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Wesnoth 1.19.19

Campaigns Heir to the Throne The finale's farm burning difficulty option now explains which option is the standard and which option is especially challenging.

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What changed

3 fixes4 additions3 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Workshop
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Server
  • Performance
changedCampaignsHeir to the Throne The finale's farm burning difficulty option now explains which option is the standard and which option is especially challenging. The finale's farm burning difficulty option will now trigger automatically if you miss it. Once unlocked, Carcyn now also includes a port on the north shore. Fix Li'sar not using her elite recruits in Crossroads and Siege of Elensefar.
addedLua APIAdd new wml.valid_var function to validate a WML variable path
fixedLua APIBugfix: Indexing a vconfig now returns a table with tag/contents keys
changedTranslationsUpdated translations: Bengali, British English, Catalan, Czech, French, Finnish, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish
addedWML EngineAdd a 'priority' attribute to abilities and weapon specials with values (`[chance_to_hit]`, `[damage]`, etc). Values set by lower priority specials are considered as the base value for higher priority specials' calculations.
changedWML EngineUsing `[chance_to_hit]` with a negative priority is now preferred over giving weapons `parry` and `accuracy` attributes, as the sidebar UI shows it.

Battle for Wesnoth changes

changedHeir to the Throne The finale's farm burning difficulty option now explains which option is the standard and which option is especially challenging. The finale's farm burning difficulty option will now trigger automatically if you miss it. Once unlocked, Carcyn now also includes a port on the north shore. Fix Li'sar not using her elite recruits in Crossroads and Siege of Elensefar.
addedAdd new wml.valid_var function to validate a WML variable path
fixedBugfix: Indexing a vconfig now returns a table with tag/contents keys
changedUpdated translations: Bengali, British English, Catalan, Czech, French, Finnish, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish
addedAdd a 'priority' attribute to abilities and weapon specials with values (`[chance_to_hit]`, `[damage]`, etc). Values set by lower priority specials are considered as the base value for higher priority specials' calculations.

Campaigns

  • Heir to the Throne

    • The finale's farm burning difficulty option now explains which option is the standard and which option is especially challenging.

    • The finale's farm burning difficulty option will now trigger automatically if you miss it.

    • Once unlocked, Carcyn now also includes a port on the north shore.

    • Fix Li'sar not using her elite recruits in Crossroads and Siege of Elensefar.

Lua API

  • Add new wml.valid_var function to validate a WML variable path

  • Bugfix: Indexing a vconfig now returns a table with tag/contents keys

Translations

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

WML Engine

  • Add a 'priority' attribute to abilities and weapon specials with values (`[chance_to_hit]`, `[damage]`, etc).

    • Values set by lower priority specials are considered as the base value for higher priority specials' calculations.

  • Using `[chance_to_hit]` with a negative priority is now preferred over giving weapons `parry` and `accuracy` attributes, as the sidebar UI shows it.

  • You can now test if a WML variable is empty with `[variable]blank=yes`

  • It is now possible to place `[set_variables]` (note the plural) in `[modify_side]` and `[modify_unit]`

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes

  • Fixed giving quick trait to leaders with 4 moves in multiplayer.

  • Removed the `SPECIAL_NOTES_ARCANE` macro, the note is automatically added to any unit with an arcane attack.

  • Fixed a crash when a unit has no random traits available.

Source

Steam News / 31 December 2025

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