You know that addictive as sin medival warfare/life simulator released by that indie group founded by a husband and wife team? It just got better. They’ve announced a new expansion.The main focus of it is going to be not a campaign, but multiplayer battles.

Yes children, you read right. Multiplayer battles in Mount & Blade. The main thing everyone has ever wanted, to joust with their friends and couch a spear right into <insert friends username>’s crowned jewels will be available as soon as summer, as late as autumn.

They’ve also promised

• Improved Strategic AI
• Extended diplomatic options allowing the player to wield more power
• State-of the-Art rendering technologies introduced for the first time, including the addition of High Dynamic Range (HDR)
• Brand new multiplayer feature including the ability for 32 players (possibly more – TBC) to play on a single map in team death-match style battles

Heh, and Darkfall hasn’t even been released yet.

PS: The graphics in the screenshot were from the Graphical Enhancement Mod, the blag isn’t responsible for any conflicts or crashes that may ensue from using it. However it is a known issue that the HDR mod (a repackaged ENB series) will cause your game to crash after you exit (I don’t understand either) and will stop the steam overlay appearing. It also looks way too bloomy anyway so install it without the HDR mod.