The game performs perfectly well on most machines but fans of the original were surprised by such a huge improvements in the games graphical and animation departments. Leaving some of the much older rigs struggling to keep up.
“When we first announced Stronghold
Crusader 2 one of the first pieces of information released was that the
game will use a newly enhanced 3D engine. By this point the team was so
experienced with the Havok Vision Engine that learning something
completely new and moving away from 3D would be a waste of that
knowledge. Our stated goal with Crusader 2 was to create the best 3D
Stronghold game yet and that’s exactly what we intent to deliver.Everyone
here at Firefly wants the playability of the 2D Stronghold titles
within a 3D space and our enhanced version of the Vision Engine has
thankfully provided us with the tools needed to achieve this. Naturally a
concern for players at the time was ‘Will the game run on my machine?’.
This is a fair question and of course we are aiming to get the game
running on a wide range of systems, performance being just as high on
our list of priorities as bug fixing. With the game currently in beta
and as such feature-complete, we have already had time to focus on
optimisation and performance testing. As a result, we have been able to
determine the minimum system requirements for Stronghold Crusader 2:”
The minimum PC system requirements for Stronghold Crusader 2 are as follows:
- Operating System: Windows® XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 (latest service packs) with DirectX 9.0c
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GT 512MB or AMD Radeon™ HD 2900XT 512MB or better
- Storage: 6 GB available HD space
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
Those interested in learning more about Stronghold Crusader 2 can do so on the official website. The game is currently set for release on September 2nd, 2014.
Source: Press Release