Taking control and leading your troops into battle in Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord is a foundational skill that every good commander should understand. If you want to become a better tactician and gain more leadership with your character, you need to take stronger armies and lead your troops against them. A great way to optimize them on every encounter is to use Troop Controls. You can display these troop commands by clicking the F1 to F7 keys on your keyboard.
When you want to run any of the game commands, you can bring them up by clicking one of the F1 to F7 keys. This clicks on the respective order and you have several different orders below. With a few clicks, you can order your army to charge forward, retreat, or enter a new formation. Here's how you enter all of those commands:
- F1: Movement
- F1: To position
- F2: Follow me
- F3: Charge
- F4: Advance
- F5: Fallback
- F6: Stop
- F7: Retirement
- F9: Return
- F2: Face
- F1: Face direction
- F2: Facing the enemy
- F9: Return
- F3: Form
- F1: Line
- F2: Shield wall
- F3: loose
- F4: Circle
- F5: Square
- F6: Ball
- F7: Column
- F8: Scatter
- F9: Return
- F4: Fire
- Clicking on it toggles between “Fire at will” and “Hold fire”.
- F5: Horse
- By clicking on it, you allow your troops to mount and dismantle their horses.
- F6: command
- Clicking on it will toggle between delegating your command to your troop's AI where they decide the best course of action and listening to your commands.
- F7: Transfer
- Clicking on it breaks down where you want to transfer specific units on the battlefield. For example, you can transfer all mounted troops to a particular location and then transfer all troops from a distance behind them. You can better eliminate them and have various troops everywhere.
You can display these controls by clicking any of the F1 to F9 keys during playback. Each time you click F9 in any of these menus, you can automatically return to the main troop command options. For those who prefer to have your leader in combat, but don't determine the tactics of your troops, turning the F6: Command key will take control of your troop's AI, and they will openly attack or retreat against the enemy.
