There are historical chapters (mostly fictionalized) which are to be completed using the resources given to the player at the start of the missions. There are two ways to accumulate army either make the weapons and than spend a little gold to turn peasants into army men or turn them directly into soldiers using more gold via mercenary post. These resources are deposited on the stockpile and player can choose to either sell or use them for defense purposes.
Other than farms there are other resources such as iron ore, quarry (for stone), marshes (for oil). The colour of the player's units have also been changed from blue to red in order to match the colours of the Knights Templar. The game adds new AI opponents (the number depending on the version of the game) and several new Arabian units purchasable from a mercenary post. As a consequence, farms can only be built on oasis grass, which leads to rivalry among players for limited farmland and resources. Download Game Stronghold Crusader Full Version - The gameplay is similar to the original Stronghold, the major difference being that the game is set in the Middle East.
