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There have been numerous important forum posts and wiki articles written by users and developers. We reference these pages a lot, and decided to put them together in a convenient list.
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I'm working on my own combat calculator in basic C++, I have something to assist in determining the averages of damage you get which will take into account many different things. Whilst I'm doing it, and while I am still relatively new to Wesnoth, I observe something about defence that trumps...
As of late I've been playing a lot with various seldom-used units and there are a few oddities I wish to point out, mostly at random.
-The basic, rider-less wolves are odd when comparing to the goblin-ridden variant...in that they're basically worse, in every way. The level 1 is pretty much the...
Need help. I once were able to finish this, not so now. (Hard difficulty, minimum = 250 gold, decent-ish recalls.) The ally is pretty useless and recruits only Gargoyles. Anyone?
Hello all. I've came back to playing some Wesnoth campaigns after a long hiatus, and since I really liked Dead Water, I thought I'd try it on Normal. I'm pretty terrible at the game, so anything apart from the easiest difficulty is asking a lot from me.
I have been trying to finish Northern Rebirth on nightmare, it isn't that hard until the orc fortress Eastern Flank scenario, maybe with exception of Infested Caves and Settling Disputes which took me some effort to figure out how to finish.
But that orc fortress... I just have no idea how to...
I'm having trouble using the horseman effectively in campaigns. He feels more like a win more unit than an actually effective combat unit. He costs 23 gold, about 1.5x a typical infantry unit. He has no ranged attack, and his only attack is the risky double damage attack. This means he effectively...
Hey everyone, a friend and I regularly play 1v1; he prefers Loyalists and I prefer Rebels. Until recently, he won every game, mainly because his spearmen could go toe-to-toe with my archers, and my main answer, the wose, just got nuked by mages.
Now however, I've been supplementing my army with a...
Here is my saved replay for the Northern Rebirth - Old Friend mission on Nightmare difficulty; I did save each of the turns and replay some of the turns multiple times in order to test different tactics. I also replayed the map two times prior to this saved replay.
I suppose it is kind of inappropriate for someone who's an academic to consider avoiding intelligent units, but hey - all is fair in war and, um, mainline campaign war.
So, I usually dislike getting units with the 'intelligent' trait. My feeling is that I'd like them better at each level rather...
Another article in my loose series on theoretical concepts in playing Wesnoth.
Delay and delaying actions, as used here, means using a smaller or inferior force to hinder or force an enemy force to slow down, preferably while still preserving the combat power of your own units. It is an...
Introduction
Anyone who at least sometimes plays on wesnoth server knows what isar is - a fast and popular 2vs2 map, in this guide I will explain what to do and what not to do on isar to play almost perfectly, if not perfectly. Since isar is a specific and simple map learning to play on it...
In this thread: I found that apparently there's a location guide to items in the campaign invasion from the unknown and after the storm, but I can't figure out how to access it. I assumed it would be in package contents (I'm on a mac) but I can't find it.
Wesnoth has a huge amount of units, but most of them fill a limited number of roles. The coupling between roles and units is rather loose, in that a single unit can often fill several different roles, and often at different times during a scenario as well; this is especially...
This is an attempt to bring in some pieces of a theoretical framework for discussing how to play and get better at Wesnoth, based on military theory. It's not so much a set of tactical or strategical advice, but an attempt to place such advice in context. It divides the decisions one makes while...
Hello! I'm brand new to Wesnoth. I just started playing the game about a week or 2 ago. And, I joined the forums today.
I'm requesting that some wesnoth veteran/developer/etc. creates an updated faction guide for 1.12.5, and later versions?
So far, I 'main' the Knalgan Alliance (not hodor), and I...
I've been doing some thinking on various theoretical concepts for playing Wesnoth, and here is one: repulsion.
Repulsion is a tactical and emergent ability of units, and sometimes formations, describing how they can dominate their surroundings and the behaviour of the opponent. Repulsion can be...
I'm playing this game for almost a month, so fairly new, I couldn't find details on how to calculate when a unit can kill another, can someone please explain it to me to pointing where I can find more info about this topic?
My understanding is when a unit is low in HP, it's about to die, but...
Hi there. I am playing 1 on 1 matches from time to time (playing Wesnoth casually for 3-4 years) and having a question: which faction is best for defensive/passive style of play? By defensive I mean: wait till enemy crushes on your mighty wall, gain bunch of level 2 units and then steamroll the...
Hello, and today i want to discuss a simple strategy that I love to use. It is very simple, and maybe a lot of you know this. This guide is mainly for the people in the Beginner level.
GUIDE :eng:
Lets say you are in this situation. You have little forces compared to the enemy. Line up your...
The Khalifate first and foremost has two major unique factors: almost all of its units have high performance on sand while faring poorly on forests, and several of its key units are of the exclusive Liminal alignment, meaning they are at their strongest during dawn and dusk....
I was elves with druid as leader vs ud. when final battle started I wanted to fill a spot with my leader to reincorce my line and slow a skull. But that move was offering my oponent a ctk on my leader. I started to do quick mental maths ( he firts must...
As many already know, there are always extra challenges to beat in campaigns. Most commonly limiting the units you may recruit, but there are others, too. So, why not list all notable ones here?
Note: usually all the challenges are assumed and intended to be done on the hardest difficulty level....
I recently got this game and I've found that I play rather aggressive. What are some factions that fit this playstyle? I've been playing Loyalists and sometimes Drakes. Is there any other faction I should try? Thanks.
I would like to share my observations about this matchup.
I am not a ladder player, but I frequently play ladder players and can regularly win against people in the 1.8k elo bracket. I suppose that means that I am neither a terrible nor a very good player.
This project aims to be a complete guide to play of the Wesnoth campaign Heir to the Throne on Medium difficulty.
My goals: to make this a rich and accessible resource for Medium players. I will include tactics and strategies, snapshots of battles in action, and general commentary on the game....
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