Glossary

This is an alphabetical list of words that have special meaning in the context of Wesnoth. Each word is explained briefly here; if you feel that a longer description is necessary, please create a link to (a part of) separate page. The purpose of the list is to help beginning players and translators quickly find the meaning of some word.

A

ability 

A special game rule or capability applied to all units of the given unit type - for example every Elvish Shaman has the ability "heal"

C

campaign

A sequence of scenarios with a connecting storyline.

E

era

A set of factions available in multiplayer. You can download additional eras from the campaign server

F

faction

A set of units available to be plated as a side in multiplayer games.

fog of war

A scenario option; enemy units are displayed only when close to player's units

M

mainline

A campaign, multiplayer map, era, faction, image, or other resource that ships with the Wesnoth distribution. The opposiyte of "UMC".

S

scenario

A sequence of turns played on one map.

shroud

A scenario option; the whole map is black at the beginning, only parts already "discovered" by the player are visible.

T

team color (TColor, TC)

A unit graphic done so that color of some unit part (e.g. clothes) reflects the team where unit belongs

trait

A random minor modification of a unit; it makes a unit different from other units of the same type.

U

UMC

"User-Made content" or "User-Maintained Content", campaigns and other material that does not ship with the game but is available for download from the Wesnoth campaign server.

W

Wescamp

The project for translating unofficial user-made campaigns

Z

zone of control (ZOC)

game rule; when a unit moves to a hex adjacent to enemy unit, it usually cannot move further

zone-locked

said of a unit that has entered an enemy ZOC and therefor cannot move further.