Multiplayer cooperative mode, which allows multiple players to work on the same castle (resembling the Castle Builder mode), in player versus computer games as well.Special abilities for some units: a whirling attack for the Dervish, a defense aura for the Sergeant-at-arms and the Slave driver(only affects slaves), and a charge ability for the Sassanid Knight, the maceman and the mounted Templar Knight.Siege engines: the Fire Ballista, the War Wolf and the Hussite War Wagon.Arab units: Whirling Dervish, Slave Driver, Sassanid Knight and the Healer.European units: Sergeant-at-arms and the Templar Knight.New opponents: The Shah, The Slave King and The Sultana.Recurring opponents: The Rat, The Wolf, The Caliph, Richard The Lionheart and Saladin.8 AI characters with different play-styles and personalities.An Arabic skirmish trail, resembling the Crusader Trail from Stronghold Crusader.
Steam support, along with friend lists and game invites between fellow users.3D Vision engine instead of a 2D engine, with similar tile-based placement of buildings and units.New features (excluding downloadable content): Stronghold Crusader 2 introduces a lot of new content while inheriting numerous features of previous games in the franchise. For more information, see this link: Crusader 2 Fact sheet
