Question:
After Viking Conquest and several mods Naval travel and combat travel feel like a natural progression for the series, are there any plans to add this aspect to Bannerlord at some point?
I'm really excited about Bannerlord and hope this aspect is seriously considered, with such a rich and vibrant open world it seems like a natural fit with lots of ways to expand game play. For example port assaults with massive Hulks of war and iconic ships like the Khelandion used by the Byzantines and the super galleys they used. If the Great Southern Lake and the river that leads to the Sea were navigable by ship only it would make ships very strategic not only for war but for trade as well.
From Lore:
"Matheld speaks of how the first Nords to arrive in Calradia were hired to man the Empire's galleys"
This would be a good way to reintroduce the Nords back into the game. They could be part of an expansion that adds them as an invading faction that arrives by sea with their fleets for longships. This could expand on naval warfare and lucrative sea trade routes if you acquire trade cogs and other merchant ships which could be something that could be raided by the invading Nords, Sea Raiders, and Corsairs in the Great Southern Lake. Ship ownership that can be purchased by the player once the have enough wealth with great trading opportunities and interaction with trade guilds and Banks where the player can deposit money to earn interest (like 2.5%) or get large loans to invest in more ships or enterprises. These would be great mid to late game activities that will give the player something to continue spending on which is one of the downfalls of Warband in the late game.
