Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
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 builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield. Additionally, 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 & Sword also provides a host of original multiplayer content including the new game mode: Captain.
What it feels like
The game treats medieval warfare and political ambition as sincere pursuits rather than ironic or comedic ones.
What it's about
The setting is grounded in Eastern European history (loosely inspired by Polish-Lithuanian conflicts), with period-appropriate weapons, armor, and warfare. Managing armies, sieges, and territorial conquest carries consequences for the world and implies the human cost of warfare.
How it plays
Close-quarters sword and shield combat is fundamental to the core moment-to-moment gameplay and the renowned combat system. Muskets and pistols as both ranged weapons and hand-to-hand sidearms are a major new addition that defines the expansion's identity. Mounted cavalry combat on horseback is a central and iconic system within the broader melee and strategic combat.
How it looks and sounds
The camera follows the player character from behind during exploration and mounted combat, establishing the primary perspective. An optional first-person perspective is available for aiming ranged weapons and adds immersion choice to combat.
How it's structured
The core experience revolves around an open sandbox world where the player freely chooses conquest targets, allies, and objectives without a prescribed campaign order. The player determines the sequence of provinces conquered, quests undertaken, and enemies engaged without a fixed progression path. Players set their own goals—sieging castles, recruiting armies, managing provinces—with minimal imposed objectives, defining the sandbox experience.
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