VC Balance Mod features hundreds of gameplay and balance improvements, including tournaments varied by faction, 2-handed dane axes and throwing axes, more elite AI armies, realistic travel speeds based on map scale, increased Norse sailing advantage, AI lords stats based on history and literature, balanced troop and item stats, strengthened Laithland, added lord families, random bandit armies, and much more. All changes documented, so you can know exactly what you are installing.
Golden
Gives VC new life. Love the reworked troop tree and that trade is less profitable. Forces us to break out of the old "collect wool and sell at Dorestad loop" to get rich quick.
An impressive work.
Feels like a sequel, not like a regular mod.
How VC should always had been
Mandatory for the best possible experience of VC!
The tweaks and changes make VC a much more realistic world. Recruiting by both player and AI lords now fits the cultures better. Lots of attention to details.
Very thorough balancing mod. Once you try it, you don't go back to vanilla, ever.
E P I C
This is a work of love. It is the best VC experience by far, and personally my best Warband experience. I highly recommend it.