A new Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition update 1.04 released on PC. According to the official Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition patch notes, the latest update 1.04 addresses some bugs and crashes.
Since the last patch, players are experiencing problems with the game. Today’s Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition patch 1.04 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Patch 1.04 Notes – Aug. 13, 2025
MAJOR ADDITIONS
- You asked, we answered – Bedouin Troops can now be enabled in the Classic Trails!
- There is now a toggle to see ALL available Multiplayer Lobbies available globally, regardless of region. Use with caution, as joining lobbies far away from your own country could cause performance issues.
- On that note, we’ve added a country tag to the lobby list, so you can see the country of each lobby available
ADDITIONS
- Map names of Firefly Maps in the Multiplayer lobby are now translated to your own language (rather than the lobby host’s language)
- When moat can’t be placed due to high ground, the CPU Lords will now place killing pits instead (these will be free for the AI in this specific situation, so as not to cripple their economy)
- Autosave Options added to Co-Op Setup
- Added a frame around Small Mini-Map Borders for some visual flair
- Ally Shield Icons now appear on the Trail Skirmish screen mini-map
- The different Lord Types now have unique Death sounds
- Added alternate flag visuals when playing as an Arabic or Bedouin Lord
- The Fire Ballista will now smoothly rotate during movement
- Added Trail Name to the Skirmish Masters Screen
- You can now delete records from the Skirmish Masters history by right clicking
- Added a loading bar on game launch
CHANGES
- The Jewel has found her missing Knights! She will now use Knights to both defend and harass.
- Increased the building limit from 2k to 4k buildings. In Skirmish/Multiplayer, each player has a portion of the 4k for themselves based on the number of players. So in an 8 player game, each player can have up to 500 buildings, but in a 2 player game they can have 2000 buildings each.
- Troops can now pass through Shrubs, Bushes and Cacti (not trees!)
- The Lords have been resized to be suitably intimidating (and easier to spot)
- The gravestones of dead Arabic and Bedouin Lords, will now show a new illustration when clicked on (rather than a Christian cross)
- Improvements to the Co-Op “load save” system (including the addition of a load button to load single player Saves)
BUG FIXES
- Fixed multiple issues regarding the Fire Ballista: it would sometimes perform its firing animation, but not actually release a bolt. They will also now shoot over walls correctly, and also not get stuck shooting at walls repeatedly.
- Fixed issues with the targeting of CPU Fire Ballistas
- Improvements to CPU logic over long distances
- Tweaks to the CPUs handling of buildings in dangerous areas’, which should lessen the build/destroy loop they sometimes get stuck in
- The Jewel would never enter “Harass Mode”, this is now fixed
- Fixed issue where CPU Attacker Units would randomly stop attacking walls and other structures
- Missing smoke trail visual effect has been restored for ranged Troops in ‘Extreme Mode’ when using flaming projectiles.
- Fixed issue where some Troops would become invisible, both on screen and to other Troops, while still being able to deal damage
- Fixed issue where attacking Troops would disappear on the way to attack small keeps
- Fixed issue where CPU Oil Pot Engineers would get stuck constantly moving, and so would not do their job
- Fixed issue where disabling Cow Throwing in the Multiplayer Setup Settings was not applying to the game
- The Bedouin Outpost is no longer fireproof
- Fixed Marketplace cost in Custom Scenarios (Free Markets for all!)
- The material collection count for achievements ‘Lord v. Food’, ‘Calm down, Rambo!’ and ‘No More Wood Needed’ was sometimes being carried over between games, this is now fixed
- Crocodiles and Hyenas no longer break their legs during attack animations
- Slaves now have a running animation when moving
- Knight’s horses no longer appear as though they are moving slowly when galloping
- Some building videos were not looping properly, this is now fixed
- Fixed issue with animation when Peasants would spawn in by the campfire
- Correct Wind and Birdsong ambient noise now plays
- Genie Voicelines when settings teams or adding/removing players is less frequent, and will no longer cut itself off
- Lords will now consistently make their death sound upon death (including when killed by a ranged attack)
- Fixed issue where Campaign Menu buttons would sometimes play music rather than progressing menu screens
- Drunkards will no longer get stuck at the campfire after being built over
CPU Lord Castle Fixes
- Removed unnecessary Engineers Guild from the Nomad’s Castles
- The Emir was sometimes building an armourer instead of an armoury, this has now been fixed
- The Wolf would sometimes block off his Engineers guild and other buildings, and then destroy them. He will now build this Castle slightly differently to prevent this
- The Saladin will no longer build his armoury directly in front of one of his gatehouses, blocking entry/exit (what was he thinking?!)
Mission Fixes
- Fixes to Classic Trails Missions 11, 12, 21, 28, 45, 46, 47, 65 & 67
- Fixes to Crusader Extreme Trail Missions 5, 8, 17, 19 & 20
- Skirmish Masters Screen now correctly displays Sands of Time Mission Names (this will not apply retroactively, only for new entries)
- Skirmish Masters Screen will now correctly display the background for the Lord that you were playing as when the mission was completed
- Co-Op missions will now appear correctly in the Skirmish Masters Screen
- Trail Starting Dates were displaying incorrectly when cheats (chicken skips) were used, this has now been fixed
- In the Historical Campaign “Saladin’s Conquest”, the Engineers now speak Arabic
Map Editor Fixes
- Added Flour to the Starting Goods options
- Fixed issue were ranged Troops on towers would get stuck regrouping
- Some shrub types were invisible upon placement, this has been fixed
- The icons for Building Tools and Nature Tools were the incorrect colours, this is now fixed
- Stopped ‘not enough workers available to run this building’ from playing each time an additional building is placed.
Map Specific Fixes
- Map Name fixed for ‘Divided’
- In maps imported from Stronghold Crusader to Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, seagulls would fly off of the map. This is now fixed.
- The following maps have had fixes: Marshy Mayhem, Armenia, Close Encounters, Hell on the Hill, The Great Lake, Crete Peninsula, Rock Face, The Valley, Height Advantage, In the Shadow, Wazirs Fortress, Three Little Pigs, Crossroads, Ultimate Victory, Swampy Island
Localisation Fixes
- Updates to Simplified Chinese, French and Russian localisations
- German Localisation – fixed a speech/text mismatch for a line from the Saladin
- “Arabic”, “Arabian” and “Arab” should now be consistent across text and speech
Download Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition update 1.04 on PC.