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Strange Legacy - 1.16 RPG World (Markets Upgrade)

Last post by grumpygump « 24 minutes ago
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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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Otherwise I would need to check single locations and this appeared tiresome to code
I have no idea how to mod in wesnoth, but this seems like a case of basic error checking?

if (tile != road) { Quest code to build road } else { fail code }

You'd ideally have code like that anyway in......
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[illuminates] ability question

Last post by kurt751 « Today, 3:05 pm
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by kurt751 » July 15th, 2026, 12:27 pm » in WML Workshop
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I've got a strange issue with a cumulative [illuminates] ability: It doesn't accumulate in the dark...

Imagine a unit which illuminates (mage of light), standing besides another which has a special cumulative illumination*. When outside (daylight), lawful units affected by both indeed display the...

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Thanks, that clarifies indeed.

That been said, to get back to topic, there is something wonky in the calculations of the illumination, and I'd like to know what it is.
I'm experimenting with the simple "holy_aura" illumination as listed above (bonus 35, cumulative, capped at 50, no othe...
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I've lost all my hit points at Monte Carlo...

Last post by kurt751 « Today, 7:18 am
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by kurt751 » July 11th, 2026, 12:04 pm » in Users’ Forum
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After a long hiatus I'm playing some games again (1.16), and somehow the new "combat hit" random generator seems strange to me. Illogical. Level 1 enemies routinely bash my level 2 units, which only rarely seem to get a hit in. I don't remember this from the previous version I used (1.12). Note I'm...

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Mabuse wrote: Yesterday, 8:16 pm while you would be realisticaly never be able to sourround a guardman with 6 peasants in a real game, and most likely they would get cut down one after another
I don't disagree with your calculation, but for the record you do not need to surround somebody to get...
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Knights of the Silver Spire - Campaign for 1.16/1.18

Last post by WLFobe « Yesterday, 7:39 pm
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by hopelight » July 26th, 2022, 7:03 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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The story of the Knights of the Silver Spire and their battles against the evil Crimson Duke to keep the Northlands safe.

(Intermediate level, 9 scenarios, 3 endings).

This is a singleplayer campaign brought about by the unit description for the Merfolk Diviner and my wish for a smaller campaign...

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The campaign works as well as I remember, but the achievements have me puzzled.

There are 2 separate achievements for killing the Bloody Baron. And two more for killing the Crimson Duke. I killed both but only got one achievement for each. And there's an ending for killing the Duke, which I did....
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Scenario Review: SoF 9 - Caverns of Flame

Last post by Traumflug « Yesterday, 1:35 am
Posted in Sceptre of Fire
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by Content Feedback » March 11th, 2008, 11:28 pm » in Sceptre of Fire
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(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
(5) What were your major...

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(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?

Version 1.18.5, Biased RNG (experimental), difficulty Lord (Difficult)

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)

Without any hint in advance: 11

If one knows what to search for: 8 (probably)

If one has seen a replay and...
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SXRPG Version 7.2.0 -- 1.18 Server

Last post by Mabuse « July 17th, 2026, 8:41 pm
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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

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

(TIPS AND STRATEGIES SXRPG in THIRD POST of this Thread)

(REPLAYS and more Tips in FOURTH POST of this Thread)

SXRPG plays like an Adventure Game.
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SXRPG is a game for 1-5...

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so the next update is in the pipeline, actually there is some extensive testing going on.

so basically the framework is done and working. (some) enemy units will summon eg. fireballs or other ranged projectiles,which will then attack the player, will always hit, first strike, and be dismissed...
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July 17th, 2026, 8:41 pm
Create a campaign

Last post by kurt751 « July 17th, 2026, 5:05 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by chaos_chicken » June 29th, 2026, 1:27 pm » in WML Workshop

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Hello,
I'm trying to create a campaign. But despite numerous checks, the first scenario never loads. The campaign displays correctly with the others, and I haven't noticed any typos. Could someone please help me?

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Sorry if I state the obvious, but does your _main.cfg contain a first_scenario=MyScenario1 line?

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Last post by kurt751
July 17th, 2026, 5:05 pm
1.12 SP Campaign, Fate of a Princess (& Northern Forces)

Last post by Hjalte « July 17th, 2026, 1:17 pm
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by SkyOne » July 19th, 2009, 10:40 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Hello,

This is the thread of a collaborated single player campaign, Fate of a Princess.
The campaign is two-part with 26-29 scenarios depending on the path chosen. Some scenarios are dialogue-only.

The campaign description from the main file:
Part I: Baldres, a notorious robber baron, flees...

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The following add-on had errors and could not be loaded:
C:\Users\hjltl\Documents\My Games\Wesnoth1.19/data/add-ons/Fate_of_a_Princess/_main.cfg

Please report this to the author or maintainer of this add-on.

Details:

Macro/file 'SPECIAL_NOTES_ARCANE' is missing
at...
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Last post by Hjalte
July 17th, 2026, 1:17 pm
Mini Wesgame Released at itch.io -- browser-based tactics game

Last post by Yomar « July 17th, 2026, 12:46 pm
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by belre-yucho » July 10th, 2026, 4:19 pm » in Off-Topic

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Hi, I developed Mini Wesgame - a browser-based hex tactics game inspired by Battle for Wesnoth, playable right in your mobile browser!
I tested it locally at a Moto G05, a low-spec smartphone, and it runs smoothly.

https://belre-yucho.itch.io/mini-wesnoth

It's an unofficial, non-commercial fa...

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Well done.
Do you plan to add a downloadable version to the itch.io page ?

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Last post by Yomar
July 17th, 2026, 12:46 pm
Era of High Sorcery

Last post by secretspacepolice « July 17th, 2026, 8:10 am
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by Elvish_Pillager » August 18th, 2009, 5:37 am » in Multiplayer Development
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UPDATE:
I've created a website for Era of High Sorcery, and you can support the project on Patreon.
Original post is preserved below.

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(This is a new era that uses only units from mainline Wesnoth, so I think it goes here rather than in the Faction & Era forum.)

The Era of High Sorcery is an ...

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so uh, it's been over 5 years since the last EoHS update afaik- is EoHS dead?
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Last post by secretspacepolice
July 17th, 2026, 8:10 am
For Power (0.6.7.1)

Last post by gwen42 « July 17th, 2026, 3:05 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by James_The_Invisible » October 29th, 2012, 8:22 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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This is the feedback thread for For Power series. It is a multi part campaign. All chapters share the protagonist and some important characters. This is the tale of a young mage Clare and her path to power. It starts in the Northlands during The Age of Fear. Most of its scenarios take place in the...

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James_The_Invisible wrote: July 15th, 2026, 5:05 pm Hi, try this save file, Amiwen should appear as Elvish Enchantress with 78 experiences (this is what I had in my latest play through of that scenario, I just copied her stats from my save file). If there is anything wrong/weird with it, let me...
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Last post by gwen42
July 17th, 2026, 3:05 am
Battle music (2 pieces)

Last post by soundandfury « July 16th, 2026, 10:04 pm
Posted in Music & Sound Development
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by soundandfury » April 16th, 2011, 1:31 pm » in Music & Sound Development

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So I decided to write something more suited to a battle scene, and produced this:
A Call To Arms; a martial overture which quotes from the main-menu leitmotif and the 'village dance' theme from my Upon Green Hills. There's a slight issue in that a poor snare sample interacts badly with the reverb,...

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mctom wrote: July 16th, 2026, 12:41 pm Hi!
Well first of all, please use MuseSounds, they've got free sample packs for all of the instruments you've used, and it's integrated with MuseScore (at least >4.0)
Sadly, MuseSounds' playback engine is not open-source (which is why my distro, Debian, do...

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July 16th, 2026, 10:04 pm
1.18 "Add-on ID" structure questions

Last post by kurt751 « July 16th, 2026, 4:43 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by kurt751 » July 8th, 2026, 9:31 am » in WML Workshop
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I've made a couple campaigns (initially for 1.12, now ported to 1.16) and am considering switching to 1.18. But I'm not sure I understand the new add-on structure and its "ID".

Given all my campaigns happen in a specific non-Wesnoth universe with dozens of custom units, I definitely see the...

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gnombat wrote: July 15th, 2026, 4:20 pm In the list of changes between 1.12 and 1.13/1.14 it says:

Development Team wrote: November 18th, 2017, 5:34 pm Wesnoth doesn't allow special characters like ,?;:'" in unit type ids anymore.

I don't see "-" mentioned though.
Oh well, at some point it was removed, I found out the hard way, but it's okay. Stuff happens.
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July 16th, 2026, 4:43 pm
After the Storm 1.0.0 [Wesnoth 1.18.x & 1.19.22+]

Last post by Eric143 « July 16th, 2026, 11:42 am
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by Iris » November 5th, 2010, 11:00 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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This campaign is the immediate sequel to Invasion from the Unknown.

After the Emperor of Chaos was defeated, the free civilizations of the Great Continent hoped that his followers would abandon the
ongoing war. Meanwhile, Galas and his unlikely band of heroes head back to the northern lands t...

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I just finished playing IftU and AtS episode 1 on 1.18. Very nice changes! They really add to the story. I liked the fact that the heroes keep their AMLAs from IftU to AtS. The journal is a very good addition, too.

No bugs to report so far.
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Last post by Eric143
July 16th, 2026, 11:42 am
Real Ranged Attacks (Modification for 1.18.x)

Last post by secretspacepolice « July 16th, 2026, 10:30 am
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by ZombieKnight » August 15th, 2024, 6:25 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Real Ranged Attacks is a modification that has been created and maintained by me.

This modification introduces attacks over multiple hexes, replacing basic ranged attack.
!Without need for right-click menu.
Some functions are still in progress, or current engine doesn't support them.
(especially...

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I couldn't get it to work, at least on SXP with ageless era. AI can do it, but my units always move into melee range to attack.
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Last post by secretspacepolice
July 16th, 2026, 10:30 am
Scenario Review: SoF 8 - The Dragon

Last post by Traumflug « July 15th, 2026, 11:24 pm
Posted in Sceptre of Fire
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by Content Feedback » March 11th, 2008, 11:27 pm » in Sceptre of Fire
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(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
(5) What were your major...

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(1) What difficulty levels have you played the scenario on?

Version 1.18.5, Biased RNG (experimental), difficulty Lord (Difficult)

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)

9 - There isn't much room for error.

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

Very clear.

(4) How...
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Last post by Traumflug
July 15th, 2026, 11:24 pm
Fluffy Era

Last post by Heindal « July 15th, 2026, 5:25 pm
Posted in Faction & Era Development
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by Heindal » July 15th, 2026, 5:18 pm » in Faction & Era Development

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The English Version will follow in the next post. This is an era that is so far just exclusively available in the German Community Era.

"In den Tiefen des schwarzen Waldes lebten viele Tiere, aber auch unheimliche Kreaturen wie Geister, Nymphen, Alpträume und Feen. Sie alle kannten den alten...

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"In the depths of the Black Forest lived many animals, but also eerie creatures such as ghosts, nymphs, nightmares, and fairies. They all knew the old guardian and relied on his protection. The forest was sacred even to humans, and only a few dared to venture into it, as it was guarded by a...

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Last post by Heindal
July 15th, 2026, 5:25 pm
Wesnoth 1.19.24

Last post by mctom « July 15th, 2026, 5:25 pm
Posted in Release Announcements, Compiling & Installation
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by Pentarctagon » May 24th, 2026, 2:36 pm » in Release Announcements, Compiling & Installation
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Get on itch.io
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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revolting_peasant wrote: July 14th, 2026, 9:54 pm Yay, more music tracks! <3
I hope you'll like it!
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Last post by mctom
July 15th, 2026, 5:25 pm
Legends of Idaamub

Last post by Bifur « July 15th, 2026, 3:21 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by lhybrideur » July 9th, 2019, 2:00 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Hello,

this is the official feedback thread for this campaign I'm trying to write in my free time. I have currently a good idea of what will happen in it but it takes time making it in Wesnoth. It is the story of a simple farmer that will end saving the whole continent from an arch-demon. The...

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Thank you very much for resolving this so quickly.
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Last post by Bifur
July 15th, 2026, 3:21 pm
How to restrict a unit's possible movement tiles

Last post by Celtic_Minstrel « July 15th, 2026, 12:59 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by magnusalex » July 13th, 2026, 6:15 pm » in WML Workshop

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Hello

Is it possible to restrict a unit's possible movement coordinates so it can only move to a specific set of tiles, like (5,6) and (5,7)?

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Or an on-map [tunnel].

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Last post by Celtic_Minstrel
July 15th, 2026, 12:59 pm
Invasion from the Unknown 2.2.0 [Wesnoth 1.18.x & 1.19.22+]

Last post by Eric143 « July 15th, 2026, 8:15 am
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by Iris » December 1st, 2015, 12:07 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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Long after the Fall, the last forest elves on the Great Continent are forced to abandon their secluded home and forge an unprecedented alliance in hopes of retaliating against the great evil that has befallen Irdya. But even then, they will require more than one ancient power to aid them i...

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I recently decided to play a little Wesnoth game and found that IftU was on 1.18! It is one of my favorite add-on campaigns. Great work! And thank you so much for giving us such a masterpiece.

Too bad I missed the staff of Petrichor.

I don't know if I will be able to give Galas all of his AMLA:...
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Last post by Eric143
July 15th, 2026, 8:15 am
Journey of a Frost Mage

Last post by bssarkar « July 15th, 2026, 6:48 am
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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.
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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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Haejiyuu wrote: July 15th, 2026, 6:46 am Will i have to start the campaign from the beginning?
Not the campaign, just that particular scenario.
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July 15th, 2026, 6:48 am
Is there any thread where can players post their most epic game they have ever played

Last post by Sucausuld « July 15th, 2026, 3:31 am
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by Sucausuld » July 15th, 2026, 3:31 am » in Users’ Forum

Hi. Is there any thread where can players post their most epic game they have ever played (I mean mainly Afterlife/Isar..if their win/loss or just running of the game was somehow interesting/odd/record ? ).

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July 15th, 2026, 3:31 am
Heir 2 the Throne [Mainline Campaign]

Last post by Dalas120 « July 15th, 2026, 2:25 am
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by Dalas120 » July 27th, 2025, 5:15 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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After eighteen months of development, I’m proud to announce the 1.0 release of...

Battle loyalists, orcs, undead, trolls, drakes, saurians, dwarves, gryphons, yetis, and more, as you fight to free Wesnoth from the terror that is Asheviere! Available on the 1.19 add-on server ONLY. Requires...

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revolting_peasant wrote: May 17th, 2026, 9:19 pm * On the Great Continent - I realize I can walk into battle points. But - this is a new game mechanic! I expect some explanation about what I can and can't do, how time progresses, why I can't attack where I please, why I can't walk through forests,...
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July 15th, 2026, 2:25 am
An Orcish Incursion, Revised [Mainline Campaign]

Last post by Dalas120 « July 15th, 2026, 1:16 am
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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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S03 'Valley of Trolls': Redesigned. Erlornas now needs only to move through the valley, not kill the troll leader. Map and balance adjusted.
S05 'A Detour through the Swamp': Redesigned. Erlornas now needs only to move through the swamp, not kill the undead leader. Map and balance adjusted.
S05 'A...
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Last post by Dalas120
July 15th, 2026, 1:16 am
Donation solicitation rather difficult to notice

Last post by revolting_peasant « July 14th, 2026, 10:00 pm
Posted in Website
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by revolting_peasant » April 20th, 2026, 6:19 pm » in Website

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Let me ask a provocative question: Does the project want donations?

By looking at the website, and the game, it seems the answer is "not really". Why?

* There is no Donate/Support link on the main, top, navbar.
* On the main page of the website, nothing is said about donations unless you scroll...

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gnombat wrote: July 9th, 2026, 11:22 am
shevegen wrote: July 9th, 2026, 10:38 am Perhaps a donate button could also be added somewhere
There is a donate button on the home page already - it's the yellow button near the bottom of the page.
... which is effectively invisible, so much so that even...

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Last post by revolting_peasant
July 14th, 2026, 10:00 pm
The Prophecy (Single player campaign 1.18 WIP)

Last post by Edenray « July 14th, 2026, 9:39 pm
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Edenray » February 2nd, 2026, 1:07 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development

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Hey everyone, this is my first campaign so please don't look into the state of my programming
So far it is 21 scenarios long and as yet the story is unfinished. I have been working on this on and off for over ten years as it is purely for pleasure now and again, and also I am easily distracte...

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Update to the resources pack, polished a couple of images but mainly reduced the size of the download by optimising the images more.
Just as a warning, I found a couple of AI markers on two of the images, originally I had generated a cobbled path element as a guide in Photoshop, and since having...

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Last post by Edenray
July 14th, 2026, 9:39 pm
Scenario 3: Isle of Alduin

Last post by WarDead0 « July 14th, 2026, 9:36 am
Posted in Heir to the Throne
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by Content Feedback » September 3rd, 2004, 11:26 pm » in Heir to the Throne
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(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10) [1]
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
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(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10) [1]
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
(5) What were your major...
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Last post by WarDead0
July 14th, 2026, 9:36 am
Scenario 1: The Elves Besieged

Last post by WarDead0 « July 14th, 2026, 9:10 am
Posted in Heir to the Throne
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by Content Feedback » August 29th, 2004, 3:27 pm » in Heir to the Throne
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(1) What difficulty level and Wesnoth version have you played the scenario on?
(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10) [1]
(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
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Yeah, I found the north path too difficult as it's best to leave Dalfador on a village for a few turns so he doesn't die easily, which is why the path along the road is easier as there is a village for him to sit on while he waits for K to catch up. I found whenever I tried the north path, by the...
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Last post by WarDead0
July 14th, 2026, 9:10 am
Hero of Irdya I: The Legend Begins [SP campaign][1.15/1.16]

Last post by LordofFae « July 13th, 2026, 9:59 pm
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by Lord-Knightmare » November 25th, 2015, 8:54 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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After 7 months of planning, coding WML, gathering resources, play testing and procrastinating, I am finally announcing the release of Hero of Irdya 1 - the campaign which will be the first of my trilogy. In short, this is a reworked version of The Legend Begins that does not have any plot holes....

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Lord-Knightmare wrote: June 20th, 2021, 11:10 pm Announcement:
I know 1.16.x add-on server is now available but I have some news:

I will NOT port Hero of Irdya I to the new add-on server until it reaches completion. If you're curious, episode 2 is 50% done and episode 3 (the final one of HoI1 is...
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July 13th, 2026, 9:59 pm

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