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Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Demo Discussion
Posted on 20th Jan 2025
Current status: UNAVAILABLE (v1.02 access on Steam, 1.6 GB size)
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Greetings Lords and Ladies,
Firefly Studios has revealed their plans to release Stronghold Crusader as a definitive edition on July 15th, 2025.
Much like Stronghold 1, this "re-release" aims to provide an experience close to that of the original game, with redone graphics and added content on top. SHC:DE promises to add the following:
- 4 new AI characters,
- 8 new Bedouin mercenary units,
- Sands of Time skirmish trails with global leaderboards,
- a cooperative skirmish trail to battle alone or with a friend against the computer in a series of missions.
In the demo, you can select from two preset missions:
- a Sands of Time scenario with limited tech, pitting you against two Nomad and one Sentinel lords. Leaderboard is online for the single mission.
- a custom war mission, where you have to hold out against invasions of Bedouin raiders.
It is strictly underlined that contents are liable to change in a later version, and the demo does not represent the final product.
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Demo updates (chronology):
- January 20, 2025: Version 1.0 available - initial release.
- February 4, 2025: Availability for 1.0 ended.
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February 24, 2025:
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Version 1.01 available:
- stockpile / armoury interface good can navigate to the market
- Russian localization added
- various interface and bugfixes
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Patch 1.02 available:
- Spanish & Italian localization added
- wall targeting improved (most apparent when attacking walls from certain directions)
- various bugfixes
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Version 1.01 available:
- March 4, 2025: Availability for 1.02 ended.
[Fixed] Failed to Initialize the Engine' Error (Windows 11)
Posted on 27th Dec 2024
Since the 24H2 update rollout for Windows 11, the Vision engine games (SH3, SHC2, SHW) have a tendency to throw the error message in the title upon startup. The Windows update has been reported to hinder many games from functioning properly, and Firefly has also confirmed that they are working on a possible fix.
January 13, 2025 Update:
Firefly Studios has rolled out an official patch for all three games, resolving the issue. Simply update your desired game through Steam's built-in updater to receive the changes. You can then re-enable full screen mode from the in-game options.
The workaround detailed originally should not be needed anymore. Should the update not resolve the issues, please contact Firefly's official support with the error.
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