Conquest - Capture and hold the majority of points on the map to claim victory.
the Crimean Khanate relies heavily on mounted archers at the expense of strong infantry.įire and Sword introduces two new game modes to multiplayer: Each faction has strengths and weaknesses roughly analogous to their historical counterpart, e.g. Weapons and armor are bought with gold earned from killing the enemy or completing objectives, and what is available to buy depends on the faction currently being played. The multiplayer mode in Fire and Sword is similar to Warband, with up to 64 players per battle and each player using a custom made avatar. It may soon need to leave for safer lands with its army of lethal mounted archers. The Khanate is trapped between Moscow and Poland with only the Cossacks to back it up. Remnants of the great Mongol and Tartar hordes. It has a fierce army of well equipped dragoons and musketeers Crimean Khanate Kingdom of SwedenĪ neutral but powerful nation, waiting to claim the losing side in the Poland-Russia conflict. Led by Tsars and newly reborn, Moscow has a huge army of well trained and equipped troops which its ready to use in order to forge an empire to call its own. Made up of Ukrainians, Poles and Lithuanians, the Polish Republic or Poland Lithuanian Commonwealth is known for its Hussar type cavalry units and its easily disappointed noble gentry class, which may soon spell the demise of the Republic. Led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky, they are locked in a struggle with the Polish Republic, their former rulers and must seek out the aid of Russia (Tsardom of Moscow.) Polish Republic Cossack HetmanateĪ Ukrainian Faction made up of fierce Cossack warriors. Each faction is ruled by their own form of hierarchy and government. The world of Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword is made up of five, historically accurate, ruling factions the Cossack Hetmanate, the Polish Republic, the Tsardom of Moscow, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Crimean Khanate. Some of these weapons includes powerful double-barreled muskets and rifles, which can be crafted by a skilled weapons master. Later in the game you will be granted the ability to gain access to unique, handmade weapons which can not otherwise be found on the battlefield. Each faction will have some weaponry specific to it. Swords, bows, spears, pikes and axes will all make a return, but new weapons will be added such as hand grenades, flintlock muskets and pistols.
Historically accurate factions, weapons, and events.
Caravan trade, which includes a new kind of defensive battle when attacked by bandits while travelling.
A new banking system with loans and deposits.
Ability to equip individual soldiers in your player led army with weapons and armor.
New weapons that fit the 1600s time period such as muskets and grenades.
Storyline based on nobel winning Henry Sienkiewicz novel With Fire and Sword, with multiple endings over 3 main questlines.
Will you fight as a steppe warrior? Become wealthy as a scheming trader? Or will you rule as a benevolent lord, administering to your vast kingdom and leading a army of your own creation to victory? All these paths are possible in the world of Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword. With the new factions come three possible story arcs, something that is completely new to the M&B series.Īs players gain experience and become more powerful, more options will open up and the game moves from simple trading and bandit fighting to political intrigue and epic battles. Replacing the stand-in factions of previous games are historically accurate kingdoms such as the Crimean Khanate, the Polish Republic, and the Tsardom of Moscow. However, unlike the earlier games, Fire and Sword does not take place in the fictional kingdom of Calradia, instead it is set in 17th century Central Europe.
Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword is a standalone expansion for Mount and Blade: Warband that features the same style of RPG progression, realistic medieval combat, and overworld map exploration found in the previous two games in the series.