Beta e1.5.7 introduces the Child Education system, significant AI diplomacy and army behavior overhauls, and numerous stability and performance fixes for both singleplayer and multiplayer.
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- Child EducationImplemented a child education system with six stages (ages 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16) to improve children's skills and attributes.→6
- Combat AIHorse Archer AI:Horse archers now correctly switch to melee weapons when enemies are at close range.→Melee at close range
- DiplomacyLord Relations:Lords are now less likely to initiate hostile actions against settlements of players/heroes they have a good relationship with.Random/Aggressive→Relation-based
- TroopsWounded State:Reduced the chance of non-hero troops being wounded by 10% when knocked out.→-10% %
- LancesCouch Lance:Increased couch lance damage and shifted the scaling to depend more on weapon weight than mount speed.Speed-based→Weight-based
- SettlementsCastellan Office:The Castellan Office project now provides a 10-30% wage reduction for garrisoned troops.→10-30% %
- GeneralImplemented memory allocation optimizations on the campaign map and reduced memory usage during scene loading.
▼Nerfs2
✚Bug fixes2
◆Other changes4
- DiplomacyWar Declarations:Increased average war durations and reduced the aggression of weakened kingdoms.Short→Longer
- TroopsNPC Party Upgrades:NPC parties now prioritize upgrading to cavalry troops, especially if their cavalry ratio is low.Random→Cavalry-focused
- SettlementsNotables:Rebalanced Notable power; only 20% are now 'Powerful' (200+), while 60% are 'Influential' (100-200).Most 200+→20% 200+
- GeneralAdded Western North America server region and renamed North America to Eastern North America.North America→Western/Eastern NA
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Patch history
- Patch Notes - WS v1.2.7 / BL v1.4.7Jul 8, 2026 · 1mo
Update focusing on naval raid quality-of-life improvements for War Sails and various stability fixes and crash resolutions for the base game.
+8→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.2.6 / BL v1.4.6Jun 11, 2026 · 2mo
Patch v1.2.6/1.4.6 focuses on stability improvements, crash fixes for coastal raids and sieges, and bug fixes for the War Sails expansion and base game.
−1→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.1.2 / BL v1.3.14Feb 3, 2026 · 6mo
This update focuses on stability improvements, fixing numerous crashes across battles and the campaign map, and adding new voiceovers for the War Sails expansion.
+2→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.0.7 / BL v1.3.11Dec 16, 2025 · 8mo
Patch v1.0.7/v1.3.11 focuses on naval storyline audio enhancements, ragdoll performance, and various stability fixes for both the War Sails expansion and the base game.
+3→ - Beta Patch Notes - WS v1.1.0 / BL v1.3.12Dec 12, 2025 · 8mo
Beta Patch WS v1.1.0 / BL v1.3.12 focuses heavily on refining the War Sails naval expansion, improving ship controls, boarding mechanics, and storyline quests, while also updating hideout missions and shield balancing in the base game.
+9−1→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.0.6 / BL v1.3.10Dec 8, 2025 · 8mo
A maintenance update focusing on stability, crash fixes for the War Sails expansion, and general polish for the base game.
+2→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.0.5 / BL v1.3.9Dec 2, 2025 · 8mo
Updates for War Sails and Bannerlord focusing on naval storyline refinements, family member recovery fixes, and stability improvements.
+3→ - Patch Notes - WS v1.0.4 / BL v1.3.8Nov 29, 2025 · 8mo
Updates to the War Sails expansion and base game focusing on naval cargo capacity, troop balancing, and stability fixes.
+3−3→
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