Short guide on how to get started with editing your own units in Bannerlord.
Guide To Edit Units
Getting Started
Right-click on M&B Bannerlord --> Manage --> Browse local files
Modules
Now open the folder: Modules
SandboxCore
Open the folder SandboxCore (ignore the other folders for now).
ModuleData
Now head for the folder ModuleData.
Spnpccharacters.xml
Open the spnpccharacters.xml with any editor (I recommend Notepad++).
But first make a copy just to be safe!
Fin
Before you change anything, make sure you made a copy of the .xml
This should look like this now:
You can skip the following textwall if you want and head to the next section.
Under skills you can change the value of the skills.
Under equipment you can change the equipment the unit has (some might have multiple equipment trees. You can give the trees different equipment, so that the unit gets randomized equipment in battle).
for example: EQ-tree 1 got 1 sword:
- id="Item.sturgia_sword_2_t3" />
and EQ-tree 2 got an axe:
- id="Item.sturgia_sword_2_t3" />
Now the unit can hold a sword OR an axe in battle, since both weapons are for item slot 0 ("Item0") so there is a 50% chance for one of the items. If you make 3 different "Item0" weapons there is a 33.333333% chance and so on.
Character Section- default_group="Infantry" <-------- infantry, archer or chavalry etc
- level="16" <------- level of the unit
- civilianTemplate="NPCCharacter.sturgia_troop_civilian_template_t2" <--- Character model
- name="{=brlJJW5I}Sturgian Veteran Fyrd" <-------- Ingame Name
- occupation="Soldier" <---- don't change
- culture="Culture.sturgia" <---- don't change
- skill_template="NPCCharacter.infantry_heavyinfantry_level16_template_skills"> <--- don't change
- id="Item.sturgia_sword_2_t3" />
id="Item.sturgia_sword_2_t3" />
id="Item.northern_round_shield" /> id="Item.northern_spear_2_t3" /> id="Item.goggled_helmet_over_leather" /> id="Item.wrapped_scarf" /> id="Item.northern_padded_gambeson" /> id="Item.highland_gloves" /> id="Item.highland_boots" /> <--- end (always with ) Easy isn't it? just don't do any spelling mistakes and it will work out. Just don't change the names of the " value="70" /> value="30" /> value="70" /> value="40" /> value="70" /> value="30" /> value="10" /> value="40" /> Facetime. Honestly, i never touched this. In the spitems.xml you can find all the precious item-ID's your heart desires. Now have fun messing with the game. If you f'ed it up and forgot to make a copy of the xml. you can always delete it and repair M&B Bannerlord via Steam. After that, the old xml should be back. Copy the xml, and edit the copy on a second screen, while playing. so you can look up the armor etc ingame. \documents\mygames\Mount and Blade II Bannerlord\Configs\engine_config.txt ---> cheat_mode = 0 Change the 0 to a 1. Now you are able to look up all ingame items if you open your inventory. and then search for the ID in the spitems.xml via search.Source: https://gameplay.tips/guides/7337-mount-and-blade-ii-bannerlord.html
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