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03.05.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
New Monster Browser released
torhu, a programmer from Norway and member of the Smokin' Guns development team, recently released version 0.8a of his Monster Browser. It's a simple game server browser for Quake 3 based games (and mods) like Smokin' Guns, Urban Terror, Tremulous an...20.04.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP Community Mapping Contest 2012
The upcoming weekend we start the first World of Padman community mapping contest. There are so many nice and well done community maps out there, but they're spread all over the world wide web and may get lost one sad day. To avoid this we would like...04.03.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
All WoP game servers updated
The 1.6 update of World of Padman was released a couple of weeks ago but it always needs some time until administrators recognize updates and start to patch their game servers. By checking Smiley's mighty server browser at our web page you can find o...13.02.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Dieselkopf album Fear of the Future released
Fear of the Future is a brand new and recently released record by the band Dieselkopf from Sweden. It features 8 tracks which are available as mp3 downloads via Ubetoo. Some tracks are well known from the World of Padman soundtrack like Live your Lif...23.01.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
FAQ, Interview and more
Some people may have noticed that we started a FAQ sub-forum in our forum, which is also linked here in the main menu on the left side of our website. The goal is to gather all the frequently asked questions from the community and to answer them in o...20.01.2012
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
In the Spotlight #2
Today in the spotlight we present a very nice video showing off some WoP v1.6 game play made by GameBoom, a community content driven site for gamers who like free games. The video starts with fighting PaddyBell and her sisters BadPaddy and PaddyBee i...29.12.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
A WoP year in a review
Chrismas is over and the new year 2012 still lies ahead of us. 2011 was a WoP year with ups and downs and lots of releases. WoP 1.5 was released on December 28th 2010 followed by the 1.5.1 hotfix at January 24th and the 1.5.1.1 hotfix at June 29th. D...17.12.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP 1.6 unleashed
World of Padman 1.6. patch is released and available for download as an unified zip file containing binaries for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems. A dmg for Mac OS X and an installer for Windows will be provided soon. The new version sol...11.12.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP is the top 101 indie game of the year 2011!
Hey guys, it looks like we didn't make it in the top 100 nominees for IndieDB's Indie Game of the Year Awards for 2011. The competition is big these days and today INtense!, the founder of ModDB, told us that we are ranked on place 101 and only one v...07.12.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Fly with us in oregano4's Airplane
Some people out of the community know a guy called oregano4 from the WoP Editing Forum. Back in early 2010 he presented some very first screen shots of his map project called "plane". We were really impressed by the high quality of the work and asked...01.12.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
The sisters of PaddyBell
Did you know that PaddyBell has sisters? Here are some very first screen shots of PaddyBell and PaddyBee, two new and alternative skins for the PaddyBell character model.Like the name BadPaddy suggests she is kind of a bad twin of PaddyBell. Definite...30.11.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Indie of the Year awards 2011 started
IndieDB.com kicks off the 2nd annual Indie of the Year awards on December 1st. Within the upcoming 10 days of phase 1 you can nominate us as a top 100 indie game. We'll compete against more than 1500 released indie games this year. From December 10th...21.11.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP Open Beta Weekend
We are having a World of Padman open beta weekend from Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th of November. To prepare the next official version of World of Padman, which should be released very soon, we want to share with you the last changes coming up with Wo...12.11.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP Desura statistics
Since we smashed the number of a thousand World of Padman installs via Desura short time ago, we thought you might have a look at some statistics and how it is presented to game developers. We don't know if a thousand single installs is a high or low...10.11.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Cartoon contest without Padman
The Cartoon Contest hosted by ANIMAX Germany moved to the next stage. It's a pity but ENTE's Padman didn't make it into the top 10 voting to win a guest part in the TV series The Little Record Shop. Maybe it is for the good of all because as far as w...10.11.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Goodbye Pappy-R
Some of you maybe noticed that Pappy-R leaves Planet Quake and steps back from writing news and articles on other sites like Planet Wolfenstein and Planet Doom too. Planet Quake is famous for being one of the first sites on the web posting news about...11.10.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP CTL evening on Hectics PCS
We'd like you to mark Sunday, October 23, 8:00pm GMT in your calendar, since the PadCommunity decided to play Capture the Lolly on Hectics Public Custom Server. The event is organized by Hectic and the goal is to play CTL all evening, but with a few...24.09.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
Vote for Padman
From 21st of September to 21st of December ANIMAX Germany hosts a Cartoon Contest. Artists can send in a picture of their own cartoon character creation. The best character wins a guest part in the TV series The Little Record Shop. ENTE send in Padma...20.09.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
In the Spotlight #1
Today in the spotlight we present a small but nice video which we recently spotted on the OS-Community YouTube channel. It's about creating a World of Padman video and the difficulties coming along with it. We had a great time watching it. Enjoy.If ...18.09.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP download guide
Some people got confused by the different versions we released in the past. This guide helps you pick the correct files for operating system.If you want to use another mirror than linked in this posting (exp.de), check the download box on the left si...31.08.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
TrashMap CTL - Sneak a peak
The following screen shots show some first impressions of Kai's TrashMap, adapted for the game mode Capture the Lolly. This map is huge and provides a diverse playground up to two dozen of players, filled up with all kind of weapons and items. Also e...29.07.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
WoP 1.5.1.1 hotfix released for Linux
We are sorry to bug you with another file to download, but this update fixes an essential WoP security issue on Linux systems. Due to an serious vulnerability in ioquake3 that would allow a malicious server operator to execute arbitrary code on Linux...28.07.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
The new web site
Welcome to our new World of Padman web site. Due to a server change we took the change to switch our web site to the new layout. The layout was designed by ENTE and Smiley shows himself responsible on the functional properties. We think he can be ver...17.07.2011
posted by Kai-Li
posted by Kai-Li
World of Padman 1.5.4 beta released
World of Padman 1.5.4 beta is released for open beta-testing. WoP 1.5.4 beta? And what's the matter with 1.5.3 beta, some of you might think. You need to know that we released 1.5.3 beta a couple of days ago but due to a major bug in bots path findin...23.06.2011
posted by The Brain
posted by The Brain
How to draw PADMAN
ENTE just released a video on how to draw our beloved PADMAN character in a quick&dirty way.This might come in handy for your own PADMAN sketches, e.g. for levelshots and such ...07.06.2011
posted by The Brain
Info
posted by The Brain
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The forum is moving
As you most likely noticed, the forum is currently unavailable. This is due to PadWorld moving to a new server.Both gaming servers are already running on the new hardware, forum and website are getting transferred afterwards. This will presumably tak...14.05.2011
posted by ENTE
Movie
posted by ENTE
Movie
The canceled singleplayer
As many of you know, we originally planned a singleplayer mode for WoP, but unfortunately for a lack of strength and motivation that mode won't be completed.The singleplayer concept just kept growing in size and at the end it was just too complex to ...03.04.2011
posted by Kai-Li
Member
posted by Kai-Li
Member
ENTE`s April fool
Some of you maybe found out that ENTE's video released on April 1st was nothing but an April fool's trick. In the video (German only) ENTE is unboxing World of Padman game he recently ordered at Amazon. Beside his ambitions in game design ENTE is a p...01.04.2011
posted by Kai-Li
UpDate
posted by Kai-Li
UpDate
World of Padman 1.5.2 beta released
Four years ago on April 1st, Padworld Entertainment released the World of Padman standalone game, a free and colourful first person fun shooter for the whole family. Since that time we added a lot of new stuff to the game, released a couple of patche...24.01.2011
posted by Kai-Li
UpDate
posted by Kai-Li
UpDate
WoP Mac attack and other updates
World of Padman 1.5.1 for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X is released. After the WoP 1.5 release around Christmas last year, we faced an annoying bug which caused servers to crash if they got a status query during a map change. Also, some users reported ...23.01.2011
posted by Pixelmännchen
Maps
posted by Pixelmännchen
Maps
3aTmes Deadsimple
If it's getting darker in the Padworld, then it's probably just because of 3aTme's new map "Deadsimple". The map shows you that WoP isn't only for colourful, bright maps. With just enough lightning and HQ-textures, the map can still look good. It isn...28.12.2010
posted by ENTE
UpDate
posted by ENTE
UpDate
WoP 1.5 ready for downloading!
You had to wait a long time, far too long already. But now the time has come, WoP, in version 1.5, is available for download - for Windows and Linux. The Mac-users have to wait a little bit longer unfortunately, but, rest assured, we haven't forgotte...15.12.2010
posted by Harmonieman
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posted by Harmonieman
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WoP at a school tournament
Due to the USK rating for WoP (in Germany the game is rated for children 12 years and up) we were selected for a school championship tournament. We are the first ego-shooter that is ever played in this tournament and we are very pleased that we made ...11.12.2010
posted by Kai-Li
Member
posted by Kai-Li
Member
PencilWhipped joined the lines
A couple of days ago we got an email from a guy called PencilWhipped from the USA. He describes himself as "an accomplished life-size sculptor, a Zbrush artist, a mechanical part drafter for farming equipment, a physical simulations creator, and, yes...08.12.2010
posted by ENTE
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posted by ENTE
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WoP rated 12+ by German ratings board USK
This might not be of real concern outside of Germany, but you might know that shooters traditionally have a tough standing in this country. Often decried as "killer games" by politicians, the debate on shooters tends to focus on the violent aspects o...02.12.2010
posted by Kai-Li
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posted by Kai-Li
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Indie of the Year 2010 Awards Top 100 - We made it!
IndieDB announced the top 100 players choice indie games of the Year 2010 yesterday. After a very exciting phase 1 with tons of content posted over there at IndieDB, the organisation decided to expand the top 50 indie games to a list of 100. Because ...29.11.2010
posted by Kai-Li
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posted by Kai-Li
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Box art parodies
A couple of weeks ago we presented some very first screen shots of ENTE's PadShop map. This map was made originally for PC Gamer back in the Quake 3 Arena days and found it's way to World of Padman when it was still a mod. After announcing it for the...20.11.2010
posted by Kai-Li
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posted by Kai-Li
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WoP Comic Shots workshop in Dresden
World of Padman got some multimedia attention last weekend at the 12th annual German media awards MB21 - Mediale Bildwelten in Dresden. MB21 is the most important multimedia competition for children and young people up to the age of 21 in Germany. Th...19.10.2010
posted by ENTE
Maps
posted by ENTE
Maps
PadShop is back!
Many of you remember the good old PadShop from Quake 3 and the mod days of WoP. Unfortunately the map didn't make into the standalone game, although ENTE always wanted to include it. Its many gimmicks and details made it a very popular map back in th...03.10.2010
posted by ENTE
Models
posted by ENTE
Models