Manor Lords launched for PC gamers late final month, and it solely took a few week for modders so as to add Shrek as a playable character.
The animated ogre icon can now be used to terrorize harmless medieval residents because of developer NorskPL on Nexus Mods. It’s a easy mod that enables gamers to manage Shrek as a part of Manor Lords’ third-person Go to mode. Parading round city because the inexperienced menace could be a bit immersion-breaking, however there isn’t a denying that the character suits into the setting extraordinarily effectively.
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Manor Lords was certainly one of Steam’s most Wishlisted titles for fairly a while, so whereas developer Slavic Magic hasn’t formally added mod assist, it isn’t a lot of a shock to see gamers creating new content material on their very own. In fact, that additionally means Shrek is simply the tip of the iceberg relating to among the undertaking’s at the moment out there mods.
Some highlights enable gamers to management a Knight and even Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s Henry. Others push issues a bit additional, just like the mod that provides The Witcher’s Geralt as a playable character. Most modifications, nevertheless, concentrate on gameplay tweaks for many who might wish to alter the expertise. There are additionally already a big selection of customized Coat of Arms mods for Halo, Fallout, Berserk, Harry Potter, and extra.
One mod specifically permits gamers to expertise Manor Lords in VR. It’s a customized gameplay change so spectacular that even developer Slavic Magic couldn’t assist however reward it.
With or with out Shrek, we predict Manor Lords is an effective time. In our 7/10 early entry evaluation, we stated, “Manor Lords is a beautiful medieval city-builder that stored me occupied for hours constructing my excellent, cozy hamlets, nevertheless it positively feels very early in its Early Entry improvement.”
Picture credit score: NorskPL
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