![]() ![]() Scheduled for release on March 9th 2021 on Steam, players can find out more about Stronghold: Warlords by visiting the game’s official website: For even more gaming news, click right HERE. Stronghold Warlords has a refreshing East Asian setting and satisfying castle building, but it looks and plays like an RTS that was asleep for most of the last decade or two. ![]() 2 In June 2021, the studio was acquired by Devolver Digital. They are best known for their Stronghold series of games. They can’t be bargained with, will capture Warlords on their own and must be defeated atop their Keep in order to claim victory in any given mission or skirmish battle. Formed in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, the company focuses on historic real-time strategy games for the PC and Macintosh systems. Examples such as the Dragon, Ox and Horse Warlords each have their own set of abilities and castle designs, while Genghis Khan and the other three AI opponents are the player’s ultimate rival. Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the next RTS in Firefly Studios classic castle sim series. These four characters feature in addition to the game’s eight Warlord archetypes, controllable AI scattered across the battlefield that can be captured, upgraded and commanded to do a player’s bidding. In addition, the player is allowed to play either as an Arabic lord or as a European king with little difference between the two options except which units the player begins with. Unlike the previous entries of the Stronghold series, which were focused Europe during the Middle Ages, Stronghold: Warlords is set in East Asia, with campaigns based on historical events of China, Vietnam, and Japan. Firefly Studios’ Marketing Director, Nick Tannahill The game does take history into effect: Saladin and Richard I of England are present as the game's AI characters for the player to side with or against. Stronghold: Warlords is a real-time strategy game released in March 9, 2021, developed and published by Firefly Studios. The new cast of larger-than-life characters still feel very Stronghold in their behaviour, visuals, humour and stature and we can’t wait for players to do battle with them. They were added in the Warlords of New York expansion, and theres four of. Obviously, with our shift in setting, from the battlefields of medieval England and the Crusades to East Asia, we needed some new characters! Genghis Khan, Thuc Phan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Qin Shu Huang were exciting prospects for the team and, after several games using the same historical settings, it really was a refreshing change of pace. Today’s dev diary aims to explore their battlefield prowess, particular tactics and quirks as AI opponents, providing a detailed look at some of the challenging strategies players will be facing at launch on March 9th. Featured in the game’s 31 mission single-player campaign, but also available to select or fight against in skirmish mode and online multiplayer, Warlords’ main cast are legendary figures in their respective nations and formidable opponents on the virtual battlefield. Brought to you from the humble abode of Firefly Studios’ Marketing Director, Nick Tannahill hosts a final lockdown developer diary walking players through the characteristics of Warlords’ four main characters.
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