If you like what you see, please visit our homepage,. Both binary and source packages are available from our Download page. Also, most distributions will pick up Build 20 into their repositories very quickly. Instead, we try to make compiling for Linux users as easy as possible. We no longer ship binary Linux packages because of the poor compatibility between Linux distributions.
Widelands is distributed for Windows (64-bit) and Mac OS X >= 10.7 (Intel, 64-bit) and in source code. Help for translating is available in the Widelands Wiki. You can help with translations directly in your web browser on Transifex. Widelands is currently fully translated > 50% into the following languages: British English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Low German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish.
Update all ware priorities for a building when the Ctrl key is pressed while clicking.In building windows, see how many wares and workers are already on their way.Fixed bug in then“Crossing the Horizon” map where an artifact couldn’t be conquered by a player.Minor fixes to the “Last Bastion” map where a player's expansion could become completely blocked across the sea.Tweaked timings in tutorials and scenarios.
There have been additional improvements to the stability and performance, as well as numerous bug-fixes. Build 20 also continues the behind the scenes cleanup, polish and modernization that was started with Build 19. The user interface comes with new features that make it easier to use, like map zoom, dropdown menus, a new ships list, and improved keyboard navigation. Also, the AI has been rewritten to use a genetic algorithm. Build 20 features a new tribe – the Frisians – as well as four new campaign scenarios and a new “Barracks” building for recruiting soldiers.
Since the previous release, we have implemented over 400 features, code cleanups and bug fixes.