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Below is all the old news for BTP! This includes the posts that are also on the main page, so you might have to scroll down a bit before you see anything you haven't seen already
| 01.03.08 | Map Pack 2.0~! | Pioneer322 |
The Mega Map Pack has been restored and updated! About 50~% of the maps have now been sorted thanks to user ![[]](/images/iconuser.png) MilesPrower who also had the original pack before it was wiped.Check them out! | ||
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| 02.01.08 | Worst. Shot. Ever. | Bloopy |
Thanks to Run, the winners of the 2007 Worms Armageddon Annual Awards for Atrocious Gameplay have been announced! Next time you're playing on wormnet and someone makes an atrocious move, consider submitting it for the 2008 awards! | ||
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| 30.09.07 | Happy Birthday BTP | ZoGgEr! |
5 years today!  | ||
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| 06.09.07 | An Unusual Email | ReadMe |
I got a rather unexpected email today, from some guy asking me to check out his "kind of Worms Armageddon / Worms World Party clone". I was pretty skeptical about it, but i downloaded it and gave it a whirl - and was pretty damn impressed at what he'd come up with. Its been a while since i've fired up worms, so i was a bit rusty - and the game mechanics are slightly different. Anyway, take a look for yourselves: http://chomzee.ethernet.pl/freeshoppa/ courtesy of Bartosz Chodorowski | ||
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| 05.07.07 | A Hive of Activity | ZoGgEr! |
Okay that's bees but it doesn't matter. There's been a relative multitude of news posts lately, and you may or may not have noticed in the files section I added a link on half of the files that says W:AsP. This is a protocol that came into being yesterday while I was downloading worms related files (having installed worms again) and finding it takes too long to find the right directory again after downloading something else, sort of like it takes me too long to get to the point. Basically this is an app, inspired by TMUP to make it easier to quickly download files. You just click on the link and it puts the file in the right directory, instead of downloading it through your browser and selecting it every time. Because it's a protocol, it could be applied to other sites such as WMDB. If you have firefox they wouldn't even have to implement it - Greasemonkey could do the work. And because it's a protocol, anyone could write a client to download the files. I've got the basic client working well enough to see if it works on anyone else's computer, so if anyone would like to try it out I've uploaded it. The (not very well commented) source is included. Bear in mind that it's a day old so it may not work on your computer. That's why I'd appreciate it if you gave it a go to see if it works. It requires the .net framework. Which version it needs I'm not sure. It is designed for W:A, but it will probably work to an extent with WWP, for maps, graves flags etc. Read the readme novel if you want to try it with WWP (or if you want to try it at-all). Once installed Try this link to test it. It's just a random screenshot claiming to be a map, but meh. Edit: here is a greasemonkey script that converts links on WMDB into W:AsP links Update: here's one for The Challenge Base. To use the TCB script you will need version 0.12 of W:AsP. I've updated the links in this post to the new version. Note that if you use opera you can also install these greasemonkey scripts. Download them to a folder, then go to tools->preferences->advanced->javascript options...->and choose the folder at the bottom. ...This news post is getting long enough to need a website  Download W:AsP in case you missed the link above Spot the mistake  | ||
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| 02.07.07 | More File Submission Changes | ZoGgEr! |
Following on from the new patch being released and the file submitter being fixed, I have now fiddled around with the file uploader so that all new files will be uploaded to a different server with lots and lots of space. Therefore I have also relaxed the filesize maximum to 5MB, which should let you upload most large maps for the new patch. Please report any bugs in the forum as it's still slightly experimental. On another note, if anyone has any idea what I should do with 400GB of webspace, let me know | ||
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| 29.06.07 | W:A v3.6.28.0 Released | ZoGgEr! |
Link For Lazy People It's (one of) The One(s) We've Been Waiting ForTM. The new patch including extra large maps and Batty Ropes. The feature list goes over two posts which I haven't read yet.  I'd better install W:A again. (Also thanks to CyberShadow for letting me know) FILE SUBMISSION NEWS: I don't really want to push this news off, so it's going here. File uploads should now be fixed. I don't think there's any restrictions stopping you from posting new large PNGs either, so gogogog. | ||
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| 23.06.07 | Sup | Pioneer322 |
Uploader is f-ed. We know. Quit bitching. edit: Zog is back. He's not gonna fix it. zog: I tried to fix it before I left but it's a mysterious problem. I can't see any reason for the forbidden message. iirc I have never added code to BTP that would produce a forbidden message so it is probably CBWhiz's code. edit: and yes the permissions and owner are correct, it's the same file before and after the form submit | ||
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| 06.04.07 | Score One For The Pixels | Bloopy |
In an epic tragedy, Spadge himself has been undone by a gang of pixels. Hopefully he will redeem himself and seek vengeance! | ||
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| 29.12.06 | Some things never change... | Bloopy |
Some screenshots have been released for the up and coming Worms game for Xbox Live, and what do you know... the first screenshot I open HAS A ****ING PIXEL IN IT  Viewing the rest of the screenshots, it turns out a second pixel has infiltrated its way into about nine thousand of them!We may not be winning the war but at least the game looks great, and there is much reason for BTP to exist for a long time yet! We want YOU to join the Pixel-Blaming Army! edit: The game is released. | ||
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| 21.10.06 | Unofficial Worms3D/Worms4 Map Editor Updated | Bloopy |
K^2 has released a new version of his WMapEditor for Worms3D & Worms 4: Mayhem maps. You can download it from his thread @ Dream17. The program is still in its early stages but it certainly should be possible to create some good maps that are fun to play on, even if you only construct them out of basic block shapes. I would just like to say:  BLOODY POXELS! | ||
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| 18.10.06 | No News is Good News | ZoGgEr! |
Right? | ||
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| 03.06.06 | Suspension | ZoGgEr! |
Okay, so as you probably noticed the site was suspended for a couple of days. Basically it comes down to resource usage. I'm told since january it's been pretty high, even though if anything the site's had less use since then. We're not sure yet whether or not the issue is solved. I've disabled a few pages, but that might not be enough. So there could be some more suspended time coming. I'm trying to find the root of the problem, but it may just be general inefficiency. We'll have to see, really. | ||
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| 10.05.06 | 100 Million Keys | Bloopy |
Thanks to you geeks, team BTP at WhatPulse has racked up over 100 million keys! If you're not signed up, well you should be. The password to join team BTP is... BTP. WhatPulse is a program which counts your key presses and mouse clicks and saves your statistics to the website. It's great for a sense of achievement, if nothing else. | ||
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| 28.04.06 | ahem | ZoGgEr! |
Need to clear that news post by C1 from the top of the page. So if you don't know what happened. C1 had a little tantrum and deleted some stuff. Then I got the backup restored and removed his loopholes. Oh yes, and undeleted myself. Things should be back to normal now, minus C1. Pioedit: Apparently, recently uploaded files are gone, so uh, yeah.. reupload them. PM links of missing uploads to an active admin so they can remove it, and you can re-upload your file zog: actually that's something that didn't occur to me. File uploads are slightly broken. Recent files as in files posted the day before yesterday, and any files you've tried to upload since the backup will be broken. I just need to set some permissions Pioedit2: In other news, I just realized this is news post id # 322 XD | ||
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| 05.02.06 | Super Mega Duper Map Pack! | Pioneer322 |
BTP is proud to present the ultimate package of maps found! Go here go download yourself a load of maps edit: well, can't really think of anything else to say, anyways hf. | ||
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| 29.01.06 | Downtime | ZoGgEr! |
As you may have noticed there's been a lot of downtime on and off the last few days. I've done a little bit of research with the help of tH and there seems to be a forum on the server which blatantly doesn't belong on a shared server, with about 450 users online at any one time.. My guess is this is the cause and they've just moved here or something... Could be entirely wrong though.. Anyway, hopefully it'll be over soon. | ||
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| 26.01.06 | Why are we linked from geekissues.org? | CBWhiz |
Why are we linked from geekissues.org? | ||
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| 28.12.05 | Oops broke it | ZoGgEr! |
As you can probably see things aren't quite right... The lesson is you shouldn't play with things that can delete half your files while playing with them. Should hopefully have a backup restored soon - nothing much works atm. Update Well it seems that the backup got overwritten after the event, so the last backup I have of the files was from a year ago - And hasn't been restored. I don't have any of the forum code - if any staff members have it then er.. tell me Time for a complete rewrite of btp anyone? Update CBWhiz fixed the forums: http://www.blamethepixel.com/forum/forumthread.php?id=6541&catid=1 Update Pioneer322: Fixed the default Map design, torsos.. and the GoD logo In the process I fixed the changedesign.php previews that were missing... Credit to Atomic52 for the Map borders and torsoseditupdate: Fixed user ratings editupdate2: flags restored And a new smiley set to play with... /me is getting the hang of this p.s. All the files are gone, however, think of it this way. If you submit your file now, all these people looking for files are going to find only yours and a few others, so submit :p. About yesterday's stuff If anyone tells you they can't get onto BTP, tell them to clear their cache. I'm still getting problems on the pages I had visited yesterday when it was down. | ||
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| 25.11.05 | New Worms Armageddon Patch | Bloopy |
The next patch for W:A (version 3.6.26.4a) has been released. See this thread for details -- Pio says: It seems alot of people arnt getting their email confirmation, if you didn't get it, wait about 16/24 hours for it as it seems to send 'em all at once... Try this if you want to change email addy's or something. If you still dont get your confirmation email, contact an admin (email/IM) or come into the chat | ||
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| 10.11.05 | BTP chat moves again and again | ReadMe |
Following the inexplicable move form wikkedwire to the wholly unreliable gumpy.org, I've decided we should move to one of the bigger and more reliable networks, so we travel to irc://irc.nomadirc.net/blamethepixel (irc. *network here* .net/org/whatever)(/join #blamethepixel) I'll cya there. | ||
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| 21.10.05 | BTP Frapper Map | Bloopy |
BlameThePixel now has a Frapper map! Maybe you know what it is. Or maybe you don't, in which case you'll just have to click and see! Also, if you haven't yet signed up for Team BTP at WhatPulse, now would be a good time! The password is BTP Meanwhile, Worms 4: Mayhem should now be available in the United States for Xbox and PC. Sony doesn't think it's good enough for the PS2 though!  | ||
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| 08.10.05 | Mini News | ZoGgEr! |
Just been asked to post this by someone who goes by the name of redneck - there's been some anti-semitic / racist maps uploaded to btp with his name on, which he didn't create. Just to let you know, it would be unfair not to mention it if they get played on wormnet. | ||
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| 18.09.05 | Goodbye wikkedwire, you've been mediocre to us. | ZoGgEr! |
IRC has moved from wikkedwire to irc.gumpy.org still #blamethepixel Ask dreameater. p.s. custom vhosts for all | ||
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| 01.09.05 | Goodbye serenity, You've been good to us :'( | ZoGgEr! |
Just to let you know we're having a change of server, just moving to a different hosting plan on the same company. For now you should be aware that anything you do might not appear when the change is done - it depends on how I do the mysql stuff in the end. Either way things should be back to normal within 48 hours, I wouldn't hold your breath, though (because holding your breath for 48 hours would probably be fatal, if it's not, contact Guiness). I seriously advise against using any feature that involves a file upload, as the file will not be transferred but the mysql might be, which leads to a tricky situation. If you're seeing this message(you are)then the move is complete(for you).If you notice any problems, tell us. Anyone with an FTP/MySQL account will have to contact me for your new pass - I don't have any way of getting them back. | ||
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| 18.08.05 | News | ZoGgEr! |
Oh. Did someone say worms 4 was released? oops. Bloopy says: Yes that's right, unless you've been living in a closet in a cave in some American continent, you'll probably know that Worms4 is released in Western Europe and Australasia. Oh, and it's good! Also, BTP has now had over 3000 sign-ups. In the Worms community only the T17 forum has more! | ||
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| 22.06.05 | W4:M (old) PC demo released | ZoGgEr! |
Yep, the first demo has been released. 220 odd MB. This is not the official demo, as usual someone has leaked it (or something). The official one . | ||
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| 15.06.05 | To hell and back. | ReadMe |
Bloopy resurected his design from before we revamped the system, find it in a Page Styles menu near you. | ||
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| 06.06.05 | Thats the way the cookie crumbles | CBWhiz |
I've changed some misc. behind-the-scenes user authentication code, and as such, I re-did the current cookie system. You should notice absolutely no differance, and your cookies should be replaced with the new ones automagicly. However, if you are logged out, you should be able to login again without problems. If you experiance any difficulty with logging in, please let us know. | ||
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| 03.05.05 | Looking for webhosting? | ZoGgEr! |
If you're looking for webhosting, and would like to support BTP, please consider buying it from me. See this thread for details | ||
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| 02.04.05 | PixelMapPack Round 2 - Colour .PNG For WA | Bloopy |
Worms Armageddon player? The second Pixel Map Pack is now available, and this time it's a collection of colour .png terrains made for WA. Head over to the Pixel Map Pack page to pick up Round 2, compiled by psymon. In other news, there's now some Worms 4 wallpapers available over at Codemasters. Zog: Also should be mentioned - the "BTP Radio Comeback Special" on the 3rd of April. Take a look at this thread for more details. Bloopy says: The action to blame the pixel is now defined in the Urban Dictionary! Bloopy also says: Try out the new option, now you can give your torso long hair like mine has, just go to Change Profile. If you have wormy torsos on, you won't be able to see it. Maybe someone would like to draw worms with long hair  Knifa says: Check out the IRC Channel Social stats - http://knifa.knd.org.uk/irc/ | ||
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| 22.02.05 | BTP QDB | ReadMe |
Well bash.org doesnt seem to actually be accepting any of the quotes in the queue, and qdb.us has disappeared off the map so mostly for your IRC chatroom community I took it upon myself to write my own version. Works quite nicely altho it is still missing one or two features of bash and qdb, like the rating of quotes. However, it is possible to make comments on individual quotes. http://blamethepixel.com/QDB/ | ||
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| 01.02.05 | W4:M Teaser Video | ZoGgEr! |
If you're interested, a teaser video for W4M (can't remember if there's a colon there) has been released at the codemasters website - however you need to be a 'Code M' member to view it. (Edit: Bloopy tells me it's available at wormsmayhem.com too, was released a few days ago - oh well, no harm in a mirror) I've just uploaded it myself (15MB AVI in a zip). It provides some more insight into how the worms and weapons may move differently (if at-all so) I've also added some screenshots (in a zip) to the misc files section that may or may not be revealing. UNRELATED: Signup issues - just to let you know we seem to have been having some signup issues for at least two weeks, I only had one email actually telling me about this, and only realised signups weren't working when I saw the user list and found there were no new users in the last two weeks. I'm still confuzzlicated as to why this is - signing up only worked if you were logged in, so I have some suspicions. Won't go into detail. I've put in what hopefully will work as a temporary fix. Only the required fields will work though. | ||
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| 13.01.05 | Worms 4 Announced | ZoGgEr! |
As we are a worms site after all, it's probably worth mentioning the announcement made by Team17 & Codemasters that the next worms game, Worms 4: Mayhem, has been announced today, due for release in Q2 2005, and if you're not a forum regular you may well have missed the announcement elsewhere. Anyway, If you've been dissappointed with the customisation available in the latest ventures into 3d by team17, then you may be interested to know that a new feature for the worms series will be a "Weapons Factory", where you can customise the look and all sorts of other aspects of your weapons. Whilst this isn't a map editor or an ability to actually model your own weapons (which would no-doubt be somewhat difficult in 3d), it certainly is looking back to the days of Worms 2 when customisation was everything. Other notable features include:
There's been another change of publisher, too. Codemasters will be publishing the game, which is an interesting move. I don't know about anyone else, but I've been playing codemasters games back into the Amstrad days, and have been happy with all of them. Hopufully W4:M will prove to be the same. The full press release is available on the new site at http://www.wormsmayhem.com edit: Just browsing the codemasters website, and I noticed W4:M is listed as a DVD release. Interesting point to note. knifa edit (unreleated): MY HARD DRIVE EXPLODED. ALL MY MUSIC GO BYE  ... not that you actully care | ||
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| 07.01.05 | Hackage News / Warning | ZoGgEr! |
Okey, this is a quick warning advising everyone to change their password on BTP and any other worms sites they may be signed up to. I have recently recieved information pertaining to how BTP was hacked in September, and a list containing the passwords of many of the members of BTP exists. The obvious course of action is to change em... I don't believe there is any danger to BTP now, as all passwords have been changed since then, but you never know... :S In other news, the custom CSS designs should be working 100%. To change to the CSS design, check the box marked "Custom Design Active" and press Save Design. Please report any oddities you encounter to ![[S]](/images/iconstaff.png) CBWhiz | ||
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| 07.01.05 | Style System Functional | CBWhiz |
The style system is now fully functional. Please report any errors you see on any of the official designs. To change design or add custom CSS, choose the Change Design link from the 'Users' section of the menu. | ||
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| 03.01.05 | More style progress | CBWhiz |
Rudimentry style support is slowly being added. Readme has created an alpha version of his famous Ultra-Compact design. Visit the Change Design page to swap designs, or, if your browser supports it (Fx & O! do, but not IE), you can switch between the styles on any page in your browser's Page Style feature. In Firefox, this is under View -> Page Style. You can now write custom CSS on the Change Design page. | ||
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| 02.01.05 | Map Design HTML error free | CBWhiz |
The Map design is now completely error free, as you can see here. This means it is now merely a matter of time before we validate and correct each BTP page. (edit) INDE X.PHP IS VALID : 12/02/05 7:22 AM The design standard should be finalized soon, and then after a bit of cleanup we will post how to make your own designs. ed by Zog: It looks like CBWhiz's changes had some unforeseen effects on IE. You may be seeing some problems. Until this is fixed, I suggest you use a better browser that supports the features introduced (as any standards browser compliant should) The menu is fancy and clickable, click the headings to collapse sets, or click the menu title to change the lot | ||
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| 31.12.04 | On Our Way! | CBWhiz |
We're down to just 44 HTML errors! To give you an indication of progress, before I stated doing stuff we were at 400+. Click here to validate this page and watch my progress, or Click here to see my fully valid CSS! I'm going to bed now, but we should be fully standards complient within the week! Then I can start on adding back in the old designs. Quoted :: 'CBWhiz BTP will be ugly for awhile until I re-do the style system. Everyone will be temporerily forced into style 12 [Map] | ||
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| 29.12.04 | File Submission Fixed | CBWhiz |
File submission is now fixed for all users. BTP will be ugly for awhile until I re-do the style system. Everyone will be temporerily forced into style 12 [Map] PS: The draggable holly now stays put PPS: It is 7:00 AM. I worked since ~ 1:00 AM. Goodnight Note to design designers (heh): I have restructured the design system nearly from the ground up. I will only be converting Map, DarkBlue, and maybe a few others depending on my availibility. When The site is fully converted to the new templating system, I will post the details on creating BTP designs. | ||
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| 24.12.04 | Technical Difficulties | CBWhiz |
BTP is having some technical difficulties... I fixed the main error on all pages (error 28 from links db) by commenting out the link images, but it seems other tables are affected. Since I forgot my password, you'll have to wait until someone with phpmyadmin access fixes it fully WATCH THIS SPACE! -CBWhiz Listen to the radio! - It's active | ||
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RunT| 05.12.04 | Slow News Month? | ZoGgEr! |
Well I just had to post something, there's only been one news post in the last month. I guess it's all on the forum, or something. Personally I haven't been in a good situation to do much coding lately, too much effort to upload things from here, but I have just created the first of what may be a mini series of RSS feeds. If you use firefox, for example, you can create a live bookmark that updates when new news posts appear (even if they are infrequent). Point your bookmark / rss reader to http://www.blamethepixel.com/news_feed.php Perhaps there will be some useful feeds eventually. Update: There's also an RSS feed for PMs now as well. It does however involve a URL with your (encrypted) password contained within it. Still, if you want to find outthe URL for your user, visit http://www.blamethepixel.com/pm_feed_generate.php [Knifa says] To all new users: Quit making stupid pointless threads. If you are, atleast put it in the off-topic. And try keep it to below 5 new threads a day. Also, I'll be DJing on teh radio on XMas Eve and Day, so remember to listen or I'll get Santa to murder you on the night. [new~] Other peoples will be DJing on xmas eve and day too.. J Says:  | ||
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| 09.11.04 | Firefox 1.0 is out | CBWhiz |
Torrent (Servers are swamped, this is the best way): http://firefoxfah.sourceforge.net/fftorrent/Firefox%20Setup%201.0.exe.torrent Direct Link: (Good Luck) http://207.200.85.49/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%201.0.exe Firefox-tan says Hi: http://knd.org.uk/images/ab7b565d8b85671d4fb3867a6b9946c5_firefox-tan.jpg Meanwhile in other news: Sunday Blamer #5 has been out since... Sunday probably! Make that the Sunday before =D Poxel Flyer is updated so you can't hack it (but you're welcome to try!), and scores have been reset. Happy birthday to the wishmaster | ||
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| 22.10.04 | Changes | CBWhiz |
Sometime in the near future, all PMs will be deleted. Then the PMs will be down for up to 5 days, tops. Then PMs will be back, and improved. In the far future, the site will be redesigned from scratch. Designs will no longer work properly for quite awhile, and the only two choosable designs will probably be Map (which I will re-do first) and Compack / Ultra-Compact (which don't need that much of a redesign) I intend to make this site fully HTML 4 Strict complient - which means CSS. Which also means more designs, because they will then be an assload simpler to create. [knifa edit] W00t, we have pixel pets, currently still in the making, but you can create one!.. also, anyone messaging me (Knifa) about account activation, bannage, tax, or money will result in 75% tax. (and mabye a ban if im in a bad mood/you wont shut up) <- only applies to people NOT already on my contacts list. also (#2) stop adding your stupid phone numbers to the auctions, people dont want to talk to you. also, everyone thank ![[]](/images/iconposts.png) VisioN for thinking up pets/reminding usPixel Images should no longer cache If you're pixel has gone, re-make it with the same name and you'll get your accessories back. it is believed they were deleted by kyle. | ||
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| 18.10.04 | Signups have been fixed | CBWhiz |
Signing up is now fixed. Please report any problems you may still have. (Edit) Best Game Ever: http://www.stephenbrooks.org/browserwars/index.php [Knifa Edit] We also have BTP Television now, which is on the same server as the radio (still SHOUTcast) It will only work with Winamp (2.9+) So far I (Knifa) am the only one playing any on it. It's also not dialup friendly (not friendly for me either, it eats the upload bandwidth) So yea, I'll play anime and crap you probally don't want to watch. it will be here: http://radio.blamethepixel.com. just add it in winamp and as a URL [Knifa edit#2] OMFG! BTP Television reached 20 users today, so I'm going to up it to 200 users! There's also new menu sections, if you have trouble with winamp, you can watch it with an ActiveX control on IE *points to TV under Streaming on the menu* [Edit by CBWhiz] As usual, I do the cross-browser stuff. TV works in Firefox now. | ||
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| 05.10.04 | See, we beleive in cross-browser compatability. | CBWhiz |
I just added a new workaround for IE 5.5 and up that fixes the transparent PNG issue. Normally, thses browsers would screw up and display a grey background around most PNG images on this site. However, I hacked together a workaround. However, we still recommend Firefox to our users, and to emphaize that we have placed a "I <3 Firefox" logo on the bottom left. It'll fade away shortly, so it's not too annoying. Edit: W:A Beta Update 3.6.22.1 is out, and available for download here. Edit again: Beer lag rules! Edit again #2: Sunday blamer #3 is out! | ||
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| 04.10.04 | Forums Restored | CBWhiz |
The forums post and thread database has been restored. There are still minor inconsistoncies to work out, so bear with me. PS: If a forum has an incorrect title / moderator list / whatever, please post it in the misnamed forum with a title of "RENAME ME". The restoration was a complicated effort facilitated mainly by myself and ZoGgEr. We will try to make sure that these inconsistancies do not re-occur in the future. | ||
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| 03.10.04 | BTP IS BACK! | Knifa |
BTP is back again! Surpass changed the DNS so uuh, we had to wait for that, and then some important PHP files were broken. They are fixed now tho. BlameThePixel Theme Song made by Musiqal: http://knd.org.uk/files/DeeS_-_Blame_The_Pixel%5BittlchartRemix%5D.mp3 | ||
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| 27.09.04 | The Storm | CBWhiz |
First I want to preface this news article by educating you all: Technically, Hackers are the good guys (who hack and then tell you about it, so you can fix it). We were 'hacked' by Crackers. A Cracker is a Hacker who maliciously attacks sites for pleasure or profit. Anyway, we we hacked. We have identified the cause, and have taken steps to ensure it won't happen again. Things which cannot be fixed: -Missing Sigs, Avatars, Maps, or Files. If you see any missing files, please inform an admin (preferably on the forum, not in this comments box) and the file entry will be removed. -Data Loss This includes forum information. Although I am working to correct the damages, it appears that the posts, threads, and forums of some catagories (namely the general catagory) have been deleted from the database. This means that we will need to create new (blank) forums to replace the old ones. In addition, i have a suspision that file uploading will not work anymore if you have not yet uploaded any files. In time, everything will be fixed. If you found a bug we aren't aware of, please inform an admin via the board - do not use PMs please. Most of BTP is fully functional now, so in reality not much information (except for forum posts) was lost. Again, if you experiance any errors, please inform us via the forum. [Knifa] New news section on the menu! Sunday Blamer bit too, that Pope makes, this issues it automaticlly for £10. Pope is also looking for writers, so PM him if you want to write something. | ||
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| 19.09.04 | Back | ZoGgEr! |
well I have no idea about what actually happened, but btp is back. I emailed support and got a backup restored from the 9th. Any files submitted after that date, however, will probably have missing files, as the backup removed the old ones. Not sure what we're gonna do about that, but I don't have much time right now as I'm off to university in an hour or two. At least it works EDIT: It would appear that the storm has not yet passed, half of the forums just got deleted, as far as i can see the posts and threads are still there - there's just no forum to link them to. EDIT BY CBWHIZ: This appears to not be true. The posts seem deleted. They might be in the Abandoned Posts forum at the bottom, but i doubt it. Pixel/Kyle/Whatever decided to come in the chat and say sorry. He wasn't the cause of the forum edits etc, but anyway. Uuhh, he's registred and I'm watching him, so don't bitch. [Knifa Edit] Temporary forum created.. BenServ and antiyou banned, solved the problem. BenServ's account was hacked (mabye) and someone was editing the forums and stuff. I have logs on the chatroom about it that I might post later.. The Pope and C1 are not admins.If you didn't notice that BTP got hacked, you are a fewl. mm yes. Lots of files are missing, and there is nothing we can do. The backup doesn't have the maps/sigs/etc in it so tough, moaning wont help. The forums should be back up when zog restores the DB. | ||
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| 08.09.04 | Never Ending Story! | Knifa |
There's a new thing I've made for you to play with... A NES (Never Ending Story)! It's like the ones there was in the forum, except its a section for it. It's just one HUGE story. Click here or go to the menu and click it, its under fun then "Never Ending Story" [Edit] It now adds '...' automagicly and you can view it as one big story [Edit2] Names back to normal. Shame on you for not changing to Firefox [Edit3] Trying to do the current user link thing (the UL1 thing) will get you Taxed. It doesn't work. [Edit4] The spammers reign of terror has past! His IP range is banned, shame to anyone on his ISP. | ||
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| 29.08.04 | About Email Verification | ZoGgEr! |
I just wanted to say, as you may have noticed I added e-mail verification to signups recently. This is to prevent people from signing up a whole load of multiple accounts without us knowing (although we inevitably find out in the end anyway). Anyway, just for anyone using Hotmail, at the moment it seems to be sending the comfirmation email to the junk folder. I'm just trying to rectify this by making the email a bit longer, but till then try checking your junk email if you're waiting for a verification email. EDIT: The next person to post 'first comment' and be the first comment will be taxed 10%, the next one 15% then 20% and so on. That is all. EDIT 2: There is a new premium option available now KNIFA EDIT: Posting any more +/- rating on BTA will result in a good flaming, or being banned from BTA | ||
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| 25.08.04 | Premium Options | ReadMe |
In your profile you can now purchase pemium options for your ulink. lucky you. At the time of writing cost is £10 setup for bold/italic and £2 per options per day £200 to change colour every time, and £20 a day while it's active. If you want a colour thats not available ask an admin nicely and give them a link to the multicolour icon file with the hex code you want so they can check it is ok to use. Only Normal, social (+ and ++) users can use coloured torsos, admins will stay as they are and new users can buy a new torso but it will not be visible until they become a full user. Wishta will also retain his pink torso indefinately since it was his idea and he mad me realise how simple it would actually be to do this. [knifa edit] You may have noticed the auction system! You can sell random stuff like nameplates/sigs/etc. Check the FAQ for more information. It's on the menu under Money Bliss. So, go BlameTheAuctions | ||
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| 08.08.04 | Scheme Editor 1.0 Released | ReadMe |
The scheme editor has now been fully integrated with BTP's file submission system, all existing schemes have been converted to the new format. You can now download any scheme in scheme formats supported by the editor or open them up in the editor and tweak them a little - perhaps you want to see what it is you are downloading? Schemes created in the editor can also be easily submitted into the files database without having to download then upload again. Thats about it for now - I'm gonna go grab some sleep then maybe i'll style the editor and call it v1.01 Any probs post some comments, i can still restore all the old scheme files and things zog's edit: This doesn't deserve its own news post, so "Knifa says NO MORE PEOPLE will be allowed access to the radio, so don't ask". That's all. ty. | ||
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| 08.08.04 | BTP! | CBWhiz |
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| 05.08.04 | WFUS demo & stuff... | ZoGgEr! |
FYI, the results of the user contest are now available, if you're interested... The more important news, however, is the release of the Worms Forts Under Seige demo. It's available on the cover of PC gamer, or if your connection is fast enough (like mine ), check the forum thread for download links. | ||
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| 04.08.04 | Stuff... | ZoGgEr! |
Well the BTP user contest below is now closed, so we await pope, for... stuff... Also buzz would like me to tell you about a "Worms Armageddon 1on1 Roper Race Tourney" at ESL, should anyone here be interested The news post | ||
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| 25.07.04 | The BTP user contest | ZoGgEr! |
Well pope's hassling me, so I guess I'd better say something  . The BTP user contest has been underway for a while now, and whilst a fair few people have sent in nominations for the awards, there's still not enough - we won't be getting any nice animations if you don't send em in. So go visit the btp user contest thread for more info. | ||
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| 13.07.04 | Another beta patch | ZoGgEr! |
as it's been a while since the last one, I might as well inform you of the latest W:A beta patch from Deadcode. It's available at http://wa.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=upda&file=15 or in the programs section of this here site. Not a vast array of new features, but a new number before the last dot, which is always a good thing. And the ability to walk backwards, that'll be interesting. | ||
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| 01.07.04 | The League With No Name... | ZoGgEr! |
Due to popular (well, popular, if you, say, live on easter island and didn't know there was a population out there) demand, btp now has a league! W:A singles and WWP singles. If you want to join for the testing season, visit http://league.blamethepixel.com (or click go there under league on the left). Log in with your BTP username, and click on Join a League then the appropriate link to join. Once your signed up you can start playing games. Winner reports, and in W:A must upload the game recording, which makes it fun, seeing as we can now watch all the recordings for the current season. The loser must berify that the game really took place using the verify link. This is on all th league pages, and you should get a notification when you have new games waiting to be verified, except on vahagns iceblue design, because we're lazy (I think). I've decided not to name the league, we'll leave that to your imagination. Call it whatever you like. Have fun. I've already managed to lose two games, but hey, watch them if you want .edit: also buzz` has changed the ESL spot below | ||
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| 26.06.04 | Dialectizer Goes Public - sort of | ReadMe |
As of a few minutes ago, all Dialetizer pages that were restriced to staff and socials only are now public. This means that you're all free to suggest new languages or add some rules to the ones already created. ***UPDATE** A basic implementation of the translation program has been uploaded, you can now translate your texts into whatever language you like. Well, whatever language we have anyway. Keep adding rules to make the languages better! Message to staff using the admin pages: Dont feel you have to accept everything. | ||
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| 19.06.04 | The Little Box of Horrors... Muahaha... | ZoGgEr! |
Well, maybe evil. Just to let you know that I've implemented a zipping-together-ness of file downloads, so you can now select a bunch of files on the map or files pages to go into your little box of horrors, and then download them all at once . It may not be perfect yet, so if something doesn't work tell me and I'll see what I can do...As a side note, ReadMe just got a gmail account, it's not readme@gmail.com - might have to try and get another one with that... envy me everyone | ||
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| 30.05.04 | Site Downtime | ReadMe |
You may have noticed BTP was down for a short while, not sure why as of yet but the whole shebang went down, it wasnt a database problem like we used to get. No user casualties either, so it doenst look like a return to the dark ages of btp | ||
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| 29.04.04 | Next Worms Game Finally Revealed | ZoGgEr! |
After a fair amount of speculation, it seems like the next Worms ame will be Worm forts under siege From the screenshots posted so far, it looks like worms 3d, but... different, and with better graphics. There's not much information yet, so I'll link to this thread: http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?t=17968 Wishmaster is begging me to give him credit for "knowing" the title in advance, aparrently first. I dunno, I never saw it . | ||
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| 25.04.04 | BTP Radio! | ZoGgEr! |
Unexpectedly, there is now a BTP "radio station" available via http://radio.blamethepixel.com Big thanks to knifa for making it all possible, the shoutcast server is currently being hosted on "his" server Currently, if someone that can do it is online, then you'll be able to tune in and hear their music / general banter. Not very established yet, but pretty fun stuff . To see if it's online, check the image on the index page, click on it and click "listen now" to listen.It works with various players, including Winamp and RealPlayer. I recommend winamp . | ||
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| 12.04.04 | Pixel Art and Poxel Flyer | Bloopy |
BlameThePixel now has a new Pixel Art village, Pixville II. Visit the BlameTheArt forum section to learn the details. If you haven't heard of Pixel Art before, now's your chance to learn, check out Pixel Art Info! Also up is a new game called Poxel Flyer, members of BlameThePixel need to outlast this new enemy.  ZoGgEr!: While we're here, I should tell you about the latest ESL offering. Again, I'm hesitant to knock this news down, as anyone using pixville will need to know the rules . Anyway, this one's a W:A& WWP 2 on 2 ladder, with a scheme of your choice.BuZz linked me to this thread: http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/%7Ecl2k/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11738 | ||
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| 31.03.04 | WB to BTP | ZoGgEr! |
Yep, we're back up on a different host now - http://www.surpasshosting.com As far as I can tell stuff is working, but there could be some errors that I haven't noticed. Also - I haven't copied the table that shows what threads you've read, or the Private Messages, so you might like to read some threads that you think are new and then mark all as read.... edit: looks like some DNSs have been updated in Germany and Canada, not mine yet tho.. heh. This should be changing fairly soon tho aha. Domain just changed for NTL, ALSO: Buzz would like me to tell you about the latest ESL offering, a WWP 1 on 1 elite cup, set to start in the middle of April, which may interest those who play wwp. It'll be a 64 player tourney, which should make it a bit more fun, so sign up today if you play WWP Here's the news post: http://www.esl-europe.net/eu/wwp/1on1/elite_cup/news/5671/ | ||
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| 18.03.04 | Another one... | ZoGgEr! |
Remember the PixelMapPack (I hope you do)? Well, if you like to make the odd map, then here's something for you... Psymon has decided to start up his own pixel map pack, this time for W:A Colour Maps. So if you have W:A, or even if you don't, then send him your colour maps with a pixel theme, and I'd imagine psymon will pack them all together. The target at the moment is 50 maps by october - but don't let that stop you from submitting maps sooner .For more information visit his thread: http://www.blamethepixel.com/forumthread.php?id=1905&catid=18 I might get round toadding this to the PixelMapPack page one day... who knows... | ||
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| 11.03.04 | The next beta patch (3.6.19.17) | ZoGgEr! |
Yep, another minor beta patch update is now available, with yet more fixes & features, such as the ability to save a screenshot in PNG format to your W:A directory using the "Pause" key on your keyboard, which means you no longer need hypersnap to get those screenshots . You can download it at the usual places:http://wormsarmageddon.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=upda or ftp://ftp.team17.com/pub/t17/patches/pc/ or the programs section on this here website. Edit: 3.6.19.17a is out. It's suppose to scroll smoother, but it still appears imperfect. zog says: nono, smooth scrolling was disabled in .17a because it wasn't yet ready. | ||
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| 09.03.04 | Worms3D Service Patch 2 | Bloopy |
The second update for Worms3D is now available. If you have a dial up connection, you'll be delighted to know that it is 54MB. http://www.worms3d.com/support.html?area=patc It supposedly improves online play in terms of less lag and less crashes. This patch is ESSENTIAL for those of you who want to play games on wormnet against people with the US version of Worms3D. | ||
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| 06.03.04 | Database Repair Attempted | BTP Repair Bot |
Hello! This is your friendly PHP code letting you know that I automagicly tried to fix the 'guestips' database table. Chances are, if you see this, I was sucessful. zog says: I've removed this bit of the script now to stop it posting news when it repairs stuff Bloopy says: I've deleted the gaggle of these nonsense news posts so that real people may read the real news posted by real human beings | ||
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| 24.02.04 | ESL Worms 3D Cup | ZoGgEr! |
I know many people aren't big fans of Worms 3D - but perhaps now you have a reason to play. ESL Have opened the signup page for a new Worms3D cup, with prizes of premium accounts for the winners. If you like worms 3D, but haven't played it much because you don't really know anybody that plays it - this is your chance to meet the skilled worms 3D community. More info: News Item The Cup Itself The Signup Page | ||
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| 17.02.04 | File Submission Opened | CBWhiz |
The File Repopulation campaign begins today! Let the submitting begin! We are aiming for 1000 maps in 2 weeks. As unlikely as it might sound, with a little determination anything's possible. I mean, they say God created the Earth in seven days (emphasis on they), can't we upload 1000 files in 14? So, as they would have said on w0rms.com But we're not w0rms.com, so we'll just say, Go! ----- Because some users were having difficulty uploading, the submission form now shows some debugging information. If you have trouble uploading, please post about it in these comments or the forums. --- Zog - 20.02.04 Just because I don't want to knock this post off, I'll add to the bottom that there's another update to the beta patch, fixing a couple more bugs and adding a couple of tiny features - such as the ability to save maps via their recordings, if you don't already have the map saved. Which is nice . Who needs the map thief anymore?You can find the patch in the files section. Also, I'm happy to say we're still on target for 1000 files after two weeks, provided we keep going at this rate, so er.. keep going Personal target for everyone except bloopy: Beat bloopy at file uploading. He's running away with it.. | ||
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| 16.02.04 | File Information | CBWhiz |
Files will be down this week for an undetermined amount of time. There *may* be some data loss... Zog says: Yes, Whiz does have a way with explanations, doesn't he? well, it looks like we've lost all the files, and we'll probably be starting over completely. Don't look upon this as a bad thing though. Not because it isn't, just that we don't want bad and BTP in the same sentence .No, rest assured there will be a campaign to get BTP repopulated with maps & files again. once this is over, we'll be aiming for 1000 maps in 2 weeks. That's my target anyway, unlikely, but with a little determination anything's possible. I mean, they say God created the Earth in seven days (emphasis on the They). So, as they would have said on w0rms.com But we're not w0rms.com, so we'll just say, gogog. soon. | ||
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| 14.02.04 | Forum Post Count Information & Files Information | CBWhiz |
Registered users, visit this topic, and read it in its entirety. Then vote. Post all comments there, not in this news item. Feb 15 2004: The files section will be closed / down sometime during this week for a not-yet-determined amount of time. It is undergoing major internal organization. | ||
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| 11.02.04 | Database Repair Attempted | BTP Repair Bot |
Hello! This is your friendly PHP code letting you know that I automagicly tried to fix the 'users' database table. Chances are, if you see this, I was sucessful. | ||
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| 09.02.04 | W:A Beta v3.6.19.7 update released | ZoGgEr! |
It's here! The Latest W:A patch with many, many new features is now available. I'm not gonna say much more, because I'm off to try it for myself, but if you have W:A (not a trymeda version) visit http://wormsarmageddon.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=upda to download it! We'll probably be adding support for W:A colour maps soon (as they are now possible in the patch) and I'll go mirror the patch here... Update: I've now added a recordings section, if you have any game recordings that you think people might be interested in seeing, then you can upload them there in ZIP format. Update again: There's been a new patch semi-released. It's not on the t17 site, apart from one or two threads in the t17 forum. It fixes some of the bugs from the last version, so get it at http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16407 and click the link part way through the post. Some of the fixes are due to come in later patches (probably to be released v. soon) so you might want to wait if you don't have any problems with this one. This one'll help you with your buttons, ben And again: Yep, version 3.6.19.11 is out now, with a couple more fixes that weren't in the .9 version. Get it, if you will. It's more useful than the last one http://wormsarmageddon.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=upda Does he stop updating? yeh, there's another update which fixes 2 or 3 bugs. Nice to be up to date. | ||
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| 05.02.04 | Automatic User Table Backup Functioning | CBWhiz |
Every weekend, a new copy of the users table is created. unfortunately, there is a minute possibility that is a users table crash occurs, and no admin adds the backedup user back in before the weekend, that user will be lost at the next backup. I need the table to crash to enable / test auto-restoring users, so start overloading this place | ||
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| 31.01.04 | ESL Partnership | ZoGgEr! |
I'm sure many of you will have visited the Electronic Sports League, but if you haven't then I suggest you do, as we are now an official ESL partner. The site has been running since 1997, providing leaguues / ladders in numerous games, however it has only recently created ladders for Worms Armageddon, World Party and 3D - and more are to come. What does this mean? It means that we help them grow by linking to them and helping give information on new developments, and they help us grow in return with links to us. - etc. (I'm sure you'll find out). The ESL news post is here The list of ladders is here (worms pretty much at the bottom) edit: I'll be adding the banner down the left soon - but I'm having some problems connecting to the FTP server, so it might be a while | ||
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| 28.01.04 | Well lets see if this works, shall we? | CBWhiz |
Ok, ATM i'm just *waiting* for the user db to break again Hopefully, my script should figure out that it went kablooie, fix it, and post some news. If so, there will still be a deleted user since I didnt hook that part up yet. However, one of us clever admins will press the button I just created on here to hopefully add back the unfortunate soul who was deleted. If everything works, I will make it hit the button automagicly, so that whenever the site fails, it will fix itself and auto-restore the deleted people from a week ago. Of corse, that assumes I didnt fudge up the coding, and since the code has never been tested, who knows right?  Here's hoping! | ||
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| 25.01.04 | Users table gone again ...and again ...damn those poxels... once more for me. | ReadMe |
It comes to something when you get no other news in between the two failing of the users table Dingbats was the casualty this time, please re-sign-up and PM an admin about what you used to have. Bloopy says: and in a 3rd crash, XxDreamEaterxX has been lost, but no funeral, he can sign up again. In a 4th crash it seems joetheeskimo5 was the casualty... lest we forget.well dreameater - we lost you yet again... bl there. | ||
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| 17.01.04 | Users Table lost again | ReadMe |
Usual thing, todays casualty was ![[]](/images/iconposts+2.gif) The Pope who has since re-signed up.Hopefully one days we'll figure out what actually went on here. | ||
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| 15.01.04 | Remember how the WA beta patch is, in fact, a beta? | CBWhiz |
Before you get excited, this stuff is still COMING SOON. Quoted :: Deadcode Beta Patch Update For those not familiar with the history of the Beta patch, here is a brief summary — In early 2002, Spadge recruited me to work on an Official Patch for Worms Armageddon — I was honored to accept. This culminated in the Beta 2 patch that everyone is familiar with by now. The original plan was that I would do the job at Team17 HQ in England. This didn't work out. Instead, I have done my work at home, submitting it remotely. I took a long break roughly after Beta 2 was released, doing very little with W:A for quite a while. In the meantime, the Beta Patch has become ubiquitous. Perhaps some people have forgotten that it is a Beta, seeing how it hasn't changed for so long. Well, the sabbatical did me good. A bit over a month ago the inspiration collided with me head-on, to continue work on Worms Armageddon! I have gotten a lot done so far. Here are some highlights: * Game sessions are recorded to files and can be played back later. This is not like recording a video... it is the actual moves that are saved, which means the files are small and the playback is smooth and fully scrollable, just like the real thing. Speed can be controlled and the chat can be viewed. * Full colour maps can now be played online. PNG compression is used, to minimize download time. "Map lag" is no longer a problem, since maps are sent in chunks with visible progress indicators. * Map previews/thumbnails are anti-aliased for a smooth, informative appearance. All types of maps are now visible as a thumbnail preview, eliminating guesswork. * Gameplay bugs are fixed, including: girder-anywhere cheat; lock-up after a timeout in placement; loss of worm selection and/or weapons in multi-round games * Backwards compatibility. People using the latest W:A version will be able to play with people who still haven't upgraded from a previous beta. The newer versions will emulate older gameplay logic where necessary to ensure compatibility and synchronisation. * Many rough edges in the GUI front end are smoothed over; for example, scroll bars and buttons are much improved, and chat bars get the default focus, eliminating the need for an extra mouse click. Whilst I continue to work, things are being arranged at Team17, and gears put into motion. Cleanair is being released from the project, and his source collected; this will mean freedom in handling the server end of things. And, the future release cycle is being sorted and planned. Expect further updates on this. Wormingly, Deadcode / David BTP's forum thread The Source (T17 Forum) | ||
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| 10.01.04 | how fruity | ZoGgEr! |
Thanks to C1, we now have a new fruity design . So if you like an apple now and again, take a look at the "change design" page, as usual. | ||
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| 02.01.04 | Well, that was simple... | ZoGgEr! |
Here's a hint to the other admins... check phpMyAdmin every time btp goes down. I made the same mistake lat time, just didn't get to checking it this time, until today... oops. All it needed was a repair to the pm table. sorry it took so long  .Hopefully this simple check every time btp goes down will shorten the length of downtime in the future, cause it always seems to be the problem... Anyway, the probably made no sense to anybody, but basically, hooray, happy, btp up. :: EDIT :: I didn't want to shunt this of the top spot so i'll put it here, poker with highscores has been added, soon i'll write a script to do the fortnightly payouts. | ||
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| 27.12.03 | Moving Stuff around | CBWhiz |
Well, internally. Most of you wont know the diffrence. If you see errors on the site between now and me editing this post though, just wait about 3 minuted and try again. if the problem persists, then post about it, or if posting is the problem, i'll notice soon enough After I do this 'housecleaning' behind the scenes, i'm gonna add new forum tags too, so hold on for the ride i guess [EDIT] You'll see spotted errors around the site, that say "note to cbwhiz: edit this" or something similiar in bold. PM me the filename or post it here in the comments and I'll fix it up. New BBCode is coming soon! | ||
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| 24.12.03 | Fixed Site | CBWhiz |
12:06 AM EST: Repaired users table Table Op Msg_type Msg_text blamethe_pixel.users repair info Wrong bytesec: 108-100-46 at 288708; Skipped blamethe_pixel.users repair warning Number of rows changed from 1323 to 1322 blamethe_pixel.users repair status OK [EDIT] Casualty is the wishmaster. Please Re-signup. | ||
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| 21.12.03 | Aren't I Mr. Slow? | ZoGgEr! |
Finally, I got Bloopy's hell design sorted, check the Change Design page to see it. Hopefully everything that needs changing has been changed, but I might've missed something . Sorry for being so slooow Bloopy says: you'll want at least 1024x768 for this design | ||
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| 16.12.03 | No News Is Bad News? | Bloopy |
If you're like me then you've got bored with Worms 3D and you're waiting for the 3D Map Editor. It's the poxel's fault surely... Caption Comp Meanwhile for a lack of better news in the last 2 weeks, I've added 4 pics to the caption comp, enjoy! | ||
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| 30.11.03 | BlameThePoxel | ZoGgEr! |
Now BTP is back up and things seem to be stable - I can probably tell you about BlameThePoxel. The little annouced worms3d site at http://www.blamethepixel.com/3 . That's all I'm gonna say cause it tells you the stuff you probly want to know there... | ||
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| 29.11.03 | Working? | ZoGgEr! |
Well, it must be, otherwise you wouldn't be able to read this. But yes - after about 2 weeks of downtime it seems like it is working to an extent. We're starting off with some features reduced, to lighten the load on the db. So there's no money yet, no rightbar, and no new marker on the left. It's something at least tho .edit: re-enabled that stuff ReadMe: Thought u guys might wanna know, turns out it was me strealining queries that managed to overload the DB, hows that for irony then? | ||
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| 13.11.03 | New |
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y'arr, new patch is ready and will be available for download tomorrow, as a 54 MB exe though, it would seem. Still, I look forward to seeing some problems fixed, hopefully the level editor isn't far off edit: lol, forgot to mention the patch was for worms 3d... edit: delayed till monday it would seem | ||
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| 31.10.03 | Get yer 3d specs on. | ZoGgEr! |
Yep, for those of you with sight problems, worms 3d is here, and ready to play. In Britain and Europe, at least. My copy is on it's way, hopefully it won't be disrupted on it's journey through postal strikes, which would be rather appropriate, considering the ol' mail strike weapon. Anyway, to accommodate the new style of play and new filetypes, I may well be creating BlameThePoxel, a site devoted purely to worms3d, without all the completely unrelated stuff that you find here. | ||
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| 16.10.03 | Forum Search | ReadMe |
Finished and afaik, it is working nicely, please report any bugs in the news comments. The link is in the menu and on the top of the forum index | ||
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| 11.10.03 | Unofficial Moz-only Ultra Compact has been released | ReadMe |
Well as far as i can tell my code is sound, yet the design still has a few bugs. This page will set a cookie to allow you to view this version, reload the page to delete the cookie. If u can help me iron out all the bugs then i'll put it on proper public release. Mostly works in moz 1.5, cept mouseover on the right menu only works on the left half of it :-S | ||
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| 04.10.03 | Introducing ReadMe's New Ultra-Compact Design | ReadMe |
Isn't it great? go on Switch to it It uses small fonts and a very small header area to maximise the amount of information you get onto the page, It's all in shades of grey - so some of you may not like the bright clean look, but hey - each to their own and all that. In the pipeline is a sligh alteration to this design that will take advantage of the impoved CSS support offered by Mozilla and Opera to give you even more space! Oh yeah, cash (BTP cash) prizes for anyone who can do a better worm in a box, or figure out how to get the new pms info to be centered in IE (moz does it fine btw) So remember, make the switch and save space (and probably server bandwidth too) | ||
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| 01.10.03 | BTP is a year old... Yesterday! | ZoGgEr! |
Oops, forgot to post yesterday to say that BTP is now one year old. I could've sworn yesterday was the 29th. Oh well. Happy day to btp. | ||
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| 27.09.03 | Extra Extra users table commits suicide | CBWhiz |
Sometime today the users table died. I know of one casualty: tundraH. You got deleted. Sorry! Re-signup with the same name with the SAME capitilizatgion and tell me ur cash and w/e other stats you had. | ||
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| 23.09.03 | Pixel Map Pack is done! | Bloopy |
Cheers to all who made maps dedicated to BlameThePixel! 29 maps have been gathered into this pack over the last 11 months, and now here it is!  Post Comments About The Pixel Map Pack No more pixel map packs are planned, but we will likely organise something different with 2D or 3D maps. For now, enjoy these ones. | ||
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| 22.09.03 | Houston we had a problem | CBWhiz |
(edit: I don't think we need the error message whiz, alot of people here won't even know what it means.) Yep. Forum died. I fixed it. Hail me. Server sucks.. It was just a REPAIR query . | ||
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| 21.09.03 | Woo, and I'm not even wearing 3d glasses | ZoGgEr! |
I can't believe I haven't posted about this sooner, really. You should probably know by now, but if you've been somewhere else for a few days, the worms3d demo was first leaked, and then an (albeit rushed) official version was released by Team17. I would upload the demo to BTP, however it's pretty big, and there are a few different versions. If you have an older athlon / amd whatever tho then it's probably not worth the download. Alot of people haven't even been able to run it. There has been a fix, but it's looking like it won't be in until the final release of the game. There's more info lingering around on the forum, so if you've missed it and you're interested you might want to take a look there. edit: I've also added a page to show you how to change what weapons etc. you get in the demo, with a new section for 3d stuff, which will probably be added to, perhaps with a screenshots page. | ||
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| 18.09.03 | We know where you live | ZoGgEr! |
As pope suggested, I added a "country" section in the profile so you can show where you live and we can Yeh, and I am trying to get through all these suggest | ||