Food is stored in your granary and raw materials such as wood and stone go into your stockpile, so positioning these near to the appropriate work areas speeds things along.

So long as you have the raw materials, they just pop out of thin air and a spare peasant heads over to start work. All buildings appear as soon as you place them, there's no build times to sit through. You have a number of peasants who are automatically assigned to work in the buildings you create. I've got to be completely honest - while I tried out all of the different modes and match types, I massively struggled to even complete even the tutorial campaigns.Īt first, of course, it all seems nice and straightforward. There was never any need for me to try it, as even the lowest setting was mostly beyond me. At least, I assume that's what the top skill setting is like. In the single player game, Stronghold Crusader 2 has three difficulty settings: Infuriatingly difficult, frankly ridiculous and sob-inducingly merciless.

Most of the time, the goal is the death of the enemy's lord, while keeping your own lord safe, and these heroes are so tough it's tempting to just sling them at the front of your screaming hordes to make combat time a little simpler.īut simple it ain't. The endgame hopefully sees your enemy wearing himself out against your impregnable walls, leaving an opening for your proud legions of shiny templars to storm in and burn the heathens to the ground. For the most part, maps are designed with a kind of multiplayer feel, with two or more players in set starting locations building up from a tiny keep, harvesting raw materials like wood and iron, and gradually building bigger walls, stronger defences and hardier troops with which to withstand the assaults of the enemy. Naturally, though, Stronghold Crusader is thin on Patriot missiles and drone strikes, heavy on trebuchets and curtain walls. Because bad feeling between the West and the Middle East is. That's the basic premise of Stronghold Crusader 2, and yes, it sounds eerily like it could be a modern shooter.

Establishing a number of forward bases from which they can resupply and plan operations, the western troops conduct a number of raids with the goal of eventually wearing down the entrenched defenders and capturing key population centres. Western troops are being deployed to Syria, Egypt, Israel and Palestine to combat a perceived rising threat from Islamic militants.

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