Taverns see a much improved ambiance, with NPCs actively drinking and conversing with one another, as well as walking around. A much wider variety of structures and styles are on display. Town scenes also see more activity, with much bigger towns than in earlier titles.

Animals, such as chickens can also be seen wandering about. Even teens and children can be seen among the adults, and they use different base models instead of being scaled down adults, as in Viking Conquest. Villages generally see more activity, with improved AI pathfinding to give the appearance of NPCs looking less like AI. Unlike its predecessor, Bannerlord strives to create a better living atmosphere within its Towns and Villages. There are also various other changed Concepts. Each of the six factions will have its own Board Games that will be playable. The siege system is also being improved based on player feedback, with additional tactics made available for sieges. Gameplay related features have been improved with a new inventory interface and better artificial intelligence. Particularly competent companions can be tasked to do quests on your behalf or formed into their own parties to operate independently. Additionally, they no longer have to be balanced against each others' personalities. Taleworlds will also be incorporating aspects from mods, such as the Diplomacy mod, to enhance gameplay.Д¬ompanions are now generated based on a suffix rather than specific characters. They affirmed that they will implement what the fans want in Mount&Blade II: Bannerlord. Taleworlds claims there will be 'many exciting and highly requested new features' and that it will include 'up-close and personal medieval combat on a huge scale, bigger, bloodier and more intense than ever before'. Newer features include a new party system, a Quick Play function for automatically finding and joining a server, brand new game modes such as Captain and Skirmish, a class system and an armoury which allows the player to see what is each class contains. The game sees the return of its Custom Server List and classic game modes such as Team Deathmatch and Siege. It involves a plethora of both old and new features, some which have caused controversy. Multiplayer is a feature that returns to Mount&Blade II: Bannerlord.

The Aserai, led by the sultan Unqid, inhabit the southern desert lands of Calradia and combine footmen and horsemen in battle.

The Khuzaits, led by the Khan Monchug, are a steppe tribe confederacy and makes heavy use of horse archers.

The Sturgians, led by the Prince Raganvad, inhabits the northern woodlands and are lethal axe-men and swordsmen.

The Battanians, led by the King Caladog, are famed for their marksmanship as archers throughout Calradia.

The Vlandians, led by the King Derthert, are a feudal state that specializes in heavy cavalry.

Garios wants the Empire's veterans to pick the new Emperor.

The Western Empire, led by the war hero Garios.

Lucon claims that the Senate should have its ancient right to pick the new Emperor restored.

The Northern Empire, led by the aristocrat and senator Lucon.

Rhagaea claims that Arenicos' daughter and only child Ira should rule.

The Southern Empire, led by Empress Rhagaea, Arencios' wife.

The Calradic Empire finds itself in civil war after Emperor Arenicos died without an heir.

Additionally, there are lesser, minor factions akin to bandits and mercenaries for the player to interact with during their exploration of Imperial Calradia. Each kingdom has several clans who rule and run their own towns and villages, and have their own castles.

The kingdoms present in Bannerlord are ancestral to those of Warband and have some of their descendant kingdoms' traits. There are a number of quests in the game which allow the player to shape the storyline as well.Д¬ampaign map of the factions in Bannerlord, on release. The events of Bannerlord take place 200 years before the start of Warband, witnessing the latter years of the Calradic Empire and the rise of the kingdoms from which Swadians, Rhodoks, Nords, Vaegirs, Khergits and Sarranids all claim descent.

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