Work is well underway on a Game of Thrones mod for Kingdom Come Deliverance for PC.
The popular Seven Kingdoms mod is being adapted to Warhorse’s medieval RPG, with work completed on some early House Stark armour.
The mod hopes to include all the major factions from Game of Thrones. House Stark, House Lannister, House Tully, House Frey, House Bracken, House Brax, House Blackwood, House Karstark, House Bolton, House Glover, House Whent, House Crakehall, House Lefford and the Brotherhood Without Banners will all be represented.
“The main goal is to recreate an open-world for players to explore during the War of the Five Kings,” say the mod’s creators.
“A main story-driven campaign will be created if the development tools support it, and we won’t have an idea until the SDK is released. Keep in mind this would require a very large number of voice actors, animators, and scripters, potentially lengthening development for a significant period of time.”
The Seven Kingdoms mod was last used for Attila: Total War but was limited by buggy custom maps and no campaign.
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“The open-world and story-driven aspects of [Kingdom Come Deliverance] are better suited to the Game of Thrones universe, giving us much more potential for new features and gameplay modes. Most importantly, Warhorse Studios stands behind the modding community and has been very vocal about supporting mods,” said the mod team.
Seven Kingdoms mod
Seven Kingdoms is based on the Game of Thrones TV series rather than the books, and as well as weapons and armour is also likely to feature some of the same characters.
“The mod will be centered in the Riverlands during the War of the Five Kings,” detailed the modders. “This location was selected because it closely resembles the visuals of the KC:D game (trees, buildings, etc.) and is best suited to the original game’s storyline.
“Dozens of armies were present in this hotly contested area (Stark, Lannister, Tully, Bracken, Karstark, etc.) along with gangs of bandits and freeriders roaming the countryside. With two warring sides, dangerous no-man’s-land, and civilians caught in the middle between it all, it’s a content-rich environment and the ideal location for an open-world mod.”
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And as the dust settles over King’s Landing (and your TV), the Game Of Thrones concludes until George R. R. Martin finishes writing his own take on the finale. Where does that leave a fan desperate for their next hit of medieval grimness and scheming? Fan-fiction, probably. Or, thanks to the wonders of modding, interactive self-insert fan-fiction!
Today I’m taking a look at two massive Game Of Thrones mods for medieval mercenary sim Mount & Blade: Warband that are vying for a prize greater than any uncomfortable-looking (and now rather warm) throne; your free time.
Stick Em’ With The Pointy End
Despite being nearly a decade old, Mount & Blade: Warband remains popular, in part due to its very active mod scene. There are dozens of notable total conversion mods for the game, letting you replace its pseudo-medieval world with everything from gritty historical simulations to Star Wars. But to celebrate our first week of TV without Kit Harrington looking like he’s on the verge of crying, it’s off to Westeros we go!
The two mods we’re examining here, A Clash Of Kings and A World Of Ice & Fire, – are both enormous labours of love. Large productions in their first iterations, they’ve been updating for years with new features, quests and details. Both of them could be considered advanced mods, adding more management systems to Mount & Blade’s already-exacting simulation, so as such, you should probably clock a few hours with the base game before jumping in, but I won’t stop you if you’re desperate to get your Targary’on.
Installation of either of these mods is a walk in the park. If you’ve got the base game on Steam, you merely need to subscribe to the Steam Workshop version and let it automatically download, then pick it from the Mount & Blade: Warband launcher screen. Dil ke jharoke mein aaja 1997 mp3. Alternatively (and applicable to any other release of the game), you can download the mod via Mod DB and unpack it to your Mount & Blade: Warband/Modules folder. It should sit comfortably alongside “Native” which is the default game campaign.
In the Lannister corner, we have:
A Clash Of Kings by “Cozur”
Latest Version: 7.1, released May 16th
Downloads: Steam and Mod DB, 2.8gb once unpacked. Taleworlds Forum Thread: Here Developer’s Patreon: Here Official Wiki: Here Gaming The Throne 101: Not getting stabbed
Of these two mods, A Clash Of Kings feels slightly more accessible for Mount & Blade newcomers, although that doesn’t make it easy. Similar to the main game, it begins with a quick test that you can defend yourself in a fight against a single robber, before placing you firmly on the fringes of Game Of Thrones lore, and just off the Dornish border. All you’ve got is word that there’s war coming, and your character has resolved to stick around and try to turn a profit from it.
One of the most curious features of A Clash Of Kings is its historical sites, usually denoted with white names on the map. Once you’ve picked up a few followers (or at least Brynden Storm at the starting tavern, who is a skilled surgeon), bumble around like a confused tourist and look for vaguely interesting structures — destroyed buildings, statues, odd hills, caves and whatnot. Approaching them will get you some sentences of lore, plus a fistful of experience points. You can ding a few levels practically for free.
Unless you plan on fighting from the back row all the time, you’ll want to pour some stat points into strength early. It’s easy to start out with a character inventory full of weapons and armour you’re just not beefy enough to wear. Quite how a chain coif requires significantly above-average strength I will never know, but you should roll with it. Eighteen strength is a good number to access most worthwhile gear, while ten intelligence will allow you to read books for additional bonuses, and charisma is just where you should dump every free point after that because it’ll let you lead more people.
A Song Of Too Many Verses
If you like your lore dense, then A Clash Of Kings is the mod for you, ‘cos it feels like someone’s creative writing sketchbook given life. Between the lore text you’ll wade through while exploring, and the first handful of quest NPCs you’ll meet, expect to read a lot. Characters feel like they say with a paragraph what could be surmised in a single sentence, but fortunately your quest journal will point you the right way even if you click through it all.
That’s not to say it’s all worth skipping. Brynden Storm’s rambling makes sense, being a loquacious Maester with poor bedside manner for a healer. Some of the quests are nicely written too, making up for the game’s limitations when it comes to scripted set-pieces. I’d recommend the quest given by a nervous peasant in the Weeping Town inn, sending you to deal with a Wight. You won’t need any magical equipment, but you’ll get to do a nice bit of walking sim-like adventuring through a spooky abandoned village.
Never Fight A Land War In Essos
A Clash Of Kings is mostly concerned with the medieval warfare aspects of the setting, with no White Walkers, no Night King and definitely no dragons. Recent updates have further expanded on the more detailed human side of the setting with a greatly expanded fighting tournament system, where you’ll see armoured knights in Westeros, and agile duelists down in Dorne.
A Clash Of Kings’s more restrained ambitions make it easier to step into if you’re relatively inexperienced at Mount & Blade. It provides an opportunity to explore and experiment with the setting without too much pressure. Your early days will be spent as a sword for hire, doing odd jobs, or following a lesser lord for pay and experience, and endgame involves setting up your own little fiefdom and managing it. Down-to-earth stuff. The more simulationist bent gives it a less predictable campaign in the long run, though. Let the clock run long enough and you’ll see the plot go completely off the rails, and nations fall and rise in amusing ways. Better yet when you’re the one that nudges a kingdom off the edge.
And now that we’re all warmed up and stuffed full of juicy lore, let’s take a look at our significantly more supernatural challenger in the Stark corner:
A World Of Ice & Fire by “Produno”
Latest Version: 4.3.5, released May 18th
Downloads: Steam and Mod DB, 4.5gb once unpacked Taleworlds Forum Thread: Here Developer’s Patreon: Here Official Wiki: Here Ser Marty Stu, At Your Service
While A Clash Of Kings was happy let you scoot around on the periphery, A World Of Ice And Fire drops you right in at the deep end. After asking whether you want character names to match the TV show or novels, and whether you want to throw Westeros into procedural chaos (instead of scripted), it puts you right at the epicentre of the story. You’re there when Sean Bean gets captured by the Lannisters, and the Starks task you with leading two of their men to Winterfell to deliver the news. Accepting their offer gets you into the main story within minutes.
Unfortunately, signing up with the Starks while in King’s Landing paints a big red target on you, so you’ll be chased by Lannister troops and bandits the whole way. My only recommendation early on is to pick nobility as your starting origin, which will give you enough clout to maybe pick up some peasant followers as you travel. Eventually you’ll reach Winterfell, and find plenty of questing opportunities.
Once you’ve found your feet, there’s a lot more to worry about in A World Of Ice And Fire. Bandits, broken men and other ne’er-do-wells roaming the map will home in on you with horrifying glee. Even when you’ve got very little to lose, there’s still the chance of suffering permanent injury, thanks to a new advanced wounding system. Get hit hard enough and you’ll end up with stat-hobbling injuries, and unless you get them treated by a Maester or other surgically-minded character (always a good reason to keep them around), they’ll become permanent. You’ll probably not want to play this in Iron Man mode.
Will Conquer For Food
A World Of Ice And Fire does let you go off the beaten path, but by default it’ll push back before long. You’ve got two years, give or take, until the White Walker invasion happens, with the Night King and his horde rolling in from the north. Yep, there are proper undead enemies this time round, as well as giants (recruitable, if you end up befriending the Wildling tribes), and even a Direwolf companion. If you want to fight the undead, you’ll need a Valyrian weapon, or incendiaries like Wildfire flasks.
While lacking in dragons, this mod does have almost every other notable face you could think of. Head up past The Wall and you’ll be able to sign up with the ever-horrible Mance Rayder. If a warmer climate is more your style, you can head across the sea and towards the Free Cities. If you feel like getting involved in scripted story quests, you can seek out Danaerys Targaryen, Varys and other members of her crew.
Keep Your Friends Close And Your Enemies Well Paid
As brutal and uncompromising as A World Of Ice & Fire can be, it all feels there to add texture to the mod. I wouldn’t recommend this as anyone’s first Mount & Blade mod, but I would recommend it to fans wanting to play around in the world of the TV show and novels. Keep your eyes peeled (or consult this mod wiki page) and you’ll be able to hire Bronn, notorious cutthroat mercenary and most likeable person in the entire TV series.
And there you have it – two massive worlds to explore. The former a little more accessible, but less likely to give you your fix of fan-fiction action unless you’re deeply invested in the geography and history of the setting. The latter is a more ambitious affair, but uncompromising in its difficulty and perhaps a little too willing to get you rubbing shoulders with big characters. Neither of them is easy, but they’re the best way to explore Westeros on a budget. You won’t even need a travel guide.
You can pick up Mount & Blade: Warband on Steam, Humble and GOG for £15/€20/$20. None of the DLC is required, or even particularly recommended.
Editor's Note: Since we should all be about 4 episodes into Season 7, maybe this will help sate your bloodlust for the next two months.
Game of Thrones is more than a fictional series. At this point, it's a part of our culture. Fans want to go beyond the books and TV shows, and video games has them covered. Today marks the release of Telltale Games' Game of Thrones Episode 2: The Lost Lords, but once you've finished that, we've rounded up eight mods that can take you right back to Westeros to get your Game of Thrones fix.
A Clash of Kings (Mount and Blade: Warband)
This Mount & Blade: Warband mod includes all of Westeros and the western part of Essos. It packs in 21 unique factions, each with custom facial features, hairstyles, and clothing. More than 1000 items are available, including many armor pieces from the TV show. Gather your army and ravage the countryside: Looting, pillaging, sacking, and more are all here. The beta test for the 2.0 version is underway now, with the latest ModDB update posted just over a week ago.
Winter is here for Game of Thrones fans, as after almost two years, the critically-acclaimed fantasy drama has returned to our screens for its final season. HBO’s adaptation of George RR Martin’s epic literary saga is a monumental achievement, and will apparently go out with a bang, with some of the biggest battles ever depicted on screen.
With its violent and imaginative mythology, it’s no surprise that Game of Thrones has struck a chord with many in the game-playing community. While a few tie-ins have come our way over the years, there has yet to be a licensed Game of Thrones game that truly matches the scale, depth, and excitement the show provides.
So, in order to fully immerse ourselves in the hype for Season 8, we’ve compiled a list of eight games that make us feel like a hero, villain, or morally-grey citizen of Westeros.
The night is dark and full of terrors and this article may contain spoilers, so proceed at your own risk. Oh, and we won’t be mentioning the dreadful 2012 tie-in from Atlus USA – this game has been banished to the Wall for crimes against the crown.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Although Game of Thrones author George RR Martin hails from New Jersey, his chief inspiration for creating the World of Ice and Fire comes from medieval European history. While magic exists in Martin’s world, it’s hidden away – and always comes at a great cost. Many of Westeros’ greatest knights – Sandor Clegane, Arthur Dayne, Jaime Lannister, and many more – earn victory through sheer brutality and endurance. One game that captures the gritty lifestyle of a medieval knight is Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Kingdom Come is an action-RPG that is set apart from the rest by its devotion to historical realism. You’ll have no red priestess to save you here. Instead, you must rely on your wits and skill with a sword, and both will take work to maintain. You must manage your stamina and hunger to survive, while mastering a vast array of skills from lockpicking to weapon-honing to complete the quests available to you, all the while building your proficiency in the precise first-person combat. It’s a harsh world, but one packed with rewards for those who can persevere through its many challenges.
Like Game of Thrones, Kingdom Come doesn’t shy away from the less savoury aspects of medieval culture, either. Fans of the exploits of Tyrion Lannister will appreciate the ribaldry of this game’s cast, who run the gamut from lovable rogue to tyrannical lord, all of whom can be interacted with in a variety of authentic scenarios.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Look, we know we don’t have to tell you why to play The Witcher 3. It’s a critically acclaimed classic that has transcended its genre to become a generation-defining fan-favourite. Despite its ubiquity, it’s still worth highlighting just how brilliant The Witcher series is, especially for those prone to dark and sexy fantasy worlds.
mixing fantastical adventure with political intrigue and personal drama
Much like Game of Thrones, The Witcher game series is based on a long-running series of fantasy novels, drawing upon a richly detailed fictional universe based on European mythology. The Witcher novels were penned by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and deal with similar themes to A Song of Ice and Fire, mixing fantastical adventure with political intrigue and personal drama.
CD Projekt Red’s titles bring Sapkowski’s unique world to life in gorgeous detail which has yet to be surpassed. It’s not quite as open-ended as some of the other games on this list, but if you’re looking for a narrative experience that is as captivating and merciless as HBO’s blockbuster, The Witcher 3 should be your first port of call.
Skyrim
This little-known entry in the Elder Scrolls series flew under many fantasy fans’ radars when it sneaked out in 2011, but give this hidden gem a chance, and you’ll discover a pretty solid fantasy RPG.
Ok, enough of that. Obviously, Bethesda’s vast open-world RPG is a genre-defining title, which set the standard for games of its type and, despite its technical shortcomings, is considered by many to be a masterwork. Whether you’re running errands in an unassuming farming village or battling dragons atop a majestic mountain peak, it’s easy to lose yourself in the vibrant world of Tamriel.
Aesthetically, Skyrim is already pretty Thrones-esque, but take a venture into the world of modding and you can transform Tamriel into the Seven Kingdoms proper. There are several mods which will help you bring some Westeros flavour to your Skyrim experience, but by far the most comprehensive is the Game of Thrones Adaptation Mod. It changes character models, dialogue, environments, armour, items and more to give you a truly immersive journey through George RR Martin’s dark mythology.
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One of the most fascinating aspects of the world of Game of Thrones is the supernatural forces that exist at the fringes. Although the Gods of Ice and Fire play a background role in the show, they’re given more detail in the books, and many fans have speculated that they’re the real driving force behind the events we see unfold in the story. There are many gods and terrifying creatures present in Martin’s world – the red god R’hllor, The Drowned God, The Great Other, the Old Gods, and the Deep Ones, all of which are indisputably influenced by the work of HP Lovecraft.
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Another pop culture touchstone that mixes medieval fantasy with Lovecraftian horror is FromSoftware’s Dark Souls series. Although Dark Souls isn’t as fixated on cosmic horror as it its action-RPG cousin Bloodborne – let us have a PC version, Sony – the spirit of the influential author can be felt throughout the Dark Souls series. Especially in Dark Souls 3, many bosses feel like they could be plucked straight from Martin’s books.
The Deacons of the Deep strongly resemble the crazed priests of R’hllor, while the Curse-rotted Greatwood could easily be a weirwood tree brought to terrifying life. The unforgiving nature of FromSoftware’s games is also starkly reminiscent of Martin’s work – so much so that it’s rumoured the author is collaborating with FromSoftware on a new title currently in the works.
Telltale’s Game of Thrones
As one of the few officially licensed Game of Thrones videogames, Telltale’s five-part choose-your-own-adventure game sticks pretty close to the blueprint laid down by the show. It allows you to step into the shoes of a handful of original characters struggling to survive the cruel lands of Westeros and Essos as Winter approaches. Unlike Telltale’s The Walking Dead, this series is based on the show rather than the books, and as such features many of its top-tier actors reprising their roles.
It's never coming
Obsidian Entertainment, the maker of acclaimed RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity, were once approached about making a Game of Thrones game. The studio turned it down as it thought an adaptation of the books would work much better as an RTS title.
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While interacting with the likes of Cersei Lannister, Ramsay Bolton, and Daenerys Targaryen certainly has its charms, the fact that the plot is so inseparable to events of the show means that it’s difficult to care much about your player characters, knowing that they ultimately will have little impact on the overall plot.
Then there’s the unfortunate fact that the series ends on a cliffhanger, which will never be resolved due to Telltale sadly closing its doors before the second season could be completed. The unfinished story and aged visuals make this series difficult to recommend, but despite this, Telltale’s take on Thrones does feel remarkably authentic, and so it’s still worth a look for mega fans.
Reigns: Game of Thrones
Looking for a kingdom ruling sim but don’t have time to learn knotty game mechanics? Look no further than Reigns. In Reigns: Game of Thrones, you step into the shoes of various prospective rulers, including Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, and Tyrion Lannister. Your job is to manage the royal coin, military campaigns, the faith, and more. Sounds complex, right? But the unique brilliance of Reigns lies in its simplicity.
arguably the best game adaptation of the series yet
The many dilemmas of ruling are presented to you with cards that you can respond to with a left or right swipe – a simple binary choice that can have dire consequences. Essentially, it’s doing for management sims what Tinder did for online dating. It couldn’t be more simple to understand but, like all strategy games, it’s hard to master, requiring you to carefully think through each move and all of its possible outcomes.
What really makes this game great is its writing. You’ll fend off barbs from master of whisperers Varys, spar with the Lannisters, and get into shouting matches with Greyjoys – each represented in the instantly recognisable cadence of the Thrones mythology. Despite its simplicity, there is a lot to love in Reigns: Game of Thrones, and it’s arguably the best game adaptation of the series yet.
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
One of the most impressive parts of Game of Thrones is the epic scale of its battle scenes. Clashes like the Battle of Castle Black or the Battle of the Bastards are unlike anything else seen on the small screen, and rival even the Lord of the Rings films in their sheer enormity. When it comes to large-scale battles, there’s only one game series that truly captures the spirit of the Clash of Kings, and that’s Total War.
Total War is one of the most popular historical strategy game series out there, with entries that span across a range of time periods and settings including Feudal Japan, the Roman Empire, and Medieval Britain. The World of Ice and Fire borrows elements from all of these periods of history, but for the best game experience that aligns with the most iconic battles of the TV show, we’d recommend Thrones of Britannia.
Although there are no white walkers in Total War, you can faithfully recreate Jon Snow’s skirmish with Ramsay Bolton – albeit without the giant. Controlling your troops from a top-down perspective, Total War really makes you feel like a battle commander, leading your troops to victory using tactics alone. It helps that Thrones of Britannia also just looks stunning. Defending a keep from a siege by Vikings is a thrilling experience in its own right, but it’s also as close as you’re likely to get to feeling like Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch repelling wildlings from the Wall.
Crusader Kings II
Venturing back into the annals of history, Crusader Kings II is a medieval dynasty simulator which gives you the chance to build a legacy using diplomacy, or fire and blood. Once again, those wonderful internet folk have stepped up to make our nerdy interests even more nerdy with the Crusader Kings II: A Game of Thrones mod.
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Much like Skyrim’s GoT mod, this wonderful bit of user-generated content will transform the game world into an impressively faithful recreation of the continents of Westeros and Essos, complete with all of your favourite cities, strongholds, and houses.
As the developers explain, the mod will allow you to explore ‘What if?’ scenarios that didn’t occur in the books or show, such as if Stannis and Renly joined forces against Joffrey, or if Robb Stark had swerved the Red Wedding and continued his campaign in the War of the Five Kings. It’s a thoroughly engrossing mod to an already superb strategy game and is absolutely worth a look for any fan of the genre.
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