Stronghold: Warlords
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Developers | |
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Firefly Studios | |
Engines | |
Vision | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 9, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 65 |
OpenCritic | 71 |
IGDB | 69 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Building, RTS |
Themes | Asia, China, Japan, Medieval |
Series | Stronghold |
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 |
Stronghold: Warlords is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view building and RTS game in the Stronghold series.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- Official support portal
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | Special Edition also available. | |||
Special Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Special Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Special and Ultimate Edition also available. |
Version differences
- The Special Edition includes the base game, digital soundtrack, digital artbook, a making-of documentary, and a free copy of Stronghold HD. The Steam version also includes the Starter Pack for Stronghold Kingdoms.
- The Ultimate Edition includes all the content of the Special Edition, as well as all DLC.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The DLC includes new campaigns and warlords. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Art of War Campaign | ||
The Mongol Empire Campaign | ||
Rise of the Shogun Campaign | ||
The Warrior Queen Campaign |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Warlords\Profiles\options.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/907650/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Warlords\Saved Games |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/907650/pfx/[Note 1] |
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 | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 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 | ||
Surround sound | 7.0 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Vietnamese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Steam and GOG Galaxy cross-play not available |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Despite the 32-bit nature of the executable, the game requires at least 6 GB RAM |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks, GOG Galaxy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz | Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon HD 7970 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is recommended.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/907650/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (907650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.