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Members of Reconstruction Era use unique language with one another. While not a fully-developed dialect, there are expressions and vocabulary unique to the type of English spoken by members of RE.
Stronghold 2[edit]
Due to the evolving meta of Stronghold 2, RE has developed its own vocabular.
Term | Translation and context |
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Artillery | Ballistas, Mangonels, Catapults, and Trebuchets |
Attrition | A strategy of weakening another player's economy. |
Balance of Power | A diplomatic strategy of attacking strong players and defending weak ones to ensure that nobody grows too powerful |
BDSM | Torture equipment used to discipline criminals |
Candle Cult | A strategy involving the use of a church to achieve a high popularity. Refers to the amount of candles that need to be produced to 'fuel' the church |
Chungus | Large or thick; big. |
Communism | Running low on food |
Economy | The chain of food, popularity, and gold that allows a castle to effectively produce units. |
Empire | A large amount of estates controlled by a single player |
Leather | A strategy of mass-producing leather armor to field large amounts of crossbowmen and macemen |
Library | A church |
Napalm | The use of either a burning cart or pitch to light enemy troops on fire |
Normandy | An amphibious assault made with Pictish Boatmen |
Pez | (Armed) Peasant |
Phalanx | A formation of ranged units and mantlets, often accompanied by melee units. |
Riflemen | Crossbowmen |
Rifle Tactics | A strategy involving the use of crossbowmen as the primary field infantry, with ballistas and catapults providing cover |
Rush | To swarm an enemy with fast, cheap units |
Shields | Mantlets |
Siege | An assault made on a castle, typically with the intent to kill the other player and remove them from the game |
Spam | To use a single unit or building en masse |
Spoons | Catapults |
Stonks (1) | A set of stocks used to rehabilitate prisoners |
Stonks (2) | A large amount of gold made from selling goods or taxing peasants |
Town | A village estate |
Treb | Trebuchet |