The #1 reason LAN games fail to show up in the lobby is version mismatch. For "Extra Quality" stability, every player be on the exact same game version (e.g., v1.1 or v1.2).

Stronghold Legends doesn't natively support all modern widescreen resolutions. Check the community-made Stronghold Legends Widescreen Fix on GitHub or ModDB. This allows you to play at 1920x1080 or 4K without a stretched UI.

You must manually download and install the v1.2 patch. Without this, modern Windows OS will likely crash during the session. 2. Network Setup: The LAN Environment