Lords & Villeins will receive a wholesome content update soon and we thought we'd share some of the new features with you! Since you're such a supportive community, you deserve nothing less!
While the full changelog will be revealed along with the update release, today we wanted to focus on the military part of our Military and Criminality update, and share with you how the warmongering attempts of the royals will soon enhance your medieval ruling experience.
War Never Changes
As you progress through your settlement and attract craftsmen around the world, the royals will become interested in exploiting your people for their war. You will have some time to prepare, but once you reach the fourth year, the first regiment will be requested.
It is time to train an army! Set up a regiment of soldiers, recruit peasants to their ranks, promote their general and there you go. Farmers, foragers, bakers, anyone you can find that is not contributing to your society well enough, can find a new purpose with a weapon in their hand.
The requests are specific, the royals know what they need and they will not hesitate to ask. Footman soldier, rangers, or even cavalry with a well-trained and equipped horse. You can, of course, customize within limits, but it is your responsibility to make sure your soldiers have the equipment they need, and have enough time to train with their weapon.
All of your soldiers will reside in the barracks, a new zone where they can sleep, train with training dummies and spend their free time. You will have to pay them a fair wage, if you want to keep their morale high. Money that will support their family, and occasionally gets lost in the pub as your soldiers grab a cold one. They will consume food from your warehouse, so stay tuned for our next teaser, where we reveal servants and cooks!
Once their training is over, you are ready to fulfill the request and send them to war. At your order, the whole regiment will gather, collect what they need and leave your settlement at once. We never wanted Lords and Villeins to be a combat heavy game, so we will not support the spectacle of the battle itself, but the prospect of recruiting and training an army of soldiers remains a powerful immersive storytelling element that always felt like a good fit to us. It is not just for a show- curating your army involves many difficult choices that put lives of your villagers at a significant risk because only a handful of them will return home alive!
There is a lot more to the military than we’ve shown you today. Stables with horses for your cavalry, how servants are a key part of your military success or how your recruits can also be dedicated to protect your villagers from crime, so stay tuned for more!
Are you looking forward to this update? We certainly are! The update is right now in a closed beta, so we don't want to promise any exact date of release, but once we know more, we'll definitely let you know!
As always, you are most welcome to join our Discord server and become a part of our community. We will be really happy to see you there!