Mount&Blade Warband: Age Of Change II news

*Our factions have nothing to do with Warband ones, we only left original factions names (to keep action in Caladria), there is no vanilla faction troop or piece of equipment left.

Here is our faction list, the big guys that appear to run the world around you:
*Swadia
*Vaegir
*Khergit
*Nord
*Rhodok
*Sarranid
*Sarmatia
*High Porte
*Viking*
Ardena
*Iberia
*Albion
*Gael
*Frank
*Romeia
*Templar Order
*Hospitaler Order
*Teuton Order
*Societas Draconistrarum

All of them have specific relations toward different cultures, natural friends and enemies, but tides of war often change, it is up to you to influence the world politics, that is if you manage to get on high political position.
But this is not all, mod features wast array of bandits that are faction and area specific. So beware when you wonder around, they are definitely not the guys you want to mess around with.
And talking about mercenaries, there is quite a number of mercenaries specific for the map area and cultures.

It's worth noting that based on your chosen culture both mercenaries are bandits will act differently toward you, some bandits may even join your cause and mercenaries could decide not to join you at all.
Village recruited peasants and town recruited militias have their own troop trees, it is up to you how will you build your army, go to the end of troop tears of either first or second, or try to convert them to your faction specific troops, everything has it's on perks and downsides.

Your own faction:
you don't always need to play for the big guys, if you are strong enough, you can have your own kingdom, make it, name it, defend it, even make your own custom faction troops if you like, and equip them to your own preferences!

Rebels... you'll see that those peasant are not what they used to be, just think about peasant uprisings with militia grade armies, Calradia is not an easy place to survive for a harsh ruler, keep up those taxes carefully, build wisely.

Pirates, like a part of bandit scum they are, this guys will try to raid your merchant ships if they have a chance, thankfully there are your faithful sailors with their own troop trees to keep them at bay. On the other hand your enemies will have their own navy as well...

Man-hunters are a proper guild now, someone gotta keep those pesky bandits in their place, or at least try to, they are not organised army, but more of a harsh cold blooded opportunist, willing to cut some throats in the name of the king, for a coin or two.

Every action that you do, has the reaction in the world around you, and the world is quite big, with lot of surprises. Sometimes you will encounter some places that do not belong to any faction, shady looking guys that trade with lives and goods, keep in mind that they can look at you as a fellow scum or a piece of merchandise, it's all about reputation with guilds and their hidden houses, sometimes it is worthwhile to be a bad guy. Remember, in remote enemy areas, there is not enough support to buy the arrows, munition, lances, food and water your army waists. So you'll have to think wisely will you fight or flight based on your supplies and money available, you can find unlike allies in most unusual places, or worst, unexpected enemy, in a bad time, if you appear weak...