Dev Blog 14/12/17

[parsehtml]<p><img class="frame" src="http://www.taleworlds.com/Images/News/blog_post_20_taleworldswebsite_575.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="290" /></p> <p>The Sturgian forests are forbidding and cold, but great wealth lies within. Wild honey can be found, and bog iron, but the real prize has always been fur. For centuries, brave traders ventured there to buy the pelts of fox, rabbit and ermine from the tribes of the woods. As the empire expanded eastward, that trickle of traders became a flood. Great towns sprung up on the rivers. Fortune-seekers came from the coast, from the steppes, and most of all from the Nordlands. Tribal elders made alliances with the newcomers, sealed by wedding vows, and with their share of the trading profits hired mercenaries to subdue other tribes. Sturgia became a collection of principalities, then a kingdom, the great powerhouse of the north.</p></br> [/parsehtml]Read more at: http://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/Bannerlord/Blog/39

 

[Owen Wulfson]

隐藏: Intro Dude

This is most probably a Varangian guard. who knows if they are meant to be some minor imperial faction or a special mercenary group recruitable only in the imperial capital.

This guy looks nothing like what the Varangian Guards looked like, and his armor scheme (dull grey and brown) does not match Imperial Armors seen to date. Also there is winter and birds behind him, hardly the emblems of Imperial Glory. Especially for elite units among the Byzantine-esque Calridic Empires, there is a great deal more color and curves in the armor.

隐藏: Example Varangian Guards

隐藏: Example 1 Calradic Imperial

隐藏: Example 2 Calradic Imperial

If the armor of the intro guy had any color beyond brown and grey then I would label this theory as credible. As it stands, I think it safe to assume he is a Sturgian Warlord.

 

[Madijeis]

This is most probably a Varangian guard. who knows if they are meant to be some minor imperial faction or a special mercenary group recruitable only in the imperial capital.

That helmet looks norman

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Weren't the Vlandians supposed to be the normans?

 

[Owen Wulfson]

In that case, it is just as likely that what we are looking at is a player character with a hodgepodge of cool looking armor pieces with no distinct faction set. The helm could be Vlandian, the chest piece Sturgian, the guantlet's Khuzait and so forth.

So instead of a Sturgian Warlord as I envisioned, he could just be a Player Mercenary Warlord.

 

[Madijeis]

In that case, it is just as likely that what we are looking at is a player character with a hodgepodge of cool looking armor pieces with no distinct faction set. The helm could be Vlandian, the chest piece Sturgian, the guantlet's Khuzait and so forth.

So instead of a Sturgian Warlord as I envisioned, he could just be a Player Mercenary Warlord.

Normans were renowned adventurers, he could be from the minor faction of the Vlandians wich is dedicated to that.

 

[Owen Wulfson]

In that case, it is just as likely that what we are looking at is a player character with a hodgepodge of cool looking armor pieces with no distinct faction set. The helm could be Vlandian, the chest piece Sturgian, the guantlet's Khuzait and so forth.

So instead of a Sturgian Warlord as I envisioned, he could just be a Player Mercenary Warlord.

Normans were renowned adventurers, he could be from the minor faction of the Vlandians wich is dedicated to that.

That warrior does not look like he is a member of a merry band of cutthroats called the "Company of the Golden Boar." I could be wrong, of course - his dane axe seems evocative of an earlier period when the Normans were still fresh off the boat Norse. But that could just as easily be a Sturgian weapon of choice amongst some of their fighters.

As we see in a later intro shot, the norman helm in question is replaced by a more traditional Valsgärde helmet (if you look closely, the flat plate is replaced by chain and the area around the eyes is altered).

隐藏: New Intro Guy

隐藏: Example Valsgärde Helm

It's likely the devs figured out the contrast and just fixed that part. Also, in this latest depiction, the warrior still lacks any kind of colorful finery, be it gold, brass or jewels, any of which may be indicative of a Calradic Imperial or a foppish mercenary. I am not saying Rus or Norse warriors did not ever get such colorful designs and gilding on their armors, just that for the sake of faction contrast I believe that the Devs will focus on making the factions distinct on the battlefield.

And it certainly seems like cloaks will either 1) be an important part of armor sets in the game or 2) be their own distinct clothing attire players can drape on any armor piece they want. Which I think is awesome.

 

[JuanNieve]

Will there be shield maidens in the game?

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[Dest45]

There are female companions. You can give them a shield.

 

[JuanNieve]

There are female companions. You can give them a shield.

I was referring to a minor faction

 

[The Raven of Time]

If you do not mind, I'll tell you a little about the trees 
There is such a beautiful tree - Alder.
The trees in the screenshot (in the village) are a bit like Alder ... But the point is that Alder grows on the swampy banks of rivers! 

Actually, to me, the trees appear to some form of a variant of Ponderosa Pine as you can see that they are evergreens.

 

[Owen Wulfson]

There are female companions. You can give them a shield.

I was referring to a minor faction

There might (against historical portrayals) be women among the Jomviking-esque Skolderbroda minor faction who would by default be shieldmaidens. And of course, there will likely be a female troop tree just like in Warband. But as a full-fledged minor faction? I think it unlikely. Certainly this can be easily modded in, but I don't think there is quite enough there for the devs to work-with.

To date we have yet to see any women portrayed in the Bannerlord Art or troop rosters outside the odd hero, so it seems like, as in Warband, a standard non-heroic female fighter will be a rarity save for those female peasants that players work to elevate along a given troop tree.

 

[Tabitja]

There are female companions. You can give them a shield.

I was referring to a minor faction

There might (against historical portrayals) be women among the Jomviking-esque Skolderbroda minor faction who would by default be shieldmaidens. And of course, there will likely be a female troop tree just like in Warband. But as a full-fledged minor faction? I think it unlikely. Certainly this can be easily modded in, but I don't think there is quite enough there for the devs to work-with.

Agree with you. A few female captains/heroes with shield maiden majority troops in Skolderbroda make much more sence then a different minor faction for me. Till someone mod Amazon and Snu-Snu

 

[FBohler]

Let me remind you guys: Mount & Blade is a fantasy game, so please stop acting as if it must relate to actual history and nature.
You are entitled to your opinions, but you don't have the right to tell the developer what's right and wrong lore-wise.
Argaman and his team know what's right for M&B universe and what's not.

 

[Owen Wulfson]

Let me remind you guys: Mount & Blade is a fantasy game, so please stop acting as if it must relate to actual history and nature.
You are entitled to your opinions, but you don't have the right to tell the developer what's right and wrong lore-wise.
Argaman and his team know what's right for M&B universe and what's not.

Ahem

There is no need to remind anyone of anything on this account. If the developers want a minor faction of Shield Maidens, or if they want female fighters among all the minor factions, or if they are actually going to bother adding in actual female lords from the get-go (without aid of player promotion or claimants) then that is all on the devs. But the devs have time and again stated their intent to adhere to a certain extent to historical norms even within their low-fantasy setting, if for nothing else than to create a believable world.

The Jomviking were an all male military order, as specified in their code. So when the devs said that they were basing the Skolderborda on them, we take them at their word.

So let me remind you of this: you have zero authority to correct any of us where it concerns conjecture on the priorities of the dev team. Engage in idle banter by all means, but don't act like a pompous dev pet.

 

[Yaga]

Armagan Yavuz, Callum, the developers of the game and everyone who is interested is my message for you.
Armagan Yavuz, I remember how you said somewhere that you really like how artists create armor for Bannerlord. I also love ancient armor. And now I will try to help you a little more to learn more about armor.
On the Internet there are many different pictures, but many of them are invented by artists. I'll tell you about a real historical reconstruction.
In Russia there was a scientist, an artist Mikhail Gorelik.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

He worked all his life on the historical reconstruction of the armor of different peoples. Unfortunately, two years ago he died, but his drawings and his scientific works remained. Even in the Soviet Union, when I was a baby, I first saw his drawings.
There is his book in English:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warriors-Eurasia-VIII-Century-XVII/dp/1874101078
I did not read this book and I do not have it - I learned about it from Wikipedia.

But I'll show you something from his drawings from the Internet. It is important that these drawings can be trusted.
From myself I will add that 100% do not trust anyone - after all, everyone can make mistakes, especially in matters of history (99% can ).

Here is my favorite drawing from the 1975 article about the warriors of Ancient Rus (I already showed it). I'll give it a description, but this is a translation - will you understand it?

1 - noble retinue-Russian of the 10th century. Armed with a Frankish sword, a spear, a bow and arrows. Defensive armor consists of a riveted helmet, covered with a gilt copper sheet, chain mail and a round wooden shield with an iron pommel. (Reconstruction of the Kurgan finds of Smolensk and Chernigov.)
2 - Novgorod warrior of the 11th century. Armed with a dart, a battle ax, a knife. Defensive armor - a shell of narrow iron plates, sewn on a leather base, a wooden amygdala shield. (Reconstruction of Novgorod archaeological finds and fine art sources.)
3 - Novgorod archer of the XIV century. Armed with a bow with arrows and a dagger, protected by a shell of large iron plates, sewn on a soft base. (Reconstruction of the Novgorod archaeological finds, Novgorod frescoes, miniatures, icons.)
4 - noble vigilante of the XIII century. Armed with a long piercing spear and a sword. Heavy protective weapons consist of a pot-shaped helmet with a mask and chain mail; over the mail shirt - a shell of iron gilded plates, sewn on a soft base or connected to each other; on his hands - iron bracers, on his feet - mailing stockings; a small almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds of southern and central Russia and miniatures of the Simonovsky-Khludov Psalter.)
5 - Vladimir-Suzdal squadron-swordsman. It is protected by a conical riveted helmet, a barmaid, a shell coat and leggings made of leather, with iron plates riveted from the inside; wooden almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds and images on the "golden gate" of the Nativity Cathedral in Suzdal.)
Armagan Yavuz, since childhood I have been very fond of the lower rider depicted in the figure (# 4) especially his helmet - I would personally appreciate it if you make it in the game 
Here is another drawing of the Suzdal warrior (№5):

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The Novgorod Warrior of the 11th Century (№2):

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This drawing was made to a scientific article about the army of Ancient Rus by the Russian scientist Kirpichnikov. This is a simple, but very good article. If you are interested, then let it be translated - you have in the team because there are speakers in Russian. Here is a link to the article.
http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/5290/

While I was looking for drawings, I suddenly got a real reconstruction of Mikhail Gorelik, only I do not know whose warriors are depicted in these old photos

隐藏

Here are some drawings, as I understand it, from the same book by Gorelik. On each of the drawings are different warriors, including Russian warriors:

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Warrior of the Prince's Guards 9-10 centuries:

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Warrior on horseback of the Prince's retinue 10-11 centuries:

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A few swords from excavations in Russia:

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Developers of the game, Armagan Yavuz, if you are interested, if this information is useful to you, then I will continue to spread other drawings.
Answer me - do you need this?
I ask, because all this takes a lot of time and effort. But if this is important and necessary, then I will try to help you more.

 

[Madijeis]

By the Lord, those are sources.

 

[lolbash]

Let me remind you guys: Mount & Blade is a fantasy game, so please stop acting as if it must relate to actual history and nature.
You are entitled to your opinions, but you don't have the right to tell the developer what's right and wrong lore-wise.
Argaman and his team know what's right for M&B universe and what's not.

And who the hell are you to be calling us entitled when you are literally no different from us?

Stop sucking taleworld's ****, they wont give you beta keys because you are acting like a snob on an internet forum

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Armagan Yavuz, Callum, the developers of the game and everyone who is interested is my message for you.
Armagan Yavuz, I remember how you said somewhere that you really like how artists create armor for Bannerlord. I also love ancient armor. And now I will try to help you a little more to learn more about armor.
On the Internet there are many different pictures, but many of them are invented by artists. I'll tell you about a real historical reconstruction.
In Russia there was a scientist, an artist Mikhail Gorelik.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

He worked all his life on the historical reconstruction of the armor of different peoples. Unfortunately, two years ago he died, but his drawings and his scientific works remained. Even in the Soviet Union, when I was a baby, I first saw his drawings.
There is his book in English:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warriors-Eurasia-VIII-Century-XVII/dp/1874101078
I did not read this book and I do not have it - I learned about it from Wikipedia.

But I'll show you something from his drawings from the Internet. It is important that these drawings can be trusted.
From myself I will add that 100% do not trust anyone - after all, everyone can make mistakes, especially in matters of history (99% can ).

Here is my favorite drawing from the 1975 article about the warriors of Ancient Rus (I already showed it). I'll give it a description, but this is a translation - will you understand it?

1 - noble retinue-Russian of the 10th century. Armed with a Frankish sword, a spear, a bow and arrows. Defensive armor consists of a riveted helmet, covered with a gilt copper sheet, chain mail and a round wooden shield with an iron pommel. (Reconstruction of the Kurgan finds of Smolensk and Chernigov.)
2 - Novgorod warrior of the 11th century. Armed with a dart, a battle ax, a knife. Defensive armor - a shell of narrow iron plates, sewn on a leather base, a wooden amygdala shield. (Reconstruction of Novgorod archaeological finds and fine art sources.)
3 - Novgorod archer of the XIV century. Armed with a bow with arrows and a dagger, protected by a shell of large iron plates, sewn on a soft base. (Reconstruction of the Novgorod archaeological finds, Novgorod frescoes, miniatures, icons.)
4 - noble vigilante of the XIII century. Armed with a long piercing spear and a sword. Heavy protective weapons consist of a pot-shaped helmet with a mask and chain mail; over the mail shirt - a shell of iron gilded plates, sewn on a soft base or connected to each other; on his hands - iron bracers, on his feet - mailing stockings; a small almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds of southern and central Russia and miniatures of the Simonovsky-Khludov Psalter.)
5 - Vladimir-Suzdal squadron-swordsman. It is protected by a conical riveted helmet, a barmaid, a shell coat and leggings made of leather, with iron plates riveted from the inside; wooden almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds and images on the "golden gate" of the Nativity Cathedral in Suzdal.)
Armagan Yavuz, since childhood I have been very fond of the lower rider depicted in the figure (# 4) especially his helmet - I would personally appreciate it if you make it in the game 
Here is another drawing of the Suzdal warrior (№5):

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The Novgorod Warrior of the 11th Century (№2):

隐藏

This drawing was made to a scientific article about the army of Ancient Rus by the Russian scientist Kirpichnikov. This is a simple, but very good article. If you are interested, then let it be translated - you have in the team because there are speakers in Russian. Here is a link to the article.
http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/5290/

While I was looking for drawings, I suddenly got a real reconstruction of Mikhail Gorelik, only I do not know whose warriors are depicted in these old photos

隐藏

Here are some drawings, as I understand it, from the same book by Gorelik. On each of the drawings are different warriors, including Russian warriors:

隐藏

Warrior of the Prince's Guards 9-10 centuries:

隐藏

Warrior on horseback of the Prince's retinue 10-11 centuries:

隐藏

A few swords from excavations in Russia:

隐藏

Developers of the game, Armagan Yavuz, if you are interested, if this information is useful to you, then I will continue to spread other drawings.
Answer me - do you need this?
I ask, because all this takes a lot of time and effort. But if this is important and necessary, then I will try to help you more.

Holy **** Yaga

This is a very nice compiled slab of information. Have you considered working at Taleworlds?

 

[Yaga]

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Armagan Yavuz, Callum, the developers of the game and everyone who is interested is my message for you.
Armagan Yavuz, I remember how you said somewhere that you really like how artists create armor for Bannerlord. I also love ancient armor. And now I will try to help you a little more to learn more about armor.
On the Internet there are many different pictures, but many of them are invented by artists. I'll tell you about a real historical reconstruction.
In Russia there was a scientist, an artist Mikhail Gorelik.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

He worked all his life on the historical reconstruction of the armor of different peoples. Unfortunately, two years ago he died, but his drawings and his scientific works remained. Even in the Soviet Union, when I was a baby, I first saw his drawings.
There is his book in English:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warriors-Eurasia-VIII-Century-XVII/dp/1874101078
I did not read this book and I do not have it - I learned about it from Wikipedia.

But I'll show you something from his drawings from the Internet. It is important that these drawings can be trusted.
From myself I will add that 100% do not trust anyone - after all, everyone can make mistakes, especially in matters of history (99% can ).

Here is my favorite drawing from the 1975 article about the warriors of Ancient Rus (I already showed it). I'll give it a description, but this is a translation - will you understand it?

1 - noble retinue-Russian of the 10th century. Armed with a Frankish sword, a spear, a bow and arrows. Defensive armor consists of a riveted helmet, covered with a gilt copper sheet, chain mail and a round wooden shield with an iron pommel. (Reconstruction of the Kurgan finds of Smolensk and Chernigov.)
2 - Novgorod warrior of the 11th century. Armed with a dart, a battle ax, a knife. Defensive armor - a shell of narrow iron plates, sewn on a leather base, a wooden amygdala shield. (Reconstruction of Novgorod archaeological finds and fine art sources.)
3 - Novgorod archer of the XIV century. Armed with a bow with arrows and a dagger, protected by a shell of large iron plates, sewn on a soft base. (Reconstruction of the Novgorod archaeological finds, Novgorod frescoes, miniatures, icons.)
4 - noble vigilante of the XIII century. Armed with a long piercing spear and a sword. Heavy protective weapons consist of a pot-shaped helmet with a mask and chain mail; over the mail shirt - a shell of iron gilded plates, sewn on a soft base or connected to each other; on his hands - iron bracers, on his feet - mailing stockings; a small almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds of southern and central Russia and miniatures of the Simonovsky-Khludov Psalter.)
5 - Vladimir-Suzdal squadron-swordsman. It is protected by a conical riveted helmet, a barmaid, a shell coat and leggings made of leather, with iron plates riveted from the inside; wooden almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds and images on the "golden gate" of the Nativity Cathedral in Suzdal.)
Armagan Yavuz, since childhood I have been very fond of the lower rider depicted in the figure (# 4) especially his helmet - I would personally appreciate it if you make it in the game 
Here is another drawing of the Suzdal warrior (№5):

隐藏

The Novgorod Warrior of the 11th Century (№2):

隐藏

This drawing was made to a scientific article about the army of Ancient Rus by the Russian scientist Kirpichnikov. This is a simple, but very good article. If you are interested, then let it be translated - you have in the team because there are speakers in Russian. Here is a link to the article.
http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/5290/

While I was looking for drawings, I suddenly got a real reconstruction of Mikhail Gorelik, only I do not know whose warriors are depicted in these old photos

隐藏

Here are some drawings, as I understand it, from the same book by Gorelik. On each of the drawings are different warriors, including Russian warriors:

隐藏

Warrior of the Prince's Guards 9-10 centuries:

隐藏

Warrior on horseback of the Prince's retinue 10-11 centuries:

隐藏

A few swords from excavations in Russia:

隐藏

Developers of the game, Armagan Yavuz, if you are interested, if this information is useful to you, then I will continue to spread other drawings.
Answer me - do you need this?
I ask, because all this takes a lot of time and effort. But if this is important and necessary, then I will try to help you more.

Holy **** Yaga

This is a very nice compiled slab of information. Have you considered working at Taleworlds?

Thanks, lolbash!
I wrote Armagan Yavuz - he is still silent. If he wants, I'm ready to become a consultant 
Here, under the second spoiler, I wrote for Armagan Yavuz:

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Very interesting topics, especially for me. But unfortunately I can not find any free time to study it. Very sorry.
And you know that I'm very serious about the details of the game, and the search for and understanding of serious information takes a long time.

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Armagan Yavuz, probably you should accept me as a freelance consultant so that I can fully search for information to create the game 
(may be joking, but maybe not)

But I will ask one question to the developers. Answer, please, in the screenshot of the village who is represented? Who are these people and whose is this village? Is it Russian? Or can what kind of subfraction - Vikings, Finns?
I ask because I have questions about the costumes of people and buildings. The buildings are reminiscent of the houses of the Vikings. Suits are generally not very clear.
Let's try to figure it out? 





And I'm still interested in the questions below:

Dear developers! I have some questions for you.

Tell me, please, when you worked on costumes for this faction, then where did you get the information? I learned from you that there will be subfractions, because it's hard for me to comment on the screenshots - because I do not know exactly who is on them.
Russian costume of that time (9-11 century) is very difficult to find, but there are detailed scientific descriptions and reconstructions. I can try to show you something from a Russian costume (if you need it and it's interesting), but it will take some time.

Another question on the screenshot with the soldiers. I see snow fog or dust ... What is it really? Look, the first warrior is seen clearly, and the rest are in a snow haze.

And yet, answer, when the soldiers are walking on the grass, their legs are hidden in the grass - so it was on the video and on other screenshots.
So why do not your feet sink in the snow at all? About the footprints in the snow do not ask ...

I can't be arsed finding a link, it was an interview with Armagan back in 2016 or very late 2015. He precisely said that NPCs can be like the player in every single way and that companions that number in over 60 are all recruitable but can also be your enemies, be recruited by enemy lords and can do exactly what you can do.

I confirm, yes, it was.

 

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https://youtu.be/cvh1H0HkhI8?t=45s

If I understood correctly, this is the Battle of the Ice. This is when the Novgorod prince Alexander Nevsky defeated the army of the Livonian Order and the Danes (Vikings).

 

[Owen Wulfson]

And who the hell are you to be calling us entitled when you are literally no different from us?

Stop sucking taleworld's ****, they wont give you beta keys because you are acting like a snob on an internet forum

I kind of already burned him in my earlier post, but the feeling is mutual.

And the depiction of Eurasian Warriors by Mikhail Gorelik are truly wonderful. Perhaps I will go Sturgian after all, if only to take the pretty Imperial Cities for myself with their awesome infantry.

 

[Count Delinard]

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Armagan Yavuz, Callum, the developers of the game and everyone who is interested is my message for you.
Armagan Yavuz, I remember how you said somewhere that you really like how artists create armor for Bannerlord. I also love ancient armor. And now I will try to help you a little more to learn more about armor.
On the Internet there are many different pictures, but many of them are invented by artists. I'll tell you about a real historical reconstruction.
In Russia there was a scientist, an artist Mikhail Gorelik.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

He worked all his life on the historical reconstruction of the armor of different peoples. Unfortunately, two years ago he died, but his drawings and his scientific works remained. Even in the Soviet Union, when I was a baby, I first saw his drawings.
There is his book in English:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warriors-Eurasia-VIII-Century-XVII/dp/1874101078
I did not read this book and I do not have it - I learned about it from Wikipedia.

But I'll show you something from his drawings from the Internet. It is important that these drawings can be trusted.
From myself I will add that 100% do not trust anyone - after all, everyone can make mistakes, especially in matters of history (99% can ).

Here is my favorite drawing from the 1975 article about the warriors of Ancient Rus (I already showed it). I'll give it a description, but this is a translation - will you understand it?

1 - noble retinue-Russian of the 10th century. Armed with a Frankish sword, a spear, a bow and arrows. Defensive armor consists of a riveted helmet, covered with a gilt copper sheet, chain mail and a round wooden shield with an iron pommel. (Reconstruction of the Kurgan finds of Smolensk and Chernigov.)
2 - Novgorod warrior of the 11th century. Armed with a dart, a battle ax, a knife. Defensive armor - a shell of narrow iron plates, sewn on a leather base, a wooden amygdala shield. (Reconstruction of Novgorod archaeological finds and fine art sources.)
3 - Novgorod archer of the XIV century. Armed with a bow with arrows and a dagger, protected by a shell of large iron plates, sewn on a soft base. (Reconstruction of the Novgorod archaeological finds, Novgorod frescoes, miniatures, icons.)
4 - noble vigilante of the XIII century. Armed with a long piercing spear and a sword. Heavy protective weapons consist of a pot-shaped helmet with a mask and chain mail; over the mail shirt - a shell of iron gilded plates, sewn on a soft base or connected to each other; on his hands - iron bracers, on his feet - mailing stockings; a small almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds of southern and central Russia and miniatures of the Simonovsky-Khludov Psalter.)
5 - Vladimir-Suzdal squadron-swordsman. It is protected by a conical riveted helmet, a barmaid, a shell coat and leggings made of leather, with iron plates riveted from the inside; wooden almond-shaped painted shield. (Reconstruction of archaeological finds and images on the "golden gate" of the Nativity Cathedral in Suzdal.)
Armagan Yavuz, since childhood I have been very fond of the lower rider depicted in the figure (# 4) especially his helmet - I would personally appreciate it if you make it in the game 
Here is another drawing of the Suzdal warrior (№5):

隐藏

The Novgorod Warrior of the 11th Century (№2):

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This drawing was made to a scientific article about the army of Ancient Rus by the Russian scientist Kirpichnikov. This is a simple, but very good article. If you are interested, then let it be translated - you have in the team because there are speakers in Russian. Here is a link to the article.
http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/5290/

While I was looking for drawings, I suddenly got a real reconstruction of Mikhail Gorelik, only I do not know whose warriors are depicted in these old photos

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Here are some drawings, as I understand it, from the same book by Gorelik. On each of the drawings are different warriors, including Russian warriors:

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Warrior of the Prince's Guards 9-10 centuries:

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Warrior on horseback of the Prince's retinue 10-11 centuries:

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A few swords from excavations in Russia:

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Developers of the game, Armagan Yavuz, if you are interested, if this information is useful to you, then I will continue to spread other drawings.
Answer me - do you need this?
I ask, because all this takes a lot of time and effort. But if this is important and necessary, then I will try to help you more.

Very interesting information Yaga!

 

[Varrak]

We even saw female lord in old gameplay videos, so i assume that women in Bannerlord will be on the stage more than warband.