Stronghold Legends Patch Notes

Stronghold Legends Overview
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By Asophix

Stronghold Legends has seen numerous official patches during its active support time. For archival purposes, a collection of patch notes can be read below, detailing most applicable changes.

Note: some of the original note entries have been reworded and/or added extra clarification info.

Patch 1.1 (released 2006-11-01):

Bug Fixes

CTF and Economic War icons removed from Custom Skirmish mode
Option tabs no longer appear to be selectable, even though they are not
Maps & save games display properly for all resolutions
Dragons can properly be ordered to attack structures
Units on top a gatehouse properly take damage when the gate is destroyed
User maps display their titles properly instead of "Enter the Dragon"
Troop selection is cleared after a building is selected
Halting production for a single building works properly
Troops no longer move at double speed when double clicking RMB
Mission Briefing information no longer scrolls slowly
Downed carters no longer display a Wood icon when carrying armory equipment
Lookout tower rubble no longer floats slowly after crumbling
Units cannot climb terrain improperly
Windows Quicklook (preview feature on window mouseover) feature no longer results in losing mouse control
Troops no longer walk through over the armory when embedded in wall
Difficulty can no longer be overridden during a game
Voice line "Do you ever get that feeling of de ja vu?" now plays instead of being absent

Patch 1.1.1 (released 2006-11-08):

Features

Improvements to multiplayer connectivity
Added map transfer system (in multiplayer games, the map chosen by the host is transferred to players not owning it)
Added LAN game filter to multiplayer lobby
Removed ability to change team for Guest players in multiplayer

Patch 1.2 (released 2007-02-03):

Features

Added hotkeys for some buildings and rally points
Added Awards
Added Freebuild mode
Added option to turn off special units in Multiplayer
Added Multiplayer game chat
Added faction lock option for host in Multiplayer (right click on own alignment to toggle)
Added numbered hotkeys for recruitment buildings
"SH Legends data.csv" can be modified to influence single-player balance
Players can select their color in Skirmish & Multiplayer
Added a yellow "!" over buildings that cannot function due to resource shortage, or store being full
Added ability to delete saves and user maps
Added setting to turn off tooltips
Cows splat on landing
Added buttons in the menu to navigate to previous menus
Added ability to create screenshot with Alt + Q
Added team indicator and promotion message to Multiplayer games

Balancing

Mounted units dismount before climbing structures, regaining it on ground level again
Siege towers only eject passengers when only their units are in selection
Added "guard" option for units, tailing and staying close to a unit
Enchanted orbs deal splash damage (when the orb stops)
Ranged ground units move into range when attacking an enemy
Archers can push ladders off walls
Improved Bat unit AI during dive-bombs
Bats move over units before dive-bombing them on a keep
Bats are given a Stand Ground option to not engage
Stake Hurler, Fire Ballista and Enchanted Orb given only Stand Ground option
Improved catapults targeting gatehouses
Troop recruitment is disabled during Multiplayer peace time, with pre-placed buildings present
Added moat to all factions in Multiplayer
Frost Giants take more missile and fire damage

AI behaviour

AI-controlled White Witches aggro on units firing at them from a keep
AI troops aggro on Vampiric Creepers converting their units
Fixed Vlad production building limits

Bugfixes

Structures change theme when their estate changes faction
Werewolves can no longer be shot into water
Proximity markers for lords fixed
Used killing pits and man traps no longer refund resources when deleted
Industry structures stop when operating workers are frozen
Completed narrator and character bink assets
Lancelot no longer says "My Lord we cannot ride atop the walls" when he is not on a horse in the Lancelot chapter
Dragons time out correctly in Legends Trails missions
Fafnir in the campaigns has unique description
Fixed some wall placements regarding Oil Tipper and towers
Estates display correctly on the minimap when using the carter's post
Attempting to move Frost Giants through Ice Tunnels now displays a disabled cursor
Pantry no longer turns red when attempting to target it with a dragon
White Witches fire at troops on a keep in a high arc
Troops no longer stay afloat on top of destroyed towers
Troops get displaced when placing a gatehouse on top of them
Several Map Editor unit and visual fixes

Multiplayer Fixes

Players joining a lobby no longer shuffles starting positions
Lord powers cannot be used while a chat window is open
Economic War game start disabled when a multiplayer lobby is started with only AI opponents present
"Keep is enclosed" message does not play during the loading screen
Economic War cannot start when certain objectives cannot be completed due to building availability