Hitching Post
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Footprint sizes in Manor Lordsvary by patch and (for burgage plots) by how you draw them in-game. Use the planner's drag-to-size tool to match what you see on your map — we don't hardcode any dimensions here.
Where to place the hitching post
- •Place it near where log hauling actually happens, such as between your logging camp and the town's building sites, so oxen spend less time walking empty.
- •Keep it well connected to your road network, since oxen follow roads and benefit from short, direct routes to material sources.
- •Central placement relative to multiple resource sites lets one post's oxen serve several hauling jobs.
- •Avoid tucking it behind buildings or off the main paths where animals have to detour to reach work.
- •Leave a little open space around it so the oxen and carts have room to move in and out.
Strategy & timing
- •Build one right away: your starting ox needs stable space or it may run off, and no timber reaches a building site without an unassigned ox.
- •Add more hitching posts as your map footprint grows and a single ox can no longer keep up with construction demand.
- •Add oxen before big timber-hungry projects like a church or the manor so logs keep arriving when construction spikes.
Common mistakes
- ×Skipping it or demolishing the last one, leaving your ox without stable space so it can run off and construction stalls.
- ×Placing it far from the actual hauling routes, so the oxen waste time just getting to the work.
- ×Building only one when a sprawling settlement clearly needs several to keep up.
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Frequently asked
What do oxen actually do?
Oxen drag timber logs from the logging camp to building sites and the sawpit, and plow fields when assigned to a farmhouse. Logs can only be moved by oxen, so construction needs at least one free ox.
How many hitching posts do I need?
Start with one and add more as your settlement spreads out and construction or stone hauling outpaces a single team. Larger, more distributed towns benefit from several.
Do oxen also help with farming or trade?
Yes for farming: oxen assigned to a farmhouse plow its fields. Trade uses horses at the Trading Post and mules at a Pack Station, so oxen stick to timber hauling and plowing.