Knocked Down Heroes Influences Troops
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #161 of 678 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Finally it is more important who will knock down heroes in battle.
Troops will lose morale when their team lords, formation captains and generals fall in battle.
The morale penalty is distributed depending on the lords current position in battle.
Features
Troops will lose morale when their team's lord is knocked down in battle.
Opposing team's troops will gain morale.
Morale calculations are different for these victims: the party general, the formation captain, and an unassigned lord.
The opposing team's troops will yell in excitement when the enemy team's lord falls in battle.
Works in field and siege battles.
No need to configure anything, just plug and play.
Every situation is configurable in MCM menu.
Translations for 12 languages.
Additional languages included (using copilot ai translation)
Português (BR), 简体中文, 繁體中文, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Polski, Русский, Español (LA), Türkçe
Morale loss distribution:
When general falls all party loose morale
When formation captain falls captain's formation loose morale
When unassigned lord falls troops within 10m radius loose morale
Morale gain distribution:
When general knocks down all party gain morale
When formation captain knocks down captain's formation gain morale
When unassigned lord knocks down troops within (10m, 20m, 30m) radius gain morale
How much morale troops loose?:
When general knocks down: general - 16 captain - 15 unassigned - 14
When formation captain knocks down: general - 12 captain - 11 unassigned - 10
When unassigned lord knocks down: general - 8 captain - 7 unassigned - 6
When simple troop knocks down: general - 4 captain - 3 unassigned - 2
How much morale troops gain?:
When general knocks down: general - 16 captain - 15 unassigned - 14
When formation captain knocks down: general - 12 captain - 11 unassigned - 10
When unassigned lord knocks down: general - 8 captain - 7 unassigned - 6
When simple troop knocks down: general - 4 captain - 3 unassigned - 2
Also troops will yell in excitement when enemy lord falls:
When general knocks down any lord - all troops.
When formation captain knocks down any lord - his formation troops.
When unassigned lord knocks down: general - troops within 30m captain - troops within 20m unassigned - troops within 10m
On-screen notifications example:
Compatibility:
Can be added/removed anytime.
Does not add data to save game files.
Requirements:
Installation:
Advisable to use 7zip to extract archive.
Put it in Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\Modules folder.
Enable the mod in the launcher, reorganise it in alphabetical order.
Special thanks to:
Lesser Scholar who made extensive Artisan Worksop Mod Tutoial.
LitauenLitauen for his priceless modding documentation at BannerlordModding. LT.
Mount & Blade Modding community Discord channel.
My game modding notes:
This Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord gameplay mod makes hero knockdowns matter by applying morale penalties to troops when their lords, formation captains, or generals fall in battle. It features configurable morale effects, works in field and siege battles, and includes translations for 12 languages. With 398 endorsements and 65,229 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life addition.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 398 endorsements and over 65k downloads.
- Adds strategic depth by making hero protection a priority.
- Plug-and-play with no configuration needed, but MCM options available for tweaking.
⚠️ Cons
- Morale penalties are fixed numbers (e.g., general -16) and may feel unbalanced without tweaking.
- AI translations for 12 languages might have inaccuracies.
- Last updated July 2026 — check compatibility with the latest game patch.
For Bannerlord players who want battles to feel more dynamic and rewarding when taking out enemy heroes. If you're a strategist who likes managing morale and protecting your officers, this mod is for you. Skip if you prefer pure combat without morale mechanics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use the MCM menu to adjust morale penalties if the default values feel too harsh.
- In siege battles, keep your general safe to avoid a massive morale drop for your whole party.
- If you're using other morale mods, test for conflicts—this mod changes morale calculations directly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Bannerlord Mods
- Author
- TadasTheLithuanian
- Version
- 1.2.5
- Downloads
- 65,229
- Endorsements
- 398
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 3/16/2025
- Updated
- 7/26/2026
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