Catapults and Trebuchets are some of the most effective siege equipment available to a Stronghold player. Accurate and devastating, few weapons can match their abilities.

Unfortunately, as with all ballistic weapons, ammunition can be a problem. This tutorial will show you how to make those catapults and trebuchets last a little longer, say 9,980 shots longer!

Step 1 :

Open the map in the editor and place some stockpiles.



Step 2 :

Place and destroy large square towers until you have amassed enough stone to satisfy your shot desires.



Step 3 :

When you have amassed your desired amount of shot, place and man the number of catapults or trebuchets that you would like. In this example we have placed three catapults. You must also place a Keep and a Granary.



Step 4 :

Save the map and then play it. In this example I have chosen to play the map as an invasion. Note that one catapult has vanished. Thanks to Sir Ravenclaw, This is now known to be the AI adjusting the set troop levels to correspond with the games selected difficulty level. To avoid this happening when you are using this trick, make sure you play the map at the easy level of difficulty.

Select each catapult or trebuchet separately and left click on the stone to shot button until you have achieved the desired number of shots. Remember, it will take 10 pieces of stone for each 20 extra shots you give a catapult or trebuchet.



Step 5 :

Save your map and exit Stronghold.

Step 6 :

Use the .sav to .map trick, ( link ) and move the altered file from your saves folder to your maps folder.

Step 7 :

That is all it takes. Now you can have catapults and trebuchets with up to 10,000 shots! In our example, I have reopened the map in the editor, deleted the Keep, Granary and Stockpile, and changed the map from an invasion map to a siege map by pressing the Alt. Button and the , button at the same time.



Now, when I play the map, I have two catapults with enough firepower to level a major city!

Happy Hunting,
UU

[This message has been edited by UnikUnok (edited 05-07-2007 @ 06:58 PM).]