Version 0.89x FAQ's
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Volkier
Sergeant Knight
Factions and how to join them
First, acquire 100 renown. This can be achieved through combat, or by starting the game off at a higher social standing as "son of a minor noble". Once you have gained 100 renown, you need to keep it above 100 and possibly wait for a random amount of time (wouldn't be any more than a few game-days) for an offer from a random faction. If you would like to join another faction instead of the offer that you have received, simply decline and wait for another offer from the lord you wish to serve.
Keep in mind, that some factions are in an alliance when you make your decision.
First, acquire 100 renown. This can be achieved through combat, or by starting the game off at a higher social standing as "son of a minor noble". Once you have gained 100 renown, you need to keep it above 100 and possibly wait for a random amount of time (wouldn't be any more than a few game-days) for an offer from a random faction. If you would like to join another faction instead of the offer that you have received, simply decline and wait for another offer from the lord you wish to serve.
Keep in mind, that some factions are in an alliance when you make your decision.
Volkier
Sergeant Knight
Fiefs, Castles and Cities
Upon joining a faction, you would be offered a fief. By definition, a fief is a piece of land granted by the king to one of his nobles, and resembles a village in the case of M&B. Your fief generates tax revenue for you, and also provides you with the opportunities to upgrade it's windmills, irrigation and housing. Housing seems to increase the number of peasants that defend your village when it's being attacked and also seems to slightly increase the number of volunteers joining you, irrigation seems to help increase taxes, while windmills seem to help with producing supplies that you can buy or take from the villagers.
Your fief can be looted by an opposing faction's party, in which case you would not be able to receive taxes or recruit volunteers from that fief for several game days until it recovers. This applies for the enemy fiefs that you loot just the same.
Once you have joined a faction and conquered a few castles, you may be granted one of the castles as an additional fief. You cannot siege enemy castles unless you have joined a faction, and once conquered, you cannot claim it for yourself (and therefore you cannot station troops there) straight away. At this point of time, you cannot upgrade or "manage" your castles, however you can store prisoners and additional troops there. You could also expect to be able to upgrade them in the future as well as possibly expect a few more features related to them.
Some of the castles, would also force the villages around them to convert to your side once conquered too, meaning your king would have more land to give away to his nobles - you being one of them.
At this point of time, you cannot siege actual capitol cities. or take over the entire faction altogether. Enemy heroes however can siege your capitols. You cannot join in the defence of these cities, however you can still intercept the parties attacking it.
Upon joining a faction, you would be offered a fief. By definition, a fief is a piece of land granted by the king to one of his nobles, and resembles a village in the case of M&B. Your fief generates tax revenue for you, and also provides you with the opportunities to upgrade it's windmills, irrigation and housing. Housing seems to increase the number of peasants that defend your village when it's being attacked and also seems to slightly increase the number of volunteers joining you, irrigation seems to help increase taxes, while windmills seem to help with producing supplies that you can buy or take from the villagers.
Your fief can be looted by an opposing faction's party, in which case you would not be able to receive taxes or recruit volunteers from that fief for several game days until it recovers. This applies for the enemy fiefs that you loot just the same.
Once you have joined a faction and conquered a few castles, you may be granted one of the castles as an additional fief. You cannot siege enemy castles unless you have joined a faction, and once conquered, you cannot claim it for yourself (and therefore you cannot station troops there) straight away. At this point of time, you cannot upgrade or "manage" your castles, however you can store prisoners and additional troops there. You could also expect to be able to upgrade them in the future as well as possibly expect a few more features related to them.
Some of the castles, would also force the villages around them to convert to your side once conquered too, meaning your king would have more land to give away to his nobles - you being one of them.
At this point of time, you cannot siege actual capitol cities. or take over the entire faction altogether. Enemy heroes however can siege your capitols. You cannot join in the defence of these cities, however you can still intercept the parties attacking it.
Volkier
Sergeant Knight
Can't find any companions (Marnid / Borcha etc.)
There are currently 4 recruitable companion heroes that you can get. These are Marnid, Borcha, Rolf and Ymira. They do not cost you anything to get in items of denar, and appear in random taverns around the world map. The fastest way is to travel around all the cities and visit all the taverns until you get all 4 of them. They do re-locate once every few days however, so if you have been through every single city and still have one or two to go, just keep on trying.
There are currently 4 recruitable companion heroes that you can get. These are Marnid, Borcha, Rolf and Ymira. They do not cost you anything to get in items of denar, and appear in random taverns around the world map. The fastest way is to travel around all the cities and visit all the taverns until you get all 4 of them. They do re-locate once every few days however, so if you have been through every single city and still have one or two to go, just keep on trying.
Volkier
Sergeant Knight
Dark Hunters and old school parties
Currently, all the old-school higher end-game neutral parties have been removed temporarily to make room for the large number of new faction parties roaming the map. There is a possibility that these would be later re-introduced along with expanding of the overall world map, however this is more of a guess than a fact. It is only fair to assume, however, that eventually there would be something more to do for the end-game players.
Currently, all the old-school higher end-game neutral parties have been removed temporarily to make room for the large number of new faction parties roaming the map. There is a possibility that these would be later re-introduced along with expanding of the overall world map, however this is more of a guess than a fact. It is only fair to assume, however, that eventually there would be something more to do for the end-game players.
