I bought this game in the steam sale...and what can I say, I'm blown away. Amazing game, it seems to combine all my favourite game types into one.
I've been looking for answers to my many questions on the mount and blade wiki. And found alot of good information.
But I still can't find answers to certain things. I thought I'd try posting them here.Thanks in advance to anyone who helps!
First I should point out that I'm playing at poor Ai level. And I'm using the Floris enhanced mod.
1 If I choose to plan my battle I get taken to a tactics page - is there an explanation somewhere about how this page works? I can't see how any of that effects what actually happens during the battle. In the battle I give orders via the function keys...but the strange presets on the tactics page don't make much sense to me.
2 is it possible to pause a battle and give orders (like in TW) is it always real time? Is there a mod for it?
3 l read somewhere that it is possible to set a unit way points in a battle. Is it, and if so how?
4. Is there a limit to the number of units that are allowed on a battle field. I have a base army of 50. Sometimes I'm fairly sure that they're all on the field before the battle begins - other times some of them appear later (usually when I'm joining somebody in a battle). I find this particularly annoying, I'd be much more effective tactically if I got all my troops at once and could set them up properly at the start. And not suddenly receive reinforcements
5. Do your cavalry troops not appear at all in sieges ? Not even dismounted? Mine didn't seem to appear (or was that because of a limit to troop numbers?)
6. Something funny seems to be going on with my stats. For instance, l was able to take 20 prisoners a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly it seems to have dropped to 15. l dont understand why it has dropped? Whats affecting the number of prisoners l can take? l thought it depended on my personal skill level. My skill level is 3 -so that's logically 15. So did I have a boost from something that is no longer boosting?
7. My riding stat skill number is a red colour - I think I have full health? Why is it red, what does it mean? Am I carrying an injury?
8. is there a "pick up all" button for your inventory. l know heroes pick up everything but is there a shortcut for the player to do it?
6. how to get your income to be stable? So l have built a dye works in various cities. When the kingdom I am a vassal of is at war with the kingdoms which own the cities l lose the dye income. I've been trying to spread them about, but it's still pretty unstable. ONe month my income might be 2000, next week it could drop to 1000.
Is there nothing I can do about this, short of not being a vassal?
When I go for my own kingdom I guess I have to make sure l only fight one kingdom at a time? Or is there another way of securing a regular income?
7. What size of army do l should I have before l make my move for glory? (I realise it sort of depends on troop type and level- but say with top level troops -at poor AI)
8 Do l really need nobles and why? l Find the political shenanigans with them the least enjoyable part of the game. I read that having good relations with a couple will help me when I set up my kingdom - why? And do I have to go to all that conversation interaction stuff, "Let's support each other"? It bores me
9.If I repeatedly annoy one of my heroes- by repeatedly doing something they don't like - how does it effect my party? Is the only bad side that the hero might leave? Or is there more to it?
Thanks in advance for your help. Awesome game. I just wish I understand more of the details than I do.