Manor Lords: How to get more settlers? Manor Lords Guide
The basis of village development in Manor Lords is the steady growth of new residents ready to work. On this page we will tell you what to do to make your village attract new settlers.
Last update: 17 April 2024
Effectively managing your workforce is one of the key challenges when running a village in Manor Lords. In order for your village to grow stronger and develop, it will be necessary to encourage new residents to move in. On this page of our guide, we explain the conditions that must be met for new people to continuously move into your settlement.
How to build new houses?
Settlers need a roof over their heads. If your village is unable to provide it, homeless residents will decrease the overall community satisfaction, and they will die from hypothermia in winter. To avoid this, it will be necessary to build a sufficient number of burgage plots.
It costs 2 wood to build a single basic burgage plot. This type of building can be found in the Construction menu under the Residential tab. Burgage plots don't have a predefined shape, which is interesting. You will have the ability to set their boundaries on your own, which will then be automatically split into separate parcels.
You can also choose how many plots will be included in the area you have designated. After marking all four points of the new plot, use the plus and minus icons to determine how many houses you want to have on the plot. If the plot you marked out is large enough, the game will automatically place one or two additional icons within its boundaries:
- The icon of a house with a hammer - means that you can add an extension on the plot, e.g. a chicken coop, a vegetable field, or other additional farm buildings. Simply click on the hammer icon within the gear wheel to reveal a table of available add-ons. The cost of one extension is 15 wealth points of the region.
- House icon with a plus - it means that you can enlarge the living space, so that two families can live in a single plot. The cost of such a modification is 2 pieces of wood.
You can find more information about extensions and other methods for developing buildings on the page in our guide How to upgrade buildings?.
Once your settlement has enough apartments for all residents, you can try to build a few additional burgage plots. They will attract the attention of new settlers who move in. For such a situation to occur, it's necessary to meet one more requirement, described below.
How to increase approval level?
Another requirement for increasing the population is a high level of approval. You can check its current status on the top bar, next to the hand icon, as it is a general component of residents' satisfaction. When the indicator reaches a minimum of 50%, 1 new family will move into your settlement per month. If you exceed the 75% threshold, 2 families will join you every month. A high approval level will also increase the morale of your Militia.
You will gain a high approval rating by meeting the basic needs of your subjects. Large supplies of food and fuel will allow you to focus on providing them with additional attractions, such as a tavern, marketplace, or church. Access to public buildings will also have a positive impact on your popularity. Pay attention to the requirements of residents, visible after clicking on burgage plots. Meeting these requirements will not only help you upgrade the houses, but also boost the approval.
Ignoring their needs, failing to provide basic resources, and exposing them to bandit attacks will also lead to a negative reputation among the residents. A ratio lower than 25% will trigger emigration and the departure of families from the village, and when combined with low levels of law and order, it could steer some families towards a path of banditry.