Towns (and what to do in them)
Towns have been changed up in parts but largely seem unchanged from what we’ve seen in previous games. The menu upon entering a town or settlement appears to be very similar in terms of options (tavern, visit a lord, etc.), so no hints there at any new content.
Walking around the towns themselves seems to be a lot livelier now, with NPCs actually seeming more individual rather than the previous Mount & Blades’ collective hive mind that could only answer as if reading from a fact sheet. The devs in the video mention ‘private enterprise’, which sounds like the option in Warband to build your own businesses in cities such as dyeworks and breweries.
Another new feature demonstrated was crime. Towns now have criminals who run parts of the area as their own. You can choose to kill them and take their place if you fancy yourself a crime lord, or you can simply clear them out and leave some trusted men behind to gain the respect and trust of the town and its lord.
