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Even though the violent years are long gone, an aura of death and medieval torture remains.” Steam: the first Stronghold game and a Tower of London map: “Founded in 1066 and built by William the Conqueror, the majestic Tower still rises above the Thames.Over the years, the castle has been besieged countless times, sometimes defending itself, sometimes not, but always remaining standing.” Direct2Drive: the original Stronghold and Edinburgh Castle map: “Standing on the plug of an extinct volcano, Edinburgh Castle began its life as a royal palace.GAME: the aforementioned Warwick Castle map.The famous castle has a rich 900 year history and features two gun towers, murder holes, two drawbridges and one of the most feared and notorious dungeons in the world. Gamestop: the original Stronghold 1 game and Warwick Castle Pack.Set 10 years after the original, the Wolf it seems. Preorder Stronghold 3 before the launch to receive the original Stronghold game (2001) and / or some extra maps: Stronghold 3 is the long-awaited third installment in the award winning castle-building series.
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Create realistic castles and intricate village economies with the improved building. Finally, for some medieval fun, you will be able to chuck a wider variety of diseased animals at your enemies – including the fan-voted badgers. Stronghold 3 is a real-time strategy game. The online aspect of Stronghold 3 (which uses Steamworks platform) will include a global, as well as local, ranking system. For example, the building system will give you a lot more control than before, and the map editor should be powerful enough to create detailed replicas of real castles. The game does offer a number of new features and improvements. Even the single-player campaign is a sequel to the original, featuring a return of the Wolf. However, the game should play more like Stronghold 1 – meaning less micromanagement, and more castle-building (and attacking) fun.
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Sure, there are major improvements in the graphics and physics departments, as well as in enemy AI. The enemies dont even 'play': they dont build anything, they dont manage their castles, they dont even train troops: the enemy units simply SPAWN at their castles and make a beeline for yours, zero tactics involved. Firefly Studios seems to be going back to the roots of the franchise with Stronghold 3, taking more inspiration from the first game than from the not-so-successful Stronghold 2. In Stronghold 3 they just use cookie-cutter castle designs which are only meant to be a generic obstacle for you to take down.