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[sbt.localization.com.ua]. 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/