How to move excess supplies and exposed goods in Manor Lords

One of the more puzzling elements of Manor Lords are the piles of supplies that get left behind after demolishing a structure, or you’ll find yourself side-eyeing a random log left abandoned on the ground. In Manor Lords, these items get destroyed by the weather if they lay around too long, and they also impede the construction of new buildings on the site.

Yet, even if there is a storehouse nearby and idle villagers walking around, the supplies may remain there, taunting players who crave order in their medieval town.

Make villagers quickly remove supplies in Manor Lords

• Assign more workers to the Storehouse or Granary
• Unassign workers from the Logging Camp to free up oxen for moving logs
• Limit the work area to the specific location with the excess supplies
• Build a road connecting the supply location to the storage building

Move exposed goods/supplies to storage in Manor Lords

Occasionally, you will get an icon on the info bar at the top of the screen, warning that there are exposed goods that need to be moved to a Storehouse or Granary. One would think that assigning a villager to one of these buildings would quickly clear up any supplies laying around, but sometimes it feels like the discarded goods aren’t being removed in any semblance of a timely fashion.

Unfortunately, the answer to the problem is basically to just wait, though there are a couple of tricks that can expedite things. Assigning more workers to the Storehouse or Granary, while also making sure that there is a road connecting the supplies to the buildings, may lessen your wait time. You can also “limit the work area” to the specific location where the excess supplies are, forcing workers to focus and move items to storage more efficiently.

Logs, on the other hand, aren’t held in a Storehouse or Granary, but rather a Logging Camp. As with the Granary and Storehouse, you can limit the loggers’ work area to the spot with the surplus timber. If that isn’t working, you can try either building a new, closer Logging Camp or un-assign workers from an existing one. This will free up oxen and cause the now idle villagers to pick up any abandoned logs sullying your lovely town. Don’t forget to select “clear work area” in the Logging Camp, Granary, or Storehouse interface once the untidy items have been hauled away.

Now, if you want to build a pasture for your newly acquired sheep in Manor Lords and there are discarded logs clogging up that prime real estate, you won’t be forced to relocate or thumb twiddle while waiting for somebody to clean up the mess. A few quick clicks and some micromanagement should clear it right up.