Worms 2 Plus patch for the Team17 classic gets revamped online multiplayer

Remember the classic Worms 2? Modders continue improving it with the Worms 2 Plus patch, which recently had a major update that makes playing online way easier. I previously wrote about this mod patch back in April 2022 and it's great to see it continue on.

Version 1.7 of the patch was just released with all these changes:

• Revamped online multiplayer!
  • Play via TCP over a Worm2NAT Relay Server (thanks to fkWorm2NAT by Dawid8)
  • No port forwarding required
  • IP addresses are now hidden
  • Multiple computers with the same external IP can now play on the same server and games
• IPX is now used for LAN/VPN games only
• Added 9 terrains from Worms 1/Reinforcements/United (Ported to W:A by CarmineLynx, converted using W2TerrainConvert by Dawid8)
• Installation automatically sets the recommended resolution for your screen
• Settings app improvements - new option for separate Cavern map resolution
• Improvements for Wine in online games
• Improved the "disabled LAN" image in the menu
• Updated menu text to reflect the purpose of IPX
• Fixed:
  • In-game crash that occurred when you zoomed in during an online game
  • Layout of the game statistics screen for high DPI users (Dawid8)
  • TOOLS level (from W:A) now has it's background image (Dawid8)
  • Issue with limits of "Amount of fire" and "Override fuse" in Weapon editor
  • Minor typo present on game statistics screen
• Updated cnc-ddraw to v7.1
• Updated C++ Redistributables
• Optimised modules: fkMissions, fkSettings (Dawid8)

The patch has loads of other extras included from previous updates. Making it the best way to play. I sure do love seeing classics get such huge community support like this.

You need a copy of the game from GOG which is currently on a 79% discount until March 15th. So good timing! Then you can then run games from GOG on Linux with the Heroic Games Launcher making it really easy. In this case it needs Wine / Proton.