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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- Official support portal
- Steam Community Discussions
- Stronghold 2 Heaven
Availability
- Free demo versions are available from GameFront: English, German.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition is the 2005 re-release pre-patched to v1.3.1, with 3 new AI lords, a new skirmish trail mode, and 12 maps which come with said patch.
- The Steam Edition is the 2017 enhanced release with Steamworks multiplayer (in place of LAN and the deprecated GameSpy service), Workshop integration, an exclusive map pack, native widescreen support, and some redone graphics.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The newest patch for the non-Steam version is 1.41. Patches for the game can be found on the official website or Patches-Scrolls.
- The Steam version received a special patch and shows version 1.5 Steam.
Skip intro videos
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Instructions
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\ui\frontend
- Rename, move or delete the file
Stronghold2 FMV.bik
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Native |
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| OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
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Video
Graphics settings are only available in the launcher, not in-game.
The Steam launcher shows different options.
Input
Input and game settings (Steam Edition)
Audio
Audio settings (Steam Edition)
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State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX, speech. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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Certain important messages not subtitled. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Simplified Chinese |
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| French |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Notes |
| LAN play |
| Versus
Removed from the Steam Edition |
| Online play |
| Versus
The official GameSpy service has been shut down; Steam version has been updated with Steamworks support. |
Connection types
VR support
| 3D modes |
State |
Notes |
| vorpX |
| G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Middleware
System requirements
Retail release
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98 SE, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.4 GHz or equivalent
| Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 2 MX
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Steam Edition
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
7, 8.x, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
1.6 GHz
| 2.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-08-11
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.
