A Reddit user shared their idea on how crimes might be punished in the strategy game Manor Lords in the future. However, they are being publicly criticized by history fans.
Since its release, Manor Lords has excited many fans of the strategy genre. Twitch streamer and our colleague Maurice Weber already states: Manor Lords is THE building game of the future.
Since then, there have already been some good additions, as the game is currently still in Early Access. As our colleagues from GameStar reported a few days ago, a new patch addresses bugs and balancing issues, for example.
But even though developer Greg Slavic Magic
Styczeń surely has many plans for his game, players are also voicing their wishes for the future of Manor Lords here and there.
What wish has now been expressed? In his post on Reddit, user Nucleif expressed the wish that there should eventually be gallows in Manor Lords. He posted a picture of a gallows on a large platform in the middle of a quaint village.
While some players agreed with him in their comments and generally seem to wish that crimes in Manor Lords could be punished appropriately in the future, most comments quickly bring Nucleif back to reality. One could also say that the user was ultimately put on the spot for his suggestion.
What reactions were there? “It is interesting what some people consider historically accurate,” writes a user in their comment on the original post. In fact, many users clarify in their responses that gallows were not built in the middle of villages and small towns.
The right seemed to be reserved for the king. Moreover, they would more likely be erected outside the town because corpses often hung for several days, and that was not something needed in the town. This way, it was also often shown at various waypoints who held the power, as user Piekentier explains in his response.
Others clarify that crimes in smaller towns and villages were regulated differently at that time. Although there was punishment by death, other methods – such as imprisonment or being publicly humiliated – were more common during that period.
So will there be no gallows? Even though many history fans are excited about how well Manor Lords represents life in the Middle Ages, it cannot be entirely ruled out that some not-so-accurate things might find their way into the game here and there.
Players must come to terms with it
Developer Styczeń himself has already stated that you cannot die on every historical hill. “I think it must be understood that the foundation of the game is definitely rooted in historical accuracy, but there will certainly be deviations to develop a game. And many of you need to come to terms with that,” he says in his own statement.
Manor Lords already has a system for public order, influenced by unemployment, homelessness, or the lack of administrative buildings. It is, therefore, quite conceivable that a system for crimes and punishments will be introduced at some point in the future. Recently, a player has built the perfect village: A player built the perfect city in Manor Lords: With 3,200 inhabitants and only one market
