Difference between revisions of "Stronghold (2001)"

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This page is for the 2001 game. For the unrelated 1993 game, see Stronghold.

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.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Stronghold
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
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM^{[Note 1]}. The HD patch removes the DRM
GOG.com		Stronghold HD. Comes bundled with the original retail release.
Green Man Gaming		Stronghold HD
Humble Store		Stronghold HD
Steam		Stronghold HD
Steam		The Stronghold Collection.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demos

English

Polish

Version differences

Stronghold HD is an enhanced version of the game which adds widescreen support, bug fixes, and retail Deluxe edition content.

Essential improvements

HD patch

This official patch will upgrade a retail copy of Stronghold to Stronghold HD.

Skip intro video

Delete/move/rename video file
Go to `<path-to-game>\binks`. Delete, move or rename `intro.bik`.

Game data

In-game general settings (Stronghold HD).

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold\stronghold.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40950/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Settings for the Windows version without the HD patch are stored in <path-to-game>\stronghold.cfg

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold\Saves
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40950/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Saves for the Windows version without the HD patch are stored in <path-to-game>\Saves

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings (Stronghold HD).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
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)	"...\Stronghold 07 - 3\bin\win32_release\config.xml" open with text editor change 0 to 1 <verticalsync enabled=1 />^{[citation needed]}
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

Audio

In-game audio settings (Stronghold HD).

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		music, effects, speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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
Open Control Panel Click on Programs Under Programs and Features, click on Turn Windows Features On or Off Wait for the list to load, then scroll down to Legacy Components Expand Legacy Components and you should see an item come up called DirectPlay check the box next to DirectPlay

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	6.1c
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.2h
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	300 MHz	550 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40950/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40950) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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

[3] 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]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40950/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40950) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] Firefly Support - Stronghold HD & Crusader HD - Supported Resolutions - last accessed on 2017-07-05

[6] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[4]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Firefly Studios
macOS (OS X)	Crescent Vision Interactive
macOS (OS X)	Varcon Systems
Publishers
	Take-Two Interactive
	Gathering of Developers
OS X	MacSoft
Release dates
Windows	October 19, 2001
macOS (OS X)	October 19, 2001
Reception
Metacritic	81

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Disambig|the 2001 game|the unrelated 1993 game|[[Stronghold]]}}
 {{Infobox game
 |title        = Stronghold
@@ Line 4: / Line 5: @@
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Firefly Studios}}
-{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Crescent Vision Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/porter|Crescent Vision Interactive|OS X}}
-{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Varcon Systems}}
+{{Infobox game/row/porter|Varcon Systems|OS X}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Take-Two Interactive}}
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 19, 2001}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 19, 2001}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|stronghold|81}}
 |steam appid  = 40950
-|steam appid side  = 40960
+|steam appid side  = 901735
-|gogcom page  = stronghold
+|gogcom id    = 1207658712
 |strategywiki = Stronghold (2001)
+|mobygames    = firefly-studios-stronghold
 |wikipedia    = Stronghold (2001 video game)
 |winehq       = 520
+|license      = commercial
 }}
 {{Series|Stronghold}}
-{{Disambig||the unrelated 1993 game|[[Stronghold]]}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 31: / Line 35: @@
 {{mm}} [http://stronghold.heavengames.com/ Stronghold Heaven] - A fan site for the game
 {{GOG.com links|1207658712|stronghold_series|for game series}}
-{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/40950/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/40950/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. The HD patch removes the DRM | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | stronghold | DRM-free | Stronghold HD. Comes bundled with the original retail release. | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | stronghold-hd-pc | Steam | Stronghold HD | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | stronghold-hd | DRM-free | Stronghold HD | Steam | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 40950 | Steam | Stronghold HD | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 901735 | Steam | The Stronghold Collection. | | Windows }}
 }}
-{{++}} Stronghold HD is an enhanced version of the game which adds widescreen support, higher quality graphics, and various other additions
+===Demos===
+{{ii}} [https://download.cnet.com/Stronghold-Multiplayer-demo/3000-2119_4-10246335.html English]
+{{ii}} [https://www.gry-online.pl/S030.asp?ID=1465 Polish]
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} Stronghold HD is an enhanced version of the game which adds widescreen support, bug fixes, and retail Deluxe edition content.
 ==Essential improvements==
-===Official content===
-All downloads for the game (patches, demos, etc.) can be found on the [http://www.fireflyworlds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=247#Stronghold developer's official download page].
 ===HD patch===
 This [http://www.strongholdhd.com/patch.html official patch] will upgrade a retail copy of Stronghold to Stronghold HD.
+===Skip intro video===
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete/move/rename video file|ref=|fix=
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\binks</code>.
+# Delete, move or rename <code>intro.bik</code>.
+}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 54: / Line 70: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Stronghold\stronghold.cfg}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Stronghold\stronghold.cfg}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 61: / Line 77: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Stronghold\Saves}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Stronghold\Saves}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 68: / Line 84: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = true
+|discord                =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes          =
-|origin                =
+|epic games store       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games store notes =
-|steam cloud           = true
+|gog galaxy             = true
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes       =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                 =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes           =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud            = true
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes      =
+|uplay                  =
+|uplay notes            =
+|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud notes       =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Stronghold HD Video.png|In-game video settings (Stronghold HD).}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/stronghold
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/stronghold
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
@@ Line 107: / Line 127: @@
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = "...\Stronghold 07 - 3\bin\win32_release\config.xml" open with text editor change 0 to 1 <verticalsync enabled=1 />
+|vsync notes                = "...\Stronghold 07 - 3\bin\win32_release\config.xml" open with text editor change 0 to 1 <verticalsync enabled=1 />{{CN|date=March 2019}}
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 118: / Line 138: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 172: / Line 192: @@
 |steam input api           = unknown
 |steam input api notes     =
+|steam hook input          = unknown
+|steam hook input notes    =
 |steam input presets       = unknown
 |steam input presets notes =
 |steam controller prompts  = unknown
 |steam controller prompts notes =
+|steam cursor detection    = unknown
+|steam cursor detection notes =
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Stronghold HD Audio.png|In-game audio settings (Stronghold HD).}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = music, effects, speech
 |surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
@@ Line 203: / Line 227: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+  |language  = Simplified Chinese
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = true
+  |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 221: / Line 243: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 230: / Line 251: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 239: / Line 259: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 248: / Line 267: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 257: / Line 275: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
-  |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+  |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 266: / Line 291: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 275: / Line 299: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 311: / Line 334: @@
 |tcp  = 2300-2400, 47624
 |udp  = 2300-2400
-|upnp =
+|upnp = unknown
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Game fails to launch on Windows 10===
+{{Fixbox|description=Install DirectPlay|fix=
+# Open Control Panel
+# Click on Programs
+# Under Programs and Features, click on Turn Windows Features On or Off
+# Wait for the list to load, then scroll down to Legacy Components
+# Expand Legacy Components and you should see an item come up called DirectPlay
+# check the box next to DirectPlay
 }}
@@ Line 321: / Line 355: @@
 |directdraw versions    = 7
 |directdraw notes       =
-|opengl versions        = Unknown
+|opengl versions        = true
 |opengl notes           = OS X only.
 |glide versions         =
@@ Line 335: / Line 369: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 387: / Line 429: @@
 {{References}}
+[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]