

Sneak him to the tower and let him kill the engineers. Make a death pass between two walls at that openeing, funnelling the enemy into a narrow place filled with swordsmen or pikemen.Įnemy towers that have seige engines can be taken out with the Assassin. Attackers will gravitate to that opening, leaving the rest of your castle clear with walls that don't require defending. Leave an opening in your castle walls, heavily defend the opening. You can always put it back in to send up reinforcements. After filling the tower, delete the bottom step, enemy forces cannot get in and they won't try to tear it down either. Quite often the best tactic is to surround your village area with towers filled with crossbowmen and ballistas. If you can defend then you can later go on offense.ĭo not get locked into the concept of enclosing your castle. Defense is the first priority at all times. Put speed back after to preferred setting after you're set up.

Starting tactic, set game speed to lowest possible setting and spot your initial towers and crossbowmen. See the above tactic for using an ox tether to block the enemies gate, but only use this on particularly difficult boards as you will not be able to collect stone. Make a wall or something and then build a wall on it and then erase the Hi Plain for a taller wall.Īfter finally beating the Crusader Trail challenge, here's some tactics that work well.


If you want more you can create new missions for you and your friends with full-featured map and scenario editor. Stronghold features single-player campaign consisting of 21 story-based missions. Set in Medieval Europe, Stronghold challenges you with the daunting task of protecting your land from invasion, while keeping Lords, ladies, Jesters, Chicken, and much more.Ĭhoose from four separate game modes: play the economic (non-combat) campaign siege famous historical castles test your castle building prowess in the "Siege That" challenge mode or use the freebuilder mode to peacefully design your ideal castle. Establish your settlement, build your castle, and engage in siege warfare to defend your people in Stronghold, a unique "Castle Sim" combining the best aspects from City Builder and a Real-Time Strategy Game.
