Bannerlord Tactics: Realistic Battle Mod(RBM), How this Mod alters Bannerlord: Better or Worse?

Welcome back future Khans, Emperors, Jarls and Sultans of Calradia! We're continuing to show our late-game campaign including huge battles, and winning(most) of these battles by deploying advanced tactics to overcome superior enemy forces. Our entire channel is dedicated to helping players improve their field command and if that's your desire, or just want to see huge, dramatic battles, you've come to the right place.
In this episode we'll explore a very popular mod, Realistic Battle Mod (RBM), which can potentially make enormous changes to your Bannerlord experience and battle tactics, altering everything from archery arrow trajectory, damage interface with armor, major changes to weapon stats, artificial intelligence, even potential major changes to how combat proceeds, with generally lower damage, more 'stuns' and 'knockdowns'. In this large battle, we'll show a battle against the Aserai with some RBM settings on, but not all. it's generally a slower, more strategic battle and I'll share my thoughts on RBM as well in the episode.
Please comment, like and subscribe if you're interested in more of my ultra-late-game campaign, that may end up ending in utter despair, but that's the challenge of it. Any challenge where success is assured is no challenge at all.
My campaign is an extremely late-game campaign where I am resolved to give no peace to these scum Kingdoms attacking me - seven of the eight have been at war for years, with only Sturgia at a neutral stance. My family of warriors is now large though and with what remaining strength and valor we can must, we stand against the map of Calradia.
Join me on this adventure if you like huge battles, the use of advanced tactical maneuvers and intense Bannerlord gameplay, and subscribe to my channel if you want to follow along. This campaign is very lightly modded:
I use four mods:
Lord Retinue Uptier(Makes the enemy forces stronger, much less peasants and lower ranked troops)
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Improved AI Troops(Also makes enemy lords and their armies tougher by giving them a higher daily xp rate. This means you'll routinely face armies with HUGE numbers of the highest tier units, sometimes four or five times the normal amount in vanilla Bannerlord): www.nexusmods....
Death for all: This mod allows you to set the rate at which nobles die more often. I want both a harder challenging late-game but also a more realistic game. If you're cut down with a massive aserai two-handed axe, you shouldn't just be injured 99.9% of the time. It's a very customizable mod so you can just a little more death or set the death rate so high you get several deaths every battle. The number I often like is '10', some deaths but not a massacre of nobles...
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I also use the Dismemberment Plus Mod: It's highly customizable and works seamlessly with the new beta(and versions back to 1.28). I thoroughly recommend it if you enjoy carnage!:
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I've also used Realistic Battle Mod in the past and highly recommend it for Ai and battle realism BUT I find the pace too slow for my taste and the AI is actually rather predictable after a half dozen battles. Still I wanted to put a plug in for it here, it's a GREAT mod and highly configurable. www.nexusmods....
Much of the music and inspiration for this and other videos in the channel are inspired by Epic History TV - probably THE best channel on youtube(and the internet for that matter) covering the Napoleonic wars. With amazing work Epic History TV takes you through the dramatic and incredibly story of Napoleon covering all of his most famous battles. I HIGHLY recommend it.
Epic History TV:
/ @epichistorytv
#bannerlord #war #medieval #bannerlordgameplay #bannerlordmod

[@sssff6038]

The consistency and predictability problem could be solved with something like "commander profiles" attributed somewhat randomly through army leaders. Like, making small changes on how the AI acts on the battles like, more aggressive or passive, more stationary or more likely to avance, and attribute this to the profiles.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I completely agree, I'd love to see more dynamism in the AI and variance but I also think if I made a video of the things I could see improving Bannerlord it might be a two hour video. Fortunately there seem to be brilliant modders out there working as hard or harder than Talewords to make most of these dreams a reality. Given the graphics engine, combat physics and enormously open-ended, highly mod-able, I think Bannerlord may have a VERY long shelf/playability life, kinda like Skyrim and other highly mod-able games.

[@Valren37]

Hearing him talk about Napoleonic tactics while playing bannerlord made me realize how damn cool a game set in the Late Rennaissance, Napoleonic, or Victorian era with bannerlord's gameplay style would be. Still formation warfare, with artillery in pitched battles, and rank based firing lines would work so well with bannerlord field command.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I think there are some mods out there that do this but I haven't looked into it too much(this game literally has a dozen lives)...

[@jojombo3459]

Try total war : napoleonic war

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@jojombo3459 Seen the gameplay, maybe it'll be one of my next games.

[@lordhandsomeswag1854]

artillery was used heavily in early renaissance too

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@lordhandsomeswag1854 Yes but very bad for open field battles, other than terror. More for castles, it basically ended mediocre castle defense.

[@Oliver-5036]

It does make cavalry pretty insane, but I just love how tactical the AI feel. Plus, if you combine this mod with the "Better Pikes" mod, it makes cavalry a bit easier to counter. Makes pikemen actually worth it with way longer lengths on pike weapons plus better formations.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Still not giving up on RBM, but it has it's downside. Overall, it's a very impressive, useful mod.

[@89dgoddard]

On the topic of knights and cavalry… I think the biggest issue with that in this game is the expense. They’re too cheap to amass both for the player and AI. IMO. Horses are expensive. Armor is expensive. Consider, an infantry man costs 20 denars to recruit. He comes basically in robes and farm tools. A vlandia/khuzait/aesarai noble costs 200 to recruit yet comes with a horse. To buy said horse in towns would easily cost 250+ The wage of noble cavalrymen is equal among tiers. I think cavalry SHOULD be OP. But they SHOULD cost as much as 5 or more foot troops.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Another comment that I couldn't agree more with. Any student of history in the manorial system knows that it literally took a village to pay for a knight and his small retinue to have armor and a war horse, yet in many battles of Bannerlord there are as many knights as there are foot troops...

[@TheOriganalPoppit]

I think it's more of an issue of quantity rather than cost itself. I believe there are more castles than towns, and each castle always has two villages, of which atleast 2 notables will spawn the noble troop line. If they reduced this to only 1 notable spawning noble troops, you would effectively half the number of heavily armored Knights on the field, and increase infantry & ranged units. Vlandia and Khuzait would still field a larger number of cavalry compared to peers, but I thinks that's fine as it's their faction identity. View the reduced cost (by not buying a horse) as an abstraction of realm laws and culture, if it's still an issue. Making significant economic changes (increased recruitment cost) can have severe unintended consequences in Bannerlord.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I'd favor both changes, making noble units both less available and more expensive. I might be persuaded to protect my Fian Champions in battle if they were both rare AND expensive. Certainly any major change would likely have major unbalancing effects. Currently with vanilla Bannerlord, Infantry, Cavalry and Archers have some decent rock-paper-scissor balance, though that's obviously not historically accurate...@@TheOriganalPoppit

[@Pentagathusosaurus]

Another issue is that cavalry increase party speed no matter what type of cavalry they are, and don't afaik increase food requirements. A knights warhorse needs grain, won't be able to travel in barding all day and won't necessarily be travelling faster than a light infantry. That knight would almost certainly have at least one separate riding mount as well as some pack animals to carry armour Same with heavy and light infantry. In a realistic battle heavily armoured infantry will crush lightly armoured ones, but the most successful armies of the late medieval period in Europe were the Ottomans and the Hungarian Black Army, which didn't tend to use super heavily armoured troops as much. Because being able to march fast, raid and skirmish with the enemy is important IRL in ways that don't really matter in Bannerlord. I'm actually hoping to create some systems in a Warband mod to try and give greater strategic use for light cavalry and infantry, whilst making heavy units the monsters they should be in battles, but I'm still very much in the planning stages there

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Subscribed then! More realism, more strategy, more historically accurate. You have my allegience already. I have enormous respect for you modders, it's basically unintelligible to me, other than you guys do amazing things to make the game better!@@Pentagathusosaurus

[@Deimos_Day]

I like the posture system, I don't see anyone else use it though. And a ChatGPT-like adaptable AI would be so sick, I've been bringing this up to my wife and brother a lot. Also I love how the AI tried to punish you around the 12:00 mark when you're positioning your troops. It's little stuff like regrouping and this that make me really enjoy RBM. I like the repositioning even if it does get predictable because it makes the fights feel less like I'm just running through people, scattering them, and then picking them off in a slaughter. Just feels more rewarding.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I do really like RBM and it's unquestionably more challenging than the regular AI. I'm actually strongly considering it for use to my next major campaign but my concern is so many people don't play with it I'm afraid it might present a campaign and battles that they don't really understand because it doesn't compare with their own

[@danyoutube7491]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions I don't think that would bother anyone, I think that they will enjoy the result.

[@holmesikins]

One thing ive found that helps the predictability of regrouping, is "BattleSizes". Makes it so there can be 2040 units on the field at once. Makes the battles much less predictable, and the regrouping less of a predictability since there are rarely reinforcements. If you dont have the specs for that, there is a mod called improved reinforcements, which make it a little better for reinforcements coming in.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yep this is a great mod and I'm using it regularly now. Sometimes there are crashes especially in huge sieges but you're right this is a terrific mod for the problems I experienced

[@al-muwaffaq341]

I think this mod makes my game crash

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@al-muwaffaq341 Yep, some mods will do that...

[@gatts6217]

Idk is it just me or rbm delegate command is very messy, especially the friendly AIs in battle. On vanilla if i delegate my troops with the larger army that im trying to help, they follow the steps of the large army. In rbm my troops walk to the front by themselves, its all chaotic and unmanagable cus the friendly AI army literally put their archers far on the frontline that the enemy cavalry wiped them out while their infantries hiding in the forest, like 200 meters apart. Not sure if its because of the AI or because the bannerlord item & troop mod overhaul is messing it up.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Probably a combination and conflict of AI's in this instance. It's possible that some code overwrites the others and the delegate basically turns your battle into Gotham city after the Joker was let loose. I rarely delegate command so I haven't seen this yet in RBM, but it's good to know it's broken. Fortunately RBM has some really hard working people behind it so maybe in the future it will go better? My own hope would be that after watching some of our instructional videos, you won't delegate ANYONE in the future, and just command your army like a boss. :)

[@williamsezenwa9542]

What do you mean worth it, your battles are always worth it.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

A low bow to you, friend, thank you.

[@williamsezenwa9542]

Certainly, can't wait for co-op bannerlord, just imagine player vs player

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Ready and willing! - even just custom battles 500 vs 500 would be a blast and I bet players watching the tactics we show here would do pretty damn well! Tactics would change over time too, in my gaming experience, there is always an evolution to strategy in tactics be it Age of Empires, Total War or Bannerlord PvP.@@williamsezenwa9542

[@thatgreenguy3969]

A smart AI like open AI in a game would be an extremely difficult battle. Could you imagine an enemy that knows the teachings of some of the greatest tacticians in the world playing against normal people. Would be another level of difficulty

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yep, like DESTROY us and make us cry good. I talked to an AI guy who said it's not coming any time soon. It can't be built into the software, it would have to be through an online server...

[@CubeInspector]

Hitler didnt laugh at the maginot line. He went around it because he knew he wouldn't be able to punch through it. He respected it. Laughing at it would have been to go through it.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

You're right but I also didn't say Hitler, I said Napoleon. What I really mean is that both leaders, but especially Napoleon, were keen on troop movement and felt that statis defenses could always be defeated, either directly, indirectly, or like you said, with respect, just going around.

[@mercb3ast]

I'd just say, the knight was dominant in a period of decentralization. You also need to recognize that the people who occupied this position in society, had to justify this position in society. So it's a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy if you will. The knight(minor nobility) class of medieval Europe is vested in maintaining their position in society, so when Henry the French Knight writes the story of his participation in such and such battle, that historians 800 years later are using as a primary source, we need to recognize the inherent bias of Henry's side of the story. If Henry was saved by a mob of peasants armed with wooden forks and axes, he isn't writing that down. The tale of Henry from Henry's point of view is that Henry is the mother fuckin' truth out there, roaring around delivering death and destruction. That point about peasants is also important, because THAT is the environment cavalry thrived in. The moment drilled infantry showed back up on the scene, cavalry was back to what it had mostly always been. A tool of morale shock and a tool of inflicting losses on a routing enemy. You don't need pikes to make it virtually suicidal for cavalry to charge into you. You just need sufficient depth in your formation so that the inertia of the cavalry charge peters out before it goes out the other side. The kinetic energy of a collision like that is going to ensure that both men and horses are dead and dying creating an increasingly difficult barrier for following on mounted warriors to navigate through, let alone carry any sort of speed. This is why, when we talk about well ordered and drilled infantry, the rule was cavalry didn't carry out the act of charging. They presented the charge. The exception was the actual act. The sources tend to describe this game of chicken, where the cavalry would present a charge, and if the infantry didn't break or waver in some way, they wheeled off and tried again. The actual act, the kinetic impact, was rare in situations where the infantry didn't break, and pike had little to do with it. This goes back to the society side of things. The cavalry in your army was the nobility, the leaders of your kingdom or whatever political arrangement you had. Moreover, cavalry occupied a role sort of similar to the 19th/20th century concept of the "fleet in being". It was better to have cavalry, and not use it, than to use it and lose it. You did not want to charge the future leaders of your state into a mob of drilled peasants, when that force of cavalry represented and enforced the social makeup of your state, and they represented an enormous investment in training and in the actual value of the horses and equipment. The result of plowing a force of knights into a drilled mob of peasants that held their ground and had sufficient depth to absorb a charge, would be carnage, but in the grand scheme of things, you can't replace 100 or so knights that represent decades of training. You can replace the 50-100 peasants in that 300 man formation relatively easily. Granted, you did NOT want to be the poor dude about to be turned into a red streak in the front ranks, but this is a case of mutually assured destruction. Yes, that destrier is going to make a mess of you, but the 4th or 5th rank that knight hits, is going to stop him, and then he dies, and then every single knight that follows him in is killed or captured as well, and you've traded your queen for a pawn. Cavalry was simply too valuable a tactical tool, to waste plowing into blocks of infantry in frontal charges. So it rarely, RARELY happened, and that is why the early medieval period is the ONLY period in history, where cavalry was supreme (steppe people are an exception). The moment cavalry ran into ordered and drilled infantry, they were back to fighting on the flanks with other cavalry, or trying to scare infantry into running by showing up behind them.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Great historical enrichment! Some of these concepts I have read before but it's hard to overwhelm fellas sometimes with the smaller, more intricate tidbits of history. I appreciate when you enthusiasts with as much or MORE historical knowledge share it...

[@pereramahinda2909]

Thanks for the video I installed the mod last month and dont know what to do

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

There are a great many settings to the mod. Fortunately you can opt for just a few components of the mod, plenty of changes, or massive changes. From the main menu, personally I like using the AI(if you're going to use it), as well as changes to the module itself which alter things like how melee weapons impact against armor(less damage), slower movement, etc. - For a more REALISTIC but somewhat unbalanced game(favors cavalry, then melee, archers greatly weakened).

[@TheCrazymic]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions archers so weak to the point that you'll only want units that throw javlins.

[@dozenbuzzard2662]

Turn reload speed to vanilla seems to make them better , also try de re militari mod it generally makes high tier high armoured troops less common on the battlefield for both you and ai​@@TheCrazymic

[@t-dog1573]

Have u ever tried Banner Kings? It gives more diplomatic actions, gives more deept to kingdoms and titles also more enemys. Good that u play around with mods and give Ur thoughts, helps showcase the mods. When it comes to rbm i was a bit unsure, especially with the changed troops but after some time i liked it a bit better than vanilla

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I'll have to consider trying this for my next campaign, probably as an Aserai Merc, ramping around and destroying caravans/weaker towns. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@StefanoUrsella]

I would love RBM it it wasn't for the drastic decrease in damage and the fact that they removed all smithing related exploits (i love plaing a smithing centric gameplay and the RBM makes it impossible)

[@MewBerryLunch]

6:50 that jump was fucking sick

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Thanks - I hate running into my own cavalry, stops my momentum.

[@MewBerryLunch]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions same same

[@Battle-Simer04]

I only have a brief exposure to the mod but it sounds like what you are saying essentially is that RBM makes Bannerlord MORE realistic, but slower, perhaps TOO slow and less balanced? Does that sum it up pretty well?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Basically read my mind, bro. I've used the mod on and off during my campaign but ultimately the pace is too slow for gigantic battles. I once had a NINETY minute battle, 2400 vs. 3500, that was kind of exhausting, though I suppose that IS more realistic, no? :)

[@fergusmccallum7751]

​@HeadlessHorsemanProductions the formation combat is pretty slow as a crushing combat, which I love and hate with realism. Spears and missiles in faces dealing no damage is pretty frustrating though in my opinion

[@Battle-Simer04]

@@fergusmccallum7751 Lots of problems with the vanilla AI and game too though. Nothing is perfect for everyone.

[@fergusmccallum7751]

@Battle-Simer04 agreed. Got back to RBM and loving the armor system where a sword thrust through the neck or back is the only sure way to defeat plate or mail

[@Battle-Simer04]

@@fergusmccallum7751 I DO like those elements of it. A mix of realism AND faster play is what I'd prefer. Not faster than vanilla, faster than current rbm

[@Bellum_ITA]

Hello everyone, I can't find information in the various forums... Is there a way to have the speed EQUAL to Vanilla's original speed, especially the strings, even in RBM mode? I can't stand slowness anymore... Thanks everyone

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

strings? Bows? Not sure what you mean...

[@Bellum_ITA]

@HeadlessHorsemanProductions Both 😅

[@koh123453]

I’ve been having a hell of a time with this mod vs valandia. I’m mostly infantry and archers but the sheer count of horse mounted armored cavalry is so hard to deal with.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yep. I could try some battles vs. massive cavalry armies with RBM, but with HOW powerful they are, I imagine it's very difficult, even tactically, to defeat huge armies of Banner Knights...

[@benjifiji2019]

just installed rbm because of this channel

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Hope you enjoy it, we don't always use it in our campaign(s) but it's a pretty satisfying mod for heavy-melee combat lovers.

[@greywolf535]

So are you able to turn off the slow movement? The posture system and everything else is nice but my only issue is the slow movement.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Don't think you can change this part mate

[@sleepydee1745]

I love RBM, my only complaint is that late game you become a mobile tank. Blunt and piercing damage is supposed to counter the high armor rating but it just never seems to feel like it does. or AI doesn’t know to thrust instead of swing causing cutting damage instead

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

These game mechanics and elements of RBM are actually not something I know very well. It's nice to hear others feedback on it though and learn so many people love it still. I may use it again for a regular campaign but in my current death match campaign with such huge battles that already can take an hour I just find it too slow

[@sleepydee1745]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions i use RBM in every play through because of how much better the AI interaction is on the battle field, but depending on my mod list i often disable the combat module under RBM settings and only leave on the AI module. By disabling the combat module the damage will be the same as vanilla, or whatever other mod you use for combat, but the AI will still try to fight strategically instead of just charge every time. you can enable/disable this setting during any play through from the main menu under the RMB settings without it compromising the save file in any shape.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@sleepydee1745 That's a great suggestion, something I'll consider adding to some of my upcoming battles, thanks bud.

[@markuku2991]

What i hate with bannerlord is that im dealing so little damage with cutting weapons. How are you to deal much damage?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Axes do major damage and how they factor against high quality armor is different than swords. This is why axe's are nice, because they are slower than swords, blade for blade, but do more damage to high level troops and better armors, but they can hit 2-3 targets at once, go through block attempts and cause major damage in general. I'm also VERY high level and basically MAX melee skill.

[@Ton.168]

in which city did you get the javelins? Great video

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I used to use custom javelins(more damage), but now with 290 throwing skill, I use 'large bags of jereeds', which I find in combat mostly against Aserai armies. Happy hunting - and thank you!

[@KayAhnig]

Hey Sir i would like to see you fight some battles with rbm against a big army of valandian cavalery... I play a mix of battania and sturgia only troops and cant seem to win against valandia...

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Trying to run some of this right now. I know it's going to be BRUTAL - cavalry in RBM is sooo tough, not sure I can win if I have few cavalry, but I'll try several battles, do some tactical things and see if I can help. If I can't - goodluck!

[@RegularJay_]

guys im new, i dont know much about the game. can somebody tell me what’s the armor he is using?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

It's elite armor bud, you won't get it until later in the game.

[@adviththegreat5610]

I recently tried RBM for the first time and was shook how amazing the AI was. Honestly, for the first time it felt like the enemy AI was actively trying to move out of my traps and formations (which before almost always worked without much effort due to dumb AI) but now, I actually had think and react to enemy's action. And even when I died, my troops themselves instead of running around like zombies, stood their ground and fought strategically which was very surprising and for the first time a sat and watched an entire battle after I died. Though I was surprised in another one of my battles where archers were so useless it was funny that they seriously didn't kill almost anyone but were destroyed by the enemy cavalry. But the only problem I have is the mounted units and the time it takes for a battle. I think RBM as bundle of features is great, but bannerlord is not really the right game for it. Bannerlord is kind of a free for all for all the lords and commanders with settlements to besiege and several wars to fight. In terms of wars, nations and kingdoms, it is not really very realistic (although some mods change a lot of it). Even normally one has to fight like 10 - 20 wars per war and considering RBM increases the time by nearly twice or thrice sometimes, it can become tedious very quickly to go through even a single war. Though if it was something like where two nations bring most of their armies together to have single or a few wars here and there, then I would say that it is worth it. But I haven't played any sieges yet so I can't even Imagine how tedious they will be.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

The diplomacy and enemy AI in the campaign is probably the worst part of Bannerlord. For the most part, they act like mad dogs and rampage about attacking whatever is convenient without any strategic overview or long-term plan. Maybe that will change with generative AI and we'll weep and beg for the easier AI of yesteryear. Part of the reasons I have somewhat contrived campaigns on the channel is because of this - most advanced players simply and systematically roll over the map once they get momentum...

[@debaser71]

talking about AI in games. There's a game called "AI Wars" which embraces the AI. Totally top down with limited graphics but fun.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Personally, the playability comes BEFORE graphics. Fortunately with some modding and improvements from Talewords, I think Mount and Blade II can have both. Thanks for the suggestion though - I'll watch a few trailers on that game, but as most subscribers probably know, I tend to have a laser focus to one game at a time and stay with it for 3-4 years.

[@reaganeidemiller7132]

3:08 try installing a heal over time mod, it fixes that issue. Though I actually have noticed infantry do a better job at stopping cavalry, cavalry just deal a ton of damage on initial impact that the AI is often a bit too timid to deal with.

[@reaganeidemiller7132]

RBM notably makes spears a lot better for infantry; defaulting to swords and axes isn't the best play anymore.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Certainly spears need love in vanilla Bannerlord

[@swedichboy1000]

In my opinion, i would argue that RBM only exacerbates the underlying problems with the current combat system rather than "fixing" it. It also adds unnecessary hit vectors that dont amount to anything.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I think it DOES adjust cavalry somewhat accurately in the open field, where they WOULD be devastating to archers, but yeah, other problems and oddities do arise. I don't use it often, mostly to sample the AI and other combat types, but as you can see, I prefer vanilla combat...

[@renatopereira2315]

RBM is best used imho together with the better pikes mod and another mod that adds more pikes to some troop trees. That way you can have the historically accurate cav AND the pikes that counter them. I usually have to tone down the better pikes mod becayse it makes them REALLY deadly, too deadly but its there to counter the OP cav.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@renatopereira2315 Yeah I've heard about this a lot and while I have several series ongoing, it seems like a fun experiment to run a huge cav vs. infantry battle with these mods together...

[@Azazeel._]

cavalry is op irl, but to make it balance in this mode is just increase the price 2x or 3x, that will fix it

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Agreed!

[@mostiqomostiqo2827]

can you increase the price in game? Or do you have to get a mod for that?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@mostiqomostiqo2827 Probably a mod out there but not one I know of...

[@rockybalboa5611]

Worst aspect of the RBM is that loot from battle makes you milioner and make game easy and boring (all other source than battle loot is uselless)

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Can't say I disagree with you entirely. I don't find the game boring but you're right the vanilla hamster wheel of declare peace declare war when it's useful conquer so-and-so Kingdom move on to the next certainly Lacks a lot of dynamism.

[@rockybalboa5611]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions I am talking about money. If you get money easy you can conquer easy. In Vanila loot is like 20.000 per battle but OP smithing. In RBM smithing is balanced but I am getting 200.000 + from battle loot. My clan power was 20.000 because when I hit TRADE 300 I could buy 10 cities and 25castle from riding bandits rebels and hideout before I started kingdom. After 3 Kingdom conquered my cash was from looting Lords 20milion I can buy any town any clan so any other income is waste of time you are getting ultimate power while you cant get poor. Looking for way how to reduce drop rate of items. Already lowered items modifiers to Vanila numbers because in RBM its more than 2x money.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yeah that just shows how little I have used RBM consistently. That's obviously terribly unbalancing. I've used RBM for certain battles and for short periods but it sounds completely broken in it's current form. Of course there's not much to spend money on already once you're rich and the game becomes an easy bore. Didn't realize RBM made it worse in that way.@@rockybalboa5611

[@rockybalboa5611]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions In latest version of RBM I found prices for throwing axes 20x less. Don't know if other mode can make conflic but I am able to buy throwing Axe for 90 denars(2xfine steel). I also found mod for battle loot and set the loot Pool to 0%. Now it won't drop to much valuable items and with mods better damage and better health is good experience to me. Suggestion for smithing= goal to profit from dagger/axes quest and orders should be superior.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Smithing CERTAINLY still needs a rework from talewords, and I think so does random drops. Too many nice items drop regularly from battle and 'Legendary' items suddenly become common place. Doesn't fit the meaning of the word lol@@rockybalboa5611

[@EdgeSky]

Is improved ai troops even work for the latest version of bannerlord?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Works for my current beta branch, 1.28.31530. MUCH stronger lord armies.

[@EdgeSky]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions is there any value that you use or the default is good enough?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@EdgeSky I think it makes enemy lords TOUGHER but maybe you don't want that...

[@EdgeSky]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions I use the default value and it makes the battle a little bit more fun, it's great that the enemy troops are now tougher. I balance it with using WarAndAi tweaks though by removing the troops that Lord gets when they got respawned.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@EdgeSky War and Ai tweaks.. I'll have to check that out - thanks!

[@acnuker7588]

how do you get more units to be on the battlefield? you seem to have about 500 so 1000 on the battlefield?? how??

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

'battle size' mod, perhaps only available on a PC, listed in the video details(I think!)

[@yyyy-l1j]

how do you get your army to raise banners

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Normal with the vanilla version, no? It's NOT a mod.

[@bobistefano8385]

the eagle rising mod is nice with RBM

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Seems like another comprehensive mod with dramatic changes. These kind of mods certainly add to the already deep replayability of the game, even if the vanilla game eventually turns into a bit of a campaign slog. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@rockybalboa5611]

There is also better pikes mod which are fatal for Cavalry. One hit to shoulder with 700dmg 5m/s speed is fatal. But AI is not stupid and dont charge pikemans.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yeah I'll have to check these mods out for sure, love more realism as long as there is balance.

[@rockybalboa5611]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions RBM is not suitable for Vanila troop tree system because plate troop tree are very hard for AI to access where plate armour is very OP so first battles are very hard to survive but when they spawn with peasanst its boring sloughter theater. Plates belongs to be exclusive for noble units. They recomend to pair with De Re Miliari troop + ATC. Or manulaly edit custom troop tree which is possible with My Little Warband where you can custom any units from encyclopedia holding shift and edit unit as you wish.

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@rockybalboa5611 This is a very interesting notion, and I don't doubt you, but you're basically saying that you should play Bannerlord with the full-meal deal of RBM or not at all and it certainly would explain why when I use parts and pieces it acts in an unbalanced manner. I'll take that into account in the future mate.

[@rockybalboa5611]

​@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions Yes everybody want best experience. TW looking for 5 emploies for bannerlord project. I think their core is big mess and they are exhousted what they created after 8years of development and not worth time for legacy players. Moders trying the best but they are limitet by core game and every new patch can break the moders efford so I think TW dont release small improvements and have to come with good DLC for Legacy players(this players have already kids and couldt waste 300 hours for bad experience).

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@rockybalboa5611 yeah can't agree with you more

[@immabottt5995]

What weapon are you using? If there’s a vid for it lmk lol if you see this

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

I see all messages, bud. I'm devoted to my devotees! Cheers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHZYp5sjNpgr6c

[@immabottt5995]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions I hear yah! An thank you very much! Ps. I just started this game a month ago. My tactics in battle were a little off. Your videos helped me out ALOT. Now I’m winning almost every war. Making adjustments mid fight was something I didn’t know I needed lol

[@immabottt5995]

Was just charging everyone same time lol

[@danielvalentine9470]

Very good video

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Thanks, hope you check out some of our other content. There are scores of videos on Bannerlord with similar battles and tutorials. Cheers!

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Shoulder shield s existed

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Yep, my ignorance is large sometimes, but it's a strange concept and obviously didn't last forever...

[@muhammadreza4460]

Why do you assemble troops at the start of a war but when it starts everyone follows you? 😂😂😂

[@Jvnazz]

Can we turn off the durability?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Durability? Related to armor? I'm pretty sure yes.

[@irgendeinname9256]

Ah cavalry being overpowered is a dealbreaker for me. Im just way too much into infantry armies

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

It is for me too, though i like playing with it sometimes...

[@Hurb2]

as some other guy said they should just increase the knight/cav wages and recruitment cost so you can still have lots of cavalry but you also need lots of money, I think warband was more balanced in that

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@Hurb2 No question. I wish cav was like 3x as powerful and 5x cost. Rare but potent then and we'd all properly FEAR cavalry.

[@matasjuodzevicius4176]

ooooo

[@InfiniteStudium]

WTF is happeninng? I cant even start to grasp what you're doing. This level of control is absurd!

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Haha, we TEACH that kind of stuff here... but thank you!

[@TheCrazymic]

Only thing good about the mod is better battles. RBM will change stats on items so you can waste more time equipping your characters. My favorite feature is found in the better combat. Who doesn't like spending 30 mins trying to get past one person when they block 100% of your hits.Maybe they'll add a "trip on a rock" feature so they block less. If this doesn't equal joy for you also then you must be doing something wrong

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Can't say I disagree with you. While I HAVE experienced genuinely better battles in the past with RBM, lately when people ask me to film and narrate videos with RBM, I'm pretty regularly disappointed. One battle was REALLY painful. The enemy stayed WAAAY back defensive, even though they attacked me, then when I did attack, the perma-reformed their army, getting massacred in the process.

[@TheCrazymic]

@ssHorsemanProductions IF the enemy army lacks for Cav and archers they will mass infantry and hug the high ground waiting on you. You can take 0 loss's buy keeping your infantry in shieldwall out of their range. Then just send up your archers is only way to force them to advance on you. If you have horse archers behind them also you lose no men just backup your foot archers, infantry as needed. You may have to kill their few cav yourself or let them die to your shieldwall. Only exception i find is IF they outnumber you then they'll attack everytime. In time the mod will only get better I wish the modders could see all this feedback

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

For me, that breaks down pretty easy because in my campaign I'm almost ALWAYS outnumbered. lol As for feedback, I think they probably do, but there's a lot of noise and different opinions. Some people LOVE slow battles. Not for me.@@TheCrazymic

[@mountelbert4214]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions I first downloaded the mod several weeks ago, and have loved it to the moon and back! The slower battles make it easier to do tactical maneuvers, and the ai blocking more makes infantry fight more slowly. This makes it much easier for me to process what’s happening and respond. It’s interesting; the different perspectives on this are myriad

[@StefanoUrsella]

I hate it because it removes all smithing exploits making the smith gameplay impossible

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Can't you smith without exploits? I did, but it was forever ago...

[@StefanoUrsella]

@@HeadlessHorsemanProductions you can but it make the whole smithing cenrric gameplay useless since all the time you spend levelling smithing and unlocking "parts" Is just wasted. So if they keep it like this they should at least increase the rate at which you unlock "parts" And level smithingsmithing

[@TheCephalus]

I am an Ai developer and what is holding us back right now is just consumer hardware. We need to get AI chips in for consumers or better universal internet for cloud solutions. Once we have you will see AI that learns your moves on the fly just like you are currently learning and predicting the AI's

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Not sure I want that to be perfectly honest(lol), because VERY quickly I am going to get torn apart and cry for uncle. Hopefully we can get something like that WITH a difficulty bar, so we can make it just EXTREMELY hard instead of a compilation of tactics from Alexander to Napoleon, all learning us on the fly and whipping our asses haha! All that said, thank you for that piece of info. OF course now it makes perfect sense, massive bandwidth and/or compute power to make it work in real-time...

[@ainWorldCoGodly]

Tbf, I play native on console and don’t see much difference . Ai tactics are probably not modded just yet, but the close quarter engagements look cleaner

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

You can get RBM on console? Cool, didn't know this. I've seen MAJOR differences between RBM and vanilla over time but sometimes it IS less dramatic. The changes are enormous when you add in posture/realistic arrow arc, etc.

[@monkeyman1429]

it makes cav better but also pike men

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Agreed, but so few pikemen exist in the game...

[@gaminghub2472]

can you use RBM on realms of throne?

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

Maybe down the road - I have a list right now and I put little 'slash marks' next to them when fellas asked(so I slashed one for your comment here), but right now I have 2-3 major overhaul mods lined up before the Realm of Thrones mod, so it may be a while before I delve into that... Sorry, gotta try and handle as many requests as possible in the most practical way.

[@gaminghub2472]

I used RBM for ROT

[@HeadlessHorsemanProductions]

@@gaminghub2472 How did it help/hurt?

[@Blue.collar.casual]

id rather have better multiplayer than good ai. let the other players be the opponent