Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

[Alienman]

Is there already some sort of release timeframe for Bannulord? I am really tired of looking up the same vague information after 5 years now.

News from the future:

Spoiler

 

[Burning Bridges]

Should make an amendment to this picture: "it's the same engine but with graphic improvements"

 

[Alienman]

500 years of graphic improvements. Will Crisis finally be beaten?

 

[anus_pounder]

We can only hope that the true meaning of 'RPG' is discovered by that time.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

We can only hope that the true meaning of 'RPG' is discovered by that time.

Optimistic much?

 

[Burning Bridges]

Didn't they say 2017 at gamescom?

Did they? The answer is, it will released in 2017 if it is ready but it could also be later And nobody knows. Perhaps it will take until 2018, or 2019.

 

[Metro]

It's supposed to be in early access end of this year. But with these guys that means end of 2019.

 

[Maggot]

Taleworlds PR guy visited the Mount and Blade general on 4chan and answered some questions. Things that were confirmed: customizable banners, upstab on spears, melee weapon crafting only, borderless window, and the ability to mod in magic systems. CTRL+F !!Lz3q5kDNVx+ if you want to find all his posts here.

 

[Metro]

What I want is a fuggin release date.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

I feel for him

 

[Burning Bridges]

The man is my hero.

 

[Alienman]

Mountain Blade!

 

[Metro]

I feel for him

Good news, guys, they let me post on the internet from the hospital!

 

[vota DC]

Taleworlds PR guy visited the Mount and Blade general on 4chan and answered some questions. Things that were confirmed: customizable banners, upstab on spears, melee weapon crafting only, borderless window, and the ability to mod in magic systems. CTRL+F !!Lz3q5kDNVx+ if you want to find all his posts here.

Tons of late and still not naval combat in release.
Anyway I am more interested in the permanent death + sons that take place of their fathers mechanic. That wasn't in any mod before, you had permanent death but no way to replace lords with new characters, just promoting already existing character.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

 

[Lemming42]

Fantastic, now we can track the dev team's total lack of progress in real-time.

 

[Burning Bridges]

It's possible that they actually have to release this before Kingdom Come Deliverance because there is a certain danger that afterwards no one will give a shit. Although I personally think that Kingdom Come will dissappoint and Mountainblade will not. (I played the KcD beta a few days ago and gameplay wise it's just slightly inclined console shit)

 

[Spectacle]

Kingdom Come is a completely different game anyway. Even if it might end up having better a melee combat system than Bannerlord, it won't have large scale battles or a dynamic strategic layer. People who like smacking things with swords are going to play and enjoy both games.

 

[Burning Bridges]

It may be a completely different game, but I think the people who buy it will be to a large part looking for the same things.

Also as I wrote, I doubt Kingdom Come will have a significant impact on gaming as you cannot even pick up or manipulate objects, something that other games in the same genre could (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim), and the sole reason people kept playing them. Kingdom come will be a storyfag game for people with A-levels, but gameplay wise fall short even of Bethesda games.

Banner Lord is indeed different, it has at least a broad foundation of gameplay, not just walking around and triggering events which get old very fast.

 

[bussinrounds]

gameplay wise fall short even of Bethesda games.

If the combat at least isn't a lot better than Beth's garbage, that would be a fucking disaster.

 

[Latelistener]

It's possible that they actually have to release this before Kingdom Come Deliverance because there is a certain danger that afterwards no one will give a shit. Although I personally think that Kingdom Come will dissappoint and Mountainblade will not. (I played the KcD beta a few days ago and gameplay wise it's just slightly inclined console shit)

The amount of players "giving a shit" is already enough to ensure a financial success. M&B has an army of fans who already know what they want from it, as the series is essentially an improved version of Pirates! Gold, a sandbox game with specific features, multiplayer and huge modding scene. Deliverance has almost nothing of that.

 

[LESS T_T]

http://steamcommunity.com/games/261550/announcements/detail/798653384489913757

Welcome to the official Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Steam group. We'll be posting news and updates here ourselves, from here on, so stay tuned and invite your friends!

The horns sound, the ravens gather. An empire is torn by civil war. Beyond its borders, new kingdoms rise. Gird on your sword, don your armour, summon your followers and ride forth to win glory on the battlefields of Calradia. Establish your hegemony and create a new world out of the ashes of the old.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is now visible on Steam! What does that mean? Well, you can now follow the game, and get news and announcements delivered directly to PC's most popular gaming platform! You can also add the game to your wishlist, which will make sure you don't miss when the game releases.

We know you're hungry for more Bannerlord news. Right now, we're working hard on the game to put it in your hands as soon as possible, so stay tuned for more updates in the near future!

At least we can learn system requirements from the Steam page:

MINIMUM:

• Processor: Intel i3-2100 / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD 4600 / Nvidia GT730 / AMD R7 240
• Storage: 40 GB available space
• Additional Notes: These estimates may change during final release

 

[Zdzisiu]

http://steamcommunity.com/games/261550/announcements/detail/798653384489913757

Welcome to the official Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Steam group. We'll be posting news and updates here ourselves, from here on, so stay tuned and invite your friends!

The horns sound, the ravens gather. An empire is torn by civil war. Beyond its borders, new kingdoms rise. Gird on your sword, don your armour, summon your followers and ride forth to win glory on the battlefields of Calradia. Establish your hegemony and create a new world out of the ashes of the old.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is now visible on Steam! What does that mean? Well, you can now follow the game, and get news and announcements delivered directly to PC's most popular gaming platform! You can also add the game to your wishlist, which will make sure you don't miss when the game releases.

We know you're hungry for more Bannerlord news. Right now, we're working hard on the game to put it in your hands as soon as possible, so stay tuned for more updates in the near future!

At least we can learn system requirements from the Steam page:

MINIMUM:

• Processor: Intel i3-2100 / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD 4600 / Nvidia GT730 / AMD R7 240
• Storage: 40 GB available space
• Additional Notes: These estimates may change during final release

40 GB ? I know that it is a trend to bloat the game size beyond ridiculous but are they including a quality Turkish porn with the download or something?

 

[Latelistener]

Storage: 40 GB available space

That smells like a console release.

 

[spectre]

Gotta have them hair textures ready for 4k monitors, man.