
Multi-faction era: runic dwarves, barbarian tribes, and anti-magic Destroyers.
0 playing nowAdds a full alternate era with new factions, unit lines, and artwork for multiplayer and era-compatible campaigns. It does not replace the default era unless you select it in game setup.
Era of Magic is a community add-on for The Battle for Wesnoth. Era of Magic (EoMa) is a user-made Wesnoth era: extra factions with their own unit trees and portraits, including Runemasters (runic dwarves and steam machines), Barbarians (goblin/orc/cyclops/troll tribes), the Dark Blood Alliance, and the anti-magic Destroyers. Source lives on GitHub; the playable add-on is the version-matched build from Wesnoth's add-on server, same reason Invasion from the Unknown is not a github-zip. Install from inside the game: main menu → Add-ons → Connect, then pick this add-on from the list. Wesnoth's own add-on server serves the build matched to your game version, which a manual download cannot guarantee. Mods are versioned separately from the base game — match the recommended engine or client release before joining multiplayer, and keep a clean backup of your settings if you experiment with several packs at once. PlayBound only lists projects that publish redistributable archives or clear external download pages. Always read the upstream README for credits, required assets, and known incompatibilities.
Download page
This package isn't one-click yet. Open the official download page in your browser, then place files in the game's mods folder.
Install The Battle for Wesnoth first if you have not already — Era of Magic is an add-on and needs the base game.
The quickest route is the PlayBound Launcher: open The Battle for Wesnoth, find Era of Magic in its mods list and press Install. The launcher downloads the official release and places it in the right folder for you.
Era of Magic is distributed through https://github.com/inferno8/wesnoth-Era_of_Magic. Follow the instructions there — some add-ons install through the base game's own content browser rather than as a file.
Start The Battle for Wesnoth and enable Era of Magic from the in-game mods or add-ons menu.
Use Wesnoth's Add-ons server instead. The GitHub tree is source; the in-game download is the build matched to your Wesnoth version.