Build Order and What to Build First

Knowing the build order for buildings and what to build first for your settlement is key to winning and surviving in Manor Lords. See the build order of buildings from start to finish, as well as the first ten buildings you need to build first!

10 Buildings to Build First

Knowing what to build first is essential to surviving in the early stages of the game. Considering supplies are limited, you must be careful not to waste any precious resource that can permanently affect your run negatively.

Here is a list of the first 10 buildings you need to build and why:

                                                                                               

#	Building	Explanation
1	Storehouse Granary	The Storehouse and Granary is your general storage for food and non-food items. All players are given a hefty provision at the start of the game and they are extremely important for your settlement's early survival. Building these storage buildings avoids spoilage of these items due to weather effects.
2	Hunting Camp	The Hunting Camp will provide food and hides for your settlement. This is extremely important for survival. It also has no resource cost, so you can build it without making a dent in your inventory.
3	Logging Camp	Next, focus on getting Timber for constructing additional buildings around your settlement. The Logging Camp is the way to go here.
4	Woodcutter's Lodge	In addition to the Logging Camp, try building one Woodcutter's Lodge as well to passively accumulate Firewood for your first Winter.
5	Burgage Plots	At this point, create Burgage plots to provide residence for your populace. Build your first five (5) first then expand at a careful pace, checking if your food supplies can take the brunt of citizen expansion. Aim to have 7-10 plots so you can upgrade to a small village with an ample workforce.
6	Marketplace	Build a marketplace to facilitate the distribution of food, clothing, and fuel to your burgage plots. This will ensure survival and increases approval ratings.
7	Forager Hut	If there is a nearby Berry deposit, build a forager hut so you can have a more stable source of food. This becomes imperative if the same berry deposit is rich.
8	Well	Since you have a burgage plot already, you must now build a Well to provide water. Make sure to check the Underground Water overlay in the Construction menu and put the Well in a space with a good underground water reserve.
9	Tannery	Provide clothing for your citizens so they can survive the incoming Winter. This is also the easiest way to satisfy the clothing needs of burgage plot residents as you will have a lot of Hides from your Hunting Camp.
10	Stonecutter Camp	Look for a Fieldstone deposit in your region and build a Stonecutter Camp. This enables you to construct more buildings that require stones.

Build Order At The Start
(Camp to Small Village)

The starting build order is all about setting up your resources so you can grow into a Small Village and don't fail in your first Winter. Make sure to slowly but surely build these up while keeping careful track of your resource lifespan (the barrel icon to the left of your region's name).

1. Set Up Storage Buildings
2. Set Up a Hunting Camp
3. Aim to Get Timber
4. Passively Store Firewood for Winter
5. Setup Burgage Plots For Living Quarters
6. Build a Marketplace
7. Build a Forager Hut
8. Construct a Well
9. Build a Tannery
10. Expand and Aim to Get Stones

Set Up Storage Buildings

Building	Description
Granary	Workers collect, store, and distribute goods using the Pantry. Stores up to 500 food resources or Ale. If needed, they will also automatically set up stalls on the marketplace to distribute the stored goods to Burgage Plots.
Storehouse	Workers collect, store and distribute goods using Generic Storage. Stores up to 250 non-food resources. If needed, they will also automatically set up stalls on the marketplace to distribute the stored goods to Burgage Plots.

The game will provide you with a hefty amount of starting resources at the start of the game. Because you don't have storage buildings, they will be stacked in the open - exposed to weather effects. It is important to save these resources by creating storage buildings first.

Set Up a Hunting Camp

Building	Description
Hunting Camp	Workers hunt wild animals and produce meat and hides. Can set a Hunting Limit - meaning the camp will stop working if the population of the prey drops to equal the limit.

The Hunting Camp will be your main source of food in the early game. You can also construct the building even without resources so it's the perfect starting building for everyone.

Aim to Get Timber

Building	Description
Logging Camp	Workers fell nearby trees to produce Timber.

Aim to get Timber next so you can cover the cost of constructing early-game buildings. Most of them will cost Timber, so this is required.

Passively Store Firewood for Winter

Building	Description
Woodcutter's Lodge	Workers fell nearby trees to produce Firewood.

After setting up a Timber source, consider setting up a Firewood source. Your settlement will thank you for passively saving Firewood on the side so you can survive the first Winter.

How to Survive Winter

Setup Burgage Plots For Living Quarters

Set up Burgage Plots as these will provide housing for your citizens. Try to build extra burgage plots and homes so more people will move in. Beware, only expand if your food and fuel in the storage can take it.

How to Upgrade Your Burgage Plot and Levels

Focus on Putting Up Vegetable Gardens and Chicken Coops

Building	Description
Vegetable Garden	A backyard extension that allows production of vegetables. Requires plowing and harvesting labor. The yield depends on plot size.
Chicken Coop	A backyard extension that allows a passive yield of Eggs.

Using the starting regional wealth provided by the game, convert some Burgage Plots into Vegetable Gardens and Chicken Coops. This ensures a steady supply of food throughout the settlement.

How to Get Regional Wealth

Build a Marketplace

Building	Description
Marketplace	Provides space for assigned families to set up stalls and distribute their produce to the Burgage Plots. A healthy supply and demand ratio of goods is needed to fulfill Residential Requirements and keep Approval high.

Build a Marketplace to get your economy going. This will also facilitate the distribution of food, clothing, and fuel around your settlement. It is also required at this point since burgage homeowners will rely on Marketplaces for their basic needs.

Build a Forager Hut

Building	Description
Forager Hut	Workers gather Berries from nearby Berry Deposits. Can be upgraded to have a Herb Garden for 2 Planks and 25 Regional Wealth, allowing the production of Herbs.

If there are Berry deposits in your region, consider putting a Forager Hut near it. This will further secure your source of food.

Construct a Well

Building	Description
Well	Provides Drinking Water to Burgage Plots. Also enables Firefighting. Can be built anywhere if the game setting is set to unconstrained, else it must be built over Underground Water sources.

Burgage Plots will need water to function, and the best method to provide water is to construct Wells. Make sure to check the Underground Water overlay in the Construction Menu and build the Well above a good water reserve.

Build a Tannery

Building	Description
Tannery	Workers use Hides to produce Leather. Does not need refueling every month.

Build a Tannery towards the end of the early game so you can provide clothing to your citizens. This will also help in achieving Level 2 burgage plots.

Expand and Aim to Get Stones

Building	Description
Stonecutter Camp	Workers gather Stone from nearby Fieldstone deposits.

Now, we arrive in the Stone Age. Look for Fieldstone deposits in the region and build a Stonecutter Camp nearby. Gather Stones so you can build even more buildings.

Build Order in the Early Game
(Small to Medium Village)

This section will talk about the build order of buildings as you go from a Small Village to a Medium Village. As usual, make sure to only expand if you have a lot of Food and Fuel surplus.

1. Get Your First Development
2. Buy Another Ox and Get Another Hitching Post
3. Build a Sawpit
4. Upgrade Your Storage Buildings
5. Build a Manor
6. Build More Burgage Plots to Get More Families
7. Build a Church
8. Upgrade Burgage Plots to Level 2

Get Your First Development

After levelling up your village to a Small Village, you will be provided with one (1) development point. We suggest getting the Charcoal Burning development as it will significantly reduce your worry concerning heating requirements in Winter. Not only that, you can accumulate supplies to use in future Industry buildings.

All Developments and Branches

Buy Another Ox and Get Another Hitching Post

Building	Description
Hitching Post	Provides 1 Stable Space and enables ordering of horses or oxen. Assigned families become permanent Ox Guides, which speeds up travel and logistics.

At this point, you may want to purchase another Ox for your settlement. This will make building faster in general and allow you to use the Sawpit. You will be notified that you don't have enough space for another Ox, so we suggest building another hitching post to accommodate the new animal.

You can then individually update each hitching post into a Small Stable when you get access to Planks.

Build a Sawpit

Building	Description
Sawpit	Workers transform Timber into Planks. Can set a Construction reserve for Timber - meaning the building will stop providing Timer if the number of stock in the storage is equal to the limit.

Next, focus on making Planks so you can upgrade buildings and create more advanced ones. Make sure to have an Oxen available to pull Timber into the Sawpit for processing.

Upgrade Your Storage Buildings

At this point, you will find yourself with full storage most of the time. We suggest upgrading your storage buildings into their Large counterparts to significantly increase your storage space.

Build a Manor

Building	Description
Manor	Residence of you and your Retinue. Grants 250 Influence, raises the Administration Level by 1, and enables players to tax their people. It requires Fuel to operate. Only one (1) Manor can be constructed per region. After building your very first Manor, the starting retinue will join you in your palace for free. Manors have an area around them where they can be upgraded with various modules.

You'd also want to build a Manor so you can start taxing your citizens for Treasury funds and passively gain Influence for future regional expansions. Do note that making tax rates too high will cause your approval rate to drop so balance them out based on your current approval rating.

This will also provide you with a bunch of Retinue, a special subgroup of your army that is stronger than regular units. You can use them to defend against raiders until you can create a proper army.

Taxes Guide: How to Increase Treasury

Form Your First Spear Militia

After getting a storehouse and 5 plots of land, you will be provided with 20 spears and 20 shields to use. This can be used by your very own Spear Militia so try to create one to support your Retinue.

This way you can not only defend your village but also pick out Bandit Camps all over the map for Influence points so you can expand later on.

How to Recruit Spear Militia

Build More Burgage Plots to Get More Families

At this point, 10 families is not enough to sustain your village's workforce demand so try putting more plots so people will move in. Aim to have fifteen (15) families in your settlement while carefully balancing their requirements for Food and Fuel.

How to Get More Families and Increase Population

Build a Church

Building	Description
Wooden Church	Fulfils 1 level of Faith requirement for Burgage plots. Provides Hallowed Ground for Burial of the dead villagers and workers become Gravediggers.

Next, you'd want to build a Church to increase your burgage plots to Level 2. Level 2 burgage plots unlock more processing buildings for weapons, armor, and more food variety.

Upgrade Burgage Plots to Level 2

At this point of the game, you should have fulfilled the requirements for your Level 1 Burgage Plots to be upgraded to Level 2. Slowly upgrade the plots until you get at least 2 Burgage Plots at level 2. This will upgrade your settlement into a Medium Village.

Build Order in the Early-Mid Game (Medium to Large Village)

This section will talk about what to build to reach the Large Village status. This phase will focus more on starting up mining, processing ores, and setting up trade routes for your settlement.

1. Spend Your Second Development Point
2. Start Mining!
3. Build a Bloomery or Clay Furnace
4. Get the Blacksmith's Workshop Burgage Extension
5. Process Iron Slabs into Weapons
6. Build a Joiner's Workshop for Shields
7. Setup Trading Posts
8. Upgrade 3 More Burgage Plots to Level 2

Spend Your Second Development Point

After levelling up your village to a Medium Village, you will be provided with another development point. First, check your map if your current region has Rich Iron or Clay Deposits. If yes, get the Deep Mining development so you can have a steady stream of ores for trading. If not, settle with getting the Forest Management development to double your Berry yields.

All Developments and Branches

Start Mining!

Building	Description
Mining Pit	Used to extract Iron Ore from Iron Deposits, and Clay from Clay Deposits. Can be upgraded into a Deep Mine using the Deep Mining development.

Look through your region and put Mining Pits around mining nodes. Mine Iron Ores and Clay for processing shortly. For rich deposits, make sure to convert them into Deep Mines so you have an infinite source of Iron and Clay.

Build a Bloomery or Clay Furnace

Building	Description
Bloomery	Workers convert Iron Ore into Iron Slabs. Also needs to be refueled every month.
Clay Furnace	Converts Clay to Roof Tiles. Must be refueled once per month.

At this point in the game, you should start processing your Iron Ores and Clay that are stuck in your Storehouses. This starts with the Bloomery and Clay Furnace.

Depending on which has the Rich deposit in your region, you'd want to prioritize processing those first.

Get the Blacksmith's Workshop Burgage Extension

Building	Description
Blacksmith's Workshop	A backyard extension that allows production of Tools, Sidearms, Spears, and Polearms from Iron Slabs and/or Planks. Converts all inhabitants into Artisans, locking them from being assigned to other jobs.

If you're processing Iron Slabs, get the Blacksmith's Workshop first so you can process Iron Slabs into Weapons.

Process Iron Slabs into Weapons

Raw Material	→	Product
Iron Ore	→	Iron Slab
Iron Slabs	→	Sidearms
Iron Slabs + Planks	→	Spears
Iron Slabs + Planks	→	Polearms

Now, it is time to use the infinite Iron deposit that you have been harvesting since the early game. Shift the focus of all Blacksmiths that are previously working on Tools to now work on weapons. You can also trade the extra weapons to get Regional Wealth.

Based on the unit type that you chose, create their corresponding weapons. We suggest forming either Militia Footmen and/or Spear Militia and pair them with your Retinue.

Required Armaments

Militia	Weapons
Militia Footmen	Sidearms, Small Shields
Spear Militia	Spears, Large Shields
Polearm Militia	Polearms
Archer Militia	Warbows

All Recruits and Best Unit Types

Build a Joiner's Workshop for Shields

Building	Description
Joiner's Workshop	A backyard extension that allows production of Wooden Parts and Shields from Planks. Converts all inhabitants into Artisans, locking them from being assigned to other jobs.

Some of the stronger units in Manor Lords use a shield, so you have to convert a Lv. 2 Burgage plot into a Joiner's Workshop to make them. Shields only cost Planks to make so it should be fairly easy to process.

Setup Trading Posts

Building	Description
Trading Post	A building that is responsible for trading imported goods. Enables trading with visiting merchants, tradepoints, and trading posts in other regions. When employed, 1 family member travels to the nearest possible destination to conduct trade, while other family members manage the inventory. The family can also automatically set up stalls on the marketplace to sell imported goods.
Livestock Trading Post	A building that is responsible for trading livestocks. Provides 4 Pasture and 2 Stable Spaces for the livestock in its inventory.

To stabilize your resources even more, try your hands at trading using the Trading Posts. Remember to only sell the surplus items that you have. We suggest exporting Iron Slabs and importing Wheat for Bread - until you get a Field.

Upgrade 3 More Burgage Plots to Level 2

In case you have not, at this point you should now upgrade three (3) more Burgage plots to Level 2 and finalize your movement to a Large Village. Congratulations!

Build Order in the Mid Game
(Large Village to Small Town)

The jump you need to do to reach Small Town marks the most significant infrastructure development players need to undertake. Getting to Small Town status requires three (3) Level 3 Burgage Plots which requires quite a lot of new buildings for resource processing.

Do not rush this phase as it is very easy to overwhelm your supplies and leave your settlement without Food.

1. Spend Your Third Development Point
2. Expand to Other Regions
3. Start Your Farms!
4. Aim to Have at Least 25 Families
5. Start Producing Bread
6. Start Your Ale Production
7. All Lv. 1 Burgage Produce Vegetables & Eggs
8. Start Your Clothing Production
9. Build a Clay Furnace for Roof Tiles
10. Upgrade To a Small Stone Church
11. Upgrade Burgages As Small Town Requirements

Spend Your Third Development Point

After reaching Large Village status, you will be rewarded with a development point. We suggest getting the Forest Management development if you haven't already because we'll need the extra Berry resource to create Dyes.

Forest Management Development Details

Expand To Other Regions

Jumping from a Large Village to a Small Town is a huge undertaking and will eat up a lot of resources. Furthermore, since you're now starting to build your army by mass-producing weapons, you're going to have to expand to be stable with resources. Use the Influence points you have collected so far to expand.

How to Expand to Other Territories

① Set Up a Minimal Settlement

We suggest setting up the auxiliary settlement to only do what they are intended to do in that region: harvest resources and trade them. You do not have to expand it the same way as your main base.

Additionally, you only need to put level 1 burgage plots here since most processing will be done at home. Just make sure you have the basic needs like food and fuel covered by also constructing gathering buildings like the Hunting Camp and the Forager's Hut.

You should also only take developments that will benefit the production of that region the most. For example, if your auxiliary region is set to farm crops, then all developments that improve crop yields and performance should be prioritized.

② Transport Goods with Pack Station or Trading Post

Building	Description
Pack Station	Sets up a Barter Connection, allowing you to send and receive goods between the current and another owned region. Employ Mules to transport up to 20 goods per trip.
Trading Post	A building that is responsible for trading imported goods. Enables trading with visiting merchants, tradepoints, and trading posts in other regions. When employed, 1 family member travels to the nearest possible destination to conduct trade, while other family members manage the inventory. The family can also automatically set up stalls on the marketplace to sell imported goods.

Now, you also have to setup a way for these two regions to transport goods between each other. We suggest using a Trading Post since it is the most efficient way, but you can use a Pack Station for a smaller quantity of goods.

③ Provide Protection from Raiders!

This is an entirely new settlement, so bandits will inevitably try and raid your base. Protect your settlement by having an army on standby and clear up bandit camps on the side. You will be warned a year early if raiders are going to attack, so send troops as reinforcement as soon as you see the notification.

All Recruits and Best Unit Types

Start Your Farms!

At this point in the game, you should start farming crops and sheep for various raw materials that will be processed later on.

Start a Crop Farming System

Building	Description
Field	A space to grow crops like Wheat, Flax & Barley. To employ peasants on the fields, you need to build a Farmhouse. Note that larger fgields would yield more crops but would take longer to plow.
Farmhouse	Used to employ families on the Field. Farm workers plow the fields as soon as the Winter passes, but no later than November then they sow them with the chosen crop.

Wheat is going to be the raw material for Bread, Barley for Ale, and Flax for Linen. Make sure to follow a good crop rotation strategy to maximize yields. Aim to have a steady flow of each for your settlement. Make sure to have enough family to manage your field and assign them to the Farmhouse.

How to Farm Crops - Farming Guide

Farm Sheep for Their Wool

Building	Description
Pasture	Provides pasture space for livestock.
Sheep Farm	Workers collect Wool from grazing Sheep. The Sheep must first be imported via the Livestock Trader. The sheep farm also has 5 Pasture Space.

Lastly, you're going to need a Sheep Farm to manage your Sheep. We suggest importing 5-10 Sheep from the Livestock Trading Post and assigning a family to the Sheep Farm to trim their Wool.

How to Farm Livestock - Farming Guide

Aim to Have at Least 25 Families

Since we're going to need a bunch of workers for our settlement, we'd need to build burgage plots so families can move in. Aim to get 25 Families while making sure you have enough Food in the Pantry for them.

How to Get More Families

Start Producing Bread

Raw Material	→	Product
Wheat	→	Grain
Grain	→	Flour
Flour	→	Bread

With an abundance of Wheat in your storage at this point, you're gonna need to process it into Bread. This ensures that you have a self-sustaining supply of food for your settlement.

How to Make Bread

① Build a Windmill

Building	Description
Windmill	Converts Grain into Flour. Works most efficiently on empty land, unobstructed by buildings or trees.

After Wheat is threshed in a Farmhouse, you must build a Windmill to process it into Flour. This is the main ingredient and requirement for Bread.

Flour: How to Get and How to Use

② Get a Communal Oven

Building	Description
Communal Oven	Workers use Flour to produce Bread. Not as efficient as using the Bakery Burgage Plot extension, but is pretty useful in the early game.

When you have Flour already, it's time to bake it into Bread. The communal oven is the easiest choice for this as you just need to assign an open family to bake bread.

A more specialized and efficient Bakery can also be built in a Burgage, but this requires the Bakeries development. For now, using a communal oven is enough.

Bakery Extension - How to Build and Use

Start Your Ale Production

Raw Material	→	Product
Barley	→	Malt
Malt	→	Ale

Next, you'd want to start up your Ale production and use the Barley in your Storage. A steady supply of Ale is needed to maintain a Tavern, which is a requirement to upgrade Level 2 Burgage plots.

How to Make Ale (Step-by-Step)

① Build a Malthouse

Building	Description
Malthouse	Workers use Barley to produce Malt. The Malthouse needs to refuel to operate.

Building the Malthouse will convert the raw, harvested Barley into Malt. The malt is then going to be processed in a Brewery.

② Upgrade Two Lv. 2 Burgage into a Brewery

Building	Description
Brewery Extension	A backyard extension that allows production of Ale from Malt. Converts all inhabitants into Artisans, locking them from being assigned to other jobs.

Next, you'd want to expand a two Lv. 2 Burgage into breweries. This way you can produce Ale to fuel Taverns and provide Entertainment for your settlers.

Do note that converting a burgage into a Brewery will turn all residents into artisans and they won't be able to work in other buildings anymore. Make sure you have enough workers to compensate for the family taken away from the general workforce.

③ Build a Tavern for Your Citizens

Building	Description
Tavern	Fulfills 1 level of Entertainment requirement for the Burgage Plots. Like many of your citizens, Taverns need Ale to function. It can also store 100 Ale.

Lastly, a Tavern must be built to distribute the Ale to your citizens. The Tavern will only work if there is Ale, so make sure you have enough for your citizens.

Have All Lv. 1 Burgage Produce Vegetables and Eggs

Building	Description
Vegetable Garden	A backyard extension that allows production of vegetables. Requires plowing and harvesting labor. The yield depends on plot size.
Chicken Coop	A backyard extension that allows a passive yield of Eggs.

If you haven't yet, convert all your Level 1 Burgage plots to have Vegetable Garden and Chicken Coop extensions. This helps with maintaining food in your settlement by a lot. Don't worry, you can easily change set extensions again once they reach Level 2 Burgage.

Start Your Clothing Production

Raw Material	→	Product
Wool	→	Yarn
Berries	→	Dyes
Dyes + Yarn	→	Cloaks

Next, you'd want to provide another type of Clothing so Level 2 Burgage plots can upgrade to Level 3. Since we have an abundance of Wool from the Sheep Farm, we opted to produce Cloaks.

① Build a Dyer's Workshop

Building	Description
Dyer's Workshop	Workers convert Berries into Dyes. Does not need Fuel to operate.

First, we'll need to produce Dyes in a Dyer's Workshop using Berries. We took the Forest Management development earlier so you can have an abundance of Berries from sources.

Dyes: How to Get and How to Use

② Build a Weaver's Workshop for Yarn

Building	Description
Weaver's Workshop	Workers use Wool to produce Yarn, and Flax to produce Linen. Does not need to refuel every month.

Next, build a Weaver's Workshop to process the Wool from your Sheep into Yarn. This is going to be your basic material for the new clothing product you're going to make.

Yarn: How to Get and How to Use

③ Upgrade a Lv. 2 Burgage into a Tailor's Workshop

Building	Description
Tailor's Workshop	A backyard extension that allows production of Clothes, Cloaks, and Gambesons from Linen, Yarns, and/or Dyes. Converts all inhabitants into Artisans, locking them from being assigned to other jobs.

Lastly, upgrade a Level 2 Burgage into a Tailor's Workshop then set it to make Cloaks. The basic material for a Cloak is Yarn and Dye, something we should have in our storage.

Do note that converting a burgage into a Tailor's Workshop will turn all residents into artisans and they won't be able to work in other buildings anymore. Make sure you have enough workers to compensate for the family taken away from the general workforce.

How to Make Cloaks (Step-by-Step)

Build a Clay Furnace for Roof Tiles

Building	Description
Clay Furnace	Converts Clay to Roof Tiles. Must be refueled once per month.

If you don't have yet, create a Clay Furnace to make Roof Tiles. We need it to upgrade the Wooden Church later.

Upgrade To a Small Stone Church

Building	Description
Wooden Church	Fulfils 1 level of Faith requirement for Burgage plots. Provides Hallowed Ground for Burial of the dead villagers and workers become Gravediggers.

Next, upgrade your Wooden Church into a Small Stone Church to provide another point of Faith. This is required if you want to upgrade a Level 2 Burgage to Level 3.

Upgrade Burgages As Small Town Requirements

Level	Requirements
Level 5 (Small Town)	・Level 1+ Burgage Plots x10 ・Level 2+ Burgage Plots x7 ・Level 3 Burgage Plots x3

You now have enough resources to upgrade a few Level 2 Burgage plots into Level 3. In addition to Level 1 and Level 2 Burgage plot count requirements, you need three (3) Lv. 3 Burgage plots to get Small Town status. Do this, and your settlement is now a Small Town! Congratulations!

How to Increase Settlement Level

Build Order in the Mid-Late Game
(Small to Medium Town)

Since you now have the necessary infrastructure and setup to add more Lv. 3 Burgage Plot, the focus of this phase is going to be increasing basic supply, and more!

1. Spend Your Fourth Development Point
2. Increase Your Food Yields
3. Start Your Gambeson Production
4. Boost Ale Production
5. Get a Total of 10 Lvl. 3 Burgage Plots

Spend Your Fourth Development Point

After reaching the Small Town status, you will be given one development point. Consider getting Basic Armormaking so you can focus on providing armor to your army.

Basic Armormaking Development Details

Increase Your Food Yields

Burgage Plot Lv. 3 will automatically unlock a new slot in the house so population increase is inevitable. First, make sure that your Food yield is enough to support your growing population.

Focus on Your Bread Production

Raw Material	→	Product
Wheat	→	Grain
Grain	→	Flour
Flour	→	Bread

The only thing you can upgrade at this point is your Bread production. There are a few things that you can do from making more Fields to increase production of Wheat to adding more family working in the Communal Oven. Just make sure that your Food yield is not approaching zero.

Start Your Gambeson Production

Raw Material	→	Product
Flax	→	Linen
Linen	→	Gambesons

Relying heavily on Cloaks to provide clothing to your growing population is going to be a bit hard in the latter stages of the game as Berry and Wool production won't be able to sustain a bigger population. It is going to need support from another clothing option.

So, create a bunch of new Fields that will grow Flax so you can focus on creating Linen for Gambesons.

Crop Rotation Guide

① Build a Weaver's Workshop for Linen

Building	Description
Weaver's Workshop	Workers use Wool to produce Yarn, and Flax to produce Linen. Does not need to refuel every month.

Build a Weaver's Workshop that will process Flax into Linen. This is going to be your basic material for the new clothing product you're going to make.

Linen: How to Get and How to Use

② Use a Tailor's Workshop

Building	Description
Tailor's Workshop	A backyard extension that allows production of Clothes, Cloaks, and Gambesons from Linen, Yarns, and/or Dyes. Converts all inhabitants into Artisans, locking them from being assigned to other jobs.

Upgrade a Lv. 2 Burgage plot into a Tailor's Workshop then set it to make Gambesons. If you have an existing Tailor's Workshop, you can opt to reuse it but make sure it's not part of the Cloaks production.

Gambesons: How to Get and How to Use

Boost Ale Production

Raw Material	→	Product
Barley	→	Malt
Malt	→	Ale

Together with your increasing population, the need for Ale is going to skyrocket. Make sure to increase your production of Ale by creating more Barley fields and adding more Breweries.

Barley: How to Get and How to Use

Improve Your Army

Building	Description
Armorer's Workshop	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.

With the late game getting closer and closer, you might want to improve on your army's size and capability. Considering you took Basic Armormaking, aim to equip them with Helmets to bolster their defenses even more.

How to Make Weapons and Armor

Get a Total of 10 Lvl. 3 Burgage Plots

Level	Requirements
Level 6 (Medium Town)	・Level 1 (or higher) Burgage Plots x10 ・Level 2 (or higher) Burgage Plots x10 ・Level 3 (or higher) Burgage Plots x10

Finally, to get to Medium Town, you have to upgrade a total of 10 Lv. 2 Burgage Plots to Lv. 3. As we have been saying, only do this when you are sure that your provisions can handle it else you risk going bankrupt.

Build Order in the Endgame (Medium Town and Beyond)

And just like that, we are now in the final stretch of upgrading your town to the pinnacle of settlements: the Large Town.

For the final phase of the game, our prioritization will be quite similar to Small to Large Town but focused more on building a massive army in preparation for the final battle against other Barons.

1. Spend Your 5th Development Point
2. Reinforce Your Basic Resources
3. Upgrade a Bunch of Burgage Plots to Lv. 3
4. Construct More Equipment-related Buildings
5. Form a Massive Army
6. Fulfill Large Town Requirements
7. Spend Your Final Development Point
8. Challenge The Enemy and Take Victory!

Spend Your 5th Development Point

For the fifth development point, we suggest getting the Advanced Armormaking development. This development enables the Armorer's Workshop to produce Mail Armor which is a really valuable armor for your citizens residing in Burgage Lv. 3 plots.

We are going to focus on creating a massive army in this phase of the game so having the option of giving your troops extra defenses will help a lot.

Advanced Armormaking Development Details

Reinforce Your Basic Resources

Since we are going to be setting up a massive army for the final battle, we suggest reinforcing your settlements' basic resource production capabilities.

Claim Other Regions For More Resource

If there are open regions that you can conquer, you should always do so. Since we are aiming to provide equipment for a massive army, we suggest claiming a region with a rich deposit of Iron so you can plop a Deep Mine on it.

You can go ahead and make that region a dedicated weapon and armor making region then transport all items into your main settlement. This guarantees a steady stream of equipment to arm your massive army.

How to Claim Regions

Build More Farms

Similar to above, conquer other regions and dedicate an extensive farming production system in that area. This allows you to have massive field groups that can produce a substantial amount of Wheat, Barley, Flax, or Rye.

Farming Guide: How to Farm

Upgrade a Bunch of Burgage Plots to Level 3

Continue upgrading your Lv. 2 Burgage Plots to Level 3 so you can equip the Mail Armor you're going to make after unlocking Advanced Armormaking.

Make sure your food and fuel reserves can handle the boom in population though, as Level 3 plots will open up another family spot. This could quickly decimate your food and fuel reserves if you're not careful enough.

How to Upgrade Your Burgage Plot and Levels

Construct More Equipment-related Buildings

Considering we are focusing on creating a massive army, we should be able to provide an equally massive quantity of equipment as well. Ramp up your Iron production by expanding to another region and adding more artisans that can create armor and weapons for your growing amy.

How to Make Weapons and Armor

Form a Massive and Diverse Army

Finally, the end goal of this phase is to build a massive army that can rival the enemy Baron on the map. You can only have up to a total of 6 troops and 1 Retinue platoon per region in the current version of Manor Lords.

We suggest going for the following count for a more comfortable battle experience:

Step 1: Setup a Spear-Archer Militia With the 6 Slots

Unit Type	Platoon Count
Spear Militia	x3
Archer Militia	x3

With the six militia slots you have, start making a company of Spear and Archer Militia with the 6 slots you are provided. This should provide a well-balanced mix between ranged and melee units when facing enemies on the battlefield.

Step 2: Add More Retinue as You Acquire More Regions

Unit Type	Platoon Count
Retinue	x6 (you will need to expand)

Whenever you expand to a region, you can build additional Manors and Garrison Towers per region to get additional Retinues. This will provide a great boost to your army's capabilities in battle.

All Recruits and Best Unit Types

Optional: Hire Mercenaries

Hiring mercenaries does not consume militia slots. Use this to your advantage and hire multiple of them to add more firepower.

How to Recruit Mercenaries

Fulfill Large Town Requirements

Level	Requirements
Level 7 (Large Town)	・Lv. 1+ Burgage Plots x30 ・Lv. 2+ Burgage Plots x20 ・Lv. 3 Burgage Plots x15

At this point, you may have already expanded your population and have enough Lv. 3 Burgage plots to get the Large Village status. Congratulations on reaching this point, but the battle is not yet won!

Spend Your Final Development Point

For the final development point, we suggest getting Master Armormaking. This enables you to create the Plate Mail which will increase your Retinue's defenses even more. This makes sure you'll survive the upcoming battle against the Baron!

Master Armormaking Development Details

Challenge The Enemy and Take Victory!

Finally, challenge the Baron to a fight and claim all territories in the map. This will be a long and arduous battle, but with enough patience and preparation, you should emerge victorious!

Combat Guide: How to Battle

Manor Lords Related Guides

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

Manor Lords Tips and Tricks

List of Tips and Tricks
Game Setup and Difficulty Options	How to Explore World in Third Person
List of All Achievements	How to Change Region Name
Character Creation Guide	All Seasons and Weather
How to Change Church Bell Sound	How to Make a Custom Coat of Arms
What is the Best Scenario?	How to Get Clothing Stalls
Best Settings to Change	What is Diplomacy and Mechanics
What is the King's Road?	How to Get Artisan Workshops
How to Store Exposed Goods	How to Fix of Generic Storage Full Alert
Lack of Entertainment Explained	What Does Burn Field Do?
What to Do With Dead Oxen	How to Make Money Fast
Best Starting Resources	How to Fix the Stuck Ox Bug
What is King's Favor?	Is There Controller Support?

City Building Tips and Tricks

List of Tips and Tricks
How to Increase Approval to 100%	How to Survive Winter
How to Win a Growth Victory	Crop Rotation and Fertility Guide
How to Claim Regions	How to Get More Families
Trade Rule Guide (Set to No Trade Fix)	How to Pay Royal Tax
How to Relocate Buildings	How to Cure Diseases
How to Maintain Public Order	How to Put Out Fires
How to Check Map and Overlays	How to Delete and Remove Roads
How to Get Rid of Homelessness	Build Order and What to Build First
How to Assign Workers	How to Move Supplies
How to Make Roads	How to Limit Work Area
How to Rotate Buildings	How to Use the Castle Planner
Best City Layout	-

Combat Tips and Tricks

List of Tips and Tricks
How to Beat Restoring the Peace Scenario	How to Win a Conquest Victory
How to Win a Domination Victory	Combat Guide: How to Battle
How to Stop Bandits From Stealing	How to Make Weapons and Armor
How to Survive Raiders	-