Release Date: November 1, 2012
An improved edition of a popular RTS game created by FireFly Studios and originally released back in 2002. The HD edition increases the maximum resolution supported and adds zooming in and out in the isometric view. The game offers the entire content of the original release, supplemented with additional units, scenarios and tactical options introduced in the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme editions.
Stronghold Crusader HD for PC is an improved edition of a popular RTS game created by FireFly. This edition increased the maximum resolution supported to 2560x1600 and added the possibility of zooming the camera in and out. In terms of the mechanics, the HD edition does not introduce any changes, offering the entire content of the original 2002 release, along with additional units, scenarios and tactical options brought first by the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme editions.
Again, the player takes on the role of a castle's supervisor, but instead of the action being set in Europe, the player is taken to the Middle East and takes part in events taking place during the first three crusades, during which the Europeans were supposed to seize control over the Holy Land. Throughout the several singleplayer campaigns, the player completes a series of story missions acquainting them with successive mechanics.
As befits an RTS game, balancing between prosperous economy and powerful army appropriately is the core mechanic here. Thus the player has to launch a chain of production allowing to feed the inhabitants, give them clothing and tools necessary to craft weapons and armors.
Apart from standard campaigns, Stronghold Crusader HD for PC offers a series of individual scenarios focusing on developing the economy or performing sieges. In the latter case, the player decides whether they want to be given control over the assilants or the defenders. Depending on the choice made, the player uses mainly fire arrows, wolf pits, battering rams, catapults, ladders, etc.
Up to ten thousand units can face another such massive group at a time here, including both regular knights and archers, as well as cavalry riders and assasins. Introducing view scaling to the game allowed to capture a larger part of the battlefield. The game brings a set of additional, tactical options which can affect the course of the battle to a large degree.
For those who prefer a multiplayer experience, scenarios that can be completed by up to eight players in one session were added.
Apart from the improvements in terms of resolution and camera work, Stronghold Crusader HD for PC does not introduce any changes related to the audiovisuals present in the original release. Thus archaisms are visible in contrast to modern-day real-time strategies.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Firefly Studios
Publisher: Firefly Studios
Age restrictions: 12+
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A series of real-time strategy (RTS) games set in the medieval ages. The brand was created and developed by the FireFly studio.
Popular Stronghold Overlords mod for Stronghold: Crusader received version 0.9. It introduces two new maps.
Files and Mods
Adrian Werner
July 28, 2021
Top downloads for Stronghold: Crusader HD Video Game:
mod Stronghold: Crusader HD - G.M.B. v.4.6.0 - July 7, 2021
patch Stronghold: Crusader HD - v.1.4 ENG - July 24, 2017
mod Stronghold: Crusader HD - UnofficialCrusaderPatch v.2.1.5b - September 22, 2021
mod Stronghold: Crusader HD - Stronghold Crusader: REMASTERED v.27042019 - May 6, 2019
mod Stronghold: Crusader HD - Stronghold "Duc" Edition v.27012022 - March 5, 2022
mod Stronghold: Crusader HD - Stronghold Overlords v.1.15c - November 9, 2021
System Requirements for Stronghold: Crusader HD Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card 256 MB (GeForce 6800 or better), 802 MB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7.
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