Modding the game

[Aceed]

im new to bannerlord and i downloaded some mods but the game crashes. which version of bannerlord should i use for EagleRising and other mods?

[Clovis Sangrail]

What does it say on the mods?

[DoktorFar]

You must use the game version that the mod is telling you to use. Go to the mod authors page where they describe what game version you need to use.

[Aceed]

Originally posted by Clovis Sangrail:

What does it say on the mods?

A caution tab will apear that says some mod versions needed and i have updated ones

[Aceed]

Originally posted by DoktorFar:

You must use the game version that the mod is telling you to use. Go to the mod authors page where they describe what game version you need to use.

Thank you ill check it out

[funkmonster7]

Honestly, I don't know if I dare to run mods anymore. I did it once, it made a minor problem appear in my game that I couldn't remove no matter what I did, even a full reinstallation deleting every single Bannerlord folder (even empty ones), hidden files and whatnot...

Apparently the issue only appeared if I had the Age and Death Options official TW mod on. So to this day I don't know if it was my mod that made a change in the official TW mod; or maybe the official TW mod was borked; or whatever. That was the previous patch. I'm not gonna try modding in this new patch or any Bannerlord patch ever again.

[Aceed]

Originally posted by funkmonster7:

Honestly, I don't know if I dare to run mods anymore. I did it once, it made a minor problem appear in my game that I couldn't remove no matter what I did, even a full reinstallation deleting every single Bannerlord folder (even empty ones), hidden files and whatnot...

Apparently the issue only appeared if I had the Age and Death Options official TW mod on. So to this day I don't know if it was my mod that made a change in the official TW mod; or maybe the official TW mod was borked; or whatever. That was the previous patch. I'm not gonna try modding in this new patch or any Bannerlord patch ever again.

Ah sorry to hear it. I try to be more careful with modding. Thank you for commenting.

[Action Man]

I've been using mods for this game not long after I first started playing. If you follow the installation instructions and make sure the mod you are using is compatible with your game version, you should be fine.

Lock your game version and turn off auto updates. This will prevent the game from updating and causing issues with your (now) outdated mods.

Don't use the Steam Workshop. Only one version of the mod is kept, so if the mod author makes changes - like updating it to a version you aren't playing - you're going to have instability. Each mod author works on their own schedule, so only they know when it will get updated. Use sites like the Nexus to get your mods. You download the version you want and install it.

While tedious, best practice is to install mods one at a time. Load up the game to make sure it works, and try doing something the mod influences. If things seem to work, do it again with the next mod. Installing a bunch of mods at once may lead to crashes, and you won't really know what's causing it.

Whenever you add or remove a mod, be prepared to start a new game. It's not guaranteed, but you may run into issues or outright crashes by changing your mod setup.

[3keyz]

Pretty much just use the Nexus mod page for Bannerlord, not the Steam Workshop. I'd imagine most people complaining about how broken their game is due to mods are likely running Steam Workshop mods and Nexus mods side by side or something dumb like that. Don't do that.

Make sure to check your mod version against the version of the game you are currently running, to prevent crashes and things from breaking. It's not as hard as people make it out to be on these forums. People act like the game is gonna blow up in your face. It won't.

Go one at a time with mods, test 'em out, make sure it works before moving on to the next. Happy modding.

[DoktorFar]

Originally posted by Action Man:

I've been using mods for this game not long after I first started playing. If you follow the installation instructions and make sure the mod you are using is compatible with your game version, you should be fine.

Lock your game version and turn off auto updates. This will prevent the game from updating and causing issues with your (now) outdated mods.

Don't use the Steam Workshop. Only one version of the mod is kept, so if the mod author makes changes - like updating it to a version you aren't playing - you're going to have instability. Each mod author works on their own schedule, so only they know when it will get updated. Use sites like the Nexus to get your mods. You download the version you want and install it.

While tedious, best practice is to install mods one at a time. Load up the game to make sure it works, and try doing something the mod influences. If things seem to work, do it again with the next mod. Installing a bunch of mods at once may lead to crashes, and you won't really know what's causing it.

Whenever you add or remove a mod, be prepared to start a new game. It's not guaranteed, but you may run into issues or outright crashes by changing your mod setup.

This is the way. It's not really for the faint of heart, one must expect some problems and to do some research and have patience with the process.