The New Mercenary Faction: Simulate your own Faction (+Screenshots)

The Mercenary Faction will be merged with tobmic's mod. That way you'll get 80+ new units in total, and still have your own Faction to conquer calradia.

Infos and download here:
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,106125.0.html


I dislike creating my own Kingdowm in Warband but still having to rely on Faction Troops to conquer Calradia. Thus I expanded the Mercenary Troop Tree to 20 Units (+ 1 for the Peasant Woman Troop Tree) so you can simulate having your very own Faction Troops. The existing Factions also get some new Units, so there are new Enemies to get killed by your army 
All Troops should be fairly balanced and named in a way that fits in with the rest of the Native-Troops. Last Tier Mercenary Troops are all slightly better than last Tier Faction Troops but you need loads of XP to get to them.

Version 1.1:
- Added 2 units to the mercenary faction (Enforcer and Captain, both experts at capturing prisoners)
- Black Widow now is a Mounted Archer
- Vaegir Mounted Marksman now is an upgrade of the Vaegir Archer
- Switched names of Swadian Squire and Man at Arms

Download & Installation Instructions:
http://www.mbrepository.com/file.php?id=1787

In case you want the Mercenary Units to spawn in greater Numbers in the Tavern try MageLords-Tweak:
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,46290.msg1218086.html#msg1218086

Garisi said:

Just as an fyi, the tweak in the op can be used to spawn townsmen to recruit rather than the array of mercs currently on offer (change the blue sections to 360287970189639706 and 360287970189639707, respectively). Makes sense kind of, some guys are out of work, decide to become mercs, you take em on and train em and all that.

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The New Mercenary Faction
Note: All Units have the Prefix "Mercenary". All Units marked with * * spawn in Taverns.


Peasant Woman Troop Tree
From here on all new Units in Bold.


Nords

Rhodoks

Swadia

Vaegir

Khergit

Sarranid

Screenshots
Mercenary Troops

Faction Troops


Thanks to Morgh for his M&B Warband TXT Tools
http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,105928.0.html

save game compatible?

Knil said:

save game compatible?

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"I reccomend starting a new Game, this mod might not work 100% with savegames."

I guess that's a no.

Very good job!

Very nice work there! 


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Shouldn't this be posted in the Mods forum?

CaseD said:

Knil said:

save game compatible?

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"I reccomend starting a new Game, this mod might not work 100% with savegames."

I guess that's a no.

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I did some further testing and didnt encounter any problems with savegames, so I reworded that on the repository site.
If you do find bugs or other problems with savegames please post here.

@Orrie Yes, seems like I posted in the wrong Forum. Would a moderator be so nice and move the Thread to the Caravanserai?

Maybe its just me, but some of the screenshots appear to be cut in half or half the screenshot is missing, etc.

But very very nice mod, im assuming the AI Lords recruit their respective faction's new units yes?

Screenshots show up fine on my end, most likely a problem with imageshack.

Yes, Lords/Castles/Towns will use the new faction troops. Nords seem to be very fond of the Raiders, must have missed their horsies 

Hm, in my opinion you should exchange Swadian Men-at-Arms with Squiers in leveling ladder, since most men-at-arms were just common soldiers, while squiers were mostly not knighted nobles. So logically they supposed to be better then commons (Just rename Man-at-Arms to Squire and vice versa).
Also, I think you should put Vaegir Mounted Marksmen after Vaegir Bowmen (since it's range branch, with some penalties to range attack comparing to usual Marksman to even the balance of having archer mounted) - so you'll have to choose either you want to have Mounted or Dismounted version of bowmen in the end (mobility compared to attack power).
And what about black widow? She has higher stats comparing to lack of heavy armor of sword sister I assume?
And everything else are just wonderful, methinks. =)

Fantastic improvement, you have my thanks

good work. Might i suggest the vetran clever has something more then sandles? look a bit silly with the mail. Apart from that it looks a really well done unit.

Thanks for your suggestions Nierra and dhowlett. The new Version 1.1 includes those changes and two new last tier infantry Mercenaries armed with blunt weapons, so you can capture some more prisoners. And the Black Widow now is a Mounted Archer. The Crossbow expert she was just didnt quite compare to the Sword Sister
Screens of the two new Units and the new Black Widow are at the end of the Mercenary Screenshot-Spoiler.

Sounds great!! I'm gonna give it a try!
I hope it gives the game a better balance.

Someday I'll get the time to do my own change to the troops trees.
I love M&B's gameplay and it could be even more fun if more balanced I'm sure.

Very nice.

Just as an fyi, the tweak in the op can be used to spawn townsmen to recruit rather than the array of mercs currently on offer (change the blue sections to 360287970189639706 and 360287970189639707, respectively). Makes sense kind of, some guys are out of work, decide to become mercs, you take em on and train em and all that.

Thank you very much for giving Rhodok an alternate infantry branch

Looovely work! But is there any chance of changing the shield of this troop? I hate how its bugged and wont display your own banner pattern ^_^
Dont remember its name but yeah, noticed that myself in my SP campaign, pissed me off after i spent half my money buying it XD

Garisi said:

Just as an fyi, the tweak in the op can be used to spawn townsmen to recruit rather than the array of mercs currently on offer (change the blue sections to 360287970189639706 and 360287970189639707, respectively). Makes sense kind of, some guys are out of work, decide to become mercs, you take em on and train em and all that.

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Nice Find, this way it feels a little more like a real faction starting with real rubbish units 
Added it to the first post

@Baleur: Watchmen spawn with this ("Wooden Shield" I think) and the Old Round Shield, like the guy on the right in the screen. So ca. 50% will show your banner pattern on their shields.

Shouldn't this thread be put in the Warband mods section?

Hmm, its not that shield i meant, i just noticed its red and black like some of the other normal shields.  I apologize XD
There is another shield with that default snot-green / black pattern (which is supposed to change to your own colors), which is bugged.

Garisi said:

Very nice.

Just as an fyi, the tweak in the op can be used to spawn townsmen to recruit rather than the array of mercs currently on offer (change the blue sections to 360287970189639706 and 360287970189639707, respectively). Makes sense kind of, some guys are out of work, decide to become mercs, you take em on and train em and all that.

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My question is I do not see any blue sections, so where do I change this?
when it comes to changing mods of M&B it is quite confusing sometimes