Spessart Forest, June 1281. Bad luck has stricken you repeatedly, and you have suffered severe losses. Your remaining men are exhausted, and worse, you have almost no food left. You hold a disaster meeting and decide to hide in the woods for some time. Near some hot springs you discovered a rugged plateau which seems suitable. All you hope now is not to be found by the enemy. Produce food and weapons. There are almost no trade routes here. Maybe the monks from the nearby eremite monastery can brighten up your mood a little.
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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.
Really cool so far, what would be interesting is once you've finish these campaigns in this game and then continue it in stronghold crusader.
PrinceofHesse File Author
Posted on 06/04/22 @ 05:14 PM
Thank you!
PrinceofHesse File Author
Posted on 07/29/22 @ 09:45 PM
Update: Map in the German language added to the download file (for those that prefer to play in German).
PrinceofHesse File Author
Posted on 03/11/24 @ 07:20 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