--- name: "wesnoth-1.8-smallgui" section: "6" platform: "linux" package: "wesnoth-1.8-core" version: "1:1.8.5-1" release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/wesnoth-1.8" --- # wesnoth-1.8-smallgui(6) Battle for Wesnoth, a turn-based fantasy strategy game Part of [wesnoth-1.8(6)](/wesnoth-1.8/6.md). ## NAME wesnoth - Battle for Wesnoth, a turn-based fantasy strategy game ## SYNOPSIS **wesnoth** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*PATH\_TO\_DATA*\] ## DESCRIPTION Battle for **Wesnoth** is a turn-based fantasy strategy game. Defeat all enemy leaders using a well-chosen cadre of troops, taking care to manage your resources of gold and villages. All units have their own strengths and weaknesses; to win, deploy your forces to their best advantage while denying your foes the chance to do the same. As units gain experience, they acquire new abilities and become more powerful. Play in your own language and test your skill against a smart computer opponent, or join Wesnoth's large community of on-line players. Create your own custom units, scenarios or campaigns, and share them with others. ## OPTIONS - **--bpp** *number* sets BitsPerPixel value. Example: **--bpp 32** - **-c, --campaign** goes directly to the campaign selection menu. - **--config-dir** *name* sets the user configuration directory to *name* under $HOME or "My Documents\\My Games" for windows. - **--config-path** prints the path of the user configuration directory and exits. - **-d, --debug** enables additional command mode options in-game (see the wiki page at http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/CommandMode for more information about command mode). - **-e, --editor** *file* start the in-game map editor directly. If *file* is specified, equivalent to **-e --load** - **--fps** displays the number of frames per second the game is currently running at, in a corner of the screen. - **-f, --fullscreen** runs the game in full screen mode. - **--gunzip** *infile.gz* decompresses a file which should be in gzip format and stores it without the .gz suffix. The *infile.gz* will be removed. - **--gzip** *infile* compresses a file in gzip format, stores it as *infile*.gz and removes *infile*. - **-h, --help** displays a summary of command line options to standard output, and exits. - **-l, --load** *file* loads the savegame *file* from the standard save game directory. If the **-e** or **--editor** option is used as well, starts the editor with the map from *file* open. If it is a directory, the editor will start with a load map dialog opened there. - **--log-***level***=***domain1***,***domain2***,***...* sets the severity level of the log domains. **all** can be used to match any log domain. Available levels: **error**, **warning**, **info**, **debug**. By default the **error** level is used. - **--logdomains** Dumps a list of all log domains and exits. - **--max-fps** the number of frames per second the game can show, the value should be between the 1 and 1000, the default is **50**. - **-m, --multiplayer** runs a multiplayer game. There are additional options that can be used together with **--multiplayer** as explained below. Only these additional options can follow **--multiplayer**. - **--no-delay** runs the game without any delays for graphic benchmarking. This is automatically enabled by **--nogui**. - **--nocache** disables caching of game data. - **--nomusic** runs the game without music. - **--nosound** runs the game without sounds and music. - **--path** prints the name of the game data directory and exits. - **-r** *X***x***Y***, --resolution** *X***x***Y* sets the screen resolution. Example: **-r 800x600** - **--smallgui** allows to use screen resolutions down to 800x480 and resizes a few interface elements. - **-s, --server \[host\]** connects to the specified host if any, otherwise connect to the first server in preferences. Example: **--server server.wesnoth.org** - **-t, --test** runs the game in a small test scenario. - **--validcache** assumes that the cache is valid. (dangerous) - **-v, --version** shows the version number and exits. - **-w, --windowed** runs the game in windowed mode. - **--with-replay** replays the game loaded with the **--load** option. ## Options for --multiplayer The side-specific multiplayer options are marked with *number*. *number* has to be replaced by a side number. It usually is 1 or 2 but depends on the number of players possible in the chosen scenario. - **--ai\_config***number***=***value* selects a configuration file to load for the AI controller for this side. - **--algorithm***number***=***value* selects a non-standard algorithm to be used by the AI controller for this side. Available values: **idle\_ai** and **sample\_ai**. - **--controller***number***=***value* selects the controller for this side. Available values: **human** and **ai**. - **--era=***value* use this option to play in the selected era instead of the **Default** era. The era is chosen by an id. Eras are described in the **data/multiplayer/eras.cfg** file. - **--exit-at-end** exits once the scenario is over, without displaying victory/defeat dialog which requires the user to click OK. This is also used for scriptable benchmarking. - **--nogui** runs the game without the GUI. Must appear before **--multiplayer** to have the desired effect. - **--parm***number***=***name***:***value* sets additional parameters for this side. This parameter depends on the options used with **--controller** and **--algorithm**. It should only be useful for people designing their own AI. (not yet documented completely) - **--scenario=***value* selects a multiplayer scenario by id. The default scenario id is **multiplayer\_The\_Freelands**. - **--side***number***=***value* selects a faction of the current era for this side. The faction is chosen by an id. Factions are described in the data/multiplayer.cfg file. - **--turns=***value* sets the number of turns for the chosen scenario. The default is **50**. ## EXIT STATUS Normal exit status is 0. An exit status of 1 indicates an (SDL, video, fonts, etc) initialization error. An exit status of 2 indicates an error with the command line options. ## AUTHOR Written by David White \.\ Edited by Nils Kneuper \, ott \ and Soliton \.\ This manual page was originally written by Cyril Bouthors \.\ Visit the official homepage: http://www.wesnoth.org/ ## COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2003-2009 David White \\ This is Free Software; this software is licensed under the GPL version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ## SEE ALSO [**wesnoth\_editor**(6)](/wesnoth_editor/6.md), [**wesnothd**(6)](/wesnothd/6.md)