Manor Lords patch adds a Manor Lady to visitor mode among other additions

Slavic Magic has published the first larger update for Manor Lords, which has been available for Steam users to beta test for a while already, on all digital storefronts, meaning that everyone on Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass should now be able to download it.

Patch 0.7.972 has a bunch of important fixes and improvements as well as some cosmetic additions in store, such as additional unit banners, armor variations, and attack animations. Players choosing the female portrait at the start of their run will also be able to visit their town with a brand-new female character model – a Manor Lady, if you so will.

Among the changes made in this update is a pretty big one to internal trade: Instead of relying on Pack Stations and the Barter system alone (though you can still use this), you can now send any goods between your settlements via your Trading Posts, using Regional Wealth as a currency. This is fantastic for players who didn’t like micromanaging their barter exchanges.

A new mechanic has been added to the game in the form of mourning: When someone from the town dies, growth will be blocked for a month as the people mourn the loss. In addition, a yearly tax will be deducted from your Treasury after the update, representing tribute paid to the king.

You can also disallow buildings from setting up their own Market Stalls and force Workshops to respect resource construction reserves, which should keep your Joiner’s Shops and other such buildings from eating up all your planks.

For a list of bug fixes and additional changes, visit the game’s Steam page.

MARCO WUTZ

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