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The originalStronghold Crusaderdidn’t have Achievements, so if you’ve been playing the game since the 2000s there’s plenty of reason to come back to it with the release of the Definitive Edition. There are tons of singleplayer maps to work your way through, plus multiplayer matches, and they’ll still present a challenge even if you did them back in the day.
Of course, since most Achievements require going through all of those maps, you’re in for a long haul if you want to hit a hundred percent. If you can actually pull it off, you can say you’ve really mastered the game.
Gameplay Achievements
These can be earned during regular gameplay in any mode; play the game long enough, and you can probably unlock most of them in the process of doing other things.
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Lord V. Food
Store 1,000 food (in any combination of types) during a single game.
You don’t have to have all 1,000 stored at once; you just need to get 1,000 units to your Granary between the start and end of the map.
Calm Down, Rambo!
Store 1,000 weapons during a single game.
As above, you don’t need to have them all stored at once. Produce lots of Bows and cover your walls with Archers to get the most out of this Achievement in a match.
No More Wood Needed
Store 10,000 wood during a single game.
Have lots of Lumberyards within easy walking distance of your gatehouse and stockyard to streamline the process. you may alsopurchase wood from the Marketfor decently cheap, but 10k planks is still a lot.
The Midas Touch
Earn 50,000 gold during a single game.
Overproduce a decently valuable resource like Ale andsell the excessat the Market to get extra money.
Sprawling Metropolis
Have a population of 300 peasants.
Each Hovel can house 8 Peasants, so you’ll needabout 38 Hovelsand to reach this level, plus enough food, ale, and religious coverage to keep them happy.
Welcome, Lord Bessy!
Build 30 Dairy Farms across any number of games.
Dairy Farms are important as they provide both food and leather, so you don’t need much additional incentive to build them.
Banned From The Circus
Kill 1,000 lions across any number of games.
Lions appear on Skirmish maps, not in Historical campaigns, but you’re unlikely encounter more than a few per match.
Meanie
Kill 10,000 enemy units across any number of games.
Play defensively against the AI and lure their troops into Pitch Ditches and other traps to rack up kills quickly.
Tyrant
Kill 1,000,000 enemy units across any number of games.
See above, but also expect this to take hundreds of hours of gameplay. A million is a LOT in this game.
Any map except the Historical campaigns count for this Achievement.
Trail Achievements
These are awarded for completing the game’s “Trails,” or groups of similar maps. Think of them as campaigns and challenges of varying length.
Historical Trails
Historical Trails focus onrecreating the story of the Crusades.Their maps have specific objectives and can deviate from the standard gameplay experience, but are great for learning the game a bit at a time. you may complete them in any order, but it’s recommended you do them chronologically, in the order they’re presented in-game.
The Seventh Crusade
Skirmish Trails
Skirmish Trails are the default singleplayer mode in Stronghold Crusader; for the purposes of unlocking Achievements, you’ll want to focus on the first two cateogires,Classic TrailsandSands Of TimeTrails.
Right In The Childhood
Complete the Classic Skirmish Trail, “First Edition.”
This is the longest Skirmish Trail in the game, but has generally easier missions.
Moderate length and difficulty.
More Than Words
Complete the Classic Skirmish Trail, “Crusader Extreme.”
These maps were from the Extreme Edition, for players who wanted a major challenge.
Sheep Farmer
Complete the Sands of Time Trail Of The Lamb with a total time of 6h5m or less.
This Trail hasfive maps, so you need to averageunder 73 minutes per mapto hit the target.
Goat Herder
Complete the Sands of Time Trail Of The Goat with a total time of 9h10m or less.
This Trail hasseven maps, so you need to averageunder 78m30s per mapto hit the target.
Falconer
Complete the Sands of Time Trail Of The Falcon with a total time of 11h50m or less.
This Trail hasnine maps, so you need to averageunder 78m53s per mapto hit the target.
Zoo Keeper
Complete the Sands of Time Trail Of The Leopard with a total time of 16h30m or less.
This Trail haseleven maps, so you need to averageunder 1h30m per mapto hit the target.
Room For Improvement
Complete any individual map in a Sands Of Time Trail with a ranking of Warrior.
Finish the map within thethird-place timelisted on the mission setup screen.
Almost There
Complete any individual map in a Sands Of Time Trail with a ranking of Champion.
Finish the map within thesecond-place timelisted on the mission setup screen.
Nailed It!
Complete any individual map in a Sands Of Time Trail with a ranking of Prince of the Sands.
Finish the map within thefirst-place timelisted on the mission setup screen.
Miscellaneous Achievements
These will likely require setting up a custom game to get the settings just right, playing with a specific strategy, orinteracting with the Stronghold community.
Top Of The Class
Complete the Tutorial.
The Tutorial is found byclicking the book on the lower-right corner of the title screen.It’s hard to spot if you aren’t looking for it!
Almost Impressive
Win a skirmish against seven opponents.
They don’t have to all be on a team, so let them fight each other while you build up your economy and military.
Genuinely Impressive
Win a skirmish map against a team of seven opponents.
7v1 is a true test of your mettle; play defensively and look for opportunities to pick off enemy Lords. Try having a squad of Assassins hidden away in an unassuming corner of the map, ready to move in when an opponent moves their army toward your castle.
Up Close & Personal
Win any skirmish map without recruiting any ranged units.
Build thick walls and patrol the outsides with Horse Archers and Knights, while building up a large force of Swordsmen and Macemen for your attack.
Stay Back!
Win any skirmish map while recruiting only ranged units.
Used massed Archers to defend your walls, supported by Arabian Bowmen if you don’t have enough Bows, while building up lots of Crossbows and Horse Archers to attack once your Catapults and Trebuchets have knocked down the enemy walls. Be sure to produce lots of wood!
New Kids On The Block
Win a skirmish map against a four-player team consisting of the AI personas Jewel, Sentinel, Nomad, and Kahinah.
These four have a mix of strategies between them, so you’ll need to deal with them one at a time, using effective counters for each.
Are You Not Entertained?!
Win a match against each of the 20 AI personalities at least once.
You need to actually win the match,not just defeat the player. That’s an important distinction on eight-player maps!
Subscribe To Play As The Scribe
If you don’t do it when you first launch the game, you can go toOptions > Player Settingsand click the locked Scribe icon. A window will open, letting you enter your email to unlock the persona.
Muhammad al-Idrisi
Use the Map Editor to design a map and upload it to Steam Workshop.
This Achievement is named afterone of the most celebrated cartographers of the Crusades era.
