Sparrow's Extreme Challenges - Main Thread

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Sparrow's Extreme Challenges - Main Thread

Sparrow
Archer

posted 10-21-05 22:54 EST (US)

main page | all challenges and solutions | rules | honour roll

Welcome to
Sparrow's Extreme Challenges

Stronghold 1 lives, and it's born again hard! Will you take the extreme challenge? These are my personal picks of the most difficult maps to play on "very hard" setting in Stronghold 1. I'll be presenting some of the meanest, gnarliest, rip snorting, mind bending, teeth gnashing maps out there from our library of over 1500 invasion, siege, and economic maps.

A new challenge every two weeks. The solution for the current map will be published with the next challenge.

Please feel free to comment, discuss, compare notes, announce victories, or ask for help on any of my extreme challenge map picks, but please DO NOT START NEW THREADS for these challenges.

For anything related to a specific map, PLEASE POST IN THE APPROPRIATE EXISTING CHALLENGE THREAD for that map title from the list below. Any new threads started for Sparrow's Extreme Challenges will be locked or deleted. Please post in this thread that you are currently reading if you have questions or comments of a general nature related to the challenges.

Visit the main page for Sparrow's Extreme Challenges to see a complete write up with links, information, and solutions for every map, or follow the links below.

Current Challenge:
#13 posted April 8, 2006
Treasure Island
by Duke of York
challenge info | download | discussion thread for this map

Solution will be published with the next challenge in two weeks.

Previous Challenge:
The Oracle of the Forest by pmn3829.
solution | challenge info | download | discussion thread for this map

Complete a challenge map and be included in the Honour Roll of Extreme Challenge Masters. Just make a post in the appropriate map thread below to announce your victory. You MUST state what difficulty you played on so we know which honour roll to put you on.

Map Discussion Threads - Please make all posts in the these threads:

Stronghold 1

# Date Thread Link Author Links

#13 4/8/06 Treasure Island   by Duke of York   info   solution   download

#12 3/25/06 The Oracle of the Forest   by pmn3829   info   solution   download

#11 3/11/06 The Tortured Road: Act III - Return of That Thing!   by Andy Baz   info   solution   download

#10 2/25/06 Lord of the Rings: WeatherTop-Old to New   by Ring Wraith   info   solution   download

#9 2/11/06 Shadowmoon Fortress   by Hasit   info   solution   download

#8 1/28/06 Castaways - The Explorers   by Sir Prise   info   solution   download

#7 1/14/06 4 Unexpected Return   by Lord Arthus   info   solution   download

#6 12/31/05 Alwyne Valley   by Duke of York   info   solution   download

#5 12/17/05 Valley of the Wolves 4   by Duke of Wessex   info   solution   download

#4 12/3/05 Scottish Cattle Raid (1300)   by Tasluk   info   solution   download

#3 11/19/05 Star and Crescent   by Brave Sir Robyn   info   solution   download

#2 11/5/05 Beaumont Mote 1102 AD   by Jack ofallTrades   info   solution   download

#1 10/22/05 1121-Lord of Ludlow   by Alan Spencer   info   solution   download

Crusader

# Date Thread Link Author Links

#1 11/12/05 Grove of the Divine by Harmonastix info solution download

DoY's infamous TREASURE ISLAND - Challenge #13 - Sparrow's Extreme Challenges for SH1 and Crusader

[This message has been edited by Sparrow (edited 04-09-2006 @ 12:57 PM).]

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subindxsubin
Archer

posted 03-25-07 09:31 EST (US) 1 / 5

Hey sparrow how about challenges for stronghold crusader.That would be great.

Lord Tanthos
Archer

posted 03-25-07 10:54 EST (US) 2 / 5

Some of those are Crusader I thought.

Known elsewhere as Planewalker.

MNICY
Archer

posted 03-25-07 20:47 EST (US) 3 / 5

There is one of Sparrow's extream chalanges for crusader:
http://stronghold.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forum/display.cgi?action=ct&f=14,2193,,all

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Xbow
Archer

posted 07-09-11 15:42 EST (US) 4 / 5

Anyone still here? I see I'm a few years late to this lol, Just enjoying an old favorite of mine and need some new challenges.

Question: On #13 how do I complete the castle? after days of trying to fend off the attacks ive finally got everything I need I just dont know what is required to complete the stupid castles...

Lord_of_Hell
HG News Director

posted 07-09-11 17:06 EST (US) 5 / 5

Good to see a 'hardy' player.

Never played mission #13 though but I'll give it a try and let you know about the winning solution.

Only by a guess however, completing the castle might only request surrounding your keep with walls and/or gate(s) so the castle is seen as "complete".

EDIT: After I played the map, it appears that the completing castle problem is caused by (depending to where you placed your keep) either the hills or the very thin rivers. As I mentioned earlier according to my guess, your keep must be perfectly isolated using walls and/or gate(s) and some terrain things might occur creating a natural hole in the castle. Make sure there are no such things near your walls and then your castle will be "complete".

Hope that helped.

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