If one region in Manor Lords is no longer enough for you, you can expand your influence and claim a new area. In this guide you will find out how to familiarize yourself with a new region, what you should keep in mind and how you generate influence.
Claim neutral territories
To claim another region, it is not enough to invade it with your army. If you want to take over unclaimed territory, you can even leave your troops at home.
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Zoom out with the middle mouse button until you see the map with all of its regions. Your highest region is marked red, enemy areas yellow and neutral areas gray.
To claim a neutral territory, all you have to do is click on it and then click on “Claim with Influence”. You will be asked if you want to claim the region and you can agree to this. The project will cost you 1,000 influence.
The process now takes some time. The bar on the left edge of the screen shows how long you have to wait for the takeover. As soon as the bar is full, the region immediately becomes your property. However, the region is useless as long as you don't have one there Settler camp (administrative building).
Claim foreign regions
If you want to claim foreign regions, you shouldn't just have more influence (2,000)., but also have a powerful army at their back. The owner will undoubtedly not hand over the region to you without violence.
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It's best to station your army at the border of the desired region and let it rest there until its effectiveness is fully charged. To maintain their effectiveness, you should deactivate the “Run to positions” command. This means your troops are ideally prepared for battle.
Then hire all the mercenary companies that are available to you. If you don't do it, the temporary owner of the region will do it and you don't want that. Now you can claim the area and invade with your army.
Generate influence
You can see how much influence you have at the top right of the screen next to the portrait. It can be generated in different ways. This is how you get 250 influence each to build a church or mansion. You will also receive some influence for the further expansion of the church.
You can also do this under “Taxes” in the building tab of the mansion raise the tithe, which converts excess food into influence. Last but not least, you gain influence by Defeated bandits or opposing armies in battle.