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Apr 11, 2020
Beta Branch e1.1.0
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Greetings warriors of Calradia!

Since the release of Bannerlord, we have shared a number of hotfix patches with you to address some of the most prevalent challenges that players were experiencing. At this point, we want to begin establishing a more structured patch process to better support content changes that bear a greater risk for your gameplay experience.

For this purpose, we intend to introduce 2 additional branches to Steam. Aside from our public branch, which players will use by default, we will also offer opt-in alpha and beta branches.

The beta branch will include content that has gone through our internal testing and will be exposed to public testers for at least one week. During this period, we will address discovered issues with hotfixes. Our goal is a weekly cycle where we push our internal version to the beta and the prior beta version to the main Steam build. However, if serious challenges arise, we may delay an update until those issues have been addressed.

The alpha branch will include content that is untested. It is intended for players, modders and explorers that wish to be as close to development as possible - even at the cost of stability. Our goal is to update it daily with our latest development branch.

Please be aware that opting into the alpha or beta branch may negatively impact your experience.

You can find the patch notes for the beta branch below. We will publish the alpha branch at a later date.


Versions
Native: e1.1.0
SandboxCore: e1.1.0
Sandbox: e1.1.0
Storymode: e1.1.0
CustomBattle: e1.1.0

Singleplayer

Crashes
  • Fixed a rare formation AI exception.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when a mount without a rider heard an arrow.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred at the end of the "Army of Poachers" quest when the AI tries to continue fighting.
  • Fixed a crash that happens when a campaign is started for the second time without exiting the game.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when selecting the option to attack in the “Rival Gang Leader” quest after loading a game.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when AI characters tried to barter prisoners.
  • Fixed a bug where talking to a companion in settlements during the main storyline would crash the game.
  • Fixed a crash in main storyline conspiracy phase.
Performance
  • Ram and VRAM usage is reduced and many leaks are fixed.
  • Scene loading performance improvements.
Localisation
  • Improvements, additions and corrections for Turkish and Simplified Chinese translations.
Art
  • Added new armour "Northern Lamellar Shoulders".
  • Added new armour "Plated Helmet".
  • Assigned a banner to poachers and other neutral parties.
  • Overhauled all of the NPC faces to reduce asymmetry, tone down exaggerations and create culturally appropriate and appealing phenotypes.
  • Updated some of the lords and ladies faces for a more culturally appropriate look.
  • Updated nav meshes in “sea_bandit_a”, ”battle_terrain_p”, “battle_terrain_020”, “battle_terrain_029” and “battle_terrain_030”. This should resolve unwanted fights in water and improve fleeing behaviour in these scenes.
  • “Aserai_town_a” civilian scene related fixes.
  • “Aserai_town_b” civilian scene related fixes
  • “Empire_town_j” siege scene siege related fixes and seasonal improvements.
  • “Khuzait_town_004” siege related fixes and visual improvements.
  • “Aserai_castle_002” siege related fixes.
  • “Vlandia_castle_005a” siege related fixes.
  • “Sturgia_castle_003” siege related fixes.
  • “Khuzait_castle_002” siege related fixes.
  • Night atmosphere illumination amounts adjusted.
  • Visual fixes for battle scenes.
  • Winter season issues with steppe scenes have been fixed.
  • Winter related problems with the outer meshes are solved.
  • Low-poly tree meshes are now used in hideout prefabs.
  • Agent spawn positions in some scenes are fixed.
  • Fixed a season problem with Aserai's arena.
  • An issue with Battania arena spawn points being too close to each other is fixed.
  • Fixed some scene issues of Aserai Village.
  • Fixed merlon physics issues of Vlandian Castle parts.
  • Fixed some lighting issues of Empire Lords Hall.
  • Fixed physics issues of Battania Castle Wall.
  • Fixed UV issues of Sturgia Castle Gatehouse.
  • Fixed an error while opening the Forest Hideout scene.
  • Refined snowy atmospheres.
  • Beard intersecting helmet issues were fixed for:
    • -western_plated_helmet
    • Empire_guarded_lord_helmet"
  • Nordic sloven armour's bones problem fixed.
  • Fixed clothing clipping issues.
  • Replaced some textures and meshes.
  • Updates on Hero Creation Stages:
    • Some clothes updates.
    • Poses overhaul.
    • Face animation.
    • Scene lighting.
    • Skin shader updates.
    • Specular texture channels updated.
    • Diffuse Texture updated.
    • Beard /tattoo material:
    • Alpha and colour updates.
Campaign Map
  • Parties participating in an event are no longer moving, which fixes some footstep sound issues.
Audio
  • Fixed that Campaign music could play many tracks in quick succession.
UI
  • Implemented trade perks that relate to profit in inventory.
  • Minor UI tweaks and fixes in Crafting, Barter, Save/Load, Recruitment, Board Game, Siege screens.
  • "No Saddle" visuals in Inventory.
  • Removed helmets from hero portraits to see their faces more clearly.
  • Added Weight Carrying Mount and Speed Mount icons in inventory mount tooltip panel.
  • Fixed a spacing issue with 'ğ' character in Turkish localisation.
  • Fixed barter offer item visuals not being visible.
  • Enabled being able to give names with space and numbers in creation.
  • Fixed two hints showing up in inventory equipment slots.
  • Changed character developer traits from texts to icons.
  • Implemented a basic item tooltip, now players can see the basic stats of a tournament prize item.
  • Added a "Busy with an issue" or "Busy with a quest" or "Busy with a common area" notifications in Create a Party instead of just a "Busy" explanation.
  • Fixed attribute and focus point tooltips to reflect correct numbers.
  • Moved NumberOfCorpses and MaxSimultaneousSoundEventCount to performance options.
  • Implemented being able to sort/move modules in the launcher.
  • Renamed "Resume Game" to "Saved Games".
  • Added minor faction filter to clan page list page.
  • Added tooltips to map bar circle notifications.
  • Added new perk icons.
  • Fixed banner visual errors with some icons and banner icons not matching with the UI.
Battles and Sieges
  • Simulated battles no longer give more XP than fought battles.
  • Added missing patrol spawn positions to forest hideout scenes. Forest hideout missions should now open normally.
Combat AI
  • AI quality for NPCs is now determined by skill points in the current weapon's governing skill instead of overall character level.
  • A tactics bug related to the defensive ring that occurred when archers ran out of ammunition has been fixed.
  • An issue in caravan/villager battles that could potentially cause unexpected behaviour at agent processing level was corrected.
  • Cavalry not being able to hit enemies right next to them when they had swingable weapons and circling each other endlessly issue fixed.
  • Bodyguard troops could rarely stop moving when their commander died, this is now fixed.
  • Mounted agents can calculate enemy positions better and thus more accurately aim their thrust attacks.
  • Some agents couldn't move properly due to invisible scene AI barriers. This has been fixed.
  • Fixed some Sea Bandit AI issues.
  • Agents attack less often if the combat AI difficulty is set to normal.
  • Holding ready duration for attacks was added as a driven property and tied to melee combat skill in order to make easier/less able AI agents fight less relentlessly (i.e. they will wait for a while before releasing their attack).
Character Development System
  • Level 1 characters now start with 120 skill points.
  • Reduced XP required to learn higher skill levels.
  • Troops can now upgrade more easily.
  • Reduced wanderers' skills outside their main area of expertise, making them easier to level up.
  • Made wanderer age correlate roughly with their skills.
Kingdoms and Diplomacy
  • Fixed bug where fiefs were regarded to have a negative value in barters if the “Everything Has a Price” perk was enabled.
  • Fixed a rare bug where the AI proposed a kingdom decision on behalf of the player clan.
Economy and Trade
  • Prices for armour were changed and high tier boots and gauntlets now cost more.
  • Range weapon prices have been re-adjusted.
Quests & Issues
  • Reviewed about a third of the quest issues, improving dialogues and persuasion:
    • Major changes in particular to “Family Feud” and “Spy Party”.
Other
  • Icons on banners and shields were not appearing. They are fixed now.
  • Updated "Imperial Legionary" equipment.
  • Minor updates to Sturgian troop tree equipment.
  • Added more variation to caravan master's equipment.
  • Added more variation to helmet drops from troops.
  • Various other fixes to troop trees and stats.
  • Armour values of various equipment have changed to better match their visuals and increase faction armour variety.
  • Armour values of mount bardings and harnesses were changed to match their visuals.
  • Riding a horse without a saddle now incurs 10% penalty to max horse speed and manoeuvring.
  • NPC agents carrying heavy items (apple baskets etc.) will no longer run (with items in hand) when the player asks them to take him/her to a particular agent.
  • Added an "Exposure Compensation" option that allows players to adjust the brightness levels of the visuals to their preference.
  • Fixed missing items for blacksmith characters in towns.
  • Some grammar mistakes and typos were fixed.
  • Fixes a bug that caused the player character to be invisible.
  • Fixed a bug that caused characters to spawn without any equipment.

Multiplayer

Animations
  • Fixed some wrong cavalry idle animations.
  • Fixed a rare condition in which client rider gets stuck in defence animation after a successful hit.
Audio
  • Implemented a Voice Spamming Filter for multiplayer.
Design & Balance
  • Damage interrupt threshold values are set as 5.
  • Headshot damage multiplier is increased from 1.7 to 2 for pierce damage.
Map Related
  • Bug fixes for Harbour of Ovsk.
  • Bug fixes and improvements for Castle of Fen Altai.
    • Some spawn locations are re-adjusted for team balance. Atmosphere has changed.
    • Added particles to be formed when the breakable wall is damaged.
Other - Miscellaneous
  • Slow-motion and pause cheats are disallowed during multiplayer matches.
Performance
  • Decreased bandwidth usage of impact sounds.
Server & Network
  • Server Improvements.

Both - Singleplayer & Multiplayer

Crash
  • If the AI is not holding a ranged weapon, it tries to find a ranged weapon in its equipment and uses this weapon to calculate attacking scores against distant enemies. During this weapon selection, some equipment was causing a crash. This was fixed.
Performance
  • Improved the performance of the sound system.
  • Big improvements for the multi-core performance of the game.
  • We now select Maximum sound count according to your CPU's core count. You can increase this setting if you have a recent CPU. We've also added a new very low(64) option.
  • Some other minor performance improvements.
Audio
  • UI sounds don't get cut by other UI events anymore.
  • Added "is missile" check to crafted weapons' impact sounds (like Throwing Axes).
  • Fixed Ballista reload sound phasing.
  • Minor changes in the hearable distance of loud sounds.
  • Fixed some Vlandian scenes opening up with an echo.
Combat AI
  • Improved the calculation of ranged units for the enemy's future position.
  • Ranged units can target mounts or different enemy bones. Cases that caused errors during this calculation are fixed.
  • After issuing the "Hold Fire" command, the AI weapon selection gives less priority to ranged weapons that have a secondary melee mode.
Other
  • Added an option to disable controller vibration.



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Apr 10, 2020
Patch Notes e1.0.10
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Versions
Native: e1.0.0
SandboxCore: e1.0.10
Sandbox: e1.0.10
Storymode: e1.0.10
CustomBattle: e1.0.10

  • Fixed a rare crash that occurred when players created their own kingdom in the main storyline.
  • Fixed a crash with the text management system.
  • Fixed a rare crash that happens when attacking a besieged settlement after an external interruption to the world map siege occurred.
  • Fixed a rare crash that happens when attacking hideouts after leaving during the attack and returning to the preparation.
  • Fixed a bug that made the “Escort Merchant Caravan” quest's remaining days an unreasonable number.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred when determining opposition kingdoms in the main storyline.
  • Fixed a cloth simulation issue which reduced FPS in big battles.
  • Fixed a flickering issue with flag marker UI elements.

Known Issues
https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues-updated.401168/



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Apr 9, 2020
Patch Notes e1.0.9
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Versions
Native: e1.0.0
SandboxCore: e1.0.9
Sandbox: e1.0.9
Storymode: e1.0.9
CustomBattle: e1.0.9


Multiplayer - Other
  • Added a maximum limit to the number of characters a player can type in multiplayer chat (500 characters).
Crashes
  • Fixed a minor crash in the main storyline.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred upon completion of the “Lord Needs Garrison Troops” quest.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred upon completion of the “Gang Leader Needs Weapons” quest.
  • Fixed a problem with fading out agents without fading out their mounts. This especially affected quests and when you equipped your companions with mounts.
Performance
  • VRAM leak fix for the Party screen.
User Interface
  • Fixed a bug which applied changes without deducting funds from the player when switching screens from the bottom left menu.
Clan and Party
  • Lords and minor faction party leaders will now visit settlements to trade if they are carrying a lot of loot (especially after successful battles and raids).
Kingdoms and Diplomacy
  • Ending mercenary contract with a kingdom through dialogue will no longer result in a relationship loss.
Economy and Trade
  • Fixed a bug where bartering items with lords that were staying in settlements was not possible.
  • Made some economical management improvements to clan leaders’ finances over an extended period to try and reduce the chances of them becoming too rich or too poor.
Quests & Issues
  • Sending the culprit from the “Family Feud” quest as an alternative solution to an issue is now blocked.
Conversations & Encounters
  • Bandits will now surrender more easily if their opponent is vastly stronger than them.
Other
  • Simplified Chinese translation improvements.
Known Issues
https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues-updated.401168/



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Apr 9, 2020
The best Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord mods so far
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Sin Vega)

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a mere ten days old, but its enormous popularity means one very exciting thing: mods>.

At this early stage, there are naturally limits on what can be effectively modded without causing players a headache. The Bannerlord launcher has an integrated mod selection and sorting screen, and TaleWorlds have indicated on their forum that they expect modding to get easier and more powerful over time as more elements of the base game are nailed down.

But modders have already made some changes. The near-inevitable overhauls and reskins and unofficial expansions are a long way off, but many generous players are already sharing the fruits of their work to alter Bannerlords the way they think it should be. Here’s a selection of the best ones so far.

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Apr 9, 2020
Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord combat: how to win fights
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

Mount And Blade Bannerlord combat

It’s all well and good knowing how to rule a kingdom in Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord, but are you any good wielding a sword and board? Perhaps firing arrows at your enemies is your preferred method of fighting, or maybe you like to charge foes with your lance? Whichever style of combat suits you, we have some tips on how best to use your weapons.

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Apr 8, 2020
Patch Notes e1.0.8
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Versions
Native: e1.0.0
SandboxCore: e1.0.8
Sandbox: e1.0.8
Storymode: e1.0.8
CustomBattle: e1.0.8


Crashes
  • Fixed a crash that happens mainly when exiting the game or leaving a scene.
  • A crash that occurred when making peace with lords in an army through barter has been fixed.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to execute a prisoner.
  • Solved some memory leak issues related to loading a game and entering a scene.
  • An infinite loading issue that occurred when the player was leading an army and attempted to defend a castle was resolved.
  • Fixed an infinite loading screen bug while starting a battle as an army.
Save & Load
  • Loaded games now start in a paused state.
Battles and Sieges
  • Fixed a menu bug that appeared when the defender side of a siege sallied out.
Clan and Party
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to repeatedly create and destroy new parties after reaching each clan tier to take the starting troops of the new party into their own. Player created parties now start with just 1 hero.
  • In rare cases, a lord’s party was spawning at the centre of a settlement and was unable to move. This is now fixed.
Kingdoms and Diplomacy
  • Fixed a bug where ending your mercenary contract with a kingdom resulted in a loss of relationship with the lords of the kingdom.
  • Kingdoms at war with powerful enemies will now offer higher payments for mercenaries. In addition to this, the ruler's economical situation is important too while determining payment. With this change, mercenary factions will now generally prefer to take a contract from factions which have powerful enemies and rich rulers.
  • Mercenaries are less likely to join kingdoms immediately and will instead wait for a decent offer. With these additions, there is a bigger difference between payments offered by different kingdoms to mercenaries (changes between 30-300 denars per influence).
  • Players can now hire mercenary factions to their own kingdoms via dialogue (using the same formula as above).
Quests & Issues
  • Dialogue screen now returns to normal conversation after discussing the “Battle of Pendraic” with related nobles instead of closing.
  • Fixed a bug that showed some issue quests’ days remaining as a negative value.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some quests to fail immediately when activated.
Conversations & Encounters
  • Fixed a conversation bug that caused the conversation to get stuck after returning to the menu while the persuasion conversation is still active.
  • Fixed a bug that caused prisoners to smile. :)
Other
  • Made the splash screen intro when launching the game skippable.
  • Fixed the age of “Watchman” troops.
  • Fixed an exploit where hitting a shield in a town gave combat XP.
  • When we entered a scene, the clothing colours of our clan members are now the same as our clan colours.
Known Issues
https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues-updated.401168/



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Apr 8, 2020
Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord workshop: the best ways to get resources
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord workshop

Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord does allow you to develop settlements into money making machines, but in order to get the most gold flowing through your town, you need to ensure that you have the right infrastructure in place. Workshops are key to this and there are some that are better for your town than others.

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Apr 8, 2020
Wot I think Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (early access)
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Sin Vega)

The best thing I can say about this, the most eagerly awaited medieval ARPG of all time, is that I want to keep playing it. I have played exactly four million games, a number which is only possible when you learn to drop something you’re playing without hesitation. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, for all its teething problems, will probably be brilliant when it’s finished.

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Apr 7, 2020
Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord settlements: how to manage your own town
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord settlements

It’s not all just battles in Mount And Blade 2 Bannerlord. You’re also be able to take on the role of ruler in your own kingdom. This means managing the many settlements that you’ll be conquering along the way. Taking over the settlements is rather difficult, but keeping control and developing them further is also a big challenge.

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