Lords and Villeins - Medieval Fief Building Colony Survival 

Thank you for revisiting our game! It is really cool to see! :)

This game has the most interesting mechanics of any colony builder ive seen so far. The Family and Lord system is actually brilliant. Gives the npc's more of an alive feel. All it really needs now is a social and recreation system intergrated with the family system, so they can interact and create good or possible bad relations with each other. which could maybe lead to feud's, assasinations, sabotage, or simple pranks or rivalry. And then maybe being able to have a tavern with visitors, that the Ai can create quests or jobs. I think games need to work more on AI. I think people underestimate how interesting it is to watch AI try and do stuff on their own. With your guidance of course. :P

Fun fact: A villein was a serf who worked for his lord's villa. They were basically free ranged slaves, responsible for feeding themselves and keeping their own homes, but owned nothing, not even their own lives. It's also the origin of the word villain. Because the rich and powerful loved to think that their serfs were bad dirty people of ill repute.

I like how the Lord doesnt need a home, just lives in his market and stockpile

Splatty: "Don't feel too bad about oppressing villagers in this game..." Me: No problem!

What a cool and educational idea for the game, will be getting this for sure :) But it's weird to see that given what the games tries to accomplish you still have to micromanage the families' living areas and place the beds, tables, etc. yourself. I think the families should strive to build whatever they need the most at any given time, and maybe based on their personality types if something like that's implemented.

The game improved a lot since last time it's great to see. The fief system is a nice idea and well executed, it creates a living ambiance that the player knows he has influence on while letting itself play and enjoy the spectacle at the same time, awesome.

Remember, kids! The word "villain" derives from the archaic term "villein" which was basically synonymous with "villager" until the French aristocracy used it to vilify (no pun intended) the poor, thus producing the familiar English word.

That is so cool! The fact that each family have their own stuff make each one of them have their own personality. It has so much potential! That is amazing!

24:00 Oh, right... Cant have competition... I wonder why your loggers got so incredibly wealthy if you grant them a monopoly.

Holy wow, I'd missed on this title if it wasn't for Splat's work. Not just any colony sim, but actual feudal lord sim. Except I don't think there is requirement to train knight militia. This is why I am subscribed.

Would definitely love to make this a series because this game is awesome, also your playing style makes it really unique and fun to watch!

Fiefdom... management... simulator... I'VE WANTED THIS ALL MY LIFE!

something i've learned from watching other people play this, is that every family does ***not*** need a well. you can make public ground and put a well on that, that everyone can draw from. i'm actually pretty stoked on this game, the mechanics are so unique, though i feel like the algorithm for getting new families could be weighted better for early gathering families, so you're less likely to get a string of late game production, without the requisite gatherers.

It's very interesting that it's more of a game about administration in a medieval setting. Thanks for showing this one off Splat.

Well done Splatt! I enjoyed the way this was presented and explained in detail. As most here, never would have seen this game otherwise. GL HF!

"Don't feel too bad for oppressing people in this game" Yep sounds like Rimworld

Just refreshed. Splat you spoil us with so many new videos!

Thanks for the video! For the crops - I don't think you have to micro manage them too much - you can have out of season crops prioritised, they won't plant them until they can. I guess you can prioritise to avoid crops spoiling at the end of the season... but meh. Also I like the random-ish planting. It's good for the soil :D

Game looks cool but needs more dynamic tooltips (stuff like hovering text, expanding text boxes, etc) so the player can get more engaged in the mechanics.

Make it a series please mr. Splat !! This game looks verry interesting! and its still early access. Cant wait to see what more the devs will do with this game!

So basically this is after the dragon born is done with the war for Skyrim, he married yeselda and was granted land. Now you manage it. "Skyrim: Settling down" lol

This is more interesting than I thought after a first look, thanks for showing it

I'd love to see you play more of this honestly!!

Pretty interesting concept, well executed too

"Everybody else ends up broke, and the forester ends up rich as hell." Sounds like you need more people to be foresters. Good example of the unintended consequences that arise from a centrally planned economy.

Ok, I just looked at the roadmap for this game and it looks juicy. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

i'd love to see this as a series

I love me a good colony builder and I certainly encourage devs to do unique things like this but for me, it was just too micromanage-y. That or the various menus weren't streamlined, IMO, to make taking care of the details more smooth. Just my opinion and I certainly hope those that get it love the game and get all the fun they can.

I love these sims where you don't have to await the hords... I enjoy those games as well, but sometimes I just want to manage stuff, and not build an army.

That there is a solid presentation of the game. Thanks.

This game sounds amazing! More like by you playing it makes it sound even more amazing thank you!

The concept of the game is actually very interesting and more or less makes sense, albeit still kinda broken and nonsensical but as far as games go, but the concept is there. Compelling game to try.

This is a really cool and unique game, I hope you consider streaming it.

Was wondering when you were going to cover this one :D. Awesome video. ...Someone described this as a 'reverse Rimworld"....

What an interesting twist to the colony games.

I was not expecting a fief themed game xdd Looks really interesting!

Ah, you had me at "colony builder that isn't a rimworld clone." I was hooked at "trade and economy based."

Thank you splatter cat for convincing me to add another game to my wishlist :P

Splattercat saves the day again! Me: "there was something I was going to do..." start to watch video. Splat "Lord Baconslurry" Me: "Oh shoot, I was going to cook bacon for my sandwiches for lunch at work."

I tried this game out too! It's surprisingly fun!

Splattercat says "No" to capitalism and instead chooses to only have one single family of foresters in his colony with full control of the market.

This looks super cool. Going up on my wishlist.

Looks pretty interesting. I'm not generally a fan of pixel art, but everything looks nice as implemented. Certainly one to watch.

I wish they changed the crops for my OCD... proceeds to put three beds in one room, four in another, and a random bed with the chests. lol Great content though, I always come here to find cool new games.

Are you going to stream this any? It is oddly satisfying to watch.

Finally! Someone made a game for me! :D downloading as soon as it's available!

Small Czech studio put something incredible ;)

"So as long as you're Not Paying Your Taxes, you should probably use the wood you're explicitly not paying me with to roof your house."

"Lord.. Bacon..." Me: STRIP! "Slurry" Me: awwww. ok

Thanks Splatt

The graphics look so much better now.

I love the concept and it's so cute

Does the lord get the "droits de seigneurs" specifically the right of "prima nocte"!🤣

Do they have a specific bonus when we make private rooms for them?

50 meals should hold a family for a couple of days? How much do these guys eat...? xD

hey man, im a newbie to your channel but i like it thus far. was wondering if you would consider a series or mini series where you revisit some of your most loved or interesting games.

Frankalmoign is the type of tax-free grant that was given to churches. It usually included a provision of governance of the land.

Like Urban Empire? Who am I kidding,everybody forgot it.

Love how splat forgot to give the kids beds lolololol.

looks cool

May i ask what is the best colony sim games u enjoyed the most of all time? I knew about rim world but havent get to tried it yet.

Its actually pronounced like "Villains" (yes it is spelled Villeins) - If you google the word and click on the audio pronunciation the guy says "Villain". Not Vill-lane. lol. Dev have confirmed it sounds like villains as in the bad guys.

19:29 its better for the soil health to grow crops mixed with other crops, the more the better, because each plant takes and releases nutrients into the soil at different rates, all of the ecology thrives when the soil has that biodiversity.

...and the lord and his wife sleep outside...funny :)

the ruffing system? wtf are you trying to say haha

I was thinking if you had a second forager, the added competition would lower prices so the single family wouldnt be so wealthy?

Are you going to stream this game?

I am fine with designing the exterior of a house as coding a smart AI to make houses would be extremely difficult. The only way I can possible think is either A.) Give the AI as many designed houses as possible and you can even include some code to mix and match parts of building to make semi procedurally generated homes and then the AI picks the best match for the plot granted to them. You can then allow buildings to be "upgraded" so it starts out as a small hovel (even if you give them a massive plot) but as the family grows and as they get wealthier they build the house bigger and with better materials. This is possibly the best option but would require man hours to make the predesigned houses and even then if you end up with too big a family you could result in a family making too small a home. B.) include some kind of machine learning and feed it as many homes as possible (can be made by the devs or by players) and then allow the AI to build a house based on the plot given, the families occupation, wealth, # of family members. This though would still be difficult and the result may not be perfect and you may end up with weird houses. Still though the interior of the house should be designed by the families. Still definitely difficult to get right, but would be far easier to code an AI to do so. It would first subdivide the given house into "rooms". It would do so based on the size of the family, wealth, and the size of the house. So a large house for a wealthy family would have bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, etc while a poor family in a small home would have a bedroom and then the kitchen, dining room, and living room are all combined into a single home. This would then allow for some micro-manage if the player wishes as you can designated areas of a house as certain rooms.

Very interesting 👏😁

hmm starts beside a watter but nobody goes fishing at the start. why? shouldnt fishing be more efficent than farming at the start?

Only taxing 20-30%? Historically it was more like the serfs kept 10-20% XD

"It is a world of terrible people" - what pharmaceutical CEOs tell themself before charging 100$ for an insulin shot

I think Splatty bought a new microphone or regulated his previous because it seems like quality change

wouldn't having two foresters sell your one forester getting rich problem because now there's market competition?

question about the game: do they actually compete with pricing? on 23:50 you claimed having another forester family would cause competition, but doesn't competition mean lower prices? like if you have two shops selling bread. if one sells a loaf for $2 while the other $3. then everyone would buy from store 1, thus forcing store 2 to lower their loaf to $2 as well. making it cheaper for all villagers. if there was only 1 bread store, they could sell a loaf for $5. customers would be forced to pay or starve

I really hate how other games just bluntly copy Rimworld's style. Someone else said Rimworld took it from somewhere else - but I have never heard of that other game before. This one seems different.

Pretty goof.

Typical Lord of the Manor, blaming the villagers when he neglects to designate a tile for the building of a house. Eat the rich!!! 🍴

Sounds alot like dwarf fortress

i am at 12:47 and i have already question about this game, would it not be more useful to make everyone stewardry and taxe the fee given using the price of the land and just give the ressource to the people when they need it ?

Splat: turns away the 2nd forester family so there’s no competition Me: “he hates capitalism”

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Rise To Ruins in a (medieval) fantasy setting?

Ha-ha, Socage

I never feel bad about oppressing peasants

Don't bother with taxes and stuff. The invisible hand of the free market will fix everything.

At what point does "Rim-like" become its own genre?

doesnt rotate chairs, or doors.

IS THIS A MOD TO RIMWORLD OR SOMETHING?

pt 2 please

Ahh a rimwrold clone xd

Don't you need to build a manor?

Is Villians supposed to be spelled wrong?

do the families get children? and do they grow old?

No, RU-vid, that ist not Stardew Valley.

Game like this, but for android? Ring any bell guys?

I can't read the texts, too small

666k subs!

if you go in single can you marry later on?