But inexperienced reviewers, dumping on the game after only a few hours' play, generally haven't. Experienced Wesnoth players have learned this lesson the hard way. Check the source code if you don't believe me. Human biases - confirmation bias and survivorship bias in particular - cause us to focus in on these rare events, and conclude that the RNG is rigged against us. If it's in your favour, you'll barely notice. If it doesn't happen, something's wrong! If it's against you, you'll complain about it. So it's quite possible for a 0.65% chance - wildly improbable, MUST be a cheating AI - to show up multiple times during a campaign. A big battle might have ten times that number. That's not damage I'm talking about that's 200-300 separate attack and counter-attack rolls. ![]() Even a short Wesnoth battle between a couple of dozen units could require 200-300 attacks between them. When your mage with a 70% hit chance misses four times, and then the archer with 30% chance to hit hits three times, it's got to be the darned biased RNG, right? That's less than a 0.65% chance! So why do so many people believe it, and feel strongly enough to write a negative review? Well, sorry, but it's because humans suck at estimating probabilities. To conceal something sneaky in there that reliably rigged things against the player, when the player side isn't even necessarily side one would be a fitting challenge for the Underhanded C Code competition. That's because every time a unit is attacked, it gets a chance to counter-attack. At the core of the game engine, BOTH sides use the same random attack code, every time EITHER side attacks the other. And the source code for the game is publicly available, so if you don't believe me you are welcome - and encouraged - to download it for yourself and check. Oh man I feel that pain, but it just isn't true. ![]() "Not recommended - RNG is cheating and biased." Note for macOS players: if you are using an Apple Silicon based Mac and are experiencing poor performance on version 1.16, then it is recommended to instead download Wesnoth from either or from the macOS App Store.The majority of negative reviews for this game all say the same thing: There's no telling what adventures you'll bring to life! ![]() Then take the battle online! Choose from seven fully-balanced factions and duke it out with your friends in over 50 multiplayer maps for parties of all sizes!Įxplore hundreds of creative community-made campaigns, maps, and factions for both single and multiplayer, and try your hand at crafting your own! Wesnoth features a built-in map editor, a highly moddable engine, a simple and intuitive scripting language, and a friendly and dedicated modding community. ![]() Lead a daring group of survivors across the blazing sands to a final confrontation with an unseen evil. Battle the undead hordes of a foul necromancer as he marches upon your capital. Step into the shoes of a young mage, his village beset by orcish invasion, as he seeks vengeance and immortality. Travel the continent in a daring quest to reclaim your rightful throne from a usurping queen. Delve into the blackest depths of the earth to craft a jewel of fire itself. From the plains of Weldyn to the forests of Wesmere, from the mines of Knalga to the soaring peaks of the Heart Mountains, take part in over a dozen adventures spanning centuries! Play as a young prince as he flees the encroaching forces of the Lich Lords to a new home across the sea. The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
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