UI Title
From Wesnoth
Title Screen
When you start Battle for Wesnoth program, it will load some data, and then it will display the title screen. The title screen displays menu buttons and some information about the program.
In the bottom left corner of the title screen you can see the version of the program written using small letters. Higher number means newer version. Versions where the second digit is even (such as: 1.0.* or 1.2.*) are stable versions; these provide the best playing experience to players. Versions where the second digit is odd (such as: 1.1.*) are development versions; these are for game developers.
In the bottom left part of the title screen you can read some texts from The Tome of Wesnoth. It is a collection of short texts, briefly explaining some game concepts or giving some advice. Each time you start the program, a random text is displayed. To display another text, click on the More button. To open the game help, click on the Help button. The game help is also available while playing.
On the right side of the title screen, there are 9 menu buttons. They allow you to start the game, change game settings, etc.
- Tutorial -- click this, if you have not played Battle for Wesnoth before. Tutorial is a short set of game scenarios with detailed instructions and explanations about various parts of the game. After you complete the tutorial, you will be ready to play the single player campaings, or a multiplayer game against another beginner.
- Campaign -- opens the list of single player campaigns. Campaigns are sequences of game scenarios, connected by a story. The mainline campaigns are ordered approximately by their difficulty.
- Multiplayer -- allows you to play one scenario against the computer, or against other people using the same computer, on a local area network, or on the Internet.
- Load -- continue the saved game (from single player campaign, or from multiplayer).
- Get Add-ons -- displays a list of campaigns, maps and eras, downloadable from the campaign server.
- Language -- select another game language. Wesnoth is translated to more than 20 languages.
- Preferences -- opens the game settings dialog.
- About -- displays a list of game authors and contributors.
- Quit -- quits the program.
In the bottom right corner of the title screen, there is a feedback icon. When clicked, it displays a feedback dialog, where you can allow sending anonymously your gameplay statistics to game authors.
Feedback dialog
By checking the check box you allow sending anonymous statistics to game authors. These statistics are about single player campaings, they include how long did you play each scenario, which units you have recruited, and what was the result. With information collected from many players, game authors can evaluate how difficult are the scenarios, and make some adjustment in their difficulty.
You will also receive a unique web address, where you can view your sent statistics, using a web browser.