AIV files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: AIVault Data File
AIV files store AI character data for Stronghold Crusader. They use the .aiv extension by default. The game loads AIV file layouts when you play skirmishes. By default, AIV files are in Program Files ...
AIV files store AI character data for Stronghold Crusader. They use the .aiv extension by default. The game loads AIV file layouts when you play skirmishes. By default, AIV files are in Program Files (x86)/Firefly Studios/Stronghold Crusader/aiv.
AIVault, by EllaZ Systems, also uses the .aiv extension. These files store text memos and comments for projects. Users enter this text data into the AIVault program. When saved, the program outputs .aiv files by default. The AIVault software references the data in these files when users open or edit them.
AIV files have a “Low” popularity rating. So they are not that common. They can store game data or memo data. Usually they are memo data from the AIVault program. The .aiv extension is for the AIVault Data File format. The EllaZ Systems company created this format. The file contains memo data for the AIVault app.
The AIV file contains data for AI players in Stronghold Crusader. Stronghold Crusader is a real-time strategy PC game set during the Crusades. The default AIV files are located in the aiv folder under...
The AIV file contains data for AI players in Stronghold Crusader. Stronghold Crusader is a real-time strategy PC game set during the Crusades. The default AIV files are located in the aiv folder under Program Files(x86)\Firefly Studios\Stronghold Crusader.
You can view, edit, convert, merge, split, and compare AIV files using the free online apps without installing anything. To fix issues opening AIV files, update the application you normally use to open them.
When you play a skirmish game, Stronghold Crusader loads the castle layout randomly from one of the default AIV files named after the AI character. There can be issues opening AIV files if the file is corrupted, infected, or if your software is outdated.
To create customized AIV files, use the AIV Editor Tool. Some considerations when customizing: the AI randomly decides which file to load based on map size and terrain. Each AI comes with 8 premade castles per character stored as AIV files.