#MOUNT AND BLADE FIRE AND SWORD MOD MOD#
#MOUNT AND BLADE FIRE AND SWORD MOD SERIES#

Battles are now filled with the sound of musket shots and puffs of smoke fill the air. Even with great armour those guns are going to cut you down fast. You can forget about circling a group of fifty enemies on your horse and gradually reducing them to a pile of corpses. Guns are wildly inaccurate and incredibly slow to load but theyвЂ™re seriously deadly. I think Mount & Blade needed guns about as much as it needed a hole in the head and thatвЂ™s exactly what youвЂ™ll get if you try and play the game the old way. IвЂ™m just going to come straight out with it. Obviously the big new thing is guns and explosives. There are some new styles in the architecture and new weapons and outfits, but beneath the veneer this feels very familiar.

If youвЂ™ve played previous Mount & Blade releases then youвЂ™ll know exactly what to expect. Sadly the game engine is not new, the maps donвЂ™t look any different and neither do the animations. It is an odd mixture thatвЂ™s also reflected in the bizarre costumes and troop types youвЂ™ll encounter. You find yourself as a lone adventurer amidst a battle for supremacy between five nations вЂ“ Polish Republic, Muscovite Tsardom, Crimean Khanate, Kingdom of Sweden and Cossack Hetmanate. The move to a genuine historical setting is something that many fans have been waiting for, although it is far from painstakingly accurate.

#MOUNT AND BLADE FIRE AND SWORD MOD MOD#

With Fire and Sword was born out of a successful mod and is based on a novel set in 17th century Eastern Europe.

The final strength, which can also be a weakness, is the fact that the game is completely open вЂ“ it is a true sandbox in which you carve your own path and create your own story. ThereвЂ™s also classic RPG levelling up, party building and loot collection to keep you hooked. ItвЂ™s not pretty or polished but the sword fighting mechanics and the horse riding, combined with a medieval style setting, are a big attraction. The follow up, subtitled Warband, added multiplayer into the mix and now With Fire and Sword brings firearms to the table.ДЇor anyone who hasnвЂ™t played Mount & Blade before it is a strangely compelling real time RPG with plenty of combat. The money they raised from the open beta allowed them to finish the game and it took off and spread thanks to word of mouth. It first took hold on my hard drive as an unfinished curiosity and developer TaleWorlds rewarded early adopters with free updates.

#MOUNT AND BLADE FIRE AND SWORD MOD SERIES#

The Mount & Blade series has been one of the biggest indie successes in recent years.

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