wkColorFix

[CyberShadow]

This is a WormKit module which attempts to solve the palette problems on Vista and newer Windows versions.

Idea from here.

EDIT: As this module is still getting a lot of downloads, I'll just point out: You shouldn't need this module if you are using the latest Beta update. You can download the newest Beta update for Worms Armageddon from here.

[robowurmz]

Considering not all of us can read Russian, what does it do?

[CyberShadow]

If the name doesn't tell you anything, you probably don't need it.

[raffie]

Wow, this is awesome. Does seem to do what the name says on my Vista setup! (I only got the colour bug sometimes and minimizing fixed it)

[CyberShadow]

Originally Posted by raffie

Wow, this is awesome. Does seem to do what the name says on my Vista setup! (I only got the colour bug sometimes and minimizing fixed it)

Anything in palette.log related to that one?

[franpa]

Originally Posted by google translation

If the claw is still torment the problem with a color palette of whist, or G, then use http://slil.ru/27448619 program, I wrote it myself както it suspends work at the time of activity eksplorera WA. Помещаете в катлог с WA, запускаете ее, она стартует WA и на время игры останавливает потоки експлорера (если игру свернуть - експлорер продолжает работать пока не развернете опять). Place in the printed catalog from WA, run it, it starts in WA and the game stops the flow of eksplorera (if you turn the game - eksplorer continued to work until you deploy again). По завершению игры сама прога закрывается. At the end of the game program itself is closed. Както быстро и похабно накидал на дельфе, если комуто надо сорс - пишите 246-532-750 Както quickly and pohabno nakidal at Delphi if necessary komuto Source - write 246-532-750

Sounds like it suppresses explorer.exe processes while the game runs or only while in focus?

Works here under Windows 7 x86 (32bit) build 7100 Release Candidate. I did not perceive any instances of Explorer.exe being closed o_O




EDIT: loses colours in the frontend when I try to sign into WormNET or right after I press "start game" after entering teams in an offline game. Nothing is logged in Palette.log and in-game (gameplay) seems to work fine.

Image "1" colours are fine
Image "2" colours go awry when that screen is loading.

[Balee]

I take it this wont cause desynchronisations if the other player doesnt have it?

[boobl]

Well, if you really curious about that post on worms.org.ua, I can translate it, as good as I can.

If someone is still having problems with pallette under Vista or Windows 7, you can use this program, I wrote it for myself someday. It stops explorer.exe when WA is active.
You just put it in WA folder, launch it, it starts WA, and when you are playing, it stops every thread in explorer.exe process (if you minimize WA, explorer.exe will work well, until you restore WA back). The program closes when you close WA too. lalala

And then CS asks him for sources, so he could make wk module.

[raffie]

Originally Posted by CyberShadow

Anything in palette.log related to that one?

Sorry, I guess what I said sounded a bit confusing. I ment before I used the wkColorFix, I got the colourbug some of the time, and minimizing fixed it. Now I haven't seen it happen anymore!

[CyberShadow]

Originally Posted by Balee

I take it this wont cause desynchronisations if the other player doesnt have it?

It won't.

[pisto]

You just put it in WA folder, launch it, it starts WA, and when you are playing, it stops every thread in explorer.exe process (if you minimize WA, explorer.exe will work well, until you restore WA back). The program closes when you close WA too

what if wa crashes? Is there any chance that you have explorer locked up?

btw even if not, good job!

[CyberShadow]

Originally Posted by pisto

what if wa crashes? Is there any chance that you have explorer locked up?

That's a good point. I tried to add a hook to ExitProcess (this will work because the catch-all exception handler will still make W:A exit normally), but it looks like madCodeHook doesn't like it when I hook ExitProcess...

[boobl]

I just tested one thing

Dll code

code ::

---

BOOL APIENTRY DllMain (HINSTANCE hInst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved)
{
switch (reason)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
MessageBox(0, "process attach", "attach", 0);
break;
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
MessageBox(0, "process detach", "detach", 0);
break;
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
MessageBox(0, "thread attach", "attach", 0);
break;
case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
MessageBox(0, "thread detach", "detach", 0);
break;
}
return TRUE;
}

---

and program

code ::

---

int main(int argc, char argv[])
{
HINSTANCE hDll = LoadLibrary("test.dll");
*((DWORD*)(0)) = 1;
return 0;
}

---

at first it shows "process attach", but even after AV, it shows "process detach".

upd: my precious indentation. destroyed. bawwww

[CyberShadow]

I didn't think that would work, good idea. Zip in first post updated.

[canofworms]

Thank you - been looking for a solution this

[Paulos]

Nice module. However, a new Explorer window launches after the game exits...

[CyberShadow]

Originally Posted by Paulos

Nice module. However, a new Explorer window launches after the game exits...

Stop pressing any keys that might cause that while the module isn't running, and it won't.

[franpa]

Why does this module prevent logging colour stealing to palette.log?

[Gnork]

I had some strange side effects in win7 - after exiting the game some pinned icons on the taskbar got changed - suddenly of got the icon of the snipping tool for live mail, and the sticky notes icon for windows explorer... rebooting made it change back to normal. Any idea how that is possible? It happened twice since I'm using this wkColourfix, but it's not consistent.

[franpa]

clear your icon cache. google can help with that task.

[Gnork]

Originally Posted by franpa

clear your icon cache. google can help with that task.

Why would i have to clean out the icon cache on a fresh install which is running for just two weeks?

[franpa]

because icon corruption/randomness is usually caused by a corrupt/full icon cache?

[pisto]

this bug dates back to win2000 or xp. mmmm @ Microsoft

[Balee]

Strange, if you apply it for XP, the game freezes for 1-2-3 seconds every time you press something, like adding a team.

Good thing the color bug isnt (really) present in XP so I dont have to use it

[franpa]

csrss.exe, can you do something similar with this process without adverse effects Cybershadow?

[CyberShadow]

I don't know. Suspending csrss would require administrative rights, too. Why don't you try? You can suspend processes with Process Explorer.

Balee: that could be the side effect of some other program running in the background. Can someone with XP confirm if this is/isn't happening on all XP setups?

[franpa]

I tried ^_^" it freezes the Windows 7 GUI forcing me to do a manual reboot :O

[boobl]

Lol, freezing/terminating csrss is really not what you want to do.
By the way, attachment in the first post doesnt seem to work.

upd: Oh, looks like all attachments are dead links now. Gotta wait till fixed then.

[franpa]

confirmed, attachment is missing.

[thomasp]

The issue with attachments has been reported to the admins and will be fixed as soon as possible.