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Stronghold

Enemy-held bases across the map in small, medium and large sizes, each with one-time loot.

What’s here

What turns up at Stronghold.

PageSource
Construction Pile Found hereDev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 4:37:58 (opens in a new tab)
Bracket Found hereAlpha 5 Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 3:41:55 (opens in a new tab)
Contraband Cache Found hereAlpha 4 Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)
Outlaw Strongbox Found hereAlpha 4 Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)
Stronghold Chest Found hereAlpha 4 Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)

Facts

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Patch history

6 versions

Every fact about Stronghold by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • Plan to replace the duplicate large Stronghold with a unique one; later, more than 8 large ones with unique sets per seed.
  • More strongholds than map locations is a dream but not planned for early access.
  • Developers want strongholds' cannons to work. Unconfirmed
  • Currently some medium strongholds repeat on a map; goal for Early Access is no repeats of medium and large ones.
  • Small strongholds and many hideouts will still repeat.
Dev build
  • Two new medium-sized Strongholds were being built after Alpha 1.
  • A second new medium Stronghold was kept as a surprise and not named.
  • Stronghold art was being polished.
  • Strongholds and hideouts are sized small, medium or large; hideouts are the smallest.
  • Small enemy strongholds appear in the desert. Unconfirmed
  • Shown as diamonds on the map; check marks show looted chests. Sizes seen: small hideout, medium, large.
  • All strongholds outside Tier 1 can now host PvP world events.
  • Music plays once the stronghold is cleared of enemies.
  • Medium and large strongholds are raised on higher ground where possible so they are visible from afar.
  • Strongholds follow placement rules: lighthouses near water, observatories at altitude, foliage matches the surrounding biome.
  • Lighthouse is placed near water. Unconfirmed
  • Two new Strongholds were built for this build.
  • Static sites range from hideouts up to large strongholds such as a fort, a shipyard and a prison.
  • Stay dormant until a player gets near, so the server does not simulate them constantly.
  • Come in four sizes: micro (hideouts), small, medium and large.
  • Range from small mines and roadside camps to medium settlements and large towns.
  • Placed procedurally per server, including the largest towns; a desert factory town may sit on a mountain on another server.
  • Stronghold and point-of-interest locations move between servers and resets.
Alpha 5
  • A stronghold's main chest stays locked until enough enemies there have been killed. The number depends on the stronghold's tier and size.
  • Kills needed to unlock the main chest: small 3 at tier 1 and 5 at tiers 2–4; medium 15 at tiers 1–2, 20 at tiers 3–4 and 30 at tier 5; large 25 at tier 2, 30 at tiers 3–4 and 50 at tier 5.
  • Commerce strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Mission, Observatory (Summit Observatory), Distillery, Resort, Asistencia, Hospital, Hotel and Poultry House.
  • Industrial strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Rail Yard, Boomtown, Flouring Mill, Grain Elevator, Railway Office, Lumber Yard and Oil Works.
  • Military strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Military Fort, Battlefield (Martyr's Last Stand), Battery, Presidio and Primitive Fort.
  • Mining strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Ghost Town, Quarry, Abandoned Mine, Mining Complex (Grand Dominion Mine), Monument Works and Machine Shop.
  • Residential strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Hacienda, Western Town, Chalet, Prison (Dread Rock), Hill Town, Spanish Village, Farmhouse, Mansion and Spanish Casa.
  • Tier 1 camp strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Primitive Cave Camp, Primitive Fishing Camp, Primitive Mining Camp, Primitive Training Camp, Primitive Trapper Camp and Primitive Fort.
  • Water strongholds (a journal challenge group), by their internal names: Port Town, Light Station, Fishing Village, Fishing Hut, Fishing Outfitter, Shipyard (Empire Shipyard) and Lighthouse.
  • Stronghold placement varies by seed, but some must sit near water and others at high altitude.
Alpha 4
  • During an Outlaw Strongbox or Contraband Cache event a Stronghold turns PvP, with ample warning, then reverts to PvE.
  • A medium Stronghold spawns on the order of 110 NPCs as it is cleared.
Alpha 3
  • Alpha 3 added two new Strongholds.
March alpha
  • Enemy Strongholds are enemy-held bases spread over the map.
  • There were 7 large Stronghold designs but 8 large Strongholds spawn per map, so one repeats.
  • Reinforcement events can bring extra enemies in during a stronghold fight.

Sources

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Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha 5 game data Game dataNov 12, 20269
Dev Livestream: End Game Doomsday Bunker (opens in a new tab) VideoNov 11, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20261
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) VideoSep 20, 20261
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam postSep 16, 20264
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20264
Alpha 4 arrives September 17 (opens in a new tab) Steam postAug 15, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20263
The Legend of California Alpha 3 Playtest is Live! (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 12, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20267
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20262
Dev Update: Work in Progress (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 29, 20267
Dev Update: Alpha Recap (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 10, 20265
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20261
California's dynamic world is the star of the show. (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 29, 20261
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20263
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20264

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