Legitimate "ripped" versions of games (often created by release groups) work by stripping the game of non-essential data. In the case of Warband , a 200MB to 300MB version is theoretically possible through:
You wake up with a rusty sword, a ragged horse, and a dream. No chosen one prophecy. No magic. Just dirt, steel, and the desperate scramble for power. Welcome to Calradia — where every lord wants you dead, every bandit wants your coin, and the only way up is over someone else’s corpse. mount and blade warband highly compressed top