How to install Mount and Blade: Bannerlord 2 Realistic Battle Mod

Ali Hashmi

4 years ago

Mount and Blade: Bannerlord 2 is one of the biggest releases of the year, and it’s only growing. If you want to install the Mount and Blade: Bannerlord 2 Realistic Battle, here’s how.

Modding is a big thing with the Mount and Blade series, and this is just the start.

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1 Mount and Blade: Bannerlord 2 Realistic Battle Mod

1.1 Realistic Battle Mod Features

2 Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord on Steam

Mount and Blade: Bannerlord 2 Realistic Battle Mod

This mod will make the existing combat system far more realistic. The full list of features is described below the installation method.

To install this mod, follow the steps below.

Download the mod files from Nexus Mods
Extract the files into the following location

/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Mount & Blade II Bannerlord/Modules

Now, open Bannerlord 2, and tick Realistic Battle in the Singleplayer > Mods tab

That’s all you need to do to get this mod running next time you run the game.

All credits for this mod go to Nexus Mods user Philozoraptor

Realistic Battle Mod Features

These are all the features that come with this mod. These have been described by the mod creator.

In the base game, there are three types of damage: pierce, cut, and blunt. In this mod, each weapon type has unique armor-penetrating properties, which results in a more realistic experience. For example, the sword is poor at cutting heavy armor, the axe is better at this and mace punches through the best.
values for weapon modifiers and few others are all configurable
All units have their shields in front of them in all formations unless they are using 2 handed weapons.
Unit defensiveness is set to higher factor, units now fight as if they’re trying to live through battle not speedrun it.
Unlocked tactical options for AI, prepare for some interesting battles
Projectiles now have historically accurate speed and their damage is based on their kinetic energy in the moment of impact. Arrows now serve as a damage modifier. Bow damage is based on its missile speed stat, damage stat on bow and crossbow means nothing now. Damage stat on javelins is again modifier.
with these changes ranged damage is generally lower and if you or NPC archers want to shoot far you have to shoot in an ark.
Javelins and throwing axes are good against lightly armored enemies and they can destroy shields now. Arrows now also deal with reasonable damage to shields.
Shields now have realistic hitboxes ( vanilla their collision hitbox is much bigger than their visual size). This means arrow volleys or well-aimed shots can now go around a shield or even pass through shield wall. ( hitting arms, legs or legs that are sticking out ).
As final result battles are much longer and more realistic now.

Please make sure to read the Mod page for other recommended mods by the author, and to see potential fixes for any problems that come with the mod.

We’ve covered a bunch of other Bannerlord 2 mods as well. You can read our guides below.

We recommend the fast dialogue and Autotrader mod especially.

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord on Steam

The game is currently available on Steam as an Early Access title.

You can purchase it from the following link.

What do you think about the mod so far? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.