The Battle for Wesnoth Wiki - User contributions [en]

StartingPoints

2010-09-18T17:10:33Z

Vaxquis: minor editorial

__NOTOC__

What would you like to learn about Wesnoth in this wiki? [[Play]] it, [[create]] with it, [[support]] for it, examine the [[project]], view [[credits]] of it.

This is a page with starting points to exploring this wiki about The Battle for Wesnoth. In addition to the wiki, there's also a [http://www.wesnoth.org homepage], a [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum forum], and a [http://gna.org/projects/wesnoth/ Gna project page].

* [[Special:Categories|List of all page categories in this wiki]]
* [[Special:Allpages|List of all pages in this wiki]]

== Getting the Game ==
==== Downloading ====
* [[Download]] - get the most recent source-files and many binaries
** [[WesnothBinaries]] - precompiled for GNU/Linux, BeOS, PDAs, ...
** [[WesnothBinariesLinux]] - precompiled for many GNU/Linux distributions

==== Compiling ====
* [[CompilingWesnoth]] - on Unix, Mac, Windows, GNU/Linux, PDAs, ...
* [[UsingSourceinstall]] - using GNU Source Installer to automate installation and upgrades from source (Unix-likes only)
* [[DebuggingWesnoth]] - on GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems
* [[WesnothOnLinuxPDAs]] - on the Qtopia/OPIE and thepdaXrom/Zaurus C series

== Playing the Game ([[Play]]) ==

==== For New Players ====
* [[GettingStarted]] - read me first!
* [[WesnothManual]] - the rules
* [[MainlineCampaigns]] - walkthroughs for the game-supplied campaigns

==== For Not-So-New Players ====
* [[AdvancedTactics]] - beating the AI and other people
* [[MultiplayerServers]] - where to play against other people online
* [[Replays]] - archive of replays new and old
* [[How to play...]] - learn more about various faction vs faction strategies

==== Reference ====
* [[HotKeysSystem]] - keyboard shortcuts
* [[CommandMode]] - commands you can use in-game
* [[ServerAdministration]] - commands that authenticated users can use to administer the server
* [http://units.wesnoth.org/ Units] - Units advancement trees and stats
** [http://units.wesnoth.org/1.4/ Stable version]
** [http://units.wesnoth.org/trunk Trunk version]
* [[Races]] - [[Drakes (race)|Drakes]], [[Dwarves]], [[Elves]], [[Humans]], [[Orcs]], [[Undead (race)|Undead]], etc.
** [[Factions]] - all major factions, mainline and user-made
* [[Wesnoth_Acronyms_and_Slang|Wesnoth Acronyms and Slang]] - common wesnothian acronyms and slang explained
* [[Maps]] - 1v1 default

== Tweaking the Game ([[Create]]) ==
==== Scenarios & Campaigns ====
* [[UserScenarios]] - user-written scenarios, campaigns and game modifications
* [[Wesnoth UMC Dev]] - where you can do collaborative UMC development
* [[BuildingCampaigns]] - how to make your own single player campaigns
* [[MultiplayerCampaigns]] - how to make your own multiplayer campaigns
* [[BuildingScenarios]] - how to make your own scenarios
* [[BuildingUnits]] - how to make your own units
* [[UnitAnalysis]] - tool to analyze units

==== References ====
* [[ReferenceWML]] and [[AlphabeticalWML]] - all about Wesnoth Markup Language
* [[ReferencePythonAPI]] - upcoming Python interface for AI
==== Tools & Utilities ====
* [[ExternalUtilities]] - scripts to help create scenarios, campaigns, and graphics
* [[WesnothMapEditor]] - summary of controls
* [[CustomizingStartup]] - some tweaks for optimizing the game's startup & performance

==== Art related ====
* [[Create_Art#Art_Tutorials|Art Tutorials]] - help in creating art
* [[GraphicLibrary]] - unit and terrain images posted on the forums
* [[Tiles_Status]] - terrain tiles: proposed and in progress.

== Improving the Game ==
* [[ReportingBugs]] - use Gna!
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/ReportingBugs#Guidelines_for_suggesting_features Guidelines for suggesting features] - To submit a feature request, use http://bugs.wesnoth.org
==== Developer information ====
* [[DeveloperResources]] - useful links
* [http://changelog.wesnoth.org Changelog] - the most recent changes made to the game
* [[WesnothSVN]] - accessing the source code
* [[HackingWesnoth]] - guide for programmers
* [[CodingStandards]] - for programmers
* [[DeveloperGuide]] - for those who received SVN commit rights
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/units/trunk/animations.html Missing unit animations] - what's available and what's missing
* [[WritingYourOwnAI]] - write a C++ plugin
* [[FormulaAI]] - Guide to the experimental formula AI branch
* [[ThemeSystem]] - customizing the screen layout for the game and the editor
* [[ReleasingWesnoth]] - steps to follow to release a new version
* [[WesnothPackagersGuide]] - guidelines for packaging Wesnoth for different platforms
* [[EasyCoding]] - Bugs and features that are easy to implement for new coders
* [[NotSoEasyCoding]] - Bugs and features which are doable but lacking someone working on them
* [[WesnothGL]] - Guide to programming the Wesnoth OpenGL branch
* [[WesnothdDesign]] - Guide to the design of wesnothd, the multiplayer server.

==== Game translations ====
* [[GettextForTranslators]] - how to translate Wesnoth under [[GetText]]
* [[WesnothTranslations]] - completely unknown stats...
* [[WesCamp]] - a project for translating user-made campaigns

== About the Game ==
* [[WesnothPhilosophy]] - Dave on Wesnoth
* [[History of Wesnoth]] - the Ages of Wesnoth
* [[Geography of Wesnoth]] - description of Wesnoth and surrounding lands
* [[WesnothFigures]] - notable figures of valorous and infamous deeds in Wesnoth
* [[WesnothReviews]] - third party reviews of Wesnoth
* [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth #wesnoth] - our IRC channel
* [[Trailer]] - the Wesnoth trailer

== Other ==
* [[UsefulLinks]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Wesnoth Wikipedia entry for Wesnoth]
* [[WikiHaiku]]

== About this Wiki ==
* [[Help:Editing|Editing]] - learn how to edit pages
* [[Sandbox]] - experiment with the wiki
* [[WikiMigration]] - we were looking for a replacement for our old wiki (and ended up using Mediawiki)
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19462 Obsolete] - help in updating the wiki for v1.4

[[Category:Wesnoth Wiki]]

StartingPoints

2008-03-17T12:38:09Z

Vaxquis: /* Tools & Utilities */

__NOTOC__

What would you like to learn about Wesnoth in this wiki? [[Play]] it, [[create]] with it, [[support]] for it, [[project]] resources about it, [[credits]] of it.

This is a page with starting points to exploring this wiki about The Battle for Wesnoth. In addition to the wiki, there's also a [http://www.wesnoth.org homepage], a [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum forum], and a [http://gna.org/projects/wesnoth/ Gna project page].

* [[Special:Categories|List of all page categories in this wiki]]
* [[Special:Allpages|List of all pages in this wiki]]

== Getting the Game ==
==== Downloading ====
* [[Download]] - get the most recent source-files and many binaries
** [[WesnothBinaries]] - precompiled for GNU/Linux, BeOS, PDAs, ...
** [[WesnothBinariesLinux]] - precompiled for many GNU/Linux distributions

==== Compiling ====
* [[CompilingWesnoth]] - on Unix, Mac, Windows, GNU/Linux, PDAs, ...
* [[UsingSourceinstall]] - using GNU Source Installer to automate installation and upgrades from source (Unix-likes only)
* [[DebuggingWesnoth]] - on GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems
* [[WesnothOnLinuxPDAs]] - on the Qtopia/OPIE and thepdaXrom/Zaurus C series

== Playing the Game ([[Play]]) ==

==== For New Players ====
* [[GettingStarted]] - read me first!
* [[WesnothManual]] - the rules
* [[MainlineCampaigns]] - walkthroughs for the game-supplied campaigns

==== For Not-So-New Players ====
* [[AdvancedTactics]] - beating the AI and other people
* [[MultiplayerServers]] - where to play against other people online
* [[Replays]] - archive of replays new and old
* [[How to play...]] - learn more about various faction vs faction strategies

==== Reference ====
* [[HotKeysSystem]] - keyboard shortcuts
* [[CommandMode]] - commands you can use in-game
* [[ServerAdministration]] - commands that authenticated users can use to administer the server
* [http://zapicm.freeshell.org Units] - Units advancement trees and stats
** [http://zapicm.freeshell.org/dev Development version]
** [http://zapicm.freeshell.org/stable Stable version]
** [http://server.wesnoth.org/~wesnoth/trunk Trunk version]
* [[RaceDescriptions]] - Elves, Humans, Dwarves, Orcs, Drakes, Undead, Others
** [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Category:Factions] - list all user made factions
* [[Wesnoth_Acronyms_and_Slang|Wesnoth Acronyms and Slang]] - common wesnothian acronyms and slang explained

== Tweaking the Game ([[Create]]) ==
==== Scenarios & Campaigns ====
* [[UserScenarios]] - user-written scenarios, campaigns and game modifications
* [[UMCSandbox]] - where you can do collaborative UMC development
* [[BuildingCampaigns]] - how to make your own single player campaigns
* [[MultiplayerCampaigns]] - how to make your own multiplayer campaigns
* [[BuildingScenarios]] - how to make your own scenarios
* [[BuildingUnits]] - how to make your own units
* [[UnitAnalysis]] - tool to analyze units

==== References ====
* [[ReferenceWML]] and [[AlphabeticalWML]] - all about Wesnoth Markup Language
* [[ReferencePythonAPI]] - upcoming Python interface for AI
==== Tools & Utilities ====
* [[ExternalUtilities]] - scripts to help create scenarios, campaigns, and graphics
* [[WesnothMapEditor]] - summary of controls
* [[CustomizingStartup]] - some tweaks for optimizing the game's startup&performance

==== Art related ====
* [[Create_Art#Art_Tutorials|Art Tutorials]] - help in creating art
* [[GraphicLibrary]] - unit and terrain images posted on the forums
* [[Tiles_Status]] - terrain tiles: proposed and in progress.

== Improving the Game ==
* [[ReportingBugs]] - use Gna!
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/ReportingBugs#Guidelines_for_suggesting_features Guidelines for suggesting features] - To submit a feature request, use http://bugs.wesnoth.org
==== Developer information ====
* [[DeveloperResources]] - useful links
* [http://changelog.wesnoth.org Changelog] - the most recent changes made to the game
* [[WesnothSVN]] - accessing the source code
* [[HackingWesnoth]] - guide for programmers
* [[CodingStandards]] - for programmers
* [[DeveloperGuide]] - for those who received SVN commit rights
* [http://wesnoth.slack.it/missing.cgi Missing unit animations and sounds] - what's available and what's missing
* [[WritingYourOwnAI]] - write a C++ plugin
* [[FormulaAI]] - Guide to the experimental formula AI branch
* [[ThemeSystem]] - customizing the screen layout for the game and the editor
* [[ReleasingWesnoth]] - steps to follow to release a new version
* [[WesnothPackagersGuide]] - guidelines for packaging Wesnoth for different platforms
* [[EasyCoding]] - Bugs and features that are easy to implement for new coders
* [[NotSoEasyCoding]] - Bugs and features which are doable but lacking someone working on them
* [[WesnothGL]] - Guide to programming the Wesnoth OpenGL branch
* [[WesnothdDesign]] - Guide to the design of wesnothd, the multiplayer server.

==== Game translations ====
* [[GettextForTranslators]] - how to translate Wesnoth under [[GetText]]
* [[WesnothTranslations]] - completely unknown stats...
* [[WesCamp]] - a project for translating user-made campaigns

== About the Game ==
* [[WesnothPhilosophy]] - Dave on Wesnoth
* [[WesnothHistory]] - the Ages of Wesnoth
* [[WesnothGeography]] - description of Wesnoth and surrounding lands
* [[WesnothFigures]] - notable figures of valorous and infamous deeds in Wesnoth
* [[WesnothReviews]] - third party reviews of Wesnoth
* [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth #wesnoth] - our IRC channel
* [[Donate]] or [http://cafepress.com/wesnoth buy Wesnoth merchandise].
* [[Trailer]] - the Wesnoth trailer

== Other ==
* [[UsefulLinks]]
* [http://wesnoth.slack.it/?WesnothPlayerMap Map of Wesnoth player locations] - add yourself to the map!
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Wesnoth Wikipedia entry for Wesnoth]
* [[WikiHaiku]]

== About this Wiki ==
* [[Help:Editing|Editing]] - learn how to edit pages
* [[Sandbox]] - experiment with the wiki
* [[WikiMigration]] - we were looking for a replacement for our old wiki (and ended up using Mediawiki)
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19462 Obsolete] - help in updating the wiki for v1.4

[[Category:Wesnoth Wiki]]

FAQ

2008-03-17T12:22:16Z

Vaxquis: /* My computer is too slow; how do I speed the game up? */

=Frequently Asked Questions=

== General ==

===What is Battle for Wesnoth?===
Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy turn-based strategy game.

===What license is the game distributed under?===
The project is distributed under the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]. All contributors retain copyright on the portions of the project that they contribute. For more information, see [[Wesnoth:Copyrights]].

===How to get informed about new releases?===
Subscribe to new releases at [http://freshmeat.net/subscribe/38720/?url=%2Fprojects%2Fwesnoth%2F Freshmeat].

===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, Mac OS, etc.]?===
The downloads are NOT part of the official project. The BFW team only releases the game's source code. Binary executables or applications are always contributed by community volunteers. If not for these volunteers, there would never be any downloads for us to enjoy. The volunteers compile the game and upload it on their own time, and sometimes they cannot do this in a timely fashion (or at all, at times) Although there are usual packagers designated for each operating system, there are times when other members of the community are asked to step in and contribute when the usual people cannot.

Every time a new version is released, the usual volunteers are always notified by the project leaders. '''Please refrain from making forum posts asking where your download is''' because it doesn't help anything - the packagers already know, and they will get to it as soon as they can. In the past, the Windows and Mac communities have come together to produce home-grown unofficial builds for the community to use, and the renewed interest in community and learning how to compile is generally a good thing.

===Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?===
Because we are building this game for ourselves, to suit our own preferences. We're not building the game for you, in large part because this is our hobby, not our job; whether you like it or not is immaterial to us.
You may wonder, then, what the point is of soliciting ideas, as we do on the forum. We, the developers, have certainly come up with many good ideas on our own, but our players often do as well, and generally ones we don't think of ourselves. If a player comes up with an idea we like, we might implement it. Not because they asked for it, but because of its own merits as an addition to our game.

The beautiful thing about the license our game is distributed under, as compared to closed-source, commercial games, is that if you want that feature badly enough, you can take the code and art of our game and modify it yourself; you are free to re-use any work in Wesnoth, as long as you follow the rules of the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]. From this, you can build a game exactly the way that you like. Just don't expect us to build that game for you. Building this game is our hobby, not our profession, and you did not pay us to make it; rather, we are the ones who have paid for it, in time and labor.

===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===
Yes, we want your help. Whether you're a programmer, artist, musician, writer, translator, level designer, playtester, or just have some great suggestions, you're welcome to contribute. How? You can:
* join the [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Project Project]
* share your point of view at the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/ Forum]
* talk with us on [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth IRC]
* report bugs you find at [[ReportingBugs]]
* update the wiki
* play against us via the Multiplayer menu
* vote for Wesnoth at your favorite gaming web site
* Spread the word!

=== What are the system requirements? ===

We are not completely certain, but an x86 running at 400 MHz with 128MB RAM should be adequate for versions 1.02 and below. For versions 1.1 and up we recommend a computer with at least 1 GHz and 512 MB RAM if you run KDE or Gnome as Windowmanager (The game itself needs about 100 MB RAM). Slower machines will have trouble scrolling large maps or processing AI turns with many units. See the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7384 forum thread] about minimum and recommended system requirements.

=== I'm bored; how do I speed the game up? ===

There are several preferences you can change to shorten the time that the AI takes to make its moves. "Accelerated Speed" will make units move and fight faster. "Skip AI Moves" will not show the AI's units moving from hex to hex. Finally, you can turn off all combat animations via the "Show Combat" option on the Advanced tab.

=== My computer is too slow; how do I speed the game up? ===

First, turn off the music and sound effects. Turning off the color cursors will make your cursor respond faster. If scrolling the map is slow, run the game in "Full Screen" mode, not in a window. Turn off combat animations via the "Show Combat" option on the Advanced tab. You can try turning off halos and combat results, but this might make gameplay more difficult.
For some tips on tweaking the startup, see [[CustomizingStartup]].

== Gameplay and Controls ==

=== How do I learn to play? ===

If you just want to jump right in, start the game and play the tutorial. If you like reading documentation, see [[WesnothManual]], which is also distributed as a PDF file. At any time while playing, you can select help from the menu button (or hit F1). The online help is quite extensive and provides information on terrains, weapons, traits, abilities, units and a good overview of how to play.

=== My unit leveled up but didn't improve. What happened? ===

This is called "After Maximum Level Advancement" or AMLA for short. While most level 0, 1, and 2 units can advance, some cannot. However, some level 3 units can advance to level 4, or even 5. You can see whether a unit can advance further by right clicking and selecting "description."

After a unit reaches the highest level it can get, every time it gains 100 experience it gains 3 hitpoints. It does not heal when this happens. This is a minor bonus so that experience gained by maxed out units is not altogether wasted. It is generally better to give experience to lower level units, rather than continue to advanced units that have reached their maximum level.

If the unit in question is the Necrophage, this is not a bug. The Necrophage eats the corpses of the dead, allowing it to get additional HPs. Leveling into itself is how this is carried out.

=== I tried to trap an enemy with several weak units, but it still escaped. What happened? ===

Most units exert a zone of control (or ZOC). IF an enemy moves into one of the six adjacent hexes, the zone of control will prevent it from moving any farther. However some weak units are level 0, meaning they are so weak that they do not have a ZOC. You can still surround an enemy unit entirely with level 0 units to keep it from escaping, but if there is any gap in your ranks, it could escape.

Also, some units have the "skirmish" ability, which allows them to ignore ZOCs.

=== How can I see where an enemy unit can move next turn? ===

During your turn you can click on an enemy unit. Wesnoth will highlight all the hexes the unit can move to in the next turn. This is useful when trying to arrange your units to block an enemy's movement.

=== There's too much luck in this game! ===

Sooner or later, you will become frustrated when your archmage with four 70% attacks misses all four times. This does not mean that the AI is cheating or the random number generator is futzed. It means you are noticing random negative events more than positive ones. During the development of the game, many mathematicians have done sophisticated statistical analysis of the combat system. Likewise, programmers have examined the random number generator. No flaws have been found, so streaks of "bad" and "good" luck should just be accepted as part of having randomness in Wesnoth.

Since Wesnoth is GPLed, it is possible that a new development team will someday "fork" the source and produce a version more like Heroes of Might & Magic, with less or no randomness. Until then, don't charge with your horsemen against troll rocklobbers at night...

=== The (random unit) is overpowered/underpowered! ===

The development team has spent years tweaking the units in the game. Each unit has had its gold cost, attack types, combat damage, defensive values, resistances, upgrade paths, and other stats carefully scrutinized and loudly discussed in the forum. However, the game code and the units were being modified right up until the 1.0 release, so some unbalanced units may have slipped through.

If you have evidence to back up your claim, search the forum for past discussions about this unit, and then try posting.

=== The (random scenario) is too hard/easy! ===

See above answer about random units.

=== What do the different difficulty levels do? ===

That depends on the scenario. Usually, the opponent will get more money and be able to recruit higher-level units at higher difficulty levels, and you will have fewer turns available.

== Maps, Scenarios and Campaigns ==

=== How do I beat scenario _______ ? ===

If you are stuck on a scenario in a campaign, you'll probably find a walkthrough at [[MainlineCampaigns]]. Or check out the "Strategies and Tips" forum at http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3

=== How do I download user campaigns? ===
Choose "Campaigns" in the main Wesnoth menu. Then scroll down to the bottom and choose "Get More Campaigns..." or since 1.1.5 there is a "Get add-ons" button in the main menu. This connects you to the campaign server. In the campaign server you can view a list of all available campaigns and download them, as well as posting or deleting your own campaigns.

If you are behind a firewall you may not be able to connect to the campaign server. In this case try to download the campaign directly from the campaign server through the web interface at http://wolff.to/campaigns/list.html. If you know how to change your firewall settings, then you should open port 15003 (version 1.1.1 and up) or port 15002 (versions 1.1.0 and lower). For added security, you can restrict traffic over those ports to the campaign server's IP address (currently 88.191.12.200).

=== Are there any tools to help me create maps and scenarios? ===
Yes, there is a tool called wesnoth_editor. It is a normal map-editor that should be a good help for creating the plain maps. For creating the scenarios there already is a scenario-editor included in the mac build. But this editor is rather outdated and it exists only for MacOS X. At the moment some community members are working on creating a nice and working scenario editor. You can have a look at the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6925 forum post] about this tool. You will also find more info at [[CampGen]].

=== What are the .cfg files and how can I edit them? ===

The .cfg files are plain text files, just saved with a file extension ".cfg". You can create and edit them using normal text editors; just save the files in correct format.

Please note that some Windows programs like to add a ".txt" extension, so the file is instead of "my_scenario.cfg" saved as "my_scenario.cfg.txt". And then the Windows Explorer will hide the ".txt" extension, so you may not notice it.

'''Notepad''': After you create a document, click "File", "Save as..." and select "Save as type: All files". To open the document, click "File", "Open..." and select "Files of type: All files (*.*)". If you open someone else's document, and the end-of-line symbols are displayed as small rectangles, you have to use another editor.

'''WordPad''': After you create a document, click "File", "Save as..." and select "Save as type: Text Document". After the document is saved, close WordPad and remove the ".txt" extension from file. To open the document, click "File", "Open..." and select "Files of type: All documents (*.*)".

=== I already created a campaign and published it on the campaign server. How can I get translations for the campaign? ===
Just have a look at [[WesCamp]]. This project is the easiest way to get translations for your campaign. All the info you need you can find at [[WesCamp]].

===How do I place an object or unit on my map with the map editor?===
You can't. You need to make a multiplayer scenario file. There are more details on the [[BuildingMaps|maps]] page.

== Multiplayer ==

===How do i connect to a multiplayer server, when i sit behind a restrictive Firewall?===

You have to open for TCP on port 14999 to play multiplayer games over the internet. For added security, you can restrict access to the server's IP address (currently 84.207.24.9 for the official server).

===How to find players for multiplayer game?===
Hang around for a while on multiplayer servers and you might find someone to play with. If you observe other people playing you will get informed when someone joins the servers. Maybe you find someone willing to play in the irc channel dedicated to mp: #wesnoth-mp at irc.freenode.net.
You can also join #wesnoth at irc.freenode.net.

===How to save and load a multiplayer game===

Save the game. Give it a good name, so that you can find it among the other saved games.

Create new game. (Give it a name like "private game for X and Y", so that other players will not try joining it, and you do not have to explain or kick them.) The first item in the map/scenario list is "Saved games", select this. Choose the saved game. Wait for the other player(s) to connect. Start the game.

===How can I make my computer into a dedicated Wesnoth server?===

To setup a dedicated Wesnoth server, you have to compile the game with the "--enable-server" flag, and after you install, simply run wesnothd from the console. This will start the server, listening on TCP port 15000. To compile the server only you can use the flags "--disable-game --enable-server". If you aren't using a linux or mac operating system, there are a few ways you can compile on Windows...here is one way http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/CompilingWesnoth/CrossCompiling

===Which versions of Wesnoth can play together?===

I'm on a MAC, and my friends are on XP. I would like to play together with them. Is this currently possible?

YES! All you need is to have the same version number.

For a list of Mac-XP-compatible games (including BfW) see: http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21818

== Translations ==

===I selected an asian translation and am not able to see the letters correctly. What happened?===

Since the size of the necessary fonts is too large, you'll need to download them separately (if you don't already have them). After that, simply copy the font to the '''fonts/''' directory in your wesnoth installation.
* Chinese font: [http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/ttf-arphic-gkai00mp/ttf-arphic-gkai00mp_2.11.orig.tar.gz gkai00mp_2.11.orig.tar.gz (2.6 MB)]

Untar it into your home directory, and move this file ''gkai00mp.ttf'' into the '''wesnoth/fonts''' folder.

* Japanese font: [http://cvs.sourceforge.jp/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/sqs-xml/sqs-font/sazanami-gothic.ttf sazanami-gothic.ttf (7.3 MB)]

If you have further questions have a look at [[WesnothAsianLanguages|this]] page.

== Other Questions You Have ==

The best way to get answers to less-frequently asked questions is by visiting the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum BFW forum]. There are plenty of people willing to help. Make sure you read ALL of the forum sticky notes and announcements before posting.

[[Category:Troubleshooting and Bugs]]

FAQ

2008-03-17T12:21:22Z

Vaxquis: /* My unit leveled up but didn't improve. What happened? */

=Frequently Asked Questions=

== General ==

===What is Battle for Wesnoth?===
Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy turn-based strategy game.

===What license is the game distributed under?===
The project is distributed under the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]. All contributors retain copyright on the portions of the project that they contribute. For more information, see [[Wesnoth:Copyrights]].

===How to get informed about new releases?===
Subscribe to new releases at [http://freshmeat.net/subscribe/38720/?url=%2Fprojects%2Fwesnoth%2F Freshmeat].

===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, Mac OS, etc.]?===
The downloads are NOT part of the official project. The BFW team only releases the game's source code. Binary executables or applications are always contributed by community volunteers. If not for these volunteers, there would never be any downloads for us to enjoy. The volunteers compile the game and upload it on their own time, and sometimes they cannot do this in a timely fashion (or at all, at times) Although there are usual packagers designated for each operating system, there are times when other members of the community are asked to step in and contribute when the usual people cannot.

Every time a new version is released, the usual volunteers are always notified by the project leaders. '''Please refrain from making forum posts asking where your download is''' because it doesn't help anything - the packagers already know, and they will get to it as soon as they can. In the past, the Windows and Mac communities have come together to produce home-grown unofficial builds for the community to use, and the renewed interest in community and learning how to compile is generally a good thing.

===Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?===
Because we are building this game for ourselves, to suit our own preferences. We're not building the game for you, in large part because this is our hobby, not our job; whether you like it or not is immaterial to us.
You may wonder, then, what the point is of soliciting ideas, as we do on the forum. We, the developers, have certainly come up with many good ideas on our own, but our players often do as well, and generally ones we don't think of ourselves. If a player comes up with an idea we like, we might implement it. Not because they asked for it, but because of its own merits as an addition to our game.

The beautiful thing about the license our game is distributed under, as compared to closed-source, commercial games, is that if you want that feature badly enough, you can take the code and art of our game and modify it yourself; you are free to re-use any work in Wesnoth, as long as you follow the rules of the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]. From this, you can build a game exactly the way that you like. Just don't expect us to build that game for you. Building this game is our hobby, not our profession, and you did not pay us to make it; rather, we are the ones who have paid for it, in time and labor.

===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===
Yes, we want your help. Whether you're a programmer, artist, musician, writer, translator, level designer, playtester, or just have some great suggestions, you're welcome to contribute. How? You can:
* join the [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Project Project]
* share your point of view at the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/ Forum]
* talk with us on [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth IRC]
* report bugs you find at [[ReportingBugs]]
* update the wiki
* play against us via the Multiplayer menu
* vote for Wesnoth at your favorite gaming web site
* Spread the word!

=== What are the system requirements? ===

We are not completely certain, but an x86 running at 400 MHz with 128MB RAM should be adequate for versions 1.02 and below. For versions 1.1 and up we recommend a computer with at least 1 GHz and 512 MB RAM if you run KDE or Gnome as Windowmanager (The game itself needs about 100 MB RAM). Slower machines will have trouble scrolling large maps or processing AI turns with many units. See the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7384 forum thread] about minimum and recommended system requirements.

=== I'm bored; how do I speed the game up? ===

There are several preferences you can change to shorten the time that the AI takes to make its moves. "Accelerated Speed" will make units move and fight faster. "Skip AI Moves" will not show the AI's units moving from hex to hex. Finally, you can turn off all combat animations via the "Show Combat" option on the Advanced tab.

=== My computer is too slow; how do I speed the game up? ===

First, turn off the music and sound effects. Turning off the color cursors will make your cursor respond faster. If scrolling the map is slow, run the game in "Full Screen" mode, not in a window. Turn off combat animations via the "Show Combat" option on the Advanced tab. You can try turning off halos and combat results, but this might make gameplay more difficult.

== Gameplay and Controls ==

=== How do I learn to play? ===

If you just want to jump right in, start the game and play the tutorial. If you like reading documentation, see [[WesnothManual]], which is also distributed as a PDF file. At any time while playing, you can select help from the menu button (or hit F1). The online help is quite extensive and provides information on terrains, weapons, traits, abilities, units and a good overview of how to play.

=== My unit leveled up but didn't improve. What happened? ===

This is called "After Maximum Level Advancement" or AMLA for short. While most level 0, 1, and 2 units can advance, some cannot. However, some level 3 units can advance to level 4, or even 5. You can see whether a unit can advance further by right clicking and selecting "description."

After a unit reaches the highest level it can get, every time it gains 100 experience it gains 3 hitpoints. It does not heal when this happens. This is a minor bonus so that experience gained by maxed out units is not altogether wasted. It is generally better to give experience to lower level units, rather than continue to advanced units that have reached their maximum level.

If the unit in question is the Necrophage, this is not a bug. The Necrophage eats the corpses of the dead, allowing it to get additional HPs. Leveling into itself is how this is carried out.

=== I tried to trap an enemy with several weak units, but it still escaped. What happened? ===

Most units exert a zone of control (or ZOC). IF an enemy moves into one of the six adjacent hexes, the zone of control will prevent it from moving any farther. However some weak units are level 0, meaning they are so weak that they do not have a ZOC. You can still surround an enemy unit entirely with level 0 units to keep it from escaping, but if there is any gap in your ranks, it could escape.

Also, some units have the "skirmish" ability, which allows them to ignore ZOCs.

=== How can I see where an enemy unit can move next turn? ===

During your turn you can click on an enemy unit. Wesnoth will highlight all the hexes the unit can move to in the next turn. This is useful when trying to arrange your units to block an enemy's movement.

=== There's too much luck in this game! ===

Sooner or later, you will become frustrated when your archmage with four 70% attacks misses all four times. This does not mean that the AI is cheating or the random number generator is futzed. It means you are noticing random negative events more than positive ones. During the development of the game, many mathematicians have done sophisticated statistical analysis of the combat system. Likewise, programmers have examined the random number generator. No flaws have been found, so streaks of "bad" and "good" luck should just be accepted as part of having randomness in Wesnoth.

Since Wesnoth is GPLed, it is possible that a new development team will someday "fork" the source and produce a version more like Heroes of Might & Magic, with less or no randomness. Until then, don't charge with your horsemen against troll rocklobbers at night...

=== The (random unit) is overpowered/underpowered! ===

The development team has spent years tweaking the units in the game. Each unit has had its gold cost, attack types, combat damage, defensive values, resistances, upgrade paths, and other stats carefully scrutinized and loudly discussed in the forum. However, the game code and the units were being modified right up until the 1.0 release, so some unbalanced units may have slipped through.

If you have evidence to back up your claim, search the forum for past discussions about this unit, and then try posting.

=== The (random scenario) is too hard/easy! ===

See above answer about random units.

=== What do the different difficulty levels do? ===

That depends on the scenario. Usually, the opponent will get more money and be able to recruit higher-level units at higher difficulty levels, and you will have fewer turns available.

== Maps, Scenarios and Campaigns ==

=== How do I beat scenario _______ ? ===

If you are stuck on a scenario in a campaign, you'll probably find a walkthrough at [[MainlineCampaigns]]. Or check out the "Strategies and Tips" forum at http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3

=== How do I download user campaigns? ===
Choose "Campaigns" in the main Wesnoth menu. Then scroll down to the bottom and choose "Get More Campaigns..." or since 1.1.5 there is a "Get add-ons" button in the main menu. This connects you to the campaign server. In the campaign server you can view a list of all available campaigns and download them, as well as posting or deleting your own campaigns.

If you are behind a firewall you may not be able to connect to the campaign server. In this case try to download the campaign directly from the campaign server through the web interface at http://wolff.to/campaigns/list.html. If you know how to change your firewall settings, then you should open port 15003 (version 1.1.1 and up) or port 15002 (versions 1.1.0 and lower). For added security, you can restrict traffic over those ports to the campaign server's IP address (currently 88.191.12.200).

=== Are there any tools to help me create maps and scenarios? ===
Yes, there is a tool called wesnoth_editor. It is a normal map-editor that should be a good help for creating the plain maps. For creating the scenarios there already is a scenario-editor included in the mac build. But this editor is rather outdated and it exists only for MacOS X. At the moment some community members are working on creating a nice and working scenario editor. You can have a look at the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6925 forum post] about this tool. You will also find more info at [[CampGen]].

=== What are the .cfg files and how can I edit them? ===

The .cfg files are plain text files, just saved with a file extension ".cfg". You can create and edit them using normal text editors; just save the files in correct format.

Please note that some Windows programs like to add a ".txt" extension, so the file is instead of "my_scenario.cfg" saved as "my_scenario.cfg.txt". And then the Windows Explorer will hide the ".txt" extension, so you may not notice it.

'''Notepad''': After you create a document, click "File", "Save as..." and select "Save as type: All files". To open the document, click "File", "Open..." and select "Files of type: All files (*.*)". If you open someone else's document, and the end-of-line symbols are displayed as small rectangles, you have to use another editor.

'''WordPad''': After you create a document, click "File", "Save as..." and select "Save as type: Text Document". After the document is saved, close WordPad and remove the ".txt" extension from file. To open the document, click "File", "Open..." and select "Files of type: All documents (*.*)".

=== I already created a campaign and published it on the campaign server. How can I get translations for the campaign? ===
Just have a look at [[WesCamp]]. This project is the easiest way to get translations for your campaign. All the info you need you can find at [[WesCamp]].

===How do I place an object or unit on my map with the map editor?===
You can't. You need to make a multiplayer scenario file. There are more details on the [[BuildingMaps|maps]] page.

== Multiplayer ==

===How do i connect to a multiplayer server, when i sit behind a restrictive Firewall?===

You have to open for TCP on port 14999 to play multiplayer games over the internet. For added security, you can restrict access to the server's IP address (currently 84.207.24.9 for the official server).

===How to find players for multiplayer game?===
Hang around for a while on multiplayer servers and you might find someone to play with. If you observe other people playing you will get informed when someone joins the servers. Maybe you find someone willing to play in the irc channel dedicated to mp: #wesnoth-mp at irc.freenode.net.
You can also join #wesnoth at irc.freenode.net.

===How to save and load a multiplayer game===

Save the game. Give it a good name, so that you can find it among the other saved games.

Create new game. (Give it a name like "private game for X and Y", so that other players will not try joining it, and you do not have to explain or kick them.) The first item in the map/scenario list is "Saved games", select this. Choose the saved game. Wait for the other player(s) to connect. Start the game.

===How can I make my computer into a dedicated Wesnoth server?===

To setup a dedicated Wesnoth server, you have to compile the game with the "--enable-server" flag, and after you install, simply run wesnothd from the console. This will start the server, listening on TCP port 15000. To compile the server only you can use the flags "--disable-game --enable-server". If you aren't using a linux or mac operating system, there are a few ways you can compile on Windows...here is one way http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/CompilingWesnoth/CrossCompiling

===Which versions of Wesnoth can play together?===

I'm on a MAC, and my friends are on XP. I would like to play together with them. Is this currently possible?

YES! All you need is to have the same version number.

For a list of Mac-XP-compatible games (including BfW) see: http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21818

== Translations ==

===I selected an asian translation and am not able to see the letters correctly. What happened?===

Since the size of the necessary fonts is too large, you'll need to download them separately (if you don't already have them). After that, simply copy the font to the '''fonts/''' directory in your wesnoth installation.
* Chinese font: [http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/ttf-arphic-gkai00mp/ttf-arphic-gkai00mp_2.11.orig.tar.gz gkai00mp_2.11.orig.tar.gz (2.6 MB)]

Untar it into your home directory, and move this file ''gkai00mp.ttf'' into the '''wesnoth/fonts''' folder.

* Japanese font: [http://cvs.sourceforge.jp/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/sqs-xml/sqs-font/sazanami-gothic.ttf sazanami-gothic.ttf (7.3 MB)]

If you have further questions have a look at [[WesnothAsianLanguages|this]] page.

== Other Questions You Have ==

The best way to get answers to less-frequently asked questions is by visiting the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum BFW forum]. There are plenty of people willing to help. Make sure you read ALL of the forum sticky notes and announcements before posting.

[[Category:Troubleshooting and Bugs]]

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Vaxquis: New page: https://gna.org/bugs/?group=wesnoth

https://gna.org/bugs/?group=wesnoth

StartingPoints

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What would you like to learn about Wesnoth in this wiki? [[Play]] it, [[create]] with it, [[support]] for it, [[project]] resources about it, [[credits]] of it.

This is a page with starting points to exploring this wiki about The Battle for Wesnoth. In addition to the wiki, there's also a [http://www.wesnoth.org homepage], a [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum forum], and a [http://gna.org/projects/wesnoth/ Gna project page].

* [[Special:Categories|List of all page categories in this wiki]]
* [[Special:Allpages|List of all pages in this wiki]]

== Getting the Game ==
==== Downloading ====
* [[Download]] - get the most recent source-files and many binaries
** [[WesnothBinaries]] - precompiled for GNU/Linux, BeOS, PDAs, ...
** [[WesnothBinariesLinux]] - precompiled for many GNU/Linux distributions

==== Compiling ====
* [[CompilingWesnoth]] - on Unix, Mac, Windows, GNU/Linux, PDAs, ...
* [[UsingSourceinstall]] - using GNU Source Installer to automate installation and upgrades from source (Unix-likes only)
* [[DebuggingWesnoth]] - on GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems
* [[WesnothOnLinuxPDAs]] - on the Qtopia/OPIE and thepdaXrom/Zaurus C series

== Playing the Game ([[Play]]) ==

==== For New Players ====
* [[GettingStarted]] - read me first!
* [[WesnothManual]] - the rules
* [[MainlineCampaigns]] - walkthroughs for the game-supplied campaigns

==== For Not-So-New Players ====
* [[AdvancedTactics]] - beating the AI and other people
* [[MultiplayerServers]] - where to play against other people online
* [[Replays]] - archive of replays new and old
* [[How to play...]] - learn more about various faction vs faction strategies

==== Reference ====
* [[HotKeysSystem]] - keyboard shortcuts
* [[CommandMode]] - commands you can use in-game
* [[ServerAdministration]] - commands that authenticated users can use to administer the server
* [http://zapicm.freeshell.org Units] - Units advancement trees and stats
** [http://zapicm.freeshell.org/dev Development version]
** [http://zapicm.freeshell.org/stable Stable version]
** [http://server.wesnoth.org/~wesnoth/trunk Trunk version]
* [[RaceDescriptions]] - Elves, Humans, Dwarves, Orcs, Drakes, Undead, Others
** [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Category:Factions] - list all user made factions
* [[Wesnoth_Acronyms_and_Slang|Wesnoth Acronyms and Slang]] - common wesnothian acronyms and slang explained

== Tweaking the Game ([[Create]]) ==
==== Scenarios & Campaigns ====
* [[UserScenarios]] - user-written scenarios, campaigns and game modifications
* [[UMCSandbox]] - where you can do collaborative UMC development
* [[BuildingCampaigns]] - how to make your own single player campaigns
* [[MultiplayerCampaigns]] - how to make your own multiplayer campaigns
* [[BuildingScenarios]] - how to make your own scenarios
* [[BuildingUnits]] - how to make your own units
* [[UnitAnalysis]] - tool to analyze units

==== References ====
* [[ReferenceWML]] and [[AlphabeticalWML]] - all about Wesnoth Markup Language
* [[ReferencePythonAPI]] - upcoming Python interface for AI
==== Tools & Utilities ====
* [[ExternalUtilities]] - scripts to help create scenarios, campaigns, and graphics
* [[WesnothMapEditor]] - summary of controls
* [[CustomizingStartup]] - some tweaks for optimizing the game's startup

==== Art related ====
* [[Create_Art#Art_Tutorials|Art Tutorials]] - help in creating art
* [[GraphicLibrary]] - unit and terrain images posted on the forums
* [[Tiles_Status]] - terrain tiles: proposed and in progress.

== Improving the Game ==
* [[ReportingBugs]] - use Gna!
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/ReportingBugs#Guidelines_for_suggesting_features Guidelines for suggesting features] - To submit a feature request, use http://bugs.wesnoth.org
==== Developer information ====
* [[DeveloperResources]] - useful links
* [http://changelog.wesnoth.org Changelog] - the most recent changes made to the game
* [[WesnothSVN]] - accessing the source code
* [[HackingWesnoth]] - guide for programmers
* [[CodingStandards]] - for programmers
* [[DeveloperGuide]] - for those who received SVN commit rights
* [http://wesnoth.slack.it/missing.cgi Missing unit animations and sounds] - what's available and what's missing
* [[WritingYourOwnAI]] - write a C++ plugin
* [[FormulaAI]] - Guide to the experimental formula AI branch
* [[ThemeSystem]] - customizing the screen layout for the game and the editor
* [[ReleasingWesnoth]] - steps to follow to release a new version
* [[WesnothPackagersGuide]] - guidelines for packaging Wesnoth for different platforms
* [[EasyCoding]] - Bugs and features that are easy to implement for new coders
* [[NotSoEasyCoding]] - Bugs and features which are doable but lacking someone working on them
* [[WesnothGL]] - Guide to programming the Wesnoth OpenGL branch
* [[WesnothdDesign]] - Guide to the design of wesnothd, the multiplayer server.

==== Game translations ====
* [[GettextForTranslators]] - how to translate Wesnoth under [[GetText]]
* [[WesnothTranslations]] - completely unknown stats...
* [[WesCamp]] - a project for translating user-made campaigns

== About the Game ==
* [[WesnothPhilosophy]] - Dave on Wesnoth
* [[WesnothHistory]] - the Ages of Wesnoth
* [[WesnothGeography]] - description of Wesnoth and surrounding lands
* [[WesnothFigures]] - notable figures of valorous and infamous deeds in Wesnoth
* [[WesnothReviews]] - third party reviews of Wesnoth
* [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth #wesnoth] - our IRC channel
* [[Donate]] or [http://cafepress.com/wesnoth buy Wesnoth merchandise].
* [[Trailer]] - the Wesnoth trailer

== Other ==
* [[UsefulLinks]]
* [http://wesnoth.slack.it/?WesnothPlayerMap Map of Wesnoth player locations] - add yourself to the map!
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Wesnoth Wikipedia entry for Wesnoth]
* [[WikiHaiku]]

== About this Wiki ==
* [[Help:Editing|Editing]] - learn how to edit pages
* [[Sandbox]] - experiment with the wiki
* [[WikiMigration]] - we were looking for a replacement for our old wiki (and ended up using Mediawiki)
* [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19462 Obsolete] - help in updating the wiki for v1.4

[[Category:Wesnoth Wiki]]