Expanding your territory is important to establish dominance on the map. To do this, you will use your influence, which does not exist at the beginning. Here are the best ways to improve the influence of Manor Lords and conquer other territories.
Best ways to increase influence quickly in Manor Lords
The best way to use influence in Manor Lords is to unlock nearby regions. That way you will get another city that works separately. By doing this, you expand your territory and unlock the trade between regions. Here's how to gain influence quickly in Manor Lords.
- Upgrade the church – You can easily upgrade the church even before you upgrade the town. You'll need roof tiles to upgrade to a stone church, so just import them via a trade post instead of building a complete clay industry.
- Upgrade your settlement—Improving your city is the most organic way to increase your influence. The more your village looks like a modern medieval city, the more points you will earn.
- Defeat bandits – Taking on bandits is my favorite way to gain influence as you also get loot after defeating them. While you can pursue them with Militia, the best way is to send mercenaries. Unlike your Militia, if mercenaries die, they will not negatively affect your economy. They are more expensive, but if your finances are healthy, you will have no problem spending a fortune on them.
- Implement policies-You can pass several laws to your people. Be careful as these can be a double edged sword as they give and take at the same time. But more importantly, you will get influence points after implementing a new policy.
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Best ways to spend influence points in Manor Lords
You will use influence mainly to claim other regions and expand your territory. For example, to claim a new region, you need 1000 influence points. But that is not the only role it has. If you want to experience Manor Lords in its full capacity, you should set up a scenario with as many enemies as possible. With a constant threat of conflict, diplomacy is the best solution, but it uses influence points (think of it as a medieval version of telephone texting).
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