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| 1s | Greetings Warriors of Calradia! |
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| 3s | We are back with the final development update of early access. |
| 6s | But just before we move on to take a look at some of the recent changes to the game, |
| 10s | we want to start by thanking you all for your incredible support during the development |
| 14s | of Bannerlord. |
| 15s | Your feedback, suggestions and bug reports have been essential in bringing the game to |
| 19s | this point, and we really appreciate your patience, cooperation and input throughout |
| 23s | the early access period. |
| 25s | Thank you! |
| 26s | We also want to take this opportunity to say that this is definitely not the end of the |
| 30s | road for Bannerlord; we’ll continue to support the game well into the future, including content |
| 35s | updates. |
| 36s | You can read more about what we have planned in our Release Plans blog post–there’s |
| 40s | a link in the description below. |
| 42s | OK, and now on to the game! |
| 44s | To start, we have a few combat-related updates to discuss–the first of which is the addition |
| 48s | of banners! |
| 50s | Banners are equippable items that provide various combat bonuses to your formations. |
| 54s | Banner bearers can be promoted from regular troops to carry a formation’s banner into |
| 59s | battle, buffing the troops around them. |
| 61s | And if the banner bearer happens to fall, other troops from the formation will attempt |
| 64s | to recover the banner and continue the fight! |
| 66s | There’s a total of 45 different banners across 3 tiers for you to earn by accomplishing |
| 71s | various tasks, like defeating enemy nobles, clearing hideouts and reaching certain campaign |
| 76s | milestones. |
| 78s | A number of impactful changes to the spawning of reinforcements were made to address many |
| 82s | of the issues that arose when one side was pulled into their opponent's spawn area, especially |
| 86s | during larger battles. |
| 87s | With the addition of two extra spawn paths for each side to spawn on, reinforcing waves |
| 92s | are now able to select the safest route when joining the fray. |
| 95s | Additionally, reinforcements will now always spawn near the initial deployment boundaries |
| 99s | and attempt to join a formation that matches their unit type when entering the battle, |
| 103s | with the weakest formations being bolstered first. |
| 107s | Combat mechanic effects like knockdown, knockback and dismounts are now decided using a standard |
| 112s | and deterministic model, making them much more reliable and predictable. |
| 116s | You can check the tooltip icons to see each weapon's effect. |
| 121s | Armour damage calculations were reworked to make higher-tier armours more effective against |
| 125s | blunt attacks, making these armours feel like a much more worthwhile investment, particularly |
| 130s | when confronted by looters! |
| 131s | And for the final combat-related highlight, the AI movement system was overhauled through |
| 134s | a range of physics adjustments, better situational understanding, and by implementing a partial |
| 141s | 360-degree input for the AI, massively improving issues with troop congestion and the AI’s |
| 146s | ability to deal with more difficult terrain, especially in sieges. |
| 150s | Response times for defensive formations moving to position have been improved and the AI |
| 155s | is now much more efficient when redeploying troops between formations. |
| 159s | Attacker behaviour was also reworked to focus its energy on fewer siege engines and breaches |
| 163s | if it has a smaller force. |
| 166s | Campaign AI also received a number of notable updates recently, with many of those changes |
| 170s | aimed at improving party and army decision-making to make the world more active and dynamic. |
| 175s | To achieve this, the weight of party priorities was increased, with defensive parties sticking |
| 180s | to protecting their own territory, while those in an aggressive stance will try to raid and |
| 184s | siege enemy settlements more often. |
| 186s | Also, the threshold for changing party objectives has increased, meaning that parties are now |
| 191s | more likely to stick to their current task if it makes sense for them to do so. |
| 194s | Parties are more likely to attack settlements that are near their own territory and will |
| 198s | try to coordinate with nearby allied parties when engaging the enemy. |
| 202s | And parties within armies now take fellow army members and nearby villages into account |
| 206s | when sourcing food. |
| 208s | The decision score calculation of Patrol, Defend, and Besiege stances was adjusted to |
| 212s | increase siege success rates and the overall aggressiveness of AI armies and the cohesion-boosting |
| 217s | behaviour of armies has been improved, particularly when undertaking important tasks like defending |
| 222s | or besieging. |
| 224s | And finally, armies with low cohesion or that are not at war are now automatically disbanded, |
| 228s | and each active army decreases the creation chance of a new army. |
| 232s | These changes ensure that there are fewer, larger armies on the campaign map, resulting |
| 236s | in more significant and decisive battles. |
| 240s | Developing your character is one of the most rewarding aspects of any Mount & Blade game, |
| 244s | however, the progression system could be a little inflexible when trying to adjust your |
| 247s | strategy mid-campaign or experiment with different playstyles. |
| 251s | Well, now you can visit an Arena Master to reset the skill perks of you, your family |
| 255s | members, and your companions! |
| 257s | Additionally, the way that NPC child skill and trait levels are calculated was improved, |
| 262s | with children now receiving skills and traits periodically instead of all at once when they |
| 266s | reach adulthood. |
| 267s | Also, the equipment selection system for newborns now considers different parameters, such as |
| 272s | culture, traits and hero type. |
| 275s | They say that friends are the family that you get to choose yourself, and that would |
| 278s | be an apt description of companions in Bannerlord. |
| 281s | But unfortunately, and perhaps a little too realistically, as a playthrough progressed |
| 286s | it became harder to find companions in Calradia, especially in the late game. |
| 290s | A new companion spawn behaviour was implemented to address this issue by equalising the companions |
| 295s | in the game. |
| 296s | In addition to this, companion skill traits were rebalanced and many of their backstories |
| 300s | were updated to provide some more variety and options for you to choose from. |
| 304s | And alongside these changes, you can now ask tavern keepers about available companion candidates, |
| 309s | making finding those new friends even easier! |
| 312s | In Bannerlord, your duty is to your clan. |
| 314s | And as the head of the family, you need to make sure that your clan remembers it! |
| 319s | The recent changes to Clan Management allow you to do just that by giving you even greater |
| 323s | control over your clan members and parties, including exchanging and assigning party leaders, |
| 328s | recalling clan members to your party, and dispatching clan members to your settlements. |
| 334s | NPCs will now approach you with various propositions, including mercenary contract offers, marriage |
| 338s | offers for clan members, and vassalage offers, building on the game’s existing diplomacy |
| 343s | options to make the world feel more active and alive. |
| 345s | For some time now, we’ve been working on a number of adjustments and balancing changes |
| 350s | to trade goods, caravans, and workshops with the aim of improving the overall health of |
| 355s | the economy, particularly into the late game. |
| 358s | You can read about the changes in detail over on our forums–there’s a link in the description |
| 362s | below–but to summarise: we increased the demand for trade goods, rebalanced luxury |
| 366s | demands to make them more relevant, tweaked a few prices here and there, and made some |
| 370s | changes to workshop production. |
| 372s | Of course, it’s worth remembering that Bannerlord’s economy is huge and has many moving parts, |
| 377s | so we will continue to monitor the situation and take feedback onboard to ensure that the |
| 381s | economy remains in good health well into the future! |
| 385s | For all you crafty crafters out there, changes that aim to provide a little more structure |
| 389s | to the crafting path were recently introduced, including separating the unlocking of crafting |
| 393s | pieces into their respective weapon types, with crafted weapons now only giving experience |
| 398s | for that weapon type alone. |
| 400s | Additionally, crafting parts are now unlocked gradually, with Tier 1 parts coming first, |
| 404s | then Tier 2, and so on. |
| 406s | 14 new heads and 5 new handles were added for you to make two-handed maces with (which |
| 410s | are a thing now by the way!) and most pommels are now available to use across other weapon |
| 415s | types. |
| 416s | Finally, you can find 19 new cloth and fur pieces to attach to your polearms for some |
| 420s | added flair. |
| 421s | A broad selection of cutscenes was added to highlight and commemorate those special moments |
| 426s | during your adventures. |
| 427s | From the birth of a child to the death of a comrade, and from joining a kingdom to destroying |
| 432s | one, cutscenes give more weight to key events while helping to bring your own unique story |
| 437s | to life. |
| 438s | A broad selection of err, scene scenes was also added, with 10 new battle terrains, 2 |
| 444s | hideouts, 2 castles and 16 towns for you to explore and conquer. |
| 449s | You can find more information on the new scenes, like their names and locations, in the e1.9.0 |
| 454s | patch notes–there’s a link in the description below. |
| 458s | And for our final singleplayer highlight, we have the, almost obligatory at this stage, |
| 462s | additions to the Calradian armoury. |
| 464s | But alas, there are simply too many to share in this video so you will have to check them |
| 469s | out yourself, in-game! |
| 471s | Over in multiplayer we have Battle, an intense single-life game mode intended for organised |
| 476s | events. |
| 477s | At the start of each round, you select a class to spawn with, with stronger classes requiring |
| 481s | more gold. |
| 482s | Gold can be gained from kills and assists, and by surviving the round. |
| 486s | To win, you must completely destroy the opposing team or break their morale by holding more |
| 491s | flags. |
| 493s | Custom server files were released to Steam users allowing community members to host their |
| 497s | own dedicated servers for others to play on, including modded content, with new scenes, |
| 503s | game modes, and more. |
| 505s | And speaking of modding, Steam Workshop support is now available, with many user-created modifications |
| 510s | already available for you to explore. |
| 513s | Elsewhere on the modding front, we recently shared API documentation for Bannerlord to |
| 517s | allow modders to effectively use and integrate the API with their creations. |
| 521s | And that is all for Development Update #11. |
| 526s | We really appreciate you taking the time to check out the video and hope that you enjoy |
| 530s | the updates to the game. |
| 531s | You can find links to the full patch notes in the video description and, as always, we |
| 536s | invite you to share your feedback with us in the comments section below. |