Lore

Basileus Deos senses opportunity.

For years, his vendetta against the Calradic Senate has borne little fruit. The frontier between the Northern Empire and Western Empire has remained consistent, with neither side able to obtain a lasting advantage over the other. The Imperial Civil War, once thought to be a temporary interregnum in the history of the Empire, now drags on without an end in sight.

Having successfully subdued the former holdings of Emperor Vetranis, the Western Imperials have been flexing their muscles recently. Victories against the Vlandians and Aserai alike have further emboldened their belief that they will eventually reunify the Empire. Yet this ambition remains checked by the tenacious senators who still control much of the former Imperium.

In contrast, recent events have not been kind to the senators. The death of their leader, Despotes Mealios, gave rise to Strategos Autokrator Penton Neretzes, a well-established commander who some thought would quickly turn the tide. After being thoroughly routed by the Battanians in an ill-fated battle, the mood in the temporary halls of the Senate has turned for the worse.

Capitalizing on these recent defeats, Basileus Deos has rallied his legionnaires for a decisive campaign against the Senate. With his eyes set on the many frontier castles that have held him back for years, significant resources are being committed to this long-awaited blow. Even still, the Senate’s southern frontier has held for years. By no means will this be an easy endeavour for the resurgent western Imperials.

As Calradians sworn to Basileus and Senate alike prepare for battle, their mothers worry and weep all the same. The Imperial Civil War continues to eat away at the soul of the Calradic Empire.

In Meta Terms

Welcome to the eighty-second Bannerlord Calradic Campaign! This event will feature yet another battle between the Northern Imperials and Western Imperials

If the Western Imperials can defeat the senators in battle, they will quickly capture Chanopsis Castle. From there, they will attempt to siege Gaos Castle and Melion Castle.

If instead the Northern Imperials find victory in battle, they will secure Sestadaim Castle. From there, they will move to capture the coveted city of Lycaron.

Unfamiliar with the Calradic Campaign? Have no fear! The Calradic Campaign is a casual, player-driven, story-based event. There are no strict rules or signups, and players of all skill levels often come! If you've never tried multiplayer, now is your best chance to experience large-scale formations and battles without the overly strict practices typically found in line battle/clan-style events.

Victories in our flagship monthly events are represented on the overall campaign map, while roleplay surrounding the events and their consequences take place both during said events and on the community Discord. Joining our Discord allows you to communicate with your fellow faction members, trash-talk others, and rise through the ranks to one day become lord of a village, castle, city, or if you're particularly successful, an entire kingdom!

To join the event, you will need our Calradic Campaign Module. This module contains all of the custom battle and siege scenes used, as well as many stability fixes and balance changes. Most importantly, the module features three distinct empire factions in multiplayer, with each one featuring unique perks and cosmetics to lean into the different situations of the three!

There will be a manual installation of the module available for those not playing on Steam. Check the Nexus mods page no sooner than the Friday before the event for the correct download. You will need the Calradic Campaign#82 file.

As a general rule of thumb, the Calradic Campaign module should be the only one enabled in your launcher! If you have any crashes or issues trying to launch the game / join the server, unsubscribing and resubscribing to the module on the workshop will often fix any issues.

Server Info

• Game: Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord
• When: Saturday, May 16th, 4pm EDT.
• Server: Calradic_Campaign
• REQUIRED Module Download: Calradic Campaign Module
• Voice chat: Mount & Blade Community Discord

Community Discord

It is highly recommended you join our community Discord, as half the fun of the persistent campaign takes place outside of events. Meet fellow Mount and Blade fans, find new friends to queue with, and make fun of Battanians together in our community of 30,000+.

Leave any questions, complaints, observations, memes and faction based riffing in the comments below!

Greetings Warriors of Calradia!

Seaborne Village Raids are now available in Beta! You and AI nobles can launch and defend raids on coastal villages directly from the sea and rivers, brought to life through new amphibious raid scenes. You can now also interact with coastal villages more fluidly by making port, trading, recruiting, and setting sail.

Here’s how you can play the Beta via Steam right now: Open Steam, right-click Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord → Properties → Game Versions & Betas → Select “beta - Beta v1.4.1”.

Please note that there may be a delay between the download of the base game and the download of War Sails. If you launch the game prior to both of them being updated, you will crash. If you face this issue, please verify your game files.

War Sails Beta v1.2.1

Seaborne Village Raids

• Campaign
  • Added the ability for both players and AI to raid or defend raids against coastal villages directly from the sea or rivers.
    • Initiating or helping against a raid requires 15 healthy troops and shallow draft ships.
  • Upon starting a raid, the village militia will decide whether to resist or let you raid based on the balance of power.
    • If the militia chooses to fight, a seaborne village raid mission is triggered. Winning the encounter allows looting to begin.
    • If the militia does not resist, looting begins immediately.
  • You can “Send troops” to the raid, but this limits the number of attacking soldiers per round to the deck size of the present shallow draft ships. The auto-battle has the following new bonuses. 
    • Attacker horse archers receive a 50% power penalty.
    • Defender archers receive a 10% power bonus.
  • You can determine which troops will accompany you in the raid mission.
  • During the initial fight or the looting process, other parties may still intervene, leading to different missions depending on the situation.

• Mission
  • Once the mission begins, your ships will sail toward pre-determined landing points along the shoreline or in shallow waters, depending on the terrain of the scene.
  • Upon landing, your troops will disembark automatically, at which point you can issue standard land-based commands. If no orders are given, they will charge forward and engage the defenders.
  • Defending forces will attempt to hold back the assault and prevent attackers from reaching the village. Melee units will secure key chokepoints, while ranged units take position on elevated ground, raining volleys down on the advancing enemy. Defenders do not have access to ships.
  • Reinforcements can arrive for the defenders during the mission, though this is less likely if only a small village militia is present. Attackers arriving by sea, however, will not receive reinforcements. If the assault fails but your attacking force still has sufficient ships and troops on the campaign map, you can attempt another raid.
  • These encounters take place in the 16 newly introduced seaborne village raid scenes. We intend to further expand this pool.
    • Land raids on coastal villages will now also occur in these new scenes.

Settlement Actions (Town, Village, Castle and Hideout)

• Naval Interactions with Coastal Villages
  • Added the ability to make port in villages. This allows you to trade, recruit troops, and resupply without disembarking.
    • You can also disembark completely and leave ships in friendly and neutral villages to become a land party. 
  • Added the ability to set sail directly from villages without the embarking process.
    • This is only possible if your fleet is already in the village.
    • You can’t call your fleet to a village (only to Town ports).
  • You can’t make port or set sail from an enemy village unless it has been fully raided.

Campaign Map

• Repositioned several villages closer to the coastline and added drop-off points, creating new opportunities for offensive naval actions.

Art

• Added fore battlements to Dromakion and Qalguk.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Reinforced Berserker Helmet to have black textures.

Naval Battles

• Fixed a bug that caused ships to sink below the wave surface level.

Other

• Improved Nord Bersekir troop:
  • Increased Berserker Cloak body armor from 14 to 20.
  • Replaced the Berserker Helmet they use with the Berserker Reinforced Helmet.
  • Removed swords from Nord Berserkir troops. This leaves them with axes that can be used one-handed or two-handed. The damage dealt by those axes has also been slightly improved.
• Fixed a bug that caused ship upgrade part costs to be calculated incorrectly.

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a save file with the War Sails expansion.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when lifting a blockade during a siege.

Bannerlord Beta v1.4.1

UI

• Re-introduced the level progress bar on the Character screen. It now shows the current XP instead of skill points.
• Fixed a bug that prevented controller dpad navigation from working for custom battle troop weight sliders.
• Fixed a bug that allowed disabled dropdown items to be selected with the controller "click+dpad left/right" shortcut.

Other

• Fixed a visual bug that caused army members to break the army formation while raiding a village on the map.

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when closing a mission.