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Mount&Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog 4 - Flexible Entries
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kevinlim15
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Actually what they really need to nerf is archery, not to the point that it's like brytanwalda archery (Intensely **** dmg and bullet drop) But so that it makes sense, in late game my arrows can fall a horse, in native an army of archers on a hill can take any army (Shields can't even hold up.)
I think what they should do is make shields more resistant to arrows (But not to bolts and throwing) and arrows to have less damage but not less drop.
For siege maps archers are almost impossible to properly command, there should be a pre plan phase where you can choose where soldiers go(Like an overview shot of the castle front like a map). then when it starts a command pops up saying To your stations.
There should be things for siege defense too. Like you have to put men on alert or when the attack start you start with all your troops not on the wall or not in position. Placing men on guard can leave them vunerable to attack as well as can lower morale if not put in patrols (They may think of deserting from seeing the army across) When a castle goes into siege when you enter the castle, the main menu should bring up an extra option called siege defense options. and as you stay in the castle, people may riot, get hungry, and you will have to sneak out and feed them (Guild masters will come forward to talk to you) As well as repel sneaky invaders. Not to mention strengthen the inside areas (Like build leather on the walls to stop them from being damaged so badly. Send raiding parties for food or to try and disrupt the enemy. Sneak out yourself to cause trouble. Deal with issues inside the castle (Men get angry and try to loot, do you stop them and they leave or let them go and the town along with the overall prosperity drops.)
I think what they should do is make shields more resistant to arrows (But not to bolts and throwing) and arrows to have less damage but not less drop.
For siege maps archers are almost impossible to properly command, there should be a pre plan phase where you can choose where soldiers go(Like an overview shot of the castle front like a map). then when it starts a command pops up saying To your stations.
There should be things for siege defense too. Like you have to put men on alert or when the attack start you start with all your troops not on the wall or not in position. Placing men on guard can leave them vunerable to attack as well as can lower morale if not put in patrols (They may think of deserting from seeing the army across) When a castle goes into siege when you enter the castle, the main menu should bring up an extra option called siege defense options. and as you stay in the castle, people may riot, get hungry, and you will have to sneak out and feed them (Guild masters will come forward to talk to you) As well as repel sneaky invaders. Not to mention strengthen the inside areas (Like build leather on the walls to stop them from being damaged so badly. Send raiding parties for food or to try and disrupt the enemy. Sneak out yourself to cause trouble. Deal with issues inside the castle (Men get angry and try to loot, do you stop them and they leave or let them go and the town along with the overall prosperity drops.)
I really like that troops actually climb the ladder so I also hope that they will actually push the siege towers and raise up ladders and dont use the jedi power for that.
Inanch-Bilge
Exactly, we should station troops pre-battle, and attackers should spawn a little far, otherwise missile troops doesn't does anything in sieges where realistically they should.
Leonidas300
Banned
As a user said it, it would be great to have an option to ambush the enemy. The ambushes should be available only in forests or in bushes or when there is a high value of fog and cannot be seen anything, etc...
Also, about some users complaining about graphics, this is a pre alpha and truly doesn't matter the graphics, what matters is the realism in the movement of troops, in their behavior, in the behavior of the AI, etc... NOT THE GRAPHICS. Take a look at Minecraft as an example, what matters is the gameplay, not the graphics.
Also, about some users complaining about graphics, this is a pre alpha and truly doesn't matter the graphics, what matters is the realism in the movement of troops, in their behavior, in the behavior of the AI, etc... NOT THE GRAPHICS. Take a look at Minecraft as an example, what matters is the gameplay, not the graphics.
Inanch-Bilge
"Development of this kind is incremental and behaviours need to be gradually corrected and improved over time, to include new actions. An example of this is ambushing. The mechanic and gameplay of ambushing itself needs to be developed but for a real implementation into the game, the AI needs to be programmed to make sure that lord and bandit parties also make use of ambushing in realistic ways. This adds extra layers to the development of a non-linear game like Mount&Blade, obviously creating complications but a necessary part of creating the games that we want to create and our players enjoy."
From third blog entry.
From third blog entry.
Leonidas300
Banned
Inanch-Bilge said:
Great! That is what matters, new gameplay actions and options, after finishing all these AI improvements and all gameplay futures then edit the graphics as you want, because graphics are secondary.
Inanch-Bilge
Graphics are already fine, I don't know whats wrong, who was expecting high end graphics anyway ? main problem I see is postures of npcs still feels like Warband.
I didn't know this community still cared about graphics, but I come from the pixel game age.Inanch-Bilge said:
ThatOneSwadianDude
Regular
thank god that the ladder climbing is more organized now
it was a ess where all troops tried to get up at the same time and kept pushing eachother off
also
ACTUAL LADDER CLIMBING ANIMATION CONFIRMED!
it was a ess where all troops tried to get up at the same time and kept pushing eachother off
also
ACTUAL LADDER CLIMBING ANIMATION CONFIRMED!
ThatOneSwadianDude
Regular
Carlos Danger said:
do people really care about graphics in a mount & blade game?
It's mount & blade
Known for not-so-bad graphics and diversity in gameplay!
Leonidas300 said:
I smell wooden computer.
I do not want to be forced to look for a mod in order to make the game look good. I do not want to look for a mod for more content and AI behaviour. And I do not want to hear people saying that un-edited Native is not worth to play. I want to get the best possible enjoyment from the game they have been making for years. I want all the relevant features we have been requesting for so much time inside the Native module.
I feel like the policy of letting us discover new stuff goes off the track sometimes, so it would be better if the dev-blog series contained actual facts, so the community would be a lot more calm and confident about the content.
Graphics. Don't. Matter.
Unless they're entirely ****ty and look so bad your eyes roll to the back of your head.
I see what you're saying about the AI, defiantly needs to be fixed, the lords need good tactics, have a whole department on AI TaleWorlds, don't end up being like Rome 2.
Unless they're entirely ****ty and look so bad your eyes roll to the back of your head.
I see what you're saying about the AI, defiantly needs to be fixed, the lords need good tactics, have a whole department on AI TaleWorlds, don't end up being like Rome 2.
Looking good to me so far, can't wait for a video.
Carlos Danger said:
Making a new game means not to just have improvements; it has to be new as a whole, otherwise it's an expansion pack.
Inanch-Bilge
Graphics are not entirely irrevelant but I don't know whats unsatisfactory about them, last two pics oddly has low quality but for example take a look to this
I'm fairly satisfied from it, only hairs(which are fixed) and postures kinda irritated me.
I'm fairly satisfied from it, only hairs(which are fixed) and postures kinda irritated me.
That one is very good indeed, but it is strange that the last two ones look so different quality-wise.
Inanch-Bilge
Yeah I didn't get it, may be they purposely did this I don't know, blog entries are quite mysterious, names hidden on links, small details not visible in first look, Ragnor pics 
wonder when we will start getting more clear information
wonder when we will start getting more clear information 
