What changed in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in 2022

Allows for larger save files without corruption.

Mangonels now prioritize battering rams and siege towers.

Allows mangonels to shoot closer targets.

To compensate for decreased mangonel minimum range.

Archers now use line formation spacing instead of tight formation.

30% discount on PC and 20% on consoles until January 5th.

The Companion is gifted to everyone who purchased the game on PC up until this announcement.

The Digital Companion includes a story journal, hand-drawn map, concept art, and game music.

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the game and the new Digital Companion application.

Swordsman wins 2nd place for a set of four unique two handed swords, showcasing a common theme and compatibility with crafting.

Ramsay2710 wins 3rd place for a royal melee weapon set including a two handed sword and a dagger, noted for elegance.

Klassix wins 2nd place for the Battanian Burial Mound scene, set in a swamp with a detailed boss fight area.

Athaelas wins 3rd place for creating a hideout scene called Abandoned Mine, featuring a linear layout and engaging player spawn.

Winners of the second iteration of the Bannerlord Creative Competition have been revealed, showcasing new hideout scenes and melee weapon sets.

Winners of the 2D art contest for comics set in the Dark Ages of Calradia have been recognized, showcasing creative artwork.

MajorRoyMcCalluster wins 1st place for the Royal Armoury Set, featuring intricate engravings and a regal design.

Levente wins 1st place for the Valeria Lookout scene, featuring a unique vertical layout and engaging gameplay.

Includes male and female poses, more alternatives for different moods and improved face animations.

Grants more reliability when checking client-server compatibility.

Better match expected war durations, preventing rapid peace after war declaration.

Servers and clients will be compatible if mismatching modules are limited to optional ones.

Deleted the Voice Language option from multiplayer options.

Made the helper module a 'MultiplayerOptional' module and added various enhancements.

Better match between voice and face animations.

This will reset all keybindings.

Publishing to the source module location is no longer possible.

Slightly decreased loot amount gained during the early game and increased loot variety during the mid/late game.

Custom servers and multiplayer modding features have been added.

Fixed bugs related to character creation, AI behavior, and crafting.

Enhanced performance on the campaign map.

Reset all rankings and disabled Early Access badges.

The game is officially released on PC and consoles.

Added new multiplayer scene edit data to the Modding Kit.

Added emoticons, profile backgrounds, trading cards, and achievements.

Fixed various crashes occurring during quests and battles.

Introduced voice-over content for the main storyline and greeting dialogues.

Added banners as equipable items for heroes and introduced banner bearers.

Steam Workshop is now available for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, allowing players to find and share mods.

Improvements include party member sorting and other system tweaks.

Content creators can use a replay editor to document their gameplay experiences.

Players can take over common areas from criminals, providing passive income with a crime system twist.

AI characters will receive voice overs for storyline dialogues and greetings.

New feature to track player achievements and provide statistics upon game over.

Each of the 53 towns will be made unique, with more castles and battle terrains added.

Improved NPC movement in difficult terrain and reduced congestion through better situational understanding.

Players can create weapons with additional visual flair through new crafting options.

Adjustments to favor siege towers and rams, including pushing ladders off walls even with enemies climbing.

Ability to target enemy formations, particularly requested by the captain mode community.

Players can launch surprise attacks on besiegers to destroy siege engines.

Banners will be equippable items for players and AI heroes to enhance battle formations.

Excess prisoners will be sold to a ransom broker if the prison exceeds the limit.

Players can host their own multiplayer games and events.

Resolved a crash that occurred when watching an agent die in the first person.

Resolved a crash that occurred when all players but one disconnected during a matchmaking game.

Added a notification that displays additional information if the game crashes during the launch.

Resolved multiple crashes that occurred when a new player connected to a server.

Added a notification that informs the player when the new 'Auto-Follow' order is triggered in Captain mode.

Player statistics achieved prior to the e1.7.2 patch have been restored and merged with new statistics.

The Ranked Leaderboard now displays all players that have finished their placement matches.

AFK duration tolerance has been reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes for players that quit during the matchmaking game.

Matchmaking games now get immediately canceled if a player quits during warmup, with a time-out penalty for the quitting player.

Fixed a barrier that allowed players to jump on the roof next to flag B.

Adjusted a few spawn positions.

Team damage score is now valued at -150% instead of -200%.

Includes Cypegos Blockade, Osrac Insurrection, Skolder Hideout, Pendaric, Zendyar, Urikskalaar, and Sharis.

Horse damage score is now valued at 35% instead of 50%.

Moved the battering ram closer to the main gate.

Added a new gate in front of flags E and F.

Fixed a crash related to custom assets and GPU calculations.

Adjusted one of the attacker ballistae that allowed users to hide behind a wooden ramp.

Single-life game mode that can host up to 120 players.

Adjusted across different factions.

Fixed a sound issue with some soil areas playing stone sounds.

Increased from 120 to 130 in Skirmish game mode.

Moved flag B closer to the attacker siege tower and added some barricades around it.

Fixed a crash that occurred when starting a siege mission.

Fixed a bug that allowed disabled buttons in the army management panel to be clicked.

Fixed a crash that occurred when calculating notable power.

Fixed a crash that occurred due to an error with AI decision making.

Fixed a crash that occurred due to the player character being duplicated.

Added a console command to remove militia from a settlement.

Fixed a bug that caused some GUI textures to appear as missing when launching campaign via the modding tools.

Updated save file system: players must load save files in e1.7.0 before updating to e1.7.1 for compatibility.

Players must load their save files in version e1.7.0 before updating to e1.7.1 to ensure compatibility.