Black screen on startup

Please try renaming the folder 'Stronghold Warlords' in the Documents or My Documents folder.Browse to \Documents\Stronghold Warlords and re...

My antivirus software reports that Stronghold Warlords contains a trojan virus (false positive)

When we create a new update we use antivirus software to ensure it is clean of viruses and malware. However during our tests we have found t...

Missing graphics or a game mode is not working

If you experience incorrect or missing graphics or a game mode is not working as it should, it could be caused by old files remaining in you...

General Troubleshooting

Sometimes files may be missing after the download process, but verifying the cache can usually rectify this.1) Verify your Stronghold: Warlo...

Unable to load save games

It sounds like the game is unable to write files to the Documents folder. You can bypass this by using the options override.Here are the ins...

Increase troop limit in SP

You can increase the unit and building limit, for Single player only, in your options file.The file is located at \Documents\Stronghold Warl...

I cannot start the game after installing the Windows 2H24 update. It says "failed to initialize engine".

IssueThe game was running fine and suddenly I cannot start the game. It says "failed to initialize engine".CauseThe most likely cause of thi...