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	<h3>Other comments</h3>		<h3>Other comments</h3>
	<p>A fitting and well-written epilogue for a great campaign.</p>		<p>A fitting and well-written epilogue for a great campaign.</p>
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	<p>None.</p>		<p>None.</p>
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		+	<h2>The Battle for Zocthanol Isle</h2>
		+	<h3>Questionnaire</h3>
		+	<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	8. A good challenge, without being overly frustrating.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Crystal clear.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Very good.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Probably surviving the initial onslaught in the first few turns, before I had gotten a chance to build up my forces.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	8.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	None.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	No.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(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?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Very well-commented and easy to read.
		+	<br></p>
		+	<h3>Bugs</h3>
		+	<p>Before entering the dark citadel, Kaleh says, "If I do not prevail than please flee this place with the merfolk and find somewhere where you can have peace and safety." "Than" should be "then".</p>
		+	<h3>Other comments</h3>
		+	<p>None.</p>
		+
		+
		+	<h2>The Final Confrontation</h2>
		+	<h3>Questionnaire</h3>
		+	<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	3. I had all characters fully leveled up and with the extra two elves to help, I had no trouble keeping everyone alive. Even the two level one elves survived.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Fine.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Okay. There wasn't much of it, but what little there was, was good.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	None.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	5. There just isn't much to it. The scenario is cool, but it's over in five minutes, and just isn't that fun.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Make it longer. Perhaps force the player to kill the spires to weaken the central body, then after a certain amount of damage has been dealt to the central body, respawn more spires and have the player repeat the process to get another chance to damage the central body.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Nope.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(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?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Looks good to me.
		+	<br></p>
		+	<h3>Bugs</h3>
		+	<p>When Kaleh tricks Eloh and stabs her instead of bowing down, "-6" is displayed in red letters like normal damage. However, normal damage doesn't have a negative sign before the number.</p>
		+	<h3>Other comments</h3>
		+	<p>None.</p>
		+
		+
		+	<h2>Epilogue</h2>
		+	<h3>Questionnaire</h3>
		+	<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	N/A
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	N/A
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Good.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	N/A.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	7.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	None.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	No.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(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?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Well, there isn't exactly much to comment on in a dialogue-only scenario, but it looked fine to me.
		+	<br></p>
		+	<h3>Bugs</h3>
		+	<p>None.</p>
		+	<h3>Other comments</h3>
		+	<p>A fitting and well-written epilogue for a great campaign.</p>

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−	~~<p><strong>Playtested and reviewed by Captain_Wrathbow</strong></p>~~	+	(to be filled out by playtester)
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<p>My replays can be downloaded from <a href="">here.</a></p>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<h2>- The Morning After</h2>~~
−	~~<h3>Questionnaire</h3>~~
−	~~<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario~~ (~~1-10)</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      No more than 3. But it is the first scenario of the campaign, after all.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      No problem.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Very well-written and immersive.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      None.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      7. It's a pretty good start to a very good campaign.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      None.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Nope, no tomatoes here.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(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?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	It's an overwhelmingly huge scenario file, (then again, all of UtBS's scenario files are like that...) but it's some of the most well-commented WML I've seen. Although I've never seen any legitimate need for swearing in Wesnoth's dialog, let alone in the <em>comments</em>...
−	~~<br></p>~~
−	~~<h3>Bugs</h3>~~
−	~~None.~~
−	~~<h3>Other comments</h3>~~
−	~~None.~~
−
−
−	~~<h2>- Across the Harsh Sands</h2>~~
−	~~<h3>Questionnaire</h3>~~
−	~~<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      5.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Just fine.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Okay. Nothing spectacular, but certainly not bad.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      The blasted dehydration mechanic.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      Only a 4. See next answer.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	Remove the dehydration mechanics. It's a neat, creative idea, but it doesn't actually add much to the scenario. In fact, it does little more than frustrate the player, in my opinion. For me, this one issue made the whole scenario less enjoyable.
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      No.~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~<em>(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?</em>~~
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~      There's some really creative and clever code in there, but it isn't as well-commented as the first scenario was. However, I couldn't care less, personally.~~
−	~~<br></p>~~
−	~~<h3>Bugs</h3>~~
−	~~<p>I noticed a few fairly minor grammatical mistakes:</p>~~
−	~~<p>When Nym opens the bottle containing the Dust Devil, Kaleh comments, "It seems to like you, looks like you just got yourself a pet." The comma should be a semicolon.</p>~~
−	<p>After rescuing Elyssa from the undead in the ruined castle, she mentions that they look like elves and Kaleh replies, "We are, we're the Quenoth elves and we are traveling north." This should be split into two sentences or separated by ~~a semicolon. The same goes for Elyssa's similar reply.</p>~~
−	~~<p>And a "real" bug:</p>~~
−	<p>The (dialog-only) event when you meet the "Black Hand" outlaws guarding the third oasis triggered <em>twice</em>: once when I moved close enough to sight them, and again when one of their units moved on their turn. I don't know what caused this, although I suspect that the unreliable "sighted" event- name may be the culprit. I don't really feel like wading through 2200 lines of code to find the problem, though.</p>
−	~~<p>And then there was this also:</p>~~
−	<p>In the ruined castle near the end of the scenario, both the ogres and the undead appeared. Is this intentional? If not, then there's a bug, and if so, then this is poor design; I got to just stand back and watch as they killed each other, then I went in and killed a couple nearly-dead survivors with hardly any resistance.</p>
−	~~<h3>Other comments</h3>~~
−	<p>When the defeated scorpions drop the Ring of Travel, it is placed on the hex where the last scorpion died. The next one of your units to move onto that hex immediately takes the ring. I would suggest adding in an message with two [option]s so the player can decide if he wants that unit to take the ring or not. This is a better idea for two reasons: (a) Pick-up-able objects in every other mainline campaign are handled this way, and (b) ~~it just makes more sense and prevents accidentally taking an object.</p>~~

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−	(to be ~~filled out~~ by ~~playtester~~)	+	<p><strong>Playtested and reviewed by Captain_Wrathbow</strong></p>
		+	<br>
		+	<p>My replays can be downloaded from <a href="">here.</a></p>
		+	<br>
		+	<br>
		+	<h2>- The Morning After</h2>
		+	<h3>Questionnaire</h3>
		+	<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	No more than 3. But it is the first scenario of the campaign, after all.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	No problem.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Very well-written and immersive.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	None.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	7. It's a pretty good start to a very good campaign.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	None.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Nope, no tomatoes here.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(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?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	It's an overwhelmingly huge scenario file, (then again, all of UtBS's scenario files are like that...) but it's some of the most well-commented WML I've seen. Although I've never seen any legitimate need for swearing in Wesnoth's dialog, let alone in the <em>comments</em>...
		+	<br></p>
		+	<h3>Bugs</h3>
		+	None.
		+	<h3>Other comments</h3>
		+	None.
		+
		+
		+	<h2>- Across the Harsh Sands</h2>
		+	<h3>Questionnaire</h3>
		+	<p><em>(1) What difficulty levels and what version of Wesnoth have you played the scenario on?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Version 1.9.2, and "Challenging" difficulty level.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(2) How difficult did you find the scenario (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	5.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(3) How clear did you find the scenario objectives?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Just fine.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(4) How clear and interesting did you find the dialog and storyline of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Okay. Nothing spectacular, but certainly not bad.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(5) What were your major challenges in meeting the objectives of the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	The blasted dehydration mechanic.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(6) How fun do you think the scenario is? (1-10)</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Only a 4. See next answer.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(7) What, if any, are the changes you would have made to the scenario to make it more fun?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	Remove the dehydration mechanics. It's a neat, creative idea, but it doesn't actually add much to the scenario. In fact, it does little more than frustrate the player, in my opinion. For me, this one issue made the whole scenario less enjoyable.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(8) Was there any event that caused you to lose the game and forced you to reload or restart the scenario?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	No.
		+	<br>
		+	<em>(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?</em>
		+	<br>
		+	There's some really creative and clever code in there, but it isn't as well-commented as the first scenario was. However, I couldn't care less, personally.
		+	<br></p>
		+	<h3>Bugs</h3>
		+	<p>I noticed a few fairly minor grammatical mistakes:</p>
		+	<p>When Nym opens the bottle containing the Dust Devil, Kaleh comments, "It seems to like you, looks like you just got yourself a pet." The comma should be a semicolon.</p>
		+	<p>After rescuing Elyssa from the undead in the ruined castle, she mentions that they look like elves and Kaleh replies, "We are, we're the Quenoth elves and we are traveling north." This should be split into two sentences or separated by a semicolon. The same goes for Elyssa's similar reply.</p>
		+	<p>And a "real" bug:</p>
		+	<p>The (dialog-only) event when you meet the "Black Hand" outlaws guarding the third oasis triggered <em>twice</em>: once when I moved close enough to sight them, and again when one of their units moved on their turn. I don't know what caused this, although I suspect that the unreliable "sighted" event- name may be the culprit. I don't really feel like wading through 2200 lines of code to find the problem, though.</p>
		+	<p>And then there was this also:</p>
		+	<p>In the ruined castle near the end of the scenario, both the ogres and the undead appeared. Is this intentional? If not, then there's a bug, and if so, then this is poor design; I got to just stand back and watch as they killed each other, then I went in and killed a couple nearly-dead survivors with hardly any resistance.</p>
		+	<h3>Other comments</h3>
		+	<p>When the defeated scorpions drop the Ring of Travel, it is placed on the hex where the last scorpion died. The next one of your units to move onto that hex immediately takes the ring. I would suggest adding in an message with two [option]s so the player can decide if he wants that unit to take the ring or not. This is a better idea for two reasons: (a) Pick-up-able objects in every other mainline campaign are handled this way, and (b) it just makes more sense and prevents accidentally taking an object.</p>