Stronghold was a commercial success, with global sales above 1.5 million units by 2004. In the English version, the game takes place in Medieval Britain around the year 1066 however, since there is not always a time limit, scenarios can continue hundreds of years beyond that date. There is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits but also has prominent economic and infrastructure development elements. Stronghold is a historical real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and published in 2001 by Take 2 Interactive and Gathering of Developers for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The color of the player’s units have also been changed from blue to red in order to match the colors of the Knights Templar.
The game adds new AI adversaries (the number depends on the version of the game) and several new units from Arabia that can be acquired from a mercenary outpost. As a consequence, farms can only be built on oasis grass, leading to rivalry between players for farmland and limited resources. The gameplay is similar to the original Stronghold, the main difference being that the game takes place in the Middle East. Stronghold Warchest adds two more Crusader Trails, one consists of thirty linked missions and the “Extreme Trail” consists of twenty linked missions. The game also features the “Crusader Trail” a series of fifty linked missions against various opponents. Each campaign consists of several battles, for example, Nicea, Heraclea, Siege of Antioch, Krak des Chevaliers and the Siege of Jerusalem. These documents from the First, Second, and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual Crusader states. Stronghold: Crusader features several on-chain campaigns in real time.
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