I don't know if anyone of the moderators bought this game, but it simply does not run as it's meant to on my pc. Nor, it seems, on many people's. Some with very high spec. pcs can't get the framerate normal. That's the problem, see, the framerate is apalling. It's about, and no exaggeration here, a frame per 5 seconds when an archer starts firing or a tree actually sways in the wind. The game crashes during online multiplayer and, when asking the company that made it for advice I was told to download the patches, which did nothing, and to stop all programs that were running (including such things as Norton) and then try playing it. Nothing seems to make any difference. I can only think a super-computer is needed to make the damn thing work. If anyone here has an amazing beast of a computer, please try stronghold 2 on it. I'd bet you good money that you system wouldn't be able to hack it, just like mine. I don't know what they were thinking when they made that game. And on what type of incredible computer did they test it on? Well, I'd be interested to see what you suggest and how any top of the range pc takes the wrath of the never working game

STRONGHOLD 2

System Requirements

Minimum Hardware
Operating System: Win98SE/ME/2000/XP
CPU: 1.4 Ghz
RAM: 256 Mb
Graphics: 32Mb (GeForce2 MX upwards)
DirectX: 9.0c
Disk Space: 2.5 Gb

Recommended Hardware
Operating System: Win98SE/ME/2000/XP
CPU: 2.0 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Graphics: 64Mb
DirectX: 9.0c
Internet play Broadband connection recommended

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Yeah, I've tried that before I think. Thanks for looking into it anyway. Maybe I'll leave it for another 5 years when computers have moved on a bit and try it on a new pc then. Thanks again for the help.