Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

[Aemar]

That kind of artwork would make a nice cover art. That reminds me of the terrible covers for the original and Warband, which in turn reminds me that I have a physical copy of the original M&B around somewhere.

Quite sure the set with the individual horsemen is meant just for cover art.

 

[moon knight]

They finally announce a release date and of course my country becomes the third in the world for Coronavirus contagion.

 

[Peachcurl]

Don't worry. Most of Europe will be affected much earlier than the release date. Italy will not be alone in this.

Huh. Seems Brexit was just in time for this, eh? :D

 

[Danikas]

They finally announce a release date and of course my country becomes the third in the world for Coronavirus contagion.

I wonder why ?

 

[Butter]

Hungary and Belarus don't have toilets?

 

[IDtenT]

At least Steam has localized pricing. Stores like Uplay are an absolute ripoff.

I hope this comes in at around R300, which is less than $20 these days.

 

[Aemar]

It's almost harvesting season.

 

[Zariusz]

Imagine the mods. MODS! I just cant wait. Gimme muh Butterlord.

BTW: Do you think that migration of Warband mods into Bannerlord will begin after early access or after release?

 

[Aemar]

Right after the release of the early access.

 

[IDtenT]

It will surely not be /that/ easy to port.

A few weeks to months for the bigger mods at least.

 

[Aemar]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HEQNkaWrrM1_3zYrvV6J28Dl5KMzlMEZlNm-v9wiTDQ/edit

A full list of skills and their associated perks (Gamescom 2019). Most of the time you'll have to choose between two perks after reaching a certain proficiency skill level; choosing one locks the other. What I find to be really confusing is the decision to associate certain perks with skills that, at least in theory, don't have anything in common. Like the perks for the level 35 in Two Handed Weapon skill: Garrison Capacity (Governor) Garrison max size +10 & Reduced Wage (Governor) Garrison wages reduced by 5%. In Warband these two perks would have been associated with the Leadership skill.

I don't think this is the final list (it could already be obsolete), so I expect things to change for the better, especially since we're talking about early access.

 

[deuxhero]

IDtenT
The question was when it would begin, not when it would be released.

edit:
The tactics skill talks about simulation battles. At first I thought it was some kind of replacement for autobattle (perhaps something like JA2 has), but perks don't line with that.

Leadership is really focused on fiefs, but according to the description raises from normal gameplay long before you'd ever get one.

Crafting and trading talk about your kingdom's culture. Wonder how that works.

According to the official forums, the moding update is delayed because the guy in charge is sick. Hopefully not corona chan

edit:

Actually interesting video comparing animations between Bannerlord and Warband. Biggest improvements are horses and attack animations (you're no longer a statue while you have an attack prime). Some heritage in the animations is obvious, which is nice.

 

[Metro]

Thinking about not buying this on release and picking up the Viking Conquest DLC for Warband for $4 now.

 

[Modron]

Thinking about not buying this on release and picking up the Viking Conquest DLC for Warband for $4 now.

Why not both? Viking Conquest Reforged is solid, turns Warband into a more proper RPG experience with multiple starting points, questlines, lots of C&C, NPCs that betray you, upon character creation you can take personality traits that provide different dialog options, et cetera. Really only downside is while there are tiers of horses none are super heavily armored. It might not be your cup of tea but do give it a shot if even slightly interested since it's as cheap as you say.

 

[Zariusz]

Thinking about not buying this on release and picking up the Viking Conquest DLC for Warband for $4 now.

Why not both? Viking Conquest Reforged is solid, turns Warband into a more proper RPG experience with multiple starting points, questlines, lots of C&C, NPCs that betray you, upon character creation you can take personality traits that provide different dialog options, et cetera. Really only downside is while there are tiers of horses none are super heavily armored. It might not be your cup of tea but do give it a shot if even slightly interested since it's as cheap as you say.

Viking conquest is awesome. But every piece of armour and clothing is weirdly buffed.
Btw are there any content mods for this? I always wanted to play in VC as Polabian Slav sea raider or Frankish lord.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

But every piece of armour and clothing is weirdly buffed.

Not to spears, javelins, arrows and other assorted pricks they ain't.

 

[Zariusz]

But every piece of armour and clothing is weirdly buffed.

Not to spears, javelins, arrows and other assorted pricks they ain't.

I mean in look, sometimes they look like those american football players.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

But every piece of armour and clothing is weirdly buffed.

Not to spears, javelins, arrows and other assorted pricks they ain't.

I mean in look, sometimes they look like those american football players.

That's because the Vikings discovered America first.

 

[Edija]

So, will the EA release be moddable, are they releasing the tools as well immediately?

 

[Carpalone]

So, will the EA release be moddable, are they releasing the tools as well immediately?

It will be moddable right away some form of mod tools will likely come out some time in EA.

 

[Metro]

Why not both?

I figure I can afford to wait a few months for patches and the modding community to catch up. They might offer some 20% sheckel discount during the summer sale. Not like there's a pre-order bonus, atm.

 

[Valky]

You poor souls thinking Bannerlord will actually be allowed to be released. Divine intervention via coronavirus will kill every last person in Turkey before this happens.

 

[jebsmoker]

You poor souls thinking Bannerlord will actually be allowed to be released. Divine intervention via coronavirus will kill every last person in Turkey before this happens.

no i'm pretty sure erdogan is just gonna bomb corona into oblivion, treating the issue with the same grace as his foreign policy stances. we're gonna get bannerlord, don't you worry your pretty little head

 

[Aemar]

You poor souls thinking Bannerlord will actually be allowed to be released. Divine intervention via coronavirus will kill every last person in Turkey before this happens.

 

[Got bored and left]

Glorious Sultan Erdogan planned this all along!