Host a Game – Developer TaleWorlds has provided you with all the options you could want in terms of setting up a server. With the character created you are faced with two choices: Next up is the same physical character creation tool you used in single player and finally you get to choose your banner. Sadly you have to start from scratch by choosing a name and faction. It seems a bit of a shame that you can’t just port your single player campaign character into the multiplayer side of the game. In this M&B: Warband Multiplayer Guide we’ll run through the options and offer up a few hints and tips to get you started on the path to glory. Now you can hack, slice, maim and stab up to 64 friends and strangers across 12 specially designed multiplayer maps in your choice of 7 multiplayer modes. The new multiplayer modes in Mount & Blade: Warband have ramped up the medieval action by a few notches.

This is the first part of our guide to Mount & Blade: Warband.