

Lady Seren originally appears as an enemy, however, Sir Steele learns that she is in fact an ally, and Sir William mistook her for a witch.


Sir Grey is an elderly man, whose useful life is nearing end, but he still builds small but powerful castles with tall towers and thick walls. Sir William is the player's closest ally, King who believes him to be a traitor disgraced him, because he mistakenly sieges Lady Seren’s castle, helps a tyrant escape, and accidentally poisons the King. The main storyline begins with Barclay, who wants to become the king of the no-king castle. The player plays as Sir Matthew Steele, a page for Sir William. Stronghold 2 is set within the Middle Ages. There are some semi-independent villages, which can be bought with experience points, and will contribute to the player's available energy.ĭifferent play modes are possible, such as Kingmaker, Siege, War Campaign, Peace Campaign, Freeplay, Custom scenario, and Multiplayer. Military units are directly controlled individually or in groups. With his available energy, he should develop his food production, industry, civil, or military buildings and defenses. They must administer the castle in a good way in order to gain experience points. An extensive map editor allows for endless replayability.In the game, players play as a leader of a medieval castle. As in the original Stronghold, players can choose very different styles of play modes: Kingmaker, Siege, War Campaign, Peace Campaign, Freeplay, Custom scenario, and in Multiplayer (Hosted by Gamespy). The inclusion of fully 3D-rendered graphics allowed Stronghold 2 to include tower interiors as battlegrounds for units, and the ability to go observe castle inhabitants very closely, which is useful considering the new features of waste & rat management.

Estates are semi-independent villages (without castle fortifications) that produce their own goods that the owner can send through carts to his castle or his allies. One new addition to the original stronghold is the inclusion of estates, that a player can “buy” with his accumulated honor (gained by popularity, holding feasts, dances, jousting, etc.). Military units are directly controlled individually or in groups, sometimes quite large with sieges or battles involving many hundreds on each side. Available peasants automatically choose jobs whenever a building requires one, so player micromanagement is minimal, he mostly needs to set up the various buildings in an efficient way while providing safety for his peasants. With his available resources, the player places buildings or features, including many different kinds of food production, industry, civil, or military buildings and defences. In the game, the player plays as a lord who rules over a medieval castle. Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy Computer Game.
