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Elves ignore the time of day with their neutral alignment and have high defense in forests. Most of their level 1 units are capable of both melee and ranged attacks, making the rebels very versatile. The Battle for Wesnoth currently has six default factions to choose from:Ĭonsist mostly of elvish units, with ent-like woses, mermen, and mages. This etymology is explained in the campaign The Rise of Wesnoth. When the project became larger and more elaborate, the developers created a fictional etymology for the name: the inhabitants of the land of Wesnoth came from the West and North, giving Westnorth, which eventually evolved to Wesnoth. The name Wesnoth was originally developed by the game's creator as a combination of syllables that he thought would sound good as a name for a fantasy land. Campaign stories span the history and geography of the world, but most focus on the eponymous human kingdom of Wesnoth, which suffers frequent invasions of orcish raiders and the undead. The Battle for Wesnoth takes place in a world populated by Tolkienesque races such as humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, and trolls, as well as Wesnoth-specific races such as dragon-like Drakes, which are creatures distantly related to dragons, but are bipedal, have an organized, albeit warlike, culture, and are only about 10 feet tall. Problems playing this file? See media help. Developers have stated that the potential for a skirmish to go better or worse than expected adds excitement, replayability and strategic depth to the game. Another important facet of the game is randomness and its manipulation: it is never certain whether a unit's attack will fail or succeed, only likely or unlikely. Ī central design philosophy of the game is the KISS principle for a new idea to be accepted, it should not complicate gameplay. Units can advance to higher level counterparts and become more powerful as they participate in combat. Different types of attacks (melee and ranged), weapon types (pierce, blade, impact, arcane, cold, and fire), and a day-night cycle (in most maps) that alternately favors lawful and chaotic units, altering the amount of damage a unit deals. Elves, for example, are difficult to hit when fighting in a forest. A unit's defense (which this case means dodge chance) is based on the terrain it stands on. The goal of these games is usually to defeat all enemy leaders, however there may be other goals.Įach unit in Wesnoth has its own strengths and weaknesses. Games of Wesnoth come both in the form of single-player campaigns and multiplayer matches. Other concerns are capturing villages that produce a particular trickle rate of gold per turn for unit recruitment, and positioning units to restrict enemy movement. The strategy of battle involves trying to fight on favorable terrain, at a favorable time of day, and, if possible, with units that are strong or well suited against the enemies. The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based wargame played on a hex map. The game is loosely based on the Sega Genesis games Master of Monsters and Warsong. In Wesnoth, the player controls a particular faction/race and attempts to build a powerful army by controlling villages and defeating enemies for experience. Tolkien's legendarium), designed by Australian-American developer David White and first released in June 2003.

BATTLE FOR WESNOTH ELVES LAST STAND FREE

The Battle for Wesnoth is a free and open-source turn-based strategy video game with a high fantasy setting (similar to J.

Single-player, multiplayer turn-based strategy

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, AmigaOS, MorphOS

Battle for wesnoth elves last stand