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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Stronghold (PC, 2001)

Contents:
  1. Characters
  2. Units
    1. Unit Details
  3. Combat Based Missions
    1. Mission 1 - Gathering the Lost
    2. Mission 2 - Finishing the Fort
    3. Mission 3 - Eliminating the Wolves
    4. Mission 4 - The Hidden Lookout
    5. Mission 5 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    6. Mission 6 - The Rat's Proposal
    7. Mission 7 - Breaking the Siege
    8. Mission 8 - Dealing with the Devil
    9. Mission 9 - The Rat's Last Stand
    10. Mission 10 - The Snake Hunt Begins
    11. Mission 11 - First Blood
    12. Mission 12 - The Ransom
    13. Mission 13 - Snake Eyes
    14. Mission 14 - The Mountain Pass
    15. Mission 15 - Carving a Path
    16. Mission 16 - Fighting Retreat
    17. Mission 17 - Smokey Bacon
    18. Mission 18 - The End of the Pig
    19. Mission 19 - Penning the Wolf
    20. Mission 20 - Much Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth
    21. Mission 21 - Final Vengeance
  4. Economic Missions
    1. Mission 1 - Victory Feast
    2. Mission 2 - The Long Valley
    3. Mission 3 - Gathering the Harvest
    4. Mission 4 - A Deterrent
    5. Mission 5 - A Castle in the Marsh
  5. Tips
    1. Food Tips
    2. Religion Tips
    3. Inn Tips
    4. Farming Tips
    5. Army Building Tips
    6. Warning
  6. Key Commands
    1. In-Game Commands
    2. Multiplayer Commands
    3. Map Editor Commands
  7. General Info
  8. Multiplayer Games
    1. Connecting Using Stronghold
    2. IPX
    3. Internet TCP/IP
    4. Modern Connect (Two Player Only)
    5. Serial Connection (Two Player Only)
    6. Connecting Using GameSpy Arcade
    7. The Waiting Room
    8. During the Game
  9. Buildings
  10. Additional
  11. Cheats
    1. Easter Eggs

Characters

  1. The Rat - The first villain (easy). His forces are always colored orange.
  2. The Snake - The second villain (easy-moderate). His forces are always colored yellow.
  3. The Pig - The third villain (moderate). His forces are always colored red.
  4. The Wolf - The fourth villain (hard). His forces are always colored grey.
  5. The Lord - You. Your forces are always colored blue (except for multiplayer games)

Units

  • The Lord >> Melee >> This is your most important unit. If he dies, the game is over.
  • Archers >> Ranged >> Bows; 8 Gold >> This is the best from of defense in the beginning of a mission.
  • Siege Engineers >> Siege >> 30 Gold >> Though they don't fight, they can use oil or machines.
  • Spearmen >> Melee >> Spears; 8 Gold >> This is the best form of melee defense for the beginning of a mission.
  • Monks >> Melee >> None >> Though they are slow, monks provide simple defense.
  • Macemen >> Melee >> Mace; Leather Armor; 20 Gold >> This is one of the better forms of defense, and they are very destructive.
  • Crossbowmen >> Ranged >> Crossbows; Leather Armor; 20 Gold >> This is basically the archer, only a lot stronger.
  • Swordsmen >> Melee >> Swords; Metal Armor; 40 Gold >> These guys are some of your strongest, but they are very slow.
  • Knights >> Melee >> Swords; Metal Armor; Horse; 40 Gold >> These guys are swordsmen on horses. They're really fast and very strong.
  • Laddermen >> Siege >> 4 Gold >> The laddermen are very weak, and they hold a ladder to let your troops onto walls.
  • Tunnelers >> Siege >> 30 Gold >> Tunnelers dig underground and destroy things above them.

Unit Details

Archer
Attack/Defense = Low/Low
Speed = Fast
Weapons/Armor = Bow/None
Abilities = Climb Ladders/Dig Moats

Crossbowmen
Attack/Defense = Low/Medium
Speed = Average
Weapons/Armor = Crossbow/Leather
Abilities = None

Spearmen
Attack/Defense = Medium/Low
Speed = Fast
Weapons/Armor = Spear
Abilities = Climb Ladders/Dig Moats

Macemen
Attack/Defense = High/Low
Speed = Fast
Weapons/Armor = Mace/Leather
Abilities = Climb Ladders/Dig Moats

Swordsmen
Attack/Defense = Very High/High
Speed = Slow
Weapons/Armor = Sword/Metal
Abilities = None

Knight
Attack/Defense = Low/Low
Speed = Fast
Weapons/Armor = Bow/None
Abilities = Climb Ladders/Dig Moats

Tunneler
Attack/Defense = Medium/Low
Speed = Average
Weapons/Armor = None
Abilities = None

Engineer
Attack/Defense = None/Very Low
Speed = Average
Weapons/Armor = None
Abilities = None

Black Monk
Attack/Defense = Medium/Medium
Speed = Fast
Weapons/Armor = None
Abilities = None