<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
legendarium	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Australian-American	O
developer	O
David	O
White	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
particular	O
faction/race	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
powerful	O
army	O
by	O
controlling	O
villages	O
and	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
for	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
Master	O
of	O
Monsters	O
and	O
Warsong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
wargame	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
hex	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
come	O
both	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
unit	O
in	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
has	O
its	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elves	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
hit	O
when	O
fighting	O
in	O
a	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
Tolkienesque	O
races	O
such	O
as	O
humans	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
orcs	B-Language
,	O
and	O
trolls	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Wesnoth-specific	O
races	O
such	O
as	O
dragon-like	O
Drakes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
creatures	O
distantly	O
related	O
to	O
dragons	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
bipedal	O
,	O
have	O
an	O
organized	O
,	O
albeit	O
warlike	O
,	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
only	O
about	O
10	O
feet	O
tall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campaign	O
stories	O
span	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
geography	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
eponymous	O
human	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
,	O
which	O
suffers	O
frequent	O
invasions	O
of	O
orcish	O
raiders	O
and	O
the	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
syllables	O
that	O
he	O
thought	O
would	O
sound	O
good	O
as	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
fantasy	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
project	O
became	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
elaborate	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
created	O
a	O
fictional	O
etymology	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
:	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
came	O
from	O
the	O
West	O
and	O
North	O
,	O
giving	O
Westnorth	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
evolved	O
to	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
etymology	O
is	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
[ [ 	O
File:Wesnoth	O
Sylph	O
(	O
Kathrin	O
Polikeit	O
)	O
.png	O
|right|thumb|Graphic	O
of	O
a	O
Sylph	O
in	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 ] ]	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
currently	O
has	O
six	O
default	O
factions	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Consist	O
mostly	O
of	O
elvish	B-Application
units	O
,	O
with	O
ent-like	O
woses	O
,	O
mermen	O
,	O
and	O
mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elves	B-Application
ignore	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
with	O
their	O
neutral	O
alignment	O
and	O
have	O
high	O
defense	O
in	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
faction	O
of	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
goblins	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
troll	O
and	O
naga	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Era	O
includes	O
the	O
Roman-influenced	O
Lavinians	O
,	O
the	O
Marauders	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wild	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
completely	O
new	O
unit	O
trees	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
era	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Islam-influenced	O
faction	O
Khalifate	O
,	O
was	O
integrated	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
6	O
January	O
2014	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
development	O
line	O
,	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
1.11.8	O
,	O
tested	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mainline	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Campaign	O
progression	O
in	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
includes	O
cutscenes	O
such	O
as	O
this	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stable	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
17	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
various	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
user-authored	O
campaigns	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
add-ons	O
stored	O
on	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
's	O
campaign	O
server	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
are	O
sometimes	O
mainlined	O
as	O
official	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
campaign	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
was	O
"	O
Heir	O
to	O
the	O
Throne	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
campaign	O
with	O
23	O
gameplay	O
scenarios	O
where	O
Konrad	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
,	O
allies	O
with	O
rebellious	O
elves	B-Application
and	O
other	O
races	O
to	O
claim	O
the	O
throne	O
from	O
the	O
usurper	O
queen	O
Asheviere	O
,	O
her	O
loyalist	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
orcish	O
mercenaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
campaigns	O
feature	O
different	O
factions	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
dwarves	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Hammer	O
of	O
Thursagan	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Northern	O
Rebirth	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Sceptre	O
of	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
loyalist	O
army	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
in	O
"	O
The	O
South	O
Guard	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
The	O
Eastern	O
Invasion	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
undead	O
in	O
"	O
Descent	O
into	O
Darkness	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
mermen	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
"	O
Dead	O
Water	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
orcs	B-Language
in	O
"	O
Son	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Eye	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
"	O
Under	O
the	O
Burning	O
Suns	O
"	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
,	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
campaigns	O
,	O
featuring	O
elves	B-Application
who	O
fight	O
better	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|The	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
's	O
map	O
editorThe	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
map	O
editor	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
open	O
maps	O
and	O
random	O
map	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
any	O
standard	O
text	O
editor	O
,	O
new	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
Markup	O
Language	O
(	O
WML	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
its	O
name	O
suggests	O
,	O
WML	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
markup	O
languages	O
in	O
syntax	O
with	O
tags	O
defining	O
events	O
and	O
sides	O
in	O
a	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
stable	O
version	O
are	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
wiki	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
1.7	O
development	O
version	O
upwards	O
,	O
code	O
in	O
Lua	B-Language
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
WML	O
events	O
which	O
gets	O
executed	O
when	O
those	O
events	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1.7.14	O
on	O
,	O
Lua	B-Language
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
alternate	O
(	O
or	O
supplemental	O
)	O
AI	B-Application
implementations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
official	O
wesnoth	B-Application
game	O
version	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
always	O
an	O
alternative	O
development	O
version	O
,	O
that	O
introduces	O
more	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
for	O
players	O
and	O
content	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
development	O
version	O
is	O
rolling	O
subject	O
to	O
further	O
tweaking	O
and	O
polishing	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
wesnoth	B-Application
community	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|This	O
animated	O
sprite	O
of	O
an	O
attacking	O
fencer	B-Operating_System
unit	O
portrays	O
the	O
general	O
style	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
White	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
freely	O
available	O
,	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
very	O
simple	O
rules	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
that	O
had	O
difficult	O
to	O
beat	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
that	O
was	O
challenging	O
and	O
fun	O
—	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
but	O
hard	O
to	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
programmed	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
(	O
including	O
OS	O
flavors	O
running	O
on	O
GP2X	B-Device
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
n800	I-Application
,	O
n810	B-Language
,	O
and	O
n900	B-Application
handheld	O
devices	O
)	O
,	O
OS	O
X/Darwin	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
NetBSD	B-Device
,	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Solaris/illumos	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Playbook	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Native	I-Application
Client	I-Application
running	O
under	O
Google	O
Chrome.Wesnoth	O
development	O
is	O
decentralized	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
officially	O
blessed	O
campaigns	O
and	O
units	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
download	O
are	O
often	O
derived	O
from	O
content	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
somewhat	O
differently	O
from	O
the	O
user-generated	O
content	O
in	O
proprietary	B-Application
games	O
where	O
such	O
content	O
,	O
while	O
available	O
,	O
is	O
usually	O
not	O
incorporated	O
into	O
official	O
builds	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
forums	O
and	O
wiki	B-Protocol
are	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
new	O
campaigns	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
unit	O
types	O
and	O
story	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
about	O
50	O
languages	O
,	O
9	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
90%	O
of	O
messages	O
translated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
development	O
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
homepage	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
bug	O
fixes	O
was	O
explained	O
:	O
"	O
Sadly	O
,	O
a	O
hard	O
truth	O
must	O
be	O
faced	O
:	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
,	O
is	O
understaffed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
artwork	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
portable	O
network	O
graphics	O
format	O
and	O
all	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
has	O
no	O
budget	O
and	O
relies	O
completely	O
on	O
volunteer	O
composers	O
,	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
entirely	O
synthesized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
development	O
team	O
is	O
currently	O
headed	O
by	O
Mattias	O
Westlund	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
well-known	O
composers	O
like	O
Doug	O
Kaufman	O
and	O
Timothy	O
Pinkham	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
licensed	O
as	O
free	O
music	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
and	O
rendered	O
in	O
the	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
development	O
release	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
0.1	O
happened	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
of	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
source	O
and	O
binary	O
releases	O
,	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
was	O
previously	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Desura	B-Language
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wesnoth	B-Application
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
approved	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
the	O
Steam	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
have	O
generally	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
APCMag.com	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wesnoth	I-Application
among	O
the	O
Top	O
5	O
best	O
(	O
free	O
)	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
called	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
a	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
understand	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
dated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
in-detail	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
book	O
"	O
The	O
Architecture	O
of	O
Open	B-Application
Source	I-Application
Applications	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
versions	O
of	O
Wesnoth	B-Application
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
central	O
download	O
site	O
SourceForge	B-Application
over	O
seven	O
million	O
times	O
between	O
2004	O
and	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
