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"Since the release of Bannerlord, we have shared a number of hotfix patches with you to address some of the most prevalent challenges that players were experiencing. At this point, we want to begin establishing a more structured patch process to better support content changes that bear a greater risk for your gameplay experience", the dev wrote.
As a result, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord will get two additional branches - alpha and beta. Naturally, Steam's default public branch will still be your the official version, while alpha and beta branches will need players to opt-in.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's beta branch is a safe way to test drive content for the public servers. TaleWorlds are hoping to set a weekly cycle of moving betas up to the public servers.
At the same time, the dev will ensure that Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord content on the main branch is battle-tested and ready for showtime.
As for Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's alpha branch, this is where TaleWorlds intend to weave their magic and/or play around.
"The alpha branch will include content that is untested. It is intended for players, modders and explorers that wish to be as close to development as possible - even at the cost of stability. Our goal is to update it daily with our latest development branch", they wrote.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord has had a stellar start to its career on Steam, hitting the highest numbers for the franchise so far.
You can find our Bannerlord review here, or check out the announcement of alpha and beta branches for Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord here.
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