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Moats are an essential part of a castle’s defense inStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, forcing enemies to assault through a single choke point. If players have enough time before the enemy attacks, they will want to build a moat all the way aroundtheir castle or town. However, while it’s easy to lay out a plan for an intended moat, it’s not at first clearhow to dig a moat inStrongholdCrusader.
How To Lay Out Moats In Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
The first step in building a moat is to lay out the plans for it. To do so, go to the building menu and click on theCastle Buildings tab. Then click thegate icon labeled Castle Defenses. On the far right, there is ashovel iconfor Dig Moat.
Hold LMBand drag to draw out a plan for the moat. Players canhold Shiftto make themoat wider. This will not dig the moat yet.
Go to Options and Controls and tick the Always Show Planned Moat box to make this process easier.
To delete bits you’re unhappy with, use theNo Moatbutton depicted by ashovel and a red cross. It’s also not possible to build a moat on high ground, so when drawing their plans, playersmay have gaps.
Placing A Gatehouse & Drawbridge
Gatehouses cannot be placed close to a moat once it has been dug, sobefore digging, build your gatehouses. Ideally, a castle wouldn’t have too many of these to give the enemyfewer places to attack.
Test all of this out in Free Build anduse Cheats forStronghold Crusader: Definitive Editionto have no building costs.
Small and Large Stone Gatehousesare found in the sameCastle Defenses menu. Place either on a section of your wall, and then from the same menu,place a Drawbridge, allowing your own troops to cross the moat when desired.
Gatehouses can beclicked onto bring up a menu tomanually close and open the gate, as well as the Drawbridge if one is attached.
How To Dig Moats In Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
After laying out the plans for a moat, it needs to be dug. This requires men. Players can eitherrecruit Engineersfrom the Engineer Guild building, or they canrecruit normal soldiersfrom the Barracks, although these can only be recruited if the castle has weapons.Most soldiers can dig, but some exceptions are Crossbowmen, Swordsmen, and Knights. Essentially, thehigher-status troopswho wouldn’t want to get their hands dirty.
Select these menandhover over the moatplan with the cursor, which should now show a shovel. ThenRight-click for them to start digging.
The more men you have digging, the faster it will be completed.
The diggers will start where you click, but thenkeep going all the way roundthe moat until it’s complete. For this reason, start digging in the highest priority place, such as in front of the gatehouse.
It doesnot appear to be possible to fill a moatin after it’s been dug, somake sure you’re happy before digging.
