Today, we're announcing two upcoming FREE content updates – which will be available for ALL players – as well as two additional DLCs this year, with the first dropping on April 21st!

With new maps and new co-op missions to battle alongside friends, there's plenty for you to discover, build or destroy.

This third major DLC for Stronghold Crusader DE is 'Baldwin & Bullseye', featuring the figure from history most requested by fans - The Leper King of Jerusalem, King Baldwin!

Inspired by the historic ruler of the Crusades AND the iconic deuteragonist in 2005’s ‘Kingdom of Heaven’, Baldwin governs his territory with stoic wisdom, despite his young age and disabling condition. His army boasts a blend of devoted Crusader soldiers and Bedouin mercenaries, and his thick-walled fortresses present a daunting task for those who’d dare to siege him.

For those looking to dust off their thinking caps and really test their strategic skills, the new Sands of Time trail, the Trail of the Eagle, will push you to reach new untouched heights!

Will you emerge victorious in nine daunting missions across unfamiliar battlegrounds or will you succumb and fall to your doom? Let's find out!

Thank you for the continued community support and passion for Crusader, its been great seeing what exciting creations the Community have come up with since the release of the Castle and CPU Lord Editor.

Today we're releasing the latest patch for Crusader DE, bringing a few fixes to your castle-building and besieging experience, as well as a hotly requested addition to the Custom Lord parameters. Happy sieging!

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition v2.61 Patch Notes:

• “Max Siege Size” and “Siege Wave Size Multiplier” are now editable parameters in the Editor for Custom CPU Lords

• Updated the CustomMedia readme file

• Fixed a bug where a wall segment of a CPU Lord would be considered fully repaired, despite having a height of 0, effectively creating an opening in the castle

• Fixed a bug where Custom Trail games wouldn’t use the selected player colour

• Fixed a bug in the map editor where it would constantly play a message telling you to site your granary

• Fixed a bug in the map editor, where the alignment of the Horse Archers visual placement and actual placement did not line up

• Visual bug: Shrine health bar was too high, this is now fixed

• In English Localisation, fixed a typo in the Kahinah’s text when defeating a player, and typo in the custommedia read me file

Please note that you will only see Multiplayer lobbies of other players on the exact same version of the game as you. People make sure you're on the latest version if you'd like to play Multiplayer.