The Battle for Wesnoth Forums

I used to really like Roguelikes because of the resource management aspect. You don't always get enough resources to succeed, but you usually do. However, the method to success depends on what you find. However, lately I can't be bothered to pick up any new RLs because the community (players and dev...

Are there any wargames that have a cost to move out of a terrain existing? I can't think of any, but I don't play that many, either.

First of all, WINR. Second, I don't think Walking Corpses claw at their enemies with their fingernails. They batter them with their fists, or maybe just flailing their arms around. If they used their fingernails, they wouldn't do enough damage to register on the HP scale.

The fencer is already very useful against the drakes. He has some cold resistance, which helps a little against the augur's magical attack, his blade attack takes advantage of their blade weakness, and skirmish lets him trap speedy drake units that would otherwise escape. It's also a valuable unit a...

Units are not balanced against units. Factions are balanced against factions.

Chaotic in Wesnoth just means "fights better at night than during the day." And lawful is the opposite. Players are human, and therefore will sympathize with the most human-like factions, in general, so it's easiest to write with the protagonist a member of the Loyalists or Rebels or even Outlaws, a...

Maybe the world of Wesnoth is shaped like a banana

Actually, no. When I view the chatlog it's usually because I wasn't paying attention to a long conversation during the game and want to read the whole thing in order, from beginning to end.

Somewhat off-topic and rambling explanation of why this idea in particular, and many otherwise good ideas in general, get rejected, ahead: Impact on the GamePlay is necessary for every Idea that shall cause more than polish the Status quo.... I am not sure if People consider Wesnoth GamePlay as perf...

Foxholes that the unit(s) can hide in? A canyon that cannot be seen into except by units on the edges? The ruins of an old building/city/whathaveyou (HAPMA) that provides visual cover? There doesn't have to be a single explanation. All that is needed is the ability to designate a single hex as "Cann...

I don't like recruiting many thunderers or poachers against the Undead, but I prefer poachers slightly for dealing with ghosts because they're less of a coin toss, and because of some rounding magic. The poacher's 4-4 becomes 3-4 at day, but when the ghost's 50% pierce resist is factored in, the res...

MetalKing, your suggestion as I understand it would substantially complicate gameplay. Currently units are either visible to every unit that can see the hex they're on, or only visible to adjacent units if they have the appropriate special for the terrain they're on. Your suggestion would make unit ...

Using thieves to backstab them is indeed a good idea. They'll do decent damage, and are evasive enough that the ghost won't drain too much HP off of them. Weakening the target with a poacher first will help.

If you're playing against another player, consider leaving as forfeiture (not to be confused with disconnecting, however.) If you're playing a team game, usually a teammate/observer can take over for the player who left. If you're playing cooperative scenarios against the AI, try to play with people...

Hmm. Well, I haven't played an official campaign in years, so... Maybe I'll have to revisit some of them.