Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord War Sails designer on ships that mimic horse archers and dredging for inspiration in French bogs
Can a ship be a horse archer? This is one of the many maritime musings Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's devs had to grapple with when putting together the flotilla of vessels which make up its naval warfare-themed War Sails expansion.
Ahead of War Sails' release on November 26th, I chatted to a couple of its developers. Naturally, I was keen to hear about what the process of assembling the expansion's armada. A particular challenge as each of Calradia's historically-inspired nations has access to unique ships.