Their behavior is drawn from actual historical tacticians, for example Alexander the great, who used his superior cavalry forces to rout their counterparts in the opposing army, before delivering a crushing blow to the enemy's main force. Battlefield AI – AI commanders can execute complex tactics, utilizing the advanced formation options to present a formidable challenge.Advanced Formations – Merge and split forces at your behest, with intuitive but powerful control over the movement, form and behavior of every unit! Order heavy infantry to hold together, shoulder-to-shoulder in a slowly advancing but near impenetrable shield wall or launch your cavalry in lightning charges using the skein formation.Those improvements span from advanced formations, updated AI, to directional shield blocking, and a shield bash.Īs battles are at the very core of the series, we'll go through those improvements first: The new game includes some much awaited improvements to both the key Bannerlord Battles, as well as the regular old combat system. TaleWorlds Entertainment has released two videos showing an extended look at the large-scale, epic combat in their upcoming follow-up to Mount & Blade: Warband – Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
