Jump to Gameplay - Gameplayedit. Unlike the previous Stronghold titles, Legends gives the player a choice of different starting rulers with different troop. Stronghold Legends goes full high fantasy with the plot, but that could give way to some interesting new gameplay. As in previous Stronghold games, you build defenses and defeat your enemies while keeping taxes low and food stocks high so that your peasants will keep the war machine grinding.

The Stronghold Discord - that Stronghold: Warlords is deep into development and approaching launch later this year, we thought it would be a great time to reveal 100 small but interesting facts about our upcoming castle sim. Taking the form of a new rapid-fire Q&A, today Firefly's community team answers as many Stronghold fan questions as possible in under 20 minutes!Tackling these 100 questions are Natasha and Nick, who take them all on in quickfire fashion. Covering everything from core mechanics and design to a possible beta version and even the game's final price, we attempt to provide as much information as possible at this stage in development. While we can't answer every question for a variety of reasons, be they design, technical or otherwise, we can be open and transparent about the development process about each new title.

So if your request or question wasn't answered today rest assured it will be in later videos or even future entries in the Stronghold series.During the last year we've released countless trailers, gameplay videos and development diaries, with the goal remaining to keep you informed and entertained. Each update brings with it a flood of new requests and questions, so if you don't find the answer you're looking for in today's video then worry not! Simply head on over to our official Stronghold Discord (link above) and put it in our 'Warlords-Questions' channel.https://store.steampowered.com/app/907650/StrongholdWarlords/.

The Stronghold Discord - we're has revealing three new siege weapons coming to Stronghold: Warlords! Ranging from classic Siege Towers to new-to-the-series fortification destroyers like the Korean Hwacha and Chinese winged rockets, our latest entry in the series will allow you to infiltrate, decimate and obliterate castle walls however you choose.For this game we're seeking to balance explosive siege weapons inspired by Chinese, Korean and Mongolian history with fan favourites recreated from past Stronghold games. Players will use gunpowder weaponry to protect their castle walls and eliminate enemy forces, but also rely on series classics to win the day.From the humble fire lance to the deadly Hwacha, with more siege weapons to be revealed closer to launch, these weapons of war changed the course of military history.

While these new tools will be balanced against other units and gunpowder-less siege weapons, players will also have options to enable stronger castle walls as a means of further tweaking the game balance.https://store.steampowered.com/app/907650/StrongholdWarlords/. The Stronghold Discord - today’s video Firefly Studios developers Matt and Paul walk us through the last three months of production, covering everything from campaigns to code. These two senior members of the team were kind enough to take some time out of their day to reflect on recent builds, design decisions and advances toward release.

This is followed up by a lengthy FAQ featuring the ten of the most commonly asked community questions covering a possible beta demo, graphical improvements, easter eggs and more!Rest assured we will continue release more Stronghold: Warlords video updates over the coming weeks and months, while taking into account new social distancing guidelines. With development diaries, interviews and new trailers currently being crafted, we’ll continue to keep you up to date on the latest units, siege engines and buildings being added to game.Warlords is our next mainline Stronghold title, a new strategy and simulation castle builder taking the series into the Far East for the very first time. Stronghold: Warlords will feature historical campaigns, unique strategy genre innovations and as always a memorable cast of characters.

The game is currently available for wishlist and is on course for release later this year.https://store.steampowered.com/app/907650/StrongholdWarlords/.

A standalone expansion for the second installment of the popular strategy game series, which is a remastered and extensively modified version of the original. The developers introduced a number of changes into the gameplay mechanics, making the game closer to a full-blooded RTS.

StrategyEconomicRTSthe middle agesmultiplayer

publisher: Take 2 Interactive

Game mode: single / multiplayer

Multiplayer mode: local network / Internet, players: 1 - 4

Stronghold Legends is an enhanced, remastered, and extensively modified version of the second installment of the series for PC. Although it largely bases on the technical achievements of its predecessors and is not a full-fledged sequel (the developers compare it to Stronghold: Crusader), it can’t be accused of being repetitive in terms of content. It is more than just a standalone add-on. The developers decided to partly abandon the economic aspect, mainly by simplifying the economy management and the system of castle building. Instead, they’ve put bigger emphasis on increasing the game’s dynamics, introducing revolutionary fantasy elements, and expanding the combat layer. This time around, it is more of a classical real-time strategy game rather than a castle management simulator.

Plot

The eponymous legends are the biggest highlight of Stronghold Legends. The first and the most extensive campaign spans the history of King Arthur, including the most important characters and events that are connected to this hero. We have an opportunity to learn the story of the brave Knights of the Round Table, visit the majestic Camelot, take part in the search of the Holy Grail, and even exchange words with Merlin, testing his supposed magical abilities.

The second campaign is devoted to one of the most important hero of the Nordic mythology, Sigurd Fafnesbane. It’s not hard to guess that we will mostly see snow-covered mountain landscapes, and the place of ordinary stone castles will be taken by ice fortresses governed by evil warlocks, ice giants, and other icy creatures.

The third grand legend is based on the legend of Vlad Dracula, the historic conqueror of the Ottoman Turks and mythical adept of “dark arts”. It’s not hard to guess that the appearance of his court does not encourage unannounced visits, and the impaled scalps are its primary decoration.

Mechanics

The artists that worked on the game made sure that the stronghold of every major character has a unique look and furnishing. For example, King Arthur’s mansion resembles a medieval castle of fairy tales, while the armed apartment of Dracula is full of stone gargoyles or caged dragons that willingly burn unwelcome guests.

From among other castle defense systems, underground tunnels, traps, dragon harpoons, and ice mirrors are the most noteworthy. Managing the administrative and economic aspects was partly automatized, letting the player focus on more interesting tasks. Wurm unlimited how to fly. Every legendary ruler has a characteristic resource (for example, Dracula’s poultry farms or Sigurd’s fishing airhole) that additionally enriches the gameplay.

There are also novelties in the combat layer. First and foremost, the previously unavailable kinds of units: air and magical ones. Some troops can now destroy castle walls again. The game also features a number of thematic units that correspond to the game world which makes the gameplay more atmospheric. Some efforts were made to encourage players to play aggressively — the new resource, the so-called Glory points, can be turned into buildings that increase honor. Glory points can only be earned by engaging in brave and uncompromising combat. Moreover, the designers tried to balance the power of bowmen, making their overall performance somewhat weaker by, among other things, introducing units that offer skills that are incredibly useful against ranged opponents. For example: the vampiric creeper who is immune to arrows.

Technical aspects

Stronghold Legends for PC is powered by the enhanced version of the Stronghold 2 engine. Among technical novelties, the most noteworthy ones are shadows generated in real-time and the new particle system that visibly improves the visual experiences related to fantasy creatures or magical effects. The editor was also reworked and received a new user interface. Finally, the multiplayer mode was expanded. It now features the restored King of the Hill, the tried Capture the Flags, and the original war for resources (the first player to gather a given amount of resources wins). It is worth noting that the Legends still retains realism since it is still a very important element of the game, despite the introduction of many borrowings from the world of legends and myths.

Game score 5.865 / 10 calculated out of 1889 players' votes.
Expectations before the premiere: 8.6 / 10 calculated out of 15 players' votes.

System requirements

PC / Windows

Recommended: Pentium 4 2 GHz, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 128MB (Geforce3 or better), 2.5 GB HDD, Windows 2000/XP