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NO FIREFLY BAD FIREFLY THATS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER
Love the game but you cant just say "well thats how it is" and close comments.
Dedicated servers and matchmaking are absolute standart nowadays. No excuse expecially since the servers wouldnt need much performance.


Not Recommended
4.7 hrs last two weeks / 4.7 hrs on record
Posted: 16 Jul @ 7:48am

Please fix the multiplayer issues. Resyncing constantly and the 2 second delay on doing anything is frustrating. Otherwise, it's Stronghold Crusader. 🤷‍♀️ I'm here for the nostalgia but would love to play with my friends!
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Developer response:
Firefly_Studios [developer] Posted: 16 Jul @ 5:07pm
Hi there, I'm so sorry you've experienced issues with Multiplayer. Multiplayer is run on P2P through Steam so if someone has an unstable internet connection, this can cause resyncs. However, this does not mean there isn't also a bug issue here and we will continue to investigate and work on any reports we receive.

If you can send us the details, we can figure out what went wrong and fix it:

https://firefly-studios.helpshift.com/hc/en/18-stronghold-crusader-definitive-edition/

Thank you for your support and patience.

All in all a great game, if u played Banished then u basicly now whats the deal here.
Simplified Banished. The game is in desperate need of more content,
and my maybe biggest complaint is that you have to control your armies manually, sounds good but its just too chaotic.
I cannot move 5 Generalls in real-time. While the first moved, allready killed someone i am moving the last guy, so the first general is just waisting time while everything around him burns. Kinda very stupid. Needs to be automatic.
Btw thats what a fcken generall is, someone appointet to lead troops.

Awesome just Awesome.

I love this game. If the headline didnt give me out allready.
Zeno clash is on the Surface gameplay level pretty simple. Beat up guys, Comb, grab, shoot, throw away ect.
But how Zeno clash does these simple things is what makes it stand out.

First sight : Visuals.
Technicly not that impressive. Stylisation wise its amazing.
The stone age punk is what i decidet to call it. Everything is made of Bones and Stone. Surreal Citiys and enemys make for a great experience in itself even if this game where just a plain shooter the style and just how carefully everything is made makes this a great somewhat trippy experience.
If u like oddworlds visuals u gonna love Zeno clash´s

Punch punch kick.
The combat is simple u have strong,light and a combination thats basicly it. You can combo those however u want.
There are some weapons like hammers who can only hit and ranged weapons who are easily disarmed by enemies.
Then u have granates and two others i wont spoil here.
The complexety isnt coming from the player but the enemies. They seem to fight just as diverse as they look.
From big guys being expectedly slow. Others try to block all the time, some are scared and will only be fully effective in a group. ect. It is strangely satisfying to kick enemys on the ground with them screaming while flying around.
The only complaint i have is that a dodge punch (Punching mid-dodge) are too simple and cant be combo´d i would like them to be a weak punch or something.

The gameplay is in itself very linear but open enough for enjoyable exploration, Think bioshock on a smaller scale and without backtracking in terms of map design.

Overall get this game PERIOD

I actually really like it.
But for now its a bit low on features and a bit crashy.
i cannot really have any perfomance probs thou.

I5 4590
R9 280X
8GB Ram

I Have never played anything this buggy.
I mean this is a mess i get that it´s early access but there is a line between early access and virtually unplayable.

Sometimes i can´t draw my weapon or put it away.
Enemies sometimes dont spawn visually but they will still attack for no dmg. It just splashes.
The begining is horribly made. No explanation, No help, No nothing. This is a fairly complex game but for some reason they decidet its not important to teach you ANYTHING.
The Craftung Queue doesnt work. I have 5 slots free and it just says "cannot craft"
Early game weapons are horrible so much so that early quests cant really be completet since your weapons cripple u that bad.
I really want to enjoy this game but i just cant.

For now its basicly unplayable.

Disclaimer I FRICKING LOVE THIS GAME.

I Have only 4 hours playtime but i allready now this will be a 100 HR playtime for me its exactly what i was waiting for.
A RISK game that actually uses the capabilities of a basic computer. I´ve been waiting for a game like this for ages.

Its extremely simple to learn but impossible to master. Its a perfect example of how much depth a game like this needs.


The management aspect is just as much fun as driving war.
Tax management is simple but consideres all major factors: Happieness of population, size and wealth.
War again is simple but as your lil nation gets larger and larger it gets more and more important to form alliences check who is alied with who ?, who is driving war ? Who is protecting this nation ? What defenses could they muster if **** hits the fan ? Is it smarter to ally, to drive war, to protectet, or ask for protection.
And im just starting to play i havent even gotten into the multiplayer.

The perfect balance between size and depth.

AND MOST IMPORTANT.
It doesnt force u to pay anything. I will do that but u dont have to.
The base maps are more then enough to get all out of the game. Asking for purchases is humble and not intrusive. And most importantly i feel like i supportet a great game.

Well done Noble Master well done you guys are a shining example of how F2P should be made.
Make a good game first and then think about how to monetize it.

Just download it and check it out u will not regret it.

Hmm gotta love to visit the same station on thousands of different solar systems.

"Hey wanna do a mission?"

"yea whatcha got"

"Fly there give em dat"

"alright cool"

At the destination

"Hey wanna do a mission?"

"yea whatcha got"

"Fly there give em dat"

"Maybe something else ?"

"Fly there kill that guy"

"allright"

Thats what you do for a hundret hours because u really really hope that there will be content addet.
This game could develop to have so much depth but it doesnt.
I basicly paid 49.99€ for a very barebone framework and then asked if i want more for another 49.99€ which is content lacking too.
Sry im not doing that.

They told u.
Hey switch to steam it will be free for you.
well i did.

This is the best Town builder u can buy.

It´s graphics are nothing special, yet its one of the most beatiful games there are.
It´s hard but once u know how to run your town the challenge switches from surviving to management once u got that down install the colonial mod and just try to build a huge town.
It´s slow very slow but it arguments the game perfectly mobile games like town vile or that stuff should look up to banished if they want to design a long lasting town builder.
It has charm it has challenge it´s beatiful by design not by technology
It is the perfect example of what indie games need, pure passion for game making.
I love this game and u will too

Btw it says i have 2 hours look back in a week it will be 20 and in a year it will be 200 or even much more
I own the GOG verison allready, and every couple weeks i dip into it and get sucked in for atleast a couple days.

SUMMARY:
BUY THIS GAME (dont buy it twice like i did... unless u want to. Screw it buy it 5 times)

This game hit the fan.
By that i mean its ♥♥♥♥ now and hit me the fan.
Welp time to go back to runescape. Pay for Grind is much better implemented there