Scenario Review: Liberty 7 - The Hunters

[fareley]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
1.12.0 Hard no reloads

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
3

(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?
Pretty unclear actually. It says "another platoon arrives". Does it imply more platoons will follow? Why can't I fight the platoon head on? What happens if it joins forces with the main army?

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
See (3)

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
Nothing really. Recruited enough cannon fodder along with some quality units, leveled up some melee units as you can probably recruit/recall enough Outlaws on the last scenario anyway.

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
4 - It is somewhat confusing and even the big scary army poses no threat at night in the open.

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?
Not sure actually. Make the killing of platoons more interesting? Give the big scary army some tents?

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?
Went right through on the first attempt without any trouble (losing one or the other unit isn't trouble if you still end up with plenty leveled units and don't lose important ones).

(9) If you know a bit of the Wesnoth Markup Language - do you think that the WML of this scenario is clear and well commented? If not which part would you like to be documented better?

[tr0ll]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?

1.13.6 normal

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

6

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

very

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?

good

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?

order of recall/recruit so that troops are placed properly to stop movement of enemy

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)

7

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?

add a random villager interaction

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?

no

[Konrad2]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?

1.14.0, Difficult

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

4 (Probably because I had so much leftover gold from grey woods)

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

Very much.

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?

I liked it.

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?

None.

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)

8

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?

Make another platoon arrive (just like they do in the next scenario, like, why shouldn't they be arriving?)
And maybe add a random village(r) interaction, just like the Troll before me said.

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?

No.

[LordWolfDan]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?

- 1.14.5, Easy

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

- 4

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

- Clear, kill both enemy leaders

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?

- It's good as ever. Some may see this scenario as a filler, but it clearly shows that Baldras, Harper and their men are going to take extreme measures to oppose queen and that they're in dire need to save the village before it gets burned to ground.

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?

- Mostly dealing with enemies during daytime, but by the night, they have become corpses, LOL

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)

- 6

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?

- Can't think of any changes. It's good as it is.

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?

- No

[YanTanTethera]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?
Difficult, version 1.14.5.

(2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10)
4,. After pelting the incoming brigade with stones, it was pretty straightforward.

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

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?
I like Baldras’ emotional speech in the beginning, and the decision to “gnaw away at” the Wesnothian army.

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?
Out on the plains, keeping the line straight, not losing important units to riders.

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)
8. The guerilla warfare intermezzo at the beginning is a lot of fun, and so is pulling the ring around the enemy’s keep closer and closer.

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?
None, it’s fine as it is.

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?
No, there was no such thing.

[Zrevnur]

(1) What difficulty level and version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?

1.14.9, Fugitive (Difficult) (in Ironman mode), played at least twice

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

4

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

Clear. But units suddenly appearing made me guess that there could be more random unexpected stuff happening. I dont like this in a strategy game as it makes it a "guess the scripter" game instead.

(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?

A bit artificial. Its really just a big fight. The gameplay reality of the scenario doesnt fit properly with the dialog with "harass and delay" - its "kill them all".

(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?

None other than me expecting something to happen due to scripting.
Some (not major) challenge was gold maximization though. Winning the scenario is very easy - the enemy forces arent strong enough. But without map control or fast win I would end up without proper gold bonus.

(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)

4

(7) What, if any, are changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?

Dont know. Wesnoth campaigns need more "trust the scripter to not screw with players" (like Undead popups in 'Siege of Elensefar'). This is not a particular issue with this scenario but it affected it for me.

(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?

No, I played the campaign without reloading and scenario restarting.