FlightToFreedom

Flight to Freedom

Last updated 1/27/24 (although before that, there was a long stretch where it hadn't been updated since 2/22/14, so much of the info on this page may still be out-of-date)

Flight to Freedom is a campaign featuring the Drakes. The hero, Malakar, and his tribe have been enslaved by humans, and Malakar must free the tribe and take revenge on his oppressors.

Latest version is 5.4.2 (for Wesnoth 1.16.x+), or 5.5.0 (for Wesnoth 1.17.x+)
The forum thread is here.
Made by MadMax, Nova
Currently maintained by egallager

News

9/6/04:
News started, not that I expect much to come up.

Artists wanted here for a new Kogw graphic.
Announce your loyalty to the Drake cause here!

9/7/04
I need feedback to keep improving. Keep it coming.

9/13/04:
Revision 27 released, with many changes. A major update.

9/17/04:
Poll updated. Redeclare your loyalties here!

9/19/04:
Poll updated again. Prove yourself here!
Campaign is on campaign server (requires CVS). Unless any major bugs arise before 0.8.5 is released, all future updates will take place on the campaign server.

9/23/04
revision 28 released on campaign server. Contains new drakes, Kogw graphic, and several balance changes. Requires CVS or better
Need attack/defense animations for Kogw graphic, need indoor time graphic (the picture under the map)

9/24/04
revision 28.3 on campaign server. This is necessary for compatibility with CVS as of 9/24/04 (when the Drake Slave was removed). Also has many bug fixes, including the bug that caused scenario 2 to hang.

9/26/04
revision 28.4 on server. Bug fixes, balancing, additions to River of Skulls (credit Wesvoid), and an easter egg (not telling you what, but I will say it's randomly activated in Endgame).

10/5/04
revision 29 released. 1.4MB. Major changes:
many bug fixes
thunder spirit spawn animation
debugger unit for testing and cheating
improvements to Rebellion, Manor, Exodus
new sound in the victory sequence
new Drakes
Note that there are some nasty engine bugs (Savannah #10569, #10570) that cause the recall list to disappear in Open Ocean, and the campaign to quit altogether in Drake Escape. If anyone can help, I would very much appreciate it.

10/8/04
New version. This changes the pier tiles to bridge, and it adds the Drake Hatchling back and the Drake Guard required in scenario 21, fixing a major bug involving recruitment.

10/15/04
New version. Bug in Drake Escape (#10570) worked around, but recall bug (#10569) is still at large. I also have made Kogw level two, and gave him a level 3.

11/21/04
New version released on campaign server. (2.2)
Improvements:

switched to the x.x.x version system
neutral birds actually fly
in Drake Escape, Goblin Pillagers can pillage
balancing changes to many scenarios
bug fixes in Rebellion

1/3/05
Update:
version 2.4:

bug fix
storyline images for Survival and Rebellion
balancing improvements in Endgame

1/19/05
Update:
version 2.5:

changes to Manor
a major bugfix

1/20/05
Update:
version 2.5.1

minor bugfix in Manor

2/3/05
Update:
version 2.6

maps use new terrains where appropriate
scenarios set on Morogor now have their location denoted on a Wercator- created map (here)
balance changes to Manor, River of Skulls, Return to Morogor, Liberation, Endgame
minor bugfixes

2/19/05
Update:
version 2.6.1

directory structure updated
balance changes to Endgame
0.8.11 compatibility

2/27/05
Update:
version 2.6.2

major bugfix to Blockade, should be possible to win now

4/13/05
Update:
version 2.7

scenarios updated for compatibility with 0.9
varied dialogue improvements
balancing to River of Skulls (removed village in chokepoint)
scenarios take advantage of new [objectives] tag, changing objectives added
maps now use river ford and ruin terrains

5/14/05
Update:
version 2.8

translated into German and Swedish
WML syntax updated for 0.9.1 (involving translations)
portrait for Kogw

6/10/05
Update:
version 2.9

WML updated for 0.9.2
WML optimizations, separate copies of drake unit.cfgs no longer needed
portrait for Malakar added
balancing changes to Survival
pngcrush run on all images
rock golem image updated

6/22/05
NOTE: This update breaks all in-game saves (NOT beginning-of-scenario saves) for the following scenarios:
Southern Shore
Open Ocean
Landfall
Blockade

Update:
version 2.9.1

SHOULD be compatible with 0.9.2CVS
missing newline at end of Flight_Freedom.cfg fixed
FtF's Pirate Galleon does not override the in-game Pirate Galleon
new graphics for the Driver
balancing changes to Rebellion and Manor, Malakar has leadership in those scenarios

7/03/05
Update:
version 2.9.2

balancing change to River of Skulls, second chokepoint added parallel to the first
mid-scenario objectives changes work properly now
enemies in Survival do not recruit infinite numbers of units
in Caravan, the caravan's movement points reflects its actual movement

11/02/05
I know it's been overdue for over a month, but here it is. I've finally got the underground scenarios balanced, but there are so many changes (and so little time to debug) that I have had to release a beta. Hopefully, unless any major bugs are found, I'll finalize FtF 3.0 in a week.

In the meantime, PLEASE reply if you find any bugs.

12/2/05
UPDATE:
version 3.0

FtF 3.0 finally released!

Many changes across the board, far too many to list, but here are the major changes (including those of the 3.0 beta):
storyline changes
Rebellion enhanced
underground scenarios balanced
bug fixes, dialogue changes in Landfall

12/3/05
UPDATE:
version 3.0.1

game-killing bug in Landfall fixed (map was not sent)

3/23/06
UPDATE:
version 3.1

updated for 1.12+, not backward compatible (beginning-of-scenario saves will still work)
new terrain added: dark tiles, from UtBS (replaces some dirt, sand in caves)
maps updated for new terrain
image references updated to reflect 1.12 directory structure
terrain code for lava bridge changed to ` instead of ' to avoid conflict
Skeletal Dragon, Watch Tower moved into FtF from EI, SoTBE (credit Hanno for alerting me to this)
old wesnoth-8.ogg moved into FtF
soundtracks updated for music changes/removals
balancing changes to Underground, River of Skulls, Endgame
unit .cfgs updated for 1.12 compatibility
easter egg temporarily commented out, pending consideration

NOTE: due to technical differences between the old code and the 1.12+ compatible code, I was forced to split the campaign into two distributions, which are on their respective campaign servers. Because of this, however, the translations will not be current until the branch is created on wescamp (so that translators can update it).

8/20/06
3.2 is on the campaign server. It [i]should[/i] be (almost) fully compatible with 1.18, but I can't guarantee that every animation will work right. I have also made balancing changes up until Exodus (level 16), but the cave levels are still buggy.

Any feedback is appreciated!

12/22/06
Hosted on http://warhangel.ru/wesnoth/campaigns/Flight_Freedom_1_x.zip . Special thanks to warhangel for hosting this campaign.

1/5/07
FtF 3.3 uploaded.

NPC AI should be fixed
naga, saurian animations are working, graphics from Marsh Era
two attack icons added, one by Xan, the other from the Extended Era
balancing changes to Manor, Underground, River of Skulls and Blockade
Rockfall fixed with RedLTeut's patch
other fixes and tweaks which I have forgotten about

3/20/07
FtF 4.0 released, for Wesnoth 1.3 and up only.
compatible with new terrain system, will make cave roads passable
Manor enhanced
Survival edited, but cutscene not implemented yet
several dialogue changes
Landfall bridge collapse softened
new graphic for the enslaved Malakar
several bugfixes
Drake Guerillas/Revolutionaries have visible spear overlay
losing text added if Unforgiver is sunk and Kogw has not disembarked

4/21/07
version 4.1 released
many new storyline images added
many dialogue changes
extra enemy added to Survival, to shorten it
balancing changes to Pirate Schooner and Clipper
all ships have reasonably fitting hit and die sounds
Manor recruitment bug precluded
cutscene code moved to separate file (a purely internal change)
rain added to Open Ocean
ships should have names

6/14/07
version 4.2 released
dragon in Underground is now friendly
River of Skulls rebalanced, map edited
several bugfixes
Blockade enhanced
new Malakar and Kamalar graphics
terrain error messages fixed
FtF will sort properly in campaign menu
ships now have names
experience gained in Survival by Malakar will carry over to Rebellion

NOTE: This will break saves of River of Skulls. Other saves will work, but they may use the old Malakar (which should work fine).

7/6/07
version 4.2.1 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.3+
bug fixes in Underground and River of Skulls
Manor enhanced
minor dialogue changes
a few minor bug and potential bug fixes

7/20/07
version 4.2.2 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.4+
dialogue changes
storyline graphics updated for new Malakar graphics
new storyline graphics for Underground and Rockfall
Caravan elves nerfed
Drake Escape enhanced
at least one bugfix

8/3/07
version 4.3 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.4+
changes (dialogue and other) to Rockfall, Betrayal, Hordes of the Foul Undead, Gate of Storms, Exodus, Blockade and Return to Morogor
two scenarios added (Swamps of the Jamolar and Council of War), part of a possible branch (accessed from Survival)
attainable objective added to Survival
experimental wave animations in Rebellion
minor bugfixes
time over events added to some scenarios
non-expendable player characters are spawned with hero icon
balancing changes to Betrayal and Blockade

8/23/07
version 4.3.1 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.6+
new scenario, Forest of Nightmares (in second branch)
enhancements to Manor, includes irrevenant's indoors time-of-day image
several bugfixes
thunder spirits in Landfall and Drake Escape will not spawn on first turn
multi-hex fireball attack code implemented (not used yet)
victory music added to victory events
lava transitions fixed

9/1/07
version 4.3.2 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.7+
critical 1.3.7 compatibility bug fixed
new scenario, Hafwyt (still not 100% finished)
savegames of cave levels will not show snapshots

10/22/07
version 4.3.3 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.9+
unit WML updated to 1.3.8+ standard
new scenario: Mountain Crypt (in second branch)
bugfixes
turn limit of Forest of Nightmares reduced to 25
balancing changes

1/20/08
version 4.4 released, for Wesnoth 1.3.14+
headers and borders added to all maps
two links added in secondary branch to main branch
sword-and-shield narrator icon replaced
new cutscenes
Mountain Crypt darkness code revised
bugfixes

8/19/08
version 4.5 released, for Wesnoth 1.4+
scenario 19, Liberation, completely rewritten
dialogue changes
user team names added, so that the status table will show the names of sides in a level
bugfixes
levels use new Wesnoth music when appropriate

2/20/09
version 4.6 released, for Wesnoth 1.5.6+
compatibility with Wesnoth 1.5 branch
bugfixes

7/25/21
version 5.3.3 released, for Wesnoth 1.14+
egallager's first release since taking over as maintainer

5/18/22
version 5.4.0 released, for Wesnoth 1.16+
first release on the 1.16 add-on server

11/27/22
version 5.4.1 released, for Wesnoth 1.16+
see release notes for full changelog

1/27/24
versions 5.4.2 and 5.5.0 released, for Wesnoth 1.16+ and Wesnoth 1.17+ respectively.
see each of their release notes for full changelogs

6/7/24
version 5.6.0 released, for Wesnoth 1.18+.
see release notes for full changelog

See Also

• Guide_to_UMC_Content
• CampaignFlightFreedom