Be warned though, if you elope and marry without the permission of the male relative then you’ll be making an enemy for life. It also brings you closer to the family, provided the marriage was sanctioned. The benefit of marriage is that it gives you the ability to hold feasts and increase your standing. You can learn poems in taverns and there seems to be a limit of five in total. It takes several visits to worm your way into a bedchamber and it’s not a good idea to rush. You can do it in secret or you can get her father’s permission (sometimes brother). MarriageĪnother new option in Mount & Blade: Warband is to woo a lady with poetry and marry her. It is important you recruit lords and promote companions with similar ideas or you’ll end up with a hopeless kingdom. You can find out the situation by observing messages, talking to lords and ladies and sending your companions to gather intelligence.
It is a smart idea to survey the scene before making any moves and make sure you approach the disaffected lords. You can also question the competency of the current king and suggest you would do a better job. Make sure that you have a decent relationship before you broach the subject so as to avoid trouble. You’ll need to talk to them in private if you want to recruit them. If you make a companion into a vassal make sure they are levelled up with good armour and weaponry first because you won’t be able to change it afterwards. If you persuade a lord to defect or you make a companion into a vassal you will need to grant them lands of their own to keep them happy. This will make your faction more powerful but it will also decrease your chances of grabbing land for yourself. You can also improve your chances of victory by recruiting lords to your cause. Now we’ll have a look at recruiting lords, marrying ladies and increasing your Right to Rule. Making friends will also help because there is a greater chance that other lords will stay neutral when you rebel. Obviously you have to be levelled up, kitted out and in command of a large, well trained army. The problem is keeping your empire and avoiding a crushing attack from the other factions. In simple terms you simply have to seize a town or city as an independent.
Keep updated on the latest PC Gaming news by following GameWatcher on Twitter, checking out our videos on YouTube, giving us a like on Facebook, and joining us on Discord.We have established the basic process of how to create your own faction. For more on the game, here's a look at an upcoming, ambitious Warhammer Fantasy mod. Of course, events like wars or enemy incursions will affect your Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Town Loyalty and Security but, with these tips, you should hopefully be a tad better equipped to hold onto your hard-earned settlements. Others are spread across various trees, so it's definitely worth fishing for some if you're looking to focus your playstyle on stabilizing your settlements. You can squeeze some extra bonuses by picking the Parade Perk in the Charm tree (which grants settlements you visit +5 loyalty once per day) or the Security Perk in the Leadership tree (which grants +5 security per day while waiting).
Your people will also appreciate not starving so, if you're looking to win their loyalty, ensuring a stable supply of food is certainly another thing worth considering, and the Orchards project is certainly one that you shouldn't overlook.Ĭharacter Perks can also come into play when looking to increase Town Loyalty and Security in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Increasing your garrison capacity through the Fortifications and Garrison Barracks projects also helps. The more men and women you have ready to defend your settlements against foreign incursion, the safer your people will feel which, in turn, makes them more loyal. Naturally, the main factor here is the garrison you leave behind in each town. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's Town Security is then tied into Town Loyalty and has a drift of its own that you'll need to manage. Upgrading your Fairgrounds project is another way of increasing Town Loyalty, as is choosing the Festival and Games daily default. The same applies to the town's Governor and, one way to mitigate the loss of Town Loyalty in Bannerlord is to assign each town a Governor that belongs to its culture. Gaining control of a town of your culture won't come with any loyalty penalties but a penalty will come into effect as soon as your newest conquest belongs to a different cultural group. One important piece of the loyalty puzzle is culture. Town Loyalty in Bannerlord determines how likely (or unlikely) the population is to rebel, so it's pretty vital that you do everything you can to keep its drift in check.