Stronghold: Warlords is adding extreme difficulty this week, with lots more to come

Building off a successful launch earlier this month, Firefly Studios has announced its plans for Stronghold: Warlords over the next several months. Between now and the end of summer, the historical RTS game will be getting a raft of new features and fixes, many suggested by the Stronghold player community.

First up is a patch coming in the next week, according to a roadmap video posted by Firefly today. In addition to several fixes and improvements, the update will also include a new extreme difficulty setting - for those among us who aren't kept sufficiently busy with building a castle, running a complex economy, and fighting a war all at the same time, this will ramp up the pressure even further.

That difficulty level will get even tougher with another future update, which is geared toward improving AI. Firefly says it plans to spruce up the AI's use of warlords, its building placement, and economic management, offering a stiffer challenge all while remaining 'cheat free.' That patch will also improve the warlords themselves with some player-requested fixes and quality of life enhancements.

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