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How to gain influence in Manor Lords

Wondering how to gain influence in Manor Lords? If you're just getting started in Manor Lords, there's a lot to take into consideration. You've got to keep your families happy, fed, and watered, as well as maximizing your region's production, and making sure your army is in place should any barons come knocking. That's all without thinking of the much bigger picture.

Speaking of, if you've spent any time on the 'map' tab then you'll see you occupy one of several regions in the area of this city-builder game. If you hover over any of the other regions in Manor Lords, you'll need high standing influence or King's Favor to move into other territories. So, how do you gain influence in Manor Lords?

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Steam's most-wishlisted game hits another massive milestone

Imagine having the most wishlisted game on all of Steam. Everyone's waiting to get a hold of what you've been buildng - there must be a mix of anticipation, pressure, and nerves rolling around your brain. Now imagine being in that situation if you're a solo developer. This is what's going on with Manor Lords, as the medieval strategy sim just hit another big milestone with mere days until it launches.

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Chart-topping city-builder Manor Lords hits 3 million wishlists four days before launch

Medieval city-builder Manor Lords continues to gather steam ahead of its Early Access release, which is doubly impressive considering its set in a preindustrial society. The game surpassed three million wishlists on Steam over the weekend, adding another 500,000 to the total in the span of seven days...
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Anticipated indie hit Manor Lords is everyone’s most wanted Steam game, so it’s a good job it’s coming to Game Pass

Why is everyone so interested in Manor Lords? The game, an ambitious city builder/RTS hybrid, attempts to simulate how medieval towns were constructed by embracing organic layouts and doing away with the grid systems common in the genre. And, today, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam – that's no mean feat. It's currently above even Hades 2. That's impressive.

Its trailers have been attractive, interesting, and intriguing – but there's something else to the game's rampant success. It's 2022 demo managed to persuade half a million people to wishlist the title alone, and since then that base of interest has swelled even more.

I think it has something to do with the high degree of historical authenticity, and the pleasing rags-to-riches premise that the whole thing is built around. Right now, in today's world, social mobility feels a bit stuck – and we all feel a bit hemmed into whatever monetary situation we're in. Manor Lords gives us a fantasy in which we can own land – imagine that! – and lift ourselves out of serfdom.

What are the Manor Lords system requirements? Despite being a very detailed and historically accurate representation of what it's like to build a medieval empire, Manor Lords is surprisingly light on its system requirements. Most gaming laptops and PCs from the last decade should have no problem with its demands.

You won't need one of the best graphics cards to get the game running. In fact, it's the recently discontinued Nvidia GeForce GTX cards that currently occupy all levels of the Manor Lords system requirements.

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