List of chat commands
From Worms Knowledge Base
This is a complete list of all chat commands available in W:A, up to v3.6.29.0.
(A fictional player, John, is introduced here for demonstration purpose. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.)
Contents
Used anywhere
/me
Available in: Worms 2 (in-game only), W:A, and WWP
Sends an 'action' message to all players. The message will appear white in the WormNET channel, green in other places.
Example: /me says hello. gives one of the following to everyone:
/msg
Available in: Worms 2 (in-game only), W:A, and WWP
Sends a private message (whisper) to a specific player. The message will appear blue in game, yellow in the frontend.
Example: /msg John some message results in:
or
Shortcuts:
- In WormNET channel, double-click on the player name to send private messages to that player.[1]
- In the lobby, right-click on the player name.
- In the game, use F1–F7 keys when the chat box is open.
Used in WormNET channel
/away
Available in: W:A and WWP
Sets an 'away' message, which is automatically replied to anyone who tried to send private whispers (/msg) to you. If you set /away without specifying the message, your away message will be cleared.
Sending any message or using any other chat command clears the away message instantly.
Example: /away I'm busy.
Suppose John sends you a whisper (e.g. /msg YourName Hello.), he will get:
from you automatically.
/help
Available in: W:A and WWP
Displays the following:
/msg <nickname> messagetext ( Allows you to send a message to a specific channel member )
/away messagetext ( Send this message text to anyone sending you a message )
/away ( Clears the away message )
/me actiontext ( Sends you a message to show you have performed an action )
/ignore <nickname> ( Ignores user, or clears ignores if nickname omitted )
/time ( Display the time and date both locally and GMT )
/ignore
Available in: W:A (v3.5 Beta 2 or above)
Ignores a player in WormNET—you'll no longer receive messages from him, public or private. Ignored players will have their name appear red in the nickname list.
Players you ignore can still receive your messages, although you won't be able to hear their reply.
Example: /ignore John ignores the player named John.
Shortcut: Hold Ctrl and double-click on the player to ingore/unignore him.
/unignore
Available in: W:A (v3.5 Beta 2 or above)
Un-ignores a player in WormNET.
Example: /unignore John
/time
Available in: W:A and WWP
Displays the current time.
The current world (GMT) time is 17:58:28, and the date is 12/21/24
Used in lobby (a.k.a. host/join screen)
/versions
Aliases: /v, /ver, /version ; Available in: W:A (v3.6.28.0 or above)
Displays the game logic versions of all players currently present.
YourName: v3.6.29.0
/url
Alias: /u ; Available in: W:A (v3.6.29.0 or above)
Displays and copies a wa://address-of-host URL into the clipboard, which can be used by other players to join the game directly.
/batty
Available in: W:A (v3.6.28.0 or above)
For the game host only. Enables BattyRope. (Rope will stay connected during other players' turns.)
/150
Aliases: /fast, /speed ; Available in: W:A (v3.6.28.0 or above)
For the game host only. Enables 150% speed. (Everything in-game go 50% faster.)
/ts
Alias: /test ; Available in: W:A (v3.6.28.0 or above)
For the game host only. Enables TestStuff.
Used in game
/anon
Available in: Worms 2, W:A, and WWP
Sends an anonymous message to all players. The message will appear yellow.
Example: /anon I'm nobody! Who are you? gives the following to everyone:
/afk
Alias: /away ; Available in: W:A (v3.6.19.7 or above)
Away from keyboard. The game will automatically skip your turns while this mode is activated. If enabled during worm placement, the worm will be automatically teleported to a random spot.
Pressing any key will stop this mode, you should do so when you return.
/ex
Alias: /ignore (since 3.6.30.0) ; Available in: Worms 2, W:A, and WWP
Excludes a player from sending and receiving public messages to/from him. Excluded players will have their corresponding function keys (F1–F7, not player name) grayed out. If you don't specify a player, all players will be excluded.
Shortcut: When the chat box is open, hold Ctrl and press F1–F7 keys to include/exclude that player.
/inc
Alias: /unignore (since 3.6.30.0) ; Available in: Worms 2, W:A, and WWP
Includes a player in public message that has been previously excluded. If you don't specify a player, all players will be included.
/red, /blue, /green, /yellow, /magenta, or /cyan
Available in: W:A (v3.5 Beta 1 or above)
Sends a message to your allied players. The message will appear in the same colour as your allied group (a.k.a. alliance[2]). You cannot send messages to teams you're not allied with using this command.
Whispers of opponents will be shown as **Whisper**, in the colour of that group (alliance).
A player who has two teams in different colours will be able to send whispers to both groups.
Example: /red Hello to the red teams.
Shortcut: Use F9–F11 keys when the chat box is open.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ This also works with Worms 2 frontend (server or LAN). However instead of appearing the
/msgcommand, a chat icon will light up
to indicate that the private message will be send to that player.
- ↑ The term 'alliance' is used in the manual, although it means the same as what is called 'group' in the game.
