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Published on
November 19, 2024
Manor Lords' solo developer, Slavic Magic, prioritizes player feedback, adding features like fishing and butchers based on community requests. Despite criticism, he defends his approach, focusing on honest work over visually impressive updates, with new maps planned soon.
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November 6, 2024
Manor Lords, a popular indie city builder, is getting an update introducing new water and ale management systems, along with a mountainous map, all designed to enhance gameplay and provide more strategic depth.
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Published on
October 28, 2024
Manor Lords is getting new maps, including a gorgeous alpine-themed location inspired by Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, but the base game will remain within its European theme. More maps are coming, but no details have been released about release dates or themes. The developer is also working on improving the marketplace system, UI, and performance.
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October 25, 2024
Manor Lords developer Greg Styczeń provides an update on the game's development, revealing that despite his recent silence, the team is working on UI improvements, console porting, optimization, and crash fixes, as well as reworking the marketplace system to make it less frustrating.
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Published on
October 14, 2024
Hooded Horse, the publisher behind successful city builders like Manor Lords and Against the Storm, is experiencing massive success with its strategy games, boasting over 4.5 million sales and 9.5 million wishlists in the last year, proving that the genre remains popular and attracting attention from players worldwide.
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Published on
August 19, 2024
The games industry's current unrest is due to corporate desires conflicting with game development reality, says Manor Lords' publisher Hooded Horse, who believes that self-publishing is becoming more attractive for indie developers.
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August 18, 2024
Tim Bender, CEO of Manor Lords' publishing studio, advises developers to avoid most publishers and consider self-publishing to retain control, cut costs, and prioritize their game's success.
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Published on
August 16, 2024
Publishing contracts often lead to game failures due to unfavorable recoup terms where publishers recover costs before developers, resulting in lack of developer support and player updates.
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August 5, 2024
Manor Lords' upcoming update will allow players to turn surplus livestock into meat and hides.
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August 2, 2024
Slavic Magic, developer of Manor Lords, advises players to enjoy other games rather than expecting infinite content from a single title, advocating against the notion of a 'dead game' and promoting the idea of finite, memorable experiences.
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July 26, 2024
Amid concerns over AI-generated art in games, 'Manor Lords' developer Greg Styczen denies its use in the game's character portraits, crediting artist Beata Krzywdzinska for their creation.
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Published on
July 23, 2024
Manor Lords' next patch will bring crossbows, fishing ponds, new portraits, a game engine switch to Unreal Engine 5, and more.
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July 17, 2024
Hooded Horse has announced a new city builder called Whiskerwood, which combines elements of An American Tail and Disney's Aristocats with a focus on automation and simulation within grand mouse cities.
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Published on
July 17, 2024
Dwarf Fortress' publisher accepts that the game's 120,000-concurrent-player peak on Steam launch may not be reached again, but the developers remain focused on their vision for the game and its ongoing development.
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Published on
July 10, 2024
The developer of The Long Dark has apologized for criticizing the slow update cadence of Manor Lords, acknowledging the success and positive reception of the city builder.
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July 7, 2024
Manor Lords publisher argues that not every game needs to be a live-service, emphasizing the importance of letting developers take their time and prioritize quality over endless growth expectations.
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Published on
June 27, 2024
The record-breaking early access strategy game Manor Lords is moving to Unreal Engine 5, promising to fix issues while enabling simultaneous console development.
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Published on
June 20, 2024
The popular city builder Manor Lords is migrating to Unreal Engine 5, fixing issues and allowing for console ports while the developer plans to add new features in the future.
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Published on
June 12, 2024
Manor Lords developer Greg Styczeń hints at new features in the future, with community feedback indicating enthusiasm for additions like town walls, butchers, or bug fixes.
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June 5, 2024
Helldivers 2 studio leadership changes sees Paradox vet Shams Jorjani taking the CEO role while Johan Pilestedt focuses on creative as chief creative officer, and open to fan-suggested crossovers with Hooded Horse and other games.
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Published on
June 3, 2024
Manor Lords players are debating the focus of the next major patch, with options including town walls, butchers, or bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
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Published on
May 31, 2024
Manor Lords' 'solo' developer, Greg Styczeń, expresses anxiety about the release of the first official patch despite positive feedback from players.
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Published on
May 30, 2024
Manor Lords' publisher believes companies should be judged not on their hits, but on how they respond to failures; supporting struggling games and teams instead of abandoning them.
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Published on
May 21, 2024
Manor Lords update caps sheep spawning to prevent out-of-control herds, along with gameplay tweaks and bug fixes.
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Published on
May 20, 2024
PC Gaming Show is returning for its 10th anniversary with a lineup of over 75 games, including updates on Killing Floor 3 and Stormgate, and reveals for DeathSprint 66, Citizen Sleeper 2, Crush house, and Streets of Rogue 2.
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Published on
May 16, 2024
Manor Lords has sold over two million copies in less than three weeks, surpassing publisher Hooded Horse's expectations and setting records for city-building and strategy games.
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Published on
May 10, 2024
Manor Lords developer can't decide whether pigs should operate as building-based animals like chickens or roam in pastures with families assigned to care for them.
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Published on
May 10, 2024
The latest patch for Manor Lords includes numerous improvements, including significant buffs to archer damage and fixes for performance and gameplay issues.
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Published on
May 8, 2024
Expanding into new regions in Manor Lords may not always be beneficial as settlements require constant attention to maintain prosperity and stability, with the game still facing challenges in balancing multi-region gameplay.
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May 4, 2024
Manor Lords has a quirky bug that makes dead animal corpses stay in your village and contribute to your in-menu numbers. The game's lead developer has already fixed the bug, which will be deployed in the next patch.
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May 3, 2024
Manor Lords solo developer Slavic Magic believes some players struggle with the city builder's farming system due to misunderstandings. They emphasize that different regions have randomized strengths and weaknesses, and focusing solely on vegetable gardens may lead to productivity issues.
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May 3, 2024
Gray Zone Warfare, a PvPvE shooter from Madfinger Games, has sold over 500,000 copies on Steam Early Access within days of its launch, becoming a major success for TikTok owner Bytedance.
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May 3, 2024
In Manor Lords, an infinite sheep bug has plagued a village, leading to overpopulation and performance issues, ultimately challenging the game's economy and developer's intent.
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April 30, 2024
The developer of Manor Lords addresses crash complaints, attributing them primarily to outdated drivers and suggests disabling FSR for older GPUs until a fix is implemented.
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Published on
April 27, 2024
Manor Lords, a popular city-builder game, sold over one million copies on Steam within a day of its launch, setting a new record for the genre.
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April 27, 2024
Steam's popular city-builder game Manor Lords draws inspiration from the classic strategy game series Lords of the Realm and delivers an immersive medieval experience with sheep-raising, grand battles, and more.
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Published on
April 26, 2024
Manor Lords, a highly anticipated city builder, inspires by real history, focuses on gameplay, balancing realism and fun, earning impressive early reviews.
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Published on
April 18, 2024
Manor Lords, a new game by Slavic Magic, is not what it seems. It's not a Total War competitor, an Empire Management style Grand Strategy game, an RPG, or a fast-paced RTS like Age of Empires. Instead, it's a city-builder with battles, but the battles are not as huge or as frequent as some might expect. The focus is on city-building and management. It's designed to be played on a much smaller scale than Age of Empires and from a top-down perspective.
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Published on
April 18, 2024
Manor Lords, the highly anticipated medieval city-builder on Steam, faced an 'infinite money' exploit involving sheep. Developer Greg Styczen responded by implementing a feature that restricts wool exports, citing historical accuracy and feedback from players. The impact of this feature on early-access gameplay and resource management remains to be seen.
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Published on
April 16, 2024
Manor Lords, a highly anticipated medieval city-builder, has gained 500,000 prospective players in the past three months. It has become the most-wishlisted game on Steam, surpassing even Hades 2 and other popular titles. This success is particularly remarkable considering that the game was developed by a single developer. Early access is set for April 26, further contributing to the anticipation surrounding the game.
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Published on
April 14, 2024
Manor Lords, a highly anticipated medieval strategy game, has become the world's most wishlisted Steam game ahead of its April 26 early access release. The game features a mix of top-down settlement expansion and sweeping tactical battles with realistic graphics.
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