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Many of you played my 2006 Worms-themed battle game, Territory WAR. And if you saw my user page when the NG redesign hit, you saw the announcement for the sequel.

Today I felt it was time to finally post the first screenshots of the game in action, instead of just talking about it some more. A quick sum up: A revamped, remade version of Territory WAR with better graphics (thanks to poxpower), a new engine, new weapons, new levels, and most importantly, online play! Which of course wouldn't be possible without xgen's mmocha server technology.

Head on over to my site for more screenshots and the full preview!

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Jan. 23, 2008 | 3:41 PM Gmagnum says:

Dayum. Looks a hell of a lot better than the original. Can't wait.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 3:47 PM SaltshakerClock says:

the original is still classic, but this will be even better!

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:04 PM Goat-Man says:

I've always loved the original! Looks forward to the sequel!!
Will the sequel still have a story mode/offline mode?

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:33 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

You can still play your friends offline and do the challenges, but there will be no player vs cpu/story mode anymore :(
mainly due to the difficulty of trying to program AI to play on a dynamically changing level. I hope being able to log on and play actual people will make up for this though :)

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:04 PM Ragnarokia says:

I did not know you had planned to make a sequel to that game, it was enjoyable. This one should be great.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:11 PM Apocalypse says:

Played Territory WAR over and over with my friends. Can't wait for an online version.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:20 PM Coolio-Niato says:

Graphix are MADDDDD nice. Great improvement. Also good that collision detection was modded, good job AfroNinja! Can't wait to see it in the portal!

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:28 PM HippieSlayer23 says:

.........AWESOME
i love that game!

Jan. 23, 2008 | 4:37 PM The-Swain says:

@$(*%)!_&$)!( Ok I am gonna play tonight, no excuses. THIS IS A CHALLENGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Jan. 23, 2008 | 5:49 PM BadPun says:

This is gonna be great. Just.... GREAT.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 5:49 PM ingoguy15 says:

People! We have competition to Disputed Galaxies here!
Lol, seriously, looks great. I just hope the gameplay is as good or better than the graphics, thats my philosophy.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:01 PM voidshatter says:

admires the scenery, will there be destructive backgrounds?

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:07 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

Yep. you can blow holes in the stages, build over top of them, and blow that up too

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:18 PM MrPopcorn says:

looks fantastic.

So...... whats the release date? :3

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:21 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

Looking at early March right now, but don't hold me to that just yet

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:22 PM TheRyoku says:

Looks amazing so far, it's like #2 on my most wanted to play list, next to rawl, of Course :)

Great work so far, and like the guy above me, release date plans? :D

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:35 PM Wurmy1029 says:

YEY Moar worms action.. ONLINE... the Worms games is pretty much where I got my name from (heh) so I very much like them. Especially Worms World Party. I definitely look forward to this.

It's still fun sometimes to play the original one during school with other people :)

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:45 PM cjkiscool says:

whoa looks way better. ill be waiting

Jan. 23, 2008 | 6:56 PM Comp0 says:

That looks awesome,I can't wait to play!

Jan. 23, 2008 | 7:08 PM BonzoRonzan says:

Oh god, if this does come out in early March that would just be too much for me to handle. Spore, Brawl, and Territory War online? Maybe Stick Arena:Go Ballistick will be thrown into that mix.

Also, will online work like, you control one stick figure? Or a whole bunch?

Jan. 23, 2008 | 7:27 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

You will control an entire team. So one match will consist of your team of stick figures versus someone else's team of stick figures. Play will alternate back and forth in turn-based style just like the first.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 7:17 PM NeonFlame126 says:

It thought the original would only be better with a mute button and online play. Just from that screenie I think it'll be 12/10 worthy.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 7:30 PM jordan10la says:

Wow looks crazy. I had played the original on Wii-cade. I didn't know you made it though. It was really great and this one looks like it is going to be better.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 8:05 PM cherries says:

Looks so awesome, especially the volcano-ish level.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 8:56 PM physco-pickle says:

Oh shit.. I cant wait.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 9:21 PM Gein says:

SHOTGUNS?

Jan. 23, 2008 | 9:29 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

Nah, you're probably confusing that with the rocket launcher

Jan. 23, 2008 | 9:51 PM JonBro says:

Can't wait to play it when it's finally done. It looks a billion times better than the original, which was a very addicting game!

Do you think the game will lag much once you're done making it? I mean, I would imagine something with so much detail and online play would lag some.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 10:11 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

As for graphics, the game shouldn't lag if your computer is at least decent, since 90% of the graphics are bitmap. If your computer does lag, there are several options to toggle to help (such as disabling explosion effects)

As for online play, there will be lag when players move but that is simply due to the low-bandwidth method I use to report player positions. Important game data is updated at key moments and intervals. If the online side does lag though, it will be because there are a lot of people playing. But hopefully that wont be an issue.

Jan. 23, 2008 | 9:55 PM VenomKing666 says:

I loved the first one... and now you make an online version with more things and maybe powerups...

Awesome...

Jan. 23, 2008 | 10:33 PM ExtraChewy says:

The whole internet is going to be playing this one. Nice Afro Ninja. Looks amazing.

Jan. 24, 2008 | 1:11 AM dieordieo386 says:

SWEET!CANT WAIT FOR THE GAME!The first was awesome but this one will be 50 x better!

Jan. 24, 2008 | 3:27 AM WolfBlitz2 says:

you don't look like a ninja
give us some pictures of you assassinating someone
REAL pictures

Jan. 24, 2008 | 4:47 AM The-Dark-Reviewer says:

Holyhell the background looks kewl! So does the weapons!

Say, since it's a multiplayer online game, can you make a chat system or something? At least you can chat while playing!

Jan. 24, 2008 | 5:03 AM Afro-Ninja responds:

Chat's in, don't worry. It's the big steel-like rectangle that you see at the bottom of the screen. It's just in 'closed' mode because I took the screenshots in offline mode

Updated: Jan. 24, 2008, 5:04 AM

Jan. 24, 2008 | 8:26 AM molkman says:

I hope the new one will have better AI this time, or AI at all. ;)

Jan. 24, 2008 | 11:24 AM BonzoRonzan says:

No AI, molkman.

Jan. 24, 2008 | 12:10 PM blog-man says:

woah! i can't wait!

Jan. 24, 2008 | 4:33 PM supertoria12 says:

When is it going to be released?

Jan. 24, 2008 | 6:46 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

hopefully early march

Jan. 24, 2008 | 6:59 PM mongoid says:

If you're going to spend that much time on background and UI artwork, then why are there still stick figures? Just take the extra week and a half to add more fleshed out characters and this game will be the king of turn-based trajectory battles!

Still looking forward to it!

:-)

Jan. 24, 2008 | 8:01 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

It's tradition!!

but really though.. territory war is kind of about having nameless/faceless people. I really can't think of a character type that would fit, without giving the game some sort of theme to it. And putting hats on stick figures is just too stylish

Jan. 24, 2008 | 7:29 PM jonram96 says:

finish and bring it to newgrounds.com rite away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Jan. 24, 2008 | 8:18 PM BrazilianNinja says:

Might I say, this looks fucking awesome?

Jan. 24, 2008 | 8:42 PM keatnisher says:

sweet

Jan. 24, 2008 | 11:56 PM mongoid says:

Tradition?

I think that tradition is best surmised with this poignant poster.

http://despair.com/tradition.html

Hahaha! sorry, I had to. But seriously, I'm not sure that you'd be limiting yourself. Just think of how much cooler they would look if you had them fleshed out dressed up in red vs blue, black vs green camouflage! Crazy awesome!

Jan. 25, 2008 | 3:40 AM ExtraLife says:

Any diggers out there?

http://www.digg.com/playable_web_game s/Territory_WAR_Online_First_Official _Screens

Jan. 25, 2008 | 11:50 AM Afro-Ninja responds:

heh, always worth a try

Jan. 27, 2008 | 7:54 PM EDDDDDDDDD says:

will you able to change the stick figure's color. such as from black to red, or blue?

Jan. 27, 2008 | 10:40 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

no, but you can put hats on them. Lots of hats

Jan. 27, 2008 | 11:35 PM Mehrdad14 says:

Awesome game, once again afro..

Jan. 28, 2008 | 6:26 AM Yosho2008 says:

Cooooool man, this looks damn goood!

Jan. 29, 2008 | 5:55 PM Smidly says:

Yay for afroninja, the sequel looks great.

Just please add a way to turn off the music in this game.

Jan. 29, 2008 | 8:10 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

don't worry, you can

Jan. 29, 2008 | 7:18 PM SardonicSamurai says:

Wow, that looks beautiful! It's nice to hear that you and Pox are teamin' up to make a game :)

Jan. 29, 2008 | 8:09 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

actually, we already teamed up for Newgrounds Museum 2 :)

Feb. 1, 2008 | 11:13 AM xXCostelloXx says:

Dude the game looks great!!!!!!!

Feb. 1, 2008 | 3:34 PM doberman7 says:

Do you know when it`ll be released?

Feb. 2, 2008 | 1:40 AM Adtam says:

Looks like fun, obviously more choices then Territory WAR. Instead of just 'nade, rifle, boot, and....stop.

Feb. 2, 2008 | 3:41 AM benavides20 says:

i cant wait i loved the frist one

Feb. 3, 2008 | 7:25 PM xxflareknightxx says:

That is going to be an awesome game. I love the first one and this one has got to be good. It looks amazing and the new features make it look even cooler. I can't wait!

Feb. 3, 2008 | 10:29 PM stabby51 says:

Sweet i got an account on ur site, and saw the screens 4 it hoping no hackers can get into it.

Feb. 4, 2008 | 2:13 PM Hank514 says:

i love all your work and i used to play territory war aaaaall the time these graphics look much better looks liek mroe weps maybe faster game speed?
i cant wait you rule

Feb. 5, 2008 | 3:27 AM fuzzum111 says:

This looks sick. It looks like an awesome game! (A replay on my uderpage is prefered please)

Feb. 5, 2008 | 7:39 PM SupraAddict says:

sweet.

OMG, ur afro is Teh Awsomest!

Feb. 5, 2008 | 9:50 PM Popsoap says:

This will be a kickass game.

Feb. 8, 2008 | 9:13 PM klopatng says:

Mmm. It looks so sexy.

Feb. 9, 2008 | 11:32 AM DM692 says:

Well i'm petty damn stoked!

Feb. 9, 2008 | 1:54 PM Tiki-Dog says:

Thank you! =3

Feb. 9, 2008 | 1:58 PM Tiki-Dog says:

remember to put in a holy hand grenade and a shotgun

Feb. 9, 2008 | 6:53 PM SupaPeeves says:

Wow, the graphics are MUCH more better. Congrats.

Feb. 11, 2008 | 3:17 PM Yosho2008 says:

Awesome man, I can't wait!

Feb. 11, 2008 | 7:38 PM supertoria12 says:

If its released in early march then I wish you a very bloody easter. thats if you are christian, if not, I wish you a very bloody March.

Feb. 12, 2008 | 11:28 PM kelwynshade says:

I, personally, like the idea of stick figures. It makes sense. Spend the time on everything else, yet have great animation for the sitck-dudes.

Besides, just wait until you guys see the hats!!!

Feb. 13, 2008 | 8:28 AM dylasher says:

Sweet

Feb. 16, 2008 | 4:19 PM newgroundskeeperjim says:

awesome!!! I always wanted to play territory WAR online!

Feb. 16, 2008 | 8:58 PM everyoneloves345 says:

wow afro-ninja i really admire your work, it looks great!

Feb. 16, 2008 | 9:31 PM meeesta says:

i wish u can like level up with ur ppl and give them more hp

Feb. 18, 2008 | 6:50 AM aprime says:

Did u get the online script from somewhere
or did u make it up

also comment my user page, lol :D

Feb. 18, 2008 | 3:06 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

umm... well I'm using xgen's mmocha technology, that takes care of the message transportation, but I still had to make the actual system that sends and decodes the messages themselves.

Feb. 18, 2008 | 10:16 AM RandomIsWhatIAm says:

Oh man, I can't wait to [====]ing wait to play Territory war online. I wonder new weapons they have... maybe i should wait, shouldn't spoil the suprise. heheh... Well. High graphics (sorta.), and buildable defenses and stuff i don't want to list
beacause i'm too lazy to type it all in here. and wtf are the guys doing? (leaves confused...)

Feb. 18, 2008 | 3:08 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

well, technically you can see all the new weapons in that pic : )

Feb. 18, 2008 | 10:44 AM Gein says:

marry me

Feb. 18, 2008 | 1:37 PM Celtrum says:

Fantastic. Simply fantastic.

Feb. 19, 2008 | 12:05 AM IndustrialIndustries says:

sexy

Feb. 20, 2008 | 4:20 AM samsam72 says:

do ytou have any idea when the game will be coming otu ???? .

Feb. 20, 2008 | 2:29 PM death9877 says:

as soon as i saw this screenshot i thought WHOAH SHIT!!

Feb. 22, 2008 | 9:52 PM flamewave says:

Y r u god?

Feb. 23, 2008 | 4:34 AM Adio says:

This is going to win.

Feb. 23, 2008 | 11:03 PM WolfBlitz2 says:

can you modify weapons like in worms?

Feb. 23, 2008 | 11:04 PM WolfBlitz2 says:

like can you change the weapon scheme and stuff?

Feb. 24, 2008 | 2:15 AM Afro-Ninja responds:

I'm not really sure what you mean by this but the answer is probably no.. there are seven weapons to choose from each turn, some have limited ammunition, and that's it

Feb. 24, 2008 | 2:45 AM WolfBlitz2 says:

well in worms two
you can change the power of the grenades eg they can just tickle or make them blow a hole so big that you take out several others you can make the bazookas affected or not affected by the wind, change the amount of bullets fired from one bullet to 50 bullets
change air strike to from one bomb to 6 bombs
stuff like that

Feb. 24, 2008 | 4:42 AM Afro-Ninja responds:

Gotcha. Nah, everything pretty much comes as-is. It would be hard to do something like that with an online mode, since with an online match both players have to agree on the same options. So the less options to mess with it, the easier it becomes.

Although when playing offline against a local player, you can set all ammunitions to infinite if you want

Feb. 24, 2008 | 3:37 AM Scalene says:

"NOBODY CARES ABOUT AUSTRALIA"?

JIHAD! JIHAD! JIHAD!

Feb. 24, 2008 | 9:46 AM Figter says:

sweet can´t wait looks truly AWSOME

Feb. 24, 2008 | 4:06 PM andhination says:

How do I make my hair as sexy as yours?

Feb. 25, 2008 | 10:14 AM mrty says:

Cool! Can't wait for it! When do you plan submitting it?

Feb. 25, 2008 | 7:23 PM crisis105 says:

looks like a hell of a game!!!!!!!!when is it coming out?i want to play it so bad!!!!!!!!!

Feb. 26, 2008 | 7:54 PM thetriforce says:

looks great but complicated hope you finish soon.

Feb. 26, 2008 | 10:46 PM WolfBlitz2 says:

I think scalene doesn't like what you said about Australia
actually alot of people don't like what you said

Feb. 26, 2008 | 11:28 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

I hate Australia as much as RubberNinja hates Egoraptor

Feb. 27, 2008 | 2:13 AM WolfBlitz2 says:

hey mr urban afro man
have you seen rubber ninja's new post yet?
http://rubberninja.newgrounds.com/new s/post/86917

Feb. 28, 2008 | 10:57 PM I-RULE-OVER-ALL says:

I can't wait I used to spend Hours upon hours playing the original any release date yet?

Feb. 29, 2008 | 12:31 AM Nuttro says:

online? woooooooooooooo hoo :P

Feb. 29, 2008 | 5:49 PM Evark says:

Looks really cool. I'll keep in mind that I need to check it out when it's released. Will there be some sort of log-in system where I'll need to be registered for your site to use it online? Or will it just be totally permission-less where you just kinda select an arbitrary name different from everyone online at the time?

Also: what kind of statistics are you going to keep track of in each individual game? If there's a user-log in system, will your servers maintain our overall performance career-wise? That's the sort of shit that gets me all hot and bothered, even though it's an assload of work I'd assume.

Feb. 29, 2008 | 6:03 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

You'll sign up for an account in-game, it's quick and easy, no email confirmation required.

After each game all important stats will be reported/accumulated to the server- overal wins/losses, grenades thrown, bullets fired, accuracy, headshots, walls built, platforms built, etc.

actually tracking the stats isn't too hard, it's a matter of keeping them hack-proof. We're doing what we can, but I'm sure it wont be fail proof. And that's what will ruin it for everyone else- why spend the time getting a good record when some asshole can just change his stats to whatever he wants?

We can deal with obvious problems of course, but a smart hacker will raise their stats to be right in line with other top players :/

Feb. 29, 2008 | 6:25 PM JoxskornerStudios01 says:

i live in America. However, I find it childish that you hate an entire country...

Feb. 29, 2008 | 7:51 PM Afro-Ninja responds:

Sarcasm is a killer

Feb. 29, 2008 | 10:52 PM Ragnar08 says:

dude it looks way better than the last cant wait y so long to come out?

Mar. 1, 2008 | 2:09 PM Splurda says:

YOU = SEX

Mar. 1, 2008 | 2:28 PM HomestarFan says:

Oh. My. God.

Mar. 1, 2008 | 10:14 PM thesym says:

Will you be able to level up?

Mar. 4, 2008 | 10:08 PM gamefreak00nick says:

awsome

Mar. 5, 2008 | 5:00 PM nurglerot says:

yay i love that game

Mar. 5, 2008 | 5:39 PM newgroundskeeperjim says:

man it looks a lot better than the original! but i'll miss story mode :( but online is gonna be sweet.

Mar. 6, 2008 | 11:01 AM Truth says:

Truth was here

Mar. 6, 2008 | 2:33 PM pillarstatic says:

First of all I wanted to say that me and my friends have been playing this game since it came out, Second I wanted to say: IT'S EARLY MARCH AND I WANT A BETAAAAAAAAAAAA. Haha, Nah take your time dude. By the way the afro hardcore. \m/ (>.<) \m/ .

May. 30, 2008 | 10:24 PM superzboy50 says:

What flash are you using to make it online. I want to make an online game but dont know what flash to make it with.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 1:17 PM wheelie300 says:

The good thing is its out right now as beta.

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