New "Valley of the Wolf" DLC Campaign + Free New Castle Trail + v1.31 Hotfix

Today we released both version v1.3 of Stronghold: Definitive Edition and our second DLC campaign,"Valley of the Wolf". Now available at 10% off during launch week, Stronghold: Definitive Edition's second DLC adds seven new missions concluding the story of your attempts to rescue the Jewel, this time from the legendary Wolf.

• A New Story - Rescue the Jewel in this new campaign featuring the greatest foe in the Stronghold series, the villainous Wolf!

• 7 Epic Missions - Prove yourself as a Stronghold veteran and strategist, with some of our most challenging military scenarios yet.

• Fresh Gameplay - Tackle each mission with 20 years of Stronghold experience and unique spins on traditional series gameplay.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2728000/Stronghold_Definitive_Edition__Valley_of_the_Wolf_Campaign/

Version Number

v1.31 (hotfix)

Date

13 May 2024 Update Size: 20.5 MB

UPDATES

• Fixed a Victory screen that includes The Jewel at the end of ‘Knocking on the Door’

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where corrupted save or map files would stop the game from loading.

• Fixed an issue where more foods or weapons could not be bought despite there being space in the granary/armory.

• Fixed an issue where invasions of certain sizes and make-ups would not attack as expected, fixing The Eagle’s Nest (Valley of the Wolf) on Hard/Very Hard difficulties.

• Fixed incorrect images in the epilogues for ‘Knocking on the Door’ and ‘A Castle for the Ages’.

• Fixed a missing victory screen that includes The Jewel at the end of ‘Knocking on the Door’.

• Fixed a bug that caused the text in Valley of the Wolf to appear in incorrect locations (Russian only).

Version Number: v1.3 Date: 30 April 2024 Update Size: 76.5 MB

UPDATES

• Added a second castle trail, ‘The Noble Trail’ - Battle across Europe, attacking and defending 10 of the most historic castles of Poland, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Germany and France.

• Added new siege castles - Castillo de Coca, Fougères, Biskupin, Malbork, Diósgyőr, Fénis, Niedzica (Dunajec), Ogrodzieniec

• Added new maps - Sleeping Volcano, Freebuild, 400x400 - An extensive map with a peaceful coastline, a plentiful forest and a sleeping volcano encircling a picturesque inner lake. - 4 Rivers, Multiplayer, 400x400 - Each realm is separated by rivers with limited crossing opportunities. The stone and iron rich mountains double up as useful defensive positions. - Three's a Crowd, Multiplayer, 400x400 - A three player map where fickle alliances and treachery thrive. Downstream, Multiplayer, 400x400 - As the river flows through the middle of the landscape, which lord will secure their victory? - Forlorn Hope, MP (King of the Hill), 400x400 - A four player map where feuding lords will have to risk much for great reward.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed issues where very large invasions on custom maps would crash.

• Fixed engineer availability on all Swine’s Bay missions.

• Fixed an exploit where players could create duplicate engineers by grouping.

• Fixed an issue where armies on custom maps would disappear.

• Fixed missing audio from Tanner Workshop video.

• Fixed autotrade settings in Multiplayer saves.

• Fixed gold showing minus figures in objectives if they acquire too much gold.

• Fixed ‘Time Until Victory’ progress bar not filling correctly in certain scenarios.

• Fixed the Host not seeing chat messages in multiplayer lobbies after maps are retrieved.

• Fixed it so that Siege Mode can no longer be started with no AI Troops ending in Victory.

• Removed incorrect Ox Tether on ‘Taunting the Hog’.

• Fixed various issues with tree life cycles, especially on maps with large numbers of trees.

• Fixed broken wall in ‘A Timely Arrival’.

• Fixed objective setup for capturing the keep in ‘A Timely Arrival’.

• Fixed an issue where invasions would attack in waves rather than all at once.

• Fixed battering rams without full engineers being unattackable.

• Fixed inconsistent trade goods positioning.

• Fixed an issue where quarry storage pallets could end up in unpathable locations.

• Full proofread and re-translation of Ukrainian text by SBT Localization. Thanks to Dmytro for flagging the issue and suggesting SBT.

• Lots of fixes to the Korean text courtesy of Gripen (Jeonggi Song). Thanks for your amazing help!

• Proofread and standardisation of key terms in Hungarian. Thanks to Tamás Kondi for highlighting the issue.

• Various other text fixes in all languages.

For support, please contact us through our support site: https://firefly-studios.helpshift.com/hc/en/15-stronghold-definitive-edition/