Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is finally letting you battle with banners ahead of its 1.0 release this month Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is finally letting you battle with banners ahead of its 1.0 release this month Pushing ladders carrying enemies off walls has to wait until it’s out News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Oct. 5, 2022 16 comments The devs creating historical combat sim Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord have revealed that your little medieval murderblokes will soon be able to officially carry banners into battle at last. TaleWorlds Entertainment shared details of what's coming to the game before it releases on October 25th, along with a look at what to expect after. That includes the possibility of DLC further down the road. Watch on YouTube While banners have been kicking around in Bannerlord's code for years, this is the first time they'll be officially enabled for battle. You've been able to muck about modding in your own flags and shield designs for ages, as Sin noted not long after the game entered early access. TaleWorlds say the new banners will be equippable items that benefit formations that players and AI heroes lead into combat. Along with the banners, you'll also have the option of using new crafting pieces with cloth attachments to give your weapons that sweet Claire's Accessories vibe. Other changes coming ahead of launch include an overhaul of Bannerlord's AI movement system, so you should see fewer pile-ups as NPCs tackle sieges with a little more grace. TaleWorlds say this is partly down to an improvement in manners, believe it or not, as units now wait for others to go ahead of them. New voice overs are coming for storyline chatter and greetings too, along with more, and updated, facial expressions. The devs are also working on improving the world map, and making each town in the game unique. Bannerlord has been in early access for two years, and TaleWorlds announced back in August it would launch towards the end of this month. More additions to the game are planned for after release, some of which the devs shared. Players should be able to eventually set out with a small group to take on attacking siege engines, and shove ladders away from castle walls even if there's an enemy climbing them. You'll eventually get to retire battle-weary characters in favour of the next generation, or end your clan entirely. Steam Workshop support and a replay editor are coming soon, too. TaleWorlds added that while they're open to DLC for Mount & Blade 2 in the future, it'll be "some time" until that happens. They also clarified that any future DLC would be worked on alongside the base game, which will carry on getting updates. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord marches out of early access on Steam on October 25th, and costs £40/$50/€50. You can read the full road to release notes here. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here