Manor Lordsis a real-time strategy game that focuses on growing a small village into a bustling city, managing resources and production chains, and expanding your lands through conquest – just like medieval times.

Once you start building your medieval settlement, you’ll quickly learn that Planks are required for pretty muchevery upgrade in Manor Lords. Planks are a type of processed Construction Material, which is why they aren’t readily available like other raw materials. Keep reading to learn how to make planks from scratch and use them toexpand your territory.

Description of planks in the Resources tab of Manor Lords

How To Make Planks In Manor Lords

you may make Planks in Manor Lords byprocessing Timber in a Sawpit.To get Timber, you need tobuild a Logging Camp, preferably near some trees that workers can cut down.Assign at least one family to the Logging Campso they can begin producing Timber.

Next,build a Sawpit using two Timber and assign workersto process the Timber into Planks. It’s recommended to build the Sawpitclose to the Logging Campto ensure a steady supply of Timber. To simplify logistics, connect the two buildings with a road.

Requirements for building a sawpit in Manor Lords displayed in the construction menu

Even with the buildings connected, someone will have to manually transfer Timber from the Logging Camp’s storage to the Sawpit.Assigning livestock (oxen or horses) to the Sawpitthrough the Advanced Tab allows the worker to independently move timber and make planks, streamlining the process.

Once the camps are set up, you simply need to wait for the workers to process timber and get finished planks.

You can build a designated Storehouse to store planks through the Storehouse’s Advanced Menu. Make sure to assign a worker to the Storehouse, who will move planks from the Sawpit’s storage to the Storehouse.

Uses of Planks

Planks are used as a building material for advanced structures, likeChurches, Apiaries, and Manors.

They can also be used to produceWooden Parts at the Joiner’s Workshopor weapons, likeSpears and Polearms, at the Blacksmith’s Workshop.