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Manor Lords is a historically accurate base-builder strategy game inspired by the late 14th-century Franconia. Read on to learn everything we know about the game, including gameplay and story information.
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Manor Lords Gameplay
Manor Lords blends classic city-building mechanics with a commitment to historical authenticity, steering clear of common medieval clichés. The game emphasizes organic development, allowing you to construct your settlement without grid constraints, mirroring the way real medieval towns grew.
Build outward from a central market, strategically organizing residential, commercial, and industrial zones, each with a respective upkeep cost and a specialized role in your settlement’s continued development.
When it comes to farming, mining, and livestock, the terrain itself plays a vital role, with fertile soil being the most ideal for growing crops, wide-open spaces the best for roaming herds, and mineral-rich deposits being prime real-estate for mining.
As the lord of your settlement, your responsibilities extend to providing housing, assigning jobs, collecting taxes, and preparing your people for the changing seasons. Guide your villagers through prosperous springs and harsh winters, ensuring their well-being while relying on them for resource collection, crop cultivation, and even defense if conflict arises.
The land is vast, inhabited by other ambitious lords with their own communities and goals. Diplomacy is crucial—alliances can be forged, and rivalries are inevitable. How you engage with these neighboring leaders will shape your relationships and influence your settlement’s future.
War, while undesirable, is sometimes unavoidable. Train your villagers to become effective soldiers or hire mercenaries when needed. However, every soldier represents a valued citizen and heavy losses in battle will impact your community deeply. Approach warfare strategically to minimize casualties and protect the livelihood of your people.
Manor Lords Story Plot
Manor Lords is a strategy game where you play as a medieval lord. Instead of the traditional linear story most games feature, your decisions shape the game’s story. Build and grow your city from the ground up, manage your citizens, and interact with the other lords around you. You may choose to befriend and ally with neighboring lords, or insult them and wage war. The story is all about you as a lord and how you choose to act with the cards you are dealt.
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