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{{state|postdev}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        =  
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|cover        = The Battle for Wesnoth cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|BfW project team}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|BfW project team}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 2, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 2, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 2, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 2, 2005}}
|steam appid  =  
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|taxonomy    =
|gogcom page  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | TBS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 599390
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = The Battle for Wesnoth
 
|strategywiki = The Battle for Wesnoth
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|mobygames    = battle-for-wesnoth
 
|wikipedia    = The Battle for Wesnoth
 
|wikipedia    = The Battle for Wesnoth
 
|winehq      = 2028
 
|winehq      = 2028
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|license      = Freeware
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source and freeware software project hosted on [https://github.com/wesnoth GitHub].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://wiki.wesnoth.org/Support Support wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://wiki.wesnoth.org/Support Support wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://gna.org/projects/wesnoth/ Issue tracker]
 
{{mm}} [http://gna.org/projects/wesnoth/ Issue tracker]
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{{mm}} [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/WesnothTranslations Wesnoth Translations]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/599390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| official | http://wiki.wesnoth.org/Download | DRM-free | Free download from SourceForge | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Download | DRM-free | Free download from SourceForge | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1450738104 | MacApp | | | OS X}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 599390 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Wesnoth_<version>}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Wesnoth_<version>\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>/}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/wesnoth/<version>}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/wesnoth/<version>/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
  
==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
{{Video settings
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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==Input settings==
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
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|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = N/A
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|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
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  |notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/EnglishGBTranslation GB translation], [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/EnglishShawTranslation ShawTranslation], [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/OldEnglishTranslation OldEnglishTranslation]
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|language  = Slovenian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/SlovenianTranslation Information of translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/SpanishTranslation Information of translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Swedish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/SwedishTranslation Information of translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/TurkishTranslation Information of translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Ukrainian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/UkrainianTranslation Information of translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Vietnamese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://wiki.wesnoth.org/VietnameseTranslation Information of translation].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      = The source code can also be compiled for IA-64.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/f5ea3b0906ff5bb3f1282a33bc3419c11e1cb105/src/build_info.cpp#L312-L313|title=build_info.cpp|date=2021-05-01}}</ref>
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos app notes        = 1.9.4 is the last version known to support PowerPC.
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|macos arm app          = true
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux powerpc app      = true
 +
|linux arm app          = true
 +
|linux 68k app          = true
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
This game supports Windows, OS X 10.5+, and many Linux distributions.
 
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
 
|minHD    = 400 MB
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|minGPU  =
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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 +
|recHD    =
 +
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 +
}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = OS X
 +
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|minOS    = 10.5
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|minCPU  =
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|minRAM  =
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|minHD    =
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
  

Latest revision as of 18:47, 1 October 2023

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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
The Battle for Wesnoth
The Battle for Wesnoth cover
Developers
BfW project team
Release dates
Windows October 2, 2005
macOS (OS X) October 2, 2005
Linux October 2, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres TBS
Themes Fantasy
The Battle for Wesnoth guide on StrategyWiki
The Battle for Wesnoth on MobyGames
The Battle for Wesnoth on Wikipedia

Key points

The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source and freeware software project hosted on GitHub.

General information

Web forum
Support wiki
Issue tracker
Wesnoth Translations
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Free download from SourceForge
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Wesnoth_<version>\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Wesnoth_<version>/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/wesnoth/<version>/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
GB translation, ShawTranslation, OldEnglishTranslation
Arabic
Information of translation.
Basque
Information of translation.
Bulgarian
Information of translation.
Catalan
Information of translation.
Simplified Chinese
Information of translation.
Traditional Chinese
Information of translation.
Croatian
Information of translation.
Czech
Information of translation.
Danish
Information of translation.
Dutch
Information of translation.
Esperanto
Information of translation.
Estonian
Information of translation.
Filipino
Information of translation.
Finnish
Information of translation.
French
Information of translation.
Galician
Information of translation.
German
Information of translation.
Greek
Information of translation.
Hebrew
Information of translation.
Hungarian
Information of translation.
Icelandic
Information of translation.
Indonesian
Information of translation.
Italian
Information of translation.
Japanese
Information of translation.
Korean
Information of translation.
Latin
Information of translation.
Latvian
Information of translation.
Lithuanian
Information of translation.
Macedonian
Information of translation.
Norwegian
Information of translation.
Polish
Information of translation.
Brazilian Portuguese
Information of translation.
Portuguese
Information of translation.
Romanian
Information of translation.
Russian
Information of translation.
Scottish Gaelic
Information of translation.
Serbian
Information of translation.
Slovak
Information of translation.
Slovenian
Information of translation.
Spanish
Information of translation.
Swedish
Information of translation.
Turkish
Information of translation.
Ukrainian
Information of translation.
Vietnamese
Information of translation.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4
LAN play
4
Online play
4

Connection types

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
The source code can also be compiled for IA-64.[1]
macOS (OS X)
1.9.4 is the last version known to support PowerPC.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. build_info.cpp - last accessed on 2021-05-01