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Licensing of original content

Last post by thomassbecker « Today, 1:55 am
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by giantspider52 » February 23rd, 2022, 12:14 am » in Users’ Forum

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I have a few addon personal projects that I've been playing with, and I've been thinking of publishing them to the addon server. The addons are entirely my own work or derivative of official Wesnoth content published under the GNU GPL. I have read the community policy for publishing UMC onto the...

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This is a really useful clarification, especially for creators who want to contribute while keeping some original work commercially usable.
I think the key distinction is between content derived from Wesnoth and genuinely original characters, art, and ideas.
The point about GPL-licensed work still...

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An Orcish Incursion, Revised [Mainline Campaign]

Last post by Dalas120 « Today, 1:55 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Dalas120 » June 18th, 2026, 5:16 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Six and a half years after being de-mainlined, a classic campaign returns...

Orcs once again trouble the Great Continent, and this time they don't need Lich-Lord Jevyan to order them around. Marshal the elves of Wesmere and lead them to victory during their first encounter against this alien new...

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Konrad2 wrote: August 9th, 2026, 12:40 pm Also, is this balanced for the 'new' AI behavior? The AI not pushing at day time (or when they have less numbers than me) is making things a lot harder that it used to. Especially in S3, I want to wait fro the trolls to leave the cave to take them down and...
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Wesnoth Strategy Guide for competitive 1v1 on the Ladder of Wesnoth

Last post by thomassbecker « Today, 1:50 am
Posted in Strategies & Tips
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by Cackfiend » April 24th, 2021, 6:06 pm » in Strategies & Tips
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Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uPTeu1H ... t=download

View in-browser Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uPTeu1 ... sp=sharing

I am excited to announce the release of my Wesnoth Strategy Guide! I first started working on this 8 or 9 years ago and have spent most of my free...

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This looks like a really useful guide for anyone getting into competitive 1v1.
The fact that it covers both fundamental and advanced tactics makes it especially valuable.
I also like that the screenshots help explain situations that can be difficult to understand from text alone.
93 pages is a lot,...
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Last post by thomassbecker
Today, 1:50 am
Reign of the Great Chief

Last post by redbeard2 « Today, 12:52 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by redbeard2 » December 21st, 2023, 4:06 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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I'm new to the forums, but have played Wesnoth for a few years, and decided to take a crack at making my own campaign. I am entirely self-taught on coding via Wesnoth, so I'm not doing any fancy coding, but have tried to adapt code from mostly mainline campaigns and The Final Exam to create my...

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Ships now integrated into the campaign, they appear largely in the final scenario but appear in other areas. Last couple scenarios have had some modifications, a few other changes here and there.

Let me know of any issues, sound files were causing some real problems but I adjusted them and they...
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Wesnoth 1.19.26

Last post by Pentarctagon « Yesterday, 11:14 pm
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by Pentarctagon » Yesterday, 11:14 pm » in News

The newest release of the new development series, Wesnoth 1.19.26, is now available. Check the forum thread for a list of the most notable changes in this version, as well as the more technical full changelog for enthusiasts and content creators.

The source code and Windows and macOS packages are...

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Yesterday, 11:14 pm
Wesnoth 1.19.26

Last post by Pentarctagon « Yesterday, 11:13 pm
Posted in Release Announcements, Compiling & Installation

by Pentarctagon » Yesterday, 11:13 pm » in Release Announcements, Compiling & Installation
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This new release in the 1.19.x development series sees various changes and improvements in various areas.

As this is a development version, we would like to remind everyone how the testing and feedback process works for these:

If you download Wesnoth stand-alone, make sure to keep...
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Scenario Review: THoT 3 - Strange Allies

Last post by fbfree « Yesterday, 9:42 pm
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by Content Feedback » March 10th, 2008, 10:27 pm » in The Hammer of Thursagan
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Below is a small 'survey'. It'd be greatly appreciated if people who have played the third scenario of The Hammer of Thursagan would fill it out.

(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
(3) How clear did you find the scenario...

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(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?
Lord (Challenging) version 1.16.9

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10
Variable, depending on the enemies' recruitment. 3 to 7 out of 10.

(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Very clear.

(4) How clear and...
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Yesterday, 9:42 pm
Scenario Review: THoT 1 - At the East Gate

Last post by fbfree « Yesterday, 9:17 pm
Posted in The Hammer of Thursagan
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by Content Feedback » March 10th, 2008, 10:19 pm » in The Hammer of Thursagan
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This is the scenario The Hammer of Thursagan campaign begins with. If you've recently played this scenario, please tell us your thoughts about it.

(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
(3) How clear did you find the...

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(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?
Lord (Challenging) version 1.16.9

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
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(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Clear.

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the...
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Yesterday, 9:17 pm
Ageless Era - Current Version: 4.41

Last post by IPS « Yesterday, 6:49 pm
Posted in Faction & Era Development
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by mnewton1 » April 29th, 2009, 8:47 pm » in Faction & Era Development
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Ageless Era is a compilation of the most popular eras and factions on the add-on server. It is more than an era pack than an era.
The current version of the era is in thread title. It is currently being worked for version 1.18 of Wesnoth.
The most important thing for anybody to know about Ageless...

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ChaosRider wrote: August 10th, 2026, 9:26 pm
IPS wrote: August 10th, 2026, 5:30 pm
ChaosRider wrote: August 9th, 2026, 6:48 pm
Ravana wrote: August 9th, 2026, 4:44 pm Please tell exact terrain code of that terrain. It is enabled for terrain=*^Uf,*^Ufi. You can see terrain codes with...
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Last post by IPS
Yesterday, 6:49 pm
The Rootless

Last post by Anekron « Yesterday, 6:34 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Anekron » October 28th, 2023, 9:57 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Lich-Lord Jevyan is defeated, and the orcs are left in disarray. With the magical gates from the far East sealed, the warlords resort to their traditional ways—seeking to overcome adversity with blood and razor-sharp steel. Amid this chaos, a cunning assassin named Arshag embarks on a quest t...

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Hi, thank you very much for your comment! I really appreciate you reaching out and I apologise that it took me a while to notice it. I'll definitely look into the dwarf leader kill not giving XP. I distinctly remember patching the Yeti to give experience when killed last, but it's very possible...
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Last post by Anekron
Yesterday, 6:34 pm
AI in add-ons

Last post by Celtic_Minstrel « Yesterday, 5:56 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by Lord-High-Crabbe » May 3rd, 2026, 10:58 pm » in WML Workshop

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Hello,

Recently I have been very interested in coding an add-on for Wesnoth. I am quite new to coding still and was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the subject of AI involvement in the creation of add-ons. Is AI completely banned in any way from helping with code or are you allowed to...

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Mabuse wrote: Yesterday, 5:12 pm but it would be 100% ridiculous to forbid AI to help with coding
There's nothing ridiculous about it. Considering that the source code repository is accepting AI-aided pull requests, though, I doubt the add-on server would forbid it. But that only applies to using...

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Last post by Celtic_Minstrel
Yesterday, 5:56 pm
SXRPG Version 7.7.2 -- 1.18 Server

Last post by Skyend « Yesterday, 5:54 pm
Posted in Multiplayer Development
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by Mabuse » September 1st, 2021, 6:10 am » in Multiplayer Development
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SXRPG now on 1.18. server

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CHECKSUM Errors using Replays from older 7.X.X Version can be savely igored as units stats didnt change
but some Units get new Spell-Abilities, which may change Unit Checksums.

(HOW TO PLAY SXRPG in SECOND POST of this Thread)

(TIPS AND STRATEGIES SXRPG in...

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Yeah also in, the existing maps, this will also increase the difficulty slightly. Drakes, Humam Fire Elemental (maybe), woses. Not all, but some.
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Last post by Skyend
Yesterday, 5:54 pm
Soulless custom advancement not working 1.19

Last post by WarDead0 « Yesterday, 8:39 am
Posted in Technical Support
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by WarDead0 » August 6th, 2026, 11:02 pm » in Technical Support

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System: Windows 10 Wesnoth 1.19.25 en-AU (system default)
Providing a modified advancement type for Soulless does not work (just gives default +3hp advancement). I have included a test project to demonstrate this. This advancement is used by the popular addon LotI. Other custom advancement lines...

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I have made a bug report on github for this now...
https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/issues/11478

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Yesterday, 8:39 am
The Garardine Ascendancy (SP campaign for BfW 1.14)

Last post by Argesilao2 « Yesterday, 7:04 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Argesilao » December 21st, 2018, 9:43 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Hi everyone!

This is the reference topic for the single player campaign: The Garardine Ascendancy

It's a long and complicated campaign with 23 playable scenarios and 5 dialogue scenarios, for a total of 28 scenarios, and it's complete.

It was made in windows but should also work in unix; need...

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Hi!
I'm happy that you enjoyed this campaign; I was planning to revise the campaign for BfW version 1.20, and your feedback will be very very useful to me.

Tengriu wrote: August 10th, 2026, 6:18 pm Thoughts about some of the scenarios:
(Ford of Abez) What is the point of making all the Betlinda...
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Yesterday, 7:04 am
Strange Legacy - 1.16 RPG World (Markets Upgrade)

Last post by glory_raven « Yesterday, 2:33 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Heindal » November 4th, 2011, 8:35 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Strange Legacy

What: Fantasy Trading Sim, RPG
Wesnoth Versions: 1.10.7; 11.13, 12.4, 13.4, 14, 16+
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The orcish invasion came so quickly and the human kingdom was so unprepared, that half of the northland fell into the hands of the orcs within one year. The winter had stopped their approach,...

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Thank you for explaining.
Also for that I hear about the Nobody career but there is a trick to starting with nothing ha ha! It only works if we sell something from House in the City. I tried Thief career before but yeah, no op thief skills to make a beginner rich or strong.
Now just exploring to...
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Last post by glory_raven
Yesterday, 2:33 am
Legend of Wesmere (1.20) - New Mainline Candidate!

Last post by juhhyv « August 10th, 2026, 7:24 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Mechanical » January 7th, 2026, 2:37 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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This is a feedback thread for a new version of the Legend of Wesmere campaign, which was made by me and dwarftough for 1.20 release.

You can get the campaign from 1.19 add-ons server.

Key features:
— The storyline has been improved: the campaign is now more closely tied to the game's lore, and...

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Hi!

I have played this campaign two times now and here is some my opinions for it.

First, I think that this campaign is much better than current mainline version.

I think that scenario 3 Ka'lian under attack is scenario where having two playable sides makes sense. There are two separate armies...
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Last post by juhhyv
August 10th, 2026, 7:24 am
Dunefolk Rework - Base Units

Last post by beetlenaut « August 10th, 2026, 1:49 am
Posted in Art Contributions
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by ghype » November 19th, 2018, 11:39 pm » in Art Contributions
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Here I will present and keep track of the process of developing and finishing the sprites for Dunefolk. I will only note what is left to do and actively update it so every one can see how much is left to do.

__Display DF #2019_3.png

Burner Lv1 Male - 5A
- adjust hair colour to female hair...

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doofus-01 wrote: August 10th, 2026, 1:43 amThe Blue TC doesn't look so great, maybe it the Magenta TC should adjusted, or maybe the Blue color table should be adjusted.
The Blue TC is darker and less saturated than the red, so adjusting the table is probably the right approach. The blue ellipses...
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Last post by beetlenaut
August 10th, 2026, 1:49 am
Father and Sons – A 13-Scenario Ogre Campaign

Last post by mcanliman « August 9th, 2026, 11:08 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by mcanliman » July 21st, 2026, 8:11 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Father and Sons is a completed, story-driven ogre campaign for Battle for Wesnoth 1.18.

The campaign follows Afatsum, the son of Chieftain Ghoruk, in the Heartfangs during 536 YW. What begins as a simple hunt caused by hunger gradually turns into a struggle involving family, old debts, magic,...

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doofus-01 wrote: August 9th, 2026, 2:30 am
mcanliman wrote: August 8th, 2026, 9:36 pm Honestly, I thought it was a bit nonsense that AI images aren’t allowed in a simple add-on that people only download if they want to. In my humble opinion, we shouldn’t force anyone to use it, but we also...
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August 9th, 2026, 11:08 pm
Dusk of Dawn - Campaign

Last post by GreenScarab « August 9th, 2026, 6:03 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by GreenScarab » October 20th, 2024, 12:35 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Deep underground in the Heart Mountains, a new tribe of trolls is born. Help the trolls grow and fulfill Ougl Firstborn biggest dream.

These are the notes collected from the Book of Crelanu, also known as the Book of Omniscience.

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- 3 BATTLE scenarios and 2 STORY only

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Hi Numero,

Numero wrote: August 7th, 2026, 11:39 am Played on wesnoth version 1.19.25 difficulty normal.

I liked it very much, I think some more early signposting of what your/Ougi's ultimate goal/want is would be helpful for more immersion.

I had an error and a black screen with 'Defeat' in 'A...
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August 9th, 2026, 6:03 pm
How much damage is reduced by absorb?

Last post by Resistor « August 9th, 2026, 5:54 pm
Posted in Users’ Forum
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by Resistor » August 9th, 2026, 12:26 am » in Users’ Forum

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Anyone know how much damage is reduced by the absorb weapon special? I haven't been able to find the answer in-game or in the wiki.

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Interesting. Thanks!

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Last post by Resistor
August 9th, 2026, 5:54 pm
Saurian sprites

Last post by Refumee « August 9th, 2026, 6:19 am
Posted in Art Workshop
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by Talentless » June 10th, 2015, 7:06 am » in Art Workshop
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TL;DR: Most of the units I finished ended up in the mainline as of 1.18. If you want to use the new Saurian units in 1.16, download the "Saurian Pack" addon.

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As you might guess, saurians are my favorite race in Wesnoth by far. I'm surprised that there are no additional...

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There are actually two proper version for the hat guy.

summoner.png

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Last post by Refumee
August 9th, 2026, 6:19 am
Journey of a Frost Mage

Last post by bssarkar « August 9th, 2026, 4:42 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by bssarkar » July 5th, 2023, 3:55 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Hello, I was working on a new campaign and would need some feedback. I am very new to campaign development and would like to know if I'm going in the right direction.
Story :
Based on the adventures of a Water and Ice based mage (the titular Frost Mage).
(I'm quite interested in different elemental...

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yellowsubmarine wrote: August 8th, 2026, 7:59 pm In Scenario "The Academy", I cannot complete it.

- Vobthynaent says: "A test guardian emerges. Defeat it to claim the key.¨
- Victory condition changes to "Defeat the Fire Guardian"
- After eliminating the Fire Guardian, no key appears and the...
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Last post by bssarkar
August 9th, 2026, 4:42 am
New art commission : Dunefolk

Last post by doofus-01 « August 9th, 2026, 2:15 am
Posted in Art Contributions
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by LordBob » April 11th, 2025, 3:05 pm » in Art Contributions
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Hi folks ! Has it been 4 years ? After another extended leave, a new LordBob has been summoned.

Sometime last year, the team contacted me to ask if I would be willing to create commissionned artwork for the Dunefolk faction. We agreed on terms quickly enough, but I needed a while to clear my pile...

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LordBob wrote: August 7th, 2026, 2:24 pm I've fixed the captain's upper body, he should be fine now, time to move on.
Understood that the critique phase is over, but depending on how you crop the final image, would you consider adding a lighter outline or some lighter streaks to the lower edge of...
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Last post by doofus-01
August 9th, 2026, 2:15 am
Oath of Allegiance [SP Desert People Campaign for 1.18.3]

Last post by tr0ll « August 8th, 2026, 11:23 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Kwandulin » January 1st, 2015, 10:11 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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"Accompany Ilriel, an elvish druid of the Southwoods of Wesnoth, and take part in an unforeseen and unmeant adventure that leads to lands far away."
(Intermediate difficulty, 21 scenarios, 3 of them dialogue-only)

Oath of Allegiance aims to be a rpg-esque campaign featuring two mai...

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Thanks so much for your work!
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Last post by tr0ll
August 8th, 2026, 11:23 pm
The South Guard, Re-Revised - New Mainline Candidate

Last post by DeadScout « August 8th, 2026, 1:31 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Dalas120 » August 17th, 2024, 12:16 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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The South Guard, Re-Revised - New Mainline Candidate

I'm pleased to release a new revision of TSG, building on Yumi's earlier work and aimed at mainline for the 1.20 release. This is intended as a tutorial campaign, replacing the existing tutorial.

⁃ (Partial) Story Reversions! The campaign...

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good rewrite, thanks for the huge effort it took you to remake this "new" campaign
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Last post by DeadScout
August 8th, 2026, 1:31 am
Wesnoth Tournaments and Ranked site

Last post by clmates « August 7th, 2026, 2:19 pm
Posted in Users’ Forum
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by clmates » March 7th, 2026, 4:27 pm » in Users’ Forum

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Dear all

Today we have launched the Wesnoth Torunaments and Ranked sites

production site: https://tournament.wesnoth.org
test site: https://tournament-test.wesnoth.org

This is a migration of Wesnoth Tournament Manager site at wesnoth.playranked.org that is now disabled

Major changes

No need to...

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Hi

I think this was for another thread, do not?

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Last post by clmates
August 7th, 2026, 2:19 pm
Duncan's Sprite Gallery

Last post by Resistor « August 7th, 2026, 2:55 am
Posted in Art Workshop
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by DuncanDill » May 4th, 2024, 5:33 am » in Art Workshop
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Some of my art... (some stuff might be broken)

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If you want to remake Vigilante, I suggest looking at "ox guard" (or "ochs guard") in historical swordsmanship. It looks similar to the stance you seem to be going for.
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Last post by Resistor
August 7th, 2026, 2:55 am
How probable is extreme (un)luck? A mathematical study

Last post by mgwest « August 6th, 2026, 9:08 pm
Posted in Strategies & Tips
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by dwarftough » September 27th, 2025, 12:59 am » in Strategies & Tips

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After a game you often see chatlines like "I was soo unlucky, -20% inflicted" or "he was too lucky, +10% over the whole game" and so on, and so on. Luck in Wesnoth is a never-ending source of emotional comments. And at some point, the question arose in my head: How much luck/unluck is really too...

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dwarftough's ±200/√n is a large-n result — it leans on the normal approximation, which is the right tool for a whole game's worth of strikes. It's worth spelling out what it implies for the point you made to Tonepoet, though: that a critical moment is short and therefore wide. At small n the...

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Last post by mgwest
August 6th, 2026, 9:08 pm
Era of Magic (EoMa) 4.9 - now on Ko-fi!

Last post by IPS « August 5th, 2026, 8:31 pm
Posted in Faction & Era Development
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by inferno8 » February 23rd, 2008, 8:44 am » in Faction & Era Development
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Greetings! My name is Inferno8, and I'm thrilled to introduce you to my add-on - Era of Magic (EoMa). Since 2007, I've been working tirelessly to create an immersive and visually stunning addition to Battle for Wesnoth. With over 8 playable factions boasting more than 290 fully animated units, EoMa...

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ForestDragon wrote: July 10th, 2026, 11:11 am @IPS Hello. I wasn't currently proposing giving fearless to lvl4 Divine Executor, just Temple Guard to make him more distinct from other saurians and to have fearless matter more there.

with your 20% fire/cold and 40% arcane idea, I assume you are...
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Last post by IPS
August 5th, 2026, 8:31 pm
Teleporting the AI...

Last post by Ravana « August 5th, 2026, 5:23 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by kurt751 » August 4th, 2026, 2:43 pm » in WML Workshop
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I have noticed the standard [teleport] doesn't work for the AI: They can land right on a teleporter tile and nothing happens.
But an even bigger problem is they don't know how to use them (that they have to step on them to go somewhere), even if those teleporters worked...

Now it happens I have a...

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[random_placement] accepts [command], and sentence is about that same. Container means variable which consists of wml tag, so with variable=container you can use container.x.

Mainline campaigns have examples for many situations.
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August 5th, 2026, 5:23 pm

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