Team17 have announced that Worms W.M.D will release on August 23rd, but the Linux version is going to be post-launch.
@gamingonlinux We are looking at Linux support post launch on the 23rd Aug :)
— Worms™ (@WormsTeam17) July 12, 2016
Sad, but hopefully the delay will allow them to make sure the Linux version is properly polished and ready. I really want to play it, so I would hate for it to be riddled with issues.
The other issue is that their pre-order campaign includes bonus stuff from other games, but of course no Linux gamer will pre-order it since it won't have Day-1 Linux support. I asked, and it's being looked into:
@gamingonlinux This will be taken into consideration :)
— Worms™ (@WormsTeam17) July 12, 2016
It's really great to see that Team17 is so responsive!
Anyway, if you do decide to pre-order (or if they sort out something for us post-release) this is what you will get:
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Quoting: tadzikI wouldn't be so impressed with their track record, in case of Worms Reloaded for example it didn't support any DLCs on Linux, and if I recall correctly doesn't even do cross-platform multiplayer. Hopefully WMD will set their record straight about this :)Despite that, it seemed to work pretty good. What engine was it built on?
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I'll then play the Linux port bingo!
Last edited by mrboese on 12 July 2016 at 5:05 pm UTC
The graphics look fun and nice, I hope it has full controller support, cross platform multiplayer and local multiplayer and its a win.
Worms is super fun though, I'll probably buy this one once it's released for Linux.
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