Manor Lords has you starting out in a near-empty field, surrounded by a handful of lowly villagers. Eventually, you’ll be able to advance with your forces to capture territories. Here’s our guide on how to increase Influence and claim regions in Manor Lords.
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How to increase Influence and claim regions in Manor Lords
Amassing the Influence resource is important for the expansion of your domain. If you lack the necessary amount, you simply won’t be able to press a claim to begin with. Here are the factors that help increase Influence in Manor Lords:
- Defeating bandits and destroying bandit camps.
- Upgrading your Church and Manor buildings.
- Sending a percentage of surplus food as tithes to the Church.
How to destroy bandit camps
Depending on your game setup options, you might see icons that denote the locations of bandit camps in surrounding areas. The goal is to send out your army to ransack these camps. Apart from Influence, you may even gain Regional Wealth and Treasury. You can learn more about your militia and retinue units in our army and combat mechanics guide.