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Revision as of 23:33, 13 June 2021
Developers | |
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Firefly Studios | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Take-Two Interactive |
Retail | Gathering of Developers |
Retail (Extreme) | Gamecock Media Group |
Retail (Collection) | 2K Games |
HD | Firefly Studios |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | November 1, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Stronghold | |
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Stronghold (2001) | 2001 |
Stronghold Crusader | 2002 |
Stronghold 2 | 2005 |
Stronghold Legends | 2006 |
Stronghold Crusader Extreme | 2008 |
Stronghold 3 | 2011 |
Stronghold Kingdoms | 2012 |
Stronghold Crusader 2 | 2014 |
Stronghold: Warlords | 2021 |
Stronghold: Definitive Edition | 2023 |
General information
- Official game page
- Official Firefly Studios game page
- Official forums
- Stronghold Heaven - A fan site for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. The HD patch removes the DRM | |||
Amazon.com | Stronghold Crusader HD. | |||
GOG.com | Stronghold Crusader HD. Comes bundled with the original retail release. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Stronghold Crusader HD | |||
Humble Store | Stronghold Crusader HD | |||
Steam | Stronghold Crusader HD | |||
Steam | The Stronghold Collection. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions can be upgraded to Stronghold Crusader HD for free with the HD patch (adds widescreen support, bug fixes, retail Warchest edition content, and the Extreme content for the 2002 release users).
Essential improvements
Official content
All downloads for the game (patches, demos, etc.) can be found on the developer's official download page.
HD patch
This official patch will upgrade a retail copy of Stronghold Crusader to Stronghold Crusader HD.
It can be downloaded here.
Skip intro video
Delete/move/rename video file |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Crusader\crusader.cfg |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Crusader\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Resolutions up to 2560x1600.[3] For the original release install the HD patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, FX, Speech. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | 2D 2D with DGVoodoo2, no vorpx profile required for 2D. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 2300-2400, 47624 |
UDP | 2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game fails to launch on Windows 10
Install DirectPlay |
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Missing tactical powers on 1360x768 (Extreme)
- The tactical powers bar is not displayed while playing on 1360x768.
Change the resolution[5] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 7 | |
OpenGL | OS X only. |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.1c |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.2h |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 850 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40970/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (40970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Firefly Support - Stronghold HD & Crusader HD - Supported Resolutions - last accessed on 2017-07-05
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2018-01-12