The single player aspect of ‘Mount & Blade: Warband’ will now be tested, and the developers are looking for people, modders especially, who have experience with Python and scripting. Testers will also get access to some of the new modding tools that will be available in the expansion. If you are one of those with that skillset, check out the post on the TaleWorlds forums for more information on how to apply to become a tester.
The developers also put up a list of features they wish to get tested:
Still to add:
- New map
- New faction
- Cut-scenes for events such as marriages
Implemented and hopefully complete, albeit without graphical support:
- Family relations between lords
- Quarrels between lords
- Making companions into vassals
- Economic info about towns
- Dynamic quests (ie, generated by circumstances)
- Sortie system
- NPC feasts
- NPC courting and marriages
- Duels
- Minstrels
- PC courting
- PC marriage
- Diplomatic system (ie, a reason for every war)
- NPC missions to gather information or to
- Lords who can’t pay their troops suffer attrition
- Age and aging
- Different dress for women according to personality type
Implemented with a few loose ends
- Diplomatic and political options for player monarchs
- Treason accusations
- Male player character marriage
- Female player character marriage
Partially implemented:
- Rescue prisoner by fighting
- Female interaction with husbands
- Male interaction with wives
- Aftermath of duels
- Comments specific to women
- Lord comments on controversial policies
- Morale in battles
Not implemented:
- Rescue by intrigue
- Rescue by ransom
- Consequences of husband leaving faction
- Kingdom hero AI as checklist
- Cut scenes for weddings
- Family relations with one lord affects family relations with another
- Player advice to liege
For more details on some of the features above go here.
Tags: Closed Beta, M&B, Mount & Blade, Single Player, TaleWorlds, Warband
A new open beta has been released for ‘Star Wars: Conquest’, adding more cultures to kingdom management, some custom music, arena’s for Taooine and Mon Cal, expanded troop trees and more. If you want to exchange your trusty steed for a speeder bike, I suggest you download the mod!
‘Star Wars: Conquest’ is a modification for ‘Mount & Blade’.
Tags: Droids, George Lucas, Imperial Stormtroopers, M&B, Mount & Blade, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Star Wars: Conquest, SWC, TaleWorlds, Tholatin
A new image has popped up on the TaleWorlds forums showing what appears to be the new ‘Mount & Blade: Warband’ box cover art. The artwork is made by artist Ganbat Badamkhand, who have done a lot of the concept art for the game. So, what do you all think? Is it better than the old cover below?
Tags: Artwork, Cover Art, Ganbat Badamkhand, M&B, Mount & Blade, TaleWorlds, Warband
Dain Ironfoot from ‘The Peninsular War’ has posted a new batch of screenshots from the mod. Most people know about the guerrillas who hounded the French troops, but these screens are all of the Spanish regulars. March over to the mod’s thread to have a look at them.
Mallorca Regiment Line Company Privates
‘The Peninsular War’ is a modification for ‘Mount & Blade’.
Tags: History, M&B, Mallorca Regiment Line Company, Mount & Blade, Napoleonic Era, Napoleonic Wars, Screenshots, Spain, TaleWorlds, The Peninsular War, TPW
Ealabor’s been churning out previews for ‘Hegemony 268 B.C.’ lately, and now the time has come for him to give us a sneak peek at the Chremonidean League, a coalition made up of Greek City-states such as Athens and Sparta. Come this way for screenshots of the league’s troops.
Spartan Hoplitai and Spartan Somatophylakai
‘Hegemony 268 B.C.’ is a modification for ‘Mount & Blade’.
Tags: Athens, Chremonidean League, City-state, Classical Antiquity, Hegemony, Hegemony 268 B.C., History, M&B, Mount & Blade, Preview, Spartan Hoplitai, Spartan Somatophylakai, Spartans, TaleWorlds
Polish publisher CD Projekt have released a new trailer for ‘Mount & Blade: Ogniem i Mieczem’, which is being developed by Sich Studio and Snowberry Connection. M&B:OiM is based on the ‘Mount & Blade’ engine, but will be a completely standalone game inspired by Henryk Sienkiewicz’ With Fire and Sword trilogy set in the 17th Century in Poland and the surrounding lands.
There will be five factions included in the game: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Sweden, Cossack Ukraine, and the Krimean Khanate.
‘Mount & Blade: Ogniem i Mieczem’ is set to be released in Eastern Europe on November 20th. More information about the game can be found here (Polish).
Tags: CD Projekt, Early Modern Period, Henryk Sienkiewicz, M&B, Mount & Blade, Ogniem i Mieczem, OiM, Sich Studio, Snowberry Connection, Trailer, Video, With Fire and Sword
A new faction preview showcasing Carthage has been released for ‘Hegemony 268 B.C.’, a modification for ‘Mount & Blade’ that is set in the Greco-Roman world of the Hellenistic Era. The Carthaginian troops are all divided into different sections, such as the regional Balearic, Numidian & Libyan arms, and every unit is given its moment in the spotlight in the screenshots posted here.
Tags: Balearic Ibben'Nasak, Balearic Pama'Nasak, Balearic Qadah'Darak, Carthage, Classical Antiquity, Hegemony, Hegemony 268 B.C., History, Libu EcPama Darak, Libu Kbiir'Pama Darak, Libu Pama Darak, Libu-Poeni Darak, Libu-Poeni Kbiir'Pama Darak, Libu-Poeni Pama'Darak, Libu-Poeni Sys'Jabbur, M&B, Mount & Blade, Poeni Ec'Darak, Poeni EcMehir'Darak, Poeni EcSys'Jabbur, Preview, Quddoc'Ahiim Darak, Quddoc'Ahiim Sys'Jabbur, TaleWorlds
The latest preview for ‘Hegemony 268 B.C.’ features the troops for famous Germanic tribes such as the Cherusci, Sweboz and Chatti. Their names look impossible to pronounce, and what they mean I have no idea, but they look fantastic and capable of kicking ass. The preview can be found here.
Xeruskoz Stakjo-Orawjanz, Xeruskoz Frankaz-Spadingaz, Xeruskoz Bugoz
Tags: Classical Antiquity, Germanic Tribes, Hegemony, Hegemony 268 B.C., History, M&B, Mount & Blade, Preview, Sweboz, TaleWorlds, Xeruskoz Bugoz, Xeruskoz Frankaz-Spadingaz, Xeruskoz Stakjo-Orawjanz
New screenshots have surfaced from ‘The Peninsular War’, a Napoleonic Era mod for ‘Mount & Blade’. Mod developer Dain Ironfoot posted masses of them here, so head on over there and gawk.
Tags: M&B, Mount & Blade, Napoleonic Era, Napoleonic Wars, Screenshots, TaleWorlds, The Peninsular War, TPW
A beta teaser video for the ‘ElvenPath’ fantasy mod for ‘Mount & Blade’ has been uploaded to YouTube and awaits you below. In the vid the Dark Elves visit a fortress of the Wood Elves and much brotherly bonding ensue (or not):
More information about the mod can be found here.
Tags: Dark Elves, ElvenPath, Elves, EP, Fantasy, M&B, Mount & Blade, TaleWorlds, Video, Wood Elves
