From there you want to start the production of food, and wood. Game flow starts with you placing your stockpile and granary. Nothing like assaulting an enemy castle only to have a catapult or two taken out by a rogue lightning bolt! Random events are things like lightning strikes, and locust swarms which add extra challenges. Others options include giving a handicap of gold to the human or computer players, the amount of goods you start with, and if you want random events. You can choose a unbalanced map to give yourself a challenge or advantage as you prefer. Balance simply meaning every player is on equal footing with similar starting areas. Maps themselves have a special note on if its a balanced one or not. You can also have a mix of AI and human players. The campaign follows the crusades of King Richard the Lionhearted, and the other Saladin, teaching you how to use the Arabic Mercenary units.Ī round can have up to 8 players or AI depending on the map size. There is a campaign mode to get you acquainted with the basics, and preset and custom skirmishes for playing against the AI, as well as Multiplayer for playing against people online. A castle building, resource managing, troop building, real time strategy. Stronghold Crusader 2 is a sequel to the 2002 hit, Stronghold Crusader.
From my initial few plays, it was clear that my play style could use some work. Devising tactics and a play style that suits you. New things to try, different tactics viable. Maybe you see where an extra tower with supporting archers would have been handy.
Sometimes you just spread your forces too thin. I hope this helps you make a decision.Sometimes the lesson is you were simply outnumbered. Another important difference is that Crusader HD's AI more or less plays with the same rules you do, whereas Crusader 2's AI cheats up the wazoo and is periodically given free resources, even if you have them completely surrounded. Subjectively, Crusader HD's nice 2d graphics are better than Crusader 2's blocky, jagged looking models, and the first game's engine just feels nicer. Just from looking at the numbers you get way more playtime out of Crusader HD, for a much lower price. Still has a number of bugs like the AI just building shit in your castle whenever it feels like it Way more pre-made maps than in Crusader 2, plus hundreds more you can download from places like Stronghold HeavenĢ5 Skirmish Trail missions, plus three or four mission packs that come with each DLCĢ learning campaigns that aren't really based on any historical battles or siegesĪround ten games in the server browser at the time of writing thisĤ or 5 new units that weren't in Crusader HD More buildings and defenses compared to Crusader 2 (Walls, Towers, Moats, etc)
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