Firefly Studios announces plans to release
Stronghold Crusader 2 this
summer, a delay from their
original
plan to release the castle siege sequel sometime last year. The update on the
game's official website
explains the setback:
Releasing in the summer is a little later than we
had initially hoped, but once again our intention is to release a game that
lives up to the Crusader name. Whenever we meet someone who played and enjoyed
the original they always have a story to tell about the time they finally beat
that hard as nails Crusader Trail mission or when they took on seven AI
opponents at once! When people have such fond memories you can’t rush a sequel
out the door, which is why we have chosen to take our time when it comes to
feature implementation and play testing. We’re at a point now where we can dip
into skirmish mode or a multiplayer game during lunch and have fun, which is a
fantastic feeling for the team.
With the game in its current state we can spend extra time tuning and tweaking
the various new units and siege equipment that will soon be storming other
players online. It will also mean we have enough time to reduce the number of
bugs and crashes right down before launch and refine the core gameplay loops
that make it fun. We know players are eager to get their hands on the game, but
Crusader 2 must be fun, stable and complete at launch.