Mount & Blade: Warband
Mount & Blade: Warband is the standalone expansion to Mount & Blade released on March 30, 2010. It features a new world map, an improved game engine, a new faction (The Sarranid Sultanate, based on medieval Arab civilizations), additional economic elements in the single player and several multiplayer modes.
Latest patch
DRM
Mount & Blade needs to be authenticated one time through the internet. Each Serial Key can activate M&B twice in a 60 day period. The game will need to be re-authenticated if the your computer hardware changes or if windows is reinstalled. If the game is not authenticated it will play in demo mode with game time limited to 30 game days. If the computer with the game does not have internet access, M&B can be manually authenticated.
Mods
To install Mount and Blade mods, navigate to your Steamapps 'mountblade warband' folder, and extract the mod in the 'Modules' folder. Then select the mod from the drop down menu in the launcher when you first start the game.
Mount and Musket
You can get the Mount and Musket mod from This link, which adds muskets and cannons to the game.