I. Introduction II. Installation III. Running the Game IV. Controls V. Memory and Performance VI. Graphic and Sound cards VII. Known Issues VIII. Worms 4 Mayhem Web Sites IX. Technical Support
-------------------------------------------- I. Introduction: --------------------------------------------
Thank you for trying the Worms 4 Mayhem demo. This file contains detailed technical information so please read it through carefully.
- Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000 - DirectX 9.0c - Pentium III or Athlon at 1GHz - 256mb RAM - Supported Graphics card - DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card - 400mb Hard Drive Space after installation
Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc. Laptops)
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Run 'WormsDemoPC.exe'. You will then be asked to enter the directory you wish to install the game to. After this the game will install to the chosen directory. Please follow all on screen prompts to complete installation.
------------------------------------------- III. Running the Game -------------------------------------------
After you install Worms 4 Mayhem demo there will be a Worms 4 Mayhem demo shortcut on your desktop. Double-click this to start the game.
Alternatively you can start the game by going to: Start Menu -> Programs -> Codemasters -> Worms 4 Mayhem demo -> Worms 4 Mayhem demo.
-------------------------------------------- IV. Controls --------------------------------------------
The default keyboard controls are given below.
MOVEMENT
Left A Right D Forward / Up W Back / Down S Jump Space Roll Left Q Roll Right E
AIM AND FIRE
Aim Up R Aim Down F Aim Left Z Aim Right X Fire / Select Left Mouse Fire Secondary Backspace
CAMERA
Look Left [ Look Right ] Look Up O Look Down I Zoom In Wheel Up Zoom Out Wheeel Down First Person View Q Blimp View E
OTHERS
Inventory Right Mouse Centre Worm Home Worm Select Tab
-------------------------------------------- V. Memory and Performance --------------------------------------------
Worms 4 Mayhem demo requires at least 256MB of RAM and a 1Ghz processor; the performance of the game will improve if you have more RAM, a faster processor and graphics card. Regardless of your machine specs, you can maximise your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game by doing the following:
- Shut down all non-essential Windows programs especially online chat programs, virus checkers and screen layout utilities. - Regularly defragment your hard drive. - Increase your amount of free hard drive space
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GRAPHICS CARDS
Worms 4 Mayhem demo requires a graphics card with 3D hardware acceleration and at least 64 MB of RAM. The drivers for your graphic card must support DirectX 9 or higher. If you are having any problems running the game, please ensure you have updated your graphic card drivers before contacting technical support.
SOUND CARDS
If you are experiencing sound abnormalities such as clicking and popping, you may need to turn off sound hardware acceleration. Go to Start, Control Panel, Sound, then find the sound/audio hardware acceleration setting and turn it off.
Occasionally, some users may experience poor audio quality when using an onboard nForce sound card in conjunction with certain graphics cards. Please update your nForce drivers and if the problem persists, switch over to the on-board graphics card.
-------------------------------------------- VII. Known Issues --------------------------------------------
1. Video Playback - The introductory videos will not playback if the users PC doesn't have a sound card or if it is not working correctly.
2. Story Mission - If a player uses a bovine blitz while collecting the last crate the EFMV will appear incorrectly.
3. Screen Resolution - 480 x 640 resolution crashes after corrupted loading screen.
4. Sound and Video - Occasional complete loss of Speech and Music after large explosion.
5. Installer - The Windows Media V9 Codecs are not included in the demo for size reasons. Users of Windows ME with Media Player 7 will not
see any introduction movies. This does not affect the demo in any other way. The codecs are available from
If you are having problems running the game, you may want to try updating your graphics card drivers from one of the following web sites before contacting technical support:
ATI Technologies http://www.ati.com/
NVIDIA http://www.nvidia.com/
Creative Labs http://www.creative.com/
Microsoft DirectX http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
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