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The Templar and the Duke (July 1st, 2015).The Emperor and the Hermit (May 13th, 2015).Princess and the Pig (March 20th, 2015).Stronghold Crusader 2 includes few expansions subsequent to the initial release, giving access to new AI characters to compete against, skirmish trails and two mini-campaigns: Various bugfixes and balance changes have been released since then, mostly based upon user criticism and feedback on the official forum. In Spring 2014, Firefly Studios pinpointed a release date of September 2nd, 2014, however bugfixes and other adjustments delayed it until the 23rd. The staff continuously collected community feedback and gradually revealed game information for 2 years before its release, in order to provide the best user experience possible. Stronghold Crusader 2 has been in development since 2012 by Firefly Studios.
Development įor the development history, see the game's development log.
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This order involves the above content, plus a digital artbook, a library of the game's soundtracks and a free copy of Stronghold Crusader HD on Steam. Stronghold Crusader 2: Special Edition can also be ordered for more content. The game could be pre-ordered before release, in which case ordering players received the product at a reduced price, the 'Justice' and 'Freedom Fighters' mini-campaigns, ten unique crests and a Power Pack for Stronghold Kingdoms. Stronghold Crusader 2 has been available for purchase on Steam.
New housing system based on distance from the keep (derived from Stronghold 3).Unique Arabic and Crusader building styles, as players can choose their own AI character face in Skirmish mode.Units use tools to destroy walls instead of their standard melee attack.Togglable dynamic events during battles, such as sandstorms disturbing vision, lightning strikes, fire, tornados and locust swarms.Multiplayer cooperative mode, which allows multiple players to work on the same castle (resembling the Castle Builder mode), in player versus computer games as well.Special abilities for some units: a whirling attack for the Dervish, a defense aura for the Sergeant-at-arms and the Slave driver(only affects slaves), and a charge ability for the Sassanid Knight, the maceman and the mounted Templar Knight.Siege engines: the Fire Ballista, the War Wolf and the Hussite War Wagon.Arab units: Whirling Dervish, Slave Driver, Sassanid Knight and the Healer.European units: Sergeant-at-arms and the Templar Knight.New opponents: The Shah, The Slave King and The Sultana.Recurring opponents: The Rat, The Wolf, The Caliph, Richard The Lionheart and Saladin.8 AI characters with different play-styles and personalities.An Arabic skirmish trail, resembling the Crusader Trail from Stronghold Crusader.Steam support, along with friend lists and game invites between fellow users.3D Vision engine instead of a 2D engine, with similar tile-based placement of buildings and units.New features (excluding downloadable content): Stronghold Crusader 2 introduces a lot of new content while inheriting numerous features of previous games in the franchise. For more information, see this link: Crusader 2 Fact sheet