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Manor Lords early access review - a beautiful, ambitious city builder

Just after my town's first winter, I experienced something that nicely summed up my time with Manor Lords. The snow was melting, villagers were enjoying the town's new church, and there were new stalls up in the market square selling goods from the armorer and tailor. However, dire tidings were on the spring winds: an enemy army had been spotted in the nearby wilds, and they were marching our way. I rallied the militia and formed them in a ragged line just outside of town, where they stood and watched as a gang of bandits was chased out of the county by a large company of mercenaries, all of whom completely ignored my tiny town and its ordinary little people.

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Manor Lords early access review: a sturdy and immersive builder that feels incomplete yet alive with promise

When, in town building simulation Manor Lords, you erect your first manor, it feels natural to place it in the center of your humble 14th century European settlement. It presents as a locus of power, where your character avatar resides. Also, it’s right there in the title. I built mine down a side road, between oxen posts and granaries, for no real reason but free space. The more I play, the more it feels a fitting place. Not sidelined, exactly, just not especially loud. I need the taxes it brings to pay mercenaries to see off bandits, but lords - their whims and ambitions - don’t set the tone here. Parchment and seals aren’t as important as tilled earth; as winter snow, spring thaws and autumn harvests. So, despite the title, this sedate, curious, and intricate sim isn’t really about lords, nor manors. Not half as much, anyway, as it is about manure.

How do you claim new areas in Manor Lords? Things start small in Manor Lords; you'll be concentrating on feeding and clothing the handful of families under your command, and not at all concerned with activities outside your border. Soon, though, as your population count rises, and the strain on natural resources becomes unsustainable, you'll have to start thinking about expansion.

Manor Lords is the jack-of-all-trades city building game of our dreams, and with the Manor Lords release date upon us, it's time to pull up your boots, grab your hoe, and establish the best settlement the medieval world has ever seen. Here's how to claim new areas in Manor Lords so you can take over every region.

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How to upgrade Manor Lords burgage plots

How do you upgrade your Manor Lords burgage plots? Burgage Plots are the name for houses and their surrounding land in Manor Lords, and you want the most top notch properties available if you're going to want more families to move into the area. Upgraded burgage plots can also provide additional production areas or farms, as residents can tend to chicken coops or goat sheds in their back yard.

Manor Lords is all about the careful division of resources, the successful management of your residents, and the formation of strong armies - be it for offense or defense, and our Manor Lords beginner's guide can help you get started. As you progress through the strategy game, one of the most precious resources of all is healthy people, and more people will only move in when you have suitable living quarters, or burgage plots, for them.

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How to increase your settlement level in Manor Lords

How do you increase your settlement level in Manor Lords? The strategy game throws a lot at you at the beginning, so it's not always clear or easy to know where to start. It's good to get to grips with the basics, and that includes the smooth running of your settlement, and how to increase settlement levels to attract more families and earn development points.

Increasing your settlement level doesn't only lead to better and bigger upgrades for you and your villagers, it also provides much needed influence. This is by far the easiest way to go about raising your influence in Manor Lords in the early stages of the strategy game. So, here's how to increase your settlement level in Manor Lords.

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Manor Lords News

Manor Lords early access review - a beautiful, ambitious city builder

Manor Lords early access review: a sturdy and immersive builder that feels incomplete yet alive with promise

How to claim new areas in Manor Lords

How to upgrade Manor Lords burgage plots

How to increase your settlement level in Manor Lords