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Mount & Blade: Warband

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Mount & Blade: Warband
Mount & Blade: Warband cover
Developers
TaleWorlds Entertainment
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Release dates
Windows March 30, 2010
macOS (OS X) July 10, 2014
Linux July 10, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 78
IGDB 69
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Open world, RPG, Strategy
Series Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade: Warband on HowLongToBeat
Mount & Blade: Warband on IGDB
Mount & Blade: Warband guide on StrategyWiki
Mount & Blade: Warband on MobyGames
Mount & Blade: Warband on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).

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

OS X and Linux versions are currently suffering from frequent crashes on high graphics settings.[1][2]

General information

Developer Forums
Publisher Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Mount Fan Blade
Mount & Blade Nexus

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Default installation requires Steam (see Play without Steam).
GOG.com key
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires online activation
Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM. CIS/Russian retail can be activated on GOG.com.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Developer website
Requires online activation
Optional Steam unlock. Can be bundled with Napoleonic Wars.
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
CD key
Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
DRM-free after installation through Microsoft Store client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free after being copied to any other folder.
Windows
Steam
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CD key
Can be played without Steam using the CD key link in the client.
Download
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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[4]
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Free demo is available here (German site, but the demo is in English).
All versions except GOG.com require one-time activation. Each serial key can activate the game twice in a 60-day period. The game may need to be re-authenticated if the 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, the game can be manually authenticated.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Napoleonic Wars
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Viking Conquest
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch is Version 1.172. Online play requires using the latest version. The Steam version already has this patch.

Skip intro videos

Delete binkplay.exe[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename binkplay.exe.

Play without Steam (Windows)

This only works for the Windows version.
Play without using Steam[citation needed]
  1. Download and install the full installer.
  2. Open Steam and go to Mount & Blade: Warband in the Library.
  3. Right-click on it, choose "Manage" and then "Show CD Key". Copy the key to the clipboard.
  4. Run the non-Steam version of Warband and click Activate when prompted.
  5. Enter the key from Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/MBWarband/
Linux $HOME/.mbwarband/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Product keys are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MountAndBladeWarbandKeys on Windows.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband Savegames\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/MBWarband/Savegames/
Linux $HOME/.mbwarband/Savegames/

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
UI is stretched to fill the screen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set in launcher or toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed hide menus for best effects.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Set in launcher (enabled by default).
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
The space bar's function on the map view can not be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

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

Localizations

Language is set in Launcher (Configure, Game).
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Polish
Spanish
Turkish

Network

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

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
200
Online play
200

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Game is on official list but not yet confirmed to be 3D yet.

Issues fixed

Crash on launch

Delete rgl_config.txt from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mount&Blade Warband[citation needed]

Crashes while loading

Enable "Load Textures on Demand" in the game's settings and decrease texture detail[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 8, 9.0c Set in launcher.
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.[citation needed]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Currently on Steam as beta which can be opt-in by using betapassword access code.[5]
Linux
Currently on Steam as beta which can be opt-in by using betapassword access code.[5]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video

Mods

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

Battle Size Changer - increases the limit of how many troops can be on screen at once to anywhere from 150 to 1000. It is best to stay below 300, as higher values may cause performance issues.
Floris Modpack - Floris Modpack is a comprehensive modpack.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) El Capitan 10.11
Processor (CPU) Intel
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600M
ATi Radeon 2400 or better
Sound (audio device) Standard audio
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600GT
ATI Radeon 2400 or better
Sound (audio device) Standard audio


References