After a couple of weeks in beta, we have decided to push this patch out for a full release.

Thanks to everyone who helped out with testing and reports for this patch! Hopefully this patch brings the game into a much more stable state and you enjoy some of the new features, which include:
- MP gamemode: "Warlords"
- 2-handed-axes
- Shield Bashing

For the server hosters and non-Steam users, you can get the latest version from the Viking Conquest Downloads Page.

For a full list of changes (too long to post here), please visit out website: https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/VikingConquest/News/134

After a couple of weeks in beta, we have decided to push this patch out for a full release.

Thanks to everyone who helped out with testing and reports for this patch! Hopefully this patch brings the game into a much more stable state and you enjoy some of the new features, which include:
- MP gamemode: "Warlords"
- 2-handed-axes
- Shield Bashing

For the server hosters and non-Steam users, you can get the latest version from the Viking Conquest Downloads Page.

For a full list of changes (too long to post here), please visit out website: https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/VikingConquest/News/134

Hello all!

The much awaited update for Viking Conquest has now entered beta on Steam. The update fixes more and more issues on all released platforms and should improve performance as well as stability, with an extensive list of changes.

In addition to all the fixes, there are a number of additions and improvements to the game! These are fully listed in the changelog but here are some of the highlights:

-Warlords MP Mode
-Shield Bash
-2-handed Axes
-Advanced diplomatic and party options
-Fleet splitting and advanced fleet management
-New Scenes

Note that while this patch should be savegame compatible, we are still in beta so there may be issues. Know that you opt-in at your own risk.

Instructions on opting into the beta below:

To select this, you need to right click on "Mount & Blade Warband" in your Library, select Properties, open the BETAS tab and enter "betapassword" then press Check Codes. Then select the beta from the dropdown menu. You may need to close and restart steam for the download to begin.

Full Changelog on the TaleWorlds Forums:

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,327602.0.html

Hello all!

The much awaited update for Viking Conquest has now entered beta on Steam. The update fixes more and more issues on all released platforms and should improve performance as well as stability, with an extensive list of changes.

In addition to all the fixes, there are a number of additions and improvements to the game! These are fully listed in the changelog but here are some of the highlights:

-Warlords MP Mode
-Shield Bash
-2-handed Axes
-Advanced diplomatic and party options
-Fleet splitting and advanced fleet management
-New Scenes

Note that while this patch should be savegame compatible, we are still in beta so there may be issues. Know that you opt-in at your own risk.

Instructions on opting into the beta below:

To select this, you need to right click on "Mount & Blade Warband" in your Library, select Properties, open the BETAS tab and enter "betapassword" then press Check Codes. Then select the beta from the dropdown menu. You may need to close and restart steam for the download to begin.

Full Changelog on the TaleWorlds Forums:

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,327602.0.html

Hello Bladers,

We are receiving a rising number of reports about phishing (scam) attempts lately, where a user, typically named "TaleWorlds Ipek" is sending Steam messages to people, asking for money in exchange for Bannerlord Beta access and a copy of the game.

This is not a TaleWorlds developer, these are not legitimate proposals. You should block and ignore the user (and report them, if you would like to help).

We have already messaged Steam and made reports directly, so hopefully this should be dealt with promptly.

Just for some guidance, here are some things that TaleWorlds as a company can 100% guarantee never to do:
-Request money from anyone over Steam Chat
-Request payment from anyone via Skins from another game (seriously...)
-Open public beta testing, without announcing it on our website or forums

We are a professional company, that is not how we do things.

Use your common sense, and always be cautious when someone is offering you something that seems too good to be true. If anyone was a victim of any of these attempts, they should contact Steam for help. TaleWorlds cannot provide any assistance, we are just trying out best to get this user removed/banned.

Anyway, hopefully most of you are completely unaffected. Have fun playing Mount & Blade!

Hello Bladers,

We are receiving a rising number of reports about phishing (scam) attempts lately, where a user, typically named "TaleWorlds Ipek" is sending Steam messages to people, asking for money in exchange for Bannerlord Beta access and a copy of the game.

This is not a TaleWorlds developer, these are not legitimate proposals. You should block and ignore the user (and report them, if you would like to help).

We have already messaged Steam and made reports directly, so hopefully this should be dealt with promptly.

Just for some guidance, here are some things that TaleWorlds as a company can 100% guarantee never to do:
-Request money from anyone over Steam Chat
-Request payment from anyone via Skins from another game (seriously...)
-Open public beta testing, without announcing it on our website or forums

We are a professional company, that is not how we do things.

Use your common sense, and always be cautious when someone is offering you something that seems too good to be true. If anyone was a victim of any of these attempts, they should contact Steam for help. TaleWorlds cannot provide any assistance, we are just trying out best to get this user removed/banned.

Anyway, hopefully most of you are completely unaffected. Have fun playing Mount & Blade!

Hello Vikings!

After a couple of weeks in beta, we have decided to push this patch out for a full release.

Thanks to everyone who helped out with testing and reports for this patch! Hopefully this improves the game experience for those of you having issues. The Brytenwalda team are continually working on fixes and improvements even now!

For the server hosters, you can get the latest server files from our website here: https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/VikingConquest/Download

Here is a full list of changes in the patch:

1.03 Patch Notes
FIXES:

- Druid's robe - Fixed.
- Swords sizes fixed.
- Scene props fixes.
- Fixed bug with cattle stealing
- Refuge - camp problem - Fixed.
- Refuge - demolish issue - Fixed.
- Fix issue to take items in Farmland and Odin's Cave.
- Doccinga fugitive - fixed
- Relaxed upgrade experience for lvl 26 troops
- Lord defection fixed
- Stucking ships fixed
- Issues in port travel fixed
- Issues in plundering fixed
- Wrong siege camps fixed
- Fixes in scenes, specially multiplayer scenes.
- Other minor fixes.

IMPROVE / BALANCE:

- Denmark, Norway should now be more aggressive.
- New Village quest
- Reworked monastery raiding
- Reworked option to enslave villagers to ensure player can get some villagers after the fight
- Adjusted spears and arrows/bows/slings etc
- Trade penalties adjusted for certain military gear
- Adjusted companions starting equipment and stats
- Adjusted some items prices and values
- New dialog option with companions - give them gifts for improve relation.
- Reworked village/town conversion mechanics
- All lords and companions now have religion assigned
- Lord relations will depend on their religion
- Hiring costs reworked (mercenaries and other parties)
- Wages adjusted
- Improved AI for crossing the sea
- Troops participate now in trait effect (except berserker)

PERFORMANCE:

- Improve global performance - no more fps drops.
- 33% less bandits and travel parties for improve parties performance.
- Improve performance in scenes and battles.

HOTFIXES
-Texture loading time improved at game start and ram usage decreased
-Fix for player getting stuck in captivity
-Changes in textures and brfs to do reduce load times
-Recruitment system fixed.
-Lord's quest issue fixed.

Hello Vikings!

After a couple of weeks in beta, we have decided to push this patch out for a full release.

Thanks to everyone who helped out with testing and reports for this patch! Hopefully this improves the game experience for those of you having issues. The Brytenwalda team are continually working on fixes and improvements even now!

For the server hosters, you can get the latest server files from our website here: https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/VikingConquest/Download

Here is a full list of changes in the patch:

1.03 Patch Notes
FIXES:

- Druid's robe - Fixed.
- Swords sizes fixed.
- Scene props fixes.
- Fixed bug with cattle stealing
- Refuge - camp problem - Fixed.
- Refuge - demolish issue - Fixed.
- Fix issue to take items in Farmland and Odin's Cave.
- Doccinga fugitive - fixed
- Relaxed upgrade experience for lvl 26 troops
- Lord defection fixed
- Stucking ships fixed
- Issues in port travel fixed
- Issues in plundering fixed
- Wrong siege camps fixed
- Fixes in scenes, specially multiplayer scenes.
- Other minor fixes.

IMPROVE / BALANCE:

- Denmark, Norway should now be more aggressive.
- New Village quest
- Reworked monastery raiding
- Reworked option to enslave villagers to ensure player can get some villagers after the fight
- Adjusted spears and arrows/bows/slings etc
- Trade penalties adjusted for certain military gear
- Adjusted companions starting equipment and stats
- Adjusted some items prices and values
- New dialog option with companions - give them gifts for improve relation.
- Reworked village/town conversion mechanics
- All lords and companions now have religion assigned
- Lord relations will depend on their religion
- Hiring costs reworked (mercenaries and other parties)
- Wages adjusted
- Improved AI for crossing the sea
- Troops participate now in trait effect (except berserker)

PERFORMANCE:

- Improve global performance - no more fps drops.
- 33% less bandits and travel parties for improve parties performance.
- Improve performance in scenes and battles.

HOTFIXES
-Texture loading time improved at game start and ram usage decreased
-Fix for player getting stuck in captivity
-Changes in textures and brfs to do reduce load times
-Recruitment system fixed.
-Lord's quest issue fixed.

Hello all!

We are working hard on Viking Conquest, to fix any issues that players have had around the release! This latest patch has been in Steam beta for a short while. We are now pushing it out to full release.

Thank you so much for all of your help so far, in helping us to find issues with the game and improve them. We are continuing to work hard, in order to bring the DLC and improve performance issues that some of you are still experiencing. We have learnt a lot from this release but also some of the response about the game itself has been really encouraging!

We hope you have a happy new year and you can look forward to our continued support in 2015.

Here is a changelog for the latest version (1.02)

-Scene props removed in some scenes for performance.
-Duel plain scene - re-done.
-Fixed bandit lair attack bugs
-Fix divisions
-Fix admin chat and announcement
-Fix player team in sea battle
-Adjust loot
-Extend ship orders
-Wessex foragers fixed
-handle busy lords in story better
-prevent pagan clergy from wearing crosses
-Odin's cave tweaks (Problem only show if you use cheats to kill all your enemies)
-Text problem fixed.
-Fixed "Stuck in coast after landing"
-Fixed "Problems with ferry near Caer Dyf" (wait 1-2 ingame days if you use savegame)
-Fixed "Lack of bandits in Norway"
-Fixed "Ship routes on land"
-Fixed "Walking area in Denmark too limited"
-Fixed "Funeral glitch"
-Fixed Doc doesnt cure light wounds
-Other minor fixes.
-Fix for sea party parthfinding.
-Fixed shield meshes size.
-Sea Travel fixed (You need to wait 33 ingame hours for old savegames)
-Deliver Cattle quest in Aescesdun - Fixed.
-Grass changed to improve performance.
-Improved performance handling for larger scene files.

Hello all!

We are working hard on Viking Conquest, to fix any issues that players have had around the release! This latest patch has been in Steam beta for a short while. We are now pushing it out to full release.

Thank you so much for all of your help so far, in helping us to find issues with the game and improve them. We are continuing to work hard, in order to bring the DLC and improve performance issues that some of you are still experiencing. We have learnt a lot from this release but also some of the response about the game itself has been really encouraging!

We hope you have a happy new year and you can look forward to our continued support in 2015.

Here is a changelog for the latest version (1.02)

-Scene props removed in some scenes for performance.
-Duel plain scene - re-done.
-Fixed bandit lair attack bugs
-Fix divisions
-Fix admin chat and announcement
-Fix player team in sea battle
-Adjust loot
-Extend ship orders
-Wessex foragers fixed
-handle busy lords in story better
-prevent pagan clergy from wearing crosses
-Odin's cave tweaks (Problem only show if you use cheats to kill all your enemies)
-Text problem fixed.
-Fixed "Stuck in coast after landing"
-Fixed "Problems with ferry near Caer Dyf" (wait 1-2 ingame days if you use savegame)
-Fixed "Lack of bandits in Norway"
-Fixed "Ship routes on land"
-Fixed "Walking area in Denmark too limited"
-Fixed "Funeral glitch"
-Fixed Doc doesnt cure light wounds
-Other minor fixes.
-Fix for sea party parthfinding.
-Fixed shield meshes size.
-Sea Travel fixed (You need to wait 33 ingame hours for old savegames)
-Deliver Cattle quest in Aescesdun - Fixed.
-Grass changed to improve performance.
-Improved performance handling for larger scene files.