User Guide

Selecting Your Weapon
Okay, this is the section where it all happens...the armoury! There are two
ways to load up with your favourite weapon:
1) Click the right-mouse button to display the Weapon Selection Menu, then
click the weapon or tool of your choice. As you move the cursor, the name
of the highlighted weapon appears at the bottom of the Weapon Selection
Menu. Click away from the menu to close it without making a selection.
The number next to the weapon, shows the amount of that weapon available.
When a weapon is unavailable (ie your stock is at zero), the weapon is
removed from the Weapon Selection Menu.
2) Use the ‘F’ keys at the top of your keyboard, to select your weapon directly.
You can use this to speed up the slaughter!
The Weapon Selection Menu shows which ‘F’ keys relate to which weapons.
Where more than one weapon shares a key, simply press that key more than
once (up to four times) to select the other weapons. Currently selected
weapons will appear in the Commentary Panel.
Wreaking Havoc
- The Art Of Weapon Usage
The following section details the weapons of Worms 2, their effects and how to
use them. There are many more that are top secret and will only be found in
weapon crates - good luck finding them!
Remember, all weapon instructions are written assuming you have already
selected that weapon.
One of the new tactics introduced into Worms 2 is ‘Air Moves’. Many of the
weapons can be used in the air, when jumping or falling for example.
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QUIT
Press and hold ESC to open the Quit Menu: Draw Game, Sudden Death and
Quit Game. You can also view the number of rounds won by each team
from here.
In a Network game, action will continue as normal behind the menu. In a
normal game, action will be paused while the menu is on-screen.
NAME SWITCH
Press DEL to toggle the Worm Name Visibility setting from full, partial
or none.
On-Screen Information
The Worms 2 game screen is full of useful information - the following explains
what it all means!
COMMENTARY PANEL
A full commentary appears at the top of the screen, giving full details of who
has been killed, who is on the move and which weapon has been selected.
TURN/ROUND TIME INDICATOR
Your Turn Time counts down at the bottom left of the screen. As an option,
you can also have the Round Time displayed here (for full details see the
Options Menu section later in the manual).
WIND BAR/BACKGROUND INCIDENTALS
There is a wind strength indicator at the bottom-right of the screen. The arrows
indicate the strength and direction of the wind.
TEAM STATUS
The combined energy bars of each team in play are shown at the centre of the
lower section of the screen. Status bars are removed from the screen when a
team’s energy is depleted and that team is out.
WORM STATUS
Worm names, team colour and energy values appear above each Worm.
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Weapons
N
OTE
:
You cannot Draw
games or declare
Sudden Death in a
Network game.
Selecting Quit will
Surrender all teams
on that machine.
N
OTE
:
If you are playing with
the highest detail
levels selected, the
background graphics
will also reflect the
wind strength and
direction.
N
OTE
:
Worms can still be
moved with this menu
on-screen.
N
OTE
:
You can change which
weapons you start the
game with in the
Weapons Menu (for
full details see the
Weapons Menu
section later in this
manual).