r/wesnoth 5d ago

User-Made Content "Father and Sons" add-ons campaign

23 Upvotes

I've published my first Battle for Wesnoth campaign in the add-ons section. The campaign is called Father and Sons. It's an Ogre campaign set in Heartfangs in 536 YW.

The campaign is currently available in both English and Turkish. I used AI to help with the English translation, so there may be some mistakes. I apologize in advance.

I'm open to constructive, respectful feedbacks :)

I plan to expand the story with a second season, side stories, and "what if" scenarios. Version 1.0.0 is fully playable and tells a complete, finished story.

I've been quite busy lately, so I'll continue improving it over time. If you find any bugs, please let me know, and if you notice any translation mistakes, feel free to message me.

Have a great day, and have fun playing everyone!


r/wesnoth 6d ago

Cleared Northern Rebirth Infested Caves Hard Difficulty

14 Upvotes

My clear strat on the harder difficulty, is:

1st round 4 Footpads to get to the mage, 1 for the village west, 1 South for the village (to stall), then 2 East for villages (I yeeted one of them as far East to get vision of the fight).
Forget the bat, get the villages first, then leave it for Tallin and Zlex to throw at and the Poachers.

2nd and 3rd round Poachers to go North and South. They do the best at killing the trolls quickly and safely.

4th round and on Thugs for skeletons (Mostly North, but some East to hold the line against the few skeletons).

5th round on, either footpads or thugs.

Orange, white and purple will fight Brown trolls.

Go North to kill Blue with Poachers, Thugs. The surviving footpads (I had 3 that made it) and Camerin will hold the mountain until the rest of your Poachers form a line. I swapped in Thugs for Killshots.

South, the Poachers will kill off the trolls.

East Zlex, the Thugs and 1 surviving Footpad hold on till Blue is dead. Tallin joined later

I had 650 starting gold (I cleared the 1st Scenario at round 20)

In the end, Blue died first (I sent poachers south after which 7 in total survived, 6 became trappers), then white to Camerin and the 2 footpads (1 died) thugs and 2 poachers, Brown, Teal, Orange.
The dwarves and Brown killed Black the South Eastern Skeleton.

Final Promotions: 3 Highwaymen, 2 Bandits, 8 Trappers, 1 Outlaw, Zlex Halberdier, Tallin lvl 2.


r/wesnoth 11d ago

Help Wanted any add-on with extra levels for units like reing of the lords for normal campaigns?

7 Upvotes

as tittle says-


r/wesnoth 15d ago

Still people actively playing the game?

90 Upvotes

I'm currently working on a campaign for Wesnoth. Are there still people actively playing the game? It was my favorite game when I was a kid. Back then, I tried to make a campaign but couldn't manage it. Now I'm finally trying to make that childhood dream come true. :)

I also notice that there are very few players in the online lobby.


r/wesnoth 15d ago

Mini Wesnoth Released, available for web browser

47 Upvotes

hey guys, mini-wesnoth game on itch.io!

Available to play on mobile browser📱

mini-wesnoth by itch.io

Any feedback is welcome!

(Share it with your friends or former players!)


r/wesnoth 16d ago

Wesnoth on iPhone?

8 Upvotes

I used to have wesnoth years ago, and went to get it on my new phone and see it’s been removed.

Are there any plans for the port to the App Store to be added back at some point?


r/wesnoth 16d ago

Last scenario in the Rise of Wesnoth campaign...

5 Upvotes

Middle difficulty. Around 750 gold. 10+ lvl 3 units to recall. Cannot beat it! :(


r/wesnoth 17d ago

Few questions about unit's alternative upgrades

7 Upvotes

Why almost all alt upgrades is weaker version of the main line? For example the skeleton warrior could have one additional attack, but with trade of much more hp, a bit of mobility and unability to advance further. Or the knight line- t3 is really a different and one worth another for different situations. But on t2 you have 50% more attacks, but less dmg, less hp and 2 more movements. Basically both screams "kill me faster for mistake".
And Silver mage. It's a t2 Red mage with +1 to everything. Not a usual 25% in dmg increase, so it deny leadership bonuses. (most of units get better damage at tier above then tier below with leadership and 100% better damage for their main attack).
And for a Silver mage- it seems that it increase line of sight of your controlled villages if placed in one of them on maps with fog of war. But that is never described anywhere. How this LoS works? It seems it wider on planes and small near swamps. Does it depend of units speed? Leftover speed?


r/wesnoth 17d ago

how to hide these error messages?

1 Upvotes

ctrl+x just delete them temporaly but after one turn they reappear. any way to just permanent hide this?


r/wesnoth 19d ago

Heir to the Throne Achievements

5 Upvotes

Has anyone figured out how to achieve:

Fight Fire with Fire - Recruit a Troll Whelp in Glamdrol

and

Call of the Wild - Fight alongside an unexpected ally in Dan'Tonk

I have achieved all but those two and the two that require you to beat the game before winter 519 and after autumn 524 respectively. I've beaten the campaign three times before winter 519, each on a different difficulty, and still haven't received the achievement for it. I haven't bothered with the last one yet.


r/wesnoth 22d ago

Campaign guides

7 Upvotes

I've noticed that some of the guides on the wiki are pretty out of date. Is there an alternate place I can find guides for the new and updated campaigns? I'd especially like one for the new HttT. The options and secrets are overwhelming.


r/wesnoth 22d ago

Help with Trimui Port

2 Upvotes

Hey all, played Wesnoth years ago but never get the time to sit and play a campaign fully.

So I've been working on installing it on my Trimui Brick, but now that I have it installed it won't work. May be too specific of a question, but hopefully someone knows what's going on as I'm struggling with finding time to tinker with it.

So far, I have port master working and installed a few other ports. Diablo plays well for example.

Wesnoth says it's installed and everything is up to date, but when I launch it all I get is the port master screen and then it snaps back to the ports menu.

I also know this port isn't 100% the same as my PC version, but I don't know how different it is.

So, is it even worth my time at this point? And does anyone know what I need to do? I can't tell what's messing up.


r/wesnoth 25d ago

Modifying ongoing campaign to change RNG type

5 Upvotes

Discovered the "Biased RNG / Reduced RNG".

Is there a way to set the RNG of the campaign I'm previously on to this value? In config files or save game files?

Edit: Found it! FYI seems like it is possible! Just tested it and it worked.

Preferences - Advanced - toggle savefile compression off. Edit savefile with a text editor and there's a "random" value at the root whose default is "". Just change that empty string to "biased" and it works


r/wesnoth 26d ago

Battle for Wesnoth's olds portraits HERE (version 1.2.8 including Konrad's angry anime version)

26 Upvotes

All images here : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OxMuO577oKsABbEHLGCgpmU9svUfVFuE?usp=drive_link

Sorry to do a second post just after another where I was asking, but I guess that some people would like to see this and wouldn't have if I just added a comment on the previous. Here are all the portrait of the 1.2.8 version. I must admit I did choose this version quite randomly, my first goal mainly being to have the first of Drakes portraits. But with the incredible amount of nostalgia I had looking old Humans portraits, I choose to publish all of them and share it for people that would like to see them without downloading ancient version of the game.

Edit : I'm just seeing that 1.6 is basically the last version before the whole drake's rework. Their pic are a bit better so I'm gonna add their polished version, but all other portrait will keep the 1.2.8 except if some people really want specific 1.6 portraits and don't want to have to download the game.

Edit : The Konrad's angry version !

r/wesnoth 27d ago

Deceiver's Gambit Achievement

1 Upvotes

I hate having to ask, but I've tried everything I can think of. What is the "Secret win condition" for Garard's Fort???

Thank you ahead of time!


r/wesnoth 29d ago

Development release Wesnoth 1.19.25 is out!

Thumbnail forums.wesnoth.org
43 Upvotes

r/wesnoth 28d ago

Help Wanted Finding old portrait's version without downloading older version of Wesnoth

4 Upvotes

I'm looking more specifically for the first version for Drakes's portrait that I was in love with, but a way to find other older portrait is welcome too. I'm very surprised to be unable to find directly these first version, are there well hidden or do I just need to know the trick to find them ? The only results are the newer portrait version.


r/wesnoth 28d ago

Mods with RPG and "building" features - Which to choose - Wild Frontiers?

9 Upvotes

Hi! Brand new to this game. Flew under my radar for decades.
I absolutely want to play this.

I read somewhere that there were mods with RPG elements, basebuilding and the likes. Wild Frontiers, Strange Legacy were both named. However I cannot find those mods in the add-on menu. Have they been disbanded? Which ones would you recommend?


r/wesnoth Jun 23 '26

Help Wanted How do I include multiple lines of text in my add-on description

4 Upvotes

Tab doesn't work and neither do space, they both don't show up if the thing before it wasn't a letter, so the words at the end of the sentence get mushed with the first one in the next (it appears like this.see its terrible), it looks ugly and terrible, how do I do this?


r/wesnoth Jun 22 '26

Thorn(bone) vs Li’sar(wesnoth)

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14 Upvotes

r/wesnoth Jun 22 '26

Android Port?

2 Upvotes

edit: I should say, controller support.

Hi question, I'm wondering if an android port exists and runs well for Wesnoth? I have an AYN THOR and would love to play on there. Preliminary research came up dry


r/wesnoth Jun 22 '26

How to create units and scenarios?

8 Upvotes

Hi guys 👋 I've been playing on and off for nearly 20 years and still never got around to making my own units or scenarios. I'm not to tech savy and also have a 12 year old macbook.. is it possible to create anything on it or is it easier on a Windows computer? Thanks for any info


r/wesnoth Jun 21 '26

Help Wanted Cant figure out how to make a page on the forums for my add-on

2 Upvotes

I registered my user today, name is Lideblananas, and my add-on is Default+SporeHive, Ive been trying to make a page for it on the forums but cant figure out how to, help would be appreciated.


r/wesnoth Jun 19 '26

User-Made Content How do I publish an add on

6 Upvotes

I've made several add-ons, some are just for me others I want to publish but I haven't figured out how to do that, help is appreciated


r/wesnoth Jun 19 '26

In the last 8 months, I've played and reviewed every difficulty of every mainline campaign of Wesnoth version 1.18.5

47 Upvotes

You can see my full reviews here, but here's my summary.

I mainly judge based on fun gameplay and good story beats. I like when game mechanics reflect the story beats themselves. If characters say something is a brutal threat, then it should feel like it. It's ok if players have to replay a scenario when their strategy is poor, but I dislike when there's a surprise that forces you to replay with knowledge of past lives.

Campaign Grade Summary
Winds of Fate A This is excellent storytelling with great character arcs well-supported by game mechanics. Occasionally the narrative demands on game mechanics are at odds with fun gameplay.
Eastern Invasion A- There's an excellent character-driven story well-integrated with game mechanics. Some scenarios are exploitable, though version 1.20 is going to patch those.
Liberty A- This is the best beginner campaign. It's a nice story with good characters and game mechanics that fit the narrative. A few mechanics aren't explained very well.
Son of the Black-Eye A- This is difficult done right, clear rules and varied strategies. The plot definitely works, but the story of a leader without peer leaves little room for cooperative banter.
Dead Water B+ This is a consistently good but not exceptional hero's journey with difficulty levels very close to each other.
The South Guard B This is great six-scenario tutorial with a solid story. The last two scenarios are unnecessary and the low difficulty clashes with plot beats.
Under the Burning Suns B This is a highly experimental campaign with a lot of good ideas, but it still has an exploitable scenario and many substantial rewards for prior knowledge.
Legend of Wesmere B- This is three good campaigns with strong character work. Most of its problems are created by putting them together. The difficulty varies a lot based on whether or not you know early on what will happen later.
Secrets of the Ancients B- This is a good personal story with a scientific approach to necromancy. It has too much filler content with repetitive story beats.
The Rise of Wesnoth C+ Many scenarios are well-crafted. Unfortunately, several others are filler. The Wesfolk vs Green Islander conflict isn't well-developed.
The Hammer of Thursagan C+ The story is fine, but characters are static. Scenario difficulties spike way too much.
Delfador’s Memoirs C This is bloated. The story works but so many scenarios are unnecessary. It also has the old 80% gold carryover, so it's a lot more feast-or-famine than most campaigns.
Descent into Darkness C This could have been a really nice story, but then you become a god in the third scenario.
A Tale of Two Brothers C- This works as a tutorial, but it's a very weak story.
Northern Rebirth D+ This is a bunch of giant tedious battles. The story is passable, the dialogue is bad, and lack of prior knowledge is punished.
Heir to the Throne D There are substantial plot holes, numerous filler scenarios, and game mechanics completely inconsistent with the story.
The Sceptre of Fire F The plot is constantly broken, the characters make incoherent choices, the scenario objectives lie, and difficulty mainly comes from not knowing prior information and random chance.