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1st Campaign - Mission 20 - The Rat's burrow
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Author |
File Description |
PrinceofHesse |
Posted on 05/05/22 @ 08:12 AM (updated 03/18/24)
File Details |
Map Size: |
400x400 (Large) |
Difficulty: |
Hard |
Made with version: |
1.2 |
Minimap:
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1st Campaign - Mission 20 - The Rat's burrow
Mission briefing:
Near the township of Bingen, June 1278. The Rat - this rascal! He must somehow have found out about your meeting point. By sending troops clothed in misleading colours, he made you believe they were allies, and you walked into the trap. Thankfully, some of them surrendered after a fierce battle and joined you. This is a narrow victory. You pursue the fleeing and catch sight of the Rat's fortress, Ehrenfels Castle, situated on the other side of the Rhine river. In between, there is a strongly guarded tower, colloquially called the 'Mouse Tower'. As you have almost no troops left, you ask Count Klopp of Rhine-Hesse, who despises the primitive character of De Puce and is not on good terms with him, whether you may use his newly erected castle south of the river. The Count gladly allows it. Bring everything to an end here. But be careful. De Puce has almost been defeated, but he is not alone. Duke Truffe, called "The Pig" due to his chronic obesity, will do his utmost to interfere.
Comments:
Stronghold is not just a game. It is one of the best and most popular strategy games of all time. I appreciate the depth of strategic thinking Stronghold requires from the player, and even more, the world editor, which allows you to design a map to the greatest level of detail and reflect nature's beauty in it.
Acknowledging the great work many authors have contributed to the Stronghold Community here, I created a set of 70 missions to conquer medieval Germany. My aim is to give you a Stronghold experience that reflects the beauty of my home country Germany and the diversity of its castles.
The complexity of this project increased with time. Initially wanting to build 20 missions, I continued to receive more ideas and felt the need to express them in the campaign. Work on this project took me a few years, with breaks included.
The missions have been grouped into five campaigns and feature dozens of real-life maps, including many original German castles that are based on their original footprint/construction plan. The missions also include fictional maps reflecting Germany's scenery.
At 'very hard' settings, most of my missions are tough but feasible. Like in the Middle Ages, you will need to build and defend your castle wisely.
I am using Stronghold 1.41. |
Author | Comments & Reviews ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) |
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PrinceofHesse
File Author |
Posted on 07/29/22 @ 09:43 PM
Update: Map in the German language added to the download file (for those that prefer to play in German). |
JRodo |
Posted on 12/12/22 @ 04:11 PM
This map lends for a thousand and one strategies to beat, thus the repayability. My preference is always to save men, combatants or otherwise. Thus, the large tower became a lazarette for the injured, while fresh troops are brimming the walls. I opted to start with the economy and defence asap. I built a long wall, blocking the west and had the north heavier defended. It took me a week, but better this way, rewarding at minimum casualties. Thanks, it was fun. |
PrinceofHesse
File Author |
Posted on 12/13/22 @ 06:14 AM
Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it! |
PrinceofHesse
File Author |
Posted on 03/11/24 @ 07:19 PM
Hi all,
As believe that this forum is no longer monitored, I uplodaded all my maps of this campaign on Github. Please refer to Github and download the maps there. I also updated some of the existing maps on Github, addressing some errors. Github now has the most recent versions!
On Github, I am also releasing all the final missions of the campaign, currently up to mission 60.
To download the maps on Github,
1) click here: https://github.com/cseilerde
2) and then click on
[English version of the campaign:]
Prince-of-Hesse-Stronghold-1-Germany-Campaign-English
[German version of the campaign:]
Prince-of-Hesse-Stronghold-1-Germany-Campaign-Deutsch
3) Further navigate to 'Code' and click on 'Download ZIP'. Done!
For a playthrough of the campaign, see this youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1DHgjMBXixk1Ndj5qlHQQ/videos |
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Size: | 1.70 MB |
Added: | 05/05/22 |
Updated: | 03/18/24 |
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