Stronghold-crusader-2-installment-tutorial

Use Archers for range and Pikemen for defense. Stronghold Wiki notes that Pikemen are the best defensive units due to their high durability.

If you have gold but no weapons, the Mercenary Post allows you to quickly hire units like Arabian Archers or Slave Drivers. 5. Essential UI Keys stronghold-crusader-2-installment-tutorial

According to expert strategy guides, building a strong economy requires a specific order of operations: Use Archers for range and Pikemen for defense

Use the gold earned from selling resources to "pay" your people (giving gold increases popularity) or set taxes high once you have enough popularity from food variety and ale. 4. Basic Defense & Military Basic Defense & Military Start beer production (hop

Start beer production (hop farms and an inn) and later candle production to keep people happy.

Introduces iron mining and weapon production (swords and bows).