Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: Warband

Developers   TaleWorlds

Publishers   Paradox Interactive

Release dates Windows March 30, 2010 OS X July 10, 2014 Linux July 10, 2014

Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade	2008
Mount & Blade: Warband	2010
Napoleonic Wars
Viking Conquest
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword	2011
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	TBA

General information

Developer Forums

Publisher Forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Mount Fan Blade

Mount & Blade Nexus Mods

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Developer website		Optional Steam unlock. Can be bundled with Napoleonic Wars.
GOG.com
Humble Store
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Can be played without Steam using the CD key link in the client.
Retail		Initial activation requires Steam (see Play without Steam).

All versions except GOG.com require one-time activation. Each Serial Key can activate M&B twice in a 60 day period. The game may need to be re-authenticated if your computer hardware changes. 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.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Napoleonic Wars
Viking Conquest

Essential improvements

Version 1.160 patch

The latest patch is Version 1.160. Online play requires using the latest version. The Steam version already has this patch.

Skip intro videos

Delete binkplay.exe Go to the installation folder. Delete binkplay.exe

Play without Steam (Windows)

This only works for the Windows version.

Play without using Steam Download and install the full installer. Open Steam. Go to Warband in the Library. Click CD Key on the sidebar to the right. Run the non-Steam Warband you installed and click Activate when prompted. Enter the key from Steam.

Mods

Extract mods to the Modules folder, then select the mod from the drop down menu in the launcher.

Floris Modpack

Floris Modpack is a comprehensive modpack containing lots of mods which improve the game in almost every way.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband
OS X
Linux	~/.mbwarband/

This game does not support the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Product keys are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandKeys on Windows.

Save game data location

	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband Savegames
OS X
Linux	~/.mbwarband/Savegames/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

Launcher video settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set in launcher or toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Set in launcher (enabled by default).
High frame rate		Frame rate cap is fully configurable.

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Compatible with XInput controllers.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller Y-axis inversion

Disable Force Feedback

Disable Force Feedback A plugged in controller has force feedback enabled that can't be easily turned off. This method is made with an XBox 360 Controller in mind and may not work with other hardware. Please try it first. Download the NoX360 archive. Extract it to the game's installation folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\MountBlade Warband)

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Game dialogs are text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language is set in Launcher (Configure, Game).

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
German
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Polish
Spanish
Hungarian
Czech

Network

Servers can optionally use Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) protection.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		2-200
Online play		2-200

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Program has stopped responding error

Upon launching, some users experience a Windows error stating that the program has stopped responding and must be closed. This can usually be solved by deleting rgl_config.txt from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz	2.1 GHz or higher
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	900 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM	128 MB of VRAM