Loyalty Over Culture

Before you install

Version 1.3.0 is available on Nexus Mods and Steam Workshop for Bannerlord 1.5.2 Beta. Enable the matching Native, SandBoxCore and Sandbox 1.5.2 modules, plus StoryMode 1.5.2 for a Story Mode campaign.

Harmony 2.4.2.248, or a compatible newer 2.4.2 release, is required. MCM 5.12.3 is optional and provides the settings panel.

Nexus also lists older files for older branches: mod 1.2.3 for Bannerlord 1.4.8 and mod 1.2.2 for Bannerlord 1.4.5. Choose one release that matches your game version.

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Installation and updating

1. Close Bannerlord and its launcher. For a manual update, remove the old WPS_LoyaltyOverCulture folder before extracting the new release into Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\Modules\.
2. Install the matching Nexus file through Vortex or manually, or subscribe to the current Steam Workshop release.
3. Keep one installed copy of the mod. Remove duplicate manual, Vortex or Workshop copies before launching.
4. Enable the official campaign modules, Harmony and WPS Loyalty Over Culture. If using MCM, enable it and its dependencies before the mod.
5. Start or load your campaign.

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Choosing which fiefs benefit

The mod removes the owner-culture loyalty penalty from eligible towns and castles. Same-culture bonuses and other loyalty effects remain unchanged.

Without MCM, the benefit applies worldwide. With MCM, you can choose a narrower scope.

• Apply Buff to AI Fiefs is on by default. Turn it off to limit the benefit to your clan, unless Player Kingdom Only is enabled.
• Player Kingdom Only is off by default. Turn it on to cover your own clan and the other clans in your kingdom.
• Check a settlement's loyalty breakdown to see the owner-culture penalty removed.

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Compatibility and removal

Vanilla and modded cultures are supported when they use the game's normal loyalty rules. Mods that replace those rules may interact differently.

If using WPS Extended Game Settings, keep its overlapping owner-culture penalty option disabled. Other loyalty mods may add, remove or cancel the same effects.

The release supports adding or removing the mod during an existing campaign. Disabling and removing it returns owner-culture loyalty to normal game behavior.

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If the game will not start or the penalty remains

1. Check that the mod file matches your game branch and that only one copy is installed.
2. Update Harmony and, if used, MCM to the versions required by this release. You can disable optional MCM while checking a startup problem.
3. Confirm the settlement is included by your scope settings and check its loyalty breakdown.
4. If needed, verify the game files in Steam and test with the official campaign modules, Harmony and Loyalty Over Culture only.
5. For support, include the game, mod, Harmony and MCM versions, your load order, the affected settlement and any game or crash report.

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