How do you get faster movement speed in Bannerlord?

How do you get faster movement speed in Bannerlord?

In Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, movement speed can be a crucial factor in your adventures. Whether you’re a seasoned warrior or a freshly-minted lord, having a quick and reliable movement speed can make a huge difference in your experience. In this article, we’ll cover the ins and outs of increasing movement speed in Bannerlord and provide you with some top tips to boost your momentum.

Animal Cavalry – A Key Factor in Fast Movement

Mounting pack animals such as mules and pack camels can increase carry weight, making it possible to transport a larger inventory, but does not speed up movement.

Marrying a Lady, or Two?

Wedding a princess or lord’s daughter doesn’t significantly affect movement speed. As long as they’re the right class, quality matters more. Influencing lady relations will not result in additional movement speed for your soldiers.

Speed Up With Horseback Riders

Conquering horses can actually increase your troop’s overall speed. Riding horses yourself or having many horse-back riders in your party might contribute to movement speed.
The more soldiers you have on horseback, the faster the party’s pace gets up but diminishing returns apply; after 6 horses or around 10 horse-based troops, gains slow and you’ll receive the ‘Herd‘ penalty.

Unorganized Battlelines – Penalty or not?

You may observe the unorganized battleline or mixed units decreasing your speed slightly. Once engaged in battle and retreating or regrouping, organization improves but still doesn’t significantly reduce movement speed, especially within cities.

Practical Strategies for Efficient Movement

• Take fewer people to town fights so that you might not draw excessive attention (and so enemies won’t attack); for example, 1/4 or 30-40 percent fewer defenders than their defending castle population.
• Join an army under a superior commander can improve average soldiers quality if chosen skill-perk-wise for troops in the host army to influence overall movement rate.