Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord News

Patch Notes - WS v1.0.6 / BL v1.3.10

[p][/p][p]Greetings Warriors of Calradia![/p][p][/p][p]On Thursday, we released a silent hotfix with several additions: improved OpenGL-related fixes, a fix that should allow offline play (War Sails), and a fix for a launcher crash that was caused by invalid render values. [/p][p]Today’s patch comes with more tweaks to the naval storyline and further polish with bug and crash fixes.
[/p][p]Please note that there may be a delay between the download of the base game and the download of War Sails. If you launch the game prior to both of them being updated, you will crash. If you face this issue, please verify your game files.
[/p][p]Please also note that Console hotfixes arrive with a delay, as their release processes take a bit more time. Releasing to PC without waiting on this process allows us to gather data and feedback more quickly - benefiting all platforms.[/p][p][/p][h3]War Sails v1.0.6[/h3][p]The following changes are specific to the War Sails expansion and are not part of the base game.[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p]

[p]Fixed a bug that caused the “Capture the Merchant Crusas” quest to get stuck in the dialogue with Crusas if you were on your second try for the quest (f.e. after leaving story mode by choice or after losing an encounter).[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused interactables on burning ships to remain usable.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused certain weapons (axes and javelins) to display incorrect textures while holstered.[/p]

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[/p][p]Crashes[/p]

[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when launching the game or loading save files due to incorrect resource loading.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when cutting loose during the end naval battle phase in the “Free the Sea Hounds’ Captives” quest.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred during a prison break in the Nord dungeon due to a spawn point issue.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when the player focused on a ship control point after taking control of a friendly troop.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when an AI party encountered the besiegers on land while a battle to break a blockade was ongoing.[/p]

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[/p][h3]Bannerlord v1.3.10[/h3][p]The following changes are part of the base game and apply to the War Sails expansion as well.[/p][p][/p][p]Changes[/p]

[p]Improved clarity and sharpness of the Chinese localization font.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Fixes[/p]

[p]Fixed a bug that caused hideout victories to only award bonus loot (such as trade goods) instead of granting it in addition to the regular battle loot.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused certain scenes (f.e. arenas) to display blue textures.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Crashes[/p]

[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when entering Tevea for the “Villagers in Need” quest while also having the “Notable Wants Daughter Found” quest targeting Tevea.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred on the campaign map when too many nameplates were visible at once.[/p]

Patch Notes - WS v1.0.5 / BL v1.3.9

[p][/p][p]Greetings Warriors of Calradia![/p][p][/p][p]After a short breather, another round of improvements is here!
Continuing with refinements to the naval storyline, added the ability to receive crash dumps for launcher-related issues, and further polishing with bug and crash fixes.[/p][p][/p][p]Please note that there may be a delay between the download of the base game and the download of War Sails. If you launch the game prior to both of them being updated, you will crash. If you face this issue, please verify your game files.[/p][p][/p][p]Please also note that Console hotfixes arrive with a delay, as their release processes take a bit more time. Releasing to PC without waiting on this process allows us to gather data and feedback more quickly - benefiting all platforms.[/p][p][/p][h3]War Sails v1.0.5[/h3][p]The following changes are specific to the War Sails expansion and are not part of the base game.[/p][p]Changes[/p]

[p]Updated the “Visit” and “Talk” tooltips to display “Take a walk around the port and find Gunnar to talk to him.” instead of “This feature is disabled.” when the “Speak to Gunnar and Sister” quest is active.
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[p]Fixes[/p]

[p]Fixed a bug that caused AI behavior issues during the escape phase of the final storyline quest.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused troops in the player’s party to lose their experience when entering and exiting the naval storyline.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that prevented troops from leaving the oars to use the hooks.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused ship debris to spawn during the Naval Order of Battle phase.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Crashes[/p]

[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a save file created immediately after concluding the “Free the Sea Hounds’ Captives” quest mission.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred during land and naval battles related to the physics simulation.[/p]

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[/p][h3]Bannerlord v1.3.9[/h3][p]The following changes are part of the base game and apply to the War Sails expansion as well.[/p][p]Changes[/p]

[p]Players will now be able to send crash dumps for launcher-related crashes. This should help resolve launch issues sooner.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Fixes[/p]

[p]We included a set of bug fixes that are meant to return your family to you (if you lost them after completing the naval storyline) and prevent them from disappearing in the first place.[/p]
- [p]As family members can be in a number of different states, your experience may vary a bit:[/p]
  - [p]Family members like the younger brother and sister are disabled as long as their relevant quests are incomplete. This was already the case and wasn't changed.[/p]
  - [p]If your sister was spawned before becoming an adult, this version should despawn her when you load your savegame. She should spawn again upon becoming an adult.[/p]
  - [p]If you rescued your younger sister and she is an adult but she wasn't added to your clan, this version should add her to your clan and place her in a fugitive state when you load your savegame.[/p]
  - [p]If the adult sister disappeared in prior versions, she should enter fugitive state upon loading the save in 1.3.9 (and newer). If it happened after you made her a governor, she should be immediately spawned and returned to that position.[/p]
- [p]Should another family member be missing (like the younger brother), the same rules apply.[/p]
- [p]Please note that "fugitive state" has a 30% chance to spawn the character daily. So if this applies to your case, the sibling/s should spawn after 3-4 days.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused the Transfer Troops action not to work correctly.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Crashes[/p]

[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when the leader of a siege leaves.[/p]

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After a fairly substantial delay from June to November, the first Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord DLC, War Sails, has finally released. But the waters it permits players to wade through appear tepid, leading to a good chunk of fans of one of the best RPGs of the last few years feeling as if they've been left high and dry after a tiring wait for new content.

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Patch Notes - WS v1.0.4 / BL v1.3.8

[p][/p][p]Greetings Warriors of Calradia![/p][p][/p][p]We are now on a four-day streak!
Cargo capacity is increased for all ship types, and lighting for darker atmospheres has been adjusted. Bow skills of Fian Champion and Khan’s Guard have been reduced, and we have made further tweaks to the naval storyline.
Thank you all for your support and patience. We’re following your feedback and reports closely.
[/p][p]Please note that there may be a delay between the download of the base game and the download of War Sails. If you launch the game prior to both of them being updated, you will crash. If you face this issue, please verify your game files.[/p][p][/p][p]Please also note that Console hotfixes arrive with a delay, as their release processes take a bit more time. Releasing to PC without waiting on this process allows us to gather data and feedback more quickly - benefiting all platforms.[/p][p][/p][h3]War Sails v1.0.4[/h3][p]The following changes are specific to the War Sails expansion and are not part of the base game.
[/p][p]Changes[/p]

[p]Reduced enemy reinforcement ship count from 3 to 2 in the “Free the Sea Hounds’ Captives” quest.[/p]
[p]Increased cargo capacity for all ship types.[/p]
[p]Increased Trade Ship prices to better reflect their improved trade capacity.[/p]
[p]Reduced the cargo capacity cost of pack animals to avoid overly penalizing trade gameplay and to reduce potential issues for AI nobles. Still subject to balancing efforts.[/p]
[p]Vlandian and Sturgian mariner troops now use culture and tier-appropriate shields. [/p]

[p]Fixes[/p]

[p]Fixed a bug that caused the naval storyline alley-fight dialogue with Gunnar to trigger inside the port scene, which would cause a crash.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused pirate parties to have too many ships.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused ships from disbanded parties to be distributed incorrectly among clan parties.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug that caused inventory capacity tooltips to display incorrect weight values.[/p]

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[/p][h3]Bannerlord v1.3.8[/h3][p]The following changes are part of the base game and apply to the War Sails expansion as well.
[/p][p]Changes[/p]

[p]Reduced the bow skills of Fian Champions and Khan's Guards. This reduction should have a more pronounced effect on naval combat (War Sails) than on land battles.
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[p]Fixes[/p]

[p]Improved lighting for night and overcast atmospheres.
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[p]Crashes[/p]

[p]Fixed a crash related to mounts that occurred while saving the game.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash related to expanded tooltips on the campaign map.[/p]
[p]Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to retreat from an army during a siege.[/p]