Welcome to the fourth edition of the Community Tales! Before we highlight the new creations and events, we would like to share more on the progress of the v1.2.x version series. Recently, we’ve released Beta v1.2.5 which addressed a plethora of issues, brought improvements to the settlement garrison balance and tweaked the combat AI by introducing a larger fighting skill gap between lower and higher skilled troops.
Furthermore, Dedicated Server files have been made available for Beta, we’ve made a number of balance adjustments based on your feedback and added the ability to favorite servers. Finally, modders can now explore the new and improved moddability of the World Map, the bulk shader compilation (which reduces module loading times) as well as the ability to define and use your own decals.
Finally, as 1.2.5 grew larger than expected, the previous November cross-platform release estimate will likely not be met. Having said that, this month still saw significant progress towards a release in the next few weeks. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and continued support as we strive to deliver a stable and well-rounded patch.
A big thank you to everyone who has provided feedback, reported a bug or uploaded a dump report.
[table noborder="1"] [tr] [td][/td] [td]Elite Mercenaries Expanded by TheMerc This mod introduces new mercenary troops, with historically-inspired appearances and loudouts, with some having uniquely crafted weapons. It allows you to recruit higher tier mercenaries more easily as their troop trees consist of tier 5 and tier 6 units. All the mercenaries can be found only in the towns of their culture.[/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]Random Events by Phill544 Spice up your gameplay with the many different random events this mod provides - anything from various illnesses and getting ambushed by bandits to recruiting eager soldiers and helping the refugees you meet along the way. Many of these events have multiple choices that ultimately shape the kind of adventurer you want to be. [/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]BattleStats by OneZ Keep track of your personal, your clan members’ and troops’ stats from battles you fought together. The information provided includes total kills, personal record, kills per battle, times wounded and total number of battles. [/td] [/tr]
The community-organized Bannerlord Native League #3 has come to an end. All the divisions have gotten their new champions who won their share of the loot prize pool.
Congratulations to Deutschritter Furor for taking the gold in the grand finals (watch here), well done to all the teams that participated, and GG to the teams our own TaleWorlds squad played against!
The BNL administration team has done wonderful work with the organization and maintenance of this tournament and we hope to see many more iterations of the Bannerlord Native League.
Below is the final table of the top 3 division A teams, as well as the winners of all the other divisions. If you would like to suggest content for the next #CommunityTales, make sure to tag @Mount_and_Blade on Twitter or @mountandblade on Facebook with the #CommunityTales. Alternatively, you can reach out on our forums to Piconi or Dejan.
Mount & Blade Autumn Sale!
As the trees' crisp and colorful leaves drop, so does our Autumn Sale! Don't miss your chance to get Bannerlord 30% off. You can also pick up all previous Mount & Blade titles with a 75% discount.
Starting on November 20th, Steam will be changing the currency used for sales in Türkiye and Argentina to USD due to the exchange rate volatility of these countries’ currencies in recent years.
To ease this transition, we’re happy to announce the start of a weekend sale! This provides an opportunity not only for future warriors of Calradia who are currently using the Turkish Lira and Argentine Peso to acquire our games at a discount before the switch - but also for everyone else around the world.
Starting now and running through Sunday, you get a 30% discount on Bannerlord as well as 75% off on all our previous Mount & Blade titles.
Thank you for being a part of our community and we hope you have an awesome butter-eating, village-raiding, and castle-sacking weekend!
Welcome to the third edition of the Community Tales - highlighting some fantastic creations and events that you can join!
Before we begin, though, we would like to give you another progress update on the v1.2.x version series. Recently, we have released Beta v1.2.4, which addressed a number of important issues, reintroduced the Danustica town scene and opened up the Beta Multiplayer with a host of balance changes (including the return of the dismount mechanic) for testing with the community.
We are now working on Beta v1.2.5, which will tweak the multiplayer changes according to feedback, include further stability and performance improvements, balance the AI combat level calculation to better reflect the current skill distribution as well as introduce a number of modding-related changes, such as improved world map modding and reduced mod loading times.
Barring any unforeseen issues or events, we expect to release the series to Live on all platforms in November.
Once again, a big thank you to everyone that has provided feedback, reported a bug or uploaded a dump report.
[table noborder="1"] [tr] [td][/td] [td]Encyclopedia Extender Reforged by Depression This revived mod adds more information about heroes, kingdoms and clans to the Encyclopedia. Available information includes Hero level, perks, attributes, equipment, imprisonment, “in army” status and much more.[/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]Governors Handle Issues by Carbon Delegate the handling of all your town and village issues to the assigned Governors and still reap the rewards. But be wary - success chance depends on the governor`s skills and garrison troops that go on the mission can still be wounded or killed! [/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]Marry Anyone Updated by Mac Love Tie the knot with almost anyone, including companions, townspeople and villagers, or even faction leaders. [/td] [/tr]
The Bannerlord Native League #3 we mentioned last time is still ongoing, with the competitive community commentators Greedalicious (Twitch, YouTube) and Bard/Troechka (Twitch, YouTube) following the tournament closely. You can watch the next intense Division A skirmish match between Deutschritter Furor and Vineyard Workers this Sunday at 18:00 UTC on Twitch.
We can’t say our own TaleWorlds team has been doing great in the tournament but we haven’t given up - here’s a VOD of our first match!
The Calradic Campaign team is also organizing the twenty-first event in their Bannerlord series - appropriately named “The Wolf Den”. Join up for some hack & slash this Saturday at 20:00 UTC on their Calradic_Campaign server using their Module.
Bretonnie Sunday Roleplay Event
The Bretonnie Sunday Roleplay Event is a highly immersive weekly multiplayer community event organized by the Le Royaume de Bretonnie [BRE] clan as featured in the Benoni’s video above. The next event starts this Sunday at 18:30 UTC.
This recurring event focuses on strict formation and roleplaying rules in an effort to re-create massive medieval battles with more than 400 players on the server at once. The story continuously unfolds and is impacted by the results of the battle events and roleplay scenarios. This narrative is further supported by the Mod Pack which contains custom maps and items.
It is required to participate with or as part of a clan to join the event, so if you’re already in one - sign up with your clan here. Still searching for a clan? Then make your way to the Clans board and find your new home!
If you would like to suggest content for the next #CommunityTales, make sure to tag @Mount_and_Blade on Twitter or @mountandblade on Facebook with the #CommunityTales. Alternatively, you can reach out on our forums to Piconi or Dejan.
Patch Notes v1.1.6
v1.1.6
Singleplayer
Crashes
Fixed a crash that occurred when updating the total played time.
Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused crafted weapons’ weight to increase after loading a save.
Multiplayer
Crashes
Fixed a crash that occurred when opening a kick poll immediately after a new player joined the session.
Fixed a crash that occurred on the lobby screen when confirming two consecutive exit popups.
Fixed a server crash that occurred due to an AI targeting issue.
Community Tales #2
Greetings warriors of Calradia!
Before we jump into another edition of the Community Tales, we wanted to address some of your questions regarding the 1.2.x version series. To begin with, we made the Beta v1.2.0 publicly available earlier and are keeping the series in beta longer than usual - in order to more effectively collect and respond to a broader range of community feedback. Thanks to your help, many important issues were addressed in the hotfixes v1.2.1, v1.2.2 and v1.2.3.
We are currently working towards v1.2.4, which will be followed by another testing round. Naturally, the preparations for the cross-platform live release are ongoing as well - our priority, however, is to ensure a stable release.
Without further ado, let’s jump right into the #CommunityTales.
[table noborder="1"] [tr] [td][/td] [td]Customizable Titles by Galadnir This mod adds customizable titles for lords, villagers, caravans, and armies. The titles can be based on kingdoms, cultures, clans, and lord tiers. Modders can easily export configurations for inclusion in their mods.[/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]Dismemberment (Plus) by The_Schwarz Satisfy your bloodlust by dismembering your enemies - adding on top of the Bannerlord’s already deadly battles. [/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]Minor Faction Recruits by traver This mod allows you to recruit troops from all minor factions. Simply acquire regular recruits from the various factions, battle test them to expand on their experience and then upgrade them into the unique minor faction troops. [/td] [/tr]
The Bannerlord Native League is a community skirmish tournament where teams are split into divisions - with six teams in each division. One match is played per week against the other five teams. This leads to some epic competitive fights with teams on similar footing, with more skilled players in higher divisions!
This iteration of the tournament also comes with a heavy prize with more than 200.000 Loot up for grabs.
Thinking of signing up? You have until the 17th of September to sign-up as a team or you can alternatively sign up as a free agent here.
P.S. We’ll be joining in on the fun with our own TaleWorlds team so make sure to take part for some whack-a-dev!
Calradic Campaign is a community-driven multiplayer event that involves organized large-scale battles and lore-inspired campaigns, often with role-playing elements, shaping the outcome of a shared narrative in a continuous stream of events.
Bannerlord Calradic Campaign #19 is taking place on Saturday, September 16th, 4:00 PM EST.
You can check all the details, including how to join, on their Reddit page.
Arnas, Harry & Neil played Bannerlord at Insomnia!
Our friends at Nowalls attended the Insomnia gaming festival in Birmingham, UK which took place last Saturday. Actors Arnas Fedaravicius, Harry McEntire, and Neil Newbon clashed their swords in two Captain matches with the Sturgian side ultimately taking the battlefield and vanquishing the Vlandian troops.
We had great fun watching the stream. Which team were you on - Sturgia or Vlandia?
If you would like to suggest content for the next #CommunityTales, make sure to tag @Mount_and_Blade on Twitter or @mountandblade on Facebook with the #CommunityTales. Alternatively, you can reach out on our forums to Piconi or Dejan.
Regional Pricing Update
Greetings warriors of Calradia!
We want to address an important upcoming change that may impact some of our players. Unfortunately, in order to account for currency fluctuations, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to increase the regional prices of our games on all platforms (PC, Xbox, Playstation).
Please expect the price changes to roll out from 19.09.2023. It will affect the regional prices of our games in the countries listed below.
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Turkey
Uruguay
Vietnam
We appreciate your understanding during this change and thank you for your continued support, passion for our games, and for being part of our incredible community.
Community Tales #1
Greetings warriors of Calradia!
Welcome to the first Community Tales - an homage to all the players, artists and modders that breathe life into our realms.
We seek to highlight the magnificence that emerges from every corner of our community - the finest artworks, stunning in-game screenshots, videos spanning from epic battles to comedic escapades, exciting tales, modifications made by the creative modding community and more. Share your own creations with us (#CommunityTales)!
[table noborder="1"] [tr] [td][/td] [td]Fourberie by Spinozart1 This mod is for our cunning players - lead a bandit horde, engage in criminal activities, stealth tactics, infiltration, assassination, or incite rebellions. Schemes and AI interactions add a new gameplay loop through which you can dominate Calradia.[/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]PeasantRevenge by arunasradv Experience the aftermath of village raids in this mod, where peasants take matters into their own hands seeking revenge. The mod adds additional consequences of raiding villages - heroes need to think twice before storming another village as they may be forced to pay reparations or even get caught and executed! [/td] [/tr]
[tr] [td][/td] [td]BetterTroopHUD by MacAwesooome This mod supports troop management with additional formation details, keeping the player informed on their own troops' ammunition, personal, mount and shield health in real-time. [/td] [/tr]
Have a read on this exciting story of Xuangui, a descendant of the Dragon Emperors of Liang, as he navigates the tumultuous lands of Calradia, unravels the mysteries of his true identity, and seeks justice for his fallen family [/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [/table] If you would like to suggest content for the next #CommunityTales, make sure to tag @Mount_and_Blade on Twitter or @mountandblade on Facebook with the #CommunityTales. Alternatively, you can reach out on our forums to Piconi or Dejan.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Original Soundtrack Release
Greetings warriors of Calradia!
We are delighted to announce the release of the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Original Soundtrack. It offers two discs with a total of 61 original recordings!
The first disc contains 31 tracks ranging from the Bannerlord Theme to recordings used during Combat and Campaign gameplay. They are grouped by culture and similarity and were composed by Periscope Studios.
Hawking Jareed, by Periscope Studios
The second disc contains 30 Tavern tracks composed by Ensemble Galatia. They include 6 exclusive short introductions to the Calradian cultures that are not available in the game.
Fire, Sun and Moon, by Ensemble Galatia
While you have been able to listen to most of the included tracks during your Bannerlord playthrough, you can now relax your mind with the help of the Vlandian Vielle or get energized alongside a Sturgian Tagelharpa directly through the Steam Library.
We would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the composers for producing music that helps breathe life into the world of Calradia. It transfers us into the land of strict nobles, harsh battles, and cheerful tavern folk.
Finally, we would like to thank you, our community, for being part of the journey and we hope that you enjoy listening to the tunes as much as we do.
Summer brings warm weather, sandy beaches, and massive discounts! Don't miss your chance to get Bannerlord 40% off! You can also pick up all previous Mount & Blade titles with a 75% discount.
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