Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord News

• Fixed a crash that occurred when an agent dropped its weapons upon death.
  
• Fixed a combat-related crash.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when peace was made during a siege.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when switching menus during an encounter.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to a bugged map event where one side had no party.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the sergeant score calculation when clanless bandit heroes participated in battles.
  

• Fixed the incorrect criteria for unlocking the Entrepreneur, Explorer and Supreme Emperor achievements.
  
• Fixed a session bug that caused achievement unlocks to not be processed.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused attackers in sieges to loop between the remaining defenders and the initial conquered wall section without attacking anyone.
  

• Fixed a server crash related to objective and kill rewards.
  

• Reduced the time needed to join a crowded server.
  

• Fixed a crash that occurred when ending a conversation.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a player encountered a party that was very close to a settlement's gate.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred if the main hero became a prisoner while a clan member was solving an issue.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on the encyclopedia screen due to a GPU memory-related issue.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when an agent was killed while it was switching weapons.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the lord's keep battle when troops spawned in.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the AI opponent’s turn in Tablut.
  

• Fixed minor text and translation-related bugs.
  

• Added a new town scene (Sanala).
  

• Improved conversation animations with lords and notables. That includes male and female poses, more alternatives for different moods and improved facial animations.
  
• Improved lip synchronization face shapes, resulting in a better match between voice and facial animations.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented some settlements from being accessible with the gamepad.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the marriage offer notification to disappear.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the scoreboard to stay visible even when no longer relevant.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused B/Circle controller buttons to not work consistently in game menus after sneaking inside towns.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused LB/L1 and RB/R1 controller buttons to switch tabs in the clan screen while the "create a party" popup was open.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the game from pausing when losing focus during a loading screen.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented some lances with banners from being couched.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the equipment control view from being displayed during keep battles.
  
• Fixed a bug that altered the menu text when attacked while raiding a village.
  

• Fixed a bug that allowed for infinite influence to be gained by donating troops to companion parties within the same army.
  

• Adjusted the war desire calculations of factions to better match the expected war durations.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the Family Feud quest dialogue to be stuck in a loop.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the completed main storyline quests from being displayed in the quest log.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused Vlandian Vanguard troops to spawn without shields.
  
• Assigned names to the battle terrains used in Custom Battle.
  

• Fixed a server crash that occurred when an agent passed out of the map boundary.
  

• Dedicated Custom Server Helper Changes
  
  • Made the helper module a “MultiplayerOptional” module to allow servers and clients to enable it freely without hindering the ability to join servers.
    
  • Added the ability to re-download existing maps.
    
  • Added a warning marker to easily see which existing scenes may not be compatible with their server counterpart.
    
  • The helper module now opens the “Download Panel” menu automatically if the scene compatibility check fails for a helper module-enabled server.
    
  • Strengthened and modified the helper web panel authentication to invalidate existing credentials when the AdminPassword is changed.
    
• Added client-side checks that prevent players from joining servers for which they do not have a compatible scene file.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from joining password-protected servers due to the server selection disappearing.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed for map downloading with no maps selected on the “Download Panel” menu.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused custom game invites to be ignored when the player was in the queue.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the “Open Download Panel” menu item to be listed even for servers without the helper module loaded.
  

• Updated the Voice Language option tab description and removed the Voice Language option from multiplayer options.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented item visuals from being shown until the mouse hovered over the item.
  

• Optimised memory usage.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Ride it Like You Stole It” and “SwordBearer” achievements from being unlocked.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused dust particles to be stretched across the screen.
  

• Added a new module category "MultiplayerOptional" for tool-oriented modules. Servers and clients will by default be compatible if their mismatching modules are limited to optional ones.
  
• Added a new launch argument for server hosts to disable optional modules on their server (dedicatedcustomserverDontAllowOptionalModules).
  
• Modified the xscene file format to optionally allow for versioning of scene files which grants more reliability when checking client-server compatibility. The new attributes are supported on the scene editor options.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused non-official modules to have their unspecified 4th version segment default to values incompatible between server and client.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on launcher start if the launcher couldn't find a module's SubModule.xml file.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a MpClassDivisions.xml merging issue, when the new XML had conditional effects.
  

• Fixed a crash that occurred when ending a conversation.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a player encountered a party that was very close to a settlement's gate.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred if the main hero became a prisoner while a clan member was solving an issue.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on the encyclopedia screen due to a GPU memory-related issue.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when an agent was killed while it was switching weapons.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the lord's keep battle when troops spawned in.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the AI opponent’s turn in Tablut.
  

• Fixed minor text and translation-related bugs.
  

• Added a new town scene (Sanala).
  

• Improved conversation animations with lords and notables. That includes male and female poses, more alternatives for different moods and improved face animations.
  
• Improved lip synchronization face shapes, resulting in a better match between voice and face animations.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented some settlements from being accessible with the gamepad.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the marriage offer notification to disappear.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the scoreboard to stay visible even when no longer relevant.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused B/Circle buttons to not work consistently in game menus after sneaking inside towns.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused LB/L1 and RB/R1 keys to switch tabs in the clan screen while the "create a party" popup was open.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the gameplay to not stop when losing game focus during the loading screen.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented the lances with newly added banners from being couchable.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the equipment control view to not come up during a lords hall fight.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the menu text to be wrong when a player got attacked while raiding a village.
  

• Fixed a bug that allowed for infinite influence to be gained by donating troops to companion parties located in the player’s army.
  

• Adjusted the war desire calculations of factions to better match the expected war durations, preventing rapidly making peace after a war was declared.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the Family Feud quest dialogue to be stuck in a loop.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the completed main storyline quests from being displayed in the quest log.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused Vlandian Vanguard troops to spawn without shields.
  
• Assigned appropriate names to battle terrains used in Custom Battle.
  

• Fixed a server crash that occurred when an agent passed the boundaries of the map.
  

• Dedicated Custom Server Helper Changes
  
  • Made the helper module a “MultiplayerOptional” module to allow servers and clients to enable it freely without hindering the ability to join servers.
    
  • Added the ability to re-download existing maps.
    
  • Added a warning marker to easily see which existing scenes may not be compatible with their server counterpart.
    
  • The helper module now opens the “Download Panel” menu automatically if the scene compatibility check fails for a helper module-enabled server.
    
  • Strengthened and modified the helper web panel authentication to invalidate existing credentials when the AdminPassword is changed.
    
• Added client-side checks that prevent players from joining servers for which they do not have a compatible scene file.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from joining password-protected servers due to the server selection disappearing.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed for map downloading with no maps selected on the “Download Panel” menu.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused custom game invites to be ignored when the player was in the queue.
  

• Fixed a bug that caused the “Open Download Panel” menu item to be listed even for servers without the helper module loaded.
  

• Updated the Voice Language option tab description. Deleted the Voice Language option from multiplayer options.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused selected item visuals to not be shown until the mouse hovered over the item.
  

• Optimized memory usage.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Ride it Like You Stole It” achievement from being unlocked.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “SwordBearer” achievement from being unlocked.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused dust particles to get skewed/stretched across the screen.
  

• Added a new module category "MultiplayerOptional" for tool-oriented modules. Servers and clients will by default be compatible if their mismatching modules are limited to optional ones.
  
• Added a new launch argument for server hosts to disable optional modules on their server (dedicatedcustomserverDontAllowOptionalModules).
  
• Modified the xscene file format to optionally allow for versioning of scene files which grants more reliability when checking client-server compatibility. The new attributes are supported on the scene editor options.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused non-official modules to have their unspecified 4th version segment default to values incompatible between server and client.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on launcher start if the launcher couldn't find a module's SubModule.xml file.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a MpClassDivisions.xml merging issue, when the new XML had conditional effects.
  

• Fixed a crash that occurred after bandit battles near towns.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when accepting a mercenary offer while having an active quest whose quest's giver is an enemy of the mercenary.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when the “Lord Needs Tutor” quest was ready to be completed while the main hero was a prisoner.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when disbanding an army.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred while opening photo mode during partial installation.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the lord’s hall fight when you created multiple attacking siege engines and chose to attack with one of them still being built.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred while using Custom Battle due to a battle terrain.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred due to expired tracks.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when opening a party's encyclopedia page when the party was leaderless.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when entering or exiting scenes.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a save file from an older game version with an active siege in Sanala, Razih or Charas.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when accepting a marriage offer after the tutorial phase, with the offer being initially proposed during it.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred during the “Lord Needs Horses” quest.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented new companions from spawning until reloading the game.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Dragon Banner from being equippable in inventory.
  

• Temporarily switched the scene used for the Danustica town.
  

• Fixed a server crash that occurred during the intermission when voting for maps or factions.
  
• Fixed a server crash that occurred when a high number of agents were active in the mission.
  
• Fixed a number of other server and client-related crashes.
  

• Improved performance and fixed bugs in relation to the database.
  
• Improved lobby server stability.
  
• Fixed a number of server and client-side bugs related with ragdolls and dropped items.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Enable Generic Avatars” and “Enable Generic Names” options from being applied until logging out or starting a battle.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the spectator camera to move to the edge of a scene.
  

• Fixed a crash that occurred due to AI agents' cache records.
  

• Fixed a bug that prevented hotkeys from being re-assignable. This will reset all keybindings.
  

• Improved the “Publish Module” feature. Publishing to the source module location is no longer possible.
  

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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