Developer AMA - One question, go!

[Xen]

Hey everyone,

I know a lot of you want us to do some sort of AMA/Q&A.

Feel free to ask questions below but I want to lay out a few rules so it doesn't get overcrowded.

- Ask me one (1) question only. Total.
- Keep it within 200 characters, I don't want to be reading essays.
- Please try and keep it to questions only, I don't want this to turn into a discussion.
- You can be serious or not, but just remember you only have one question 
- Don't worry if your question is not related to me personally, I will share most if not all questions with the developer team before answering.
- Please bear with me, if I take days/weeks to respond it's probably because I'm busy but I'm sure someone will drop me a reminder if it's taking me too long.

Thank you, so... Any questions?

Added the answers below as sort of a mega-thread.

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Ramos_Caoliki
- Given the new factions present in Bannerlord, will the primary faction change to perhaps the Calradian Empire, and by the same extension might we see new classes (or at least renames) to match this change?

Spoiler

We were talking about this before, I was actually kind of hoping to keep Nords and add the others to NI2 and try to keep it with the theme "NordInvasion". Some of us have the opinion of removing nords but it's still up for discussion to be honest. Me personally though would love to see "NordInvasion II" It just rolls off the tongue better.

Rydell
- Multiple times I have stated my desire to become NI dev, I even asked Kip few times which always resulted in no answer. For me this begs the question - Do you need my help in the development of NI?

Spoiler

Right now, we currently do not need any developers for NordInvasion. But, that does not mean in the future when NI2 (hopefully, all depends on TaleWorlds) begins development we may be looking at the community and our contributors for a team of people to help. But there's nothing stopping you contributing in your own way and if there's a specific tool you need let us know what you're looking to do and maybe we can help (Developer is just a title, anyone contribute)

Woody
- How much pain/distress/anxiety/etc... have I caused for the development team?*

Spoiler

Not sure who deleted the post (thanks for keeping it on topic!) but this is a masterpiece.

Not sure about distress and anxiety but you're definitely well known in the community and development team I will be honest sometimes the reaction is "God, another Woody thread" but at the same time I love it. I respect any dedication to any community and you have definitely shown that

Faravin
- What is your favourite food Xen? All I want to know

Spoiler

Bro, Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken.... that shit slaps.

Julia.
- How high is the lootchance of the mobs compared to bosses of the same wave? (As in Thors Chosen vs Thor // Not in absolute numbers (as you wont say that), but in relation to each other).

Spoiler

Very difficult questions to answer but I'll say this, the chance of getting a Copper Bar from Thor's Chosen is ALMOST the same as getting a legendary from Thor but your chance of getting the item from Thor's Chosen is a lot higher because there's way more Thor's Chosen than there is Thor.

Not to give the numbers because yes, it is literally a formula that leads to a number but let's just say there's a 5% chance to get a Defender Helmet from Thor but a 7.5% chance to get a Copper Bar from Thor's Chosen to give an example on how we sort figure it out. Statistically you'll get the Copper Bar more because there's more chances for you to get it. (The percentages given are WAY off, just saying...)
Hope this somewhat answers your question.

Never
- Why don't you increase the Lootchance? as the game is at it's end pretty much

Spoiler

Becuase what would be the point of playing the game if you have unlimited access to everything? People already basically have everything but it's not fun to just have way more of it. The loot drops are already way higher. I've got 5000+ in the mod hours and I've looted 4 items. But some people have played 1000 hours and looted 6. It's luck, but these days it is significantly higher than it was 2 years ago.

Trust me, loot chance is still high. If I was to compare it to another game... Escape from Tarkov - You'll probably loot more legendary items before you're able to find a Red Keycard in Shoreline.

tl;dr Because there's no point, people still enjoy the excitment from looting and if it was more common that will be ruined.

Gnoll
- What kind a cat is on your avatar and what is the name?

Spoiler

I forget that this cat is on my avatar, this is one of my mothers cats and her name is Sheba - we're actually not sure what sort of cat she is but she's definitely a odd one. She was the only grey cat out of her brothers and sisters

Berkay
- Can we see NI2 in 2021?

Spoiler

Hopefully. It all depends on Bannerlord providing the right tools we need to get started. I'm waiting to see dedicated servers and MP mod capability and how it'll work with Steam being so baked into Bannerlord, hopefully it can be workable so we can have a similar experience to NordInvasion.

.... right now it definitely won't be early 2021 unless Bannerlord can hurry up.

Peleus
- Why are you so sexy?

Spoiler

Good genes. Better question why are you?

Extaziii
- Is it possible to make the thrown spears ammo a bit higher? Like for example, Twigs from 15 to 17 , glory/rup from 16 to 17 and etc.?

Spoiler

No. Legionnaire and Pikemen classes are already really strong this will basically make these classes better than they already are. If you feel like you need more ammo then switch to a throwable that has more

Kriegstofu
- Will Jez ever come back for NI2?

Spoiler

Wow, now you're really going back in time! I wouldn't hold your breath but it's possible he might just show is face again one day.

Forward
- Did you abandon an idea about opening fourth weapon slot after Kaasovic left mod development or we can still hope to get it into the mod some day?

Spoiler

Sort of, I wasn't too active when this was an idea but I personally don't think there is a need for a forth weapon and it'll only really benefit very specific classes. Like I already don't see the point of spawning in with 3 swords unless you're handing them out to others. But being a Legionnare with a 2h, 1h, shield and a throwable sounds very broken to me. I'm not a big fan of jack of all trade classes and they already exist, this would just make more.

[Ramos_Caoliki]

Given the new factions present in Bannerlord, will the primary faction change to perhaps the Calradian Empire, and by the same extension might we see new classes (or at least renames) to match this change?

(Also as an aside, I'm assuming a lot of our questions won't have even been considered from what appears to be a hold on development until the source code is available, so I imagine a lot of answers will be not considered, perhaps consider updating / reviewing the questions if they are answered in the future? I can remove this from my post once its answered)

[Rydell]

Foreword - I love this post's idea!


Multiple times I have stated my desire to become NI dev, I even asked Kip few times which always resulted in no answer. For me this begs the question - Do you need my help in the development of NI?

[DR.]

Saved the best question just in case it did happen.

How much pain/distress/anxiety/etc... have I caused for the development team.

Be completely honest I don't mind.

[Barracuda]

What is your favourite food Xen? All I want to know

[Julia.]

How high is the lootchance of the mobs compared to bosses of the same wave? (As in Thors Chosen vs Thor // Not in absolute numbers (as you wont say that), but in relation to each other).

[Never]

Why don't you increase the Lootchance? as the game is at it's end pretty much

[Gnoll]

What kind a cat is on your avatar and what is the name?

[Berkay]

Can we see NI2 in 2021?

[Peleus]

Why are you so sexy?