This page is for the 2023 remaster. For the original 2001 version, see Stronghold (2001). For the unrelated 1993 game, see Stronghold.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition is a remaster of Stronghold (2001) featuring redone visuals, new campaigns, new audio and Steamworks-based multiplayer. It uses the Unity engine as a wrapper for the original game.
Post-release, the game received five minor and two major free updates coinciding with paid DLC. The Winter Update (version 1.2), released on February 13, 2024,[1] contains new economic missions and maps, as well as video clips for the new Sergeant character, and released alongside the Swine's Bay paid DLC. The Spring Update (version 1.3), released on April 30, 2024, includes a new Castle Trail and maps, and released alongside the Valley of the Wolf DLC.[2] All patches also included bug fixes and mission tweaks, with the 1.11 patch also re-encoding all videos from MP4 to WEBM format due to severe artefacting and playback issues with the former.[3]
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- Official support portal
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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- A pre-release demo build is available from Steam:
steam://install/2433890
Monetization
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DLC
| Two DLCs with singleplayer content are announced. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
DLC and expansion packs
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Swine's Bay |
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Valley of the Wolf |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Move, rename or delete video file
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Stronghold 1 Definitive Edition_Data\Assets\GUI\Video .
- Move, rename or delete
intro.mp4 .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Firefly Studios\Stronghold 1 Definitive Edition\Saves %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Firefly Studios\Stronghold 1 Definitive Edition\Maps %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Firefly Studios\Stronghold 1 Definitive Edition\UserWorkshopMaps |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2140020/pfx/[Note 2] |
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Audio
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Separate volume controls |
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Master, music, speech, units speech, sound effects. |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Thai |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Interface |
Noesis |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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Unlocked zoom
- This mod lets the player zoom to higher limits than the default settings.
- As of patch v1.11 an additional setting has been added allowing for "Extra Zoom Intervals".
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8, 10, 11 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-3220 | |
System memory (RAM) |
6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| 3 GB (for 1440p) 4 GB (for 4K) of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References