How to Create a Kingdom (ABRIDGED & UPDATED) | Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord 

It's so funny, i was playing my first play through very casually, being vassal of battania and suddenly cladog dies and somehow the ai voted me as new king so i got to conquer the world as the leader of battania.

ATTENTION EVERYONE: The "Create Kingdom" Button doesn't exist anymore. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS: Counquer a castle/town, then appoint a guvernor. After that, talk to your guvernor and you will have an option to start your own kingdom. SIDE NOTE: You have to be at war before being able to siege a castle/town. Declare war by attacking a village/villagers/caravans/parties of your desired kingdom. EASIEST WAY TO START A WAR I found is to talk to a party of your targeted kingdom and tell them "surrender or fight". Then, after you declare war on them, you can simply leave.

I recommend trading until you get the perk artisan community as it gives 1 renown everyday for every profitable workshop you own it really helps mid game to build up renown. Also wool weavery’s in every khuzait city but makeb make 300+ denars each day.

ty for serving as a beacon of light in this stormy night king

i love it when a rebelion kicks a kingdom out of a city, easy city without a war

Honestly so far this is the best channel I found explaining the game to the first time players like myself. Thanks for sharing these info.

This game is going to be amazing when it’s fully released. And the mods, my god the mods are going to keep it alive for years!!!

This is a really informative and helpful video. Even though I haven't played the game yet and have been taking my time to wait for it to reach an optimal "flavor", I watch these videos to prepare myself. Also I loved the Seljuks reference as well. Thanks a lot.

I just realized that i took a castle and since i was a merc, it went to the empire that i was hired by. Damn it

Got this game and I'm hooked. This game definitely doesn't hold your hand. Found your videos on RU-vid and man they've helped! Thanks for putting up these awesome guides man!

I think you should mention now, that if you cant click the ‘create kingdom’ button you have to talk to one of your governors who have a dialog to start or form your kingdom

Excellent video is always pretty stoked for your long-form kingdom video

"Zero - That's better than nothing, right?" - ItalianSpartacus 2021

can't wait for the long video! you really do great ones for us

Awesome guide, my dude. Thanks!

As always great guide! So needed.

Join a faction, use their own lords and make armies to conquer w/e you want, take the right of conquest so you keep them all. Then just leave/rebel/whatever. Also a trick for taking over towns of your own faction I used is I made an army with anyone I could take. Wait next to settlement in a war, wait for enemy to take it, re-take it and keep it as your own. Lol

A tip I would add is once you take a settlement, don't immediately form your kingdom or you'll be open to war being declared on you. If you remain a clan while you hold your settlement, the AI kingdoms won't declare war on you (at least in the 1.7.0 beta branch) and it gives you time to heal any wounded you have from the siege, build up your follower parties, upgrade the settlement, etc. The one downside is that you will not be able to serve as a mercenary as long as you're a clan with settlements but the settlement income offsets that pretty well.

I'd like to see a kindom management and growth guide. What city projects to focus on and how to manage in-kingdom relations. Creating your own kingdom is cool, but it quickly escalates into something of a mess in my experience :,(

wow, I had no idea it was that complex. What a deep game; what a gem of a game I've been sitting on because I didn't understand it.

You can farm renown super fast with the 125 skill trade perks, especially the workshop one. Can get to clan level 6 pretty fast.

This is awesome. This helped a lot. Thank you!

I dig the new updates. When starting off and doing the whole looter/arena portion you mentioned, I normally try to spam a few caravans to help with daily income. Caravans have been pretty consistently good for my early game and once you get 2-3 it can help you field 75-100 men without much hassle. Only good for early game though because caravans late game tend to get attacked a lot by whatever enemies you’ve made and tend to cost more to keep rebuilding. Companions can get some decent leadership skills too while running around with a caravan if you ever plan to use them later as party leaders. Also, when looking for nobles to recruit, I’ve found that clans without land (or have had their land taken) are much easier to recruit than ones with land. So normally I’ll sort through which clans I try to recruit, by that. Keep up the good content

This helped soooo much thank you for this!

I believe the appropriate word for the opposite of; "surplus" is: "deficit". Lack of, under-provision, overdraw / overdraft, scarcity, sparsity are other suitable synonyms.

Fun content, Sparty

Thanks for the tips!

it is quite helpful actually. thanks man

Dude nice. Thanks!

Man every video about bannerlord is like 10 videos long. I get that it's complicated but im not 5 and I can fill in the gaps. This video is perfectly condensed.

One big thing to not forget about workshops, is don't build them in kingdoms that you will be fighting. Because when you fight a kingdom you lose all the workshops that you own in that Kingdom's cities.

Can you make a guide for character builds and how it effects the long run on the campaign please,, love your informative guides and your tone is really nice and clear as well keep it up .

Great work

You make great video's bro i really love them

Thank you for this !

After watching this it makes me not wanna play it anymore. Your saying I need these attributes but I picked the opposite and your saying how important it is when creating a faction and i don't wanna restart. Thanks

Good info I'll have to watch this again when I play again. New world is sucking up any gaming time I have the last 2 weeks

Awesome thx. Hope this is still relevant

Good shit, taught me how to play warhammer and know friends have led me to bannerlord

The daily +1 renown per profitable workshop is a pretty nice snowball. It's in trade. Side note, Khan guards are still great for outnumbered fights. 300 can easily take on an army of 1k.

Damn didn`t know i could purchase of steam. Thank you mate, very good , the coders should enlist your help in actually making a tutorial, You the go to for me on this game. getting into this while i wait for for SC to stabilise graphics and my government get my bloody bandwidth back for me. I still don`t know what game i playing ,i just went with what the game chose. Had the game for 4 days or so.

Hi just a small doubt when i recruit a lord they say that i am glad to serve my liege and do not wish to serve another ?? what is the problem plz reply if u see Thanks ... And also when i finished creating my kingdom it automatically declares war in some othe kingdom any reason for that ?

Had to look up dirty, my lexicon thanks you

Did the second longer video come out yet? I cant find it on your page. I have lots of questions I'm hoping it answers

Hi. Is there a way to see the radius where the other lords could ste into the battle? I is very unclear to see if you or your enemy would fight alone or with other lords as partners

I am "new". Where are those little banners/flags units were holding in battles? I remember some time Ago IT was showcased but now i got the game and i miss it. It really Made some difference. Did they remove it because of optimization? Will it make its way back to the game?

i like always to go battania lands and killing looters and improve relationships with lords and leaders of their villages , so i recrute very easy only battanian archers ,then promoting them at the rank of fian champions ,always i like to have at least 100 fian champions in tier 5 clan level...as infantry i choose imperial legionaries , very good combat units in melee combat units... and as cavalry , i like elite khan's khuzaits as mounted archers, and vlandian banner knights in the mix with imperial elite cataphracts fian champions+ imperial legionaries , khan khuzaits+Vlandian Banner Knights+ Imperial elite cataphracts is my favorite template army to make :)

So let leaders go when you capture them after a battle or when they get ransomed? I’m assuming when you capture them. Guess it pays off but I’ve gotten some pretty good size ransoms like when I came across Lucson after a battle with only like 35 troops left.

Hey big question I Finally got my first castle I talked to everybody for the mission and I have all the stuff filled so I can start a kingdom but my start a kingdom button hasn't showed up yet

I independently took legeta, a capital that had rebelled, and I cannot create a kingdom. I'm clan lvl 4, troop total of 183, 3 companion parties and I've completed all tasks to create a kingdom according to the quest. Why is it that I'm not a kingdom even though I meet all of the requirements? Do I need to have a caste instead of capital? Is there a button I'm missing?

So I created a Kingdom but did not see that button. I had to talk to a governor to craete it, and I could only adopt someone else's, could not go through and choose the laws. I am on 1.6.5 as well. Do you have some kind of mod for yours?

u are wonderful for this, i cant wait to see the 3rd iteration of this video tho lmao

hey ive completed all the tasks for it, im completely independant and own one of the imperial castles but the option to create a kingdom isnt even there. Please help

so I am clan tier 4, got the 3 banner pieces, I have 2 castles over 100 troops and 300k gold but the create a kingdom button isn't there and istiana and azagos don't give me the option aswell.

“It’s zero, I mean it’s better than nothing.”

what i found out about the horses and mules, you dont actually have to go that far, sometimes even the next city has a huge demand on pack animals

This game is one that I was fine with buying in early access

Hey Spartacus, are you ever gonna make that video on parties that you mentioned?

Ty for update

My problem is always my companions when I set them off on their own group. They always end up getting captured, and never around when I need them.

so, I can't find the Create kingdom things like I'm clan tier 4, I'm married, I have my campions out on parties I defeated a minor clan that has 3 relations with me, and I have a town. What do I do now I'm confused?

If I become a vassal for a faction, can I built relation with another faction and eventually become allies? I've built workshops in different factions and I'm worried that I might be locked out of them due to war. Also, all of the minor clans have joined a faction except for 2 - Eleftheroi who are being decimated by everyone else while the Hidden Hand has been destroyed I suspect since their strength is 0. And I'm halfway to rank 2 so I guess I've spent way to much time on trading. xD

For some reason I don’t have the create a kingdom button in my clan menu. I’m clam tier 4 and have 2 castles. Does anyone know why? (If this matters I joined a faction and then left and didn’t give back the castles to the faction that left.)

Dunno if this is true for anyone else but i found the following method great for money making and army building 1. bandit bandits bandits 2. mix in some arena for dem clan points 3. merc for vlandia or khuzait 4. Foightin' rand the world 5. PROFIT i found doing this shot my money up really fast, grew a strong high tier army and put me in good standing for taking over a castle.

I found leveling and focusing smithing to be much more profitable > buy Pugio in Empire and smelt it down > and create 2hd swords > these at the start can give you 2k denars per sword > also I don't have an army so I lose no income and avoid fights until I have enough denars to support my army - definitely still do tournaments as these are HUGE money boost at the start of the game > use your winnings to buy your smithing stuff like hardwood > once I get about 20k I then build a small army of 20 troops and get them to tier 2 at least (focusing on archers) and then I rinse and repeat the smithing > always making more and more difficult 2hd swords and smelt Pugio and Xephos (sorry for spelling errors) but that has easily made me a ton of money at the start of the game. I tried it first time and managed to get myself, my champions and high troop army fully kitted out and have a ton of denars which doesn't cost anything compared to how many denars I have. Trading is definitely important because you want to sell for the best price....now my army is 97 and I bankrupt each town I go into by selling 1 of my 2hd swords.....after I done this I buy any of their Pugio (or similar for other kingdoms) and move onto next town > if they have good gear, armour, weapons or horses for good price I buy those to help with my army speed....Ohh and buy as many Mules as you can so you can carry your resources

How do you find those minor clans on the map? Even if you have an up to date info they're near location X, then it's nearly impossible to find them unless you bump into them by chance. I'd say looking for those dudes is a waste of time unless you want to recruit them...

But where do you find these minor clans? I'm currently playing and it doesn't even say where they are at and where to fight them.

I am just about to install a mod which allows for more rebellions. Intention behind that is that the faction i belong to would be weakened so that then afterwards could pick up the neutrals one by one. Now i did a bit of ressearch and found a good guide on reddit which would give a strategy to the same outcome in vanilla, but if you could do a vid about it i think it could be insightfull to a lot of people including myself :)

OK, total noob here. Been playing for like a week. Made many mistakes such as not the best choices for my character skills, companions or faction (southern empire) as a vassal. Right now I (clan tier 5 almost 6) have about 6 cities and 5 castles under my control and the the S Empire controls half the map. I also personally control all of the north of the map which used to be Sturgia. I'm thinking its a good time to break away an start my kingdom and hold the north while leaving my southern settlements to the wolves. Valandia and S Empire seem to be controlling the rest of the map so I plan on letting them fight it out. I also have about 2mil to pay for peace. Any input from the experts is more than welcome. OR should I start a new run and strive for perfection?

How can i attack castle if i am not a part/mercenary of any kingdom? I just dont have this button

Is this for Sandbox mode? I don’t have the Kingdom creation options I’m seeing here

Im clan tier 4 but it wont let me make a kingdom, any tips?

Can we get a vid on companion clans? Idk if I should make them into a clan or if it's a waste

thank you for the info :) as always. how long do you think until the beta becomes live? being able to quickly have a number of nobles through companions seems a godsend

Im in tier 6 and still dont see the " create your kingdom" buttom on top right ... anyone can help?

I have done everything needed but create kingdom button doesn't appear what is the problem? I have 4 level clan, 100 soldiers, 1 city and 2 castles and i am independent but there is no option to create my kingdom

Anyone know of a good mod for customer kingdom colors for your clan for the latest release? (This video shows blue troops!). Thanks in advance.

1st step should be: find companions with high Steward and Leadership skill. You need two for two extra parties + one companion with a culture of a city you want to conquer. 2nd Two companions will be controled by AI, so let them build up an army. You will be paying every day for it, so have large amount of money. (I think smithing is the only way, other is maybe trading horses + defeating noble armies.) 5 workshops in not enough. 3rd step With three parties you can conquer the city you want and then place governor with corresponding culture. To defend succesfully city need 400+ troops. (you take them from companion parties). 4th Bribe minor factions nobles to join you. Overall you need three main resources for you kingdom: money, loyalty and troops.

I have meet all requirements for kingdom creation but create kingdom button doesn’t show up.

Thanks you

I am wondering when is it planned for the game to stop being early access and finaly have a mod workshop?

What happens when the faction leader dies? Is the position voted by lords or inherited?

Do you kill all the members of the Minor clans, keep them captive, or release them ?

i dont have the create a kingdom button, what to do? ive done all the steps, got the banner parts, owns a castle, 100 soldiers in my army all that stuff is all done

Hmmm i dont understand why is the Kingdom button missing in my game....i have everything what i need but i cant create

Do you no longer need to do the quests to create a kingdom?

late to the party here.... how much capital do you suggest having before starting your own kingdom. I currently have $2.2 million and am getting bored now, grinding out missions and being a free agent in wars to gain loot.

*pokes* Any chance of that more in-depth / updated guide on this since the 1.8 patch is out now? :)

Question, how do you avoid burning female warriors? The second option is a release but denying their warrior hood.

i am missing the create kingdom button... what gives?

Okay so I'm very new to bannerlord and I thought I was doing great until I started my own kingdom. I took all of Batania some of vlandia and got a lot of nobles to join me issue is that everyone is at war with me asking for 30-50k tribute and if I accept it I'll be fine but my nobles can't afford an army so it becomes me against the world. How can I fix this without disbanding my kingdom

Can you ever get a minor faction to ally with your kingdom? Or subjugate them? I think that would be a cool feature. Then all their units would be recruitable for your army.

every time i have a companion create an army it costs me thousands of coin a day. how do i fix that?

Riding skill can be important too.. 😉

What is the difference between a sandbox campaign and the normal one?

PLEASE ADD MORE IN DEPTH VIDEO ON THIS

Buying Aserai Horses from villages are often not the best way of getting those horses. Askar is pretty much trading hub for these items because it is possible to buy Aserai Horses there cheaper. Also, I would say that hunting minor clans is a so-so solution. If you do horse-trading that means your Trade skill would reach 125 pretty damn fast. 125 Trade means Artisan Community perk. Clan Tier 1 comes quick and at Tier 1 you can serve as a merc which will skyrocket Clan tier. Hunter Killer missions and stuff.

One of those jawwal clan members captured my caravan and I put him in jail.... That led to me hunting every single member down and execute them lol I love this game

How did you get your engineer skill so high?

Does this one still apply to the 1.7 update?