Vlandian Steel Reforged
Vlandian Steel Reforged and Vlandian Steel Items are mods whose first version dates back to December 2020. The initial goal was to offer a more aesthetic version of the Vlandian faction. Please note that this mod does not claim to be historically accurate or to respect the era that inspired Bannerlord to anchor its story.
The mod’s content has evolved significantly over the years based on new content added to the base game, mods whose work it uses (with permission), and my modding knowledge/skills.
Today, it offers a wide range of armor pieces ideal for re-equipping the Vlandian faction or creating a new European-inspired troop tree.
The mod revisits the entire Vlandian faction (except for the War Sails DLC content) while trying its best to keep it balanced with the other kingdoms in the game.
The mod removes the vanilla content before recreating it via an XSLT and XML file system in order to offer maximum compatibility with any other mod that would modify all or part of the content affected by Vlandian Steel (see the Requirements/Installation section to find out how to do this).
What the mod modifies :
– Battle Equipment for Lords;
– Civilian Equipment for Lords (Male and Female)
– Regular Troops (names, statistics, equipment)
– Noble Troops (names, statistics, equipment)
– Militia Troops (names, statistics, equipment)
– Merchant Troops (names, statistics, equipment)
– The reward received when you become a vassal of the Vlandians
– Names that can be used by NPCs of the faction (Male and Female)
The mod also adds :
– Two new Mercenary trees specific to the Vlandians;
– Two new Companions of Vlandian Culture
In order to use Vlandian Steel, you must own the base game, Vlandian Steel Items and Swadian Armoury by extension, since it is a prerequisite for Vlandian Steel Items.
Once the mod is installed, please follow these two instructions regarding your load order:
– If you are using another mod that modifies the Vlandian faction, place Vlandian Steel Reforged below it in your list.
– If you are using War Sails, be sure to place it below Vlandian Steel Reforged.
– Compatible with any other mod that modifies the Vlandians as long as the load order indicated above is respected;
– Realistic Battle Mod: compatibility patch available Here (not currently up to date);
– War Sails: compatible but does not modify the new naval troops (dedicated module coming soon).
Interested in finding out what’s coming in the next update or contributing to the mod’s development ?
Don’t hesitate to join us : Vlandian Steel Discord[discord.gg]
– Caranthir444 for the Hallow Gauntlets reworked model;
– Claiton_Bigsby for twenty new pairs of arm protections, one helmet and two body protections;
– ADamnSexyName for all models from Swadian Armoury;
– Main image of the mod : photo of the Hercules armor of the Emperor Maximilian II of Austria. Made in 1555, actually on display at the Kunsthistorisches museum in Vienna.
The mod is also available in French.
If necessary, older versions of Vlandian Steel are available on Nexus[www.nexusmods.com].
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