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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.
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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 [//www.wesnoth.org homepage], a [//www.wesnoth.org/forum forum],  and a [https://github.com/wesnoth Github project page].
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* [[Special:Categories|List of all page categories in this wiki]]
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* [[Special:Allpages|List of all pages in this wiki]]
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== Getting the Game ==
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==== Downloading ====
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* [[Download]] - get the most recent source-files and many binaries
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** [[WesnothBinariesLinux]] - precompiled for many GNU/Linux distributions
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==== Compiling ====
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* [https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/master/INSTALL.md Compiling Wesnoth] - on Unix, Mac, Windows, GNU/Linux, etc
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* [[DebuggingWesnoth]] - on GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems
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== Playing the Game ([[Play]]) ==
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==== For New Players ====
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* [[GettingStarted]] - read me first!
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* [[WesnothManual]] - the rules
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* [[MainlineCampaigns]] - walkthroughs for the game-supplied campaigns
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==== For Not-So-New Players ====
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* [[AdvancedTactics]] - beating the AI and other people
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* [[MultiplayerServers]] - where to play against other people online
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* [[Replays]] - archive of replays new and old
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* [[How to play...]] - learn more about various faction vs faction strategies
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==== Reference ====
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* [[HotKeysSystem]] - keyboard shortcuts
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* [[CommandMode]] - commands you can use in-game
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* [[ChatCommands]] - commands you can use when on a multiplayer server
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* [[ServerAdministration]] - commands that invoke direct server response (mostly for getting information)
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* [//units.wesnoth.org/ Units] - Units advancement trees and stats
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** [//units.wesnoth.org/1.16 Stable version]
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** [//units.wesnoth.org/trunk Trunk version]
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* [[Races]] - [[Drakes (race)|Drakes]], [[Dwarves]], [[Elves]], [[Humans]], [[Orcs]], [[Undead (race)|Undead]], etc.
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** [[Factions]] - all major factions, mainline and user-made
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* [[Glossary|Glossary]] - common Wesnothian jargon, acronyms and slang explained
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* [[Lore|Lore]] - a starting point for Wesnoth's lore
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== Tweaking the Game ([[Create]]) ==
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==== Scenarios & Campaigns ====
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* [[Guide_to_UMC_Content]] - user-written scenarios, campaigns and game modifications
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* [[BuildingCampaigns]] - how to make your own single player campaigns
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* [[MultiplayerContent]] - how to make your own multiplayer scenarios and campaigns
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* [[BuildingScenarios]] - how to make your own scenarios
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* [[BuildingUnits]] - how to make your own units
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* [[BuildingFactions]] - how to make your own faction
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==== References ====
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* [[ReferenceWML]] - all about Wesnoth Markup Language
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==== Art related ====
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* [[Create_Art#Art_Tutorials|Art Tutorials]] - help in creating art
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== Improving the Game ==
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* [[ReportingBugs]] - use GitHub!
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* [//www.wesnoth.org/wiki/ReportingBugs#Guidelines_for_suggesting_features Guidelines for suggesting features] - To submit a feature request, use https://bugs.wesnoth.org
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==== Developer information ====
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* [[DeveloperResources]] - useful links
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* [//changelog.wesnoth.org Changelog] - the most recent changes made to the game
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* [[WesnothRepository]] - accessing the source code
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* [[HackingWesnoth]] - guide for programmers
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* [[CodingStandards]] - for programmers
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* [[DeveloperGuide]] - for those who received repository commit rights
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* [[Git_for_Wesnoth_Crash_Course]] - guide for contributors who are new to git / github
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* [[SoftwareTesting]] - for programmers
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* [//www.wesnoth.org/units/trunk/animations.html Missing unit animations] - what's available and what's missing
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* [[Wesnoth_AI]] - starting point for AI documentation
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* [[ThemeSystem]] - customizing the screen layout for the game and the editor
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* [[ReleasingWesnoth]] - steps to follow to release a new version
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* [[EasyCoding]] - Bugs and features that are easy to implement for new coders
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* [[NotSoEasyCoding]] - Bugs and features which are doable but lacking someone working on them
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* [[WesnothdDesign]] - Guide to the design of wesnothd, the multiplayer server.
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* [[SummerOfCodeIdeas]] - Ideas for Google summer of code
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==== Game translations ====
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* [[GettextForTranslators]] - how to translate Wesnoth under [[GetText]]
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* [[WesnothTranslations]] - translation maintainers contact information
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== About the Game ==
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* [[WesnothPhilosophy]] - Dave on Wesnoth
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* [[Timeline of Wesnoth]] - the timeline of Wesnoth campaigns
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* [[Geography of Wesnoth]] - description of Wesnoth and surrounding lands
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* [[WesnothFigures]] - notable figures of valorous and infamous deeds in Wesnoth
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* [[WesnothReviews]] - third party reviews of Wesnoth
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* [irc://irc.wesnoth.org/wesnoth #wesnoth] - our IRC channel
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* [[Trailer]] - the Wesnoth trailer
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== Other ==
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* [[UsefulLinks]]
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* [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Wesnoth Wikipedia entry for Wesnoth]
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* [[WikiHaiku]]
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== About this Wiki ==
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* [[Help:Editing|Editing]] - learn how to edit pages
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* [[Sandbox]] - experiment with the wiki
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* [[WikiMigration]] - we were looking for a replacement for our old wiki (and ended up using Mediawiki)
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[[Category:Wesnoth Wiki]]

Latest revision as of 01:23, 25 March 2024

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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 homepage, a forum, and a Github project page.

Getting the Game

Downloading

Compiling

Playing the Game (Play)

For New Players

For Not-So-New Players

Reference

Tweaking the Game (Create)

Scenarios & Campaigns

References

Art related

Improving the Game

Developer information

Game translations

About the Game

Other

About this Wiki

  • 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)
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