Luwin replied with a single emoji: :salute:
He typed back: "Seed it. But add a note: 'Original by Kaelen. Steal this, but not his name.'"
Under it, a user named had automatically thanked him for the upload. cs rin ru bannerlord
"Kael. Saw your DLL fix. Respect. But HorseKebab stripped your credits. I'm seeding a corrected version. Want in?"
He scrolled up. The user HorseKebab hadn't just posted a crack. He had posted an entire merged module: "Calradian Schism – Full Repack (No Steam required)." Luwin replied with a single emoji: :salute: He
Kaelen stared at the PM for a long time. Outside, the snow kept falling. Inside, Bannerlord was still running, his custom lords marching to a war that was legally his—but practically no one's.
His custom module, "The Calradian Schism," loaded perfectly. Every lord had a new backstory. Every castle had a unique garrison AI. He had even ripped models from Warband and upscaled them. It was beautiful. But HorseKebab stripped your credits
He could report it. But who to? The forum's ethos was "sharing is caring, protection is deception." Any mention of DRM or ownership was met with a barrage of laughing emojis: :troll: :troll: :troll: