stronghold crusader came out Oct 24, 2002 and stronghold 2 came out in may 28, 2005.... so stronghold crusader came out before stronghold 2.

Stronghold 2 has more features and is 3-D but has a lot of micromanagement difficulties. Most people prefer Stronghold Crusader and if you buy the Stronghold Warchest you get Stronghold Crusader Deluxe which has twice as many opponents to chose from as the old Stronghold Crusader. The Stronghold Warchest also includes Stronghold, the original game and it has a storyline with a great plot but is much harder than Stronghold Crusader. Of course you can always just but Stronghold Crusader by itself but you will only have 8 opponents to chose from. In Stronhold Crusader Deluxe (in the Stronghold Warchest) you have 16 different opponents to chose from and an expanded Crusader Trail (story mode).

Yes, it will.

You have to download crusader maptool 2.1

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