u/chill1227

I’ve just released Heraldry Studio for Bannerlord.
The goal was to take the fairly limited vanilla banner editor and turn it into something with much more control, while keeping the designs grounded in the visual style of medieval heraldry.

It includes:

- A larger, fully customisable editing workspace
- Better movement, resizing and rotation controls
- Layer duplication and removal
- Centre, fit, snap and alignment tools
- Exact width, height, position and rotation values
- 32 new banner icons
- 36 new backgrounds
- Full compatibility with Bannerlord’s normal banner codes

I’m also working on more than 5,000 additional icons and backgrounds, which will be released separately through optional addon packs.
This is still an early development release, so the editor has some rough edges. Preview banners do not always display correctly inside the editor and parts of the interface are still a little janky, but the core editor is working and I’ll be improving the presentation and usability through future updates.

Nexus:
https://www.nexusmods.com/mountandblade2bannerlord/mods/12485?published=1

Feedback, screenshots and bug reports are very welcome.

Just wanted to post my appreciation for the phenomenal service that is Japan Post. My parcel got returned to sender (my old landlord is abit of a d***) I called JP Post on a Sunday, they managed to call around and catch it on its way to Tokyo to get redirected free of charge to my new address.

If that isn’t incredible service I don’t know what is. Also they are super friendly to foreigners and helpful and the rates are far cheaper than the UK.

One of the many reasons I love living in Japan! 🇯🇵

Hi everyone,

I recently returned to Serve as Soldier and found that it had not been updated to work with the current version of Bannerlord.

I initially only intended to update the mod for personal use and restore compatibility with the current game version. While working through the code, however, I started adding a few features of my own, and this gradually developed into a larger extension of the existing soldier career.

I have tried contacting the original author via discord and discord servers but have not been able to reach them. Before uploading anything publicly, I wanted to ask what the community considers the correct approach.

I want to make it completely clear that Serve as Soldier is not my mod. My work is only an unofficial compatibility update and extension built on the original author’s work. The original mod page would be linked clearly, and I would not present any of the original content as my own. I would also remove the upload if the original author contacted me and asked me to.

Alongside updating the mod for the current Bannerlord version, the main addition is a new career path beyond the final enlisted rank.

Once the player reaches the final enlisted rank, they can accept a General’s Commission and continue serving their kingdom without immediately becoming a vassal.

The extension currently includes:
A new General career path after the final enlisted rank
•Command of an independent party
•Recruitment and control of your own soldiers
•Party-wage reimbursement and a daily retainer
•Command, but not ownership, of a town or castle
•Access to its stash, garrison and reinforcements
•The ability to join friendly kingdom armies during war
•The option to merge your party into your lord’s AI-controlled army
•Raid, siege, battle, patrol and diplomatic assignments regularly issued by your lord
•Relationship rewards with allied lords
•Three General ranks: Junior, Field and High General
•Increasing rewards and reinforcements as you progress
•A more gradual and controlled route into vassalage, with the outcome scaled according to the General rank at which you retire

The idea is to preserve the original Serve as Soldier experience, bring it up to date with the current version of Bannerlord, and add more progression for players who want to remain in military service rather than immediately becoming a noble.

Would it be acceptable to release this as an unofficial update and extension?

Looking for some advice on a tenancy dispute I have.

I signed a fixed-term tenancy agreement from 1 May to 31 October 2026 with rent set at ¥20,000/month. The landlord is also my former employer.
At the time I signed the agreement, I had already left the company because they couldn’t offer me summer work, and I had already started a new job elsewhere. My landlord knew this before we signed the tenancy agreement.

The written agreement doesn’t mention that the rent is conditional on employment, returning to work in winter, or that the landlord can increase the rent during the fixed term.

Two months later, my landlord emailed me saying the rent is increasing immediately to ¥50,000/month because I’m no longer returning to work for him this winter. He says the discounted rent was always based on the assumption I’d return, but that isn’t stated anywhere in the contract.

I’ve suggested a compromise, but he’s replied saying “this is not a negotiation” and wants my decision by the end of the week.
I’ve booked a free consultation with a Japanese solicitor, but it’s not until 15 July.

My question is: under Japanese law, can a landlord unilaterally increase the rent during the term of a fixed-term tenancy because of an alleged verbal understanding that isn’t written into the contract? Has anyone experienced something similar?
Thanks in advance.