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Author |
File Description |
Krarilotus |
Posted on 10/08/19 @ 07:31 PM (updated 08/03/21)
File Details |
Map Size: |
400x400 (Large) |
Number of Players: |
4 |
Balance: |
Unbalanced |
Difficulty: |
Hard |
Made with version: |
1.2-E |
Minimap:
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4 Char Castle mod from Krarilotus
To view a german introduction Video with english descriptive texts, go and visit this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqM81sr4HwA
Important Notes:
- The download contains 7 maps, 3 of which are singleplayer and 4 of which are multiplayer enabled.
- You need to install the Unofficial Crusader Patch (UCP) to run this skirmish. The UCP 2.15b is included. To check out the UCP, visit the official UCP github:
https://github.com/UnofficialCrusaderPatch/UnofficialCrusaderPatch
- The installation will replace some of your game files. You can easily uninstall the mod later, but i always recommend to make a backup regardless!
- To play this mod in Multiplayer, each player must follow the instructions step by step to get exactly the same setup before the game starts
- These maps were made with the normal Stronghold Crusader 1.41
- Current supported Version of the UCP is 2.15b
- AIV Files were made with the modified Version of the original AIV Editor from firefly studios in order to increase the limit of siegeengines placeable
As always, have fun guys! :D
Thanks to Zaph0D and Van Hinten for playtesting this mod together with me.
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6 of the maps come with a story...
Now some maptexts to get you started and after that the instructions:
map: 4Char hillside easy
Hot and dry in the summerheat, lying on the sun lounger near the pool, sipping from that icecold drink, when suddenly your personal adviser sprints with his satellite phone in his hand around the corner and states:
Mylord, we’ve got a problem! The riffraff has united and doesn’t pay taxes anymore! They are already building up a castle and taking control of our land! Mylord, I advise you to take immediate action and show them where they belong.
It is your turn. From high above everyone else, you can watch these little lazy snails advance… or better, you spank them back to the ground, until they never rebel again. Conquer the castle and grind it back to the ground, they should all die!
map: 4Char swamp
Can you smell that too? The sultry fumes from the septric tank? Or the stink of the rotting cows, uuuääh, another bessy bites the dust. While the corpse decomposes in our frontyard, high towers loom in the sky, concealing the beautiful sinking evening sun. It’s time to remove those, before it gets dark!
There should be some ressources around here, between venomous pong and thrown away rocks, right? Oh whats that: today it must be your pitch-day. (sounds better in german!)
So let’s go, remove the plague and purify the land, for clean energy, for the environment, for the future and for a free view into the evening sky!
4Char desertking horror
Sleep deprivation is torture! Are we talking, or are you already dead? Are you sleeping? Is this your nightmare?
Tiredly you are looking at your display, slightly obscured you realize, that something has contaminated your Stronghold Crusader Exe. You sweep with your big, hairy hand over the fogged screen. It’s cold in here, brrrrr…. Two of these monsters at once? Are you kidding? They stare at you with their big eyes. You can hear the mangonel rocks hitting the castle, no more than 10 meters away of your campfire… or is there a big fire erupting just now? Seems like, it wasn’t a good idea to move out of your parents house into your keep. Now you have to tactically fiddle your way out of this critical situation.
How to cope these beasts? Forest to the left and to the right, rocks and trash all around you, blocking free space. A tiny piece of farmland on the enemies side and some small ressources to your back is all you’ve got. You have to fight for every millimeter! So prepare yourself, no rest until the victory is secured!
map: 4Char multiplayer
A loud roaaaaar from the horn of your allies shredds the silence to pieces. They finally arrived Mylord. No Chance for this overwhelming enemy, when you smash his castle from 3 sides at once. You got hold of three quarters of the map, only the last one stands between you and total domination.
The easiest position has the top right player, with huge grasland and more than enough space. All players got some ressources, but the least ressources has the player on the bottom right, who even fights for his tiny grasland.
The map works also well, if you want a little singleplayer skirmish against the 4Char castle, but all the AI’s will only target you instead of your friends.
map: 4Char multiplayer hard
Rumor has it that there is a large fortification in the countryside. Your scouts reported large armys marching towards you. They wont stop at the coast, driven by greed they will come for your islands aswell. Now it is time to ally with the other island lords and ladies and use that little space you have to its maximum efficiency, to assert oneself against the overwhelming enemy and stop their reinforcements by crushing their castle.
Spacelimitations are your biggest concern. Maybe you are able to conquer some of the mainland and expand your industries. The position of the mountains might give some good opportunity to bombard their huge fortress and deal substantial damage to their economy!
map: 4Char multiplayer veryhard
Stoooop…. dont run away just yet! Underneath this big quadratic block of stone lies the biggest treasure ever seen by mankind. Jewels, diamonds, gold. But most importantly: the original version of Stronghold Crusader Extreme HD! We just started with the excavations, when we encountered resistence. Protesting AI’s have allied and now occupy the treasure. They seem to not like being removed by restoring the original state of the game. They fight with dogged determination to stop our miners from digging out our object of desire. If they would just move, a bit, just slightly…. Damn it!
Seems like we have to get rid of them the hard way!
You can bring up to three allies to the table and in this epic fight for land, treasure and glory. It might seem like a tight fit in the narrow corner, but if you can claim some space up the hill, there might be a chance to expand your economy. You just need to secure your tunnel, then you should be good to go!
map: multiplayer squad
make sure to give the AI's the last 4 colors, black, light blue, green and purple!
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Now lets post some instructions how to get this mod installed:
Dear Player :D,
I hope you have a great time with this mod. Let me know in the comments on Stronghold Heavengames or under my YouTube Channel video, what you think about it!
To install the 4 Char game mod by Krarilotus you need the Unofficial Crusader Patch (UCP). I included the current version 2.15b and preconfigured it with all the necessary files. You can also check out the patcher here: https://github.com/UnofficialCrusaderPatch/UnofficialCrusaderPatch
The game directory refers to your Stronghold Crusader Extreme install path.
The mapsExtreme directory refers to the mapsExtreme folder inside that game directory. The first step is to copy all the maps from the downloaded MapsExtreme folder into your mapsExtreme directory. If it doesn’t exist yet, just copy the whole MapsExtreme folder from the download to your game directory.
Now you need to install the UCP:
[DISCLAIMER: You can always uninstall the patch later again through the uninstall button in the GUI, but just in case, I always recommend to backup files that you customized and don’t want to loose!]
1.) Open the UCP2.15b folder included in the download
2.) Open the UnofficialCrusaderPatchGUI.exe, select your game directory and hit install!
And now we set up the Game:
1.) Open Stronghold Crusader Extreme from your game directory, that you installed the UCP into.
2.) Open a custom skirmish game.
3.) Select the gold settings. Note: the AI will always have a huge pile of gold with this setup!
4.) Insert the AIs in the last 4 colours (or all other slots for the map desert King Horror)
5.) Place the Ais and ally them together in one team:
Wolf: top Nizar: left Saladin: right Richard: bottom
Sidenote: on desert King horror, ally another wolf, saladin and nizar agaisnt you, like in the 2nd picture on the right side. 2nd Wolf: left 2nd Salatin: top 2nd Nizar: bottom
6.) Invite your friends! Yes, that’s right, you can tackle this beast on 4 of the maps with up to 4 friends. If they install the setup exactly like you did, this mod is multiplayer compatible!
7.) Start the game and enjoy :D
Good luck and have fun everyone! by Krarilotus
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Author | Comments & Reviews ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) |
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samec12 |
Posted on 04/17/20 @ 08:47 AM
A must-play for every sc fan. Very challenging and entertaining at the same time, in singleplayer and multiplayer too! [Edited on 08/06/20 @ 08:35 AM]
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samec12 |
Posted on 04/17/20 @ 08:49 AM
This is the best mod I have played so far. I recommend it for every sc fan! The existing maps are great and I would love to see new maps for multiplayer.[Edited on 04/17/20 @ 08:57 AM]
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zairairaira |
Posted on 12/14/20 @ 01:41 AM
O MEN this is epic ,i play today the first single player map 4CHAR hillside easy,and i try all day for i win!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very very strong ,wand really strategy for win this.
i register in stronghold heaven for i post my surprised,
i believe the second mission is hardest lol! |
HGDL v0.8.2 |
Statistics |
Downloads: | 4,250 |
Favorites: [] | 3 |
Size: | 5.31 MB |
Added: | 10/08/19 |
Updated: | 08/03/21 |
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