This Manor Lords beginner's guide

Want to build your own town in Manor Lords but unsure where to start?

This beginner's guide has you covered, from initial buildings to making it through your first winter.

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1. Pause the game and build essential structures: As soon as the game loads, pause it and build the following: Camp, Store, Granary, Well, Marketplace (optional), and Woodcutter's Lodge. Ensure the Logging Camp is near a forest.

2. Construct roads: Build roads to connect all initial structures while the game is paused. Roads are free and instant.

3. Assign family tasks: Resume the game and assign families to Logging Camp, Storehouse, and Granary. Leave one family for construction tasks.

4. Start food production: Build either a Forager Hut or Hunting Camp, depending on available resources. Assign a family to work there.

5. Build Burgage Plots: Construct at least three Burgage Plots with Living Space Extensions to house your families.

6. Get another Ox: Order a second Ox for more efficient timber transportation. Build an additional Hitching Post for it.

7. End homelessness: Expand Living Space in Burgage Plots to house all families, eliminating temporary tents.

8. Expand roads and plots: Build more roads and Burgage Plots to prepare for settlement upgrades.

9. First upgrade: Once you reach five Burgage Plots, upgrade to Small Village and spend your Development Point on Trade Logistics.

10. Assign new families: As new families arrive, assign them to additional food production, sawpit for plank production, and Woodcutter's Lodge for firewood.

11. Build a Trading Post: Set up a Trading Post near the map's edge to trade surplus resources for Regional Wealth.

12. Construct your first manor and church: Build your first manor on a hill, add small fields, and construct a church nearby for community approval.

13. Watch your firewood: As winter approaches, ensure you have a good stockpile of firewood by hiring a family to work at the Woodcutter's Lodge. Firewood usage doubles in winter.

14. Build more Burgage Plots: Construct more Burgage Plots to advance to the next settlement level. Reserve some backyard extension spaces for future resource production.

15. Prepare for large constructions: Designate areas for important structures like the Church and Tavern. Ensure the Church is near Burgage Plots.

16. Place Chicken Coops: Build Chicken Coops for a passive supply of eggs, which diversify food options and reduce sickness.

17. Build the Church: Use 20 Planks, 5 Timber, and 10 Stone to construct your first church, improving community approval.

18. Increase storage capacity: Build a large storehouse to prevent storage issues and increase capacity from 250 to 2,500 items.

19. Upgrade Burgage Plots: Upgrade at least two Burgage Plots to Level 2 to reach the Medium Village milestone.

20. Unlock Better Deals: Use your additional Development Point to unlock Better Deals, reducing import costs at the Trading Post.

21. Gather stones for your manor: Build a Stonecutter Camp to gather stones for constructing your manor, which allows you to tax your populace and employ Retinue.

22. Make shoes: Build a Cobbler's Workshop to produce shoes from leather for Level 2 citizens, which is essential for upgrading to Level 3 Burgage Plots.

23. Survive winter: Ensure your people have enough firewood, food, and clothing to make it through winter without issues.

Follow these steps to establish a thriving settlement and make it through your first year in Manor Lords.