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This week we're back with another episode of the Stronghold Showcase! This new series sees us highlighting hidden gems from Steam Workshop, Stronghold Heaven and other Stronghold fan sites giving new life to classic titles. Whether you're seeking a fresh Crusader skirmish map on which to battle friends or a brand new siege scenario to test your mettle in Stronghold we have you covered!

Selecting maps from Firefly Studio's legacy titles with active map making communities and easy access via Steam Workshop or Stronghold Heaven, Aaron showcases a series of awesome custom maps to dig your teeth into until Stronghold Next surfaces:

- ORDER 69
- FOOTBALL FIELD
- LORD OF THE ISLES
- SCANDENAVIA
- FLOWER


Do you have a multiplayer battlefield, siege scenario or cosmetic map you think deserves to be in a future episode? Comment and let us know! We’re constantly on the lookout for cool fan-created content and love spotlighting lesser-known creations that go under the radar.

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The Stronghold Next community Q&A series is back! In our fourth episode we answer a further 20 questions, all without spoiling the upcoming gameplay reveal planned for early 2019. While this won’t be our final Stronghold Next video of the year, it is currently our last planned Q&A. That said if we receive enough questions in the comments section we might just be convinced to do a bonus round!

This week we respond to your fan questions about the simulation and economic aspects of our new Stronghold game. How much micromanagement will you be doing? What can you expect in terms of difficulty for new and veteran players? Will Free Build feature AI invasions? Will the beloved Bessy return!? We cover all this and more including our plans to demo the game and how we’ll be updating you on development in 2019 and beyond.

Want more?

1. Be the first to see our full Stronghold Next gameplay reveal by subscribing to Firefly Studios on YouTube.
   
2. Check out our Stronghold Next playlist, which we'll be updating with new videos in the coming weeks and months.
   

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Welcome back to our Stronghold Next Q&A series! The third part in our mega Q&A series has Nick answering 20 questions about our next Stronghold game. With all questions and comments taken from Stronghold videos on the Firefly YouTube channel, we reveal everything we can about about our upcoming castle sim.

This week the topics of discussion center on Stronghold Next’s story campaign and various game modes, allowing us to reveal our plans for historical authenticity and overall single player design. Questions on sim modes, tournaments and co-op are all answered, with loads of new info and some discussion of what truly makes a Stronghold game. We even touch on subjects like Sir William’s baby, The Wolf’s demise and Nick’s uncanny resemblance to Ramsey Bolton…

Want more?

1. Be the first to see our full Stronghold Next gameplay reveal by subscribing to Firefly Studios on YouTube.
   
2. Check out our Stronghold Next playlist, which we'll be updating with new videos in the coming weeks and months.
   

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Recently we debuted a brand new video series suggested by you – the players! Introducing the ‘Stronghold Showcase‘ where we flaunt five awesome user-created maps from our five of our favorite Stronghold games. Each episode’s collection of community gems is available to download immediately either via the game’s Steam Workshop page or on Stronghold fan site Stronghold Heaven.

So while you patiently wait for more Stronghold Next info and gameplay, why not dip into our legacy titles with Aaron’s cherry picked array of sieges, skirmishes and economic scenarios? Watch as we take you from the realms of Legends to the lush green fields of Stronghold 2 and the deserts of the Crusader series!

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Welcome back to our Stronghold Next Q&A series! The second part in our massive community Q&A sees Nick answering 25 questions about our next Stronghold title. With all questions taken from Stronghold videos on the Firefly YouTube channel, we answer as much as possible about our upcoming castle sim.

Want to know about the castles we visit for research? Our expert opinion on gong? Perhaps Nick’s favourite number? No? Well good thing we have info on our map editor, boxed version, single player campaigns, voice lines, siege weapons, upgrades and animations!

We hope most if not all of your most pressing questions have been successfully answered over the past two weeks, but if not let us know! We’ll be monitoring the comments sections closely under all videos released between now and the gameplay reveal.

Want more?

1. Be the first to see our full Stronghold Next gameplay reveal by subscribing to Firefly Studios on YouTube.
   
2. Check out our Stronghold Next playlist, which we'll be updating with new videos in the coming weeks and months.