Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II. Some of the highlights of this release include:

  • UI Plugins are add-ons that can add more functionality to the user interface.
  • Naval Warfare preview: Invade foreign coasts using warships! This is included as a preview feature and needs to be explicitly enabled in the game setup screen.
  • Soldier garrisons for ports and headquarters.
  • Balancing changes to the Amazon economy.
  • Fifth scenario for the Frisian campaign.
  • More settings in the game setup screen, such as configurable durations for timed win conditions.
  • Diplomacy handling for the computer players.
  • Stick pinned notes onto map fields to mark important points.
  • Hyperlinks let you navigate within the encyclopedia and to the online help.
  • Easy maps publishing inside the editor.
  • High-resolution images for many more units.
  • Accessibility enhancements for many user interface components.
  • Expose more functionality to the add-ons and scenario scripting interface.
  • Fixed many crashes and hangs and enhanced error handling.