yet despite these advantages combat will mostly favor the defender as the range damage would instantly kill any heavily armored unit. Players now have a wide range of actions he/she can do in order to capture a city they can bribe the guards to gain control of the gates, poison the water supply, blow a hole in the walls, and other particular actions.
Castle and city Sieges/Defenses have been revolutionized. This forces the player to have a nice army composition, and plan out how to defeat the enemy.
Fire and Sword is a unique take in the series, it could be considered the 'Empire Total War' of the Mount and Blade Series, the introduction Fire and Sword is a unique take in the series, it could be considered the 'Empire Total War' of the Mount and Blade Series, the introduction of Firearms drastically changes the gameplay, players can't charge headlong into musket/rifle fire, as bullets/musket balls can pierce all armor save the most expensive ones yet slow to reload.