Mount & Blade: Warband
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
# of Players: Up to 32
Category: Strategy
Release Dates
N Amer - Q1 2010
News
Paradox Makes Grand Finale at Gamescom with Mount & Blade: Warband
To conclude a packed week of gaming announcements at Gamescom this week, Paradox Interactive saved one of their biggest surprises for last, debuting a new trailer for the highly-anticipated Mount & Blade: Warband.
Mount & Blade: Warband Demonstrated Publicly
Multiplayer expansion to the critically acclaimed medieval combat game debuts at GDC
Description
War has come down on Calradia. In a land torn by constant danger, raids and skirmishes, you will raise and lead your own war band, commanding dozens of hardened soldiers. Mount & Blade is a single-player, third or first-person action/role playing game featuring groundbreaking horseback combat, intuitive swordplay, and a free-form environment in which players can roam freely.
Features
- Overhauled graphics; HDR, FSAA, Depth of Field, Soft particles, Tone Mapping and many other effects are all now implemented.
- Majority of Models are being redone.
- Multiplayer battles can now handle up to 64 players with Mods including ‘Team Death Match’ and ‘Search & Destroy’.
- Ability to become the ruler of a faction and convince lords to become your vassals in the Single Player Campaign.
- Ability to upgrade your companions to vassalage by granting them land.
- Improved Mechanics for Soldier Morale: Soldiers will break and run away if their morale gets too low.