User:Shadowm/DevelopmentRoadmap
NOTE:
This page and its contents are not official and should not be considered an authoritative declaration of Wesnoth's future development plans; hence it was moved back into the User: namespace of this wiki. It is preserved here solely in the interest of setting a formatting example for the new project administration. Many of the items listed below are no longer being worked on, were pending proper task planning, or were tentatively assigned to developers who are no longer active in the project.
If you are interested in an official development roadmap, ask the development team directly in #wesnoth-dev.
― shadowm
This is a tentative development roadmap for the next stable series. Features listed on this page should be finished before the next feature+string freeze and first beta release.
Contents
Wesnoth 1.14.x
First beta released on: TBD
Core
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Windows upgrade packages | aquileia | TBD |
| Built-in game upgrader | TBD | TBD |
| SDL 2.0 used by default | Aginor | 1.13.3 |
| SDL 1.2 support removed | Aginor | 1.13.4 |
| SDL_ttf dependency dropped | shadowm | TBD |
| Display engine refactoring | shadowm/TBD | TBD |
| Automatic WML cache cleanup | shadowm | TBD |
User interface
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Game version dialog | shadowm | 1.13.2 |
| Add-on enable/disable UI | shadowm | 1.13.4 |
| Preferences dialog ported to GUI2 | shadowm | 1.13.4 |
| Editor Recent Files menu | shadowm | 1.12.5/1.13.2 |
| Tab bar UI styling | TBD | TBD |
| Multi-line GUI2 textboxes | TBD | TBD |
Lua/WML API
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Add-ons manifest model | shadowm | 1.13.4 |
| More game state info exposed to Lua (scenario id/name, next scenario, etc.) | TBD | TBD |
| Story and end screen calls mid-scenario | TBD | TBD |
| Add-on help pages API | TBD | TBD |
Add-ons server
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Client/server info protocol | shadowm | 1.13.4 |
| redirection | TBD | TBD |
| Incremental upgrades and uploads | TBD | TBD |
| Documentation and support for 3rd party add-ons servers | shadowm | N/A |
Wesnoth 1.16.x
First beta released on: TBD
Core
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL support | TBD | TBD |
Lua/WML API
| Feature | Author | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Ambient light effects API | TBD | TBD |
| Particle effects API | TBD | TBD |