Battle for Wesnoth News

• Dusk of Dawn
  • Added to mainline.
    
  • This is a new troll campaign.
    
  • 4 scenarios, novice level.
    

• Heir to the Throne
  • Add new "Heir to the Throne" revision to mainline.
    
  • Rename existing HttT campaign to "Heir to the Throne, Classic"
    
  • Merge "Battle Training" into HttTC.
    

• The Deceiver's Gambit
  • Revised Delfador and Garard's dialogue (again)
    
  • "Stirrings of War" and "The Ambassador" are now regular battle scenarios.
    
  • "Fort Garard" now grants all Loyalist recruits; Delfador no longer has to wait until "Ring of Swords"
    
  • "The Sylvan Seer" part 1 puzzle now varies with campaign difficulty.
    
  • "Ring of Swords" now has a slightly larger map.
    
  • "Galcadar" no longer restores your recall list from TDG part I.
    
  • "The Traitor" no longer has special village razing mechanics.
    
  • Deoran is now a battle unit, not a support unit with complicated abilities.
    
  • Most AI allies now go last in the turn order, so they're more predictable.
    
  • Various other adjustments and bugfixes.
    

• The South Guard
  • Restored S01's intro storytext.
    
  • Moved some S03/S04 scenario hints to S01/S02.
    
  • Added some additional hints to S03/S04.
    
  • Replaced most maps' ford terrain with bridge.
    
  • Added a more stylish UI for S02x's companion selection choice.
    
  • Allied sides are now at the end of the turn order.
    
  • Fixed several RNG-related tips not triggering.
    
  • Various minor bugfixes and tweaks.
    

• Updated translations: Bengali, British English, Czech, Finnish, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish
  

• Dwarvish Miner:
  • hitpoints 25hp->22hp
    
  • experience 20xp->24xp
    
  • cost 11g->10g
    

• Merman Hoplite:
  • hitpoints 52hp->58hp
    
  • cost 45g->44g
    

• Merman Triton
  • cost 46g->41g
    

• Merman Netcaster:
  • ranged damage 9-2 -> 8-2
    
  • cost 26g->25g
    

• Merman Entangler:
  • cost 42g->37g
    

• Merman Spearman:
  • hitpoints 43hp->47hp
    
  • cost 22g->25g
    

• Merman Javelineer:
  • hitpoints 58hp->60hp
    
  • melee damage 8-2 -> 9-2
    
  • cost 55g->48g
    

• Mermaid Enchantress:
  • experience 46xp->75xp
    

• Mermaid Siren:
  • ranged damage 15-3 -> 14-3
    
  • cost 42g->58g
    

• Mermaid Priestess:
  • experience 61xp->73xp
    

• Mermaid Diviner:
  • cost 49g->57g
    

• Skeleton Rider:
  • axe damage 6-3 -> 10-2
    
  • hitpoints 36hp->38hp
    
  • experience 33xp->46xp
    
  • cost 14g->17g
    
  • resistances now identical to Chocobone
    
  • improved movement costs and defense
    

• Bone Knight
  • trample damage 7-2(charge) -> 10-2(charge)
    
  • hitpoints 50hp->58hp
    
  • movement 8mp->7mp
    
  • cost 26g->32g
    
  • resistances now identical to Chocobone
    
  • improved movement costs and defense
    

• A registry for abilities has been added as `[units][abilities]`. Any ability defined there can be added to a `[unit_type]` by just specifying their `unique_id` in the new key `[unit_type]abilities_list`, like this: `abilities_list=heals_8,cures`. The unique id for an ability is the value of its new `unique_id` key which falls back to `id` if unspecified. The `abilities` key is also supported under `[effect]apply_to=new_ability`.
  
• A similar registry for weapon specials has also been added as `[units][weapon_specials]`. The corresponding key is `specials_list` and is supported inside `[unit_type][attack]` as well as in EffectWML `apply_to=new_attack` and `apply_to=attack`'s `[set_specials]`. `unique_id` is also supported inside weapon special definitions.
  

• New key `title_position` added to `[part]` that allows changing the position of the title text.
  
• Enemies that can't be attacked are not highlighted when showing a unit's potential movement.
  

• Remove [filter_adjacent_student] and [filter_adjacent_student_location] from abilities used like weapons because shorthand from existing filters[filter_student][filter_adjacent] and [filter_student][filter_location][filter_adjacent_location].
  
• Deprecate [filter_adjacent] and [filter_adjacent_location] from abilities and weapons specials because shorthand from existing filters[filter][filter_adjacent] and [filter][filter_location][filter_adjacent_location] for abilities or [filter_self][filter_adjacent] and [filter_self][filter_location][filter_adjacent_location] for weapon specials.
  
• Fixed [resistance_defaults] leaking on random maps, causing OOS errors in unrelated content.
  
• Fixed a crash when the sides defined for a scenario are not all consecutive.
  

• Build System:
  • Changed CMake to not directly pull in boost-system (fixing build issues on archlinux using boost-libs >1.89.0-2)
    

• Move items/unit/labels when map is resized
  

• Updated translations: Bengali, British English, Czech, Polish, Spanish
  

• Sergeant:
  • Crossbow damage changed from 4-3 to 6-2
    

• Lieutenant:
  • Crossbow damage changed from 5-3 to 7-2
    

• General:
  • Crossbow damage changed from 7-3 to 10-2
    

• Grand Marshal:
  • Crossbow damage changed from 8-3 to 12-2
    

• ~PAD() added as an IPF (image path function). It allows the sides of an image to be padded with transparent pixels. Can be used to artificially offset images.
  
• WML formulas can be used in abilities/specials 'max_value' and 'min_value'.
  
• Add [clear_chat], [store_zoom], and optional scrolling support to [scroll_to] and [scroll_to_unit]
  

• Liberty
  • Changed some of Maddock's dialogue to stay consistent with The Deceiver's Gambit.
    
  • Difficulty scaling now follows the same pattern as the other beginner campaigns: 1x enemies, 2x enemies, 3x enemies.
    
  • Use the new Elensefar map from the revised Heir to the Throne.
    
  • Various minor bugfixes and tweaks.
    

• Son of the Black Eye
  • Units now have access to customized AMLA.
    
  • Units granted AMLA: Orcish Sovereign, Great Troll, Orcish Warlord, Orcish Slurbow, Direwolf Rider, Goblin Pillager, Troll Warrior, Troll Rocklobber, Orcish Nightblade, Saurian Flanker, Saurian Javelineer, Saurian Seer, Saurian Prophet
    
  • Please note that the AMLAs are only active inside the campaign.
    

• The Deceiver's Gambit
  • S11x, S13, S14: Eldred's dialogue is now "small" instead of "x-small"
    
  • S13: tweaked the opening cutscene to give Garard and Eldred more privacy.
    
  • S13: changed some of Eldred and the orcs' dialogue.
    
  • S14: revert ruffians to orcs.
    
  • Credits: "Story continued in" changed from "Asheviere's Dogs" to "Liberty"
    

• 5p - The Wilderlands:
  • Fixed lag during AI turn (issue #10419)
    

• Updated translations: Bengali, British English, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Spanish
  

• On Android, back button now works similarly to Escape on desktop.
  
• Updated the load-game dialog support for other versions' files, ready for 1.20
  

• Changing the weapon special [defense] into an ability which modifies the value of [defense] in certain exceptional situations.
  

• On Android, in-game command prompt now correctly shows on-screen keyboard.
  
• Fixed delays and visual glitches when animated terrain scrolls onto screen (issue #9220)
  

• Toggle panel now have the event handler `on_double_click`. If set, it will be fired when the user left double clicks on that widget. For other widgets, they can be wrapped inside a toggle panel for this to work.
  

• Updated translations: Ancient Greek, Bengali, British English, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Galician, Hungarian
  

• Arcane resistance of all Drake race units changed from -10% to -20%
  
• Dune Soldier:
  • Blade resistace decreased form 20% to 10%.
    

• Dune Rover:
  • Blade resistace increased form 0% to 10%.
    
  • Hp decreased from 33 to 32.
    

• Dune Explorer:
  • Blade resistace increased form 0% to 10%.
    
  • Gold cost increased from 29 to 31.
    

• Dune Wayfarer:
  • Blade resistace increased form 0% to 10%.
    
  • Gold cost increased from 55 to 58.
    

• Dune Burner - line:
  • +1 mp, +10% pierce resistance, +20% impact resistance, cold resistance set to 0%.
    

• Dune Burner:
  • Ranged damage decreased from 7 to 6.
    
  • Xp increased from 36 to 40.
    

• Dune Scorcher:
  • Xp increased from 60 to 64.
    
  • Gold cost increased from 23 to 30.
    
  • Hp increased from 47 to 51.
    

• Dune Firetrooper:
  • Gold cost increased from 41 to 44.
    

• Elvish Sylph:
  • The Elvish Sylph, Shyde, and Enchantress received massive buffs in 1.18. Those have been partially walked back in #8749, but these units still remain outliers in power at their respective levels - especially now that most undead have -40% arcane resist.
    
  • A dexterous Sylph, for example, is better than a Great Mage in almost every possible aspect - damage, movement, hitpoints, melee, support (slows), and defense.
    
  • This change brings most of their stats back down to their 1.16 levels (or slightly stronger), but deliberately leaves the Sylph and Enchantress's slowing attacks unnerfed; I think those attacks are somewhat weak in comparison to their much more deadly arcane attacks.
    
  • cost 135 -> 110, hitpoints 68 -> 60, faerie fire 13-5 -> 10-5 (ranged arcane).
    

• Elvish Enchantress:
  • Same reasoning as the Sylph changes, but much smaller in magnitude.
    
  • cost 62 -> 57, faerie fire 11-4 -> 10-4 (ranged arcane).
    

• Elvish Shyde:
  • Same reasoning as the Sylph changes. As a flying, slowing, magical healer with 6mp, the Shyde was powerful even before the numerous buffs she received in 1.18. This is a reversion to her 1.16 values.
    
  • cost 58 -> 52, hitpoints 51 -> 46, entangle 7-3 -> 6-3 (ranged impact), thorns 10-3 -> 8-3 (ranged pierce), faerie touch 7-2 -> 6-2 (melee impact).
    

• Added resting, defense, and standing animations for the Fire Dragon.
  

• Add 'radius' attribute to [illuminates] abilities
  
• Added [defense] special to modify the base cth while being overridable by chance_to_hit using value (allows to combine an addition with marsksman without increasing value when base value remains below 60).
  

• Eastern Invasion
  • Terraent arcane resistance from 30% to 40%, melee arcane 9-5 to 8-5, cost: 82 -> 80
    

• Fixed side default income getting incremented to 2 each time a scenario is saved
  

• Add presets to allow saving and easily reusing game settings.
  

• Updated translations: Ancient Greek, Arabic, Bengali, British English, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Finnish, Hungarian
  
• Added new Japanese font that has support for bolding text and fix font order so italics works.
  

• Arcane Resistance of all Skeletal Type Undead changed from -20 % to -40%.
  • The list for core skeletal Undead units includes: Skeleton, Revenant, Deathblade, Draug, Death Squire, Death Knight, Skeleton Archer, Bone Shooter, Banebow, Lich, Ancient Lich, Skeleton Rider, Bone Knight
    
  • Campaign units include: Pyre Wight and Barrow Wight from
  • Eastern Invasion*.
    

• Dwarvish Thunderer: cost decreased from 17 gold to 16 gold.
  
• Ghoul, Necrophage, Ghast: pierce resistance changed from 30% to 10%, impact resistance changed from 0% to 20%, arcane resistance changed from 10% to 30%.
  
• Paladin: arcane resistance from 30% to 40%, melee arcane 9-5 to 8-5, cost: 82 -> 80
  
• Dunefolk Horse Archer, Marauder, Raider, Rider, and Windbolt sprites were cleaned up and various animations added.
  
• Cleanup and add defend animations for the Dunefolk Firetrooper and Scorcher.
  

• On touch devices, double tap no longer shows context menu. It can still be accessed via long press. Single tap selects the unit. Another single tap on a hex shows hover info, which was previously not available. Single tap select followed by double tap on a hex moves the unit. Dragging now indicates the path and defense.
  
• Fixed various graphical bugs with ship units.
  
• Fixed units' weapons tooltip to correctly account for effects from the [damage_type] ability
  
• Various UI refinements, primarily to the new Celes theme
  

• The legacy FormulaAI API has been removed.
  
• Added new WFL functions: `nearest_loc`, `run_file`, `debug_label`, `is_shrouded`, `is_fogged`