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Here are a few notes on how to run multiple instances of Whorld on the same screen, also known as “two-player mode” – I can’t give the exact step-by-step, but this should be a good starting point for people who want to experiment on their own:

The technique is built around FFRend, Chris Korda’s free, open-source software for rendering FreeFrame effects, and the UltraWhorld plugin. Start on the FFRend download page:

Download the “FFRend application” and “Chris Korda’s FreeFrame Plugins” from this page.

Now we need to get UltraWhorld from the Whorld site:
Download the UltraWhorld FreeFrame plugin.

Unpack and install FFRend.

Unpack ultrawhorld-1.1.00-bin.zip into a folder called “WhorldFF”, and place this folder inside your “My Documents” directory. This will enable UltraWhorld to automatically find your patches.

Unpack ckffplugs-1.0.07-bin.zip. Move all of the .dll files into the WhorldFF directory. We will be using “BoolMix.dll”.

Run FFRend. On the left side of the screen, you will see four empty slots for plugins. Right-click the top one, select “load”, and find the “UltraWhorld.dll” plugin. Load “UltraWhorld.dll” into the top slot.

Load a second instance of “UltraWhorld.dll” into the second slot.

Load “BoolMix.dll” into the third slot. In the dropdown next to “BoolMix A” select the first instance of UltraWhorld. You should now see the two UltraWhorld objects in the preview window.

You can change parameters for any loaded plugin by clicking on it, then adjusting the sliders to the right. Try playing with the “patch” sliders in UltraWhorld, and the blend modes in BoolMix.

Every loaded plugin in FFRend is MIDI controllable, using the MIDI section on the bottom of the screen. For multi-player WiiWhorld, you need to map the desired parameters for each instance of UltraWhorld to MIDI data coming from GlovePIE. This involves pairing multiple Wiimotes to your computer, then addressing them in GlovePIE as Wiimote1, Wiimote2, etc. I recommend using separate MIDI channels for each instance of UltraWhorld, to reduce confusion.

Unlike regular Whorld, the MIDI settings for UltraWhorld are not pre-filled, so you have to do some configuration. Also, don’t forget to configure FFRend to receive MIDI on the same port that GlovePIE is sending to. Once that’s all done, you should be off and running.

Now, wasn’t that simple?