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If you don't know what IRC is, check out [http://www.irchelp.org/ irchelp]. | If you don't know what IRC is, check out [http://www.irchelp.org/ irchelp]. | ||
| − | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth #wesnoth] | + | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth #wesnoth]: this channel is for general conversation amongst Wesnoth users and developers alike. |
| − | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-dev #wesnoth-dev] | + | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-dev #wesnoth-dev]: the development discussion channel. Most contributors and developers (WML, C++ and art people alike) hang around here, exchanging ideas and code patches. |
| − | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-mp #wesnoth-mp] | + | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-mp #wesnoth-mp]: the multiplayer servers' status and development discussion channel. |
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-music #wesnoth-music] | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-music #wesnoth-music] | ||
| − | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-umc-dev #wesnoth-umc-dev] | + | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-umc-dev #wesnoth-umc-dev]: the look-alike of #wesnoth-dev for the [http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21413 Wesnoth User-made Add-ons Development] repository. |
* [irc://irc.tweakers.net/wesnoth #wesnoth (Dutch channel)] | * [irc://irc.tweakers.net/wesnoth #wesnoth (Dutch channel)] | ||
| − | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-de #wesnoth-de (German channel)] | + | * [irc://irc.freenode.net/wesnoth-de #wesnoth-de (German channel)]: the german look-alike of #wesnoth, mainly used by German-speaking users and translators. |
* [irc://irc.syrolnet.org/WIF #WIF (Italian channel)] | * [irc://irc.syrolnet.org/WIF #WIF (Italian channel)] | ||
| − | You can also see the [http://irclog.wesnoth.org/ logs]. | + | You can also see the [http://irclog.wesnoth.org/ logs] of the #wesnoth, #wesnoth-de, #wesnoth-dev and #wesnoth-umc-dev channels. |
=== Mailing Lists === | === Mailing Lists === | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 22 January 2009
There are many ways to get help. From online documentation to support from the community on IRC or forums.
Wiki Resources
- Online Players Guide - Game manual, walkthroughs, strategy guides, and more.
- Content-Creation Guide - Manual showing how to create new campaigns for Wesnoth.
- Starting Points - List of pages to serve as starting point for diving deeply into the wiki...
- Multiplayer Information - Info about server moderators, useful MP commands, and our online Code of Conduct.
Reporting Bugs
If you are experiencing problems, you should consider reporting a bug.
Community
When asking for help with some technical problem in the game forums, please provide the following information:
- which operating system do you use (e.g. Windows, Linux, Mac OSX)
- which version of Wesnoth do you use (it is displayed in the bottom left corner of title screen)
- contents of file "stderr.txt"
- on MS Windows, it is here: "C:\Program Files\Wesnoth\stderr.txt"
Forums
- Official Wesnoth forums
- Wesnoth Acronyms - forum lingo
- Chinese wesnoth forums
- Wesnoth Italian Forums (W.I.F)
IRC
If you don't know what IRC is, check out irchelp.
- #wesnoth: this channel is for general conversation amongst Wesnoth users and developers alike.
- #wesnoth-dev: the development discussion channel. Most contributors and developers (WML, C++ and art people alike) hang around here, exchanging ideas and code patches.
- #wesnoth-mp: the multiplayer servers' status and development discussion channel.
- #wesnoth-music
- #wesnoth-umc-dev: the look-alike of #wesnoth-dev for the Wesnoth User-made Add-ons Development repository.
- #wesnoth (Dutch channel)
- #wesnoth-de (German channel): the german look-alike of #wesnoth, mainly used by German-speaking users and translators.
- #WIF (Italian channel)
You can also see the logs of the #wesnoth, #wesnoth-de, #wesnoth-dev and #wesnoth-umc-dev channels.
Mailing Lists
Other Servers List
see here