All 56 Buildings and Backyard Extensions in Manor Lords

Buildings are the structures you place across the map in Manor Lords, a medieval city-builder where you grow a small settlement into a town. Each one has a job: gathering timber and food, turning raw materials into goods, housing and feeding your people, moving and trading goods, or running the settlement's government. Once you know how buildings get built, staffed and supplied, the rest of the game starts to make sense.

Logging camp

Cuts trees into Timber logs; an Ox moves logs to a site or storage.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

Timber

Build Cost

2 Timber

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Woodcutter's lodge

Workers cut trees and carry the logs back by hand to split into Firewood.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

Firewood

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Sawpit

Turns Timber into Planks at a rate of 1 Timber to 5 Planks.

Families

-

Inputs

Timber

Outputs

Planks

Build Cost

2 Timber

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Forester's hut

Plants trees in the work area so the settlement can replace felled woodland.

Families

2

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Charcoal kiln

Turns 1 Firewood into 2 Charcoal when the Charcoal Burning perk is unlocked.

Families

3

Inputs

Firewood

Outputs

Charcoal

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Charcoal Burning development perk

Details

-

Forager hut

Gathers Berries from nearby deposits; an Herb garden upgrade lets workers gather Herbs.

Families

4

Inputs

-

Outputs

Berries; Herbs

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Herb garden upgrade adds Herbs to the hut's output.

Hunting camp

Gathers Small game and Hides from a nearby wild animal deposit.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Small game; Hides

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Fisherman's hut

Catches Carp from ponds and Eel from rivers when a fish shoal is nearby.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

Carp; Eel

Build Cost

2 Timber

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Stone gatherer camp

Collects surface Stone beside a deposit until the surface stones run out.

Families

4

Inputs

-

Outputs

Stone

Build Cost

1 Timber, 4 Planks

Fuel

-

Requirements

Place beside a surface stone deposit

Details

-

Quarry

Extracts Rough stone and Rubble stone from underground stone deposits.

Families

6

Inputs

-

Outputs

Rough stone; Rubble stone

Build Cost

2 Timber, 6 Planks

Fuel

-

Requirements

Place over a stone deposit

Details

-

Mining pit

Mines Iron ore, Clay, or Salt depending on the deposit beneath it.

Families

4

Inputs

-

Outputs

Iron ore; Clay; Salt

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Place over an Iron, Clay, or Salt deposit

Details

Deep Mine with the Deep Mining perk lets a pit on a rich deposit keep producing indefinitely.

Stonemason's station

Cuts Rough stone into Dressed stone for construction.

Families

2

Inputs

Rough stone

Outputs

Dressed stone

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Lime kiln

Turns Rubble stone into Mortar for construction.

Families

3

Inputs

Rubble stone

Outputs

Mortar

Build Cost

1 Timber, 6 Planks, 8 Rubble stone

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Malthouse

Turns 1 Barley into 1 Malt and burns 1 fuel each month.

Families

2

Inputs

Barley

Outputs

Malt

Build Cost

2 Timber, 6 Planks, 12 Rubble stone

Fuel

1 fuel per month

Requirements

-

Details

-

Bloomery

Smelts Iron ore into Iron slabs and burns 1 fuel each month; the building needs tool maintenance.

Families

2

Inputs

Iron ore

Outputs

Iron slab

Build Cost

1 Timber, 6 Planks

Fuel

1 fuel per month

Requirements

-

Details

-

Smithy

Makes Tools from Iron slabs and burns 1 fuel each month.

Families

2

Inputs

Iron slab

Outputs

Tools

Build Cost

1 Timber, 4 Planks

Fuel

1 fuel per month

Requirements

-

Details

-

Clay furnace

Fires Clay into Roof tiles and burns 1 fuel each month.

Families

5

Inputs

Clay

Outputs

Roof tiles

Build Cost

1 Timber, 6 Planks, 8 Rubble stone

Fuel

1 fuel per month

Requirements

-

Details

-

Tannery

Turns Hides into Leather.

Families

3

Inputs

Hides

Outputs

Leather

Build Cost

-

Fuel

No

Requirements

-

Details

-

Weaver's workshop

Turns Wool into Yarn and Flax into Linen.

Families

3

Inputs

Wool; Flax

Outputs

Yarn; Linen

Build Cost

4 Timber

Fuel

No

Requirements

-

Details

-

Farmhouse

Assigns families to fields and threshes harvested crops into grain.

Families

8

Inputs

-

Outputs

Wheat; Rye; Barley; Oats; Flax

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Oxen Plowing adds space for two assigned Oxen.

Windmill

Grinds Grain into Flour; millers fetch their own grain.

Families

3

Inputs

Grain

Outputs

Flour

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Communal oven

Bakes Flour into Bread; a Bakery extension is more efficient.

Families

3

Inputs

Flour

Outputs

Bread

Build Cost

-

Fuel

Requires fuel

Requirements

-

Details

-

Livestock farm

Shears sheep for Wool and turns Oats into Animal feed.

Families

3

Inputs

Oats

Outputs

Wool; Animal feed

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Converts 1 Oat into 2 Animal feed; sheep are shorn once each summer.

Pasture

Provides space for livestock; pasture animals eat Animal feed in each winter month.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

Planks; amount varies with area

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Granary

Stores food and crops with reduced spoilage; the Large Granary holds more.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

2 Timber, 10 Stone

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Large Granary upgrade raises storage to 2,500 and staffing to 6 families.

Storehouse

Stores construction materials, fuel, equipment, and other goods; the Large Storehouse holds more.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

2 Timber

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Large Storehouse upgrade raises storage to 2,500 and staffing to 6 families.

Hitching post

Assigned workers guide Oxen; the Small stables upgrade adds a stable space.

Families

2

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Small stables upgrade adds one stable space.

Pack station

Connects two regions for barter; Mules carry up to 20 goods per trip.

Families

1

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

CYConstruction yard

Construction yard

Stores building materials for advanced structures; maintenance makes builders work 50% faster.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Trading post

Imports and exports goods through regional and traveling trade.

Families

4

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Livestock trading post

Imports and exports livestock; it can trade Sheep and Cows.

Families

3

Inputs

-

Outputs

Sheep; Cows

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Burgage plot

Provides housing and can expand into a workshop or backyard extension.

Families

-

Inputs

Food; Firewood

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

1 fuel per month; 2 in winter

Requirements

-

Details

Levels 1–2 house 1 family, Level 3 houses 2, and Level 4 houses 3.

Well

Provides drinking water for burgage plots and enables firefighting.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Place on an underground water deposit

Details

-

Marketplace

Provides space for families and storage workers to set up market stalls.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

Free

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Tavern

Supplies a selected drink to burgage plots when the tavern has workers.

Families

1

Inputs

Ale; Cider; Mead

Outputs

-

Build Cost

3 Timber, 4 Planks

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Large Tavern upgrade adds two worker families.

Wooden church

Provides church access and hallowed burial ground; stone upgrades add worker capacity.

Families

1

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Small Stone Church adds two worker families; a Large Stone Church is also available.

CPCorpse pit

Corpse pit

Provides space for four worker families to bury deceased people.

Families

4

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

Manor

Unlocks the castle planner and regional taxation; the first Manor grants 250 Influence.

Families

-

Inputs

Firewood

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

Requires fuel

Requirements

-

Details

-

Vegetable garden

Produces Cabbages, Carrots, or Beetroots for the household.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Cabbages; Carrots; Beetroots

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 1 burgage plot

Details

Planting cost scales with garden size.

Chicken coop

Provides Eggs and periodic Chicken meat from the plot's backyard.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Eggs; Chicken

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 1 burgage plot

Details

Chicken meat is produced every fourth cycle.

Goats (animal pen)

Raises Goats for Milk, Chevon, and Hides.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Milk; Chevon; Hides

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 1 burgage plot

Details

Chevon and Hides are produced every third cycle.

Pigs (animal pen)

Raises Pigs for Pork from the plot's backyard.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Pork

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Pigs take 30% longer to yield.

Orchard

Grows Apples, Pears, or Quinces in the burgage plot's backyard.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Apples; Pears; Quinces

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 1 burgage plot; Orchardry development perk

Details

Fruit is harvested in September; young trees yield less.

Apiary

Produces Honey and Wax; meadow affinity affects its yield.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

Honey; Wax

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Beekeeping development perk

Details

Harvests in autumn; output depends on the meadow's wilding affinity.

Bakery

Bakes Flour into Bread from a level 3 burgage plot.

Families

-

Inputs

Flour

Outputs

Bread

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 3 burgage plot

Details

Twice as efficient as the Communal oven.

Brewery

Brews Ale, Cider, or Mead from its selected recipe.

Families

-

Inputs

Malt; Apples; Honey

Outputs

Ale; Cider; Mead

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

Recipes: 1 Malt makes 1 Ale; 4 Apples make 1 Cider; 1 Honey makes 1 Mead.

Cobbler

Makes Shoes from Leather.

Families

-

Inputs

Leather

Outputs

Shoes

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 3 burgage plot

Details

Uses 1 Leather per pair of Shoes.

Tailor

Makes Clothes and Gambesons from textile goods.

Families

-

Inputs

Wool; Linen

Outputs

Clothes; Gambesons

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

Clothes can be made from Wool or Linen.

Butcher

Makes Sausages from Pork and Salt and processes Sheep or Cows for meat and Hides.

Families

-

Inputs

Pork; Salt; Sheep; Cows

Outputs

Sausages; Mutton; Beef; Hides

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

Lambs and calves yield half the meat of adult animals.

CCheesemonger

Cheesemonger

Makes Cheese from Milk and Salt on a level 3 burgage plot.

Families

-

Inputs

Milk; Salt

Outputs

Cheese

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 3 burgage plot

Details

Recipe: 1 Milk and 1 Salt make 2 Cheese.

Blacksmith

Makes Tools, Iron parts and military equipment from Iron slabs and Planks.

Families

-

Inputs

Iron slab; Planks

Outputs

Tools; Iron parts; Sidearms; Spears; Polearms

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

Spears and Polearms also require Planks.

Armorer

Makes Helmets and, with the right development, Mail armor and Plate armor.

Families

-

Inputs

Iron slab

Outputs

Helmets; Mail armor; Plate armor

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

Mail armor requires the Advanced Armor development perk.

Joiner

Makes Shields and Wooden parts from Planks.

Families

-

Inputs

Planks

Outputs

Small shields; Large shields; Wooden parts

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

-

Bowyer

Makes Warbows from Planks and Crossbows from Planks and Iron parts.

Families

-

Inputs

Planks; Iron parts

Outputs

Warbows; Crossbows

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

Level 2 burgage plot

Details

Crossbows also need Iron parts.

Shrine

A purely decorative building with no gameplay effect.

Families

-

Inputs

-

Outputs

-

Build Cost

-

Fuel

-

Requirements

-

Details

-

How buildings get built in Manor Lords

Once a building is placed, idle families clear the ground, oxen haul the timber, and families carry everything else to the site. Each site gets its own construction priority, and setting High on one project at a time keeps your workers from scattering across several sites and finishing none of them.

Where you put a building matters too. Wells need underground water, windmills work best on open ground with no buildings or trees nearby, and larger fields give bigger harvests but take longer to plow. Extensions are the exception, since they go inside a Burgage Plot rather than on open ground.

Who works in your buildings

Most production buildings need a family assigned before they produce anything. A Farmhouse puts families to work on its Fields, and families assigned to a Hitching Post become permanent ox guides. Keep at least one family free as well, since idle families are the ones who do the construction work.

Several of the workshops you can build inside a Burgage Plot turn everyone living there into artisans, and those people can't be given any other job while they work. Keep that in mind when you decide where families live.

Which buildings to build first

The Logging Camp usually comes first, since its timber goes into nearly every building you'll place next. The Sawpit then turns timber into planks, which many later buildings need. For food, the Hunting Camp is free and works well if deer live nearby, while a Forager Hut is the better choice when berries grow close. Build a Granary and a Storehouse early, and add a Well, which also helps reduce fire risk.

Housing takes some balance. A cluster of Burgage Plots early on gives your starting families homes and newcomers room to settle, but plots use up resources fast. Farming is usually better left for later, since fields and farmhouses take a lot of effort to get going.

How goods get stored and moved

Goods need a place to wait, and that's the job of the Granary and the Storehouse. A Granary holds food and ale, and a Storehouse holds other goods. Both also set up market stalls that supply your Burgage Plots, and the Marketplace they set up in is free to build.

Trade works a little differently. A Trading Post holds goods for buying and selling. To move goods between regions you control, build a Pack Station. It sets up a barter link with another region, and mules carry goods back and forth, so both regions need storage for what they exchange.

The Manor and taxes

The Manor is the core of your settlement's government. It needs Fuel to keep running, and once it's standing, it adds Influence and lets you tax your people.

The other administration building, the Settlers Camp, can only go in a claimed region that has no other buildings yet.

Burgage Plots and their extensions

Burgage Plots are where your townsfolk live, and each one can be raised to a higher tier. A higher tier gives the plot more room and better living standards, and you need plots of different sizes to grow a village into a town.

Extensions are the buildings you add inside a plot, and the plot has to be large enough to hold one. A first-level plot can take simple extensions like a Vegetable Garden, a Chicken Coop or a goat pen, and the Vegetable Garden and Chicken Coop are the easiest early picks for food. Plots at level two and above can also take workshops, which make goods like bread, clothing and weapons right at home, so townsfolk don't have to head to a separate building. Costs vary, and they're paid in Planks, Regional Wealth or both.

Upgrading and unlocking buildings

Several buildings can be upgraded rather than replaced. A Hitching Post can add a small stable, which gives it a second space for animals. A Forager Hut can add a Herb Garden, and a Mining Pit can become a Deep Mine once you've unlocked Deep Mining, which needs a rich deposit to work.

Some buildings stay locked until you spend development points, and those points are scarce in the early and middle game. Charcoal Burning, for example, unlocks a Charcoal Kiln that turns firewood into charcoal, which matters most in winter when fuel use climbs.

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