With the new 3D engine, gamers will receive an overhauled user interface, physics and AI. Firefly said that it isn't aware of another game in the genre where two people are on the same team sharing the same resources. We are aiming to make it the best RTS of 2014.'Īccording Tannahill, the game combines all of the aspects of a city builder with real time strategy style, 'Which are two quite complex things, so when you split them between each other it really is quite fun to play that way.' Resources to share include in-game items such as wood from chopping trees, water, crops and animals. We'll have voice over Steam chat so we can talk all over.
We control the same castle, but I might build the economy and you might build the military side. 'So that is one of the big features that we have. 'With multiplayer we've got teams of AI, but one of the cool things is we've got multiplayer co-op, where you basically share the same castle,' said marketing manager Nick Tannahill. Firefly Studios is offering a unique co-op experience by allowing two players to work together within its castle sim real-time strategy game, Stronghold Crusader 2, the team told Polygon.