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Better to make a forum post than spam Discord, so here we are.
-- This post was originally prompted by a conversation on Discord about mainline campaigns, and then I felt compelled to write a bit about each. The results of this endeavor are below.

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Right, so this is happening....

The newest release of the development series, Wesnoth 1.17.4 , 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...

Together with inferno8 we present you the Great Steppe + Era of Magic era! This addon combines two wonderful eras to bring you a new exciting gaming experience. The combination of steppe and EoMa factions will allow you to take a fresh look at both eras, fight in never-before-seen alliances and...

I encounter this bug while trying to unstore an Ai side
I beleive if someone wanted to recreate this behaviour intentionally, he will need a ton of macro but here we are: the funniest bug ever seen
at the previous scenarion, make the AI side persistent then change the side leader and write this:...

So with the help of Vultraz i've been working on constructing a compatibility layer for the current rendering system, which should allow everything to be slowly migrated towards three general goals:
support for scaling on high resolution displays
smooth/high-dpi fonts, images, backgrounds and...

I just installed the game and launched it. It seems that no language works except from what I think is chinese.

The game version is :

My last game log is :

Battle for Wesnoth v1.16.2 x86_64
Started on Fri Apr 22 12:21:18 2022

Automatically found a possible data directory at D:\Jeux\Wesnoth...

What ;
My Wesnoth game installation via Steam on Windows 10 is ~650MB. You don't need the full game and all of it's assets to just host a game server though. I went to my wesnoth game directory ( mine was located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\wesnoth ) and copied all of the files...

wesnoth:1.16.2 on windows
x64 system,use office x64 exe file
log is too big,i can not updeta(347kb)
This error comes up when I have a lot of add-ons and it behaves like I can't open properly when creating game
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if i pick good old wc 2 ,game display AERPG
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if i pick xpmod or WCII...

The newest release of the development series, Wesnoth 1.17.3 , 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...

We are excited to announce Battle for Wesnoth: Mercanaries, an open world co-op campaign focused on fate of a mercenary company lead by Bararak and Jibril!

Battle for Wesnoth: Mercenaries Announcement Trailer

my ISP is random time block my IP-*.wesnoth.org IP,i how give game use my proxy login?
i don't hope use system proxy or VPN
i use windows

Here you can give me, Pipapopinguin, feedback about my add-on Breeze/Wind Modfication. I know that it currently just works on normal grass tiles. You can also give suggestions on where to bring this add-on next, but keep mind that I'll hve to programm and paint that stuff myself.

The newest release of the development series, Wesnoth 1.17.2 , 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...

Greetings, everyone!

I'm working on an RPG-style era, where you make one move per turn, and turns are handled rather rapidly. No guarantees, but I've also been working on a plot for a Magi campaign which will absorb some of that work.

Have fun!

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Hi,
I have a problem with scrolling I can't seem to resolve on my own so I sincerely ask for assistance.
When scrolling map in any way (mouse, keyboard arrows, middle mouse button) the scrolling gets extremely fast when hovering mouse over unit (camera immediately ends in corner of screen). This...

The newest release of the development series, Wesnoth 1.17.1 , 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...

Hello, I have an idea for a unit ability that might be a good addition, but I don't know how to code it, so this is both a presentation of the ability itself and a query about how to implement it.

Original conception is that this is an ability for a branching promotion of the Dwarvish Guardsman,...

Well I've actually managed to edit some sprites for the first time ever. Took me many tries and different programs but perserverance seems to have paid off.

I took this: cav2_firebeast.png
And turned it into this: cav2_firebeast.png

Also this: cav1_sparkleaper.png
Into this:...

When translating the specified page into German, I noticed that a lot or all of the information given there were no longer up-to-date. For example, there is no longer any need to describe the detailed access to the directories (which, by the way, are no longer correct). It is sufficient to point to...

Copy this file to macros/utils dir
blank-notes.cfg

It will take care of all mainline notes. Custom notes will require manual fixing of course involving ifver and elses...

Ignore this if you aren't maintaining both a 1.16 and older version of your add-on. :)

Why? Because if you are using a...

OS - Mac OS Catalina
Version 1.16.2
The Eastern Flank

Noticed all enemy leaders besides the black leader moved to the farthest possible tiles to the left of the map and sat there after they finished recruiting. Almost at the enemy based and they have not come out to attack or anything and just sit...

I just want to say how much I appreciate this.

The first release of the new development series, Wesnoth 1.17.0 , 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...

Wesnoth 1.16.2 is now available. This is a maintenance release for the stable 1.16.x series and, as such, it delivers an assortment of bug fixes and other improvements over previous releases in this series. Check the forum thread for a list of the most notable fixes and changes in this version....

I got bored tonight and decided to mess around in Wesnoth. Attached is a macro for the ability unkillable . The description is When this unit would be killed, it is instead petrified until the start of its next turn. Feel free to use it without credit, or to comment on my bad coding style.

Game Version: Wesnoth 1.16.x
last updated: 26.12.2021

Most of my Maps/Scenarios support Multiplayer and Singleplayer, co-op and/or pvp.

Every 10 scenarios i create are one season.
Season 2 (2022) Scenario/Addon-List:

1 - Blood Castle
2 - Cold Dark
3 - Witch Forest
4 - comingsoon
5 -...

Hello,

As per WOU-20211219-1 , the elected Project Manager for the Wesnoth 1.17.x development cycle continues to be Pentarctagon.

The results (also detailed in the aforementioned bulletin) are as follows:

Votes: Pentarctagon (8)
Abstentions: 9

It is now up to Pentarctagon and his Project...

SUMMARY:

Informs of the Project Manager Election results and designates the Wesnoth Project Manager

TYPE:

Executive Order

SOURCE:

Board of Directors

DECISION PROCESS & RESULTS:

Constitutional Vote - Article 12

Board Vote - Article 12

CONTENTS:

Taking into consideration the recent...

They are:

a) When sorting units in the units popup (ALT U) 1.12 sorted them by how much xp was required to level. 1.14+ now unfortunately sort them by raw xp earned which is much less useful.

b) 1.12 had way more zoom levels plus a indicator to show the % of zoom. I suppose it has too many levels...