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The Stronghold Crusader v1.41 patch fixes the following...

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.

The Stronghold Crusader v1.4 patch fixes the following...

Support for two additional resolutions requested by players.
Fixed an issue where archers would fire into the ground.
Fixed some map crashes.

The Stronghold Crusader v1.3.1 patch fixes the following...

The patch can now be installed, even if it cannot auto-detect the game.

The Stronghold Crusader v1.3 patch fixes the following...

This patch upgrades Stronghold Crusader to the new HD version
Added support for resolutions of up to 2560x1600, a huge increase from the previous cap of 1024x768.
This patch also fixes the Skirmish Masters file. Unfortunately old skmasters.dat files from v1.0 and v1.1 no longer work with Stronghold Crusader HD.
Stronghold Crusader now runs in Direct Draw compatibility mode on Windows 8 which means the scrolling is a bit smoother.

The Stronghold Crusader v1.2 patch fixes the following...

Stronghold Crusader Extreme - New "Extreme" version of the original featuring over 10,000 units on the battlefield, new tactical powers, a new Crusader Extreme trail, 5 new AI opponents and 30 new standalone maps to play in multiplayer or single player skirmish.

The Stronghold Crusader v1.1 patch fixes the following...

When a player or AI player is killed, a Statue is now shown for the dead Lord.
Low walls now cost half the amount of normal walls. But when deleting low walls you will not receive any stone back.
You can click on the Stockpile & Armoury to trade.
The War dogs are now automatically controlled.
The date has been added for Skirmish & Multiplayer games on the final stats screen.
Troops now walk from the Mercenary post and Barracks towards the form up points (1 to 7) at the correct speed.
The build radius has been fixed for drawbridges. You can place them on gatehouses, which are on the edge of the build radius.
You can now build walls on quarry stone.
An occasional problem with the hunters not hunting deer has been fixed.
A voice over has been added to the mission based text "a fire has broken out."
A multiplayer text problem, which only occurred with the host machine, has been fixed. If the host changed the option to 'no rush' the typed text wasn't displayed on the host's screen.
A bug allowing stone to become unlimited has been fixed. This occurred when using the market, when trying to sell all the stone and the amount of stone didn't reach 0.
A problem with the AI being able to put out engineers with pots of oil even though 'no rush' was on has been fixed.
A problem with AI slaves, digging moats for different players was fixed.
A problem was fixed for multiplayer, which allowed a user to place a number of ballistae on one tower during a multiplayer game.
A problem with troops sometimes getting stuck at the signpost has been fixed.

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The Stronghold v1.41 patch fixes the following...

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) :-)

The Stronghold v1.4 patch fixes the following...

Support for two additional resolutions requested by players.
Fixed an issue where archers would fire into the ground.
Fixed some map crashes.
The Polish, Japanese and Brazilian versions of Stronghold HD now also contain maps of Poland, Japan and Brazil in place of the UK map in the original game's campaign UI.

The Stronghold v1.3.1 patch fixes the following...

The patch can now be installed, even if it cannot auto-detect the game.
Fixed a crash when selecting troops in the map editor.
Fixed overlapping worker text bug in the information panels.

The Stronghold v1.3 patch fixes the following...

This patch upgrades Stronghold to the new HD version
Added support for resolutions of up to 2560x1600, a huge increase from the previous cap of 1024x768.
Stronghold now runs in DirectDraw compatibility mode on Windows 8 which means the scrolling is a bit smoother.

The Stronghold v1.2 patch fixes the following...

Grouping troops using the CTRL and number key now works correctly.
When pouring boiling oil onto buildings and siege equipment they will be set on fire.
Apple trees will no longer spawn extra trees.
When attacking an enemy castle (during a single player game) you can no longer use 'attack here' to kill the enemy archers on towers at a distance without taking any damage.
A newer version of the copy protection system is used on this patch. This should solve some problems, such as: Clicking on the Play button, the CD Spins and Icon or Logo appears and then Stronghold returns to the desktop.
When disease starts to disperse, it is now less dangerous.
When your own troops are standing next to a Ballista when it fires, they will no longer be killed by it.
When task switching in windows, the in game speech will no longer play.
Ordering multiple siege towers to the same spot on an enemy wall will now only dock the first one to arrive.
An issue has been fixed where the deer would become stuck in certain situations.
Archers & crossbowmen now automatically target dogs of war once they have been released from their cages.
To build dogs of war now costs double the amount of gold & requires 10 wood.
A crash has been fixed which occurred when dragging out large amounts of pitch.
Clicking on pitch titles using the 'don't dig' command no longer effects the pitch tile.
Placing a moat template no longer removes the dirt on the ground.
Archers no longer target unmanned catapults, allowing you to commandeer them.
The repair button becomes faded when the enemy is nearby.
The ghost that appears occasionally no longer counts towards your current population count.
When you have enough weapons to create troops in the barracks, you will no longer receive the 'weapons needed' message.
Various good and bad things can be burnt and have health bars.
witching the sound off in the tutorial paragraphs no longer automatically skips messages that have a skip button.
Fixed a Siege weapon ammo cheat.
Gatehouses can now be built on the 'defending the homeland' map.
Quarry grunts will stay nearby to quarries.
The enemy will shoot at tunnellers.
The 'cancel game' error message (in multiplayer), which appears when a resync occurs, is now less easy to accidentally click on.
Fixed a range issue when firing cows.
The stockpile now correctly states the amount of pitch you have available.

The Stronghold v1.1 patch fixes the following...

Mission 13 bug fixed - Building walls to the edge of the map in mission 13 would sometimes cause the game to crash.
Several bugs that caused the game to 'lose connection' during a multiplayer game have been fixed.
You are now unable to build within the radius of the signpost where attacking enemies enter the map.
Fixed an occasional routing slowdown problem.
If ten or more engineers manned the smelter and then the smelter was selected again the game would crash.
When allied players win a multiplayer game, the team victory is now reported correctly.
Fixed a problem where sometimes catapults got stuck.
A couple of issues with stuck peasants are now fixed.
Three new mini animations (binks) files have been added: when the Jester comes into the game, when fires start, when food is stolen from the Granary.
When selecting hard or very hard on mission 18 the battering ram is no longer removed.
Unlimited amount of moat can no longer be built in the 'siege that' builder mode.
The amount of troops that can enter a turret or a tower is now limited depending on the size of the tower.
Various other bugs have been addressed.
Several multiplayer maps have been rebalanced.

The Space Colony 1.2 patch fixes the following...

This patch upgrades Space Colony to the new HD version
Added support for resolutions of up to 2560x1600, a huge increase from the previous cap.
Added the official Firefly mini-campaign, 'Cobash'
We have also included some bonus maps for you to play around with and enjoy, some created by ourselves and some by members of our outstanding and dedicated fan communities.

The Space Colony v1.1 patch fixes the following...

Dogbots, soldiers and commandos can be located by clicking on the icon which appears just above the colonists' faces in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
The following Galaxy Mode missions have been updated: Abayomi, Aelfwine, Batuuli, Caerl, Ceolwulf, Pakendorf, Vaatz and Von Funck.
Colonists cannot be moved around outside when they become mentally unstable.
The issue with grass not being placed around golf holes has been fixed.
Characters no longer shoot at aliens inside the base when they become mentally unstable.
The disco music is now linked to the music option and not the speech option.
If you used the F1 key to save the game, the interface would be hidden. This has been fixed.
Speech has been added when you tell a character to repair certain items.
Sometimes colonists repeated the same set of speech, after already saying it. This has been rectified.
The issue of the mission not completing when playing an 18-hole golf course has been fixed.
Fribulan could use equipment which required maintenance. This has been fixed.
You can now assign a colonist to a different task when they are shooting at rodents.
Venus could become mentally unstable but carry on working.
The issue has been resolved with the iron extractor walking through the base.
The issue in which Venus is unable to get into the nutrient extractor and instead repeatedly circles around outside has been fixed.
An issue which allowed colonists to train without reducing the training availability count has been rectified.
In the mission where the goal is to build sentinels, removing a sentinel after it has been built didn't change mission status. This has been rectified.
The Fribulan tourist faced the wrong way when greeted by a colonist.
The issue with the mechanoid suddenly freezing has been fixed.
Occasionally the green beam, which is displayed when items are being maintained, was shown across the whole screen.
When the Anti-fun League condition ran, it left behind the food chute after the restaurant had been removed.
An issue with the hover mine targeting weaker aliens first has been resolved.
Occasionally an objective was ticked even though it hadn't been reached.
Tourists attempted to play golf when the grass wasn't planted, throwing off the golf holes played count in missions with golf course goals.
The text will display correctly on Japanese versions of Windows.
Various other issues have also been resolved.

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Bug Fixes

Blank games and duplicate games no longer appear in the multiplayer lobby.
Disbanded troops now appear from the player's hovels. If no hovels are placed peasants will appear outside the keep.
Troops placed in stockpiles can now be targeted by enemy players.
Stone quarries can now be placed on both Island Hopping and Rocky Island free build maps.
A player can no longer open and close their gatehouse once it has been captured by the enemy.
Sally ports now appear hidden to enemy players.
Fixed issue when dismounting units so that the animation only plays once, preventing them from crossing inaccessible terrain.
Fixed issue so that the Lord can no longer attack buildings from a distance using the “Return to Civic Duties” button in the keep interface panel.
Archers can no longer use braziers when standing on level ground next to a wall with a brazier.
Fixed issue with knights being unable to mount horse if they moved while the horse was en route.
Fixed issue in which wrong weapons were selected when going to the weapons panel in the market by clicking on the Armoury interface panel.
Fixed issue in which monks would not go to the monastery when it was placed in certain rotations.
Fixed a multiplayer issue in which turning off food consumption would cause the game to go out-of-sync.
Fixed a multiplayer issue in which Herons could cause an out of sync. Great Britain map has been re-balanced.

General

Various multiplayer gameplay optimisations.
Real-Time Shadows, Bloom, Anisotropic Filtering and Anti-aliasing implemented.
Map transfer in multiplayer lobby implemented.

Game Balancing

Fire ballistae no longer auto fire, and targets must be selected manually (does not apply to tower mounted ballistae)

Bug Fixes

Fixed multiple troops pushing ladders off walls repeatedly.
Fixed bug which allowed tower mounted siege equipment to be built whilst an enemy was in close proximity.
Auto-scrolling chat in multiplayer game lobby now fixed.
Fixed exploit where food could be sold repeatedly during periods of latency in multiplayer games.
Various other bug and crash fixes

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New features

Freebuild Mode implemented. Press F1 to launch an invasion.
Single & Multiplayer awards implemented. Trophies are awarded for various economic and military achievements and stored in the awards cabinet in the options menu.
In multiplayer (human only games) you can now turn off fantasy and magical units.
Basic multiplayer chat lobby implemented.
The host can lock all players' alignments to the same as the host's alignment. Right click on your alignment to lock all factions.
The 1-9 keys have been assigned for troop rally points (when the building is selected).
You can now edit the data.csv file to customise the game in single player (this will not affect multiplayer).
Mounted units will automatically dismount when commanded to move on top of walls and buildings. When the unit is commanded down from the wall or building they will automatically remount their horse.
New siege tower system - When moving a siege tower, the troops on top of the siege tower will no longer dismount. To dismount troops from a siege tower ensure only the troops (and not the siege tower) are selected.
Guard option now implemented - To guard a unit, select a unit/group of units, click the guard button and then click on the unit you wish to guard. Wherever that unit moves or attacks, the guarding units will follow/guard the unit.
Players can select their player colour in multiplayer and custom skirmish.
When a building stops working a yellow exclamation mark will appear above the building indicating there are no resources available to keep the building functioning or not enough space available to store the resources it has produced.
Players can delete save games and user created maps within the game.
You can change your sound settings during multiplayer games.
Enchanted orbs cause splash damage.
An option to turn off tooltips has been added.
"I" key now opens the Castle Kitchen Panel.
In-game menu buttons have been added allowing users to quit to previous game menu.
Cows now "splat" on landing when launched from a trebuchet!

Bug fixes

Screenshots can now be taken using Alt + Q.
Archers and crossbowmen will now move within range when commanded to attack an enemy.
Archers can now push ladders off walls.
Player can no longer delete buildings when an enemy is nearby.
AI witches will move to attack when being targeted from the keep.
AI troops now try and stop you converting nearby troops using the creeper.
Bats harassing has been improved.
Structures change territory color when the territory is changed around them.
Demonic bats no longer slam into the side of the Keep, knocking units off of the top of the Keep.
Catapults targeting gatehouses improved.
The Character Marker Proximity trigger for Dietrich, Arthur, and Vlad has been fixed.
At the start of chapter 3 of the Arthur campaign, narrator no longer says "People are coming to the castle".
End of mission voice-over will no longer play over the next mission's story introduction screen.
The user does not gain half wood back from a man trap or killing pit once it has been used then deleted.
The Dragon timing out and dying in Legends Trail map works correctly.
Industry structures stop working when the units operating them are frozen.
Narrator now completes all victory speech.
Issues with the crystal ball binks have been fixed.
Lancelot no longer says "My Lord we cannot ride atop the walls" when he is not on a horse in the Lancelot chapter.
Building a wall in front of an oil tipper issue fixed.
Sir Bedivere's speech at the end of the first campaign no longer runs into the following cut scene.
Fafnir no longer has the same description as other dragon emplacements.
The number of troops that have used an ice tunnel now displays correctly.
Player's werewolves will not disappear when they launched into an opposing siege camp.
Issue when placing moat continuously is now fixed.
The default sound levels have been lowered.
The user interface flickering while holding TAB key has been improved.
Issue with textbox from last mission appearing at beginning of the next mission fixed.
Infinite wall through towers has been fixed.
Estates now display correctly in the mini-map using the carter's post.
Castle kitchen no longer turns red when targeting using a dragon.
You can no longer launch werewolves into water.
The mouse cursor now changes to a "crossed-out" symbol when attempting to order frost giants to pass through ice tunnels.
Issue with Vlad placing the incorrect buildings is fixed.
Issues with buying unavailable goods using the market slider are fixed.
Witches will no longer fire through top of the keep.
Firing continuous infernal balls exploit has been resolved.
User is now able to click anywhere on barracks slider to snap to that point.
The issue with map order resetting after being arranged is resolved.
Various text cut-offs and tooltip boxes improved.
Siege equipment spawning in invasions improved.
Audio to tell player they have no available peasants implemented.
Demonic Bats can now be ordered to stand ground so they will not attack nearby enemy troops.
Issue with troops floating in mid-air on destroyed towers has been fixed.
Rally points for dragons are fixed.
Rally Points for the Knights of the Round Table have individual character flags.
Stake hurler, ballista and orb only have the stand ground option.
Polar bears cannot use siege towers.
Random events now appear in the happiness menu.
Arrow keys can be used to scroll load/save screens.
Troops no longer get stuck when placing a gatehouse over them.
The player can no longer control rogue werewolves and outlaws once they have been killed in multiplayer mode.
Players can no longer gain back half the resources from buildings that were free, such as a free stockpile, woodcamp and ox tether, in multiplayer mode.
Multiplayer - New players joining a lobby no longer shifts the starting positions around.
Multiplayer - Using Lord's power or hatching a dragon while the chat window is open.
Multiplayer - The host can no longer start a game when changing to Economic War with only AI opponents.
Multiplayer - The other player has been promoted message has been implemented.
Multiplayer - 'The keep is enclosed' message does not play during the loading screen.
Multiplayer - When you are in the game, all players are now able to tell who is on what team.
Multiplayer - The player colours and map territory in the lobby screen now match.
Multiplayer - You can no longer make troops during peace time in multiplayer, if you had a barracks or special troop tower pre-placed on your map.
Multiplayer - Players can no longer start a game of Economic War in Multiplayer mode with goals that cannot be met by all the selected alignments. e.g. If the objective is to make candles and a player selects the evil alignment, the game cannot start because evil cannot make candles in the game.
Multiplayer - Crossbowmen are more effective against giants in multiplayer mode only.
Multiplayer - Giants take more damage from fire and rolling logs in multiplayer mode only.
Multiplayer - Moat is now available to all alignments in multiplayer mode only.
Custom Skirmish - Start button grayed out until AI opponents are added.
Map Editor - The brush sizes updated correctly when switching tool menus in the Map Editor.
Map Editor: A wall to be placed no longer gets stuck to the cursor after mousing over the edge of the map.
Map Editor: 'Include Lord' button no longer available when enemy invasions set to Movement or Vandalise.
Map Editor: Player is now able to set the production of all workshops.
Map Editor: The Leave Map/Stay on Map button fixed.
Map Editor: The Siegfried, Saxon Warlord, and Pictish Boat Warrior units no longer appear in the availability tab.
Map Editor: The Destroy/Normal/Collapsing button appears correctly on-screen.

Fixes

Capture the Flag and Economic War icons removed from Custom Skirmish
Options tabs appear to be selectable even though they are unusable
At some resolutions the player looses the ability to see and select some user created maps
The player is unable to order the dragon to attack structures
Units on top of gatehouses do not take damage when the gatehouse is destroyed
The title for user maps is always "Enter the Dragon"
Previously selected troops will remain selected after clicking on a building
The single building sleep button does not stop the building working
In some formations troops will move twice as fast when the user double clicks the right mouse button
In resolutions other than 1024x768 users are unable to see all save games in the load window
In resolutions other than 1024x768 not all maps are shown in custom skirmish and multiplayer lobbies
Mission Tutorial information can sometimes scroll slowly
In high resolutions on widescreen mouse selection cursor becomes inaccurate
Map transfer system implemented
Wood symbol appears when the carter horse is attacked and killed whist carrying weapons
The stone from the lookout tower smashes and then floats downwards slowly
Units can climb terrain that they should not be able to climb
In the map editor the user can place water under units
Mouse control is lost when user goes into QuickLook, then alt-tabs out to the main menu, then re-enters the game
Troops walk over armoury when embedded in wall
User is able to adjust the difficulty level mid-game when difficulty is pre-set
When clicking on a peasant that says "Do you ever get that feeling of de ja vu?" there is no audio

Undo Feature: If you delete a building, instead of it being removed immediately, you will have 3 seconds to right click and stop the action. This is a stackable action in that you can select multiple buildings to be deleted. If you right click while the timer is active, this will only clear the timer and leave you in delete mode. Right clicking once more will clear the shovel cursor as normal. The selection of buildings is on a toggle basis. If you accidentally highlight a building in a large group deletion, all you have to do it click on the building again to deselect it. The timer will reset each time you click a building. If you don't want to wait for the timer, simply hold shift when deleting buildings and they will be removed as normal you can also double click on a building to perform the same action.
Camera: You can unlock the camera by clicking on the small icon on the bottom left of the mini map. This allows you to zoom out further (you may notice a slow down on slower machines) and zoom in further. Click on this icon again to return to the original camera. If you wish to change the angle of the unlocked camera you can, within settings select free camera angle: low, medium, high
Auto Save: You can setup the amount of times the game will save every game year. This can be set up within the settings menu.
Shortcuts keys added:
1. Roads
2. Shack
3. Well
4. Butcher
5. Weaver
6. Warehouse
7. Granary
8. Watch tower
9. Fire tower
0. Delete
Mouse Sensitivity: Mouse speed slider has been added to settings menu.
Kids Mode: This is a fourth difficulty button that shows up left side of the easy button. In kids mode the bonus for city foundation is +25 regardless of the population. Changed loan system so if they run out of loans, they don't lose. It keeps giving you a loan of 10,000. Regardless if there is a loan set for that mission or not.

The water system in the game has changed; shacks no longer need to use a well if a cistern is placed.
User can now set what food gets used for rations. This can be done by un-checking the tick above the food in the granary menu.
Resolution 1600x1200 is now supported.
Every wonder will be built in 4 separate stages. Each time 25% of the resource is collected, the wonder will rise out of the ground 25%
Trade Ships and trade mules now show icon for which type of good they are carrying.
Move and attack cursor now appear when ordering military units to attack in the empire.
Changed the legion info on the region map (when you click on a legion) from Prima, secundi etc to centurian, legionaries, velites
maller upgrade arrows for auto-upgrade houses.
Houses now have an external indicator showing that it is downgrading.
User is now warned when overwriting save games, exiting a map and exiting the game.
Lions now have background images behind their health bars.
Rioters now have health bars.
Graphs are added for finance report screens.
Map editor now has delete map function.
Tool tips for sections in the map editor have been added.
Cleanliness of streets meter now reads like all other meters.
Resources can be adjusted from the Categories.csv for buildings. If you edit this make sure you backup your original file. Editing this file may make some missions in the campaign unbalanced.
Resources required now show in the build menu.

Fixed mouse pointer issue in resolutions 1024x768 and above.
Fixed boatyard issue when it would occasion

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