Greetings, Lords & Ladies!
Today we have glorious news! An opportunity calls to all esteemed nobles. After leaving early access in 2022 and the following year of free post-release updates, we are expanding the realm of Lords and Villeins with a brand new DLC dubbed "The Great Houses"! The DLC shatters the boundaries of your previous domain, inviting you to shape the fate of a nation and etch your legacy onto the world stage.
The Great Houses takes the feudal economy simulation experience to a whole new level, allowing you to transcend the confines of your settlement and establish yourself as the head of a powerful dynasty. With a brand-new world map and intricate gameplay mechanics, this DLC enables you to engage in diplomacy and trade across the cities of other AI-controlled Noble Houses and even the Royal Family, or to subdue your enemies with military forces as you vie for influence, wealth, or if you so desire, dominance.
As your settlement flourishes and expansion beckons, resources can be invested in acquiring new territories. Families can be assigned to develop these lands, while military regiments ensure their protection. Trade routes can be established with other settlements on the map, fostering relationships with other Noble Houses. Completing quests strengthens these bonds, unlocking lucrative trade deals that introduce new caravans to your settlement.
Alternatively, if you have a taste for war, you can unleash your armies upon rival territories. Raids offer the spoils of another's labor, while outright invasion allows forceful conquest through a brand new turn-based combat system.
A new noble house creator has also been introduced in this DLC, empowering you to personalize your noble house like never before. Featuring a dedicated sigil editor, you can create your own sigil, a visual emblem that will inspire awe (or strike fear) in the hearts of the rivals of your Great House.
The good news don't end there, however! To support their loyal subjects, the Royal Family decreed that an introductory offer will be imposed on the expansion, guaranteeing a 15% discount on The Great Houses DLC, and to entice newcomers to the Lords and Villeins domain, the base game is also discounted, by no less 75%; for the best bargain of all however, the Lords and Villeins: The Great Houses Edition is available, in which you can obtain the game + the DLC in a single, convenient, package.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2943600/Lords_and_Villeins_The_Great_Houses/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287530/Lords_and_Villeins/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/42643/Lords_and_Villeins_The_Great_Houses_Edition
If you are just coming back to the game, Lords and Villeins is receiving an update too! A number of bugfixes are introduced from crashes, incorrect AI behavior, UI issues to some balancing adjustments. We did our best to ensure backwards compatibility for your save files for this one, but please be mindful that you may encounter issues if you choose to continue playing on them. We will also continue to closely monitor the situation and issue hotfix updates in the following days!
Thank you for staying with us and supporting us along the way. The development of Lords and Villeins from the initial Early Access release until today's DLC launch has always been, and will continue to be, shaped by the invaluable feedback and suggestions of the amazing community of fans that has formed around the game. If you wish to participate, or even just to chat, you will be welcome on the Lords and Villeins Official Discord server, but of course, your voice will also always be heard even here in the Steam Discussions.