text=_ "Lawful units fight better at day, and chaotic units fight better at night. Neutral units are unaffected by day and night."
source=_ "- Royal Compendium of Battle Terminology - Volume II, 212YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "In a campaign, you can use veteran units from previous scenarios by using the 'recall' option."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[tip]
text=_ "There are six types of attacks: pierce, blade, impact, fire, cold, and arcane. Different units have weaknesses against different types of attacks. Right-click on a unit, and then select 'Unit Description', and then click 'Resistance' to see how much resistance a unit has against different attack types."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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text=_ "The terrain your units are occupying determines the chance your opponents have of hitting them in battle. The defensive rating for the currently selected unit in the currently selected terrain is displayed in the top right corner of the screen."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Poisoned units lose 8 hitpoints every turn, but they will not die from poison: poison will never reduce them below 1 hitpoint. Poisoned units can be cured by moving them to a village, or placing them next to a unit with the 'cures' ability."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "You can use units from a previous scenario by selecting 'Recall' in the game menu. By recalling the same units over and over, you can build up a powerful and experienced army."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Units have a Zone of Control in each of the hexes next to them. If a unit moves into an enemy's Zone of Control, it may not move any further that turn. Level 0 units are too frail to control a zone; and skirmisher units are skilled enough to ignore these zones."
source=_ "- Handbook of Tactical Analysis Volume I - Haldric II, 42YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "The chance to hit a unit usually depends on how well that unit can defend itself in the terrain it is standing in, however magical attacks have a 70% chance to hit both when attacking and defending. Marksman attacks have at least 60% chance to hit when attacking."
source=_ "- Handbook of Tactical Analysis Volume II - Haldric II, 43YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "Units stationed in villages heal 8 hitpoints at the beginning of their turn."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Units rest if they do not move or attack during their turn. They will recover 2 hitpoints at the beginning of their next turn."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Most foot units defend better in villages and castles than in most other terrain, while most mounted units don't get any defensive advantage in villages and castles."
source=_ "- Sir Kaylan, 498YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "Horse based units are generally resistant to attacks with bladed or impact weapons, but are vulnerable to attacks with piercing weapons, including bows and spears."
source=_ "- Sir Kaylan, 502YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "Inflicting the killing blow on an enemy unit is the best way to gain experience. Units killing an enemy will gain 8 experience for every level of the unit they kill."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Elvish units move and fight very well in forest. Dwarvish units move and fight very well in hills and mountains."
source=_ "- High Lord Kalenz, 470YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Patience is often key. Rather than attacking in bad conditions, or with few troops, wait for better conditions and then attack."
source=_ "- King Konrad, 536YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "If you are attacked from several directions, it may be a good idea to send expendable units in some directions to delay enemy units."
source=_ "- King Konrad, 552YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Do not be afraid to retreat and regroup; it is often the key to victory."
source=_ "- Meneldur, 123YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "In most campaigns you will receive a gold bonus for finishing early, depending on the number of villages on the map and the number of turns you finish early. You will always earn more gold this way than through capturing villages and waiting for turns to run out."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "Your leader can recruit or recall units from any keep inside a castle, not just the keep they start on. You can capture a keep from an enemy and recruit from there. Also, some of your allies may be willing to make room for you on their keep so you can recruit there."
source=_ "- Handbook of Tactical Analysis Volume I - Haldric II, 42YW"
text=_ "Units with leadership ability make lower level adjacent units on the same side fight better."
source=_ "- Handbook of Tactical Analysis Volume I - Haldric II, 42YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "Generally avoid moving next to an unoccupied village. An enemy unit may move onto the village and attack you, while enjoying the defense and healing of the village."
source=_ "- Great Mage Delfador, 516YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Holding the mouse cursor on an ability or trait shows a description of that ability or trait."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Use lines of units to screen injured units to let them recover."
source=_ "- Princess Li'sar, 515YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Read the hotkeys list in the preferences menu."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "If you move a unit, but don't attack or discover any additional information, you can undo your move by pressing 'u'."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "You can see how far enemy units can move by moving the mouse cursor over them."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Use healers to support your attacks - they will win you battles without needing to attack anything themselves."
source=_ "- The Scroll of Chantal, 516YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "The 'slow' attack ability makes enemy units move slower and halves the damage they do on all attacks until they end a turn."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Arcane attacks are very powerful against undead."
source=_ "- Great Sage Dacyn, 626YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Units are healed when they advance a level. Used wisely, this can turn a fight."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Charging units are best used against enemies they can kill with a single blow."
source=_ "- Sir Kaylan, 498YW"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Units can gain After Maximum Level Advancements (AMLAs), which usually increase the unit's maximum hitpoints by 3. Gaining an AMLA becomes progressively harder for each AMLA the unit receives, however. Thus, it is often more useful to try to advance your lower level units."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "On maps where the shroud or fog of war has been enabled, a unit's sight is limited by its maximum movement. Remember this when deciding what unit is best to scout specific types of terrain."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "Nearly every icon and word in Wesnoth's playing screen has a tool-tip. Place your mouse pointer over one to get an explanation or description."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
[/tip]
[tip]
text=_ "You can send the Wesnoth Project an anonymous summary of your progress using the Help Wesnoth button (indicated by the envelope icon near the lower-right-hand corner of the game main screen). This information is vital so we can adjust campaign difficulty."
source=_ "- The Wesnoth Tactical Guide"
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[tip]
text=_ "To advance low-level units quickly, team them with a veteran and use the veteran to damage a joint target heavily enough for the junior partner to get in the killing blow."
source=_ "- Queen Li'sar, 528YW"
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[tip]
text=_ "You cannot undo a move that reveals any fog or shroud. Toggle the 'Delay Shroud Updates' option on when you need to move units while retaining the ability to undo."
