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'''Replays''' are recordings of games after one is finished. Multiplayer replays of particular importance are archived for people to observe later on. In order to observe a replay, one must have the version the game was recorded on or a compatible version. To access the archives, click on the icon of the [[faction]] you want to see winning replays of.  
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A '''Replay''' is a savegame which includes all the history of a game since the beginning. Replays can be used, for example, to analyze a game for possible improvement, or to watch other games from the past, or for any other purpose. In order to observe a replay, one must have wesnoth version equal to the savegame's version, or a compatible version.
  
===[[Default Era]]===
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===Multiplayer Replays archive===
 
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Multiplayer replays are stored in [https://replays.wesnoth.org/ replays.wesnoth.org]. It's a collection of all public games played on the main multiplayer server. This archive is generated and updated automatically.
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<div align="center">[http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Drake_Replays http://units.wesnoth.org/1.4/pics/00004_blademaster.png]</div>
 
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! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Drake Replays|Drakes]]'''
 
! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Rebel Replays|Rebels]]'''
 
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Loyalist Replays|Loyalists]]'''
 
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<div align="center">[http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Northerner_Replays http://units.wesnoth.org/1.4/pics/00167_sovereign.png]</div>
 
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<div align="center">[http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Knalgan_Replays http://units.wesnoth.org/1.4/pics/00020_lord.png]</div>
 
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! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Northerner Replays|Northerners]]'''
 
! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Undead Replays|Undead]]'''
 
! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Knalgan Replays|Knalgan Alliance]]'''
 
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<div align="center">[http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Hodor_Replays http://units.wesnoth.org/1.4/pics/00151_yeti.png]</div>
 
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! style="text-align:center;width:33%"|'''[[Hodor Replays|Hodor]]'''
 
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===How to Watch a Replay===
 
===How to Watch a Replay===
After you download a replay you need to place it in your saves folder.
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If you've made a savegame yourself, you can just Load/Open the game and check the "Show Replay" checkbox. If you've downloaded a replay, you need to place it in your saves folder first. This folder can be opened by clicking the "i" icon in the lower left corner of Wesnoth's main menu screen then clicking the folder icon to the right of the "User data" row.
 
 
<b>On Mac OS X:</b> <br>
 
~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth<version>/Saves
 
 
 
<b>On Windows:</b> <br>
 
C:/Program Files/Wesnoth/userdata/saves
 
 
 
<b>On Windows 7 and later:</b> <br>
 
C:/Users/<user>/appData/Local/Battle for Wesnoth <version>/userdata/saves <b>OR</b> <br>
 
C:/Users/<user>/Documents/My Games/Wesnoth<version>/saves
 
 
 
<b>On GNU/Linux:</b> <br>
 
~/.local/share/wesnoth/<version>/saves
 
  
 
To watch the replay:
 
To watch the replay:
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<li>Press load</li>
 
<li>Press load</li>
 
<li>Select the right replay</li>
 
<li>Select the right replay</li>
<li>Check Watch Replay</li>
 
 
<li>Press OK</li>
 
<li>Press OK</li>
 
<li>Enjoy</li>
 
<li>Enjoy</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
 
===See Also===
 
*[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6471 1v1 Replay Archive (forums)]
 
*[http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6601 2v2 Replay Archive (forums)]
 
  
 
[[Category:Replays]]
 
[[Category:Replays]]

Revision as of 21:36, 3 January 2021

A Replay is a savegame which includes all the history of a game since the beginning. Replays can be used, for example, to analyze a game for possible improvement, or to watch other games from the past, or for any other purpose. In order to observe a replay, one must have wesnoth version equal to the savegame's version, or a compatible version.

Multiplayer Replays archive

Multiplayer replays are stored in replays.wesnoth.org. It's a collection of all public games played on the main multiplayer server. This archive is generated and updated automatically.

How to Watch a Replay

If you've made a savegame yourself, you can just Load/Open the game and check the "Show Replay" checkbox. If you've downloaded a replay, you need to place it in your saves folder first. This folder can be opened by clicking the "i" icon in the lower left corner of Wesnoth's main menu screen then clicking the folder icon to the right of the "User data" row.

To watch the replay:

  1. Open Wesnoth
  2. Press load
  3. Select the right replay
  4. Press OK
  5. Enjoy