Multiplayer Mount & Blade

This is the first part of our guide to Mount & Blade: Warband. The new multiplayer modes in Mount & Blade: Warband have ramped up the medieval action by a few notches. Now you can hack, slice, maim and stab up to 64 friends and strangers across 12 specially designed multiplayer maps in your choice of 7 multiplayer modes. In this M&B: Warband Multiplayer Guide we’ll run through the options and offer up a few hints and tips to get you started on the path to glory.

Character and Server Setup

It seems a bit of a shame that you can’t just port your single player campaign character into the multiplayer side of the game. Sadly you have to start from scratch by choosing a name and faction. Next up is the same physical character creation tool you used in single player and finally you get to choose your banner.

With the character created you are faced with two choices:

Host a Game – Developer TaleWorlds has provided you with all the options you could want in terms of setting up a server. You can make it private with a password, you can set the number of players, number of bots, decide on the factions, turn off friendly fire for melee or ranged separately, decide on the spectator camera, block mechanic, speed, time limit, targets for victory, equipment gold at start and earned through combat, whether to allow various types of polls and how they work, whether to allow private banners, respawn periods (if applicable), and finally whether to force minimum armor. If you are the host you can also access this screen in game by hitting ESC and choosing the Administrator Panel.

Join a Game – If you choose to join an existing server you’ll be presented with a list and you can choose the mode you want to play and double click to join one. If you hover your mouse over an option you’ll see a full range of details about the rules on that server. Obviously the lower the ping, the better for you.

Faction, Loadout and In Game Controls

Once you actually join a game you’ll select a faction and a soldier type. You’ll then be provided with some gold to buy your gear. The default amount is 1,000 and you can kit yourself out with some weaponry and armour. The choices available to you are class based and will depend on the type of soldier you choose to be. They’re basically split into cavalry, infantry and archer.

Once you are in game you can hit TAB to bring up the scoreboard and see how you’re performing. You can also hit ESC to bring up your options. This is handy if you’re not clear on the game rules, want to change faction or feel like reassigning controls. Just remember the game is not paused and you can and will be chopped up while you are in this menu!

Mount & Blade: Warband Multiplayer Modes

There are 7 multiplayer game modes in Mount & Blade: Warband and we’ll take a look at each one in turn. It is also worth mentioning before we start that some servers enforce their own rules beyond the basic modes. For example many players like to duel in Deathmatch and they have a system of chivalric rules which involves greeting a player before you try to stab them in the face. If a player is engaged in a fight and you run up and stab them in the back you’re probably going to get kicked. Now let’s take a look at the Warband multiplayer modes in more detail.

Siege

It is a great shame that the objective based multiplayer modes in M&B: Warband are so unpopular but the reason is not difficult to fathom. The maps are not balanced and it makes modes like Siege a bit of a nightmare. The basic idea is to take it in turns to Attack and then Defend a castle. The attacking force has a time limit to seize the castle and in general it is a little too easy for the defenders. It is tactically quite a fun mode. The ability to either raise ladders or rush the gate to lower the enemy flag is also great.

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Conquest

In this mode you generally have a more open battlefield and the objective is to capture and hold a number of points marked by flags that you must raise. If you manage to capture them all, then the enemy can’t spawn in and you’ve won the round. Each team starts with points and when they hit zero they’ve lost. The scattered capture points don’t make for the best gameplay and this is probably my least favourite mode.

Capture the Flag

As you’d expect this is a team based mode where the objective is to capture your opponent’s flag. The teams have a base with a flag each and you have to capture the enemy flag and carry it back to your base to score. The problem with this is balancing again and often one of the positions is easier to defend than the other which gives one team an advantage. If you get killed while carrying the flag the enemy only has to touch it and it will return to their base. For obvious reasons you can’t capture the flag while on horseback.

Fight & Destroy

This is an odd multiplayer mode where one team defends a couple of pieces of siege equipment (catapult and trebuchet) and the other team tries to smash them up. It takes ages to smash them up by hacking away and it isn’t a great deal of fun. You get a point for smashing something up and the defenders get a point for anything that survives. You can also win by just killing all the opponents because there is no respawning in this mode.

Battle

This is my favourite mode and it quite simply pitches two opposing forces against each other in a bloody battle to the death. What makes it more fun and more exciting than the other modes is the fact that you don’t respawn. If you are felled during battle then you are relegated to spectator. This is like a medieval version of Counter Strike and with good players it is action packed and addictive. The game can only be won by exterminating the enemy force completely.

Team Deathmatch

If you don’t like to sit out any of the action then you might prefer this mode to Battle. It is a fight between two opposing forces but this time if you die you will respawn (the respawn time is a server setting). The winning team is the one with the most points (kills) when the time runs out or the first team to reach a point target.

Deathmatch

The simplest of all the multiplayer modes is a chaotic free for all in which you must kill everyone else. If the map is too open or you spawn out in the field then you’ll be at the mercy of cavalry and archer units. This mode is too messy to be much fun and perhaps partly for that reason many servers have introduced their own rules about duelling. This reduces Deathmatch to a series of one on one duels where you introduce yourself by doing an overhead block and if the opponent accepts the challenge you fight to the death. There’s always a risk you’ll get stabbed in the back though and even though players will get kicked for breaking rules it can’t really be stopped from happening in the first place.

That’s it for the multiplayer guide. If you have any questions or comments post away.

This post is part of the series: Mount & Blade: Warband Guide

A five part guide to the new Mount & Blade: Warband.
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Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword is the second sequel to Mount&Blade, released by TaleWorlds Entertainment on the 4th of May 2011 in both North America and Europe.
With Fire & Sword is based on the historical fiction novel With Fire and Sword by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz and set in the 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Because of its advanced timeline, many things have changed from the past games.

SettingEdit

'In the long grass man hunted man, like wolves or antelopes. All might hunt who wished. The outlaw sought refuge in the wild steppes, the shepherd completely armed, guarded his flocks, the knight- errant sought adventures, robbers sought plunder, the Cossack sought the Tatar, and the Tatar sought the Cossack.'
- from the novel With Fire and Sword.
With Fire & Sword is set in the war-torn lands of 17th Century Eastern Europe. Join the fight for freedom, domination, or riches as five nations battle for control over their destinies.

The Kingdom of SwedenEdit

Wealthy and powerful, the Kingdom of Sweden patiently waits to conquer the losing side of the Russian Polish conflict with an army of dreaded dragoons and musketeers. Sweden's army resembles contemporary Western European armies, with many gunpowder units such as the Swedish Reiter and the Lifeguard. In comparison with its peers, Sweden's emphasis on gunpowder weaponry makes it one of the more original factions of With Fire & Sword.

Cossack HetmanateEdit

The Cossack Hetmanate is a Ukrainian state comprising wild-spirited independent fighters led by Hetman Bogdan Hmelnitski. With few armored units to speak of, the Hetmanate relies on an army of accurate musketeers, light insurgents and light Djura cavalry.
The Cossacks fight against Poland for their freedom. Cossack leader Hetman Bogdan Hmelnitski is forced to seek help from Russia in order to combat the Polish threat. Together the Cossack Hetmanate and Tsardom of Moscow march on the Polish Republic.

Polish CommonwealthEdit

The Polish Commonwealth, also known as the Polish-Lithuanian Republic, is famed for its majestic Winged Cavalry. Dominated by its Winged Hussars (the heaviest cavalry in the game) and supported by competent but unexceptional infantry in the form of Zolniers and Pikemen, the Polish Commonwealth best resembles the Kingdom of Swadia in troop composition. While it possesses a rich army, it is fragile, which could ultimately lead to the Polish Commonwealth's demise.

Muscovite TsardomEdit

Born again in this new age of fire and sword, Russia sees itself under a powerful dynasty of Tsars bent on reclaiming land lost to the Polish Republic. The Muscovite Tsardom is truly a force to be reckoned with as it has a vast army of well equipped troops.
Russia boasts a large assortment of troops, reflected in the large assortment of marksmen (Muscovite marksmen include the simple Marksmen, the militia Posad Marksmen, and the elite New Order Marksmen), though it boasts quite good cavalry such as the Noble Guard. All Russian marksmen (Save for the Posad Marksman) deploy the two-handed poleaxe, a heavy weapon with a bonus against shields, giving even marksmen a fair chance against enemy infantry, while Moscow spearmen use a medium between the pike and the sword.
This faction most closely resembles the Kingdom of Vaegirs in the previous Mount&Blade games.

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Crimean KhanateEdit

A kingdom caught between shifting alliances, the Khanate has been shielded from both the Tsardom of Moscow and the Polish Republic, but soon may find itself vulnerable and desperate. The Crimean Khanate may be forced to betray the Cossack Hetmanate and take its lightning fast army of mounted bowmen elsewhere.
Crimean cavalry cost less to maintain than any other nation's, and the Khanate boasts a large assortment of cavalry, ranging from the numerous Bajrak, mounted archer Jasaqs to the heavily armored Asak-bey, Circassian, and the powerful Nokhor. The light Kapikulu archer and the inaccurate-but-armored Seymen are the only native infantry the Crimean Khanate fields, but it has access to elite infantry on loan from the Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) including Janissaries (elite musketeers), and Azaps (elite light infantry).

Founding Your Own KingdomEdit

There are several ways to start a kingdom for yourself and they are similar to the ones in Mount&Blade: Warband, although you will not be able to name your own kingdom.
One way is to become a member of an already existing faction and capturing a castle or a town which you will not be granted by the faction leader. When this happens you can choose to renounce your current oath and leave your faction. This will result in your new faction becoming a rebel faction for that faction.
When you have become a rebel for a faction it is a good idea to find the claimant for that faction and proceed to persuade the lords of the original faction to join yours instead. This way works exactly the same as it does in Warband. However, this will not make you king/queen of the new kingdom. Instead you will become the Marshall and the claimant will become the new faction leader. You will have major attacks on your kingdom, which may be what makes the game fun.
Another way to become a monarch is to start either The Deluge or the False Dmitry quests. In the middle of the Deluge quest, Colonel Zagloba will ask the player to become king or he'll start a rebellion against King Jan Kasimir. If you choose to become king, then The Deluge in the quest menu is completed and The Final Border quest replaces it. The player also becomes the Polish Republic's permanent marshall (even if they hold an election for it). The end point of the both quests gives the player the task to conquer Eastern Europe as the final quest.

GameplayEdit

'Every man is a lord for himself in our Commonwealth, if he has a sabre in his hand and can gather any kind of party.'
- Andrei Kmita, from The Deluge.
The game is similar to its predecessors, and involves quests, earning trust, and gathering an army of followers. Unlike the original games, which are open-ended in nature, With Fire & Sword offers main questlines for the Cossack, Polish, and Muscovite factions.
Perhaps the biggest change from the previous games is the addition of firearms, which are consistent for the historical time period in which With Fire & Sword is set. Firearms deal heavy damage, but take a long time to reload, aren't very accurate, and have more limited ammunition than archery, meaning sword and bow are not yet obsolete. Grenades are also available and can be used to deal damage to groups of clustered enemies, but they do not refill. This technology replaces throwing weapons from previous games, so that now the 'Power Throw' skill is replaced with 'Grenade Throwing.'
Ccc study material in hindi pdf. Warfare techniques are altered greatly by firearms and grenades, and players might find post-battle casualties much heavier than in the original games; indeed, the player himself is at far greater risk of a sudden death due to high-damage muskets or other firearms. Capturing of castles has become more difficult to achieve by force, so the game offers new siege options, such as bribing a guard, poisoning the water supply, or blowing a hole in the wall to provide an advantage based on the player's tactics skill.
Another new option is the choice to build a 'wagon fort' fort from the camp menu. A wagon fort is a triangle-shaped barricade which can be jumped over by horses (although the AI will not do this) but forces infantry to go around it.
Troop recruitment also has a number of changes from the original games. Factional troops do not have tiered upgrade trees; many troops in With Fire & Sword only upgrade once to a 'veteran' version. In villages, you can only recruit weak militia, who provide little in the way of combat ability. Troops recruited from Mercenary Camps are stronger and have more upgrade potential; the player can also customize mercenaries' equipment by visiting the camps. The most effective soldiers are recruited from Commanders in fortifications your faction controls. Unlike in the original Mount&Blade and Warband, when a vassal of, say, Swadia could feature an army of high-level Nord or Rhodok troops, the best troops for each faction in With Fire & Sword only become available once you have allied with that faction and get access to commanders.
Walking around the towns, villages and fortresses will reveal a far larger game environment (which could cause lag on lower-end PCs). In towns and fortresses, players have a number of new options available through the new Town Center.

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Marriage, a feature available in Warband, is no longer available in With Fire & Sword. Players are also unable to rename their own faction.

Types of troopsEdit

Militia: the weakest troops which can be recruited from villages or Commanders.
Infantry: regular infantry troops which can only be recruited from Infantry Commanders.
Cavalry: regular cavalry troops which can only be recruited from Cavalry Commanders.
Guards: elite troops which can only be recruited from a Personal Guard Commander and/or Heavy Cavalry Commander.
Mercenaries: elite troops which can be recruited from a Mercenary Commander. They cannot be recruited from Mercenary Camps or taverns.
Special soldiers: special troops which can only be recruited in a few fortifications. The commanders vary.
Tavern mercenaries: Mercenaries that can be recruited from taverns. They can best militia but not regulars.
Camp mercenaries: Mercenaries recruited from mercenary camps. Their stats are always lower than similar faction troops but their equipment can be customized.
*Commanders are found in castles/cities by going to the option 'Go to the town center'. You must be a lord/vassal/mercenary of that faction to access the commanders. There will often be rumours about commanders, which can suggest what troops are available to be recruited. You must come back to the same commander four days later to pick up your troops by clicking 'I want to recruit some men.'

HeroesEdit

As with the first Mount&Blade games, there are numerous Heroes that you can employ in your party.

Trial version Edit

All Mount&Blade games can also be downloaded as a 'try before you buy' trial version from TaleWorlds' website for free.
The trial version allows you to play the single-player game until you reach level 8 (or until the day 30) at which time it automatically saves your character and quits. After purchasing and entering a serial key, the limit will be unlocked and you may resume playing with the same character and access the multi-player servers. You will not need to download the game again.

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Medieval Action RPG Strategy game Mount&Blade Warband is now available on the NVIDIA SHIELD and selected Tegra 4 devices. This is a fully featured port of the PC version. Gamepad required.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior or forge their legacy as a ruler.
● Free-form sand-box gameplay. You are free to go anywhere in a world with more than a hundred unique locations including villages, castles and towns. Become the ruler of a faction and convince lords to become your vassals.
● Upgrade your companions to vassals by granting them lands.
● Highly advanced and intuitive sword-fighting systems.
● Groundbreaking mounted and foot combat. Use a vast variety of medieval weapons, each with unique characteristics.
● Use most throwing weapons in close combat: Switch to using a javelin as a short spear when the enemy gets close.
● You can be anything from a lonesome adventurer to a commander of armies or an owner of villages, castles or towns
● Sophisticated AI will challenge you in combat and in your strategic plans.
● Freedom to interact with hundreds of characters.
● Multiplayer battles with up to 64 players. Multiplayer modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Conquest, Battle, and Siege.
● Play multiplayer matches on random maps as well as hand-designed ones.
● Multiplayer equipment system: Earn money by fighting opponents or accomplishing goals.
● Marry a lady of the realm for romance or cold political gain. Try to win a lady’s heart through poetry or bravery.
● Troop Morale: Soldiers will break and run away if their morale gets too low.
● Pick any projectile off the battlefield for use as additional munitions.
● Motion captured realistic fighting animations.
Also try the PC version: http://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/Warband
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