Manor Lords: Let's Build A (Chaotic?) HAUFENDORF! 

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"Ah a nice video about a game I am looking forward too." Hour long lecture on the historical organization and layout of Medieval Germanic town and field systems. ".... Subscribe"

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Regarding the name, some people suggested iron or "Eisen" to be included, which could be fine, but I think there should be something more to it. This region came under the jurisdiction because of a battle; the banner in this battle included St. George, who protected the men, blessed the new inhabitants and gave a holy justification on top of our legal right. Also the literal centre of this town (and probably soon city) is the church. I suggest for this settlement to include this, to name it something like: *_"Sankt Georg am Eisenwerk"_*

Charcoal kilns were indeed often built in remote places in the woods, often along streams so there was easy access to water (essential in the manufacturing process). The fact that they lived so far from civilization meant that (as was often the case with outsiders) charcoal burners were regarded with suspicion and were often accused of theft, conspiracies and evil practices.

Thanks to this series I can now add medieval settlements my ever increasing list of random interests. Love the historical aspects of the series.

Was refreshing for this upload. These videos are like crack.

I believe he is one of the best gaming RU-vidrs out there. He isn't just playing games but is very knowledgable in what he's doing. Great work!

As a student of city studies and planning and a history nerd, I really like your village styles and what you says about population’s desires in settling into a new village. It is essentially a more human approach for your villagers and new comers then just plot those blocky “suburb” design which are sometime inhuman and not really pulling the community together :D Cheers! Love your content~❤

Maybe it could be called something like "Eisenfeldstadt" (Iron Field City)? Both a description of it's purpose (iron mining) despite the lack of any mountains, and a nice callback to the great battle that made the settlement possible in the first place!

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34:10 Charcoal kilns were absolutely built next to logging facilities, due to the simple reason that it made economic sense: Charcoal is a lot lighter than solid wood, while also being more valuable per weight because of its higher burn temperature (for example used in smithing or glassmaking). Therefore, it would be pretty stupid to carry heavy logs all the way out of a forest to only then turn them into charcoal, when you can just transport the lighter charcoal and make more profit for the same effort. Here's a german documentary about modern-day charcoal makers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-db2heXRuOUU.html

I'd recommend the name "Eisenstadt" for the new settlement. Eisenstadt is a real city in Austria, near the border with Hungary. The area was first settled in the Hallstadtzeit (~800 b.C.) and grew over time. The layout of the real place sort of reminded me of the road network you built and well "Eisenstadt" - "Iron City" would also fit thematically with the economy based around iron you're planning for. On a separate note, I'm really enjoying the series thus far. I can't wait to get my hands on the game and that's largely due to your excellent series. I can't wait to see what you'll do in the version we'll get on release.

The word you are looking for, instead of 'random,' might be 'emergent.' I.e., not centrally planned, but spawning according to naturally preferences of the individual actors. Town and road designs, market phenomena, etc. can all be examples of emergent behavior.

I believe wax from the apiary will allow you to make candles..maybe not implemented yet

For a cool name i was thinking Sankt Georgen im Eisenwalt

Can't wait to see how the haufendorf develops! I am really enjoying learning about these different types of German and Sorbian settlements.

I just realised that the czech word osídlení comes from the german Ansiedlung. This entire series I love as it all ties into czech history, one really learns a lot from these videos!

This is exactly the kind of format I want to watch for Manor Lords. Long form, educational, relaxing, historically accurate and artistic. Great!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE START A NEW MANOR LORDS SERIES! I watch all of them at least 3 times. You are a lot of fun to watch. Thank you.

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Beeswax was used for good quality candles (cheap ones were tallow, but they burned smokily with a tendency to spit). The finest quality of all comes from the honeycomb's wax cappings, as that newly made wax was never reused, so was the whitest (beeswax ages with continued use in the hive to a dark yellow), and was often reserved for the church. This is one reason that monks famously kept bees and used the honey (which was originally their by-product) as a sweetener and for making mead.

I discovered your channel yesterday...and I'm up to date of the manor lords videos. Such nice vibes in your videos. Keep doing what you're doing man!

Came for the Manor Lords, stayed for the history lessons!

Oh my goodness I just finished the last episode and here's another. Today is truly a blessed day, my liege.

Time for more village action! edit: yes, charcoal kilns were often build in the middle of the forst or at the edge of the forrest. preferable close to a creek or other source of water. from what i know about it

You could dissolve your archers from your main town and form a new unit from your other towns, and wherever you need archers you can simply dissolve and raise wherever you need as long as you have bows opin every villages. Since they don’t have exp mechanics it doesn’t change anything. If anyth you can get mercenaries when you need them.

Durch dieses Letsplay habe ich am Meisten über dieses Spiel gelernt! Danke!

i think Eisendorf would be an excellent name, says exactly what it will produce and why you conquered the area.

Pause at 22:31 - 22:32 Unfortunate name for the oxen. Poor thing.

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Can you plant a tree beside the roads or buildings? I think I saw it as an option in accesories just like a shrine. I think it would make the town looks nicer and the roads looks bigger.

Love your story! Very inspiring. Makes me want to play the game even more. Cannot wait for it to be released!

Been watching you since the earlier ck3 days, so glad to see this little burst of growth and love shown to your fantastic channel with this ML playthrough :)

Has been a great look into Manor Lords, thanks. Looking forward to the release and continuous series

Another wonderful video. Love the history and how you integrate it into your historical designs.

This town reminded me a lot of the English Chester/Cester/Caster town plan - based around an old Roman town or fort. There is usually a round or rectangular centre where the old Roman town used to be, with a north/south/east/west cross-shaped road network inside. Then outside is a bit more higgledy-piggledy where people put up houses and services wherever they could find room outside the walls in the "vicus". Castrum was the name for a Roman fortified place, so if you see a British place name like Manchester or Cirencester or Chichester or Lancaster it's usually built around a Roman core.

Giddy when i saw this on my feed. By far the best Manor Lords content out there. Cheers man

I can’t wait for your next campaign on this game. I love how you build these towns and listen to the history behind it.

I’ve decided after watching your content you’re now my manor lords Guy, can you recommend a good Weissebier from Germany that I can enjoy when I play this game on release Friday 😂 keep the content coming 👌🏻

For the name: Something with -kreuz(ung)? Maybe "Ehernkreuz" to hint at the ore. Or "Königskreuz" for the important road.

I think you are my new favorite content creator. Absolutely love your videos, and the way you create villages and tell stories around them. Oh and a well deserved sub from me of course :)

As my great great great grandfather said- No matter how evolved you are... You are not immune to feudalism

Das ist echt inspirierend :D Hab heute die ganze Playlist durchgesuchtet.

So according to other creators: if you don't have manors, you don't have retinues yet. You can then build up to 6 militia units first-- and then build your manors to get retinues. So if you were up for it, try razing a manor, creating your archer militia, and placing back down a manor. (You'll probably need to raze all manors until you've got the 6 militias, if you want to max out military.) You should also be able to expand your 5-man retinue, might need some more castle towers etc to expand its max size.

A little mountain village by the river delivering the ore to the Town in the fertile valley... i hope they bring that map

I'd love to see future releases flesh the mercenaries out more ^^ Maybe even adding the option to "rent out" units of your own troops as mercs?

11:41 Bees wax was used in _all_ sorts of crafts and industries. The first thing that should spring to mind is candlemaking; especially liturgical candles for the church. It's used to make glues and in waterproofing of sailcloth and canvas. Wax is used extensively in fine metalworking (lost wax casting). Waxcloth is commonly used to wrap food goods for storage or transport. It's used in leatherworking and tailoring to lubricant thred while sewing. That's just what I could think of off the top of my head. There are dozens more uses. Plus, honey would be the only major source of sugar at this time and was used medically for its antimicrobial (though they didn't understand that part) properties.

Wooo loving this series!

Nieder-Eisental, the Valley town below the Iron mines.

This clearly should be named Erzhausen, although it might be sacrilegious for a Bavarian to name it after a Hessian town

the upgrade that comes after Trade logistics makes it all worth it again Edit: maybe have the archers permanently stationed at Lehmdorf, because it shouldnt make a difference apart from the fighting on you own soil bonus, right?

I loved your victoria 3 series, probaly more than your ck3 stuff even though i like that game better, i think manor lords is your knack tho - you bring obvious imagination and like your victoria 3 videos your exitment makes these even more immersive than guys who only do rp playthroughs - i hope the qaulity of these helps grow your channel

I truly enjoyed your play through! Your historical summaries were great as well. I do hope they make the castle extensive. Also not necessarily apart of the game play but maybe your title should change as your territory and influence increases? And with each rank increase maybe you get an additional building for your manor/castle? Great game all the same, looking forward to it.

You're the reason I'm going to buy this game 🤴

Love this series! Thank you ❤🎉

love this series keep it up. make the city massive

I think you should call the town "Eisenkirche"

I think you need a second row of houses in Markthohenvelt, would make the level 3 buildings look a bit less oversized. Maybe place some plots where the very nearest fields are!

Charcoal kilns were placed in the forests the charcoal burners were harvesting, in the old books where I read about this, though those were set around the 1900s. The wood is much heavier and more voluminous to transport than the charcoal, so it makes sense to transform the material as close to the source as practicable.

I let out an audible gasp at 12:27. That is stunning.

it is more fluid and practical compared to neat and straight. Love this playthrough man :D

Best Manor Lords series

I seem to remember the Dev showing off a feature where if you didn't plan paths correctly, as in, where people actually want to walk, people would just cut corners and eventually 'wear out' a new more direct path. I wonder if that's actually been implemented.

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Hey OPB This is os easily one of your best series! Cant you just build a second oxen pen instead of waiting for a sawpit? This would improve early productivity by twice!

A charnel house appears to be attached to the newly updated church. A brief history of such might be of interest to some folks.

love these videos

Rather than "random" design I think a better word would be asymmetrical. When building in city builders I tend to gravitate towards block cross shapes and districts like that. Cause its easier to imagine as a designer. Your designs are entirely logical but their not symmetrical.

Love these bi/daily uploads

yesss i just finished the last episode! perfect timing!

You deserve more subs love your work

I think you should call the town laagkerke (lowchurch) or something similar because it's located in a valley

When the town becomes massive you should put another church on the nearby hill. Or a manor

i really hope they add monasteries or road paving because let's be real what lord wouldn't want a village square built with stone a real baller

You can see these types of organic roads even to this day. Just look at any line of dead grass though a grass field at a college campus.

I love this series

As a longwinded suggestion for a full title (Akin to 'Frankfurt-an-der-Oder' as opposed to just 'Frankfurt') from some assorted suggestions: Schmedesburg Sankt Georg ins Grunevelt Meaning the 'Smiths' Borough of Sankt George in the green field', derived from the ironworkers, that it is partially militarised as it's intended to make plate armour to equip the Lord's retinue, Saint George is on their banners and so may be a patron saint or just preferred saint of their Lord, and it sits in shallow dip in a wide, open green plain which presumably also gave rise to the existing Slavic place name (An irl town called Selbitz in Oberfranken arose from an existing Slavic place name of "[the] green one" or possibly '[the] turtle one' but I feel like that one is less likely (Wie viele Schildkröten sind in Oberfranken endemisch?)) Edit: A singular typo in the first line 😅

You can raise militia in the other town, you just set your rally point in the larger town hence the closest militia capable individuals with available war bows is called upon. If you set the rally point as the town to be raided it would call upon the people there. As for the gambesons and armour of militia as well it depends on your burgage plot levels, you can see that the higher level it is the better armour it can be allowed to don. With tier three housing creating a demand for helmets and plate armour even, that can be worn by the lucky few that are in those houses. I'm supposing the idea being that they are expected to bring their own supplies beyond what the lord gives them as basic weaponry.

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Is the word you're looking for is that the town grew organically rather than according to a plan?

The best youtuber, hopefully you will start a new CK3 campaign

The game definitely needs to increase the unit limit as you acquire more regions, because six units is not enough to cover three regions, let alone four or more. Maybe a starting limit of six, then 2-3 more per region, with towns being able to support an additional 1-2 units on top of that.

well this is how i will be planning my cities, the best design

If KCD is anyway accurate charcoal burners had their own camps in the forest with them as well

6 units is the cap so far. To get around this create 6 units of militia early on, the minimum weapon amount to create a unit is 5. Then once you have 6 militia build your manor for the retinues. Then you have 6 + retinue for each land you control + mercenaries.

Hello. For the sheeps I think you sell some on the market. Check at your market place or your Trade office.

Charcoal kilns are very very dangers. some people would fall in through the layer of earth. you also had to worry about the whole thing exploding from the wood gases being generated.

Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er faßt ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm. ❤to the families of the fallen.

FYI - In English, the word route (as in trade route) is most commonly pronounced as "root" not "rout". A rout means something that is running away chaotically.

How about a Waldhufendorf for your next playthrough? We have many former Waldhufendörfer in my region.

Have you conidert to do a video about KCD 2, since it is a historical game in period that it look like that you have knowledge about

I just subscribed, and I am looking forward to seeing more 🎉. Do you also consider playing CK3 with some subscribers?

Here are some town name ideas! Mentioning Iron and St. George: Eisenheiligen (Iron Saints) Georgenschacht (Georges' Mine) Eisengebet (Iron Prayer) Georgenschmiede (George's Smithy) Sankt Georgen-Eisendorf (Saint George's Iron Village) Mentioning Iron and St. George and Charcoal: Georgenrostschmiede (George's Hearth Forge) Mentioning Iron and the Battle Eisenschlachtendorf (Iron Battle Village)

During the middle ages Serbia invited a lot of Germans to come and work mines predominantly silver ones, they had their own quarters and were allowed to have a catholic church and of course guilds. This along with those Germans "Going native" and becoming Serbianized meant that Serbia had a massive wealth boom and could spend money on what really mattered. More churches and war. There was also the fact that the ruling Vlastela (Magnates) and the Emperor himself relied on foreign mercenaries to act as bodyguards because they had no loyalties to anyone else. For example Tsar Dusan the mighty who was immensely tall decided he was going to have a retinue of knights that were near his height 2.14m (At that time people were shorter because starvation) so he gathered landless knights that were at least 2m tall from all round Europe and had a German mercenary Captain Palman Bracht (Extremely fascinating person) lead his retinue as a sort of WH 40k Astartes death squad of fully armored knights. He subdued cities in Epirus with just 100 knights because people would look at them and say "Hell no" His grandfather for example used Cumans who he had convert into Christianity and give land as his personal army. Because Serbs staying true to proper Roman statemaking valued that which the Romans themselves loved above all else. Civil wars.

I'm not an expert, and i now bees won't hurt anyone if not threaten, baut i suggest you should put the bee-houses near the fields so that the bees are coloser to flowers and not people, i think there isn't a mechanic like a productivity rate of bees but i think it would be mpre realistic

Would a town actually be built on that plain part? I feel like the bowl shape would actually mean the rain water would flow to the middle of the village.

Hello! Would you mind suggesting some reading material (english please!) about all the Dorfs? Angerdorf, Haufendorf, etc. I was trying to find some information but I'm having difficulty! I suspect I'm just not privy to what the magic word I need to search for is. German Settlement Patterns doesn't seem sufficiently clear or specific

Cant you upgrade the amount of soldiers by adding a garrison tower or other kind of structure in the manor