Jonathanimal: Is the original Mount and Blade the enhanced version of 1.011 or no?
Zeus: What's the Enhanced Version? Is it a fan patch or official? This is the first I heard of it!
Is it the same as the "1.011" patch found on Taleworlds.com? (They don't use the word "Enhanced").
I tried to find info, but could only turn up old forum posts with 404 links.
http://www.moddb.com/games/mount-blade/downloads/mountblade-1011-fall-2009-enhanced-version from moddb:
"Description
This is the famous silently fixed (and secretly released) version from TaleWorlds. They're currently distributing an older game (although with the same version number) Thanks and kudos goes to Ar - Adunakhor. He originally uploaded the file to Fileplanet/Gameplanet and was the first one in acknowledge the differences and investigate about. hide detail -
- What's included in here? Have you modified it?
This is a Pure - Original - Untouched - Pristine - Official version. The latest one they released.
Even newer than the TaleWords currently distributes in their website.
- Enhanced Version?
•DRM Free. (Doesn't includes Themida Protection)
•Includes several enhancements respect the older one.
•Extra languages included (Spanish, Turk,...).
•Optimized Game Executable (Half of the original size).
•Removed 32 Troop Type limit.
•Better Scenes. Repaired some AI meshes.
•..."
There is a link to a bigger differences log but it seems it's no longer any good.
This is just curiosity. Not bashing Gog's free version. The was so very kind of gog and the people behind M&B!