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Revision as of 07:52, 6 April 2020
Developers | |
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Firefly Studios | |
Publishers | |
Take-Two Interactive | |
Gathering of Developers | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 31, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | July 31, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 80 |
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 Wiki
- 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]. | |||
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 |
- 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, higher quality graphics, and various other additions).
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 settings
Input settings
Audio settings
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;[3] 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[4] |
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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 | 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
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2018-01-12