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Stone is widely considered the primary source of income. Once your walls are built, leave stone quarries in full production and sell the excess.

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 stronghold-crusader-2-installment-tutorial

Place your stockpile near grass and stone patches. Build a granary quickly, but you can actually delay food production for the first ~10 minutes if you focus on popularity elsewhere. Stone is widely considered the primary source of income

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

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

Build houses (hovels) close to your keep for a popularity boost.

Stronghold Crusader 2 : Complete Beginner's Tutorial Welcome to the desert! Stronghold Crusader 2 brings the classic castle-building and RTS hybrid to modern systems with 3D graphics and refined mechanics. This guide will walk you through the essential "installments" of your first settlement, from basic setup to defending against early sieges. 1. The Tutorial & Learning Campaigns