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How do I download user campaigns?: Remove outdated info

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	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.		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 at http://addons.wesnoth.org/. 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).		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 at http://addons.wesnoth.org/.

	=== Are there any tools to help me create maps and scenarios? ===		=== Are there any tools to help me create maps and scenarios? ===

Octalot: Replace WesCamp link

2023-05-19T08:11:51Z

Replace WesCamp link

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	=== I already created an add-on and published it on the server. How can I get translations for the campaign? ===		=== I already created an add-on and published it on the 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]].~~		See [[GettextForTranslators#For_add-ons]]

	===How do I place an object or unit on my map with the map editor?===		===How do I place an object or unit on my map with the map editor?===

Vasya: /* How to find players for multiplayer game? */

2021-05-24T08:30:31Z

How to find players for multiplayer game?

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	===How to find players for multiplayer game?===		===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 [[Support#IRC\|IRC]] channel dedicated to Wesnoth, #wesnoth at irc.~~freenode~~.~~net~~.		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 [[Support#IRC\|IRC]] channel dedicated to Wesnoth, #wesnoth at irc.libera.chat.

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

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

2021-01-23T01:00:32Z

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

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	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, map, and standing unit animations via the "Show Combat", "Animate Map" and "Unit Standing Animations" options on the Advanced tab in the game Preferences. You can try turning off halos and combat results, but this might make gameplay more difficult.		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, map, and standing unit animations via the "Show Combat", "Animate Map" and "Unit Standing Animations" options on the Advanced tab in the game Preferences. 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 ==		== Gameplay and Controls ==

Pentarctagon: /* What are the .cfg files and how can I edit them? */

2020-06-30T22:32:06Z

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

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	'''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 (.)".		'''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 (.)".

	~~Starting~~ with ~~the 1.9.x branch, there is a new IDE~~ for ~~helping User Made Content Authors to easily develop Wesnoth Add-ons. The website and details can be found at: http~~://~~eclipse~~.wesnoth.org		There are also some additional editors with plugins offering support for WML [https://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13799 here].

	=== I already created an add-on and published it on the server. How can I get translations for the campaign? ===		=== I already created an add-on and published it on the server. How can I get translations for the campaign? ===

Shadowm at 03:29, 12 August 2017

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	== General ==		== General ==

8680: /* Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature? */ Fix typo

2015-07-24T22:44:32Z

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	The answer to this varies from case to case. Although it is not always readily evident, Wesnoth was designed with a few base goals present from the very start of the project. To give an example, the simple gameplay and pixel art style are part of Wesnoth's design and we will never replace them with overly complicated rules and 3D models. Some people may not like this or find it disappointing, but such is life.		The answer to this varies from case to case. Although it is not always readily evident, Wesnoth was designed with a few base goals present from the very start of the project. To give an example, the simple gameplay and pixel art style are part of Wesnoth's design and we will never replace them with overly complicated rules and 3D models. Some people may not like this or find it disappointing, but such is life.

	There are other cases where the community would like so see something implemented but we simply don't have the human resources to do it right now, primarily because we are unpaid volunteers with our own jobs and families to care for. That is where you come in. The beautiful thing about our game being open-source software is that, if you want a feature badly enough, you can take our game's source code and modify it yourself, and then [[PatchSubmissionGuidelines\|submit your work]] to us. The same principle applies to art -- if there is something you feel is missing and have the required skills (or will to learn), you can submit it to our [http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewforum.php?f=9 Art Contributions forum] for review.		There are other cases where the community would like to see something implemented but we simply don't have the human resources to do it right now, primarily because we are unpaid volunteers with our own jobs and families to care for. That is where you come in. The beautiful thing about our game being open-source software is that, if you want a feature badly enough, you can take our game's source code and modify it yourself, and then [[PatchSubmissionGuidelines\|submit your work]] to us. The same principle applies to art -- if there is something you feel is missing and have the required skills (or will to learn), you can submit it to our [http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewforum.php?f=9 Art Contributions forum] for review.

	===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===		===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===

8680: /* A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, OS X, etc.]? */ Minor copy-editing.

2015-07-24T22:43:15Z

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	===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, OS X, etc.]?===		===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, OS X, etc.]?===

	The packages provided, other than the source code tarball, 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. f 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.		The packages provided, other than the source code tarball, are <strong>not</strong> 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 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.		Every time a new version is released, the usual volunteers are notified by the project leaders. <strong>Please refrain from making forum posts asking where your download is</strong> 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 the community and learning how to compile is generally a good thing.

	===Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?===		===Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?===

Shadowm: /* Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature? */

2015-07-24T22:21:09Z

Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?

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	===Why doesn't Wesnoth have my favorite feature?===		===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.~~		The answer to this varies from case to case. Although it is not always readily evident, Wesnoth was designed with a few base goals present from the very start of the project. To give an example, the simple gameplay and pixel art style are part of Wesnoth's design and we will never replace them with overly complicated rules and 3D models. Some people may not like this or find it disappointing, but such is life.
	~~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~~.		There are other cases where the community would like so see something implemented but we simply don't have the human resources to do it right now, primarily because we are unpaid volunteers with our own jobs and families to care for. That is where you come in. The beautiful thing about our game being open-source software is that, if you want a feature badly enough, you can take our game's source code and modify it yourself, and then [[PatchSubmissionGuidelines\|submit your work]] to us. The same principle applies to art -- if there is something you feel is missing and have the required skills (or will to learn), you can submit it to our [http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewforum.php?f=9 Art Contributions forum] for review.

	===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===		===Do you want help making this game? How can I help?===

Shadowm: /* A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, Mac OS X, etc.]? */

2015-07-24T08:31:54Z

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	Check the front page of the website.		Check the front page of the website.

	===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, ~~Mac~~ OS X, etc.]?===		===A new version is out, but where is the download for [Windows, OS X, etc.]?===
	The packages provided, other than the source code tarball, 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.
			The packages provided, other than the source code tarball, 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. f 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 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.		Every time a new version is released, the usual volunteers are 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.