Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord
Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord is the new, upcoming medieval action role-playing game, developed by "TaleWorlds Entertainment." The game was announced in 2012. It is a prequel to Mount & Blade: Warband. The game's release date is scheduled for some time in 2016. The game is set 200 years before Mount & Blade: Warband. It takes place during the decline of the Calradian Empire and occurs during the formation of the Kingdoms that appear in the previous games. The Calradian Empire and its downfall are analogous to the Roman Empire's fall and the formation of the early European kingdoms. The armor, weapons and architecture are all inspiration from 600 to 1200 A.D
Improvements
Mount and Blade 2 Banerlord's graphics are going to be overhauled with new shaders, better character models, and improved ai! - Artificial intelligence- Most of the improvements are being made based off of player comments and critiques of Mount and Blade Warband! We all know that there was a list the size of Santa's of problems. The most annoying one to me was your troops blocking your path and not being able to move thru them! But now we will be able to stroll right thru our lines of men without worry of being but humped in some corner by your 30+ Nord Worriers during a castle siege... True story -.-
Factions
"The factions in Bannerlord are ancestral to those of Warband, and will have some of their descendant faction's traits." There will also be some minor bandit and Calvary factions that you can join during your exploration of Imperial Calradia!- Calradic Empire is where the Players find themselves involved at the beginning of the game. The Empire's military has been honed throughout the generations and is a force to be reckoned with, employing cataphracts and spearmen along with archers to devastating effect.
- Vlandians are a feudal state that specializes in heavy cavalry.
- Sturgians inhabit the northern woodlands and specialize in producing axe-men and swordsmen.
- Aserai inhabit the less inhabited deserted lands of Calradia and use footmen and horsemen in battle.
- Khuzaits are a "steppe tribe?" and make heavy use of horse archery.
- Battanians are famed for their marksmanship as archers throughout Calradia. This Faction seems to remind me of the Nords and would be very beneficial in defending your castle's during a siege!
