No Dogs – caged war dogs cannot be used in combat. No Cow Throwing – prevents Cows/Disease being launched. Strong Walls – troops cannot attack walls & towers. (F) This will allow you set the Play options for the game. Moving the pin at the top will determine the player to AI gold ratio.

(E) Setting the difficulty level for the game. The Host can move the players into position. Click on the square and match the numbers to create a team.

Click here to add in AI players (if required) Here the host can create teams or eject players. The corresponding letters are below, which match with the screenshot above, giving a description of each section. The host can make adjustments as to how the game will function for all players. The host can ‘Eject’ any player he doesn’t want in the game by clicking the ‘X’ button next to the player’s name they wish to eject. Once you are ready, you must select the ‘Ready’ button and then wait for the host to launch the game. On this screen when playing as the host, you can select the map and game settings you wish to play with. *Be sure to restart the game otherwise you may still not have access Hosting Screen Ensure the Stronghold Crusader isĪllowed for private networks and click on Allow access*. Please task switch and check to see if Windows is showing the Windows Security Alert/Firewall message. If you’re unable to find the multiplayer game. If you have problems connecting via TCP/IP please try the IPX workaround listed in the Troubleshooting section. Any multiplayer games hosted on the same network should be automatically found. In the Service Providers menu select ‘Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay’Ĭhoose whether you want to be the Host of a multiplayer game or click on Join, if you wish to join in an existing game. In Stronghold Crusader – Clicking on the Multiplayer button in the Main Menu will allow you to host or join a multiplayer game. Playing a game over a local network (LAN) – Stronghold Crusader

installed off a CD) please visit these sites to download the most recent patches: If you are playing the games via Steam then you will automatically have the latest version. All players must be using the same version number, V1.4 is incompatible with previous versions of the games. Make sure you are using the latest version V1.4 of Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader. A multiplayer guide describing how to play over LAN, Hosting, During the game, Playing via Gameranger and Troubleshooting problems.

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