There is no penalty hit when you do so. The contract never expires or needs to be renewed. At the initial talk when you ask to be a mercenary you are told how much pay you will get. When you battle the realms enemies you gain influence, the influence is then converted to denars at regular intervals. As far as i can tell, The game thinks merc contracts are the same as joining that faction as a lord. A bug i seriously hope gets fixed soon as it really ruins allot of the game play, having people hate you just because you left them when they ran out of wars to fight. What happens if you leave a kingdom as a mercenary Bannerlord? As a mercenary, you're able to leave the faction at any time with little to no issues. Talking to the leader of the faction will allow you to break both mercenary and Vassal contracts. Leaving will negatively affect your relationship with the Lords of the faction, but if you are a So right here you have a few more reasons: because they think its fun; because they want to RP as a mercenary; because they dont want to take orders from a king; because they dont want to be tied down by a faction; and so on. mercenaries is a decent paid job. Just sell your loot or gather influence (extra pay). PSA: Mercenary contracts are permanent. Currently the game treats mercenary contracts the same as vassalage. It never expires and you get a -20 relation hit with all lords if you cancel it. Just putting this here for people who don't know yet. I wanted to try fighting for the different factions as a mercenary to try out the different cultures Equipping a Standard Or Banner. To equip a Standard or Banner in Mount and Blade Bannerlord: Hold left-click and drag the Banner into your empty Banner slot. Xbox users use the A button. PlayStation users use the X button. And thatā€™s it! VjIDAG. Hope everyone is enjoying this fantastic game after such a long wait. Signed a mercenary contract with the Western Empire, however bleeding cash due to losses while getting to grips with mechanics. Want to withdraw from fighting and explore other parts of the map but donā€™t want to seriously damage relationships with lords. Step 1. Get bow Step 2. Get horse Step 3. Get good. Realistically though itā€™s better to just sue for peace or bribe sometimes. Or find/sneak into a town and wait there a while. Against bandits, barter with them and pay for safe passage. Against lords, try the same but they won't always accept. At first, there was a penalty. A few patches in, they removed it. People wanted to be able to hop around merc'ing for different factions. I don't think it's a bad moveinitially being a merc was about as restrictive as being a vassal (as far as relations penalty for leaving faction), without the benefits. It isnā€™t a bug, more of a missing feature. I believe that itā€™s critical for players who intend to startup their own kingdom one day to be able to leave a mercenary contract through expiration, and I would hope that TW is planning on adding it but for the time being the only solid way to make money is raid hideouts and get workshops. Nobby Nov 5, 2022 @ 3:21am. Buying a fief. I recently started a new sandbox game and my goal is to create my own kingdom and conquer the map basically (I'm in it for the long haul). I just need to get started with my first fief. I remember from back when I first played it, becoming a vassal can get you shafted quite a lot so I thought going for Grandmaster Knight. Oct 21, 2008. #6. You can use it though. Go to the king and join as a vassal - this negates your mercenary contract. And now revoke your oath. To do this you need enough reknown (to join as a vassal) and the king will like you less.

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