Dev Blog 09/08/18

[parsehtml]<p><img class="frame" src="https://www.taleworlds.com/Images/News/blog_post_52_taleworldswebsite.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="290" /></p> <p>When it comes to strategy, information is key to success. It is important to know as much as possible about the current state of affairs in the game world to make the most of any opportunities that arise or prepare yourself for any impending threats. In this week’s blog, we take a look at one of the ways that we present information to players in Bannerlord: the encyclopaedia.</p></br> [/parsehtml]Read more at: http://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/Bannerlord/Blog/72

 

[Varrak]

I think no political map.. 

 

[vicwiz007]

Names are easy to think of and can be handled by giving a poor intern who has nohing to do. Also people having two same names are not that rare, as happened to me in real life on occasians. I imagine this is a job Taleworlds is leaving behind to work on more important features and are using a small pool as placeholders.

I don't get what point you are trying to argue for... it's WIP but why would they create two people then give them both the same name and title? Yes people have the same names in real life, so why don't we just make 6 Harlaus' in Warband, one for each faction. Even for testing it would make much more sense to make the kings' names "A" "B" "C" etc.

This is all besides the point though. Im not debating whether TW has the capability to make unique names or not. Everything about these names and what the dev blogs have said point to characters (be it just companions (heroes?) or all characters) dying and being generated.

 

[anarchy]

Do we know who the Vakken or the Darshi are? There seem to be factional bandits for everyone but the Empire. Keen to explore the lore 

and you can tell more about the clans?

We will cover clans and minor factions in future blogs!

i enjoyed this info and it is a definite needed improvment. But seeing as that sounds like another good blog, and they span there good blogs out so far apart from each other. We wont get the release date for at least another year.#facts

 

[lolbash]

The point is that the reason you are seeing two Kalas is because Taleworlds only has a small selection of names as a placeholder to test other features because, for obvious reasons, Banerlord is still in Developement.

 

[RKStranger]

Do we know who the Vakken or the Darshi are? There seem to be factional bandits for everyone but the Empire. Keen to explore the lore 

and you can tell more about the clans?

We will cover clans and minor factions in future blogs!

i enjoyed this info and it is a definite needed improvment. But seeing as that sounds like another good blog, and they span there good blogs out so far apart from each other. We wont get the release date for at least another year.#facts

Callum's reply actually worries me. It soulds like they have a great plan for another 100+ developer blogs indicating the game probably won't release by the end of this year.

 

[vicwiz007]

The point is that the reason you are seeing two Kalas is because Taleworlds only has a small selection of names as a placeholder to test other features because, for obvious reasons, Banerlord is still in Developement.

Why are you the way that you are? I give you the benefit of the doubt but you it just seems like you keep arguing for arguments sake, ignoring entire explanations and the point of the discussion itself.

 

[lolbash]

Now we go off topic and switch to using personal attacks?

 

[Crowcorrector]

Do we know who the Vakken or the Darshi are? There seem to be factional bandits for everyone but the Empire. Keen to explore the lore 

and you can tell more about the clans?

We will cover clans and minor factions in future blogs!

i enjoyed this info and it is a definite needed improvment. But seeing as that sounds like another good blog, and they span there good blogs out so far apart from each other. We wont get the release date for at least another year.#facts

This man knows! Also re: names, as long as they're faction specific I don't mind them being resued several times as long as they come with a descriptor like we've seen.

Eg.  Suleros the sultor, Suleros the gatekeeper, Suleros the Veteran.  I wouldn't mind theire being 3 Suleroses like this aslong as they are distinguishable.

Many Peters in Britain, ya know?

 

[Sundeki]

Do we know who the Vakken or the Darshi are? There seem to be factional bandits for everyone but the Empire. Keen to explore the lore 

and you can tell more about the clans?

We will cover clans and minor factions in future blogs!

i enjoyed this info and it is a definite needed improvment. But seeing as that sounds like another good blog, and they span there good blogs out so far apart from each other. We wont get the release date for at least another year.#facts

Callum's reply actually worries me. It soulds like they have a great plan for another 100+ developer blogs indicating the game probably won't release by the end of this year.

Not a chance of a release this year and almost no chance that the release date will be announced this year. The way in which these devblogs have been chopped up needlesly into several different blogs is telling of this. The number of topics they haven;t covered and the way in which those that have been covered suggest, as you say, potentially years worth of blogs. The absolute most you can hope for this year is a beta/early access announcement and I wouldn't get your hopes up for that either.

 

[Arvenski]

I really like the art and the UI styling here

Spoiler

 

[anarchy]

Do we know who the Vakken or the Darshi are? There seem to be factional bandits for everyone but the Empire. Keen to explore the lore 

and you can tell more about the clans?

We will cover clans and minor factions in future blogs!

i enjoyed this info and it is a definite needed improvment. But seeing as that sounds like another good blog, and they span there good blogs out so far apart from each other. We wont get the release date for at least another year.#facts

Callum's reply actually worries me. It soulds like they have a great plan for another 100+ developer blogs indicating the game probably won't release by the end of this year.

Not a chance of a release this year and almost no chance that the release date will be announced this year. The way in which these devblogs have been chopped up needlesly into several different blogs is telling of this. The number of topics they haven;t covered and the way in which those that have been covered suggest, as you say, potentially years worth of blogs. The absolute most you can hope for this year is a beta/early access announcement and I wouldn't get your hopes up for that either.

sad but it just seems true. i guess i'll play nba 2k19. Hopefully i can enjoy that for a year or 2 to keep me busy until taleworlds stops messing with us.

 

[Grumpy181155]

I think we are getting a bit paranoid here.  Callum is drip feeding us info and I think that is only right because he has to have a plan that covers the next year or so, even if the dev team think it will be out in the next 6 months.  TW will get the game out as soon as they can and until then Callum will try and sake our thirst for some little tidbits of info to keep us, the fans, quiet.

Good blog.  Thanks Callum.

 

[anarchy]

I think we are getting a bit paranoid here.  Callum is drip feeding us info and I think that is only right because he has to have a plan that covers the next year or so, even if the dev team think it will be out in the next 6 months.  TW will get the game out as soon as they can and until then Callum will try and sake our thirst for some little tidbits of info to keep us, the fans, quiet.

Good blog.  Thanks Callum.

Who's paranoid? I think its a fair assumption the game wont be released for quite a while. I hope I am wrong though.  Hopefully gamescom will get the hype back that i lost, though i doubt it.

 

[lolbash]

Hopefully gamescom will get the hype back that i lost

Hype does not make a game better, so nothing is lost.

 

[Crowcorrector]

Tbf I think TWs should just outright say there will be no release date at Gamescom instead of using phrases like 'not expect'.  Keeping a glimmer of hope alive is quite cheeky and unfair of them when they probably CLEARLY know that there will not be a date given

 

[Triune Impurity Rites 999]

Okay Callum,
this is an improvement to last week's blog. I actually forgot it was Thursday! I am happy about the improvement to the encyclopedia, Warband's was messy and not fun to look through. This looks more engaging, and I LOVE the search and filter options.

Let us see what next week shall entail ....

Thank you, sir!

 

[DtheHun]

Nice improvements, and UI. Real refreshing to look at it after 10 years over that old noisy paper background.

 

[ArnulfFloyd]

UI not is even cool because is too dark and modern I prefer one medieval and coloured as in Pendor, but a true improvement for encyclopedia. I have waited a serious devblog about gameplay, something about battles and companions

 

[~Mikail]

That seems cool. I am looking forward to the game's release, as I am doing for 6 years.

 

[Revverie]

I enjoy the current UI, TW is aiming to keeping it simple and readable, even though if someday I get bored we'll just download a mod for it. What I love so much about installing more than one mod is that I will be able to choose specific things I want to change myself, like a texture pack or something

Dear modders: Thomas the tank engine backgrounds and banners, do it.