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Stronghold 2

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Stronghold 2
Stronghold 2 cover
Developers
Firefly Studios
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Dragonfly
Release dates
Windows April 18, 2005
Stronghold 2 on MobyGames
Stronghold 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

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

The Steam version has been updated for compatibility with modern versions of Windows and various graphical improvements as well as Steamworks multiplayer.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Stronghold 2 Heaven
Firefly Studios official forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Steam Edition.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

The newest patch for the non-Steam version is 1.41. Patches for the game can be found here.
The Steam version received a special patch and shows version 1.5 Steam.

Skip intro videos

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\ui\frontend
  2. Rename, move or delete the file:
Stronghold2 FMV.bik

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold 2\Stronghold2.GraphicsSettings.xml
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40960/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold 2\Saves
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40960/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video settings

Graphics settings are only available in the launcher, not in-game.
Graphics settings are only available in the launcher, not in-game.
The Steam launcher shows different options.
The Steam launcher shows different options.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Steam Version: Input & Game Settings.
Steam Version: Input & Game Settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Steam Version: Audio Settings.
Steam Version: Audio Settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Italian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
No longer working due to GameSpy services being shut down.
Online play
Steam version. The retail versions used GameSpy.

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.5e[1]
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks, GameSpy Only the Steam version uses Steamworks.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 SE
Processor (CPU) 1.4 GHz Pentium III or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/40960/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40960) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-08-11
    Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.