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List of All Industry Developments

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Industry Developments oversee the overall development of your manufacturing industry and production existing on your settlement in Manor Lords. See the full industry development tree, all buildings affected by industry developments, and tips on how to use industry developments.

All Industry Developments

Full Industry Development Tree

Industry Development Tree
Basic Armormaking IconBasic Armormaking Advanced Armormaking IconAdvanced Armormaking Master Armormaking IconMaster Armormaking
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Charcoal Burning IconCharcoal Burning Deep Mining IconDeep Mining Locked IconLocked
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Basic Armormaking

Development Description & Effect
Basic Armormaking IconBasic Armormaking
(Main)
Adds new backyard extension: Armorer's Workshop
Advanced Armormaking IconAdvanced Armormaking Armorer's Workshop can now produce Mail Armor used to equip citizens of Burgage plots of Level 3 and above, or promoting a new Retinue.
Required Development:
Basic Armormaking
Master Armormaking IconMaster Armormaking Armorer's Workshop can now produce Plate Armor used to upgrade the Retinue.
Required Development:
Advanced Armormaking

Charcoal Burning

Development Description & Effect
Charcoal Burning IconCharcoal Burning
(Main)
Unlocks new building: Charcoal Kiln
Deep Mining IconDeep Mining Upgrades the Mining Pit into a Deep Mine.
Required Development:
Charcoal Burning

Building Upgrades from Industry Development

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Industry Developments directly upgrade certain buildings to improve their efficiency and performance. Here is the list of buildings that are directly affected by industry developments:

Development Building(s) Affected
Basic Armormaking IconBasic Armormaking
Charcoal Burning IconCharcoal Burning
Advanced Armormaking IconAdvanced Armormaking
Deep Mining IconDeep Mining
Master Armormaking IconMaster Armormaking

What are Industry Developments?

Focuses on Improving the Production of the Settlement

Industry developments focus more on improving and upgrading the production aspect of your settlement. From creating better armors to providing charcoal for fuel, it is quite important to improve on these developments if your settlement has entered its industrial age.

Take Deep Mining FIrst

Deep Mining is the best development to get here as it provides unlimited resources for Mining Pits (Iron and Stone). This is extremely valuable especially when you inevitably start providing weapons and armor to your army.

Armormaking and Charcoal Burning is Good Too

Getting access to Charcoal Burning makes sure you have enough fuel to sustain the industry buildings as most of them require fuel. Then, when everything has settled down try taking the Armormaking next as expanding to other regions and fighting other Lords are the true endgame.

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