Dec 28, 2023

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Piconi

Greetings warriors of Calradia!

Happy Holidays from everyone here at TaleWorlds! As we gear up for the New Year, we're sending our best wishes your way. Here's to a 2024 full of epic moments and good times. Thank you for being part of our community.

Let’s jump right into the awesome creations you made.

Artisan's Atelier

Vlandian Banner Knight by Andros_of_Astora

Le Roi Est Mort -DI0-

Sturgia Landing by Dry System

Knightly Vistas

Winter Siege by Fin

Sometimes you just gotta send it by Standard_Issue_Dude

Don't want them in your area by Cl3arSky

Crafting Marvels

Party AI Controls by carbon
Control troop recruitment and behavior of your clan parties - configure their party composition, make troop templates, prevent them from raiding, joining armies, garrisoning troops, and more.

Family Tree by Depression (original by RoGreat)
This revived mod presents you with a family tree overview and labels for relatives of the currently viewed hero in the encyclopedia.

Historical Name Expansion by Vova
Expand the name pool with thousands of new historical and lore-friendly names. More than 3000 names were added for native cultures, and about as much for various modded cultures introduced by other mods.

Chronicles in Motion

A look at the Console CHEATS by The Critically Clueless

Most Profitable Workshops by Flesson19

Bannerlord "Main Theme" (Metal Cover) by Goblins N Guitars

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.

Dec 21, 2023

Patch Notes v1.2.8

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Dejan

v1.2.8

Singleplayer

Crashes

Fixed a crash that occurred when hovering on the settlement overlay tooltip while leaving the settlement.
Fixed a crash that occurred when the mercenary player became a vassal of the same kingdom.
Fixed a crash that occurred when a caravan or villager party tried to donate/sell hero prisoners.
Fixed a crash that occurred when closing the game.
Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to skip the initial video.

Multiplayer

Crashes

Fixed a crash that occurred when clicking the lobby Clan button using the GOG build.

Both

Fixes

Fixed a bug that caused high FPS to reduce the turn speed of mounted troops with couched lances.

Modding

Fixed a bug that prevented C# side assertions from showing up in the Modding Kit.

Nov 25, 2023

Community Tales #4

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Piconi

Greetings warriors of Calradia!

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.

Artisan's Atelier

Vlandian Sharpshooter by Renault McKinnon

Empress Rhagaea Pethros BL4RT4CT

Knightly Vistas

Sol Invictus by saintlaurent

Night Battle by ♛ 𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖍𝖔 ♛

Crafting Marvels

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.

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.

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.

Chronicles in Motion

I Spent 50 Days as an ASSASSIN in Bannerlord by Arean

I Used Julius Caesar's Tactics To DOMINATE The Battlefield! by Strat Gaming Guides

How Wanderers Spawn into the World by Hero

Chivalrous Assemblies

Bannerlord Native League #3

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.

Nov 9, 2023

Mount & Blade Weekend Sale!

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Dejan

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!

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Oct 20, 2023

Community Tales #3

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Piconi

Greetings warriors of Calradia!

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.

Artisan's Atelier

Battanian warrior by Alexander Groznov

Aserai Sands by KatSL

Knightly Vistas

Ibn Abi'l-Hayja by edmur_1er

Hail the Empress ! by SirBuell_

Crafting Marvels

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.

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!

Marry Anyone Updated by Mac Love
Tie the knot with almost anyone, including companions, townspeople and villagers, or even faction leaders.

Chronicles in Motion

I Have 100 Days To Go From A Peasant To A King by ThreatX

Tier List of ALL FACTIONS' TROOPS by Mr.Chicken Bannerlord

Hundreds Of Players Defend This Door! - 400+ Player RP Battle by Benoni

Chivalrous Assemblies

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!

Sep 12, 2023

Community Tales #2

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Piconi

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.

Artisan's Atelier

Sturgia's last bastion by BL4RT4CT

Khuzait Whirlwind by Asote

Knightly Vistas

Brutal bussines by ǝʞᴉdS ✪ Spike ツ

Walls by bassguitar2345

Crafting Marvels

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.

Dismemberment (Plus) by The_Schwarz
Satisfy your bloodlust by dismembering your enemies - adding on top of the Bannerlord’s already deadly battles.

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.

Chronicles in Motion

Console Tips (2023) by The Critically Clueless

World Conquest in v1.2.3 by Flesson19

How to Fight Sturgia and win by Bim94

Chivalrous Assemblies

Bannerlord Native League #3

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!

Senatorial Wrath - Bannerlord Calradic Campaign #19

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?

You can watch the VOD of the stream here.