Strategy Articles
Welcome to the Stronghold Strategy section.
This is where you will find strategies and tactics to help you with playing Stronghold: Crusader.
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A way to get rich quick using cheap units.
Popularity is affected by non-scripted events which are those you can choose to use yourself and scripted events which are those set into the scenario by the designer and cannot be avoided. Scripted Events in Crusader have the same popularity affect as those in Stronghold, with lions replacing wolves. Non Scripted events have had some major changes.
In this article Leaveyou examines how to most efficiently and cost-effectively kill the different Crusader AIs.
The Influence of Fear Factor on Industry and Food Production in Crusader
This article by Leaveyou looks at the results of some experiments he conducted to find out the best resources to use to obtain both positive and negative fear factors.
Tricks for Crusader Lords
In this article, Leaveyou illustrates several tricks for gameplay in Crusader.
Topics include:
- Moat Trick
- Gatehouse Trick
- Tricking the AI by Stranding the Troops
- Using Towers for Protection
- Two Tricks to Protect Archers
- Deleting Rocks on a Cliff to Build a Wall
- Attacking with Crossbowmen and Towers
This article by davidbe details a strategy for castle defense.
This article by Boingo shows how to build a tower or gatehouse on a sand dune in Crusader.