Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord News

[h3]Beta e1.6.5[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when talking to a newly assigned governor.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to give a clan role to a governor.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to education notifications popping up endlessly.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when becoming a vassal for the first time.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when donating troops to a garrison.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the quest giver lost control of the quest settlement during the "Revenue Farming" quest.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred upon being taken prisoner while trying to sneak into a settlement during the "Gang Needs Recruits" quest.
  

Performance

• Optimised the function that selects a random element from a list.
  
• Optimised the function that calculates ideal garrison strength.
  
• Optimised the function that calculates the score for a party's target behaviour.
  
• Fixed numerous spike issues that occurred with menus and transitions.
  
• Minor improvements to combat missions.
  
• Minor improvements to the campaign map.
  

Save & Load

• Fixed a bug that reset the hideout progress bar after loading a save file.
  
• Fixed some save and load inconsistencies.
  

Localisation

• German, Chinese & Turkish localisation improvements.
  
• Minor text fixes and updates.
  

Art

• Added 1 Aserai crown.
  
• Added 2 Battanian armours (Battanian Long Tartan, Battanian Kilt over Tartan Trousers).
  
• Visual improvements to troop portraits.
  
• Added ballista cover models.
  
• Added ballista covers to some Empire and Aserai scenes.
  
• Civilian agents will no longer spawn in castle scenes.
  
• Improvements to the Sturgia level 3 castle gatehouse prefab.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Sturgia level 3 castle broken walls.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused slower speeds when descending stairs.
  
• Fixed a bug that created an invisible fence in some Sturgia villages.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused equipment to disappear inside the training ground arenas.
  
• Fixed a few incorrect barriers in the Empire level 2 keep battle scene.
  
• Minor fixes to Empire and Aserai castle siege scenes.
  

UI
Changes

• Party role assignment improvements:
  
  • All roles and members are now shown separately.
    
  • The automatic assignment of party leaders to open roles within their party is now reflected in the UI.
    
• The stack amount is now shown while crafting javelins in the crafting screen.
  
• Added world map notifications that trigger when the player loses a trait.
  
• Added pregnant icons to the encyclopedia and the clan page.
  
• Hovering over names in conversations now opens a tooltip that includes the character's relation score with the player.
  
• Added available quest names to character tooltips.
  
• Encyclopedia next and previous pages are now navigable with the 'Q' and 'E' keys.
  
• The scoreboard can now be closed with the 'Enter' key when the mission is over.
  
• Added an option to disable the target lock feature.
  
• Changed the map selection on the custom battle screen to a dropdown menu.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that allowed the manage army window to be opened when it shouldn't have been possible.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed some unequipable items to be equipped.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented some lords from appearing in the siege encounter overlay.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the unsaved and unapplicable changes warnings to remain unlocalised.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused mobile party trackers to have no banner visuals.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the movement tutorial to show up in unrelated missions.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the "Recruit All" button to show the wrong keybind for gamepads.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused an invalid food consumption value to be shown on the encounter overlay.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the photo mode exit key to show the wrong text.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the "Game Tips" navigation buttons to be enabled even if there was only one tip to show.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the equipment selection radial on gamepads to stay visible after the player died.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused tracked troops and prisoners to affect each others' lock status.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the exclamation mark notification to show up on the quest log page button for no reason.
  

Battles and Sieges

• Added troop selection to keep battles.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused siege defenders to go to an incorrect defending position to meet the attacking ladders/towers in scenes with multiple offensive climbing spots.
  
• AI units no longer stop using siege machines when they receive damage.
  

Clan and Party

• Siblings will no longer be given the same name.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused lords to get stuck in a companion's party.
  
• Fixed a party role assignment bug.
  

Armies

• Parties that haven’t yet linked up with the army will no longer affect cohesion change.
  

Kingdoms and Diplomacy

• Players can now create a kingdom through dialogue with governors.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed imprisoned NPCs to be able to marry each other.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused extremely high tributes to be paid when making peace.
  

Economy and Trade

• Caravans are now transferred to the heir when the player character dies.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused nobles to give away their prisoners for free in barters.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused caravans to target settlements that were under siege at the time.
  

Crafting

• Fixed a bug that prevented the crafting order relation effect from the 'Experienced Smith' perk from working when the order had been completed with a companion.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed hidden crafting pieces to be unlocked (they are there for save compatibility only).
  

Settlement Actions (Town, Village, Castle and Hideout)

• Tournament Changes:
  
  • Tournaments are now auto-simulated after 15 days without player interaction.
    
  • The tournament winner will receive an elite reward (a reward that costs 5000 denars) if there are 4 or more nobles in the tournament (player included). The value of the reward scales with the number of nobles that participate in the tournament. If there are less than 4 nobles in the tournament, the winner will receive a random regular reward which costs between 1600 and 5000 denars.
    
  • If the winner is the player character or a clan member who is in the main party, the tournament prize will appear in the player's inventory. Otherwise, the value of the prize in denars will be given to the winner's clan.
    
  • Non-hero troop distribution has been changed to around 40% Tier 3 troops, 40% Tier 4 troops and 20% Tier 5 troops in both tournaments and practice fights. If there aren’t enough troops to hold this condition in the garrison, the remaining slots are filled with random Tier 3-5 troops.
    
  • Updated the tournament game menu text.
    
• Fixed a bug that prevented relation increase with a settlement owner when donating prisoners.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented garrisons from increasing despite showing +X change per day in the tooltip.
  

Quests & Issues

• Added a campaign.cancel_quest console command which can cancel quests.
  
• Changed some quest related conversation dialogues to map conversations instead of mission conversations.
  
• The "Scout Enemy Garrison" quest will no longer target settlements that are far away.
  
• The "Fencing Stolen Goods" quest will now succeed if the player waits in the quest settlement until the quest times out.
  
• Changed some variables in the "Art of the Trade" quest (making profits from it will now be easier).
  
• Notables that the player character gains or loses relation with in the "Revenue Farming" quest will now remember the player character.
  
• The target settlement in the "Prodigal Son" quest is now being tracked on the map.
  
• Text improvements to the "Gang Needs Recruits" and "Lord Wants Rival Captured" quests.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the bandit party to wait near the settlement gate in the "Caravan Ambush" quest.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented relations from decreasing when the "Army Needs Supply" quest failed.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the companion that was resolving an issue to disappear if the quest giver had died.
  
• Fixed a bug that timed out the "Eliminate Kingdom" quest.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Arzagos and Istiana to be moved to the keep after kingdom creation.
  
• Increased the chance of capturing prisoners in the fight with raiders during the tutorial.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to spawn as a spectator if they retreated and tried to enter the battle again in the fight with raiders during the tutorial.
  

Conversations & Encounters

• Added additional lines for surrender demands and comments from NPCs that had participated in tournaments with the player.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the kingdom creation dialogue option to appear even though the player had already created a kingdom.
  
• Fixed minor errors in dialogues.
  

Other

• Ira is now shorter and has a slightly smaller build.
  
• Musicians in taverns no longer have the same faces.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player's stash to be cleared.
  
• Fixed a bug related to calculating troop upgrade targets for mercenaries.
  

[h2]Multiplayer[/h2]

Map Related

• Echerion
  
  • Adjusted 3 of the respawn positions (made the seaside's team timing advantage smaller for reaching the B flag).
    
  • Fixed physics problems with some ramps.
    
  • Adjusted lighting and added new details.
    
  • Improved performance by disabling hundreds of unused light probes and by removing some distant flora.
    
  • Learn more here!
• Xauna
  
  • Added a new wall/obstacle at the C flag.
    
  • Adjusted the middle pit fence, making it easier to shoot through.
    
  • Fixed physics problems with some ramps.
    
  • Improved performance by disabling hundreds of unused light probes and by removing some distant flora.
    
  • Learn more here!
• Ayzar Stronghold
  
  • Heavily adjusted attacker and defender spawns in the end phase.
    
  • Added new ballista positions.
    
  • Adjusted lighting and added new details.
    
  • Fixed some broken stairs.
    
  • Learn more here!

UI
Changes

• Added progressive badges for individual game mode kills and wins, hours played, and levels gained.
  
• Improved the display of teammates' equipment by showing their equipment over their characters in the class selection screen.
  
• Added two new options, "Enable Generic Avatars" and "Enable Generic Names" which replaces usernames and avatars with generic names and avatars.
  
• Made changes to ensure that secondary team colours are more consistent.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused the clan matches button to be visible when clan matches were disabled.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented scoreboard player avatars from being shown in duel mode.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented team selection from working during class selection.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused player equipment to not update correctly in duels.
  

[h2]Both[/h2]

UI
Changes

• Added tab navigation to the options screen with Q and E keys.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused tooltips to stay visible on-screen.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to be visible while a video was playing (splash screen, campaign intro).
  

Performance

• Improved multi-core CPU usage.
  
• Improved performance of the on-demand animation loading system.
  

Combat

• Increased the tendency of cavalry agents to couch lance.
  
• Fixed a bug related to cavalry agents' aiming system that caused agents to aim at the wrong position.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing units in a shield wall formation to move their shields up and down constantly.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused ranged units to switch to melee mode whenever they were placed near castle gates.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented certain weapon types from being wielded on spawn.
  

Other

• Fixed a bug that caused the rotation of siege engines to revert to their default after being destroyed.
  

Modding

• For further explanation and additional information on the modding changes check the following thread: e1.6.5 Modding Adjustments.
  
• MapConversationTableau's atmosphere selection is now moddable. Modders can change the SandBoxViewSubModule.MapConversationDataProvider with SetMapConversationDataProvider and set their own custom atmospheres.
  
• Modders can now add and remove additional Vec3 targets to mission namemarkers with AddGenericMarker and RemoveGenericMarker.
  
• Encyclopedia Home page tabs (settlements, clans, kingdoms etc.) are now moddable.
  
• The code that awards charm XP was moved from ChangeRelationAction.ApplyInternal to CharacterRelationCampaignBehavior.
  
• Fixed an issue with modder-created WeaponUsageData instances not being included in the crafting templates.
  
• Whether or not a hero can give out volunteers can now be changed with newly added VolunteerProductionModel.CanHaveRecruits.
  
• Added OnAfterSessionStart event.
  
• Removed characterobjects of removed heroes.
  
• Errors with XMLs will now show an error with the faulty line and details (also in e1.6.4 latest changes).
  
• Ensured that the HostileRelationship tag works.
  
• Fixed some layers not being rendered on newly created terrains.
  
• Fixed major memory leaks that occurred on every terrain edit operation.
  

Known Issues

[h3]e1.6.3[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to access the inventory while being held captive.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a save file.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when an agent successfully blocked multiple attacks on the same frame.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a quest giver died.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the "Destroy Raiders" quest timed out.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when entering a smithy that contained Crafting Orders for modded items that had later been removed.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused rebelling garrison or militia party leaders to be members of the faction they are rebelling against.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused fief ownership to remain with an eliminated clan if that clan was the leader of a faction.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented item donation perks from giving experience.
  
• Fixed an issue related to gamepad input.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the faction data for mercenary clans to be incorrect.
  

[h2]Multiplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when equipped items were dropped in quick succession.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when firepots exploded.
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue related to kill assist perks that allowed additional gold to be carried over to the next round in Skirmish.
  

[h3]e1.6.4 Beta[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to access the inventory while being held captive. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a save file. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when an agent successfully blocked multiple attacks on the same frame. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a quest giver died. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the "Destroy Raiders" quest timed out. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when entering a smithy that contained Crafting Orders for modded items that had later been removed. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused rebelling garrison or militia party leaders to be members of the faction they are rebelling against. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused fief ownership to remain with an eliminated clan if that clan was the leader of a faction. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented item donation perks from giving experience. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed an issue related to gamepad input. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the faction data for mercenary clans to be incorrect. (Also in e1.6.3 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused marriage barters to be broken.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing defender archers to mistakenly switch into melee mode in sieges
  
• Fixed an issue that caused objects on the character creation and education screens to be missing.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the wrong child models to be rendered.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused visual glitches on the character creation screen.
  

Known Issues

[h3]e1.6.3[/h3]



[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when inflicting more damage than the upper limit.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the player tried to assign a party role to a governor.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the player tried to change the main party’s leader by dismissing all troops and then dropping a troop on the first index.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when making peace with minor factions.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after a hero was marked as dead in a map event and was at the same time meant to die due to old age.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when playing the game in non-English languages.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on the save/load screen due to modded saves.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused mercenary clans to leave kingdoms.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed for peace decisions to be proposed to enemy kingdoms in the main storyline.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused influence to be awarded when dismissing troops.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the party wage limit from being changeable when the heir became the main character.
  

28/09/21

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred while previewing 'Steel Round Shield' (and other items that don't have a banner displayed on them).
  

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred after creating a random clan with a console command.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during tournaments.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a conspiracy caravan party entered a settlement.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a disbanding party entered a settlement.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when determining deserted troops for oversized parties.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a player killed an agent in civilian missions.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the "Revenue Farming" quest was cancelled while the quest-related menu was open.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to party influence cost calculations.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred while handling pending kingdom decisions.
  

Performance

• Campaign memory optimisations.
  
• Campaign behavior event optimisation.
  
• Optimisations to the field getter functions in CharacterObject class.
  
• Memory usage improvements in custom battle.
  
• Minor UI-related improvements in memory usage.
  

Save & Load

• Fixed a bug that caused the game version to be different between clicking "Continue Campaign" and loading the save manually.
  

Localisation

• Russian and Polish language localisation improvements.
  
• Other general localisation improvements.
  
• Chinese language updates.
  
• Turkish language updates.
  
• Minor text updates and fixes.
  
• Fixed localisation issues of "Village Needs Draught Animals" quest journal logs.
  

Art

• Added an ornate battle crown for Aserai lords.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the campaign character's head to have a white contour.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some NPC faces to be black when viewed from distance.
  
• Minor fixes to some Khuzait, Empire, and Sturgia castle scenes.
  
• Minor fixes to some Vlandia, Khuzait, and Sturgia town scenes.
  
• Sound improvements to some Empire castle scenes.
  

Animations

• Fixed a bug related to the melee trainer walking animation.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented battle animations from being played for events on the campaign map.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused all agents to play the same animation during a conversation.
  

UI
Changes

• Improved the receive/pay tribute visuals in the kingdom diplomacy tab.
  
• Moved the initial banner selection and clan naming to character creation in SandBox mode.
  
• Added new tavern game menu images for all main cultures.
  
• The least expensive horses are now used first when upgrading troops.
  
• Mobile party tracker states are now saved between sessions.
  
• Added kill notification interface to town missions for gang and quest-related tasks.
  
• Added panel opening animations to fullscreen screens that were missing them.
  
• General improvements to banner visuals.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused a maximum of two upgrade targets to be shown in the upgrade popup.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some texts to overlap on tooltips.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the left or right arrow keys from moving the cursor when held.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused tracked settlement nameplates to flicker.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused an incorrect army size value to be displayed in custom battles.
  
• Fixed inconsistencies with equipment in hero portraits in the settlement overlay.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the swapping action in the inventory to unequip the replaced weapon.
  
• Fixed formatting issues with the village hearth and town prosperity tooltips.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused settlement quest icons to be incorrectly displayed.
  

Battles and Sieges

• Enabled death for NPCs in simulation battles.
  
• Decreased the chance of death by being wounded in battle for all heroes except the player (the chance is the same in both missions and simulations).
  
• Disbanding parties can now be attacked by the player.
  
• Fixed AI aiming for ranged siege weapons.
  
• Relation penalties no longer apply in cases where “Show Mercy” is the only siege aftermath option.
  
• Fixed an issue with siege ladders falling back to the ground after going beyond the exact vertical position if the raising operation was cancelled before the ladder reached the wall.
  

Character Development System

• Decreased the chance of dying of old age for all heroes except the player.
  
• Improved the way attribute and focus points are distributed for the AI.
  
• Fixed inconsistencies in character creation adolescence phase with the smith family.
  

Clan and Party

• Fixed a bug that caused clan roles to be deleted after being assigned.
  

Kingdoms and Diplomacy

• Fixed a bug that caused dialogue to become stuck when proposing a marriage alliance for yourself.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused clans to propose to annex the wrong settlement.
  

Economy and Trade

• Fixed a bug that caused item tiers to be calculated incorrectly. This bug also prevented workshops from producing lowest tier and highest tier items.
  

Settlement Actions (Town, Village, Castle and Hideout)

• Increased the relation gain from companions in settlements from 3 to 5.
  
• Decreased the relation gain chance from companions in settlements.
  
• Companions in settlements are now only able to gain relation once per day with either a noble or a notable.
  
• Nearby parties will no longer join force a village to give supplies and force notables to give recruits map events.
  
• Fixed a visual bug that caused prisoners in a castle to be displayed on the keep overlay instead of the dungeon.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused trade rumors in taverns to be incomplete.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some prisoners to be transferred to the garrison and militia which caused them to disappear from the settlement prisoner donate/manage screens.
  

Quests & Issues

• Added a new quest named "Betting Fraud". Quest summary: A gang leader offers you a deal to fix 5 tournaments and share the profit from the bet winnings.
  
• Player clan members will no longer be able to give the following quests. If a quest giver becomes a player clan member during an active quest, the quest will be cancelled.
  
  • Lady's Knight Out
    
  • Company of Trouble
    
  • Lord Needs A Tutor
    
  • Prodigal Son
    
• The player can no longer take the following quests if their clan owns the settlement. If the player becomes the owner of the settlement during the quest, the quest will be cancelled.
  
  • Rival Gang Moving In
    
  • Gang Leader Needs Weapons
    
• Fixed a bug that caused some text to be missing during the "Prodigal Son" quest.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the "Lord Needs Tutor" quest log to be shown as a notification instead of a log.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the relation bonus from being given at the end of the "Village Needs Grain" quest.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the banner icons above the troops to disappear after switching sides during the "Rival Gang Moving In" quest.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the "Destroy Conspiracy Raiders" quest to fail when attacking a party that wasn't related to the quest.
  

Conversations & Encounters

• Replaced old pose codes.
  
• Minor dialogue fixes.
  

Other

• Updated the weight value of 'Furred Noble Lancer Helmet with Neckguard' to 3.6 kg.
  
• 'Pila' renamed as 'Pilum' (since Pilum is a single-piece item).
  
• Fixed a bug that caused all heroes to disappear in the encyclopaedia.
  

[h2]Multiplayer[/h2]

Art

• Increased the corpse removal rate in Duel mode.
  

Design & Balance

• Fixed a bug that allowed a team with no players to win a match if they were ahead on score.
  
• Changed the gold costs of some troops in Team Deathmatch and Siege modes.
  

Game Modes

• Reworked the scoring system for all game modes (except duel).
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented Captain mode formation troops from charging after the player leading them had disconnected.
  

Other - Miscellaneous

• Added cheering and shouting features that allows for quick communication between players.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused mangonel projectiles to remain mid-air after warm-up.
  

UI
Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when changing languages while connected to the lobby.
  
• Fixed a text alignment issue in the killfeed.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused AI kills to not have a banner on the killfeed.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some flags to be added more than once to the marker overlay (Left ALT).
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Draw match result to not work in Team Deathmatch matches.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused control points and score UI to show up even when they weren’t relevant.
  

[h2]Both[/h2]

Art

• Fixed a bug that caused snow and rain to enter enclosed spaces.
  
• Young adults will no longer have grey hair.
  

Audio

• Fixed sound starvation on the highest Sound Channel setting.
  
• Fixed many going-silent issues with ambient and movement sounds.
  
• Fixed some ambient buss leaking into reverb zones.
  

UI
Changes

• Added a Legacy option for Orders layout.
  
• Minor improvements to the camera placement in character creation.
  
• Added support for simplified and traditional Chinese separation in video subtitles.
  

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused option descriptions to disappear after changing language in the options screen.
  

Combat

• Added a camera positioning cue for when the player switches to couched lance mode on horseback.
  
• Improved controller support for mounted movement.
  
• Double-tap acceleration and slowing down for mounts is now related to the weight of the mount.
  
• Fixed an issue with some shields having the left-hand collision capsule partially outside of the shield’s physics body, preventing melee attacks from being properly defended.
  
• Ballista will now fire in the exact same position if the player doesn't move the cursor during the reload process.
  

[h2]Modding[/h2]

• For further explanation and additional information on the modding changes check the following thread: e1.6.3 Modding Adjustments
• Heightmap selection dialogue now remembers the last used folder.
  
• Added a warning to catch duplicate removals of entities.
  
• Animations now support switching the item on the right hand to the left, and back. The appropriate flag for this is "switch_item_between_hands" which can be set in the editor. The addition of "hand_switch_data" to the animation is then also required to be set in the editor.
  
• Damage Particles are now moddable. A new GameModel named DamageParticleModel has been added. By creating and using a new model class inherited from DamageParticleModel and overriding needed functions modders can choose damage particles very precisely according to collision properties.
  
• banner_icons.xml is now moddable. Modders can include their own banner_icons.xml in their modules under "{MODULE_NAME}/ModuleData/banner_icons.xml". Sigils, backgrounds and colours defined in these XMLs will extend the native banner icons.
  
• Added editor visuals that show ranged siege weapon trajectories.
  
• Languages are now moddable. Modders can now change options for all languages by providing their own options file. (see Native/ModuleData/Languages/[ID]/[id]_options.xml).
  
• Moved occupation field to the Hero class from CharacterObject class, making occupations moddable.
  
• Made character creation modder friendly.
  
  • CharacterCreationStages are now moddable. Modders can decide explicitly which stage types should be included and in what order in CharacterCreationContentBase. They can use their own stage types.
    
  • Fixed a few bugs that could crash the game when new cultures are used in character creation.
    
  • Exposed CharacterCreation.CharacterCreationMenus to modders.
    
  • Most functions', fields' enums' protection levels in StoryModeCharacterCreationContent and SandboxCharacterCreationContent have been changed to protected from private.
    
• Fixed a crash that occurred while sieging settlements with custom cultures.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred if the submodule.xml had a comment in it.
  

Known Issues

[h3]Beta e1.6.4[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred while returning to the world map.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to text area calculation.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when talking to a minor faction hero in an army for the first time.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred while refreshing army visuals after loading the game.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after loading an old save file.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to 'Galter' being imprisoned.
  

Performance

• Battle and siege optimisations.
  
• Fixed many campaign map related spikes.
  

Localisation

• Chinese localisation updates.
  
• Turkish localisation updates.
  
• Other general localisation improvements.
  
• Text updates and small fixes.
  

Art

• Added a crown for Khuzait lords.
  
• Sound fixes for Battania scenes.
  
• Minor fixes for Khuzait and Empire scenes.
  
• Improvements to some materials and textures.
  

Animations

• Fixed a bug that caused some agents to fly in civilian missions due to an animation problem.
  

UI

• Added a scrollbar to the settlements list in the abdication kingdom decision left-panel.
  
• Fixed some issues with item comparison in the inventory.
  

Clan and Party

• It is now possible for players to promote companions into nobles with their own clan. In order to use this feature, the player must:
  
  • Be the leader of a kingdom.
    
  • Have at least one fief.
    
  • Have an active companion that is not a family member.
    
  • Have 20.000 Denars and 500 Influence ready to spend for the promotion.
    
  • Once the conditions are met the player can initiate the dialogue with a companion about their promotion. The player will grant the companion one of their fiefs and will be able to name their clan. The newly created clan will be a tier 2 clan and receive a 50 relation bonus with the player’s clan.
    
• Removed influence gain from donating troops to a clan member's party.
  

Armies

• Factions will no longer create armies if they are not at war.
  

Settlement Actions (Town, Village, Castle and Hideout)

• Fixed a bug that prevented prisoners from being donated to towns.
  

Quests & Issues

• Fixed an issue that allowed hostile settlements to be selected for the "Deliver the Herd" quest.
  

Conversations & Encounters

• Removed the ability to attack enemy parties after accepting the safe passage agreement via the "Surrender or die" dialogue.
  
• Fixed an incorrect dialogue option that would appear after a successful barter with bandits.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused extra candidates to appear in marriage barters.
  

Other

• Glaive weapons used in Khuzait tournaments now deal blunt damage.
  
• 'Khuzait Darkhan' now has 60 Bow Skill Level and 80 Throwing Skill Level (previously 80 Bow and 60 Throwing).
  
• Reduced the weight of 'Fringed Cloak' to 0.5 from 4.0.
  
• Removed the non-civilian weapon 'Heavy Flanged Mace' from Khuzait noble civilian equipment sets.
  
• 'Legionary Reinforced Studded Harness' now provides 6 arm and 7 body armour (previously 8 arm and 6 body armour).
  
• 'Legionary Studded Harness' now provides 4 arm and 7 body armour (previously 4 arm and 6 body armour).
  
• 'Leopard Pelt' now provides 4 Body armour (previously 7 body armour).
  
• 'Legionary Padded Straps' now provide 9 body armour (previously 11 body armour).
  
• Switched 'Reinforced Chainmail Barding' from Sturgia to Vlandia item pool (meaning it is now available in settlements with the Vlandian culture).
  
• 'Vlandian Militia Archer' and 'Vlandian Militia Veteran Archer' have been renamed to 'Vlandian Militia Crossbowman' and 'Vlandian Militia Veteran Crossbowman' respectively.
  
• 'Conspiracy Raider' is no longer shown as upgradeable to 'Khuzait Lancers' in the encyclopaedia.
  
• Changed Derthert's battle armour template with a more lordly one.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some companions to act like villager agents in village civilian scenes.
  

[h2]Multiplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred while trying to display player names.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when connecting to a match.
  

Other - Miscellaneous

• Fixed a bug that prevented the team selection screen from being displayed in Siege mode.
  

[h2]Both[/h2]

Performance

• Improved multi-core performance of missile physics.
  

Combat

• Ballista Improvements:
  
  • Increased the fire rate.
    
  • Decreased the flying curvature.
    
  • Added a sight.
    
  • Improved AI usage.
    
  • Minor animation tweaks.
    
  • Corrected the ballista bolt's centre of mass.
    
• Attacks now take into account the relative movement speed between the attacker and the target when deciding if an attack will bounce or not.
  
• A system that approximates local superiority has now been implemented.
  
  • This helps AI agents to distinguish a nearby lone enemy that they can kill from a group of enemies. They can then choose to fight or move towards their assigned tactical position in hopes of better odds.
    
  • A minor random element was also introduced that slightly influences decision scores.
    
• Fixed a bug that prevented units from using shields while being shot at by archers.
  

[h2]Modding[/h2]

• For further explanation and additional information on the modding changes check the following thread: e1.6.4 Modding Adjustments
• Font atlas generator is now available to modders. Modders can generate new font files with custom TTF files and use these fonts in game. We've also created documentation on how to use this tool: http://docs.modding.bannerlord.com/asset-management/how_to_add_custom_fonts/
• StoryModeEvents.RemoveListeners do not need to be explicitly called anymore. Now, StoryModeEvents is added as a CampaignEventReceiver.
  

Known Issues

[h3]e1.6.2[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when talking with Arzagos or Istiana.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when Galter was taken prisoner. Now, Galter will only be available when the main hero enters the "Rescue Your Family" quest hideout.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when spawning mounted troops.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused 2-year-old education notification to keep popping up until the game crashed.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when accepting a ransom offer.
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the "Rescue Your Family" quest hideout to disappear.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented party roles from being assigned. You can now assign party roles via conversation or the clan screen.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused donating prisoners and leaving troops to give double influence.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Tactics skill to increase the number of sacrificed troops when trying to get away, or when breaking in and breaking out.
  

[h2]Multiplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a number of crashes related to the customisation system.
  

[h3]e1.6.3 Beta[/h3]

[h2]Singleplayer[/h2]

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when talking with Arzagos or Istiana. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when Galter was taken prisoner. Now, Galter will only be available when the main hero enters the "Rescue Your Family" quest hideout. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when spawning mounted troops. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused 2-year-old education notification to keep popping up until the game crashed. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred while previewing 'Steel Round Shield' (and other items that don't have a banner displayed on them).
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when accepting a ransom offer. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the "Rescue Your Family" quest hideout to disappear. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented party roles from being assigned. You can now assign party roles via conversation or the clan screen. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused donating prisoners and leaving troops to give double influence. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Tactics skill to increase the number of sacrificed troops when trying to get away, or when breaking in and breaking out. (Also in e1.6.2 hotfix.)
  

Known Issues