Talk:The Battle for Wesnoth

message: Sorry, I accidentally clicked "permanent link", and I'm not sure how to undo this.
: Don't worry, it seems that "pemanent link" simply gives you a "permanent link" which you can paste somewhere else (e.g. like this) - but does not actually modify anything :) --Allefant 02:22, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Accidental

message: Was this game inspired by Battle Isle, as stated on List of open source games?-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  22:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It was inspired by Master of Monsters, as described in detail by the original author . The hex-tile movement is similar to early Battle Isle games though, just fighting is quite different (e.g. no ranged attacks). I guess, it's as similar to BI as each turn-based strategy game is to another, but I think Wesnoth clearly is the most popular free TBS currently, so the reference on List of open source games somehow makes sense. --Allefant 07:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inspired by BI? 

message: Need refs for release dates and the like. A single link to the philosophy page (on a wiki no less) isn't really enough. Chris Cunningham 09:59, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a link to the official homepage, from which most if not all of the info is taken. So I don't think we need separate references for each small information, unless it uses another source. Just my opinion though without knowing about any Wikipedia policies. --Allefant 10:34, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's always best to make a good effort to dig out sources. Links to front-page news sources, gaming sites which have mentioned it, that kind of thing. The majority of the article is single-sourced, true, but not all of it. Chris Cunningham 11:03, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better refs needed 

message: Do we need to include more information on certain aspects of the game, such as abilities, traits, weapon effects etc.? I would like to see it mentioned in the article if possible. Theodorel 04:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, or at least not much.  That sort of thing is really not appropriate for an encyclopedia.  Wikipedia is not a game guide.  Enough details to let the reader get the flavor of the game is really all that's needed.  What the article really needs, IMO, is more information on how the game has been received by the public.  The Wesnoth Wiki has a great list of reviews that would make a great resource for expanding the article, IMO.  Especially those that obviously meet Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources.  Also, I notice that there seem to be some effort to keep this up-to-date, i.e. to document the latest and greatest version.  I think it should have more information about how the game has developed over time; that's historically interesting information.  Wesnoth has its own wiki for game-guide information.  Let's try to make this an encyclopedia article, 'k?  Xtifr tälk 11:57, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Try this: http://wesnoth.org :) (Yes, it's a wiki, but you can only edit certain pages, e.g. when you click on "Play" or "Create") --Allefant 22:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Yes, the statement A unit's defense is based solely on the type of terrain it stands on, ... is not quite true, as defense is a lot more than just base chance to hit (which is what the terrain determines). Maybe it should be changed to The type of terrain a unit stands on determines how hard it is to even get hit, ...? --Allefant 10:06, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gameplay features 

message: Hey, I just newly registered with Wikipedia so I'm not totally sure bout all the rules and regs around here, but I'd like to upgrade this page's rating.  What can I do?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jozrael (talk • contribs) 23:12, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Just improve the article!  Ran4 (talk) 15:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: To add to that, one area completely missing right now is critical reception. It shouldn't be hard to find reviews (http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/WesnothReviews has some, but blogs/forums should not be used) and summarize them. --Allefant (talk) 21:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Have a look at some of the more complete articles about such topics. For example, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, Age of Empires (video game), Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and Age of Empires III. Gameplay, reception, and development seem like plausible sections; units, music, networking/multiplayer are also useful additions. Mindmatrix 04:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Some of the sources are linked directly to wesnoth.org, which usually isn't proper.  Try to find some good third party sources to use as references. --Banime (talk) 21:00, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is there to do on this page to improve its rating? 

message: The third paragraph says:
"The current stable version of the game is 1.8, released on April 1, 2009."
However, this release was made on April 1, 2010.
212.238.155.158 (talk) 00:31, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Needs a reliable source to verify.  fetchcomms☛ 00:41, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No; the existing source does verify it was released 2010; I think the person who added it just made a mistake. I've changed it.   Chzz  ►  00:45, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, apologies. Seem to be unable to read after the April Fools' nonsense.  fetchcomms☛ 00:50, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 212.238.155.158, 2 April 2010 

message: In the Reception section, where the rating of Gametunnel is mentioned, it should mention the review was from April 2006. A lot has been changed since then, the review is clearly outdated. --82.171.70.54 (talk) 11:55, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: --Zarel (talk) 12:49, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of Gametunnel Review 

message: Somebody knows in which languages the game is? And the portuguese version has several bits of dialogue untranslated. How I contribute to the Project? It has a files with the dialogues to be translated? I really wants to contribute, but my programming capacity is very low... --Thegoergen (talk) 01:06, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translations and Languages 

message: ??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Misterbister (talk • contribs) 12:46, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requirements? 

message: The game was just released for Palm OS yesterday. It costs $4.99.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.192.191.243 (talk) 16:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Palm OS

message: This article has good screen shots, but with one major flaw - none of them depicts gameplay. We have character art, main menu, cutscene, map editor... but no actual gameplay situation. Could someone provide one? I might do it myself as well, if I can get this system o' mine to work. Zakhalesh (talk) 16:27, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There are some fairly decent screenshots on the Wesnoth site, although the only one of 1.8.6 is the cutscene you mention. There are several others form the 1.8 branch there, though. Alternatively, I could take one if the current version is preferred. gz33 (talk) 01:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Screen shots 

message: The "Official website" link for http://www.wesnoth.org/ seems to be giving me a 404 error. Is anyone else having a similiar problem? Reddashz (talk) 16:58, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main Link broken? 

message: I am going to remove the list of campaigns, as it is borderline WP:GAMEGUIDE material.  I will instead focus on a few select campaigns (such as HTTT, DID, and UTBS).  This article could use more information about the game's history, development, and reception, and not merely be an FAQ for the game.  RJaguar3 | u | t 04:34, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trimming list of campaigns