Manor Lords Beta 0.8.097–0.8.100 Adds Livestock and Trading Fixes Ahead of Its Planned August Exit

Manor Lords‘ latest beta build is ready with a large batch of fixes covering livestock, trading, construction, user interface issues, crashes, and more. In its latest Steam announcement, Slavic Magic said it is finishing translations and preparing to move the update out of beta by the end of August.

The changelog covers versions 0.8.097–0.8.100. Among the biggest changes are revised animal production rules, better Ox Cart behavior around Construction Yards, improved Exporting Trader target selection, new controller support, and fixes for several problems affecting Wide Valley, Deep Mines, taverns, and saved games.

The new pass follows the earlier 0.8.097 beta build, which added the Wide Valley map and expanded Manor Lords’ settlement-management systems.

How to access the Manor Lords beta

Back up your saved files before switching branches. Slavic Magic also recommends removing mods, since they will most likely cause crashes in the beta.

1. Open Steam and right-click Manor Lords in your library.
2. Choose Properties, then open the BETAS tab.
3. Enter the password veryNiceBasket.
4. Select pre_release from the beta participation menu.
5. Wait for the files to download. Restart the Steam client if the update does not begin.
6. Launch the game after the update finishes.

Players can send feedback through the Steam forum or submit bug reports.

Patch Notes: Version 0.8.097 – 0.8.100

The latest beta pass adjusts food and drink production, animal grazing, construction logistics, regional trading, controller navigation, and several interface systems. It also addresses crashes, stuck workers, incorrect problem banners, save compatibility, and performance issues.

Fixes marked as (Beta) apply to the Beta version only.

Balance:

• Butcher Beef recipe increased from 4 to 6 from Cows, and from 2 to 3 from Calves.
• Butcher Mutton recipe increased from 2 to 3 from Sheep.
• Cows no longer produce Milk in Autumn, only in Spring and Summer.
• Logging Camp supports 3 Assigned Oxen (was 1).
• Construction Yard now has two Oxen, with an additional Ox Cart. (Beta)

AI:

• Tweaked selection of Origin Perks. (Beta)

Minor changes:

• Construction Yard-assigned Oxen now only use the Ox Cart and only collect from supply dumps, Logging Camps, or Construction Yards. (They still deliver to construction sites.) (Beta)
• Construction Yard efficiency is now properly shown using the maintenance UI.
• Experimental: Animals on Pastures now favor using Path Points that are within the Pasture area when grazing.
• Made all conversation tasks prefer locations outside streams.
• Exporting Traders will now look for the closest available Trading Post in the chosen Region instead of selecting one based on construction order.
• Livestock Farm Work Area added. Workers will only gather from Pastures within their work area, but will walk outside it to retrieve Oats to craft Animal Feed.
• Beverage drinking logic has been improved. Family members won’t drink a beverage that doesn’t match their distributed drink type. They also won’t drink in Taverns that have no assigned workers.
• Increased the minimum distance to the Region border for Fishing Spots to remove ambiguity about which Region the Resource Node belongs to.
• [Experimental] Reintroduced randomized distribution preferences for Burgage Plots. For example, residents of some Burgage Plots will prefer Cider, some Ale, and some Mead (when available).
• Added missing controller support and improved controller navigation and layout in several places.

Text & UI:

• Added a tutorial for Pasture Animals, triggered when building a Pasture.
• Updated overlay selection panel visuals. (Beta)
• Updated Time & Seasons widget layout and positioning. (Beta)
• Added Ox Cart Help Subjects entry.
• Made the UI Scale limit relative to screen resolution to reduce clipping.
• Improved tooltip positioning on the Game Setup screen.
• Fixed Time Widget and Version text overlap when a controller is enabled.
• UI now displays a “Target Stock Exceeded” problem banner if a Construction Yard has more than the desired amount. If another building can receive the excess, the problem banner is removed. (Beta)
• UI no longer displays a “Storage Full” problem banner if a Construction Yard is at target stock and at capacity.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed flying fish and the broken bridge on Wide Valley. (Beta)
• Fixed Deep Mines missing the Seasonal Assignment UI. (Beta)
• Fixed stuttering Ox Guides. (Beta)
• Fixed missing string for Cheesemonger job description. (Beta)
• Fixed Cow icons appearing where Calf icons should. (Beta)
• Fixed holding Tab displaying invalid information about the Construction Yard.
• Fixed an issue where a “No skilled workers” problem banner would not appear if there was also unfinished construction. (Beta)
• Fixed the missing problem banner icon for “No skilled workers.” (Beta)
• Fixed an instance of workers getting stuck because they tried to have a conversation in the exact same spot as another pair of workers.
• Fixed an older save compatibility bug that caused new animal types to be non-importable.
• Fixed Oxen dying of hunger if they were too close to a Pasture.
• Fixed completed quests generating new quest messages under some circumstances during game load.
• Fixed Exporting Traders ignoring potential targets’ storage filter rules. (Beta)
• Fixed Exporting Traders taking unconstructed Trading Posts / Livestock Trading Posts into account when selecting targets.
• Fixed Exporting Traders not recalculating the nearest target trading point.
• Fixed a potential crash caused by missing resource visualization meshes on Farmhouse Ox Carts.
• Fixed a bug where clicking a problem banner for characters did not take you to their location.
• Fixed Cow icons appearing where Calf icons should… in more places. (Beta)
• Fixed leftover goods in buildings being permanently reserved when the last worker family abandoned the building, instead of being treated as surplus.
• Fixed Residential Requirements tooltips flickering when time was not paused.
• Fixed Mead and Cider limits not being visible in the Tavern. (Beta)
• Fixed Tavern workers not respecting reserves. (Beta)
• Fixed problem banners not working properly when the camera was outside the owned Region. (Beta)
• Fixed Current Settlement Level not working properly when the camera was outside the owned Region. (Beta)
• Fixed descriptions missing from certain tooltips after hovering over the Rebuild button.
• Fixed some text on the Help Pages displaying broken formatting for clickable links.
• Fixed problem banners not appearing until a day passed after loading a save.
• Fixed an issue where the unburied bodies problem banner wouldn’t reappear for 10 days after loading a save.
• Fixed broken crafting rotations. (Beta)
• Fixed clutter (e.g. Tavern benches) and felled trees not always aligning with the ground correctly.
• Fixed problem banners reappearing with the full animation each time a new problem was added.
• Fixed “Missing Ox Guide” staying on screen after an Ox received a Guide. (Beta)
• Fixed water and entertainment supply highlights behaving incorrectly when the title was not paused.
• Fixed the “assign family” sound becoming louder the longer you played. (Beta)
• Fixed a potential crash after reloading into a different save.
• Fixed levitating Extension clutter. (Beta)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to distribute goods to rubble. (Beta)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to distribute goods from Market Stalls that were now rubble. (Beta)
• Fixed units getting stuck and not moving after switching to raiding mode. (Beta)
• Fixed inconsistency in displaying deposit icons while the “Always Display Deposit Icons” option was turned off.
• Fixed Royal Tax and King’s Favor icons being swapped in certain places.
• Fixed the paper map sometimes being visible in Visit Mode.
• Fixed family member tooltips not displaying properly in the People Tab.
• Fixed the background secondary color not being selectable when using a controller on the Game Start screen.
• Fixed the garrison spot being in the center of the Large Tavern area rather than inside the building itself.

Optimizations:

• Optimized Sheep Herder Tasks.
• Optimized Family Approval calculations.
• Fixed stuttering caused by some UI updates.

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Manor Lords

Developed by Slavic Magic

Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through conquest.

Inspired by the art and architecture of late 14th century Franconia, Manor Lords prioritizes historical accuracy wherever possible, using it to inform gameplay mechanics and visuals alike. Common medieval tropes are avoided in favor of historical accuracy, in order to make the world feel more authentic, colorful, and believable.

• Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
• Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
• Perspective Bird view / Isometric
• Modes Single player
• Release April 26, 2024
• Publisher Hooded Horse
• Age Rating

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