Worms Forts: Under Siege

Worms Forts: Under Siege is the second game in the 3D Worms series. It was developed by Team17, and published by Sega.

Gameplay
Unlike other Worms games, this game has a different gameplay style. Each team of worms start out on opposite corners of a indestructible map, each with a building known as a Stronghold. Teams can set up other buildings that either give them access to stronger weapons, or can aid them in battle. Teams of worms are defeated by either killing all their worms, or by destroying their Stronghold. Much of the weapons in the game have a medieval theme, and notable weaponry and utilities such as the Ninja Rope and Prod are absent. Much like Worms 3D, the Wormpot returns, now called the "Fortpot", and can change various aspects of gameplay.

Buildings
There are a total of 10 buildings in Forts: Under Siege. More powerful buildings can be built by capturing Victory Locations beforehand.

Stronghold
Each player starts with the Stronghold, from which the player can slowly build outwards. Unfortunately, all of a team's buildings must be linked back to their Stronghold, and will fall down if they are not. If the Stronghold is destroyed, the player will lose instantly. In addition, siege weapons cannot be fired from the Stronghold. The Stronghold's appearance changes in each map.

Tower
The first building that can be constructed. When a player's Worm is atop this structure, it can fire Tier 2 weapons.

Keep
A stronger, more powerful version of the Tower. A Worm on this can fire Tier 3 weapons. Requires 2 Victory Locations. It's also displayed on the game's case.

Castle
A strong, fortified building. This gives the ability to fire Tier 4 weapons. Requires 3 Victory Locations.

Citadel
An extremely powerful building, almost as strong as the Stronghold itself. Capable of firing the most powerful weapons (Tier 5). Requires 4 Victory Locations.

Hospital
A building with twice the longevity of the Tower that allows the option of spawning deceased Worms, with a small amount of health. Requires 2 Victory Locations.

Weapon Factory
A small, defenseless building, with half the strength of the Tower. However, it can generate Weapon Crates, making it invaluable in long games. Requires 3 Victory Locations.

Science Lab
A small building with half the strength of the Keep, this increases the power of all your weapons by approximately 50% of their original damage for each one built. Requires 4 Victory Locations.

Wonder
The Wonder is strong, but defenseless, and once built, the player who built it will win the game in two turns (unless it is demolished). When the Freeze tool is activated, the Wonder is unaffected and remains defenseless. Requires 5 Victory Locations.

Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is used to indirectly connect buildings together during many of the missions. When a wall joins to it, it turns to the player's color and a nearby Lighthouse lights up.

Weapons & Utilities
In Forts: Under Siege, worms are given access to stronger weapons as they set up buildings. For example, Tier 1 weapons do not require a building to use, and Tier 2 weapons are only usable on Towers and stronger buildings. Also, not all of the regular weaponry in the series is usuable, with most weapons being made just for this game.

Bazooka Family

 * Bazooka (Tier 1)
 * Mortar (Tier 2)
 * Siege Onager (Tier 3)
 * Homing Pigeon (Tier 4)
 * Rocket Launcher (Tier 5)

Grenade Family

 * Grenade (Tier 1)
 * Cluster Launcher (Tier 2)
 * Chilli Con Carnage (Tier 3)
 * Fridge Launcher (Tier 4)
 * Trebuchet (Tier 5)

Air Assault/Strike Family

 * Air Strike (Tier 1)
 * Napalm Strike (Tier 2)
 * Mine Strike (Tier 3)
 * Animal Strike* (Tier 4)
 * Trojan Donkey* (Tier 5)

Controllable/Animal Family

 * 50 Stone Canary (Tier 1)
 * Old Lady (Tier 2)
 * Rhino (Tier 3)
 * Super Hippo (Tier 4)
 * Monkey Troop* (Tier 5)

God Powers

 * Electrical Storm (Tier 1)
 * Earthquake (Tier 2)
 * Flood (Tier 3)
 * Nuclear Strike* (Tier 4)
 * Armageddon** (Tier 5)

Line-of-Sight/Point and Shoot Family

 * Fire Punch (Tier 1)
 * Ballista (Tier 2)
 * Minigun (Tier 3)
 * Giant Crossbow (Tier 4)
 * Giant Laser (Tier 5)

Utilities

 * Jet Pack
 * Parachute
 * Girder
 * Freeze
 * Spawn Worm***
 * Suicide***
 * Repair Building
 * Worm Select
 * Skip Go
 * Surrender

Stories
Egyptian: The Egyptian story focuses on a Worm called Seth who tries to raise an army of the dead to battle the Pharaoh.

Greek: The Greek story focuses on the war against Troy and a female Worm called Helen.

Oriental: The Oriental story focuses on the Mongol invasions with courses with names beginning with Rise of and Fall of. The last map shows a destroyed Mongol ship - a reference to the tsunami which destroyed the Mongol fleets.

Medieval: The Medieval story focuses on King Arthur, and how he became king. The last map is called "Mordred and Morgana", - a reference to the last battle, in which Arthur was fatally wounded.

Tips and Warnings

 * Be careful while building a Weapon Factory or a Science Lab, because the opponents (mostly CPU opponents) will target for your Weapon Factory or Science Lab first before any other buildings. Because Weapon Factory has only 50 HP (Half the HP of Tower) and Science Lab has 100 HP, they are rather easy to be taken down. Try building them somewhere where your opponents opponents will have a hard time reaching it with weaponry or Worms.


 * In Campaign Mission 6 "Kidnapped!", the enemies are dangerous as they have deadly accuracy. Because of that, making a lot of defenses is recommended. Good thing though, is that the enemy Worms in this mission have only 40 health, making them easy prey for Bazookas and Grenades.


 * To use Worm Select, click the Worm Select on your weapons panel and press "Q" for target view. Either click left or right arrow key to switch Worms and then press the "Fire Button" to select the Worm you want.
 * DO NOT however use Worm Select while your worms are poisoned. The game crashes if the user attempts to do so for unknown reasons.


 * Rhinos can kill a Worm instantly, making them one of the most powerful and deadliest weapons in the game.


 * Try to spot the opponents' weak link. For example, if most of the buildings being connected to a weaker building such as the Tower. Destroying the Tower will destroy any other buildings that were connected to it.
 * Try to avoid making weak links with lower health buildings and fortify your weak links with other buildings to avoid those scenarios when possible.

Trivia

 * The game has Unused Buildings.