How to Access the Beta

• [p]Press Win + E[/p][/*]
• [p]Go to %USERPROFILE%]]AppDataLocalManorLordsSavedSaveGames into the search bar.[/p][/*]

• [p]Open Steam[/p][/*]
• [p]Right-click on Manor Lords in your library[/p][/*]
• [p]Select Properties[/p][/*]
• [p]Go to the BETAS tab[/p][/*]
• [p]Enter the password: veryNiceBasket[/p][/*]
• [p]Choose "pre_release" from the "Beta participation" drop-down list[/p][/*]
• [p]Wait for the game to update the files (if nothing happens, restart the Steam client)[/p][/*]
• [p]Launch the game[/p][/*]

Patch Notes — Version 0.8.059–0.8.061 (Beta)

Major Changes

• [p]Battlefield Visibility: All squads inside an active Battlefield are now always visible.[/p][/*]
• [p]Battlefield Proximity: After a battle starts, the area around the Battlefield where units are counted as participating gradually shrinks. (This is not the Battlefield zone itself)[/p][/*]

Minor Changes

• [p]Hunter's traps are now checked every 90 days, and have a chance to yield based on the strength of the Teeming Affinity.[/p][/*]
• [p]Armament Delivery adjusted to require 15 total population (5 housed families) and a storehouse to trigger delivery.[/p][/*]
• [p]Refined how pathfinding emergency mode works (Emergency triggers when a character is in a spot they can't get out from, for instance they build a fence around themselves).[/p][/*]
• [p]Battlefield placement will attempt to avoid overlapping Settlements.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fishing Hut’s default Reserve is now relative to Rich or Normal deposit.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed being able to raise squads with less than five soldiers.[/p][/*]

Balance

• [p]Starting amount of a Shoal of Fish deposit is now 80% (was 66%) ensuring its above the default Reserve of the Fishing Hut on game start.[/p][/*]

UI & Text

• [p]Tooltips and references to Honey/Apiary now use a consistent icon.[/p][/*]
• [p]Wax is now displayed under Crafting Materials on the resource bar.[/p][/*]

• [p]Added "Deposits" to the Wiki with information about all natural resources.[/p][/*]
• [p]A person who works a Small Holding is now considered a Smallholder as their job title.[/p][/*]

Bugfixes

• [p]Fixed Wax not being collected by Storehouse Workers.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed logic for when Challenge battles start and end.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed logic for deciding who won and lost after a Challenge battle ends.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed Twin Lakes fishing spots spawning inside the lake area.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed another instance of Retinue stuck in the Manor on rallying.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed wrong collision shape generating for water bodies with sharp turns on the bank (Eg. Small lake).[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed Ox carts not being loaded properly (Note: Ox carts are invisible, it's WIP).[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed owner of Hunting Hounds not being saved and loaded.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed yet unbuilt Manor walls not updating cost in popup when modifying variant of stone walls.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed Manor buildings level change buttons not updating cost properly in popup after building becomes fully built.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed upgrading Manor modules for free if a second module of the upgraded type was already built.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed manor "ghost buildings" missing ghost material unless manor was initialized by loading a save file.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed oversized Tier 4 Burgage Plots caused by using meters instead of centimeters in the scaling algorithm.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed ability to scroll map by moving cursor to border of the game window while fullscreen UI is opened.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fix attempt for people wearing plate armor during transport instead of carrying it.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed Of the Vogtland perk doubling capacity resources other than Berries and Mushrooms.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed text error on Regensburg Guildmen perk that referenced a discount to Iron Ore instead of Iron Slab.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed missing text on Eel resource deposit.[/p][/*]

Crashfixes

• [p]Fixed a crash on loading when a save contains an invalid task target building.[/p][/*]

Cosmetics

• [p]Tweaked behaviour of hunting hounds to look more responsive.[/p][/*]

Optimization

• [p]Optimized water rendering on Twin Lakes. [/p][/*]

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