![]() This is an interesting dynamic though, because you can use them to either strengthen your economy, receive additional units or cause a distraction by having them attack an enemy from a different direction while you prepare for your big push.įive different campaigns to choose from means that you have access to five different sets of leaders and units as well, so there is a good amount of campaign content here, with some decent amount of diversity in their objectives, units and goals. Getting a warlord to join you isn’t just a one-time expense either, as issuing orders will also cost you more points each time you do so. ![]() These diplomacy points are automatically gathered over time, but you can speed up the process by building embassies inside your strongholds. Your “currency” here are diplomacy points that you can use to sway a warlord to pledge his loyalty to you – although you can also resort to armed conflict if you prefer or if you’re low on diplomacy points. The game’s campaign will take you from your humble beginnings as a settlement with few resources all the way to a thriving stronghold with a strong military, but this entry in the franchise introduces Warlords and alliances – offering an additional layer to the armed conflicts, and something that was also successfully added to the Total War franchise. ![]() Different game modes and objectives can stray from this formula, but it was and is the heart and soul of the Stronghold franchise. The action is still focused around castle-building, fortification and armed conflict as you defend your keep against invaders – keeping an economy up and running so that you eventually can amass the forces needed to take the fight to the enemy’s stronghold. Stronghold Warlords is no exception, even if it does bring a few new touches to the table. While many of the big strategy franchises of that era are now pretty much dormant (with the exception of Total War), Stronghold is alive and well and has mostly stayed true to its core concepts over all those years. The Stronghold series has been around for almost 20 years at this point, the first game launching when games came on CD-ROM discs and most PCs were running Windows 98 as their operating system of choice because Windows XP had only just come out. Firefly Studios’ next entry in the long-running franchise is finally here, so we jumped on the opportunity to see how it evolved since 2014’s Stronghold Crusader II. Stronghold Warlords had been eagerly anticipated by PC strategy game veterans.
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