Firefly Studios

Month: March 2018

By in Firefly News Comments Off on Weirdest Things at GDC

Weirdest Things at GDC

Fireflies Aaron and Nick went over to San Francisco recently to attend GDC 2018. Among all the talks, sessions, games and technology on show there was a bunch of weird things to discover… So here’s our top picks! Watch as Nick struggles to make a bowl of ramen, some American chap with a radio voice does a llama rap and Firefly resists the temptation to ‘grab dem crayons’.

If you liked our GDC 2018 coverage make sure you subscribe on YouTube as we’ll also be covering PAX East, EGX Rezzed and more!

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STRONGHOLD UPDATE – NEW HD PATCH v1.41

A free update has been released for Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD. The new 1.41 patch adds the following new features and fixes…

  • All versions now use Unicode for multiplayer.
  • Added support for Simplified Chinese.
  • Japanese version now uses Mieryo font.
  • Documents path override system added to allow players to use a different folder for config files, maps and saves.
  • Fixed a 17 year old typo (Ethlered > Ethelred) 🙂

Don’t have the games on Steam? Follow these links to download the latest non-Steam updates for Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD!

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Meet the Team

This week we premiere our second new series this month, the ‘Meet The Team’ series! These videos will be dedicated to getting to know each member of Firefly Studios. We’ll be asking them what they do, how they do it, and how they got to where to they are today – and that’s just for starters! Want to know what their favourite game is? Or how many shameful hours they have dedicated to it? Then stick around because those questions are just part of the gauntlet we’ll be putting our devs here at the studio through.

Remember to like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video and stay tuned for more installments of the ‘Meet The Team’ series as we reveal all (not really) about the ladies and gents who make up Firefly Studios.

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Community Spotlight #1

A new video series exclusive to the Firefly Studios YouTube channel, episode one of our Community Spotlight series highlights a single map, video and content creator all made in the name of Stronghold! Whether you’ve got the taste for a vast new battlefield to add to wage war across or are simply looking to put your feet up with some classic Stronghold tunes this first episode can point you in the right direction.

MAP – Origin of the Dragonheart
CREATOR – SergiuHellDragoonHQ
VIDEO – ‘Rainy Summer Day

Special thanks to the Stronghold and YouTube communities for making such awesome content, its hugely appreciated here at the studio and we can’t wait to see what you come up with next. As long as you keep making it we’ll keep ‘spotlighting’ it!

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New Hero – MetaMorph Dungeon Creatures

We’ve just released our biggest update yet for MetaMorph: Dungeon Creatures introducing a completely new hero and new content to hack and slash your way through! Adding the game’s first new playable character since launch in the form of the Rat Man, today’s ‘Cloak and Dagger’ update introduces new stealth abilities, traps and options for team composition in each dungeon lair.

Play a New Hero – Evade, trap and assassinate your enemies as the poisonous Rat Man.
Power-Up – Unlock new abilities allowing you to cloak and incinerate foes from a safe distance!
Defeat The Diva – Avenge the deaths of your kin and challenge a new boss across multiple encounters.
Go Deeper – Explore 15 new dungeon lairs filled with new monsters, mini-bosses and pitfalls.
Evade New Traps – Dodge new poison-element and rail traps or turn them against the Diva’s minions!

By in Firefly News, Space Colony, Stronghold 2, Stronghold Crusader 2, Stronghold Legends Comments Off on Top 7 Custom Maps

Top 7 Custom Maps

Have YOU already beaten Stronghold Crusader 2 or one of the new and improved Steam Editions of Stronghold 2, Stronghold Legends and Space Colony? Are YOU sitting there right now thinking “I know and love these games. If only I had a few extra maps to try out!” while staring at the wall waiting for Stronghold Next to come out? Well it’s safe to say that with this week’s video your prayers have been answered.

Today Nick runs us through seven of our favourite custom maps currently available to download and play in seconds on Steam Workshop, assuming you’re not still running a 56k modem and waiting for your parents to get off the phone line… We picked seven of the best Stronghold community maps from the Workshop pages for our games, even throwing in an enjoyable Space Colony scenario for you Stig fans out there!

Credits to Sir Gareth the Ganjagrinder, Sebastien Le Hardi, acv55555, -V-, MooSSiah, Amir P, Impaa and Spinnx!