DevelopersHome

Developers Home

If you want to program for wesnoth, this is the page to look at.

Links

• DeveloperResources - useful links
• Changelog - the most recent changes made to the game
• Latest commits - Up-to-date commit messages

General Guidelines

• HackingWesnoth - guide for programmers
• CodingStandards - for programmers
• DeveloperGuide - for those who received SVN commit rights

Tools and Packaging

• WesnothSVN - accessing the source code
• CompilingWesnoth - how to compile Battle for Wesnoth (it's not hard)
• ReleasingWesnoth - steps to follow to release a new version
• WesnothPackagersGuide - guidelines for packaging Wesnoth for different platforms
• Doxygen - Documentation generator
• http://gettext.wesnoth.org/ - gettext status

I want to start coding, what can i do?

• 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

Code documentation

• http://devdocs.wesnoth.org - generated code documentation
• 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
• WesnothdDesign - Guide to the design of wesnothd, the multiplayer server.