Difference between revisions of "Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword"

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Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade	2008
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword	2009
Mount & Blade: Warband	2010
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	2022

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person open world, RPG and strategy game in the Mount & Blade series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM. CIS/Russian retail can be activated on GOG.com.^[1]
Developer website		Optional Steam unlock.
GamersGate

GOG.com		Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[2]

Free demo can be downloaded here.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete binkplay.exe^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Delete or rename `binkplay.exe`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade With Fire and Sword\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Product keys are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandWFASKeys.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade With Fire and Sword\Savegames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set in launcher.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Set in launcher.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Set in launcher.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Set in launcher.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate cap is fully configurable.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Game dialogue is text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Japanese
Polish
Russian				Retail and GOG.com only.
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64
Online play		64

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Use the Dedicated Server Files.
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 9.0c	Set in launcher.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD 2.5 GHz 2.1GHz or higher
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	900 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB+ of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (48720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Reclaim your games. DRM-Free! ● GOG.com
↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (48720) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (48720) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Reclaim your games. DRM-Free! ● GOG.com

[2] Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

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 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Paradox Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Snowball Studio|Russia}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Paradox Interactive|International, original}}
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-{{Availability/row| Steam | 48720 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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+{{Availability/row| Humble | mount-blade-with-fire-sword | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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+{{++}} Free demo [https://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/FireAndSword can be downloaded here].
 ==Essential improvements==
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 #Go to the installation folder.
-# Delete or rename <code>binkplay.exe</code>
+# Delete or rename {{file|binkplay.exe}}.
 }}
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 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Mount&Blade With Fire and Sword\}}
 }}
-{{ii}} Product keys are stored in <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandWFASKeys</code>.
+{{ii}} Product keys are stored in {{registry|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandWFASKeys}}.
 ===Save game data location===
@@ Line 53: / Line 86: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
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-|origin                 =
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-|origin notes           =
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-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
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+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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+==Video==
-{{Video settings
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 |widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
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 |antialiasing               = true
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+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Set in launcher.
@@ Line 106: / Line 142: @@
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
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 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music and sound volume.
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
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-|eax support notes        =
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 |subtitles = n/a
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 {{L10n/switch
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 |subtitles = n/a
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 |dedicated          = true
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 |direct ip          = false
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 7, 9
+|direct3d versions      = 7, 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         = Set in launcher.
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|windows arm app        = false
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-|macos 32-bit app       =
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 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
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+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = FMOD
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
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+|cutscenes notes  =
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+|multiplayer notes=
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Developers

	SiCh Studio
	TaleWorlds Entertainment
Publishers
Russia	1C Company
Russia	Snowball Studio
International, original	Paradox Interactive
International, current	TaleWorlds Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	December 4, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Open world, RPG, Strategy
Series	Mount & Blade