Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord News

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord mod adds Total War battle camera

It can sometimes be impossible to see everything going on around you in the thick of battle, but fortunately there's now a Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord mod that gives you an RTS game-style bird's eye view. The RTS Camera mod lets you command units from high above, giving you the situational awareness you'd have in a strategy game like Total War: Warhammer III.

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Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord review

The kingdom of the Aserai was perpetually at war, swapping towns and castles with rival lands, borders shifting constantly, refugees fleeing across the desert as raiders and looters took advantage of the chaos. Bad days, except for me, an opportunistic clan leader, mercenary, small business owner, caravaneer, occasional blacksmith, eventual king and very successful war profiteer. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord keeps you busy...
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How to increase your Bannerlord party size

Want to know how to increase your Bannerlord party size? The latest Mount & Blade is finally out of Early Access, If you're keen to develop your crew in the sandbox game, but your party size is sub-par, here's how to increase your party size in Bannerlord.

You have a certain amount of slots in to fill up, and every unit, character, or companion takes up one slot. You've probably realised by now that it doesn't take long until they're all full, but there are ways to increase your Bannerlord party size to squeeze in more units.

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How to make money in Bannerlord

Want to learn how to make money in Bannerlord as quickly as possible? The next Mount & Blade has left early access, and much like the previous sandbox game, it's immensely complicated if you don't know what you're doing ahead of time, and no area proves this more than making denar - the game's currency. Finally, you're ready to settle in for a long sesh of ruling kingdoms and abolishing armies to take over an empire. Oh, if you only had the money to do it.

It can be a long slog towards victory in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord if you're not making denar quickly and efficiently. Of course, some quests and missions will earn you a fair bit of coin, but if you're looking for easy and quick ways to make money seamlessly, here are a few tips on how to make money in Bannerlord.

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How to get Bannerlord caravans up and running

Struggling to make your Bannerlord caravans work for you? If it's not profitable yet and you've sunk time, money, and resources into making it work, here's where you could be going wrong.

Bannerlord caravans are non-controlled AI that travel across trade routes selling goods to cities and towns. If you want to find out a bit more about caravans before you send them off into the big wide world of Bannerlord, then we don't blame you - they're costly, after all. A caravan will set you back around 15,000 denar and you'll need 29 caravan guards to run one, which will have varied daily upkeep.

You can unlock caravans by speaking with merchants in villages by introducing yourself and choosing the option 'I wish to form a caravan in this town'. Caravans can be a very lucrative business, with the added benefit of when you send them off into the wild, they're almost not your problem anymore - you've just got to hope they'll bring back the dollar.

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