Getting through the grind

[Kylex Treimir]

I'm not sure how many days I've been playing M&B, but enough to get to level 26.  I've had a week off of work and school's done for the semester, so, yeah... lol

I pledged my sword to Sanjar Kahn of Khergit Khanate.  I was given the village of Dusturil a while ago and have been improving it (Watch Tower and Currently working on Mill).  How can I get more villages?  Or Towns?

I have 860 Renoun, 0 Honor.  Do I keep fighting for Sanjar Kahn to gain more villages etc, or need I fight for someone else to be given more?  I'd imagine if I keep fighting for Sanjar Kahn he'd eventually give me something...  is there some point at which you'll be offered more?  IE:  Get to X Renoun or X Honor and you'll be offered another village, town, etc...

Another question on a different topic:  Is there some way to save a game in the middle of a battle?  I get into some battles where the ratio is 2:1 -  4:1 in the enemies favor, and they take forever.  After this week I wont have as much time on my hands to play M&B, so it would be nice if it were possible to quit when you need to, rather than have to fight a battle for 2 hrs before being able to save.  I'm not to worried with the whole "realism" settings in terms of saving...


Also, great game!  My friend showed me it about 3 years ago.  It looked interesting, but I was too busy playing Tribes 2 to really get into it, then a friend that I play Fallen Empire: Legions with mentioned it, so I went and bought it.  Wow this game is addicting lol.  I'm looking forward to see what they do with the multiplayer expansion!

 

[Ludial]

yes, you need more renown and better relations with the king if you want fiefs. Most lords have more renown then you, I think(not to forget the random chance and the lords who don`t have fiefs).

There`s no way to save during battles, but here`s what I do - when I don`t feel like playing anymore, I just Alt+Tab to the desktop, thus leaving the game in `stasis`, and when I need to turn off the computer, I simply hibernate it instead - it saves the current session and turns off. This way, next time I turn it on, I can simply continue playing the game

 

[agoden]

You can siege castles yourself and you have a chance to get the castle and It's towns.
I believe the king has to like you a lot and you need a lot of renown to get the castle you siege though. ( you have to ask him for it after you win the siege )

I usually save before a siege, so if i dont get the castle i can reload..
Also, if you enable cheats, and you cant finish a battle, you can always quickly Cntrl Shift F4 through it. (kills everything )

 

[Mabons]

You should be able to take a town and keep it with that renown. It will be hard to get more though.

 

[Lord Shields]

Siege a few places and ask for no reward. Then, when you get to the place you want, ask for it. You're likely to get it. I'm in the level 40's with my character now. So, you're far from grinding and far from the end. I spent WAY too much time in the beginning and wish I had slowed down. Just take one location at a time and learn how to conserve your troops.

 

[Hietala]

Siege a few places and ask for no reward. Then, when you get to the place you want, ask for it. You're likely to get it. I'm in the level 40's with my character now. So, you're far from grinding and far from the end. I spent WAY too much time in the beginning and wish I had slowed down. Just take one location at a time and learn how to conserve your troops.

it helps to have a good relation with the king, otherwise you may end up spilling soldiers to get lousy castles for lords you prpbably never heard of only to see the city you wanted being given to another random lord

 

[stygN]

I'm currently rather new to this whole game, played a demo around 30 times on the ship I served at during my military service, but apart from that I started this game just around 2-3 days ago.

I'm a lvl 23 or so, have 500 renown or so, and 5-6 honor. I hooked up with the Vaegirs, got a little smellhole (just like you did), soon done with the mill. But here it goes, I've been with my king in 3 mayor (around 300 men on each side) skirmishes, and taken 2 castles along his side (and done some stupid missions like gather cattle, capture a enemy Lord, stuff like that), and he offered me to run a newly conquered castle for him! Yay you might think? Nah.. This castle was as far into enemy territory that you could get! So I said no. Then he offered me a small smellhole just outside that castle, but again, nah..

So.. I think it have something to do with how able the king (or khan) you follow are to defend their newly conquered land. I mean, he just let that castle to rot! I stayed around for a while around that castle, my little army of 40sh guys cant stand against the armies of a whole nation! So I just rode off, and they took the castle back.

Just stick with the little smellhole you got, and say "Yes pretty please" if he offers you a fief worth keeping!

On the same topic, my King was not angry when I said no. So, if you don't want the fief, just turn it down.

Hope this helped : )