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1.18 "Add-on ID" structure questions

Last post by Celtic_Minstrel « 6 minutes ago
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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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kurt751 wrote: Yesterday, 2:19 pm Are there any rules/limitations on macro names?
As far as I'm aware, the only limitation on macro names is that they can't contain spaces or braces. Maybe they can't contain quotes or parentheses or slashes either.

We should probably work out the exact answer and...
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How to restrict a unit's possible movement tiles

Last post by Celtic_Minstrel « 15 minutes ago
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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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[illuminates] ability question

Last post by kurt751 « 18 minutes ago
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by kurt751 » 47 minutes ago » 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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Ravana wrote: 34 minutes ago You probably didnt give mage of light this ability.
No, indeed: The "mage of light" unit has his standard stock ability, but is standing adjacent to an "angel" unit with the "Holy Aura" ability.
Units standing where both the mage of light and the angel affect them,...

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Legends of Idaamub

Last post by lhybrideur « Today, 10:52 am
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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Bifur wrote: Today, 9:15 am Hi lhybrideur,

I'm currently playing your campaign, Loi, and I love being able to equip the heroes with items.
Unfortunately, there's an error when I try to open the item storage.
Hi Bifur,
First of all, thank you for playing my campaign. I am glad you are enjoying it...
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Invasion from the Unknown 2.2.0 [Wesnoth 1.18.x & 1.19.22+]

Last post by Eric143 « Today, 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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Journey of a Frost Mage

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

Last post by Sucausuld « Today, 3:31 am
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by Sucausuld » Today, 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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Heir 2 the Throne [Mainline Campaign]

Last post by Dalas120 « Today, 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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For Power (0.6.7.1)

Last post by gwen42 « Today, 1:53 am
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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 13th, 2026, 9:31 am
gwen42 wrote: July 12th, 2026, 10:51 pm I think I found a bug in the scenario in part 2, "Escape from Dwarven Doors"
Every single one of my heroes escaped the city, but the scenario is still going. Attaching a screenshot of the message I get from...
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An Orcish Incursion, Revised [Mainline Campaign]

Last post by Dalas120 « Today, 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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Donation solicitation rather difficult to notice

Last post by revolting_peasant « Yesterday, 10:00 pm
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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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Yesterday, 10:00 pm
Wesnoth 1.19.24

Last post by revolting_peasant « Yesterday, 9:54 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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Yay, more music tracks! <3
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Last post by revolting_peasant
Yesterday, 9:54 pm
The Prophecy (Single player campaign 1.18 WIP)

Last post by Edenray « Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 9:39 pm
I've lost all my hit points at Monte Carlo...

Last post by kurt751 « Yesterday, 1:57 pm
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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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gnombat wrote: Yesterday, 12:30 pm it's not like other games where you have, say, level 20 units with hundreds of hit points.
Yes, I admit that AD&D is rather ridiculous in this. When eventually high level players just kill a god for fun...

gnombat wrote: Yesterday, 12:30 pm It is usually as...
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Yesterday, 1:57 pm
Scenario 3: Isle of Alduin

Last post by WarDead0 « Yesterday, 9:36 am
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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?
(5) What were your major...

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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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Yesterday, 9:36 am
Scenario 1: The Elves Besieged

Last post by WarDead0 « Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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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
Bug: "Selection to Area" saving on big maps

Last post by kurt751 « July 13th, 2026, 6:33 am
Posted in Technical Support
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by kurt751 » July 6th, 2026, 10:24 am » in Technical Support

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Confirmed in 1.16 and 1.18: I have a big map (200x200), and am trying to divide it in 3 time areas.
After selecting those areas and clicking on "save to (respective) area", I check them by toggling through those areas to see if the editor got it all right.
Everything looks peachy, so I save the...

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Thanks!

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July 13th, 2026, 6:33 am
Newbie campaign developer asking for directions

Last post by hunter-gath « July 13th, 2026, 2:47 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by Reyzarn77 » December 21st, 2025, 2:22 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development

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Hello, and thanks to anyone who would have the time to reply to this post.

I am an uni student. I have been playing wesnoth since I was a child, and I got back into it nowdays. So i thought to myself.. why not create a custom campaign, since I enjoy both creative tasks and coding. I just started...

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I just uploaded a completed campaign analysis of the epic The Rise of Wesnoth. I created it to aid in understanding the overall mechanics of a popular campaign while designing my own.

https://hunter-gath.github.io/wesnoth-c ... index.html

It is a rather formal document that covers the following...

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July 13th, 2026, 2:47 am
Disable Recruit from Crossing Water

Last post by Ravana « July 12th, 2026, 11:03 am
Posted in WML Workshop
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by WarDead0 » July 11th, 2026, 5:47 am » in WML Workshop

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I'm looking at writing a campaign and in one scenario an ally can recruit a variety of units but I want the shocktroopers to essentially remain castle guards and not cross the moat (the castle is surrounded by water with some bridges). Is the best way to achieve this with a custom unit (modified...

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Logical castle is *^C*

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Last post by Ravana
July 12th, 2026, 11:03 am
After the Storm 1.0.0 [Wesnoth 1.18.x & 1.19.22+]

Last post by Magoure « July 12th, 2026, 8:50 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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Hello,

I am playing Battle for Wesnoth 1.19.25 using the steam distribution on Windows 11, and I am experiencing what appears to be the same issue that fnmallo reported in Dark Fire Part 2.

However, I also receive an additional Lua error related to the Naia add-on:

Starting the scenario I get:...
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Last post by Magoure
July 12th, 2026, 8:50 am
Mini Wesgame Released at itch.io -- browser-based tactics game

Last post by belre-yucho « July 11th, 2026, 10:40 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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ChaosRider wrote: July 10th, 2026, 4:28 pm Do you plan in future to use all 6 default factions? Im just curious about weapon specials and abilities. Do they work as in Wesnoth or not?
Thanks for the comment!
I want to keep this project separate from Wesnoth project out of respect for the...

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Last post by belre-yucho
July 11th, 2026, 10:40 pm
Lair of Thugs - beginner MP campaign!

Last post by dwarftough « July 11th, 2026, 5:29 pm
Posted in Multiplayer Development
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by Mechanical » October 24th, 2024, 8:26 pm » in Multiplayer Development
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In dark times, a band of outlaws decided to move to the south and live a new life, so a new point appeared on the map of Kerlat province - the Lair of Thugs. Pass through a series of simple challenges and find out the fate of this place in our beginner's campaign!
(Novice level, 4 scenarios.)

This...

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Lair of Thugs 1.1.1 has been released!

It's a small maintenance release.

Changelog:

Fixed a bug is Scenario 1 when you couldn't win the scenario because you brought four or more chariots into the castles. Now it works for any number, 3-infinity

Slight rebalance of the last scenario

Minor...
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Last post by dwarftough
July 11th, 2026, 5:29 pm
Enemies randomly get set to 4 hp

Last post by WhiteWolf « July 11th, 2026, 4:18 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by UncreativeName131 » July 11th, 2026, 12:40 am » in WML Workshop

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Hello!

I have been working on my campaign and when I am playtesting it, seemingly randomly, the oponents units get their max hp reduced to 4 (though I think it is just 10% of their max hp, since other enemies have 5 or 6 hp).

I have noticed this phenomona after I have implemented a system that...

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Alternatively, I guess you could also just give the object an id, and specify take_only_once=yes.

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Last post by WhiteWolf
July 11th, 2026, 4:18 pm
3 player scrolling survival for 1.18?

Last post by Heindal « July 11th, 2026, 8:01 am
Posted in Scenario & Campaign Development
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by tuntsukka » July 11th, 2026, 7:42 am » in Scenario & Campaign Development

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Does anyone know if there is a 3-player scrolling survival for 1.18? Ageless scrolling survival for 3p was a thing in previous versions, but doesn't work in 1.18...

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You are probably talking about Default Scrolling Survival and add-ons like Ageless Scrolling Survival (quequo). As I kind find anything about the Default Scrolling Survival here the thread to Ageless Scrolling Survival viewtopic.php?p=602005#p602005

As for Ageless Scrolling survival - last...

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Last post by Heindal
July 11th, 2026, 8:01 am
Legend of the Invincibles

Last post by WarDead0 « July 11th, 2026, 6:51 am
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by Dugi » December 8th, 2010, 6:51 pm » in Scenario & Campaign Development
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This is the feedback forum for the Legend of the Invincibles singleplayer campaign. If you have played the campaign and have any comments regarding it (bugs, difficulty), feel free to post about it here, I am interested in reading it, even if it is a petty thing. Because of the size of the...

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What's the point of the The Outsider Sword's extra attacks (at any thing but easy mode).
25% (in EASY difficulty), 15% (in MEDIUM difficulty), 5% (in HARD difficulty) more attacks

These modifications are all calculated from base attacks aren't they? So on medium you need a unit with 8 strikes...
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Last post by WarDead0
July 11th, 2026, 6:51 am
Era of Magic (EoMa) 4.9 - now on Ko-fi!

Last post by ForestDragon « July 10th, 2026, 11:11 am
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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@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 proposing a nerf compared to the current...
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Last post by ForestDragon
July 10th, 2026, 11:11 am
Blogging about Wesnoth: the big picture?

Last post by lhybrideur « July 10th, 2026, 8:48 am
Posted in Website
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by shevegen » July 9th, 2026, 10:33 am » in Website

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Hey there folks,

Sometimes I don't pay much attention to wesnoth (e. g. due to reallife) and
then don't quite know what is going on. I can read the forum, which is fine,
but takes time and often does not yield a thorough picture either, as it is a bit
biased.

Would it be possible for wesnoth to,...

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That would be interesting indeed.
I think the main issue is to find someone to do it.
Maybe just copy-pasting the content of the changes from the forums post could be a first try.

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Last post by lhybrideur
July 10th, 2026, 8:48 am
I am about to finish my own campaign

Last post by lhybrideur « July 10th, 2026, 8:40 am
Posted in Users’ Forum
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by Amerott » July 10th, 2026, 7:41 am » in Users’ Forum

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Hello! I have almost finished the first campaign that I made, and I wanna upload it in the add-ons store. Do any of you know how I can do that? xd

And also, after I figure that out, if there's any of you people who is skilled in campaign-making, would you like to play it and then tell me what you...

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That would be here : https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Distributing_content

About playtesting, you can try to ask on the Wesnoth Modder Guild on Discord ( I can send you an invite if you want)

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Last post by lhybrideur
July 10th, 2026, 8:40 am
v1.19.24 Windows 11 Possible bug

Last post by Spannerbag « July 9th, 2026, 9:07 pm
Posted in WML Workshop
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by Spannerbag » July 5th, 2026, 4:38 pm » in WML Workshop
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v1.19.24 Windows 11

This might be is probably me but while testing some new code some errors appeared in the logfile.
They didn't affect gameplay but I dislike clutter so tracked them down.

The logic is rather gnarly; I'm mangling units involving the following operations:

Adding/removing AMLAs...

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Mmm, I think I'll just bung the events elsewhere (outside abilities and specials), otherwise if I came back to the code in six months time I'd not understand what I'd previously done!

Thanks for explaining the situation tho', really appreciated!

Cheers!
-- Spannerbag
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July 9th, 2026, 9:07 pm

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