User manual GAMES PC STRONGHOLD 2

[. . . ] The First Crusade would soon begin. TARTED. . . 4 1. 1 System Requirements and Installation. . 4 1. 2 Starting the Game and Game Modes. . 15 2. 1 Main Screen Overview and Navigating the Map. [. . . ] This panel shows the buying and selling price for each good that the trader has available. Note: Some goods may not be available to trade depending upon where you are in the game. The first three icons will take you to the trade panel for food, resources or military goods. On the other hand you may decide to move your tax rate up to raise money. Raising taxes will have a negative effect on your popularity. The highest tax rate that can be set is a "Crueller Than Cruel' tax where you take every penny your peasants earn, this will have a devastating effect on your popularity and should be used only for brief periods. From here, click on the commodity you wish to trade then select the buy or sell button. Note: Markets only deal in bulk so you must purchase or sell batches of five goods at a time. Go to the Treasury report to see details of the castles current financial situation. Tip: Pressing the 'M' key will bring up the trading panel and center you on the marketplace. 32 5. 0 MILITARY FORCES This section will take you through everything you need to know about building and commanding an army. To find out which weapons are required to build a military unit, move your mouse pointer over each of the troop types and the required goods will become highlighted at the bottom of the panel. 5. 1 MILITARY GOODS AND THE ARMORY There are eight types of weapon in CRUSADER. To see how many weapons and suits of armor you have, left click on the armory. WEAPON MADE BY REQUIRED RESOURCES Bow Crossbow Spear Pike Mace Swords Leather Armor Metal Armor Fletcher Fletcher Poleturner Poleturner Blacksmith Blacksmith Tanner Armorer 2 Wood 3 Wood 1 Wood 2 Wood 1 Iron 1 Iron One cow for three suits 1 Iron If you have peasants available, as well as the correct military goods, left clicking on a troop type will hire and train them. Your troops will appear at the campfire and walk to the barracks. Troops are not considered part of your workforce so do not require additional housing. Tip: Pressing the 'B' key will quickly center your view on the barracks and bring up the barracks panel. 5. 3 THE MERCENARY POST Later in the game you will be able to place a mercenary post. Left clicking here will allow you to hire Arabian mercenaries for a price in gold. To find out how much gold is required to hire a mercenary, move your mouse pointer over each of the troop types and the required amount of gold will be displayed at the bottom of the panel. 5. 4 AVAILABLE UNITS There are seven European troop types available for hire in the barracks, three special units who are trained in your guilds, the mysterious Black Monks and an additional seven that can be hired from the mercenary post. They are required to build and man all of your siege equipment in and out of the castle. These units are trained in the engineer's guild. Black Monks: These are mysterious individuals to say the least. They are slow and cumbersome and fight with a quarterstaff. Arabian Bows: These units are similar to their European counterparts and are relatively cheap to hire. Slaves: These are the cheapest units in the game. They are armed with a flaming torch and if they get through your defenses can reduce your castle to a smoldering heap of rubble. Slingers: These units fire small rocks at their attackers and deal out some hefty damage but they only have a short range. Assassins: These units can use a grappling hook to climb up enemy walls and are useful for capturing enemy gatehouses. Horse Archers: These fast moving mounted archers are a major thorn in the European's side. Their ability to fire while on the move allows them to run circles around the opposition. [. . . ] This Agreement is valid until terminated. This Agreement ceases automatically (without any form of notice) if You do not comply with any Agreement provision. You can also end this Agreement by destroying the SOFTWARE and ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS and all copies and reproductions of the SOFTWARE and ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS and deleting and permanently purging the SOFTWARE from any client server or computer on which it has been installed. You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this Agreement, provided that the recipient agrees to all of the terms of this Agreement, and You agree to transfer all ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS and related documents and components and remove the SOFTWARE from Your computer prior. [. . . ]