What changed in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in 2026

Two new body armors and nine new Nord helmets added.

Party wages and food consumption reduced while at sea.

Two new ships added: Battanian Barlinnger and Nord Battle Knarr.

Multiple bugs related to naval parties and travel have been fixed.

Changes to war declarations and alliance formations to reflect world state.

Major improvements to naval battle mechanics and victory conditions.

Introduction of First Mate and Navigator roles for crew management.

Experience gain for troops in naval encounters increased by 50%.

AI nobles now actively seek out town and village ports to harass enemy parties.

Stealth missions now reward players for avoiding detection.

AI army creation requires more influence and results in fewer but stronger armies.

Changes to melee unit behavior and cavalry advantages in auto-resolve.

New Viking-era activity allowing fleets to raid coastal villages.

River travel speed increased by 50%.

Initiating a raid requires 15 healthy troops and shallow draft ships. Village militia will decide to resist or allow raiding based on power balance.

Fixed crashes when loading a save file with War Sails and lifting a blockade during a siege.

Looting begins immediately if the militia does not resist; otherwise, a raid mission is triggered.

Attacker horse archers receive a 50% power penalty; defender archers receive a 10% power bonus.

Several villages repositioned closer to the coastline, creating new offensive naval action opportunities.

Players and AI can now raid or defend coastal villages directly from the sea or rivers.

The level progress bar on the Character screen now shows current XP instead of skill points.

Resolved a visual bug causing army members to break formation while raiding a village.

Added ability to make port in villages for trading, recruiting, and resupplying without disembarking.

Added fore battlements to Dromakion and Qalguk.

Fixed issues with controller dpad navigation for custom battle troop weight sliders and dropdown selections.

Increased Berserker Cloak body armor from 14 to 20, replaced helmet, and improved axe damage.

Fixed a crash that occurred when launching a siege attack after lifting the naval blockade.

Fixed a crash that occurred when the player was taken prisoner, and the captor party was defeated by a party that was at war with the player.

Fixed a crash that occurred when the player was taken prisoner with the 'Escort Merchant Caravan' quest active.

Fixed a crash that occurred during the 'Disrupt Supply Lines' quest due to improper target settlement selection compared to the quest party's navigation capabilities.

Fixed a bug that caused the player to be shown as the ruler of multiple kingdoms.

Fixed a bug that caused the 'Naval Wardenships' policy effects to apply to mercenary clans.

Fixed a crash that occurred during battles due to the physics simulation.

Fixed a crash that occurred during battles due to a combat-related issue.

Fixed a crash that occurred during the transition to the boss fight in the 'Free the Sea Hounds' Captives' quest.

Fixed an issue where some naval storyline voice lines did not match their corresponding text.

Fixed a bug that caused the quest update sound to play every time you killed an enemy in the hideout after the campfire was activated.

Fixed a crash that occurred due to a multithreading issue in the rendering system.

Fixed a bug that caused shared wars not to apply in alliance calculations, which could prevent alliances from forming.

Fixed a crash that occurred when an army left a siege.

Fixed a crash that occurred when a troop died while the order menu was open.

Fixed a crash that occurred in mods using custom audio.

Fixed a crash that occurred when a minor clan that should be hostile to a kingdom incorrectly joined that kingdom.

Fixed a bug that prevented the additional 6 focus points from being applied in new campaigns.

Fixed a crash that occurred on the weekly tick due to an issue with handling a dead hero.

Fixed a crash that occurred when the besiegers lost all their ships during a blockade battle.

Fixed a crash that occurred in battles due to many kill feed elements.

Fixed a crash that occurred while loading battle scenes due to an issue with formation calculations.

Fixed a crash that occurred on the campaign map due to an issue in handling nearby pirate parties by the 'Amnesties for Pirates' policy.

Fixed a crash that occurred when exiting to the main menu during a conversation with a character who is removed from the location at the end of the dialogue.

Fixed a crash that occurred during the conversation with the henchman after completing the 'Rival Gang Moving In' quest.

Added new voiceovers covering events, quests, and locations encountered during the naval storyline.

Fixed a bug that caused rescued siblings to be missing or have incorrect stats in naval playthroughs.