Hello everyone!
The Steam Autumn Sale is in full swing, and the 2024 Steam Awards are not far behind. Nominations are open for all of this year’s categories, and we’re hoping you’ll support us by nominating Manor Lords for the Oustanding Visual Style award.
We hope that with Manor Lords, players feel like they are really experiencing every detail of medieval life, whether in a humble village or a bustling city. A truly immersive visual world inspired by the art and architecture of 14th-century Franconia is an essential component of that experience.
Since our Early Access launch earlier this year, we’ve released three major updates with significant improvements to the core Manor Lords experience. In our most recent Update 3 - 0.8.004, we fully migrated the game into Unreal Engine 5 and added the highly requested fishing system.
Here’s a look at some of the features added since Manor Lord's release.
| Food and Firewood Cart Importing | Level 2 Storehouse Handcarts | King's Tax (Annual Royal Tax) |
| Mourning Period | Carried Corpses Visuals | New Retinue Armor Variations |
| Market Stall Setup Toggle | Crossbows & Huntsmen | Construction Reserve System |
| New Patron Saint: St. Maurice | Lady of the Manor Model Update | Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade |
| Fishing System | Winter Fishing Unlock | Pigs |
| Butchers | Salt Deposits and Sausages | Advanced Pondkeeping |
More than eight beta updates have also been released on the experimental branch to give our players the chance to weigh in on proposed changes and test bug fixes before they hit the main build.
If you check out our newest update preview, you’ll see that there’s plenty more coming down the pipe for Manor Lords. This next update will include two new maps, new building upgrades, and major reworks to the systems for marketplaces, goods distribution, and distribution for ale/water.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1363080/announcements/detail/7119722540407193800
For a more complete rundown of every change, revisit each of our major update notes here:
- [Update 1 - 0.7.972] Bugfixes, Balance & Quality of Life Improvements
- [Update 2 - 0.7.975] Bug Fixes, Balance Changes, and More
- [Update 3 - 0.8.004] Fishing, Butchers, Crossbows, Unreal Engine 5 & Bug Fixes
We’ve received so much amazing support from this community, and it’s been such a pleasure to continue working on improving the Manor Lords experience for all of you.
If you’re so inclined, we’d love to have your nomination for the Outstanding Visual Style award in this year’s Steam Awards. To nominate us, just click the “Nominate” button at the top of this post.
Thank you again for all your support.
--Greg