BannerCraft (Updated)
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #48 of 678 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Installation:Copy into your Bannerlord Modules folder
Features:
Adds armour, horse armour, shield, bow, crossbow, arrow, and bolt crafting to the game. All can be crafted even if added by mods, as long as they're in one of those categories.
Adds armour, horse armour, shield, bow, crossbow, arrow, and bolt smelting to the game. All can be smelted even if added by mods, as long as they're in one of those categories and will give at least one material. Only enabled if not using vanilla smelting mode.
Adds regular weapon crafting too.
Material costs for all are based on item tier, class, and weight. Low-tier cloth and leather armours need linen or leather and some metal. High-tier plate and chainmail armours need velvet and lots of metal.
Smelting payouts for weapons are based on weapon class, so Pugios no longer give everything you need to craft two-handed swords (configurable via MCM).
Crafting of weapons and armour can fail. Failure is based on the difference between item difficulty and your skill level, with a max chance of 95% at 95 or more difference (configurable via MCM).
Stamina costs for armour are quite high but are affected by the "Practical Smith" perk.
Crafted items are affected by Experience/Master/Legendary Smith and have a chance of getting a prefix from them. Legendary is an additional item tier. It may not be perfectly balanced for these items.
Crafting skill below difficulty has a chance to add negative prefixes. The level of skill above difficulty to no longer have a chance of crafting a low-quality item is 25 (configurable via MCM).
Information:
If you wish to collaborate or provide any ideas for the development of this mod, if you want to, you can fill out this form. (created using Google Forms)
This form is anonymous and will only be used by me for the purposes of improving the mod. You're not required to add any personally identifiable information unless you strictly want to for the purposes of further contact. Google Email is required for the purposes of editing answers.
Known issues:
No sound when pressing the "Craft" button.
Pressing enter while crafting an armour will craft a vanilla item instead but using the items shown for the armour. Please use the craft button until further notice.
Crafting material icons for the extra crafting materials is always an ingot rather than the actual material. These are sprites rather than an actual item icon.
There is no batch smithing feature. Please use other mods such as Better Smithing or Hotkeys for this.
Compatibility:
Very unlikely to be compatible with mods that alter the crafting system in substantial ways. Better Smelting Continued seems to be featured compatible but it does have some visual glitches. Saving designs does not work for these mod's crafts. I'm new to modding and I won't be doing any patches for other mods right now but I might at a later date. If you have knowledge of how to do this please DM me I would be very happy to learn.
Issue with Realistic Battle Mod has been solved. The fix is included with the main file since V1. 1. 1. To apply this fix, download the patch in optional files.
Does not required RBM to be installed but does require bannercraft and all it's dependencies. The patch should also increase compatibility with extra armor modifiers from other mods. It changes the way modifiers are processed and assigned therefore it might change the outcomes of each slightly from the original mod.
Credits:
Special thanks to the Banner Kings mod team for showing
how to edit the crafting system. To adwitkow for updating and restructuring the mod and to the original author
A big thanks to OderWOPower for updating this mod while i currently struggle with some personal issues.
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BannerCraft adds comprehensive crafting and smelting for armour, horse armour, shields, bows, crossbows, arrows, bolts, and regular weapons to Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. It features failure chances, stamina costs, and quality prefixes, with MCM configuration. A popular gameplay expansion with 2,024 endorsements and 243,557 downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 2,024 endorsements and 243,557 downloads show it's a go-to mod.
- Deep crafting system that covers nearly every gear type, including mod-added items.
- Configurable via MCM for failure rates, smelting mode, and negative prefix thresholds.
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit compatibility notes for other crafting mods or game versions.
- Legendary tier may be unbalanced, as the author admits it 'may not be perfectly balanced'.
For Bannerlord players who want to expand their smithing beyond weapons and into full gear crafting. If you enjoy min-maxing and customizing your loadout, this adds depth. Skip if you prefer vanilla smithing or don't want extra complexity.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod folder directly into your Bannerlord Modules folder, not a subfolder.
- If you use other crafting mods, test smelting with a low-tier item first to see if payouts are balanced.
- Use MCM to adjust failure rates if crafting feels too punishing early on.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Bannerlord Mods
- Author
- 6135
- Version
- 1.4.5
- Downloads
- 243,557
- Endorsements
- 2,024
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 9/27/2023
- Updated
- 1/11/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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🔧 How to Install Bannerlord Mods
Use Vortex or manual. Enable mods in launcher. Harmony required.
📖 Full step-by-step install guide for Bannerlord →
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