Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

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

General information

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Same version on Xbox One/Series.
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove the intro video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Modules\Native\Videos`. Delete or rename `TWLogo_and_Partners.ogg` and `TWLogo_and_Partners.ivf`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount and Blade II Bannerlord\Configs\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261550/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount and Blade II Bannerlord\Game Saves\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261550/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hor+ during gameplay, pillarboxed splashscreen at loading screens.^[2]
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ during gameplay, pillarboxed splashscreen at loading screens.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		First Person Field of View ranges from 45 to 100.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Includes Bilinear, Trilinear, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Includes FXAA, SMAA, SMAA x2, Temporal SMAA, and Temporal SMAA x2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Includes options for Half and Full Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 360 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Performance options.

Input

Mouse and gameplay settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Full support planned for release, but current implementation may at times be missing or incomplete.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Listed as Mouse Sensitivity in Gameplay settings.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Listed as Invert Mouse Y Axis in Gameplay settings.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[3]
Xbox button prompts		^[3]
Impulse Trigger vibration		^[3]

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		^[3]
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[3]

Action keybinds.
Campaign map keybinds.
Menu shortcuts keybinds.
Order menu and chat keybinds.

Audio

Audio options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Effects, Music.
Surround sound		7.1 surround sound.^[4]
Subtitles		Text-only dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Belarusian				Fan translation. Nexus Mods. Available in both Cyrillic and Latin script. There are also translations for some mods.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese				^[5]
French				^[5]
German				^[5]
Italian				^[5]
Japanese				^[5]
Korean				^[5]
Polish				^[5]
Brazilian Portuguese				^[5]
Russian				^[5]
Latin American Spanish				^[5]
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	120	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Custom lobbies can be created and joined by players.
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game crashes at launch

Download and run missing software dependencies^[6]
Download and run Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Download and run .net Core Download and run .net FrameWork Download and run Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017

If on Windows 7, install and run Platform Update for Windows 7^[7]

Launch `Bannerlord.exe` directly^[7]

Crash on campaign start

Run `Bannerlord.Native.exe` as administrator^{[citation needed]}

Random crashes

Change system and/or game language to English.^[8]

Missing UI and other graphical related issues

Go to Video options and manually set the Screen Resolution setting to the current monitor's resolution instead of choosing the Desktop Resolution option.^[8]

Game stutters on older CPUs

Lower the Sound Channels settings in the Performance options tab.^[8]

General performance issues

Ensure that Windows is on the latest version through Windows Update.^[6]

Update GPU drivers.^[7]

Ensure game is on the latest patcher version^[7]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, SpeedTree
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	BattlEye	Required for multiplayer play; functionally broken in WINE/Proton

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-8100 AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 Intel UHD Graphics 630 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 3 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Integrated GPUs require additional 2 GB of system RAM.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/261550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (261550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested on a dual monitor setup in 3840 x 1080 resolution.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested with Xbox One controller
↑ Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter with Razer Surround.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 ^5.8 ^5.9 Early Access Information - last accessed on 2020-03-31
"Our current plan is to localize the game into the following languages: French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish and Turkish. However, during EA, localisations for these languages may be missing entirely or may be incomplete. Other languages may be added later."
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Game Failing/Crashing at Launch - last accessed on 2020-03-30
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Possible workaround for game not launching issue! - last accessed on 2020-04-6
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 The Massive List of Bugs - last accessed on 2020-03-31

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/261550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (261550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30

[UnavailableResTest-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested on a dual monitor setup in 3840 x 1080 resolution.

[xbone-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested with Xbox One controller

[5] Verified by User:Unavailable on 2020-03-30
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter with Razer Surround.

[local-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 ^5.8 ^5.9 Early Access Information - last accessed on 2020-03-31
"Our current plan is to localize the game into the following languages: French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish and Turkish. However, during EA, localisations for these languages may be missing entirely or may be incomplete. Other languages may be added later."

[launch-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Game Failing/Crashing at Launch - last accessed on 2020-03-30

[launch2-8] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Possible workaround for game not launching issue! - last accessed on 2020-04-6

[list-9] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 The Massive List of Bugs - last accessed on 2020-03-31

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Developers

	TaleWorlds Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Open world, RPG, Strategy
Series	Mount & Blade