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One of my favorite games. Especially Stronghold Crusader. In my opinion, it's a pretty good game. It was a real hit back in the day. Good campaigns and interesting battles. Tactical maneuvers.

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I like the second one more; in the 3D world, it's just beautiful and realistic!

Yes. The second one is also good. It has a very well-thought-out economic system.

Yes, everything is well thought out there... very realistic... and BEAUTIFUL... You created a topic, and it made me want to play it!

I showed my dad there how the trebuchet works. :D

Yes, the siege of castles is well-developed there. There are catapults, shields, and ballistae. You can also build impregnable, multi-layered fortresses. It has a simple map editor. Plus, you can battle directly in the editor. And the campaigns are also interesting.

Here is a Castle before a difficult battle. :smile13:

Stronghold Crusader is a very good game, and the castle economy is particularly enjoyable, as you need to think before building, but it's not too complicated. I also really liked that the workers aren't just background elements; they're present and can be targeted. You can build the castle to any size (within reasonable limits), any design, and however you like. But there are also some drawbacks, as in any other game: the AI's intelligence in battles leaves something to be desired, and there's no option to build units in formations. And I forgot to mention the ability to lower walls for a better view. Overall, I really liked the game, but they went overboard with the graphics in the second part, and my little "separator" can't handle it after a few years, especially when there are a lot of people.

Here's a Castle before a tough battle. :smile13:

Wow, with such a Castle, not even a single farmer will be lost!:rolleyes:
It's more interesting to build a Castle in the "build-a-castle" mode and then launch an invasion:smile14:!

Wow, with such a Castle, you won't even lose a single farmer!:rolleyes:
It's more interesting to build a Castle in the "build-a-castle" mode and then launch an invasion:smile14:!

Yes, this is a map for an invasion.

Yes, the castle siege is very well developed there. There are catapults, shields, and ballistae.

I meant that it's easier to show it, since it's done well, than to explain it with a picture. :o

Stronghold 2 is worse; it didn't achieve the same breakthrough as the first game.

Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader are interesting games, and I play them myself.
The Stronghold forum can be found at htt://strongcrus.narod/ru/.

Very good game, simply AMAZING! :) I didn't like the "Fortress 2 - Crusader Campaign" part (this isn't Stronghold Crusader!). Everything seems distant, the view is terrible, and when you zoom in, everything looks like it's made of squares.

The second one is significantly weaker... It has a great economy, but the army feels somewhat lackluster. It turned out to be just a life simulator set in a medieval city. Very detailed and colorful, but...