Hello all!

The much awaited update for Viking Conquest has now entered beta on Steam. The update fixes more and more issues on all released platforms and should improve performance as well as stability, with an extensive list of changes.

In addition to all the fixes, there are a number of additions and improvements to the game! These are fully listed in the changelog but here are some of the highlights:

-Warlords MP Mode
-Shield Bash
-2-handed Axes
-Advanced diplomatic and party options
-Fleet splitting and advanced fleet management
-New Scenes

Note that while this patch should be savegame compatible, we are still in beta so there may be issues. Know that you opt-in at your own risk.

Instructions on opting into the beta below:

To select this, you need to right click on "Mount & Blade Warband" in your Library, select Properties, open the BETAS tab and enter "betapassword" then press Check Codes. Then select the beta from the dropdown menu. You may need to close and restart steam for the download to begin.

Full Changelog on the TaleWorlds Forums:

http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,327602.0.html