Just wanted to chime in and say that this is a goddamn wonderful mod and if you skip it to become an indie developer (as you wrote in the other thread) I'll cry blood... And then go pick up whatever you release
The mod is really well-designed, and is really well tied together. Though I miss some stuff from the M&B version, it now feels more like a "mount and blade 1.5"; simply like mount and blade, but better in every way.
One thing I'd like though, is more options with stuff to do when you're NOT a major warlord;
1. It would be nice with some way to avoid battles even if an enemy army catches up to you. A way so that you don't need to be very high level either. Preferably, some dialouge to "sneak away when their backs are turned", or more effectively persuade them (the less troops you have, the easier it should be - so that it's not an autolose at low levels with few soldiers and yet not an autowin if you're a high-level general with lots of troops). That or something that reduces opponents spotting skills vs you (so they need to be closer to see you).
This is the main one, and the lack of this sets the tone for the whole game currently. If you don't have an at least medium-sized army, you're simply going to die, all the time. And if you have even a medium-sized army, you can't sneak into a hostile city reliably - and you can't put your army away if you don't have a castle, which requires you to be a major warlord.
2. Some way to improve your sneaking abilities. Whether it goes on some combination of int/agi/cha, or a whole new skill, or items - some way to increase your chance of "sneaky stuff" such as breaking into castles, shadowing spies and the like.
3. More ways to utilize this! Several plotlines already feel like "this should be done by stealth" yet it can't be. For example, when going after hostages, a dialogue option that says "sneak in and cut *hostage* free". Or, when freeing imprisoned lords, an option to pick-pocket the guard key. Just those little things that make it interesting to be a scoundrel!
That way, there's an alternative way to get your ranks up within a faction - instead of being yet another army, you're the royal assassin and spy!
Yeah, that's my wishlist, but I know you've got your hands full... Just wanted to say it's a fantastic mod but can't keep myself from blabbering :$