The real-time strategy Game Stronghold Crusader 2 was created and released by Firefly Studios. The Game is a follow-up to Stronghold Crusader. In contrast to its predecessor, the Game has a 3D graphics Engine that renders the surroundings and troops in incredible detail. The Gameplay has also been improved with new opponent AI, dynamic Game map events, and other changes. Stronghold Crusader II is a real-time strategy video Game in the Stronghold series made by Firefly Studios. The article was released on September 23, 2014. It is the sequel to their 2002 video Game Stronghold: Crusader.

Stronghold Crusader II's German-speaking market-specific Gold Edition contains the following:

• Stronghold Crusader II (Base Game)  
• Stronghold Crusader II: The Princess & The Pig (DLC enemies) 
• Stronghold Crusader II: The Emperor & The Hermit (DLC enemies) 
• Stronghold Crusader II: The Templar & The Duke (DLC enemies) 
• Stronghold Crusader II: The Jackal & The Khan (DLC enemies)
• Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters (DLC mini-campaign) 
• Stronghold Kingdoms: Starter Pack 

3D Gameplay

The switch from 2D to 3D graphics is the primary element that sets Crusader 2 apart from the previous Game in the series. The maps and armies are brought to life in all their detail on the screen. The aesthetics of the Game's predecessors, such as tile-based construction and movement, are still present. In Stronghold 2, new characters and troops are added. As the Slave King, the Shah, and Sultana, each of these fearsome foes has its combat plan, Army, and settlements. The fluid events, which the player may start on the map, are another new element. These occurrences might range from locust swarm attacks to sandstorms.

Story of the Crusader

It's time to go on a life-changing campaign! Join the path of the war with your devoted Army and command them from skirmish to skirmish as you defeat ever-more powerful foes! With each warlord you beat and settlement you capture, you may increase your strength by exploring and conquering new territory, using its resources to aid your campaign. Will you respond when a trumpet summons you to battle?

Key points

• Join the battle for world dominance and tackle the challenges ahead of you.
• Make an unstoppable Army and guide it to victory in a series of clashes,
• Build your community and use the economics to control it as it expands.
• Compete against various AI characters, each with a unique backstory, unit, and fighting strategy.
• Engage in online PvP multiplayer battles with other people.

Users may develop and share custom maps for the Game using the complete map editor, much like in other series games. The Game's brand-new music was created by Robert Euvino, who worked on earlier series of games. At E3 2013, the first gaming demo was made available to the media, and at Gamescom 2013, the first gameplay trailer showcasing pre-alpha footage was made public. The demo and video demonstrated a number of the novel elements that the Game would bring to the franchise.