Slayer's AIO Nord Invasion Guide

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Slayer's AIO Guide for Nord Invasion

Nord Invasion is a Mod for Mount and Blade warband. It involves a cooperative online multiplayer experience in which you along with some team mates slay some nords in hopes of defeating the final boss of each mode of Nord Invasion.
We will later go in-depth about the 3 different modes of Nord Invasion, along with the waves, bosses and all other things you could think about.

How to Install Nord Invasion

To install Nord Invasion, you simply have to go to www.nordinvasion.com and click download: http://prntscr.com/42zhgs
Afterward, you will be taken to a screen as thus:

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When entering this screen, note and remember the current version of Nord Invasion. The #1 box states this. Afterward, you have the selection of two different download types.


First Method (Recommended):

Box #2) You download a program that automatically connects to the Nord Invasion website and downloads all files and updates (including map updates) at the click of a button. If you have selected this path, go to -> C Drive -> Program Files -> Steam -> Steamapps -> Common -> Mount and blade Warband -> Modules. Once you are in the modules folder, place the NI Updater there:

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Open up the updater, it should look like this:

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Click the Language you wish to use and then click "OK!", Nord Invasion will then download Nord Invasion and any future updates at the click of a button.


Second Method:


Download the Zip file and extract the file to your Modules folder every time the mod updates.

First Time Playing

Start Mount and Blade Warband and select the Nord Invasion Module. After it has loaded up, create a character, click play and join a server. The server list will pop up, in your top right corner you will see the filter list, open it up and tick the box "Compatible with version".

Allow the server list to load, once it has completley loaded, click on each server and add them to your favourites list (You will need to do this for every character you create). Doing so will enable you to load the server lists much quicker and is highly benificial down the track.

How to activate your account:

On your first attempt on joinin a server, I reccomend you join an empty one. Once you have joined the server, immediatley hit "L". This brings up the server logs, you will notice something along the following:

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Before you actually start playing Nord Invasion, you will have to register your account, so pop over to www.nordinvasion.com again and you'll see this part:

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Click register, visit this part:

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type in your character name, activation code and password you desire.

Congratulations, you are now set to play Nord Invasion! Before I explain the first mode of the game (Normal mode), I'll show you around the website first. You will be using the Nord Invasion website for almost everything you do in the game.


The website:


The website is the control centre of your account, you do everything here, levelling up, buying items, equipping items, trading items, selling items, check your xp, equip weapons and armour, select your classes, everything.

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Box 1) This is your character and gold pile. Your gold pile increases over time as you slay more nords and sell items.


Box 2) These are your stats, it may be slightly irrelevant at the moment, however your stats raise as you level up as your specialised character traits increase. Your level is your current level, you level up by gaining the correct amount of experience required to level up. Notice how it says Total xp: 0 and Next Level: 100, this means you need 100 xp to level up from level 1 -> 2. Each time you level up, you gain a class point, you need class points to go down the path of character that you choose.


Strength: Strength is what determines what weapons you can use. Each weapon has a difficulty and that difficulty represents the strength required to equip/pick up said weapon. Every time you level up strength, you gain 1 total hp. Swadians can have a maximum of 30 Strength. You can gain Strength by gaining Melee Experience.


Agility: Agility enables you to run slightly faster. Swadians can have a maximum of 30 Agility. You can gain Agility by gaining Ranged Experience.


Box 3) Assist xp (experience) is what you gain when you are in range of a fellow swadian who kills a Nord, when this happens, everyone who is in assist xp range (it is horizontal, not vertical range) gains a certain amount of assist experience (you will know how much you get as it will say it in the game). The (x0.5) is a modifier to the assist experience. Example, if you spend 1 assist experience in melee, you gain 0.5 melee xp as it is a half modifier. If you spend 2 assist experience in melee, you gain 1 melee xp as it is a half modifier.


Box 4) This is the section where you choose what weapons you equip etc. We will go over support slot later.


Box 5) These are your stats, they're not really relevant until later, but basically:


Proficiencies: Weapon proficiency is the skill you use for any weapon.


Increasing your proficiencies allows the character to deal more damage with a melee weapon, and use ranged weapons more accurately. It also improves the weapon's attack speed.


One Handed, Two Handed, Polearm, Archery, Crossbow and Throwing are all classed as Proficiencies.


Skills:

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Box 6) Your player ID, this is used to recognise your account, it is used for inviting to houses mainly.


Box 7) Faction points can be gained through completing quests, you need Faction Points to start a House.

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Here you can choose to go down 4 different paths. Archer, Infantry, Pikeman or Crossbowmen.


Typically, Archers are fast and nimble using the power of bows to their advantage, wearing light weight armour, they are good at shooting nords from a distance and can run away.


Typically, Infantry are slow but powerful using the strength of weapons such as the 2 handed sword or Morning star, wearing heavy armour, they are good at surviving and are close combat specialists.


Typically, Pikeman are a mix between archer and infantry more on the archer side, they specialise in throwing weapons and polearms, using light armour, they are good at throwing weapons at nords as well as slashing with a polearm, however they do not have the heavy armour bonus's that the infantry do, so be weary in close combat.


Typically, Crossbowmen are also a mix between archer and infantry more on the infantry side, they specialise in crossbows however have decent melee skills, using medium armour, they are good at shooting nords with powerful weapons and taking down bosses as well as capable of holding a place in the shield wall, however they are not as powerful as infantry in close combat.


Characterisation:


There are 5 different Tiers of characters. Along with these tiers of characters, you can get a support class, Engineer or Medic.


Tier 1: Archer, Infantry, Militia, Crossbowman, Nurse, Tinkerer
Tier 2: Longbowman, Heavy Infantry, Skirmisher, Heavy Crossbowmen, Apprentice, Medic
Tier 3: Heavy Longbowman, Sergeant, Heavy Skirmisher, Man at Arms, Engineer, Field Medic
Tier 4: Sniper, Commando, Pikeman, Sharpshooter, Seige Engineer, Master Surgeon

Here you can find useful information about the first 4 Tiers of Characters:

Archer

Making this on request, seems about time archers had one of these .

Stats increase for Archer One handed 5 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 55 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 1 Power throw 0 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 1 Shield 0

| Stats increase for Longbowman One handed 5 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 55 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 1 Power throw 0 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 2 Shield 0

| Stats increase for Heavy Longbowman One handed 5 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 55 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 0

| Stats increase for Sniper One handed 5 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 60 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 2 Power throw 0 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 0

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Character stats at Archer One handed 85 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 75 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 2 Power throw 1 Power strike 2 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 2 Shield 1

| Character stats at Longbowman One handed 90 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 130 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 3 Power throw 1 Power strike 2 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 4 Shield 1

| Character stats at Heavy Longbowman One handed 95 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 185 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 4 Power throw 2 Power strike 2 Ironflesh 3 Athletics 5 Shield 1

| Character stats at Sniper One handed 100 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 245 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 6 Power throw 2 Power strike 2 Ironflesh 4 Athletics 6 Shield 1

Huscarlton_Banks has made a spreadsheet version of this information and has included hybrids, brilliant for planning ahead for level 52. Recommended read!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...UhCWnBhakE

Up to date as of the 18th of April

Infantry

Not sure if marcoux is active or not, so I am making an up to date table here. If an admin or marcoux could up date the original post, that would be great .

Stats increase for Infantry One handed 20 Two handed 15 Polearm 10 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Heavy Infantry One handed 30 Two handed 25 Polearm 15 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 1 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Sergeant One handed 30 Two handed 30? Polearm 15 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 1 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Commando One handed 30 Two handed 35? Polearm 20 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 2 Shield 2

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Character stats at Infantry One handed 100 Two handed 95 Polearm 30 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 3 Ironflesh 3 Athletics 2 Shield 2

| Character stats at Heavy Infantry One handed 130 Two handed 120 Polearm 45 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 4 Ironflesh 3 Athletics 3 Shield 3

| Character stats at Sergeant One handed 160 Two handed 150? Polearm 60 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 5 Ironflesh 5 Athletics 4 Shield 4

| Character stats at Commando One handed 190 Two handed 185 Polearm 80 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 6 Ironflesh 6 Athletics 6 Shield 6

As you can see, its pretty empty . If you have any information on this class, it would be appreciated.


Huscarlton_Banks has made a spreadsheet version of this information and has included hybrids, brilliant for planning ahead for level 52. Recommended read!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...UhCWnBhakE

Thanks to Jarold you can now see what equiptment you'll be unlocking with each tier!
http://forum.nordinvasion.com/index.php?...6.html#new

Up to date as of the 18th of April

Pikeman

So, with 0.4.0 hot off the press, I thought this might be useful

Stats increase for Militia One handed 0 Two handed 0 Polearm 30 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 40 Power draw 0 Power throw 1 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 1 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Skirmisher One handed 0 Two handed 0 Polearm 30 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 60 Power draw 0 Power throw 1 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 2 Shield 0

| Stats increase for Heavy Skirmisher One handed 0 Two handed 0 Polearm 40 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 80 Power draw 0 Power throw 1 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 2 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Pikeman One handed 0 Two handed 0 Polearm 40 Archery 0 Crossbow 0 Throwing 100 Power draw 0 Power throw 2 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 2 Shield 1

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Character stats at Militia One handed 80 Two handed 80 Polearm 50 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 60 Power draw 1 Power throw 2 Power strike 3 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 2 Shield 2

| Character stats at Skirmisher One handed 80 Two handed 80 Polearm 80 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 120 Power draw 1 Power throw 3 Power strike 3 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 4 Shield 2

| Character stats at Heavy Skirmisher One handed 80 Two handed 80 Polearm 120 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 200 Power draw 1 Power throw 4 Power strike 4 Ironflesh 4 Athletics 6 Shield 3

| Character stats at Pikeman One handed 80 Two handed 80 Polearm 160 Archery 20 Crossbow 20 Throwing 300 Power draw 1 Power throw 6 Power strike 5 Ironflesh 5 Athletics 8 Shield 4

If you have any information on stats for this class, it would be appreciated .

Many thanks to Marcoux for the table format.


Huscarlton_Banks has made a spreadsheet version of this information and has included hybrids, brilliant for planning ahead for level 52. Recommended read!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...UhCWnBhakE

Up to date as of the 27th of June

Crossbowman

So, with 0.4.0 hot off the press, as with the skirmisher thread, I thought this might be useful

Stats increase for Crossbowman One handed 10 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 0 Crossbow 65 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 0 Athletics 0 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Heavy Crossbowman One handed 15 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 0 Crossbow 75 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 0 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 0

| Stats increase for Man At Arms One handed 15 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 0 Crossbow 75 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 1

| Stats increase for Sharpshooter One handed 15 Two handed 0 Polearm 0 Archery 0 Crossbow 85 Throwing 0 Power draw 0 Power throw 0 Power strike 1 Ironflesh 1 Athletics 1 Shield 1

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Character stats at Crossbowman One handed 90 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 20 Crossbow 85 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 3 Ironflesh 2 Athletics 1 Shield 2

| Character stats at Heavy Crossbowman One handed 105 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 20 Crossbow 160 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 3 Ironflesh 3 Athletics 2 Shield 2

| Character stats at Man At Arms One handed 120 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 20 Crossbow 235 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 4 Ironflesh 4 Athletics 3 Shield 3

| Character stats at Sharpshooter One handed 135 Two handed 80 Polearm 20 Archery 20 Crossbow 320 Throwing 20 Power draw 1 Power throw 1 Power strike 5 Ironflesh 5 Athletics 4 Shield 4

If you have any information on stats for this class, it would be appreciated .

Many thanks to Marcoux for the table format.

Recommended reading material!:

Huscarlton_Banks has made a spreadsheet version of this information and has included hybrids, brilliant for planning ahead for level 52.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...UhCWnBhakE

Thanks to Jarold you can now see what equiptment you'll be unlocking with each tier!
http://forum.nordinvasion.com/index.php?...953.0.html

And last but not least, Tsuki has created a pretty complete guide on being a crossbowman:
http://forum.nordinvasion.com/index.php?...336.0.html

Up to date as of the 27th of June