Mount & Gladius is a Mount & Blade: Warband mod that encompasses the time period of history in the ancient world during the prime of the Roman Empire. The year is 117 AD, during the greatest extent of the Roman Empire.
Turkish game developer TaleWorld’s 2012 masterpiece Mount & Blade: Warband drew a lot of attention from the gamers, especially from the RPG fans. The singleplayer threw players in a vast, open-ended world with plenty of options but that wasn’t what made Warband stay alive for 8 years.
Considering the fact that from a technical standpoint, Warband was outdated even when it came out, the game should have been dead years ago. The graphics are 15 years old and the sound design is not too shabby either. But what kept this game alive were 2 things: amazing gameplay with easy to learn but extremely hard to master combat and the huge modding community. Ever since the game was launched, developers welcomed the modding community and the game was open to all kinds of modifications and this gave way to thousands of different mods. And if you are still one of those people that play Warband regularly, we have compiled a list of the best mount blade Warband mods for you to change things up.
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12 Best Mount and Blade Warband Mods
We have also added download links of all mount & blade mods below there description.
The Last Days of the Third Age
One of the best total conversion mods that was created for the original Mount & Blade was conversed to be able to run on Warband. As you can understand from the title, this mod lets you play the events of the Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels. All the factions of the Middle Earth are available for you to play as and there are many fun side activities. There are different races with different bonuses/penalties and all of the gear and items reflect the Middle-Earth. If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, this mod alone is worth buying Warband for.
Download The Last Days of the Third Age.
Decapitate and Dismember
Mount & Blade: Warband has one of the most simple-looking yet really hard to master combat systems. The directional attacks and blocks make each encounter a test of reflexes and guess. During all that, landing a perfect slice to your enemy’s neck feels extremely satisfying, but what if told you that it can get better? As its name suggests, Decapitate and Dismember mod lets you decapitate and dismember your enemies and watch their heads and limbs fly off.
Download Decapitate and Dismember.
Bear Force 2
If you do not own the original Mount & Blade and therefore cannot play the brilliant Star Wars mod that is Star Wars Conquest, Bear Force II is probably the best Star Wars total conversion mod for Warband. It is a multiplayer only tactical shooter taking place in the Star Wars Universe. It has 6 factions with each having multiple different classes and a unique shooting and force system. From normal infantryman to jet troopers to using force with Sith/Jedis, there is a lot of detailed, fun content here for Star Wars fans.
Download Bear Force 2.
Full Invasion 2
If you ever feel lonely in the vast world of Warband, Full Invasion 2 can spice things up with its co-op survival formula. You can team up with other players and battle countless waves of invaders and bosses to survive as long as possible. There are various different maps, classes, enemy types and bosses. As it is one of the most fun mods to play with your friends, it is no surprise that it has been rated by the community numerous times as the most popular multiplayer mod.
Download Full Invasion 2.
Blood and Steel
Blood and Steel is like a semi-total conversion mod; it changes a lot from the vanilla game but does not create a whole new universe/story. It rebalances a lot of the mechanics, improves visuals and effects, a new economy and adds hundreds of new items. If you have played the vanilla singleplayer and got bored from it, this mod is a nice change of pace.
Download Blood and Steel.
H.O.T.D.
If you are bored from the classic medieval style of the vanilla game or all the other mods and just want to try something entirely different, H.O.T.D. (short for Highschool of the Dead) is probably the craziest Mount & Blade: Warband out there. You are thrown into a Japan that is infested with zombies and you try to survive with various weapons, characters and enemies. There are 4 factions: high schoolers, police, the Takagi mob family and the zombies themselves. It is not without its problems but if you want to turn Warband into something crazy and unrecognizable, this mod takes the cake.
Download H.O.T.D.
Gekokujo
If you like Japanese history or anything samurai-related, this Warband mod is for you since it takes the game’s singleplayer into the Sengoku period of Japan. Just like the vanilla game, you will start from nothing and attempt to gain control of the entire country. The mod itself contains more content than the native game: 32 towns, 72 castles, and 161 villages. Of course, entire weapon, armor and item inventory is changed to fit the theme of the era and there a whopping number of 20 factions.
Download Gekokujo.
Warsword Conquest
Right now you may be asking “Is there a fantasy world that isn’t modded into Mount & Blade?” and the answer to that is probably no. Warsword Conquest is a total conversion mod for Mount & Blade: Warband that takes us into the world of Warhammer. There are races from the books such as orcs, dwarves, elves, vampires, Skaven and Lizardmen and you can play as any one of these. Of course, just like any total conversion mod, there are new weapons, armor and items. If you own Warband and like Warhammer, it is a no-brainer.
Download Warsword Conquest.
A World of Ice and Fire
Another great total conversion mod for Warband that is featuring another awesome fantasy world, A World of Ice and Fire takes us to the world of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. You create your own house and challenge the Seven Kingdoms and try to claim the Iron Throne by battling and betraying your opponents. The mod is complete as it stands today and it was last updated in this June. There are a plethora of new armor sets, weapons and items and the entire map is changed to fit the Game of Thrones universe. For the fans of series, this mod is a must-try.
Download A World of Ice and Fire.
Prophesy of Pendor
Unlike most of the mods we listed here, Prophesy of Pendor does not take you into a well-known fantasy universe, it rather creates its own and does a quite good job at that. It tries to find a sweet spot between the generic medieval theme of the native game and the fantasy-fiction themes with a low fantasy setting. You play as a hero with an aim of uniting the lords of Pendor under a single Ruler again. Now, as the developers said, “Prepare to enter the world of Pendor and accept the challenge of the Prophesy – if you dare.”.
Download Prophesy of Pendor.
1776 American Revolution
Just like its name suggests, 1776 American Revolution takes us back into the times of American revolution. You do not have to fight for rebels; you can side with Britain to even join the Native Americans that see both rebels and Britain as the same. Of course, every single item is replaced to fit the era with the guns are being the most significant change and the original map is replaced by a piece of North America. If you wanted more from the Mount & Blade standalone DLC Napoleonic Wars, this is the mod for you.
Download 1776 American Revolution.
Floris Mod Pack
If you were looking for more gameplay-changing or bug-fixing mods rather than total conversion mods, we were saving this one for the last since it combines a lot of great small Warband mods together. This mod pack enhances native gameplay by combining a wide range of mods provided by the Warband community. Additionally to the new troop trees, it offers improvements in gameplay, graphics and many other areas. It has 3 different levels: basic, gameplay, and expanded versions and you can choose among them depending on how much of a change you want. This is the top mount & blade warband graphics mod.
Download Floris Mod Pack.
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So these are the mods for mount and blade warband to try out we waiting for the upcoming sequel, Mount & Blade: Bannerlord. If you have a favorite fantasy and/or historical setting, chances are there is an M&B mod for it and we tried to list the best ones among them here. From the futuristic Star Wars to the world of Game of Thrones, it is up to you to decide which free mod you want to install. Until the release of Bannerlord, start modding!
Overview
The Mount and Blade game series feature a distinctly different modding system quite unlike what most Nexus users are used to. With the file transfers from the mbrepository, the newer mod users from the M&B series are often left oblivious as to how to tackle installing and enjoying mods.
This page will try and help you on your way.
If you are new to M&B mod usage, one should take care to realize that the game does not feature a plugin system, like the TES and Fallout series. But rather, a module system, which allows you to only run one at a time.Merging two mods will require you to manually do so, and possibly even edit a few files. We will try to cover that as well.
Desura
The first method is the easiest one, and actually does not even require the usage of the Mount and Blade nexus, although the featured mods are also available at the Nexus and sports an arguably better commenting system.
Desura, on top of selling games in a Steamworks-like manner, also hosts mods for specific games.All it takes to be eligible for these mods is to create an account, and have the games installed.This especially includes games on Steam, which it so far has seemed very compatible with.
To keep things simple, you can let Desura scan your entire computer for any games it is synchronized with. You can do this by going to your settings, and (TBA - it should be easy to figure out on your own).
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Once that is done, you can right click your desired Mount and Blade game (Desura seems to have the most wide variety for Warband), select to go to its profile, and there should be a button called Mods. Click on the name of one to go to it's profile, click install, and follow the instructions from there. (Mainly just clicking a few prompts and it will download + install completely on its own)
Once installed, you can double click the game or the mod in your games list to launch the game. (if you are using the Steam version, you will need to be logged in to Steam/make it able to launch)The typical menu will pop up, and you can select your mod from the drop-down menu.
Modules folder
The second method, and arguably more used (as Desura has a limited amount of mods available) is one more befitting for mods you download in the Nexus.
Most mods should state where to place the files. Unless the mod is an unusual one (a graphics replacer of some sort), it will generally go the Modules folder inside your installation folder (TBA: example locations).
When it is installed, if a module, then all you need to do now is to launch the game as you normally do, and select the module from the drop-down menu.If you do not see it, make sure that you extracted the module in its own folder, do not place the loose files in the Modules folder self!
In case of a cosmetic/replacer mod, things may get a little tricky.Generally, these mods will be designed to applied to the Native module, which is the default one. Following instructions should be sufficient. Also, creating backup of the Native module is strongly advised.
In case of applying it to a module other then the default Native one, you will have to do the same, but be wary if you need to replace a file.The best way to do this is to extract said mods in a different location, cut it's contents and paste it in the module you want it in. When it asks to merge the folders, click yes.
!!!But!!! (and this is important!)
If it asks to overwrite an original file, click No!This will allow you to see, in the location where you cut the files from, what files would have been overwritten. In case of an .ini or similar file you can edit with Notepad, you should open both the original file and the one that wanted to overwrite it. Compare the changes, and add these changes yourself to the original file.It should be relatively easy, but be sure to look around for information/help on the forums if you need it!
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References
- [1] Mount and Blade wiki
- [2] M&B Repository
- [3] Desura