After the CPU-Editor for the definitive edition released, i slowly started to create redesigns of all the unique lords from Stronghold Crusader 2: Slave King, Hermit, Princess, Sultana, Emperor, Duke, Templar, Jackal and Khan. Since Saladin, Kalif, Rat, Wolf, Pig, Lionheart and Shah(Sultan) already exist in the normal Stronghold Crusader, i didn't redesign them, since i already prefer their design in OG crusader.

I always liked the general design of Crusader 2s Ai-Opponents, it was just sad, that they existed in a lesser game and had to resort to massive gold-cheating to properly work in the skirmish mode of the game. For my redesigns, i obviously had to give them actual working economies and therefore needed to adjust some castle designs a bit. SHC2 also has a different unit roster, compared to SHC:DE, so i tried to keep the lords as close as possible to their original design while also giving them  some different units. 

Some of my general design ideas for this AI-Pack:

\- all of the lords should work in Ai-Battles, therefore i gave them scaling attack sizes, so they can kill each other eventually(max siege size of 1000).

\- i also avoided 360° of moat and large amounts of fire pits for the same reason, since that ruins every Ai-battle instantly

\- i want these lords to be a reasonable challenge, so none of them will be a complete pushover and none of them should be overpowered and flawless. 

\- i wanted to keep each lord at roughly the same powerlevel as in SHC2 and make them feel similar in character. (Exceptions will be Khan and Jackal, both got a significant upgrade in power to properly fit their design as "final dlc opponents")

\- i gave each of the 9 lords at least 1 beduin unit type, that fits their character, since i like the new units and didn't want to exclude them completely

I will make 3 posts with 3 AIs each, starting today, and will release them on the steam workshop afterwards. I already played around with them in custom skirmish a bit, so i hope i exterminated most major problems (no unreachable buildings, solid build orders, etc.) Every single bit of feedback from you is welcome, even if only few people play around with this: Ideas for design changes, balance changes, new castle ideas, etc..

Remake of all 9 unique AIs from Stronghold Crusader 2 for SHC:DE