Calradia 1050 A.D.: Mercenary Uprising is a single-player mod for Mount & Blade Warband 1.166 and higher. Calradia 1050 A.D. Mercenary Uprising V. 3.0 is built on the following major modifications for Warband: *Diplomacy 4.2. *Pre-Battle Orders and Deployment (PBOD).92 including Formations. *Freelancer 1.51. (with several fixes from Floris 2.55 and some modified code by me). *JacobHinds improved morale and routing system code. *Three added factions (Keltons, Khergiz, and Geroians). *My own modification of troop recruiting including town and castle recruitment and manor recruitment as well as customizable troops and extensively re-worked faction troops. *** The mod also includes several popular OSP kits and codes, including bridge battles, tavern animations, banking, outposts, recruitment from castles, and the salt mine. *** The mod has added a good number of armor,weapons, and horses from various OSPs as well as many of my own work.
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- Changelist for Version 4.0
Version 4.0 is a full standalone mod. This changelist reflects only the changes made since Version 3.0. and the two patches for Version 3.0.
Gameplay Changes
- Proper implementation of Jacob Hinds’ Morale and Routing code. The code now works as intended and reduces battle lag.
- Added JRider’s Expanded Nobility Title System with my modifications.
- Added option to start as a vassal- code modified from KAOS Political kit by Lazerus.
- Option to choose which side to join in battle by Mordechai.
- Extended Prisoner Chat (modified) by Mordachai.
- Added horse archer AI from 1257 A.D. (modified by me).
- New Faction Relations report format by JRider to better show all nine factions.
- Added my own code for recruitment from training grounds (peasant men).
- Added my own code to permit hiring of trained archers in castles/towns if you are part of that faction.
- Increased potential battle size to 300 by modifying mission templates and module.ini (lead charge only).
- Fixed smaller faction aristocracy issues (ages, etc.) made changes to the three small factions so that there are 4 fathers instead of 3 and ages of lords and ladies are more realistic. Also modified some the NPC lord faces for these factions.
- Renamed the Kelton faction to Balion in keeping with the game lore. Renamed the Khergiz faction back to Khergit.
- Modified character creation menu to focus on proficiencies relating to choices made in character creation and on equipment given at game start to player.
Troops Changes
I made a good number of troop changes, not all of which I have documented. You can view the troops trees in game to see the troops and their equipment. The most important changes are:
- All troops have been made tougher (better weapons proficiencies and higher iron flesh).
- I created new armors or improved existing armors for each faction, especially for Khergits and Geroians.
- Expanded the mercenary lines with new troops and new armors.
- Expanded the “honor troops” types.
- Added ranged troops in the Custom Troop tree.
Scene Changes
- Using the Native Warband Siege Scenes Pack by Lord Samuel. If you don’t like these scenes, you can replace with native scenes.
- Added different castle for Geroians (created by: Ted from Ted’s Oasis Scene).
- Added 1 new village for Khergits, Balions, and Geroians.
- Added snowy bushes to snow areas- used native flora retextured.
- Added desert bushes to desert areas- used native flora as well as CWE flora from their OSP.
- Added The Bowman’s custom battle scenes. There are 10 scenes for each terrain type and the game selects the scene at random. These are fairy large battle maps.
Graphics Changes
- Reverted back to Native Warband skyboxes.
- Reverted back to Native Warband grass meshes (instead of taller grass meshes).
- Women’s faces: new textures by Aquil and mesh by xPearce.
- Some new hair styles from Modders Hair team ThrottleKitty, Ren, and Rosesim.
Streamlining the Mod
I wanted to reduce the load on the PC so I modified or removed various things, including:
- Removed More Metal Sounds- revert to native sounds plus Dedal’s tavern music.
- For sound files, converted native ogg formats to wav format to improve performance.
- Removed the Permanent Camp coding from mod.
- Removed unused meshes, materials, and textures from BRFs.
MISC Fixes
- Fixed the new map banners not waving.
- Better implementation of the morale & routing code by Jacob Hinds (I corrected the errors I made in implementing Jacob’s great code).
- Possible fix to feasts bug that produced some OPCODE errors for some players.
- Fixed fort demolition issue (Tocan's Fix from Taleworlds Forum).
Known Bugs
- Some poems result in glitches with some Balion, Khergiz, and Gerioan ladies. I haven’t determined the cause (Either "no relation" or a relationship of -100).
- Opcode errors after player raids villages. I haven't discovered the cause of this problem and it doesn't seem to affect game-play.
Update 12 Sep 2021
NewsThis update is to describe some of the key changes made since the last Dev. Diary.
Calradia 1050 A.D. Ver. 3 Patch 2 Information
NewsPatch 2 was released August 1. Patch 2 is not save-game compatible and does not include most of the work I have done since July 2020. The patch primarily...
Dev Diary for version 3.1
NewsI am working on a few fixes and changes that will become version 3.1. I discuss the changes below.
Re-compressed zip file for Version 3 is uploaded
NewsRe-compressed file for Version 3 is available for download. I recommend all players download the new file. Update: uploaded a newer re-compression on...
Files
Calradia 1050 A D V 4.0 Patch 1
PatchThis patch addresses the issue of not being able to hire your culture's troops from castles you own once you become king of your own faction. This also...
Fixed alternate module.ini for version 4.0
PatchUse this file if you do not have the Viking Conquest license. If you have the previous version of this alternate module.ini, delete that version and replace...
Outdated- do not use
PatchThis is a modified module.ini file for players who don't have a license for Viking Conquest and are asked for registration keys when trying to play Calradia...
Calradia 1050 A D V. 4.0 - Hotfix 1
PatchThis hotfix is a new "scripts.txt" file. This fix addresses two issues reported by players. The first is an opcode error pertaining to the faction marshal...
Calradia 1050 A D Mercenary Uprising V4.0 FULL
Full Version 41 commentsI. Installation This is a full standalone version of Ver. 4.0. Earlier versions of the mod are not needed. To install this version, extract the “Calradia...
Patch 2 for Calradia 1050 A.D. Ver. 3.0
Patch 31 commentsPatch 2 is not save-game compatible with v3.0 saves. This patch is not a full module. It contains only the files, resources, textures, and objects that...
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Hi sorry if I ask this again, how do I customize troops, I ask to see their equipment but idk what to do after that, I have just stabilized my Kingdom and now I want to create a custom army :) I saw your previous reply to my question 2 years ago, I still haven't figured it out :/, when I hire professionals from a castle or town with Barracks nothing happens
Once you are in the custom troop's inventory, you can take items from the inventory and place them in the equipment slots, just like when you do with with the player's inventory.
As part of the changes for the upcoming version I am finally getting around to doing a few things I have wanted to do for a while.
1. Expanding on the Edric quest to add at least one more quest, perhaps 2.
2. Get rid of the armors that don't fit into the 1050 A.D. era- this means the heavy stuff. I have done a bit of this for the previous edition but want to complete this aspect. This will also reduce the overall number of assets in the resource files, improving performance. While I want to make the armors and weapons "historically informed" for the period, I will take a few liberties, such as keeping some of the mail armors with tunics just for the sake of variety.
3. Tweaking the party templates for AI reinforcements. This has been a tricky matter since my troop trees are separated by common troops and noble/professional troop lines. Getting the right balance is tricky but I am getting there.
4. As noted in one of my previous updates, I am working on a weather system that provides a bit more weather to Calradia. This will be an option that you can select or de-select. So far the experiments look pretty promising, especially in combination with the new skyboxes I am trying.
5. There are a bunch of other changes/improvements that I think you will like.
Hi redleg, I am just wondering if I could add ambient city sound effects to the mod, idk if it would work or not, I found a audio file in CK2 I like and I already made it an OGG file(I spent the whole day changing music and I might change the death sound effects to those gruesome CK2 sounds lol), back to the point would it break my game and your mod is amazing, I love tinkering with stuff so I am not editing it because it's bad, I just like to add stuff I like :)
You probably could add the sounds but I am not sure how to do it.
I found the file, it is already there, sorry for wasting time, btw, I have been playing this mod for 2 years so you are doing something right :)
I am glad to hear it.
it's already there, I just have 2 braincells
I wanted to test the waters about the issue of archers and crossbowmen having shields. My thoughts are that if archers and crossbowmen have shields, they should be small sized. It seems to me that an archer carrying a large heater or pavise shield on back would be hindered by the shield.
Should they be guaranteed a shield or not? Native Warband will equip some archers with shields but not all will spawn with them. Instead, some of the archers will be equipped with two-handed weapons, like a large axe.
Reply to this comment if you want to weigh in on the archers/crossbowmen shields stuff. Extra points given for historical realism.
If you look at history archers, crossbowen and javalineers did and did not carry shields for many reasons. You are right that a big shield hinders in archery, I tried it myself with many different shields, but a buckler was no problem because you can just carry it on your belt. so I 100% agree with the small shield bit for archers. As for crossbowmen, a shield doesnt hinder that much depending on the crossbow. And they did use it with a pavise in late medieval age for a literal carry anywere with you wall so. For crossbows i would not mind some bigger shields.
Thanks for the comments. I have tested out bucklers and Warband actually has an item flag that allows you to place the buckler on the belt on the left side toward the back. It looks okay in the game- not too many clipping issues. I am also experimenting with small shields slightly larger than bucklers that look like they wouldn't interfere too much with bows/crossbows. I wish the pavises in Warband actually worked like pavises instead of just big shields. As they are, I would expect they would hinder use of crossbows and so will probably give them a small shield too.
Very cool that you checked for the bucklers!
I agree that pavises dont work well with warband, but they are not a thing around 1050 as far as im aware so no problem for this mod really.