FAQ – Mapmaking Questions

Where is my Lord?

It happens occasionally in scenario design that you place a keep and your Lord goes AWOL. If this is the case, the keystroke Alt+V resets your Lord, and will regenerate a missing Lord in the editor.

Can I pause in the Editor?

Alt+H pauses the scenario editor. This will keep units from wandering and trees from spawning.

Can I change the map type in the editor?

Alt+, (comma) in the main editor screen allows changing of map type.

Why can’t I place any more trees/units/etc?

There is a limit to the number of sprites, or map elements, that Stronghold can keep track of and display on a single map. After this limit is reached no more items of that type can be placed. The limits for sprites are as follows:
Trees and shrubs – 2000
People and animals – 1500
Flying things (arrows, flags, birds) – 2000
Buildings – 1000

Where are my peasants/workers/house mothers?

Peasants will not appear in the editor, only in actual play. The only exception is if military units are disbanded in the editor when they will become peasants, but they will not volunteer for any jobs within the editor.

Where can I place iron ore?

Iron ore cannot be placed on the lowest terrain. The minimum height for placement is High Plain. Once the iron is placed though, the terrain that it is resting on can be lowered without losing the iron.

How do I make the bridges/pyramids/secret passages etc I have seen in some maps?

Details on how to make most of these different eye candies can be found in our Scenario Design Forum

How can I make my walls damaged in a scenario?

Switch the map to Invasion (using alt+,), then create a bunch of enemy troops. Tell them to attack the walls and stop them when the walls are how you want them. Then switch back to your desired map type.

Why are troops disappearing when I play the map?

Stronghold automatically deletes or adds units depending on the difficulty level. Play it on a harder level and the troops won’t disappear.

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