Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops astronghold in the middle ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios.
The game engine was enhanced over the original Strongholdto provide full 3-dimensional graphics, although the assembly code is all in one subroutine. Other changes include new military and peace campaigns and the addition of crime and punishment, allowing players to torture unruly peasants. A number of new characters were also introduced.
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Build. Battle. Become a King.
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Expand your lands, built and fortify your citadel. Entertain with jousts, lavish feasts and tournaments or rule with an iron fist and dispense medieval justice to your overworked and slovenly peasants. Stronghold 2 is the most accurate, amazing and dynamic depiction of siege-warfare and castle-life ever portrayed.In the game, the player plays as a lord who rules over a medieval castle. With his available resources, the player places buildings or features, including many different kinds of food production, industry, civil, or military buildings and defences. Available peasants automatically choose jobs whenever a building requires one, so player micromanagement is minimal, he mostly needs to set up the various buildings in an efficient way while providing safety for his peasants. Military units are directly controlled individually or in groups, sometimes quite large with sieges or battles involving many hundreds on each side. One new addition to the original stronghold is the inclusion of estates, that a player can "buy" with his accumulated honor (gained by popularity, holding feasts, dances, jousting, etc.). Estates are semi-independent villages (without castle fortifications) that produce their own goods that the owner can send through carts to his castle or his allies. The inclusion of fully 3D-rendered graphics allowed Stronghold 2 to include tower interiors as battlegrounds for units, and the ability to go observe castle inhabitants very closely, which is useful considering the new features of waste & rat management. As in the original Stronghold, players can choose very different styles of play modes: Kingmaker, Siege, War Campaign, Peace Campaign, Freeplay, Custom scenario, and in Multiplayer (Hosted by Gamespy). An extensive map editor allows for endless replayability.More maps, opponents, and historical castles to battle! Crusade across Europe in a new game mode. Ladies and Gentleman, this is my first torrent so please add contructive comment on how to make it better.
Stronghold Legends is a Real Time Strategy game that builds on the fantastic Stronghold heritage, combining beautifully crafted visuals and perfectly balanced game play with the epic legends of the Middle Ages. 24 missions over 3 unique campaigns featuring hero characters: - King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table - Count Vlad Dracul - Dietrich von Hildebrand of Germany 31 unit types, almost twice the number in Stronghold 2. 100% more siege equipment and castle traps (werewolf launchers, infernal balls, stake hurlers, tunnel systems, dragon harpoons, dispel bombs, magic gardens). Map editor - 3 landscape types, which can be mixed on the same map. 3 races that can be played instead of Stronghold 2's one. 3 castle styles to build - compared to strongholds one. 4-Player Multiplayer. Engine changes to speed up the game and further improve graphical quality. Streamlined and more polished graphical interface, with better feedback and fewer mouse clicks
Stronghold 2 is set within the Middle Ages. The player takes control of Sir Matthew Steele, a page for Sir William. The main storyline begins when the King appears to have fled the country, and Lord Barclay attempts to take the crown for himself whilst the King is away. Sir William is your closest ally who is disgraced by the King who believes him to be a traitor after he mistakingly sieges Lady Seren's castle, helps a tyrant escape, and accidentally poisons the King (pre-story). Sir Grey is an elderly man who is nearing the end of his useful life but still builds small but powerful castles with tall towers and thick walls. Lady Seren originally appears to be an enemy, however, Sir Steele learns that she is in fact an ally, and Sir William mistook her for a witch.
Sir Edwin is the weakest of the enemy lords, and is a similar character to Duc De Puce from Stronghold. He lacks confidence but he is not as pathetic. Olaf Grimtooth is the Viking warlord. He is a battle-torn, fierce man who wears Viking clothing and talks with a very gruff voice. His iconic castles are typically wooden and usually enclose the wooden keep with an elliptical-shaped fortress with axemen on the walls. He often uses Berserkers as his main attack unit. Pascal Devereux, better known as "The Hawk" is Sir William's evil brother. He is willing to kill his brother in battle. His castles are usually built from stone and feature large, powerful gatehouses.Sir William recruits Matthew Steele (the player) as his page. Sir William was captured by Lord Barclay (a.k.a. "The Hammer") but has managed to escape with the help of Steele. Afterwards, Sir William and Steele ride to a nearby boathouse, defeat a small group of guards and return to William's encampment. Sir William then teaches Steele how to manage his own town and castle (as you progress you can upgrade your encampment with better fortifications) he assigns you two non-playable advisers who guide you through the rest of the game. More sophisticated AI.In the Sim campaign, you will first need to build a warning beacon, then before you are knighted, you must look like you are living like a lord. After, due to hot summers, an event will be shown that some of your buildings will be on fire, so build some wells, then you need to rebuild the estate's castle, where you will be evacuated there. Next, one of Sir William's estates have been overwhelmed by wolves, so you need to attack and kill all the wolves, while you defend against outlaws in the east. After that, you need to bring some of your food to William's castle, due to food shortage. Next you need to assault the camp, then you must take control of Sir William's estate, as he is on a crusade. After that, you need to challenge Sir Edwin in making 100 swords, then Edwin will assault Sir Grey's Castle, then you in turn lift the siege, then Sir William will put Edwin in lock and key. Now after it, you need to rebuild Edwin's castle and finally, you need to get lots of food in your kitchen, as the King awaits the feast. The feasts ends with a joust where Sir William is soundly defeated much to everyone's surpirse while Edwin is made a jester for his crime.The map editor is a user tool that can be used to create entirely new maps from the ground up or even edit old ones. This mode allows the player to have virtually every item or tool that the game developers had while creating maps. The map editor maps can be used to play single player or can be taken online and used. The map editor is a powerful building tool that allows you to build your own maps, scenarios or even your own campaign. You can terraform the land using the mountain tools, or create water and seas. You can build a peaceful level for you to tackle castle life, or build a war campaign to focus on building up you fortifications and the military aspect of medieval life.On January 4, 2007, a single player demo was released, featuring the tutorial and three missions, equivalent to one chapter. The problems were already patched in the demo making it immune to the majority of bugs and crashes which plagued the original release before the patch.