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• All versions now use Unicode for multiplayer.
• Added support for Simplified Chinese.
• Japanese version now uses Mieryo font.
• Documents path override system added to allow players to use a different folder for config files, maps and saves.
• Fixed a 17 year old typo (Ethlered > Ethelred) :-)

• Support for two additional resolutions requested by players.
• Fixed an issue where archers would fire into the ground.
• Fixed some map crashes.
• The Polish, Japanese and Brazilian versions of Stronghold HD now also contain maps of Poland, Japan and Brazil in place of the UK map in the original game's campaign UI.

• The patch can now be installed, even if it cannot auto-detect the game.
• Fixed a crash when selecting troops in the map editor.
• Fixed overlapping worker text bug in the information panels.

• This patch upgrades Stronghold to the new HD version
• Added support for resolutions of up to 2560x1600, a huge increase from the previous cap of 1024x768.
• Stronghold now runs in DirectDraw compatibility mode on Windows 8 which means the scrolling is a bit smoother.

• Grouping troops using the CTRL and number key now works correctly.
• When pouring boiling oil onto buildings and siege equipment they will be set on fire.
• Apple trees will no longer spawn extra trees.
• When attacking an enemy castle (during a single player game) you can no longer use 'attack here' to kill the enemy archers on towers at a distance without taking any damage.
• A newer version of the copy protection system is used on this patch. This should solve some problems, such as: Clicking on the Play button, the CD Spins and Icon or Logo appears and then Stronghold returns to the desktop.
• When disease starts to disperse, it is now less dangerous.
• When your own troops are standing next to a Ballista when it fires, they will no longer be killed by it.
• When task switching in windows, the in game speech will no longer play.
• Ordering multiple siege towers to the same spot on an enemy wall will now only dock the first one to arrive.
• An issue has been fixed where the deer would become stuck in certain situations.
• Archers & crossbowmen now automatically target dogs of war once they have been released from their cages.
• To build dogs of war now costs double the amount of gold & requires 10 wood.
• A crash has been fixed which occurred when dragging out large amounts of pitch.
• Clicking on pitch titles using the 'don't dig' command no longer effects the pitch tile.
• Placing a moat template no longer removes the dirt on the ground.
• Archers no longer target unmanned catapults, allowing you to commandeer them.
• The repair button becomes faded when the enemy is nearby.
• The ghost that appears occasionally no longer counts towards your current population count.
• When you have enough weapons to create troops in the barracks, you will no longer receive the 'weapons needed' message.
• Various good and bad things can be burnt and have health bars.
• Switching the sound off in the tutorial paragraphs no longer automatically skips messages that have a skip button.
• Fixed a Siege weapon ammo cheat.
• Gatehouses can now be built on the 'defending the homeland' map.
• Quarry grunts will stay nearby to quarries.
• The enemy will shoot at tunnellers.
• The 'cancel game' error message (in multiplayer), which appears when a resync occurs, is now less easy to accidentally click on.
• Fixed a range issue when firing cows.
• The stockpile now correctly states the amount of pitch you have available.

• Mission 13 bug fixed - Building walls to the edge of the map in mission 13 would sometimes cause the game to crash.
• Several bugs that caused the game to 'lose connection' during a multiplayer game have been fixed.
• You are now unable to build within the radius of the signpost where attacking enemies enter the map.
• Fixed an occasional routing slowdown problem.
• If ten or more engineers manned the smelter and then the smelter was selected again the game would crash.
• When allied players win a multiplayer game, the team victory is now reported correctly.
• Fixed a problem where sometimes catapults got stuck.
• A couple of issues with stuck peasants are now fixed.
• Three new mini animations (binks) files have been added: when the Jester comes into the game, when fires start, when food is stolen from the Granary.
• When selecting hard or very hard on mission 18 the battering ram is no longer removed.
• Unlimited amount of moat can no longer be built in the 'siege that' builder mode.
• The amount of troops that can enter a turret or a tower is now limited depending on the size of the tower.
• Various other bugs have been addressed.
• Several multiplayer maps have been rebalanced.