTS. WA will eventually be able to run on these cards. Until then, either consider downgrading your graphics card or, for NVIDIA 8800GTS, downloading this fix which has been known to work for some people. See this thread on the Team17 forum for details.
