Firefly Studios has just revealed the Stronghold: Warlords unique shared base co-op mode for their upcoming RTS title. This new game mode will allow players to share control of a single castle when playing together online.
A trailer was also released which showed the co-op mode in action. You can check it out below:
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords, and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest ‘castle sim’ from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
The game’s co-op mode is different from regular team-based multiplayer. In addition to being able to party up and build separate castles in team deathmatch, Stronghold: Warlords will also allow players to share control over a large shared army, peasant population, castle defenses, and network of warlords under their command.
Marketing director Nick Tannahill had this to say,
Stronghold is already a complex game for newcomers, with the mix of economic city building, castle simulation and real-time strategy. Introducing co-op means that one player can handle base building, while the other leads their forces into battle or prepares their defences for an incoming siege.
The new game mode will also benefit the new Warlords system, which allows you to command a network of unique warlords across the battlefield with their own castles and armies. Co-op in the game means that advanced players will be able to share the grand strategy gameplay between them, optimizing their use of each warlord for economic or militaristic purposes.
Early on in a match, one player could manage their castle estate, while the other forms alliances with warlords to bring in valuable resources and secure strategic positions across the map. Then in the endgame, while one player lays siege to the enemy, their co-op partner can divert resources and direct pincer attacks from nearby friendly warlords.
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