Stronghold: Warlords - Troop & Wall Improvements

In terms of features Stronghold: Warlords is being designed in many ways as a 'greatest hits' compilation. That said just because we're bringing back plenty of fan favourite units and options doesn't mean certain core Stronghold elements can't be improved upon. Today we delve into fan requested troop and wall changes that have been on our radar for some time now.

Returning to the classic 2D-style wall placement has been a goal of our 3D games for years now and with Warlords we feel closer than ever. Taking advantage of 3D to introduce proper unit displacement and collision has also been a goal for some time. Each of these improvements are coming in Stronghold: Warlords, along with a whole host of changes requested by the community.

After the positive reception to our previous Warlords video we've also decided to turn these Feature Spotlights into a full series! Over the next few months we'll be using each episode to explore key systems and features in the game, some classic Stronghold and others completely new. Whatever part of the game interests you most there will be a Feature Spotlight for it and we’ll be paying close attention to the comments below for any suggestions you might have.

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[skush]

I must admit, as an owner of all the stronghold games and fan since I was a kid, I was a bit thrown off by the reveal at E3, but this video definitely gave me my hope back and I am actually quite excited for the game now.
I just hope the graphics of the terrain get some good work 😅

[mangolover]

Why do you look sad bro? The game looks amazing, sure yeah not everyone loved the look of the game, but it looks fun so far, going to buy it day 1, love you guys

[nilsdammfeld]

I think if they add grass to the pain green land it will become much more realistic and nice looking. The current green empty land looks a bit boring.

[gduag]

Yeeees! The curved walls is something I’ve wished to be perfect since the first stronghold game!

[SWITCHOFFBIGLETTERS]

FINALLY!
I waited for normal troops collision so damn long, it was more then a decade. I'm so happy you guys are doing it in Warlords! Can't wait to play the game!

[fireflyworlds]

EDIT: I forgot to say! We're planning a Q&A session with our Warlords Programmer Matt Smith next week, so keep your questions rolling in. If we don't answer them in the comment section, you might still get featured in the video.

👋 Welcome to the first episode of our Feature Spotlight series, we'll be using this series to go in-depth into certain aspects of Stronghold: Warlords. We're planning to do a few of these on things like the Warlords System, Buildings, Fear Factor and more!

If you have any suggestions make sure you put them in the comment section here so I can have a look, and of course make sure you're subbed with the notification bell on to get the latest on Stronghold: Warlords! Enjoy the video - Aaron

[florinifrim]

I really like this game, and I can't wait to play it!

[Partypaule]

Looks actually a lot better this time around than the Showcase at e3! Gj!
Looking forward to letting some ai "warlords" play for me.
Oh, will you allow modding those? Like editing their castles and unit compositions?

[davidm]

Would it be possible for you guys to consider upping that wall height a bit? does look a tad too low compared to unit heights to really pull off the epic unbreachable walls look.

[GamerZakh]

This actually answered a ton of questions and concerns that I and others were having. Great video and thanks for the effort of going through all that.

[antoine]

|Question| Will you add in game diplomacy to the game ?

[vpmkhang]

Kind of ironic how you were talking about entities not going through each other when 1:45 happened

[纸尿裤大帅隐于]

Will there be big maps? Previous maps were too small. In 2019, your computer will be fine and you will need a big map to fight

[CLUBGAMEZ]

How much army can we have?!
Is that biger than stronghold crusader 2?!

[jojomanstyle]

what made stronghold special to to all other games was the ability to see through buildings and view the inside of them

I didn't not see that in this video

[oklywright]

Message to the FireFly team: When your fans (or critics) give you negative feedback its not because they want to. I think I can speak for the ENTIRE SH community when I say we WANT to support you! We've just felt let down the past 6-7 years. We love stronghold & all we want is a game that we can fall in love with the same way we did with our favorites.
I know you guys are a small, hard working team. Keep up the good work boys!


I was not impressed with the first reveal trailer. It made me sick to my stomach thinking I'll never play another good SH game.
But this video changed my mind & now I'm excited to get my hands on this! The gameplay sounds like it could be the best that it's ever been. The graphics aren't amazing, but they're not bad. The map grid is a key factor in building so I'm happy to see that. Troops taking up physical space is a first. Walls are Overall I'm looking forward to this.

[puspues]

why not add ships already? they would greatly improve troop movement strategies and would create an entirely new level of combat.
also:
1.
will there be options to build walls etc. on warlord terain or will you still only be able to tell them what recource to produce as before?
2.will there be real big maps to have giant battles far away from your castles? (would also work great with oceans and ships as mentioned before)

[strategygamer]

OK first off thanks you guys for reading and going through our comments. i am so happy to hear about the new bug fix of the overlapping issue.i love the fact that you added the knock back feature and was surprised that i wasn't available in stronghold crusader 2.thanks for sticking with the simple placement system and for fixing the wall issues along unbalanced terrain. I cant wait for the Q&A and to build some beautiful castles when this game comes out already wish listed it. All the best team.

[peerpi]

The game is looking better and better! Keep up the good work lads and I am looking forward to Future Dev diaries. A long time fan.

[Ghosttea]

Oh boy when this games comes out, going to play the hell out of it!!