Stronghold Crusader 2
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Developers | |
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Firefly Studios | |
Engines | |
Vision[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 22, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 65 |
OpenCritic | 68 |
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 | Medieval, Middle East |
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 Crusader 2 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 for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website | ||||
GamersGate | Special Edition also available. | |||
GOG.com | Special Edition also avaiable. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Special Edition also available. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | Standard or Special edition. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The DLC includes either new enemy leaders or new missions. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Princess & The Pig | ||
The Emperor & The Hermit | ||
The Templar & The Duke | ||
The Jackal & The Khan | ||
Freedom Fighters mini-campaign | ||
Delivering Justice mini-campaign |
- Players who do not own a leader DLC can connect online to players who do.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Crusader 2\Profiles\options.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/232890/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Any emails used during the sign up prompt will be stored as plain text strings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold Crusader 2\Saved Games |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/232890/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
- The master volume setting may reset on a new startup even if set to a value of zero.
- Most sounds may not actually ever be muted even while using the lowest possible values.
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, music, sound effects and speech. | |
Surround sound | 7.0 | |
Subtitles | Checkbox in the Audio options menu. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Steam and GOG Galaxy cross-play not available |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Flickering shadows
Ambient Occlusion[citation needed] |
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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 |
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) | XP, Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i5 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5830 1 GB of VRAM |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
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>/232890/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (232890) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Minimum System Requirements | Stronghold Crusader 2
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2021-09-02