Armorer's Workshop - How to Build and Use

The Armorer's Workshop is one of the Burgage buildings available in Manor Lords. Learn what the Armorer's Workshop does, how to build and upgrade the Armorer's Workshop, and tips on how to use the Armorer's Workshop effectively here!

Why is the Armorer's Workshop Not Working?

Needs More Resources

If your Armorer's Workshop isn't producing any items, it could be because you're lacking the resources to craft them. Consider assigning more workers to a Mining Pit or Bloomery to make more Iron Slabs, or you could also import them via a Trading Post.

Pause Other Buildings That Use Iron Slabs

Also, you should check if Iron Slabs are being used in other buildings, like a Smithy or a Blacksmith's Workshop. If they're using the Iron instead of your Armorer's Workshop, you can pause their production by selecting the building and clicking the pause button. This will reallocate your resources to an Armorer's Workshop, and you can craft the items you that need.

You can always unpause a building by selecting it again and re-clicking the pause button to resume production.

Armor is Used by Militia and Retinue

If you're making a lot of armor pieces and they aren't showing up in a Storehouse or a Trading Post, it's because the armor is being used to upgrade your Militia's defenses. You can check if they're beings used for Militia by clicking on houses and looking under Armaments.

As a note, this doesn't apply to Plate Armor since you'll need to select to upgrade your Retinue in their customization tab, unlike Militia where it happens automatically.

Armorer's Workshop Description and Details

Armorer's Workshop
Type	Burgage
Can Be Moved?	No
Burgage Level	2
Description and Effects
A backyard extension that allows production of Helmets, Mail Armor, and Plate Armor from Iron Slabs. Needs some additional development research to for Mail and Plate armors.

Armorer's Workshop Resource Production

How to Unlock the Armorer's Workshop

Development to Unlock	Basic Armormaking

The Armorer's Workshop is unlocked and built by getting the Basic Armormaking Development from the development tree.
List of All Development and Branches

All Related Development Nodes

Development	Description & Effect
Basic Armormaking (Main)	Adds new backyard extension: Armorer's Workshop.
Advanced 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	Armorer's Workshop can now produce Plate Armor used to upgrade the Retinue. Required Development: Advanced Armormaking

All Developments and Branches

How to Build the Armorer's Workshop

Set as a Burgage Plot Extension

The Armorer's Workshop is classified as an Artisan Backyard Extension, and it can only be built inside Burgage Plots that have been upgraded to Level 2.

Burgage Plots and Backyard Extensions

Needs Basic Armormaking Development

If the Armorer's Workshop is not showing up, or it's greyed out, it's because you don't have the Basic Armormaking Development unlocked. You'll only be able to build this extension if that Development has been unlocked.

Advanced and Master Armormaking Required to Make Other Items

In case you're wondering why you can't make Mail or Plate Armor, it's because you'll also need the Advanced and Master Armormaking Developments respectively. Unlock these so that you can build these armor pieces to sell or upgrade your army.

Armorer's Workshop Extension Cost

The resources and materials listed above are needed to construct the Armorer's Workshop. Make sure you have enough of them when building.

How to Upgrade the Armorer's Workshop

This building has no available upgrades in the current Early Access build of Manor Lords. Look out for any improvements in future updates!

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Vegetable Garden	Chicken Coop	Goat Shed
Apple Orchard	Fletcher's Workshop	Joiner's Workshop
Brewery Extension	Cobbler's Workshop	Tailor's Workshop
Blacksmith's Workshop	Bakery Extension	Armorer's Workshop