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Mount and Blade: Warband |OT|
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creslin_black
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I personally think the mods for the first one make it way more worth it so far than Warband. Roots of Yggdrasil & Rise of Khergits! (Rise of Khergits is pretty buggy though)
-tetsuo-
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My friend has both of these but has been playing the first a lot recently. I think he has some mods that he has fallen in love with. My question is which is better? Does Warband have a good mod community? Is it better in every way than the first? I probably be buying one on Steam this weekend but I'm not sure which one to get just yet.
-tetsuo-
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The first time I played multiplayer, I think Gutts was on the other team. He stood in the middle of the field wearing nothing but a robe. No helmet, no shield, no shoes. He was cutting down EVERYONE that got near him. The first time I got to him, I was mounted and he had his two hander in the ready position. I laid my lance down, charged up to him, he jumped up and sliced me off my horse in one hit. Mount and Blade, indeed.
Vigilant Walrus
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Max said:
Hehe, that my friend is the indie feel of it speaking to you
Battle Size I think is the size of the amount of armies... Depending on what your computer can handle you might want to adjust the slider down. I always go max to get the great epic battles with many hundreds of people - But really, its up to the individual. Others prefer small skirmishes.
Its funny to try and build an army sorely on decked and geared out archers. you give your lance mens and your swords warriors no upgrades, but you level up all your archers up to the status of godly, and then you just attack small caravans, and basically kill them all in reigns of fire before they even get near you. Thats a cool tactic.
Vigilant Walrus
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_tetsuo_ said:
Nice! I think it takes more skilled with two-handers for sure. People don't realise how efficently it is to block with a shield. It's a life saver.. but blocking with a two-handed sword? very difficult...
Vigilant Walrus
Member
arstal said:
4 Minutes to start again is just an option, and not the most popular one by far. But its interesting in some sense, because it ads a counter-strike quality to it. People don't rush in to die. It's quite interesting to see a lone archer, with his entire team dead, sneaking behind the walls and up in the hills trying to take 1 down at a time.
Gamers have become so depended on the mini map these days, that it's thrilling feeling to not be able to see the position of your enemy. It gives it a sniper quality to it, that I have not felt in ages.
Also, you think it lacks in content? The amount of game modes, and options with either co-op(players AND NPCs) to create giant battles, deathmatch, CTF, king of the hill... Maybe you mean the simplicity of it?
I love it. Outstanding, outstanding game!
I used to play Mount and Blade ages ago. I always thought it was pretty brilliant, but stoped playing when the updates started to demand a lot from my old PC.
How different is this Warband? What is it, basically a retail version of the game? I remember that I bought it when it was still on beta.
Is the game very demanding? Can I play just fine with a regular dual core notebook (and Radeon 4200 I think)?
I would just take a look at the official site or something, but Gaf is the only gaming site I can access from work. :lol
How different is this Warband? What is it, basically a retail version of the game? I remember that I bought it when it was still on beta.
Is the game very demanding? Can I play just fine with a regular dual core notebook (and Radeon 4200 I think)?
I would just take a look at the official site or something, but Gaf is the only gaming site I can access from work. :lol
So when you increase that number, the wandering groups in single player are larger? Is whatever you set the slider the max amount or something?Vigilant Walrus said:Hehe, that my friend is the indie feel of it speaking to you
Battle Size I think is the size of the amount of armies... Depending on what your computer can handle you might want to adjust the slider down. I always go max to get the great epic battles with many hundreds of people - But really, its up to the individual. Others prefer small skirmishes.
Its funny to try and build an army sorely on decked and geared out archers. you give your lance mens and your swords warriors no upgrades, but you level up all your archers up to the status of godly, and then you just attack small caravans, and basically kill them all in reigns of fire before they even get near you. Thats a cool tactic.
Screw it, maxing it. I guess I should leave the difficulty options alone for now though
Does Polished Landscapes work in multiplayer?
I've played the trial for a few hours, and while I think it's pretty interesting, I don't see myself spending much time on it right now (playing other games that require a lot of time, going out on vacations next week and starting studies next...). PL makes the game look soooooo much better, and I was wondering if I could use it in MP games, because if I finally get the game, that's all I'll be playing for now. Not that without PL support I wouldn't get the game, but it'd make the decision much easier.
I've played the trial for a few hours, and while I think it's pretty interesting, I don't see myself spending much time on it right now (playing other games that require a lot of time, going out on vacations next week and starting studies next...). PL makes the game look soooooo much better, and I was wondering if I could use it in MP games, because if I finally get the game, that's all I'll be playing for now. Not that without PL support I wouldn't get the game, but it'd make the decision much easier.
zombieshavebrains
I have not used cocaine
Anyone here have any recommended servers for noobs? I of course picked the server with the largest amount of people but it had this 3 lives thing going on and no way in hell i was going to die three times then wait till the round was over.
Vigilant Walrus
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This is amazing. Mount and Blade is doing terrific, and it's growing. I've been following it's played activity on steam, and right now it's peaking at 4,300 simultaniously. That's amazing for a indie game such as warband. fucking epic: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/
the game is growing, and the devs need more resources to let this amazingness expand. We're sitting on gold here. On a gem, and 90% of Gaf does not know or care about this game. It's absolutely brilliant.
the game is growing, and the devs need more resources to let this amazingness expand. We're sitting on gold here. On a gem, and 90% of Gaf does not know or care about this game. It's absolutely brilliant.
Bought this on the Steam Sale and been playing, primarily cRPG. Continually got my ass kicked at first, but been figuring out the game. And with a few levels. I'm kicking ass. Going at least 1 to 1. Sometimes better. I got my first triple kill too, where you fight off 3 at once with a shield and sword(I'm an archer I might add) :lol
There is something so awesomely satisfying as hearing the parry effect as you parry, following it up with a swing to kill the fool!
Still no match for tin cans yet. I can put half a dozen arrows into them, follow by 3 or 4 hits with a sword and they still won't go down. But one shot you. :lol
There is something so awesomely satisfying as hearing the parry effect as you parry, following it up with a swing to kill the fool!
Still no match for tin cans yet. I can put half a dozen arrows into them, follow by 3 or 4 hits with a sword and they still won't go down. But one shot you. :lol
-tetsuo-
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This game is so good it hurts. I got the cRPG mod installed and running and its brilliant. Not only is what the mod adds great, but all of the cRPG servers I have been on are very active. People chat, communicate and stratagize actively. You start off 100% useless, but after a few levels you can afford a little gear and put some points into a specilization and you can actually start contributing. The Team Elimination matches are tense as hell. EVERYONE THAT LIKE GAMES, BUY THIS ONE.
DurielBlack
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Only thing keeping me from Warband is that I want it for the multiplayer and have a really crappy connection. On a good day I get about 200ish ping on bad company 2 servers and 400-600 on WoW. Sounds like you need less than 100 for this game.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Oh gracious, I played so much of this already.
In the single player do I have to join someone and pick a banner to get anything cool to happen? None of those patterns look as badass as my armor pre-banner. I mean I guess I could wear something other than heraldic, but I like it.
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Also, is there a way to lock perspective in relation to your horse? It always keeps looking in the same direction on the map despite where I guide my horse. This would be okay if I was using a regular mouse, but I'm using a trackball and it is difficult to keep the quick speed when sweeping around people. It would be nice if I could say "keep looking 90 degrees to the left of the horse" as I make a pass around a group of guys, stabbing with my spear.
In the single player do I have to join someone and pick a banner to get anything cool to happen? None of those patterns look as badass as my armor pre-banner. I mean I guess I could wear something other than heraldic, but I like it.
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Also, is there a way to lock perspective in relation to your horse? It always keeps looking in the same direction on the map despite where I guide my horse. This would be okay if I was using a regular mouse, but I'm using a trackball and it is difficult to keep the quick speed when sweeping around people. It would be nice if I could say "keep looking 90 degrees to the left of the horse" as I make a pass around a group of guys, stabbing with my spear.
archnemesis
Member
Is there a GAF clan for the cRPG mod? I'm just getting the hang of it.
Mr_Guillotine
Member
This game is great with the cRPG mod, a friend and I just started characters so we're just useless peasants chucking rocks at everything. I've saved up enough money to get a great 2 handed sword but now I'm just a dumbass peasant with a really good sword. :lol
Mr_Guillotine
Member
I just wanted to go 2 handed to be honest, I like swinging the thing around and killing people in 1 shot, especially other peasants. I usually just stand near the battle behind a wall and if any enemies come up I just hit them from behind.
Vlodril
Member
Hey. Got this recently and its very addictive. I started playing crpg the multi a few days ago and its alot of fun even for a peasant. What i want to know is if the 100 gold you get at the beginning of the round changes depending to your level. I got a better armor but i cant use it because the gear costs 256 with the better armor. How do people start fully decked out?
Mr_Guillotine
Member
Yeah, be sure to click "save gear" when you buy new stuff. I didn't for the longest time and I was getting pretty pissed I had to re-equip everything every game, also make sure you leave and come back to a sever after buying stuff so it activates. If you guys ever see Quzar running around try not to stab me in the face. :lol
Vlodril
Member
Ah i saw the red and didnt try to wear them. Good news then
The crpg online is very interesting. The players are a bit god like though. I ve seen people hit me with arrows from the other side of the map and people jumping and hitting other people on horses. Excellent pvp all around.
The crpg online is very interesting. The players are a bit god like though. I ve seen people hit me with arrows from the other side of the map and people jumping and hitting other people on horses. Excellent pvp all around.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I probably wouldn't have taken it this far, but those assholes took my first castle when I was saving my village and serving my marshal, then later they had the nerve to ask for a prisoner back while besieging my new castle. It's bad enough they took our cities while we were fighting Swadia, but they also made it so we had to go through their land just to reach the other half of our land and attacked me when I was just passing through!
Anyway, I think I broke it. I captured all of their cities and lords and someone is apparently still asking for them back. What? Welcome to the new king, bitches!
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Oh, I guess I didn't get them all. I got a hit list now: Belgaru, Crahask, Gastya, Harish, Khavel, Rudin.
Somewhere wandering the fields... probably dumb enough to attack something of mine.
Kayhan said:
You certainly can use more than one mod at a time, I've got 4 running myself at the moment. It's been a good few weeks since I played so I can't remember 100%, but I do remember installing the art assets for the mods and having to change some lines in an .ini file to load those assets for each mod. I believe most mods should come with a readme that details what lines need to be changed/added in the .ini. The only problem would be mixing some of the large overhaul mods which change similar settings I guess.
Dice said:
:lol