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Stronghold 2

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Stronghold 2
Stronghold 2 cover
Developers
Firefly Studios
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Dragonfly
Release dates
Windows April 18, 2005
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Stronghold 2 on Wikipedia
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

Updated for compatibility with modern versions of Windows.
GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1][2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Stronghold 2 Heaven
Firefly Studios official forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold 2\Stronghold2.GraphicsSettings.xml
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901735/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stronghold 2\Saves
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901735/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings are only available in the launcher, not in-game.
Graphics settings are only available in the launcher, not in-game.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
No longer working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[2]
Online play
GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy GameSpy services being shut down.[2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 SE 7
Processor (CPU) 1.4 GHz Pentium III or equivalent 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References