
Detailed siege warfare system, with options to reduce a defender by hunger or morale, or by direct assault.The option to build your own refuge, hire staff for it, and populate it with the wives and children of your troops.Battles can range from simple robbery to massive naval conflicts between huge fleets laden with warriors, all in dynamic battles where you can pilot your own boat, adjusting for factors such as wind, waves, and weather.Naval travel and warfare, a key feature to really make the setting complete.Religion will be a important factor in the game that will affect the player's interactions even within their own party. A complex religion system with two faiths, The Norse Gods and Christianity, with monasteries, special NPCs and parties.Sometimes their conflicts will force you to use cunning and diplomacy. More than 15 possible companions, with deep interaction and different personalities.A sandbox mode, the classic Mount&Blade system, where goals are determined by the player, but with all the richness and options offered by the new setting.
An immersive game style with choice and consequence, romance, betrayal, moments of greatness and ruin.
A story mode where the player will be part of a complex plot involving political conspiracy, during the time the sons of Ragnar were leading their Great Heathen Army through Britain. Meet legendary figures like Ivar the Boneless or his bother Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, royalty like Harald, later known as FairHair, or Aelfred of Wessex. More than 200 historical characters and 100 extra NPCs: Kings, Lords, Ladies, bards, priests and many others. More than 300 new cities, castles, villages and special scenes to discover, explore, conquer and plunder. Living world that evolves around you, with historical and random events, as well as the actions of the player all contributing. And of course plenty of new items to wear and weapons to wield. And now with the Reforged Edition, there are now many more things to do, minigames, minor quests and a new, longer questline. Online battling also takes on its own flavour, with special modes like Coastal Assault and Warlord. The DLC a story mode with a complex plot, where choices have real consequences, as well as a standard sandbox mode in an all new setting, with expanded options and controls. Developers Brytenwalda (yes, that lot behind the eponymous mod) are patching away though, which is great because I hope continuous attention might well make this into a regular beauty.Ĭreated for single-player voyages and multiplayer mayhem, Viking Conquest will set you back about £8.99 right now, which doesn't seem like quite the ideal price to pay given its current state.From the creators of the popular “Brytenwalda” mod, we present to you “Viking Conquest”, DLC for Mount & Blade Warband! This single and multi player DLC brings Mount & Blade to historical Dark Age Britain, complemented by authentic scenes and cultures. The A.I seems to be atrocious too, although that may well just be the opinion of one person. The main complaint appears to be the staggering number of bugs present within the DLC, ranging from missing textures to issues with the interface. (Which I am.) But the Steam player reviews have rolled in and it looks like there are an unfortunate number of downward-pointing, disapproving-seeming thumbs. Especially if you're into the idea of having Vikings and British people butting heads. The elevator pitch sounds amazing, honestly.
Replete with hundreds of cities to burn down and hundreds more people to bother, Viking Conquest promised a Dark Age Britain that is supposed to contain authentic scenes, scheming companions, bickering religious people, and.
MOUNT AND BLADE VIKING CONQUEST REVIEW MOD
Roughly a week ago, the lads behind the Brytenwalda mod released the Viking Conquest DLC for Mount & Blade Warband.