Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops a stronghold in the Middle Ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios. The game engine was enhanced over the original Stronghold to provide full 3-dimensional graphics. Other changes include new military. Jun 26, 2021 Stronghold 2 Deluxe PC Game Overview. Stronghold 2 Deluxe is very interesting game developed by firefly studios and presented by 2k Game. It is an action and adventures type of game we can also say that it is real time strategy game. This games belongs from the series of Stronghold games. Stronghold 2 introduces a completely new feature, the cleanliness of the stronghold. It is important because ignoring the hygiene can lead to an epidemic or plague outbreak. Technical aspects. What noticeably makes Stronghold 2 for PC different from the first game are graphics. This time the game uses fully three-dimensional graphics engine.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Below are the various shortcut keys you can use within Stronghold 2.
| Command | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Adjust game speed | + or - on the numeric keypad | Increases or decreases the game speed. |
| Pause | P | Pauses the game, pressing P again unpauses it. |
| Scroll | S, W, A, D and Cursor keys | Allows you to scroll around he map. |
| Top Down View | Spacebar | Changes the view so that you are looking down at the map from directly above. |
| Zoom | R and F keys or spin mouse wheel forwards or back. | Allows you to zoom in and out. |
| Rotate Map | Q and E keys or hold down middle mouse button and move the mouse. | Rotates the Map. |
| Rotate Buildings | R Key or spin mouse wheel. | Rotates the selected Building. |
| Interface panel showing | Tab | Pressing tab removes or replaces the interface panel from the screen |
| Window mode in map editor | Tab | Pressing tab in the map editor puts the screen into window mode |
| Single Wall | Z | Selects single thickness of stone wall |
| Double Wall | X | Selects double thickness of stone wall |
| Triple Wall | C | Selects triple thickness of stone wall |
| Wooden Wall | V | Selects wooden wall |
| Keep | H | Centres the screen on the keep |
| Barracks | B | 1st time - Opens the Barracks panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Barracks. |
| Granary | G | 1st time - Opens the Granary panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Granary. |
| Market | M | 1st time - Opens the Market panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Market. |
| Mercenary Post | N | 1st time - Opens the Mercenary Post panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Mercenary Post. |
| Monastery | O | 1st time - Opens the Monastery panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Monastery. |
| Treasury | T | 1st time - Opens the Treasury panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Treasury. |
| Seige Camp | J | Cycles through all your available seige camps |
| Estates | . (period key) | Cycles through all your Estates |
| Lords (cycle) | Shift and L | Cycles through all your Lords |
| Lord (locate) | L | Locates your Lord |
| Take Screenshot | Alt & Q | Takes an in game screen shot (Not working as of patch 1.2) |
| Bookmarking locations | Ctrl & Alt & 0 to 9 | You can bookmark up to 9 spots on the map to allow yourself to return to them quickly. Press Ctrl & Alt & the desired number to bookmark your current position. |
| Go to Bookmark | Alt & 0 to 9 | Press Alt and the appropriate number to return to that position on the map. |
| Grouping troops | Ctrl & 0 to 9 | You can create a group of troops by dragging a section box over the required troops and then pressing Ctrl and the desired number from 0 to 9. |
| Locating grouped troops | 0 to 9 | Press the appropriate number key to locate and select a group of troops that you have created. |
| Setting up waypoints | Hold down shift and left click | With troops selected hold down the shift key then left click on the map to create waypoints, you may set up to 9 of them. |
| Selecting particular unit types | Left mouse button double click | Double click on a troop to select all units of the same type that are visible on the screen. |
Multi-player shortcuts
| Command | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | Enter | Pressing the Enter key in multi-player games brings up the chat window |
| Taunt | F1 to F12 | Each function key sends a different taunt in multi-player games |
Stronghold 2 Game Setup
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