Snakeoil
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join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
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| Stronghold Crusader Extreme is out..
For the fans of the Stronghold castle building sims, Firefly has released the next step in the series.
»www.fireflyworlds.com/shce_index.php
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Stronghold Crusader Extreme takes the addictive Crusader gameplay to a new level. Featuring massive battles, new outposts and tactical powers to master, Extreme carries on from where Crusader left off. The all new Extreme trail will provide a stiff challenge to any hardened Crusader player. For those new to Crusader, the original game has been provided too, in an updated form and with all the previously released limited edition content, such as the second crusader trail and all 8 new AI opponents.
It looks like they used the Crusader engine with a few modes. The bigest mode being the amount of units that can be involved in a battle. 10,000 units in one battle, geesh talk about making a PC crawl.. lol.
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markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO | I don't think it will be that bad, its on Steam atm.
Its not like its graphically intense...so should be able to pull it off. |
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sivran
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join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
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I don't think it will be that bad, its on Steam atm.
Its not like its graphically intense...so should be able to pull it off.
Empire at War isn't either, and it makes my older PC (Sempron 3100+ 1.25GB RAM) crawl at times. It's not the graphics so much as all the stuff going on at once.
Stronghold Extreme would bring that old rig to its knees. Hell with that many units at a time, if the AI's not seriously dumb it might bring even my Phenom 9750 to a crawl unless it's well-threaded. (and BOINC's not running  )
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Abu
join:2001-05-17
Miami, FL
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While it may not be as hard on graphics as 3D games, the sheer number of units must take a tremendous toll on the processor. They must group unit pathfinding or something, as 10,000 units each calculating their paths/collisions would be... overwhelming. |
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jouno53
You just lost the game
join:2006-03-04
United State | I have the original stronghold crusader, and I thought you could have a lot of units in that! |
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Somnam
L33t.
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join:2002-12-05
Mullica Hill, NJ
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you cant even distinguish individual units lol |
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