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The Draconic Invasions Update

Mar 21

After two and a half years of development and thousands of commits made by dozens of contributors, the Battle for Wesnoth development team is proud to announce the availability of version 1.18.0 on Windows, macOS, and Linux! This release features many new additions as well as refinements to existing content including a new Drake campaign, a full remake of our oldest Loyalist campaign, greatly improved graphical performance, major balance changes for multiplayer, achievements, many enhancements to the editor, and so much more!

A full list of changes and new features added since version 1.16 can be found in the release notes[www.wesnoth.org] for this series.

Contributors

Wesnoth 1.18.0 was made possible by the contributions of many, many people all over the world. In no particular order, we would like to thank:

alberic89, Alexander Lacson, Amir Hassan, ancestral, Andrei BENCSIK, Arnav Vijaywargiya, Astrid Halberkamp, AugustVesterbacka, Bruno Macabeus, Celtic Minstrel, Charles Dang, Cody Burchell, Dalas121, Daniel Bruno, Daniel Diefenthaler, Daniel Foerster, Daniel Santos, demario, Descacharrado, Discontinuum, Đoàn Trần Công Danh, doofus-01, Dou1622, Elvish_Hunter, Eric Gallager, Eugene, Evan Miller, Ferk, fujimo-t, gfgtdf, Goncalo Gomes, Gothyoba, Grzegorz Halat, Gunter Labes, Gwyn Ciesla, Hejnewar, inferno8, Iris Morelle, irregularBismuth, Ivo Julca, Jason Stephenson, Jonathan-Kelly, kabachuha, Kingofd, Larkin Nickle, larry_the_cow, lomekragow, loonycyborg, Luis Miguel Iglesias Sánchez, Luther, macabeus, Martin Hrubý (hrubymar10), Martin Liska, mattsc, max-torch, MechanicalDragon963, Michal Fusatý, Michal Žejdl, Miguel Magno, MJ, nemaara, newfrenchy83, Nils Kneuper, OrekOrek, Pentarctagon, P. J. McDermott, PointMeAtTheDawn, Rafael Silva, Ryan Schmidt, Sergey Popov, Severin Glöckner, Severin Schoepke, shijie.chen, Slayer95, smokespren, spixi, Steve Cotton, Subhraman Sarkar, SyedSaifuddin045, Tahsin Jahin Khalid, TheFlamelet, TheShadowOfHassen, Till Noffke, tofilwiktor, Tommy, Toom, Toranks, User, VALiUM, V N, walodar, Wedge009, zBugH1, and our many current and past translators, artists, musicians, and anyone we might have missed.

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Wesnoth 1.17.26

Feb 23

Campaigns

Eastern Invasion
- Many minor bugfixes

Heir to the Throne
- Fix S17 to ensure the starting castle always has 6 hexes for recruiting (PR #8314)
- Clarify S11's objectives by editing the map (no string changes) (PR #8326)
- Add decorations and map embellishments to S16, S19a and S22 (PR #8243)
- Use swamp terrain instead of sand for S19b (PR #8243)

Under the Burning Suns
- Improve continuity between events that can be triggered in various orders.
- Adjust Fighter unit line for easier early leveling and more late game staying power.

World Conquest
- Fix the Bezoar artifact (issue #6513)

Multiplayer

Assume that all players need a copy of an add-on, by defaulting `require_modification`/`require_campaign` to `yes` (PR #8135)

Lua API

Added documentation for linting and IDE support

Packaging

Add CMake and SCons options to use an already installed copy of Lua 5.4 (PR #8234)
- The system copy of Lua must be compiled as C++ rather than C, as Wesnoth uses C++ exceptions.
- Windows requires a compile-time change to Lua, so must use the in-tree Lua submodule.

Translations

New translation: Bengali
Updated translations: Arabic, British English, Czech, Finnish, French

Units

War Harbinger: +3 HP (29 -> 32), XP to 100, cost +2g (41 -> 43), removed forest and village dodge modifiers
Dark Omen: removed forest and village dodge modifiers
Raven: removed forest and village dodge modifiers

User interface

New multiline textbox and numerical spinner widgets (PR #8199)

WML Engine

Added a composite hero/leader ellipse, in case an author forgets to `UNMAKE_HERO` when converting to a leader (PR #8375)
`[event]name=unit_placed` is now non-undoable by default (issue #7780)
`[scroll]` now includes a delay, this was needed for visual effects such as the `QUAKE` macro

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Fix some logs not being included in the logfile (issue #8108)
Multiple fixes to handling of Lua errors, some of which could cause a crash (PR #8234)
When WML specifies a unit or unit type’s gender, automatically include that in the .po files as a translation hint
Make sure `transform_unit` doesn't heal the unit when removing objects (PR #8147)
Fixed bugs in the rushers recruit AI (issue #8297)
Savefiles now include the ID of the core in use

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Wesnoth 1.17.25

Jan 29

Campaigns

Eastern Invasion
- Fix S04b’s time limit, which extends by 10 turns if a bonus objective is completed.
- Fix macros in translatable strings, because they prevent translation. (issue #8225)

Winds of Fate
- Made the epilogue more vague about events on the Green Isle
- Removed part of epilogue suggesting a Drake-led war around 120YW

Translations

Updated translations: Arabic, British English, Czech, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Slovak

Units

New fish and bug zombie variations

User interface

Added hotkeys for various menu items and ThemeWML buttons in Map Editor
Added shortcut Ctrl+G for 'I'm Ready' button in mp_staging dialog (Addresses issue #8250)
Fix the left pane of the help browser’s layout for right-to-left languages (Arabic and Hebrew) (issue #8205)

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

wmllint now warns about `[kill]` tags containing `[filter]` tags
Fix a regression from 1.13.11 that inverted horizontal scrolling with SDL versions 2.0.18+ on X11 and versions 2.0.20+ on Wayland (issues #3362 and #7404, PR #8137)
Run wesnothd server as `_wesnoth:_wesnoth` instead of `nobody:users`, improving safety and fixing a warning message in systemd 246+

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Wesnoth 1.16.11

Jan 3

Translations

Updated translations: Arabic, British English, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, French, Japanese, Polish, Slovak, Welsh

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Fix a crash in the `:inspect` window when pagination is used (issue #7851).
Fix "Something is wrong with the addon version check database supporting the multiplayer lobby". Note that It also required the host of the game to use wesnoth 1.16.11

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Wesnoth 1.17.24

Dec 17, 2023

Campaigns

Winds of Fate
- Fix macro argument in translatable string

Eastern Invasion
- Change S04b’s `scenario_id` to `en_US` spelling (issue #7994)
- S04b start-of-scenario saves since 1.17.21 will be broken
- S03 mid-scenario saves since 1.17.21 will show a warning, and players will only be able to go west
- Saves from earlier versions are already broken by the campaign rewrite
- Fix macro argument in translatable string

Editor

Time Schedule Editor now saves custom time schedules to `utils/schedule.cfg` under the Add-on directory. (Cache needs to be manually reloaded with `F5` after exiting Map Editor.)
Changing the color sliders and pressing the preview button shows a preview of the tint on the map.
New dialog for entering custom schedule ID and name. The user is required to enter a non-empty schedule id and name. ID will be autogenerated if the user doesn't specify it or already exists.
Textbox to enter Add-on ID after selecting `New Scenario > New Add-on`.

Multiplayer

Fix Add-on version check error #4055

Lua API

units.remove_modifications can now remove multiple types of modifications.

Translations

Updated translations: British English, Bulgarian, Finnish, French, German, Polish, Slovak

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Fix various assertion failures on invalid input
Fix end credits not showing when a scenario has no [side]s #8090
The command line `--preprocess` utility now accepts any filename, not just those ending .cfg.

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Wesnoth 1.17.23

Nov 27, 2023

Campaigns

Under the Burning Suns
- All sand terrian now correctly applies the dehydrated effect

Translations

Updated translations: British English, Czech, French, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Welsh

Units

Drakes:
- Saurian Seer - modify the unit to fix reductions in power level between level 2 and level 3.

User interface

If wesnoth is installed with most campaigns missing, an error message is shown in the campaign selection dialog
The inspect dialog again is able to correctly paginate large amounts of text
The credits now actually show up instead of crashing the game
Significantly improve game history query performance, preventing the query from timing out
The help browser, when looking at a unit type which uses the same image for male and female units, now only shows one image instead of showing a duplicate.

WML Engine

[filter_ability], [filter_ability_active], and [filter_specials] are renamed to [experimental_filter_ability], [experimental_filter_ability_active], and [experimental_filter_specials]
Add a [damage_type]'replacement_type' and 'alternative_type' attribute weapon special to change the type of attack under specific conditions (terrain, time of day, leadership etc...)

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Added basic support for the `ttkthemes` Python library to GUI.pyw on Linux
Fixed the screen not redrawing on Windows after unlocking the computer
Fixed occasional bad rendering for blurred/translucent areas
Significantly reduced CPU usage when a dialog is open
Avoid an assert in `replay::add_start_if_not_there_yet` with corrupt files (issue #7154)

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Wesnoth 1.17.22

Oct 21, 2023

Feature Freeze

With this release the feature freeze has (mostly) begun, meaning that if you've authored an add-on for 1.16 then this is the point at which you can start testing to see what issues there might be in preparation for 1.18.0 releasing in a few months. There may also have been bugs introduced with all the changes that have been made, so please report any that you find! We do our best, but we do nevertheless rely on people using these APIs and reporting problems they run into as well.

Campaigns

Under the Burning Suns
- More AMLAs for Kaleh and Nym.
- Balance changes.

Multiplayer server

Record and replay chat messages when joining a game that has not started yet

Lua API

New experimental Lua undo API
New Lua mouse click callback

Terrain

New embellishment for adding windows to impassible walls.

Translations

Updated translations: Welsh
Updated translations: British English, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, French, Slovak

Units

Update graphics and stats of Roc
New monster unit line - Ravens
New Jumping Spider monster.
Drakes:
- Saurian Oracle – xp changed from 66 to 74
- Saurian Soothsayer – xp changed from 100 to 66

User interface

Village ownership is shown with flag and side number in terrain info (issue #4334)

WML API

New ability attributes `halo_image=` and `halo_image_self=`, to illustrate the effects of the illumination ability, HttT's initiative, etc.
New ability attributes `overlay_image=` and `overlay_image_self=`.
New ability tag and attribute `[overwrite]priority=`.
Two new tags, `[filter_ability]` and `[filter_ability_active]`, which have a temporary exception from the API freeze.

WML Engine

The implementation of `[allow_undo]` has changed, the behavior should be the same.

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Asset copyright tracking is now handled in a .csv file, and sanity checked during CI builds.

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Wesnoth 1.17.21

Sep 23, 2023

Campaigns

Eastern Invasion
- Revise entire campaign (Dalas version)

Descent into Darkness
- Buff soul rend

Liberty
- Make Harper a girl and revise some dialogue

Legend of Wesmere
- Replace lingering instances of ‘old’ style gold carry over for S9, S11 and S14 (issue #7862)

Translations

Updated translations: Arabic, British English, Czech, German, French

Units

Updates to Troll sprites and animations (#7844)
Giant Ant Queen, Fire Ant Queen, Ant Eggs, and Ant Zombies
Rebels:
- Elvish Enchanterss – xp changed from 180 to 198.
- Elvish Sylph – cost changed from 148 to 161.

Loyalists:
- Young Ogre – cost changed from 15 to 13, xp changed from 32 to 34, mountain defense changed from 60% to 50%, arcane resistance changed from 20% to 10%.
- Ogre – cost changed from 30 to 27, mountain defense changed from 60% to 50%, arcane resistance changed from 20% to 10%.

Miscellaneous:
- Elder Falcon - cost changed from 18 to 20.
- Giant Ant – xp changed from 26 to 16.
- Soldier ant – cost changed from 16 to 12, hp changed from 35 to 36.
- Fire Ant - xp changed from 50 to 22.
- Firebomb Ant - hp changed from 38 to 45, cost changed from 14 to 19.
- Yeti - cost changed from 80 to 151.
- Piglet – xp changed from 26 to 20.
- Woodland Boar – cost changed from 15 to 16, hp changed from 35 to 34.
- Fire guardian – xp changed from 29 to 24, hp changed from 23 to 25.
- Fire Wraith – gold cost changed from 22 to 17.
- Bay Horse and Dark Horse – xp changed from 44 to 24.
- Mermaid Initiate – cost changed from 19 to 16, xp changed from 50 to 42.
- Mermaind Priestess – cost changed from 38 to 31, xp changed from 132 to 61.
- Mermaid Diviner – cost changed from 57 to 49.
- Mermaid Enchanterss – cost changed from 33 to 32, xp changed from 90 to 46.
- Mermaid Siren – cost changed from 52 to 42.
- Merman Brawler - cost changed from 19 to 17.
- Naga Guardian – xp changed from 35 to 36.
- Naga Warden – xp changed from 70 to 54.
- Troll Hero – cost changed from 30 to 42, xp changed from 52 to 90.
- Great Troll – cost changed from 48 to 78.
- Troll Shaman – cost changed from 32 to 35.
- Dwarvish Scout – xp changed from 30 to 33.
- Dwarvish Pathfinder – cost changed from 30 to 24, xp changed from 60 to 65.
- Dwarvish Explorer –cost changed from 45 to 51.
- Dwarvish Runesmith – cost changed from 30 to 27, xp changed from 86 to 71.
- Dwarvish Runemaster – cost changed from 50 to 55.
- Dwarvish Arcanister – cost changed form 80 to 98.
- Dwarvish Miner – cost changed from 19 to 5.
- Orcish Leader – cost changed from 20 to 21, xp changed from 60 to 54.
- Orcish Ruler – cost changed from 35 to 45, xp changed from 120 to 102.
- Orcish Sovereign – cost changed from 50 to 80.
- Skeleton Rider – xp changed from 44 to 33.
- Death Squire – xp changed from 144 to 91.
- Death Knight –cost changed from 45 to 80.
- Royal Warrior - cost changed from 40 to 47.
- Elvish Lord – cost changed from 36 to 42, xp changed from 120 to 97.
- Elvish Highlord - cost changed from 56 to 77.
- Nibbler – cost changed from 10 to 15, xp changed from 32 to 26.
- Caribe – cost changed from 16 to 25, xp changed from 40 to 43.
- Hunter Caribe – cost changed from 25 to 40.
- Dragonfly Naiad – cost changed from 8 to 11, xp changed from 23 to 16.
- Dragonfly – cost changed from 13 to 16, xp changed from 23 to 25.
- Grand Dragonfly – hp changed from 34 to 39, cost changed from 22 to 30.
- Ruffian - cost changed from 6 to 7.
- Thug - xp changed from 42 to 32.
- Bandit - cost changed from 23 to 22, xp changed from 70 to 61.
- Peasant and Woodsman - xp changed from 23 to 19.
- Elder Mage - cost changed from 65 to 90.

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Wesnoth 1.17.20

Aug 27, 2023

Campaigns

A Tale of Two Brothers
- Remove the magic communication amulets from the story.

Under the Burning Suns
- S3: Ensure all of Garak’s attacks are changed to fire type (#7774).

Editor

Added the ability to create a basic add-on - the _server.pbl, folder structure, and saving scenario files in a format which works with add-ons.

Translations

Updated translations: British English, Czech, Italian, Japanese

Units

Rebels:
- Elvish Outrider - movement changed from 10 to 11

Drakes:
- Saurian Soothsayer - movement changed from 6 to 7

Movement type changes:
- Smallfoot, armoredfoot, elusivefoot, mounted, fly, smallfly, lightfly, deepsea, mountainfoot, gurefoot, rodentfoot, lizard, dunefoot, duneelusivefoot, dunearmoredfoot, dunehorse, dunearmoredhorse - arcane resistance changed from 20% to 10%.
- Treefolk - arcane resistance changed from -30% to -20%.
- Undeadfoot - arcane resistance changed from -50% to -20%.
- Undeadfly - arcane resistance changed from -40% to -20%.
- Drakefly, drakeglide, drakeglide2, drakefoot - arcane resistance changed from -30% to -10%.

Loyalists:
- Paladin - arcane resistance changed from 60% to 30%.
- White mage - arcane resistance changed from 40% to 30%.
- Mage of Light - arcane resistance changed from 60% to 50%.

Undead:
- Lich - arcane resistance changed from -40% to -20%.

WML Engine

Add support for filters to match negative values

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Fix a crash in the `:inspect` window when pagination is used (issue #7851).

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Wesnoth 1.16.10

Aug 7, 2023

Campaigns

Heir to the Throne
- S03: Rewrite intro text, including a hint about training troops (PR #7291)

Editor

Scrolling the map north or south can move the text that overlays the map, so it doesn't always obscure the southmost hexes of the map. (issue #6422}

Multiplayer

Allied units’ orbs no longer look like the player’s own units’ orbs (issue #7108).
- By default, they are now two-color during the ally’s turn.
- Added an advanced setting to always show them as single-color (the ally color).

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"Back to Turn" menu no longer crashes the game when used After the game has ended. #4236
World Conquest: Fixed rare lua error when a unit is killed.
World Conquest: Fixed Bezoar Item.
World Conquest: Fixed some items losing their effects in later scenarios.
World Conquest: Fixed units losing hp wheh picking up an artifact
World Conquest: Fixed "Promote to commander"

Translations

Updated translations: Arabic, Czech, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)

User interface

Fix file dialogs (e.g. Save As dialog in the Map Editor) not listing /run/media/USER as a possible file location on modern Linux distributions.
Update the preferences window’s Display resolution list if the game window is resized.
Improved the layout of the orb colors dialog, and added tooltips.

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

Fixed Possible Crash when using planning mode #3768
Fixed Possible OOS when using planning mode #7465
Fixed game hanging when an enemy attacks a unit with planned moves #5302
Fixed custom effects implemented via wesnoth.effects losing their effects in later scenarios.
Fix Crash undo+redo error after reloading #7253
Fix Crash when loading old replays #7253
Fix Crash when a unit has bad animations replays #5032
Postponed the removal of the `SPECIAL_NOTES` macro, which means there will be fewer log messages.

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