Mount & Blade: Warband released in 2010, and while its sandbox campaign is legendary, the "Custom Battle" mode often felt like a forgotten appendix—a bare-bones menu to test troop compositions. However, the modding community has transformed this mode into a fully fledged, tactical sandbox that rivals Total War for scale and fun.
Gekokujo transports Warband to feudal Japan (no shields, all guns and katanas). The base mod’s custom battle mode is slightly limited, but community patches (like Gekokujo Daimyo Edition) add full custom battle support. You can recreate the Battle of Sekigahara with hundreds of samurai, ashigaru gunners, and cavalry lancers. mount and blade warband custom battle mods
On the left, a captain named Mirelle pulls a desperate gambit. She has a small squad of pikemen with a formation tweak she found in a private workshop. She orders them to "harken"—a formation not present in the base game—and they lock shield-rows in a way that no one expected. The pikes form a forest: cavalry tries to break it and fails, horses rebounding like thrown stones. Mirelle’s voice carries the thrill of discovery. “It works,” she says, though she had suspected as much. The Verdict Up Front Mount & Blade: Warband
Step 2: Increase Battle Size
Open Documents/Mount&Blade Warband/rgl_config.txt. Change battle_size = 1.0000 to battle_size = 2.5000 for a 375vs375 battle. Save as read-only. and cavalry lancers.
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: Some smaller mods allow you to export and import custom troop trees or edit individual unit stats and gear using external tools like the Warband Troop Editor Total Conversion Overhauls