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About Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword

Overview

With Fire and Sword is the thrilling sequel to the action role-playing hit Mount & Blade: Warband. Be a mercenary or join one of the five battling factions to conquer, destroy or create empires. In an open sand box world you choose your allies, your enemies, what provinces to conquer, what castles to siege and what quests to embark on.

With Fire and Sword also greatly builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms and battle formations, based off real-world military strategies, have been introduced to the battlefield. Also, muskets and pistols can now be used as sidearms in hand-to-hand combat to quickly drop your foes.

In addition to the enhanced singleplayer mode, With Fire and Sword also provides a host of original multiplayer content including the new game mode: Captain.

Current Version v1.143

World

It was one the most romantic, cruel and dramatic episode of the Europe history. The game are composed of distinct political forces: Tsardom of Russia, Sweden, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), Cossack Ukraine and the Crimean Khanate. The entire game world where the main action takes place is divided between these powers. Each of the factions has its own national units, like Polish hussar cavalry or Don Cossack as a Russian unique fighter.

Gameplay

Based on the original gameplay of M&B, With Sword and Fire is an action-oriented role-playing game with emphasis on mounted combat. The player is able to join one of the 5 battling fractions, fight as a mercenary and bring his fraction to dominate Europe. Quest system is very close to Sid Meier's Pirates! — player can switch to sand-box or to story mod at any point.

Setting

17th century is barely represented by other games and is usually passed over. On the other hand, a positive example of successful products on this subject are Cossacks: European Wars, Corsairs and Sid Meier's Pirates!, which proved the audience’s interest in this period. Moreover, this game will allow history-lovers and/or ill-wishers to accomplish what they have dreamt of, but could not undertake under the present circumstances. Player will get an opportunity to create a Russian Empire, having conquered every singe province – or else, side with Poland and enthrone the Polish King in Moscow, or build Swedish Kingdom from the Baltica to the Urals. Therefore, this historical setting will not only spark the interest of history fans, but also tickle the national pride of players in general, present them with a game world in which they can voice their disagreement in, and rewrite the history of, their respective people to one’s heart content.

Features

• A storyline based on the cult novel "With Fire and Sword" from Nobel-prize winner author Henry Sienkiewicz.
• A new century of warfare that brings pistols, muskets, grenades, and other advanced weaponry to the battlefield.
• Fully customizable armies; players can outfit their soldiers with each piece of weaponry & armor.
• Additional quest types. More political intrigue with colorful factions. More adventure in a new land.
• New economic system, which includes village / town development, a banking system, & new trade options. Players will have the opportunity to loan money, keep money on deposit, and arrange caravans.
• Multiple endings to sustain player's interest and increase replayability.
• Deeply researched historical component encompassing every aspect of the game's assets.
• Ferocious new multiplayer action, bringing players the thrill of pitting old technology against the looming threat of firearms.
• 3 Main Story-driven questlines for the player to delve into once they've become known in a particular faction.
• Additional quest types.
• Implementation of firearms, adds a whole new layer of strategic depth to the franchise's proven combat model.
• New Siege options to choose before besieging a town or castle.
• New Multiplayer Maps(see below) and New multiplayer mode, “Captain Mode”

New Multiplayer maps:

1. Old Castle
2. Swamp Delta
3. Steppe Farmstead
4. Hill Road
5. Fields
6. Arena
7. Marketplace
8. Forest Road
9. Forest Edge
10. River Village

New Multiplayer Siege maps:

1. Monastery Castle
2. Oreshek
3. Hill Fortress
4. Vyborg
5. Nomad Camp

New Multiplayer "Captain" mode:

• A new mode in which players each command a squad of soldiers(3-24 per squad).
• 8 human commanders vs. 8 human commanders(recommended setting, but not exact limit)
• Human commanders buy squads of troops at various costs and strengths.

Servers can choose the squad sizes for the match:

1. Small squad 3-4
2. Normal squad 6-7
3. Big squad 12-14
4. Huge squad 18-24

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System(s): Windows® ME/2000/XP/Vista/7™
CPU: 2.1 GHz or higher
RAM: 1.0 GB
Video: 128MB or better
Sound: DirectX compatible card
Hard Drive: 900MB free
DirectX®: 9.0c
DRM: None/Serial