Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: Warband

Developers
	TaleWorlds Entertainment
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2010
macOS (OS X)	July 10, 2014
Linux	July 10, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Series	Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade	2008
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword	2009
Mount & Blade: Warband	2010
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	2022

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).

Key points

OS X and Linux versions are currently suffering from frequent crashes on high graphics settings.

General information

Developer Forums

Publisher Forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Default installation requires Steam (see Play without Steam).
Retail		Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM. CIS/Russian retail can be activated on GOG.com.
Developer website		Optional Steam unlock. Can be bundled with Napoleonic Wars.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam		Can be played without Steam using the CD key link in the client.

Free demo is available here (German site, but the demo is in English).

All versions except GOG.com require one-time activation. Each serial key can activate M&B twice in a 60-day period. The game may need to be re-authenticated if your computer hardware changes. If the game is not authenticated it will play in demo mode with game time limited to 30 game days. If the computer with the game does not have internet access, M&B can be manually authenticated.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Napoleonic Wars
Viking Conquest

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch is Version 1.172. Online play requires using the latest version. The Steam version already has this patch.

Skip intro videos

Delete binkplay.exe[citation needed]
Go to the installation folder. Delete or rename binkplay.exe

Play without Steam (Windows)

This only works for the Windows version.

Play without using Steam[citation needed]
Download and install the full installer. Open Steam. Go to Warband in the Library. Click CD Key on the sidebar to the right. Run the non-Steam Warband you installed and click Activate when prompted. Enter the key from Steam.

Mods

Extract mods to the Modules folder, then select the mod from the drop down menu in the launcher.

Battle Size Changer

To increase the limit of how many troops can be on screen at once, download. Battle Size Changer. It increases the limit to anywhere from 150 to 1000. It is best to stay below 300, as higher values may cause performance issues.

Floris Modpack

Floris Modpack is a comprehensive modpack containing lots of mods which improve the game in almost every way.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/MBWarband/
Linux	~/.mbwarband/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Product keys are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandKeys on Windows.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband Savegames\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/MBWarband/Savegames/
Linux	~/.mbwarband/Savegames/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			UI is stretched to fill the screen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set in launcher or toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed hide menus for best effects.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Set in launcher (enabled by default).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate cap is fully configurable.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The space bar's function on the map view can not be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Game dialogs are text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language is set in Launcher (Configure, Game).

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Polish
Spanish
Hungarian
Czech

Network

Servers can optionally use Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) protection.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		200
Online play		200

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Use the Dedicated Server Files.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. Game is on official list but not yet confirmed to be 3D yet.

Issues fixed

Program has stopped responding error

Upon launching, some users experience a Windows error stating that the program has stopped responding and must be closed. This can usually be solved by deleting rgl_config.txt from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband\

Mount & Blade: Warband crashes while loading

Enable "Load Textures on Demand" and decrease texture detail[citation needed]
Open the game Click on "configure" On the "Video" tab, check "Load Textures on Demand" Click "ok" to save your settings Additionally, you might want to decrease texture detail if your problem is not fixed.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 8, 9	Set in launcher.
OpenGL		OS X and Linux only.[citation needed]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			Currently on Steam as beta which can be opt-in by using betapassword access code.
Linux			Currently on Steam as beta which can be opt-in by using betapassword access code.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	XP or greater
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD 2.5 GHz	Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM

	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	El Capitan 10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600M ATi Radeon 2400 or better
Sound (audio device)	Standard audio

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600GT ATI Radeon 2400 or better
Sound (audio device)	Standard audio