Viking Conquest 2.069 is live! Server admins and modders can access the latest files on our website here. PATCH NOTES (2.069)

• Restored the player's ability to make peace.

Viking Conquest 2.068 is live! No update to the multiplayer server files is needed. Modders can access the latest files on our website here. PATCH NOTES (2.068)

• Overhaul script_game_get_troop_note to attempt to strip out extraneous or non-immersive info coming from the limited debugging purpose of the original note system, add links, recognize issues around pretenders, handle lords removed from the game and dethroned kings, mention locations of player's prisoners, and name defecting lords that have arrived at the player's court.
• Make script_texto_lords_relation compatible with the above updates to script_game_get_troop_note
• Fix randomization of defector at player hall
• Keep refused defectors from returning to player's hall
• Add ages for companions in case they become heroes
• Remove un-localized cheat/debug line
• Add notification to player when they are indicted
• Fix footwear of certain troops. Note, however, that nobility in this period preferred to signal their status over reducing potential battle damage.
• script_give_center_to_lord: check when parameter operates as flag
• Reduce volatility of player's personal relations with factions when factions change their bearing to one another or a player joins a faction at war
• Add a case to the court scene to screen out ladies of defecting/inactive lords who have not presented themselves to the player yet

Viking Conquest 2.064 is live! Server admins and modders can access the latest files on our website here. PATCH NOTES (2.064)

• test g_talk_troop in inventory subscript, to avoid errors from assuming that the player is always talking to a merchant
• initialize g_talk_troop when merchant inventory is called from the town menu, to avoid those same errors and get proper merchant discounts
• add dealing agent check to "kludge formation superiority", to avoid errors if that agent happens to die in the split second before the trigger fires
• fix issues with Kingdom:Lords report

Viking Conquest 2.063 is live! Server admins and modders can access the latest files on our website here. PATCH NOTES (2.063)

• Restore some story NPC heights
• Another attempt to init tourney practice right
• Keep those killed in the holmgang dead
• Make adventurers default faction for lords of defeated factions released from prison to avoid backdoor to zombie kingdoms
• Include non-companion lords in appropriate adventurer behavior
• Have script_change_troop_faction handle non-kingdom faction properly
• Use a defection process to place adventurer lords of defeated factions in new factions
• Distinguish unconfirmed defectors to player and limit their spawn in the player's court
• Defecting lords yield intel on their old faction when accepted by the player
• Defecting lords do not defect immediately when rejected by player at the player's court
• Add a tracker for the last faction to properly distinguish that from the original faction
• For initiating defections, use the same function that counts disgruntled lords
• Make liege relation more of a consideration for defection
• Prohibit defections to factions from which lord will immediately defect
• Lords that have nowhere to defect are removed from the game
• Use script_indict_lord_for_treason for quest incriminate loyal commander
• Redo caravan design to raise the cap to a level appropriate for when only two factions left
• Prevent escaped defeated faction lords from forming parties until recruited into a new kingdom
• Balance relation impacts of enfoefment
• Corrections in Spanish and German localization files

The Steam Autumn Sale ends today at 10 am PST / 7 pm CET! Don't miss your chance to get Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at 15% off, or complete your Mount & Blade collection with a massive 75% discount on all other titles! https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/Mount__Blade_II_Bannerlord/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/

Viking Conquest 2.060 is live! Server admins can access the updated server files on our website by following the link: Viking Conquest Reforged Edition PATCH NOTES (2.060) - Scaled all scaleable models back up, using natural variances and probabilities, and lop off those too tall to work right with ragdolls - Updated multiplayer server files

The Steam Summer Sale has arrived! Don't miss your chance to get Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at 20% off, or complete your Mount & Blade collection with a massive 75% discount on all previous titles! https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/Mount__Blade_II_Bannerlord/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/

Viking Conquest 2.059 is live! As always, server admins and modders can access the latest files on our website by following the link: Viking Conquest Reforged Edition PATCH NOTES (2.059) - revised surrender dialog logic so town lords don't autosurrender above minimum to consider - fixed probable string bug pillage monastery quest - made mnu_castle_taken_native exit like the other options - made player's stronghold follow his/her faction changes - added warning about breaking the story game to cheat - fixed camera on allied troops at Doccinga - gave Pict females access to speed bonus in multiplayer - fixed tournament spawning and initialization - completed second outfit at tournaments - now using actual fighters for tournament display And while you are here, make sure to check out Brytenwalda Studios' latest title, Beyond Mankind: The Awakening! [previewyoutube=SX4zm4_Bu3I;full][/previewyoutube]

The Halloween Sale is here for this weekend only, so don't miss your chance to get Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at 10% off, or complete your Mount & Blade collection with a massive 60% discount on all previous titles! https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/Mount__Blade_II_Bannerlord/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will be released in Early Access on 31st March 2020. The game will be available for purchase through Steam and TaleWorlds website, for $49.99/49.99/39.99. More information about what to expect from Mount & Blade II: Bannerlords Early Access will be shared shortly before the release.

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Don't miss out on your chance to take part in the last ever Warband Native League tournament! Signups close on 02.02.20. For more information, visit: Warband Native League Season 8 https://www.facebook.com/MandBEsports https://twitter.com/MandBEsports https://www.instagram.com/mandbesports

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The Year of the Rat is upon us! To celebrate, all titles in the Mount & Blade franchise will be available at 60% off for the duration of the sale. http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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The winter sale is here and with it comes a massive discount of 75% off all Mount & Blade titles! Now is the perfect time to complete your collection, so make sure you don't miss out as the sale ends soon! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Viking Conquest 2.054 has been released! Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Viking Conquest Reforged Edition download page. PATCH NOTES (2.054) - release village elders from captivity - give adventurers clothes - fix skill modifiers from second outfit - remove empty parties of player's ships - correct lair descriptions in dialogs - fix strings so they can all be localized (merci Daneel53!) - update Spanish and German localizations

Don't miss your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection during the midweek madness sale with 75% off individual titles and 80% off the full collection pack and all Mount & Blade: Warband DLC! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/sub/50292/

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The Steam Summer Sale is here. Don't miss out on your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at 75% off all titles in the franchise! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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The seventh iteration of the Warband Native League is coming to a close. https://www.twitch.tv/bladecast_tv will be streaming the final tonight at 18:30 UTC! https://www.facebook.com/MandBEsports https://twitter.com/MandBEsports https://www.instagram.com/mandbesports

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Viking Conquest 2.050 is now available! This patch contains the updates from the 2.049 update that we had to revert, along with a fix for the save files that were damaged by a bug that was introduced in that patch. Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Viking Conquest Reforged Edition download page. PATCH NOTES (2.050) - reverses the damage to save games caused by the previous update - fix Odin cave logic and make it more informative - balance Odin cave to player level, skills - make Douar narrative less confusing - clean up ghost parties - complete allowing Marshal to demand prisoner releases - fix slot_party_home_center failures: ports, refugees, change center faction, defeated faction trigger - fix work dialogs - prohibit player indictment by pretender - reset last story battle when its state is somehow corrupted - redo battle immersion to avoid sound overload and improve shield taunt - fix AI by initializing $teams_last_fighting properly - German localisation added

Viking Conquest 2.049 is now available! Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Viking Conquest Reforged Edition download page. PATCH NOTES (2.049) - fix Odin cave logic and make it more informative - balance Odin cave to player level, skills - make Douar narrative less confusing - clean up ghost parties - complete allowing Marshal to demand prisoner releases - fix slot_party_home_center failures: ports, refugees, change center faction, defeated faction trigger - fix work dialogs - prohibit player indictment by pretender - reset last story battle when its state is somehow corrupted - redo battle immersion to avoid sound overload and improve shield taunt - fix AI by initializing $teams_last_fighting properly - German localisation added

Signups for the 7th edition of the Warband Native League have drawn to a close. This is shaping up to be a huge tournament, with 32 teams consisting of 457 players taking part! We wish everyone taking part the best of luck!
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Signups for the 7th edition of the community-run Warband Native League are open, so gird on your sword, don your armour, and get ready for some competitive Mount & Blade: Warband! There are a number of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord keys up for grabs which will be awarded to players on an individual basis across each division in the league, so, if you are a newcomer to the scene, this is a great opportunity to jump in with your friends or make some new ones through the free agents thread on the forums! https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,382024.0.html Make sure to follow our social media channels to stay up to date with the league, and everything happening in the competitive scene! https://www.facebook.com/MandBEsports https://twitter.com/MandBEsports https://www.instagram.com/mandbesports

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The Year of the Pig is upon us! To celebrate, all titles in the Mount & Blade franchise will be available at 60% off until the 11th of February. http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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The Winter Sale 2018 is upon us, and with it comes 75% off all Mount & Blade titles. The sale ends on the 3rd of January, so don't miss out on your chance to complete your collection at a massively discounted price! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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The Autumn sale is here! Don't miss out on your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at 60% off all titles! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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In preparation for future updates to macOS and Linux distributions, we have made 64-bit versions of Mount & Blade: Warband available on these platforms. The builds are currently in an open beta testing phase, which players are encouraged to download and test through Steam by following these steps:

• Right click Mount & Blade: Warband in your Steam library
• Select Properties
• Select the BETAS tab
• Enter betapassword in the beta access code box, and select CHECK CODE
• Select "beta" from the drop-down menu

The Steam Halloween 2018 sale is here! The sale ends on 1st November, so don't miss out on your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at 60% off all titles! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Patches for Mount & Blade: Warband, Viking Conquest and Napoleonic Wars have just been released. Modders and server admins can find the latest files over on our website - https://www.taleworlds.com

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Congratulations to Frontline Tactics for winning the BladeCast Masters tournament! Commiserations to KROWA who put up an amazing fight in what turned out to be a thrilling and intense final. For those who missed the match, a replay is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgXFJKWr2wc

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Frontline Tactics will go head to head with KROWA in the Grand Final of the BladeCast Masters tournament, tonight at 19.30 BST! The match will be livestreamed over on BladeCast TV: https://www.twitch.tv/bladecast_tv With prizes and pride on the line, this is set to be an amazing match between two highly talented teams. Make sure you don't miss it!

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Greetings warriors of Calradia! For the past 8 years, we have watched while our amazing multiplayer community has established and fostered an active competitive scene for Mount & Blade: Warband. We were so impressed by the dedication and efforts of our community that we decided to get directly involved by hosting the Battle of Bucharest LAN tournament last year, which was hugely successful and extremely well received! We have decided that would like to move further in this direction and take a more hands-on approach with the competitive scene moving forward. That is why today we are excited to announce our involvement with a new online tournament brought to you by our friends at BladeCast_TV. The BladeCast Masters offers teams a chance to compete against some of the best European teams in the Mount & Blade: Warband competitive scene. The finalists will receive prizes provided by us, which include t-shirts, posters, and copies of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (upon the game’s release!). Sign-ups for the tournament are now open and can be accessed here: https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,378312.0.html We would also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our new dedicated social media channels which we will be using to help promote and grow the competitive scene of Mount & Blade. Make sure to follow the channels to stay up to date with everything happening in the competitive scene! https://www.facebook.com/MandBEsports https://twitter.com/MandBEsports https://www.instagram.com/mandbesports You can also keep up to date with everything that happens throughout this event by following BladeCast_TV at: http://bladecast.tv/ https://www.twitch.tv/BladeCast_TV http://discord.bladecast.tv/ https://steamcommunity.com/groups/BladeCast_TV https://www.youtube.com/c/BladeCastTV https://twitter.com/BladeCast_TV

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The Steam Summer Sale is here! Don't miss your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at a massive 75% off all titles! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Midweek Madness is here! All of our titles are available for 66% off until 5pm (GMT) Friday, so don't miss your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at a massively discounted price! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Save 66% on Mount & Blade games during this week's Midweek Madness*!

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The Year of the Dog is upon us, and to celebrate, all Mount & Blade titles will be available at 66% off for the duration of the event! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Napoleonic Wars has just received its largest update to date, bringing with it a host of bug fixes, game improvements, balance changes and a brand new faction: Rheinbund! Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Napoleonic Wars download page. PATCH NOTES (1.2): New Features - Welcome message will be displayed when joining a server. The default message will display the id of the user. - Commander battle now has musicians that play music and flag bearers. - The server now logs when someone was teamwounded or their horse was teamwounded or teamkilled. - A revive and respawn option was added for server admins. - God mode was added. It makes you invincible and run faster. - There is now a 2 second long restriction on how fast players can construct sapper props. - A suicide button was added to the ESC menu. - Added a a group fight mode. - Added option to disable damage when player is to far away from squad in commander battle. - Custom maps are now selectable in the admin panel. Server owners can choose how many maps people can vote on or amdins can select. - The # of custom maps available is now 100 instead of 20! - Admins can now limit how many people can play as artillery train. - Admins can now limit line infantry from spreading in commander battles. They can only close in or spread back to the starting spacing. - The server now logs when the map or round was changed. - Artillery Guards were added. They have the same stats as a ranker, but only spawn with a bayonet, ammo, and sword. - Added the ability for admins to have custom polls. - Added a few new scene props like a pyramid and coconuts, palm trees, lilys and cattail. - Added new usable sceneprops for spawning items/horses or cannons. - For server owners added a lot more options: Custom buttons, custom chat, also custom usable scene props which server owners can make visible to clients. - Added the ability for servers to define their own map names (in strings.txt) and it gets synced with players and admins. - Added the ability to add custom flag names for your own conquest maps. - Added teleporting door props for mappers to use. - Added that server owners can add the CD Key Id's of their admins to their server console or server config file and they automatically get admin. - Added the setting "competitive scoring". On map reset, scores don't get reset, when being teamkilled, it does not change the KD ratio. - Added a system for mappers to define fog color on their maps. - Bonuses now work in commander battle and bots provide bonuses when playing as the right class. - Rewrote most of the explosion and other destruction scripts, blowing up the whole map will not cause huge lagspikes anymore. - Reduced the server cpu usage overall to increase performance with high player count servers. - Increased FPS across the board in all maps. - Artillery horses don't run away anymore even when hit, normal horses also don't run away anymore, but do when hit. - Added the "Rheinund" as a new faction to the game. - Added a new musket. - Added a usable bandage. - Added a usable surgeon class. - Added a King of the Hill gamemode.s - Added one new map. Changes - Faster Artillery Horses - Remade almost all collision meshes including the frigate. - Prussian Landwehr now has pikes as an option. - Added a new admin menu and rearranged some of the admin tools based on usage and importance. - Refilling ammo now both refills ammo if they have any, and if they dont, gives them ammo for their weapons. - Admin healing now heals a players horse, if they are mounted. - Canister rounds now fire more horizontally and less vertically. - Dragoons now have better athletics(2). All other cavalry and generals now have 1 athletics. - Sailor armor was removed, and they were given standard infantry armor in its place. - A few of the prussian hats were giving too much armor, those were changed to the standard infantry hats armor. - Pistols damage was nerfed. - All bayonets were made 136 length. - Changed the collision mesh of troops to better fill the body out, and make the legs smaller. - Instruments were found to be over powered, and thus had their melee stats nerfed. - Sword lengths for cavalry were standardized. Light sabers are at 101 length. Heavy cavalry or other long cavalry swords are 110. - Bavarian AI was nerfed in commander battle. - French cavalry musket was brought on par with the Russian cavalry musket. - Grenzers are now light infantry. they still maintain an interesting hybrid in stats compared to the other light infantry. - We changed how many build points it takes to build certain props and adjusted their health. - 1Handed axe is now larger, so it can hit props to do the damage it should. - Prussia and Rheinbund now have cavalry muskets are a option for their rifleman. - Birch of knowledge should now crush through more often. - Heavy cavalry and light infantry had their number of bots lowered in commander battle, and partisans and sailors had theirs increased - Marine artillery can now ride arty horses. - Captains of the marines had their health fixed. - Buffed bracing slightly. - Heavy and medium horses are slightly more maneuverable. - Removed small axes from opolocheniye in commander battle so they only use pikes and cavalry muskets. Bug Fixes - Class limits now work in commander battle. - The map name should now work so the show game rules doesn't break when playing a modified map. - Double flag glitch that caused servers to crash should be fixed. - Fixed issue where players would continue to play music even after the map ended or was switched. - Fixed various issues where scene props or agent ids were 0. - Artillery resets properly both in height and slots. Swivel cannons should no longer fall into objects. Cannons should no longer start the round fake loaded. - Plank towers are no longer possible. - Officers voice spam and a few other units who used the same variable now yell every 5 seconds. - You can no longer have infinite ammo with artillery. - Earthworks can no longer be dug into the sky. - Item are now given server side, which means no more cheating the random weapons generator, or avoiding items like clothes. - You can no longer do the spyglass animation without a spyglass. - Removed message for cheating, so it doesn't crash the server. - The issue where the voltigeur nco for France was an officer was corrected. - Build points should now reset properly when the map is reset. - Non artillery classes can no longer unlimber artillery. - Fixed some bugs with win/loose music not playing correctly. - Removed failed loop on sapper props. - Made it so a certain broken walls wont be selected when the version before it was damaged by an explosion or cannon. - Boat health should now reset when the boat respawns. - Particles now appear when the boat is hit by a cannon/explosive. - Fixed an issue where a sunken boat can keep rotating if you hit it. - Dummies now reset properly. - Can no longer up attack with lance on horseback. - Cannon flash is fixed. - Class limits not working on some units when set to 0. - Fixed bug where it showed lives left in other modes than siege. - Fixed the bugs with cannon aiming, where it would aim far down or up or would spin around when placed on slope. - Reset map now works properly on conquest gamemode. - Conquest points cannot go negative anymore now. - On reset map in siege defender lives are reset properly now. - Fixed a large amount of respawn counter bugs, especially with siege. - Fixed in siege that you can capture the fort even if there were actually defenders close to the flag. - Fixed that bots can capture siege flags. - Fixed the spawning bug in siege that you sometimes cannot spawn for no reason. - Fixed the invisible banner problems. - Fixed the bonuses, they take no performance anymore and don't cause any lag anymore, it is now recommended to have this setting on for balance. - Fixed that destroyed doors would not loose their colmesh if destroyed by explosions. - Fixed that players do not fall of horses when hit.

Mount & Blade: Warband 1.173 is now live! Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Mount & Blade: Warband download page. PATCH NOTES (1.173): - Stability improvements - Anti-Cheat measures

There is just one day left in the Winter Sale. Don't miss your chance to complete your Mount & Blade collection at a massive 75% off! http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/Mount__Blade/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/Mount__Blade_Warband/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48720/Mount__Blade_With_Fire__Sword/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/48705/Mount__Blade_Warband__Napoleonic_Wars/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/321300/Mount__Blade_Warband__Viking_Conquest_Reforged_Edition/

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Viking Conquest 2.036 is live! Server admins and modders can access the latest files over on our Viking Conquest Reforged Edition download page. PATCH NOTES (2.036) - properly indicate all members of player's team in minimap (not just player party) - redo Doccinga coastal assault so that Danish allies show on minimap as allies - fix short sword stats - position Ashdown ruins correctly - disallow complaining when there is no ship crew to complain - attempt fix of hof quest strings - have Drywei's and Helgi's skills match their description - fix kingdom/MP culture shields

Viking Conquest 2.032 is now available for you all to enjoy! Server admins and modders can pillage the latest files over on our Viking Conquest Reforged Edition download page. PATCH NOTES (2.032) - update and fix various texts - update Spanish localization - fix removal of stray dog dialog from Doccinga tutorial - player gets renown reward for recruiting in story only if recruits (exploit) - free villages of captured centers from raids (party fights itself bug) - use proper slot for faction religion - player kingdom takes player's religion - consolidate conversion routines, slow down rate by 4x, implement player converts - remove text to fit all lords into lords relations box - map creep to crouch key and generalize it from hunting - fix siege attacker reinforcement levels - initialize $encountered_party for Solveig encounter - prevent indictment of prisoners - change historic but duplicate Welsh name - reblock ambiance agents after drunk fight - fix slain companions - fix bug where player is sent to recruit 0 troops - fix logic of Boar Grove - add warnings of treasonous plots - remove duplicate battle victory trigger at Ashdown - close quests properly without double messages BINARIES - 7 fixed scenes

We are extremely excited to be able to share with you two new videos showcasing our advanced battle AI and deep and intuitive combat system! Both of the battles shown are available as demos for press to play throughout E3. This is the first time we have made the game available to play outside of our office, marking a huge milestone in the development of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. We hope you enjoy them! https://youtu.be/IUkL42p3Mss https://youtu.be/BMeqj8WG0a8 You can read the full article on our website.

We are extremely excited to be at E3 this year demonstrating battles in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Our focus at this year’s expo is to showcase the game’s deep and intuitive combat system and advanced battle AI in more depth. Your first chance to see some of what we have to reveal will be on the PC Gaming Show which starts today at 10:00 PDT / 18:00 BST. Our announcements will follow, so make sure you keep an eye on our channels for all of the latest news on Bannerlord! https://www.taleworlds.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mountandblade/ https://twitter.com/Mount_and_Blade/ https://www.youtube.com/user/taleworldschannel/ We look forward to showing you more from the game and hope that you enjoy what we have to offer!

E3 is just around the corner now and this year we're back in force! For the first time at an event, we'll be giving hands-on demonstrations of battles in Bannerlord to the world's press. Look forward to our videos that will come out during E3 and hopefully the thoughts of those who try out the game! TaleWorlds Entertainment will offer hands-on demonstrations of its upcoming title to press at the expo in Los Angeles, June 13-15. Attendees will experience Mount & Blade’s deep and intuitive combat system firsthand in an epic, large scale battle, featuring hundreds of on-screen combatants; supported by an all-new tailor made engine. Multiple gameplay videos will be shared during the event, giving fans a detailed look at the game’s field combat. “We are excited to see how attendees react to playing Bannerlord and receive feedback on the game. Putting the game in the hands of players represents another major milestone as we work towards a release.” Ali Erkin – Managing Director, TaleWorlds This will be the first time Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been available to play outside of the TaleWorlds studio. A team of TaleWorlds developers, led by company CEO / Founder Armagan Yavuz, will be on hand to guide attendees through the demo and answer questions. “Last year E3 was a tremendous success and learning experience for us as a company. This year, we have a great hands-on demo lined up and are thrilled to be giving visitors their best-ever look at Bannerlord.” Armagan Yavuz – CEO / Founder, TaleWorlds Demonstrations will be given by appointment only, conducted at TaleWorlds booth in the Concourse Hall (Booth Address: 8613/8712); those attending E3 this year should contact Jesse Radonski (jesse@evolve-pr.com) for a press appointment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVzF8Ku1QM Thanks for watching the Battle of Bucharest 2017 last weekend! We are pleased with how successful the tournament was and really happy to see so many positive comments. The event was organized by the Lithuanian Esport Federation and hosted at the PGL Studios in Bucharest. They did a fantastic job with everything, which allowed us to stay focused on Bannerlord. ⚔️ We'd like to extend our thanks to them, and everyone else involved in making it so memorable!
Battle of Bucharest, the first live Mount & Blade esports event, is already over – but the echoes of its battle cries can still be heard around the world! 20 players from 10 countries competed for $10,000 in prize money as well as for the Audience Choice Award. 120,000 unique viewers watched the live stream on May 20, 2017 through Facebook LIVE, YouTube LIVE and Twitch, with the overall daily reach exceeding 1,200,000 people – the tournament was covered by international media in 14 different languages. Team Castellans emerged victorious in the TEAM category after a thrilling and surprising final against Apis Europae Yellow, who had previously knocked out French side, Unity, in a semi-final upset. Third place was won by Apis Europae Black, a sister-team of the runners-up. In the DUEL category, Pierre Lecler – acclaimed as one of the best individual M&B players in the world – beat Jordan Gibson 7-6 in a nerve-racking final. Mark Glasspole won the playoff for third place -- and also the Audience Choice Award, presented by GOG.com (based on 2,000 votes from the audience). "We are pleased with the success of the first live Mount & Blade tournament and its reception among the community and press", stated Ali Erkin, managing director at TaleWorlds. "In particular, we are grateful to the Lithuanian Esport Federation for organizing everything while the TaleWorlds team remains focused on Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord".
Watch the full Livestream VOD here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WllVINLN_E&index=1&list=PLdrDCi39btqb3JavyI5wSq_NowK78vby9 BATTLE OF BUCHAREST 2017 SUPPORTED BY: INTEL https://www.intel.com/ G-CORE LABS https://gcore.lu/ GOG.COM (Audience Award) https://www.gog.com/ ORGANIZED BY: LITHUANIAN ESPORTS FEDERATION http://battle.lef.lt GAME BY: TALEWORLDS ENTERTAINMENT TaleWorlds https://www.taleworlds.com OPS: CHARLIE OSCAR LIMA TANGO Charlie Oscar https://twitter.com/charlieoscarbiz CREATIVE/DESIGN BY: PIXELETE LABS http://pixelete.com PRODUCTION BY: PGL STUDIOS PGL http://www.pglesports.com COMMUNICATION BY: JALEO PR Jaleo http://jaleopr.com LEGAL SERVICES BY: LUPSA & ASSOCIATES https://lupsa.ro/en/

Battle of Bucharest 2017 - RESULTS DUEL 1st Place – Peter 2nd Place – Gibby 3rd Place – M TEAM 1st Place – Castellans 2nd Place – Apis Europae Yellow 3rd Place – Apis Europae Black "Best Skills" Audience Award - Mark "M" Glasspole The Battle of Bucharest, Mount & Blade's first live esports tournament, has now drawn to a close. Thank you to our partners the Lithuanian Esports Federation and PGL for making this possible! We would also like to thank our sponsors Intel and G-Core Labs for supporting the initiative, and GOG for sponsoring the “Best Skills” audience award! Our gratitude goes out to our fantastic commentary team, Lisa “Purzelblume” Hellert and Karl “Greedalicious” Naess, and to all of our community support team, in particular Aeronwen, Scar and our team of volunteer referees, for their outstanding work during the tournament. We would also like to thank and congratulate the competitors for putting on such a fantastic spectacle for the audience with their amazing skills and great attitude in the competition! Congratulations to our duel tournament winner Peter, and the team tournament winners Castellans for their well-deserved victories. They handled the pressure of performing on such a big stage admirably and blew us away with their mastery of the game! Well done to M for winning the audience award and for being such a great sport throughout the event. Finally we would like to thank the Mount & Blade community for tuning in and for supporting the event. The support of our community drives us as a company, so to see the positive response has been truly heartening. Happy Mount & Blading and watch out for Bannerlord at E3!

The grand finals of the Battle of Bucharest are upon us! The Lithuanian Esport Federation and PGL have done fantastic work to make this event truly special and we really hope you enjoy it. You can watch LIVE on Saturday May 20, starting 9:45 am EEST @ http://www.twitch.tv/TaleWorlds http://www.youtube.com/taleworldschannel http://www.facebook.com/mountandblade Four teams of five warriors and eight individual duelists made it through the qualifiers and are ready to fight for the honor of being the winners of the Battle of Bucharest, the first Mount & Blade live esports event. During 3 days, 128 duels and 26 team matches (total of 208 rounds) were fought in the qualifying rounds. That’s an approximate total of 125 hours of combat, more than 5 days – as a comparison, that’s like 15 Battles of Hastings or 5 Battles of Grunwald fought one after another! Today Battle of Bucharest releases the schedule for its final round, to be celebrated in Bucharest on May 20.

The Battle of Bucharest is the first live Mount & Blade esports tournament. The event is organized by the Lithuanian Esport Federation in partnership with the game’s developers TaleWorlds Entertainment. The finals of the tournament are hosted at the PGL Studio in Bucharest, Romania with the support of Intel and G-Core Labs. 20 players will compete live in Bucharest, Romania on May 20 in the team mode, and 8 players will compete in the duel mode – playing Mount & Blade: Warband. Mount & Blade: Warband has a long history of competitive play, spanning right back to its closed beta phase in 2009. A strong and resilient core of players have carved out a rich history, tracking the rise and fall of great players and teams. Today, the competitive scene is comprised of thousands of players, many with hundreds and hundreds of hours of playtime logged, boasting a level of skill that it is both impressive to witness and fearsome to oppose. With The Battle of Bucharest, our intention is to pave the path for the competitive aspect of the game to develop further, offering the top players a chance to showcase their talents to the wider community all over the world. Hi All, We're really excited to be partnered with the Lithuanian Esport Federation and PGL to bring this great event to the community! If you think you have what it takes or just want to find our more visit: http://battle.lef.lt/ Sign-ups close May 9th! TaleWorlds __________________________________ Sponsors: https://www.intel.com/ https://gcore.lu/

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Hello all! Mount & Blade: Warband version 1.172 is out now! This update brings the higher resolution textures, we used in the console release, over to Windows, macOS and Linux. The majority of textures aren't affected, but you should notice some improvements in the fidelity and aspect ratio of the UI, and a selection of in-game items! If, for any reason, you are experiencing issues with the patch, you can try lowering your “Texture Detail” setting in the game's launcher, or simply navigate to your Mount & Blade: Warband installation folder ("browse local files" on Steam) and delete or rename the folder "TexturesHD".

Hello all! We're pushing out an update to fix some of the issues you've been encountering in Invasion. However, do note that most of these are server-side and so you'll need to wait until the server hosts update their files until you get the full benefit! Our (almost day 1) patch notes: -Shields now recover HP along with players at the end of each wave -Reduced "it's almost harvesting season" sound frequency -Fix for knockdown mace hitting mounted enemies and causing visual error -Enemies captured with team change dart no longer visible in drop assignment UI -Fixed potential crash causing issue on servers in Invasion mode -All dropped items are now useable by all troops -Invulnerable helmet is now more protective (but still not actually invulnerable) -Disarming throwing axe can no longer by turned into an instakill knife -Additional fixes

New Multiplayer Mode: "INVASION"

• Co-op mode that lets you fight waves of AI opponents with your friends!
• Notable characters from single player feature and fight alongside as both friends and foes
• Choose your companions and assign them classes to survive the waves of enemies
• Enemies drop random items with special features, including armour that restores your health and a bow that fires javelins!
• Defeat multiple waves and work your way past enemy lords to kill the king at multiple difficulty levels!

After a while in beta, Viking Conquest's latest iteration is now playable for all! Changelog 2.028 Changes since 2.025 - update and fix various texts - update Spanish localization - fix duplicate husband bug - fix documentation for siege restrictions - prevent player from gaining kingdom in story mode - fix battle presentation for dog exclusion, player team (unrecognized troops bug) - limit items in lords' halls (no more "sneaking" visible weapons with second outfit) - initialize hunt globals correctly - add looted hofs to recovery trigger - refine faction identification for dialogs - apply quest generation shutoff to "no tasks" - apply seax exclusion to all rob prisoner dialogs - add default to torturer dialog - fix farmstead cattle - allow Ashdown battle restart from mid-quest save - bind bottom of relation boost in case somehow goes negative - clean up post-quest locales (Sven's Hideout, Ashdown destroyed, and Boar Grove) - avoid operations on null item or to null inventory - fix scope, div-by-zero problems in script_battle_political_consequence - fix capture of ships problem with autoresolve - prohibit unusable landing points at map border - disable companion political complaints, which are completely wrong - attach Tref Meguaidd East to Caer Meguaidd - fix misnamed variable (MP) - strip practice weapons on ESC from Doccinga tutorial - remove stray dog dialog from Doccinga tutorial - remove dead code 2015 BINARIES - 40 odd fixed scenes

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- have player refuge always be in player supporters' faction - apply player kingdom color to refuge, landed ships, quarters - add player kingdom color change function to camp menu - ensure NPC in party does not become adventurer - overhaul duel system, mainly to set opponent properly - deactivate player kingdom properly, using the script for that (NPCs on mission and prime minister now return) - fix mission trigger time and make mission reports the priority - have npc_mission_seek_recognition embassy_results include the other three logical outcomes - drop missions that have no dialog in case a companion somehow ends up with one - override prisoner escape chance properly - rewrite auto-defect trigger - add cultural considerations to new faction pick - prevent random event losses for raiding villages during siege when not actually doing so - remove lovers' system that was making all ladies adulteresses - use correct title strings for Scots/Irish and fix other inconsistencies and omissions - fix ask peace dialog - fix ambiguity in player/faction relations (removes ability to threaten own kingdom's caravans) - add Mod ID string - place sound controls in mission templates to make sure loop tracks are killed - add ambiance to lair interiors - fix refuge chest - fix logic of child count dialogs - fix bard improve relations with lady - fix behavior of rescued lords - fix behavior of ambiance neutrals during jailbreak - fix "hole" in recruit permission dialog when already have it - move recruit permission update from triggers to script - player loses permission to recruit in center that gets new owner - fix fiefs string for lord select for fief - remove player picture from refuge menu - fix troop training management - unset g_encountered_party when it is removed (invalid party bug) - add proper conditions to Hadrian Wall dialog and kill experience reward exploit - fix tutorial message for Roman Baths ruins - adjust pricing formulas (attempt to prevent changes from buying/selling same article) - disable some monastery options when learning to read (early exit exploit) - disable scouts (and their loss) at sea - shut down random events at sea - exclude non-normal villages from lute search (quest was blocked when village inaccessible) - allow slaughter of non-quest cattle after cattle delivered - correct standard bearer report on Camp Menu - allow only one town recruiting run from whatever menu (recruit picking exploit) - clean up event_triggered dialogs, particularly for returning party members - check spiral death cam is finished before attempting to leave scene - attempt to eliminate sometime corruption of refuge text - make immersive default ship names - reinitialize item info (wiped out in someone's save game by unknown cause) - fix craftsmen names - test slot_faction_political_issue properly (has two default values, which rendered the system inoperative half the time) - fix debug message producing false commander mismatches - fix and improve mutiny duel trigger - add backstop at automenu trigger to ensure campaign death after mutiny duel loss FACTION RESTORATION - process just one faction at a time - adjust rate of restorations to about 1/month at end of game - produce no more than one "Possible Rebellion" message (if no rebellion), and have it escalate with number of walled centers - remove player-based all-or-nothing phaseout - make lord defection dependent on current king relation - make sure faction leader joins resurgent faction - avoid giving money to undefined troop - fix the growth of the rebellion, include adventurers - bring in supporting lords if rebellion threatened (to avoid stranding them if faction is destroyed AGAIN) - avoid auto-war with player FAST-TRACKED DURING BETA - fix dog interference with army orders (order ALL bug) - fix hire refuge armorer - allow visit village leader at night from menu - prohibit battle panel by down player (leading to crazy camera) BINARIES - Viking banner textures (fix some white backgrounds) - scn_caravanatacada.sco - scn_castle_37_exterior.sco

2.023 Patch for Viking Conquest Reforged Edition is now live!
Along with the mod, we are releasing the source code for modders to use, along with addition assets. Links and terms of use for these, can be found over on the Viking Conquest Downloads Page. For the server hosters and non-Steam users, you can get the latest version from the Viking Conquest Downloads Page. Changelog 2.023 Fix rescue slave from village scene Fix port attack stutter Remove testing trigger Fix duplicate ship getting renamed Add more landing points for faster Norse invasions Rearrange adventurers' AI trigger to avoid unnecessary AI interruptions (bouncing around at sea) Change all ti_on_hit to FIRST test if inflicted agent is active (battle red text) Return to "update all notes" for faction relation changes Fix suspected critical constant for alliance system Add check for bad party to script_party_set_ai_state (red text) Fix wrong dialog option for Trainer in player's refuge. Fix and document missing prisoners. Fix refuge dialogs. Fix refuge training. Limit it to produce only up to L3 troops and have it stop automatically. Allow refuge items to be refreshed. Have them be from the player culture. Include attachments when inflicting damage to party from siege event. Avoid problems by prohibiting companions from being captured by player. Fix quest dialogs, results. Update game notes regarding shield taunt. Take dead player's troops out of scripted mode (frozen skirmishers). Show when player is mercenary on character report. Track and test for last town to pay siege tribute (to avoid paying again). Avoid spawning recruitable dog during village quests. Move troops and ships from demolished camp. Alter price adjustment formulas to avoid player from making money just by buying/selling a single item over and over again. Add script_encounter_calculate_fit to "Charge Villagers" so player gets full party. Restructure torture dialogs. Except bandit lairs from icon changes. Routed parties get ship icons. Marchoc's polearm skill fixed. Siege tributes posibilities balanced. Now you can named only 7 ships, the rest will be random names.

# Fixes - Fixed some scene problems. - Fixed quest not being cancelled when faction is destroyed. - Fixed being able to access the storage chest in any town. - Fixed endless pilgrims. - Fixed issue with wedding scene. - Fixed Berserker shield size. - Fixed deterioration in Kingdom Relation. - Fixed mistakes in Ancient Troop names. - Fixed Wrong Text for Readingum - Fixed young faces on old npcs. - Fixed Player Dopplegangers. - Other minor fixes. # New - By popular demand, the dog is immortal now. # Balance - Bandits party strength tuned. - Faction relations rebalanced. - Cirren Ceaster Siege reworked. - Siege Simulation Kill Ratios adjusted.

Hey all! The small update was just a change to add support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese to Viking Conquest Reforged Edition! If that interests you, great! If not, nothing to worry about :) Have a nice day! The Team

# Fixes - Fixed some scene problems. - Fixed script errors. - Fixed levy issue with map banner. - Fixed feast quest issue. - Fixed maps getting frozen during coastal assaults. - Fixed issues in Spanish translation. - Fixed Picts not using crossbows. - Battle of Aescesdum loop fixed. - Fixed Ambush not being an option when player is wounded. - Chain mail visual issue fixed. - Banner visual issues fixed. - No Trigger dialogue fixed. - Ath Mor scene fixed. - Fixed Douar fleet being accessible from land. - Fixed Companions being nerfed. - Fixed some minor siege issues. - Fixed Solveig losing all her clothes. - Other minor fixes. Hello all! This patch includes a number of fixes, along with some minor new features and balance changes. Changelog 2.012 # New - Chests added to a lot of hall scenes. - Changed bandit leader to sea captain for viking parties. - Colne Ceaster scene. # Balance - Adjusted amount of money from bandit lairs. - Prosperity recovery. - Gore probability adjusted. - No player kingdom possible during storyline. - Improved performance on world map. - No permanent death in Farmland and Troll's Bridge. - Reduce minimum number of troops required to raid (now 20).

Hey all! Don't worry about the small update. It just fixes the crashing problem some were experiencing when closing the launcher. Happy blading!

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Hello all! This patch is now live! The changelogs are included below. We hope you are happy with the fixes and additions brought by the new version, including a new "levy" feature in villages! As always, thanks for your continued support in testing and providing feedback on the patches. We really appreciate your help in keeping these releases stable and useful for all players. Changelog 2.005 # Fixes - Fixed some scene problems. - Fixed enemies wounded in battle before fighting. - Fixed banners problem. - Fixed minimap issue with flags in battlefield. - Training peasant quest fixed. - Fleet split issue. - Fixed headless Vikings and berserkers. - Fixed the holmgang loop. - Fixed slave markets auto rebuild. - Fixed tutorial ship in storyline. - Game pausing bug fixed. - Fixed King Horik's conversation in storyline. - Fixed Flag-shield symbol mismatch. - Fixed quicksavegames issue in Morrigan's Lair. - Fixed inifinity money exploit in bandit lairs. - Fixed marriage quest never ends issue. - Fixed some scene problems. - Fixed snowy battlefield in Scotland. - Fixed diplomatic alliance issue with Minister. - Fixed Refuge port issue. - Other minor fixes. # Balance - Ajusted special smiths' prices. - MP: Added cooldown to polls to avoid abuse. - MP: Added crosbows for Picts. - MP: Some ajustments to balance multiplayer. - MP: Removed horses from Thor's Champion mode. - Lord conversion dialog. - Adjusted the aim of throwing spears. - Altered adultery ratios. - Tweaked villages loot, burn and enslave actions. - Modified Royal Sandbox relations with vassals. - Changed probability of Berserkrs and Ulfheddin becoming uncontrollable. - MP Raid: Re-balance teams. - Ajusted stamina penalty for AI. - Adjusted center production prices. # New / Changes - Added levy feature in villages. - Demolish slave market option added. - Exanded dog feature information in your in-game notes. - New gear to adventurers (NPCs going solo). - Revoked recruitment rights if relations go less than -20 with village or lord. - Weapon break now is optional. - Extra information for "find lyre" quest. - Redid Fjord scene for Multiplayer. - Improved Spanish translation. - Accesible Morgant and Donnchadh while player plays storyline. - Abbot no longer accessible during monastery pillages. - Other minor balancing.

Hello all, We just pushed out a small patch to fix an issue that was affecting some players in Reforged Edition. Don't be alarmed! :) We hope you are enjoying the new update and are looking forward to Gamescom... Thanks for your support

Hello all! We are so excited to be bringing Reforged Edition out for the Viking Conquest DLC today. Over the past 7 months since it released, Viking Conquest has made a massive transformation and Reforged Edition marks the biggest change yet with such a long list of improvements and fixes. For us, it is an honour to be releasing the update to the community, who has been so supportive of us at TaleWorlds and the developers, Brytenwalda and we are really excited to see the reaction! The update is free to all owners of the DLC and included in all new purchases. Here is a list of the major new features in the update:

Reforged Edition

• The Last Tuatha De Danann All new story, set in dark, mysterious Ireland where nothing is what it seems and truths are hidden...
• Hofs of the Nordic Gods Visit the holy grounds of the Nordic Gods. Make sacrifices and recruit powerful yet unpredictable Berserker troops into your army.
• Dog Companion A loyal canine friend who will stay by your side, even on the battlefield.
• Start As Leader of a Faction Skip the rise to power and get straight into Reforged Editions expanded kingdom management.
• Crouching and Hunting Feed your men a better variety of food by hunting wild boar but beware, startle these creatures and they're liable to attack.
• Working (minigames) Out of luck and out of pennings. Commit yourself to an honest day's work in a quarry, mine or farmstead.
• New Ambush System There is no greater weapon than the element of surprise; catch your enemies off guard with an ambush attack. Though you must keep your wits about you, or you could be the target of an ambush yourself.
• Adventuring Companions Companions that leave the player's party from discontent may now strike out on their own as adventurers, gathering their own forces and making their mark on the world.
• New Quests and Roleplay Events Discover assassination plots, interfere in affairs of religion and more with these new sandbox quests.
• Improved Atmosphere New ambient sounds and scene contribute to a richer experience in historical Dark Age Britain.
• New Items Dozens of new weapons and armours as well as updates to old visuals.
• Battles Improved enemy AI, incorporating tactics and formations add a new dimension to battles. Shock troops such as the Berserkir fight like animals but in the heat of battle may not distinguish friend from foe.
• Kingdom Improvements Customise your kingdom's colour, ransom prisoners to the enemy and raise your peasants as a levy army in times of need.
• Expanded Multiplayer New scenes and Raid game mode. Improvements to the UI and additional options for server admins to take control of the invaders in Invasion mode.
• More Immersion Special player traits and the ability to spread rumours to influence people throughout the land. More lively scenes with domestic animals walking around. Extra information about your companions and the option of a second player outfit for use outside of battle, as well as much more roleplay and many more immersive features.
• Customise Your Level of Difficulty and Goals Set your own goals to become an Infamous Raider, Strong King, Beloved Warrior and more. Customise your difficulty options to cater your own experience and challenge.

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: [quote]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.[/quote] 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 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.

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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, Firstly, thank you very much to everyone helping out with reports from the hotfix and continued support as we focus on ironing out the issues in Viking Conquest. This patch fixes a large number of issues and provides a lot of improvements. It is savegame compatible but some of you who have saves from the first release version may encounter some errors. These should resolve themselves in time. They are simply related to our efforts to trim down resource usage and improve performance (this patch should do both). It is not multiplayer compatible. For those of you looking for the dedicated server files and/or non-steam installers, the Viking Conquest downloads page is now open on our site here: https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/VikingConquest/Download Patch Notes (1.01) [quote]#CTDs / Performance - Optimised collision-meshes for buildings, ships, objects and trees - Fixed broken trunks on waving trees - Smaller LODs - Added female frame - Slightly reduced polycount of armors - Optimisation of material- and shader-settings - Cleaned up BRFs - Removed all non used scene props. - Trigger optimization - Sound flags #Fixes - Massive changes in multiplayer security code (this should fix most or all MP bugs caused by 'hackers') - Fixed music - Changed the way that cooldown for horn and berserker works - Fixed "move cattle" quest bug - Fixed never-ending tournament rounds in some of towns - Fixed MP sound issues - Fixed bugs in scenes - 7 towns and 1 castle - Fixed map icons - Fixed tutorial equipment - Fixed "The rate of catching prisoners is extremely low" - Fixed "killed all but still prisioners" - Fixed "question mark in the fight" - Fixed "Looting Monasteries cost to much reputation" - Fixed "Lack of bandits in Frisia and Danmark" - Fixed "Should I get stuck in the opening battle if I win?" - Fixed "impossible to escape from Sven's fleet" - Fixed "Spawning in water when aid someone in seabattle" - Fixed "Dying at the start of a sea battle" - Fixed "Lower the chance for damaged ships." - Fixed "Farmer viking parties" - Fixed "MP Naval battle too slow" - Fixed "Cant leave ship in MP Naval Battle" - Fixed christian troops problem in Pagan towns. - Fixed gift cattle option - Fix Norse spawn - fixed bug with pretender dialogs - fixed bugs with castle/town food reserves - Fixed NPC factions - Fixed non-responsive division - Fixed non-responsive troops - Fixed non-kingdom troop AI - Fixed some tournaments not ending - Fixed many storyline problems reported for players. Specially in: - Odin's Cave - Sven's Hideout - Captain's problem - Trolls Bridge - Aescesdum - Companions conversation # New / Changes - MP admin chat (chat visible only to admins - 'U' key) - MP admin announcments (important message send to all players - 'I' key) - MP admin tools panel: - slay bots - heal player - slay player - swap player to other team - swap player to spectator - give Thor's hammer to player - Add continue in sandbox mode after storyline end. - Deleted autoleve 5 for companions. - Helgi now have a trainer skill at the expense of lower navigation - Adjust/fix faction relations - Expand inventory update to special parties - Reworked special places (farmstead, quarries etc) to give lower prices depending on player's skill - Reworked extortion in villages and special places - Reworked prisoner limit - Chances for prisoner escape now depend on party morale - Stopping pagan priests shouldn't result in a battle anymore - Minor text corrections - Adjust prisoner limits - Stochastic triggers - NPC faces - New feature: "Make capturing ships possible" - New feature: "Add info about current weather in the camp menu"[/quote]