As your city levels up in Manor Lords, you'll collect development points that allow you to unlock technology branches with new upgrades and benefits.
Landlords The BEST possible start for new players, best build, fastest population growth, farming
Leveling up the city can be a long time. After about four hours of gameplay, I only had two Development Points, so you’ll need to be careful where you spend them. Below are the seven best development branches to get first in Manor Lords.
Charcoal Burning is one of the first branches I recommend taking on in Manor Lords because of how much it helps with fuel efficiency. Firewood is a decent source of fuel, but it’s not sustainable enough if your town’s population is over 50. This branch unlocks Charcoal Kiln, a building that turns one firewood into two charcoals, allowing you to practically forget about fuel as long as you have families assigned to the building and the Woodcutter’s Lodge.
No medieval city can survive without fields and farmers. One of the first uses of fields is to grow wheat, which is needed to produce bread, and the process is significantly faster once you have unlocked the Heavy Plow. The Heavy Plow allows you to assign an ox to the farm, increasing the plowing and crop transport speed.
