How to play Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
Stay away from my lands, infidel! Stronghold Crusader 2: Freedom Fighters casts you as a fearless Arabic Lord set on taking the fight back to the invading Crusader hordes. After defending Saladin’s peaceful farmland from cowardly Crusader skirmishes, you must enlist the aid of The Shah and counterattack! Once the Crusaders have been lured out of their castle and into the desert you will land the killing blow, launching an assault on the mountain camp where they make their last stand.
Available for the first time ever as a standalone DLC, 'Freedom Fighters' adds two missions to the base Stronghold Crusader 2 game. Set during the events of the main Arabic story campaign the 'Freedom Fighters' mini-campaign introduces new scenarios, achievements and challenges suitable for all players.
First released: Dec 2015
Play Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Stronghold Crusader II: Freedom Fighters mini-campaign like you would on any PC.
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