H.O.T.D. (Mount & Blade / Warband). Top 10 Mods for Mount & Blade to Sweeten the Anticipation for Bannerlord
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Here's one of the craziest mods for Mount & Blade ever made. Its full name – Highschool of the Dead – sounds exactly like the title of a certain manga (which also has an anime adaptation) from 2006. By no means is it a coincidence. Here, Calradia morphs into contemporary Japan that fell victim to the plague of zombies. We are given only four factions to choose from, but the distinction between them is all too clear. They include: the students of the titular school fighting the undead under the command of their teacher, Mr. Shido; the Japanese police forces; the Takagi family mob; and, last but not least, the zombies themselves. Weren't it for the interface, it would be difficult at first glance to associate HOTD with Mount & Blade; in terms of graphics, the mod may not resemble manga or anime, but the locations and character models are dramatically different from what we can experience in the original Calradia. The differences are even more visible thanks to the presence of firearms, cars and other elements typical of the modern world. There's also the addition of humor – another aspect rather unheard of in the works of the TaleWorlds studio.
H.O.T.D. is available in versions for Mount & Blade and Mount & Blade: Warband. The differences between the two editions basically boil down to details, with the exception of the fact that in the latter of said productions the mod supports multiplayer modes. And while the mod itself is far from perfect, those of you who decide to test it must bear in mind that an improved version is unlikely to ever come out – the author left the modding community over a year ago.
