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Guide made by: Richard Wise

"Greetings sire, the desert awaits you."


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Latest update
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Latest update: 5/9/04
What was added:
Ok I have a new email address. All questions and stuff must now be sent to:
tardogs_faqs@hotmail.com
I will answer them ASAP. tardo316@hotmail.com will no longer answer questions.
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Table of contents
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1. Introduction

2. What you can find here

3. Tips

4. Defence tips and hints

5. Attack tips and hints

6. Unit guide

A. European units
1. Archers
2. Crossbowmen
3. Spearmen
4. Pikemen
5. Mace men
6. Swordsmen
7. Knights
8. Tunnelers
9. Ladder men
10. Engineers
11. Black monk
B. Arabian units

1. Arabian bows
2. Slaves
3. Slingers
4. Assassins
5. Horse archers
6. Arabian swordsmen
7. Fire throwers

C. Siege equipment
1. Portable shield
2. Battering ram
3. Siege tower
4. Catapult
5. Trebuchet
6. Fire ballista

D. Castle units
1. Lord
2. Lady
3. Jester
4. Woodcutter
5. Hunter
6. Farmer
7. Peasant
8. Children
9. Mother and baby
10. Stone mason
11. Iron miner
12. Pitch digger
13. Mill boy
14. Baker
15. Brewer
16. Innkeeper
17. Drunkard
18. Fletcher
19. Armourer
20. Blacksmith
21. Poleturner
22. Tanner
23. Priest
24. Healer
25. Market trader

7. Resources

A. Building resources
1. Wheat
2. Flour
3. Hops
4. Ale
5. Stone
6. Iron
7. Wood
8. Pitch

B. Food resources
1. Meat
2. Apples
3. Cheese
4. Bread

8. Food and weapon chains
A. Food chain
B. Weapon chain

9. Who to thank!

10. Bye!

11. Copyrighted!





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Introduction
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Hello all and welcome to my general guide for Stronghold: Crusader. Before I
start I'd like to say one thing. This does NOT

have a strategy for the missions, it's a strategic game. Any suggestions,
compliments, complaints, or questions email me at:
tardo316@hotmail.com I have MSN
Or
tardounderdog@yahoo.com
Thanks!

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What you can find here
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Here you can find a variety of things. You will find just the general stuff
for Crusader If you want your stuff here then

email me. Thanks.

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Tips
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In Stronghold: Crusader there is many ways to flourish, or fall. Here are a
few tips on how to flourish and succeed rather than fall.

Pitch is not your friend, in fact it can become a nightmare if set off
accidentally. Make sure you have your troops either on

walls or a good distance away from pitch ditches as it can spread quite
quickly

The "Bring them to their knees" attack failed? Have a second army, a bit
smaller than your attack force and put them on "Code

red". If you hit the enemy to hard than a counter attack will take place.
Believe me, counter attacks can hit you hard if you

are not prepared.

If you see a siege tower moving near your base, get it down immediately. Do
not underestimate these machines. I once let one

go past my outposts and by the time I found it, the enemy had taken the
outer, second outer walls and four courtyards. Make

sure you have an "anti siege machine" group on constant standby.

Forging weapons and armour takes time. Build ten of each weapon building hut.
With the weapons, assign five of each to make

one type of weapon, assign the other five to make the other kind of weapon. I
usually have ten of each weapon being made at

once so every Armoury visit I get a fair bit of weapons

The Arabian troops seem stronger than the European. I myself use MORE
Arabians than Europeans! Use the Arabians if you need

men in a hurry. They cost a fair bit which is the down-side.

Defence tips and hints

1. Most importantly, NEVER have a base without walls. If you don't, than your
base and people are high at risk from archers

and swordsmen. Make this the first defence building you do!

2. Gatehouses can be captured, have a guard constantly on it. I have five
Arab archers with a brazier and five swordsmen. If

assassins got past the arrows, than the swordsmen would smash them off

3. Don't rely on your outposts much. Too much defending can cut the outposts
down. Make sure you keep the outposts powerful constantly.


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Attack hints and tips
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1. Never strike with a small army and no archers. Do not even think of
attacking anyone (excluding rat) with just 50

swordsmen. Have at least 100 archers to bombard enemy positions while a
battering ram takes the walls down. Once the wall is

breached, charge your men forward to kill the king!

2. When you attack Wolf or Richard Lion Heart, almost always they respond
with a counter attack. While your forces are off

fighting, they may pull some forces off their base and into yours! Make sure
you have a good number of troops inside your

base, ready to defend your king.

3. NEVER use spearmen as your primary attack. They have no armour and can
fall very easily. Only use these men as defence