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While the idea is great, they look artificial.

This is nothing against the modding done here.

I just want to point out with all the robotic (by animation) npc's of this game, ideas that would suit games like witcher/skyrim etc. do not work with this game.

The original moves npc's do just look and will look like (even after tremendous modding) simple if-else's from a programmer's perspective.

The core of the game needs more stuff going on with animations, behaviors, modals etc on its own, so that greater potential for additions can exist.

Can't blame the game much, though. Its genre is just different from open world rpgs.

thefirst1nvad3r said:

I think they just deleted detail to improve performances, as @archaicwarrior says a high detailed world map is much heavier for the system, as there are many elements, in addition to all other NPC parties.
For now, I think it's better like this and also more clearer (better to spot other parties). Also, I hope in the future with better game optimization it'll be more aesthetically pleasing.

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I am pretty sure the chronic menu lag/stutter issues are not related to the campaign map graphics, because the above issues are even visible

• at the main menu of the game (options, custom battle, etc, before the campaign even has started)
• when going back/forward at character creation step pages
• even asset loadings are problematic, evet at campaign character creation

The game apparently has an overall performance problem whether in campaign or out of campaign.

They have also worsened the graphics quality.

This is both color palette and graphics problem.

There is literally no detail on the world map except under some light during specific times of the day.

I have the same problems OP described.

1.6.3

@MArdA TaleWorlds Is the development team aware of the still ongoing stutter problems during menu openings, screen transitions, etc?

Are they actively working on optimizations for future patches?

Antaeus said:

They do only occur sparingly. People seem to be arguing here that it shouldn't happen at all. Which is silly.

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Thanks. Hadn't been playing since months.

Losses in armored units vs looters auto-calc battles should only occur sparingly, and that is to account for randomness and unpredictability.

Other than that, there should not even be 1 loss, in say, 20 vs 20 armored units vs looters battle.

Aurex said:

I was going to write something very similar, you beat me to it. They probably lack both direction, organization *and* skill. No offense for Taleworlds, I'm not saying they're horrible people. They're just below-average developers.

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This is the real summary of the situation.

All the changes/updates/fixes to the game feel "cheap".

They are all workarounds that create new problems.

Patch notes get less and less replies here and on reddit.

I remember a post where the poster said they would only see code when they looked at the game.

This game is like a project of some engineers. It is as if they wanted to achieve a simulation world.

The game could have been text-based fine, run from the terminal.

All the potention there, but not gameplay.

MadVader said:

Experts agree that the proper scientific word to describe Bannerlord is a "sidegrade".
Better graphics, clans, deaths and births, and minor stuff like crafting, but less varied gameplay, worse arcadey battles and less meaningful NPC interaction. It's like swapping your girlfriend for a prettier, but dumber one. A win for some, but not for many.

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An accurate description.

It really depends on how you look at it and what you expect.

MostBlunted said:

2 new helmets and 5 new scenes.

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Battanian helmets and Empire scenes.

And my expectations from the next patch is improving on and stabilizing the campaign menu map click performance issues, and fixing asset loading.

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Agreed. Everything you mentioned are just different examples of AI cheating that are not talked about much.

Just to add something on AI lords completing quests. Of course they cannot be expected to enter "mission scenes" for quests but they can at least travel from place-to-place, doing what is necessary for the completion of the quest:

• If it is a quest to travel from City A to City B, then they should make that travel.
• If it is a peasant training quest, then they should wait at that village for some time.

The time spent inside the "scenes" is irrelevant because for player involved scenes, time just stops anyway. The same will be valid for AI when they finish quests, provided they do the campaign-map logistics work that affect time.

Spinozart1 said:

Just to avoid any misunderstanding regarding the AI cheat.
Source
The confirmed cheats are:

1. 1 extra slot for recruitment
2. They don't need horses for upgrade
3. Daily small xp for their troops
4. respawn with several (10-15) initial troops near them

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I am sure these are not exhaustive.

On the topic of the need for cheats to fix snowballing:

• I prefer no cheats at all.
• If bandits cause problem to newly spawned lords, modify bandit rate/speed, improve lord AI, etc... The player can survive. Lords should be able to, too.
• No daily xp gain for lords. They should earn it too.
• Lords should require horse for cavalry upgrades, if this depletes the horse stocks at villages etc, either increase the stocks, expand the world, or reduce lord population.

I know BL improved on cheats compared to WB but still there are a lot of cheats.

It is understansable lords recruit faster because the player joins an already established world as a newcomer while everyone else has built up relationship with notables. However, lords should not have extra hardcoded slots for recruitment.

Yezhe said:

Sorry, but how did you find out my spec? Anyway I have problems only on the global map, I have no problems in battles with the maximum size of units. Every time I click inventory or go somewhere, when I meet someone on the map, every time have a mini friezes. Stuttering like that

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Having a similar stutter/freeze/slow loading experience myself. Posted a screenshot a few pages back of this thread.

Had even created a tech ticket with telemetry video in the past.

They are really slow with their performance improvements. It was nowhere near like this at launch.