Manor Lords: Analysis of Berry Yield

In the rich berry fields, there is an increase of 80 units per harvest, while in the regular berry fields, there is an increase of 40 units per harvest. Each increase occurs approximately every 10 days from March to June, starting from March but not increasing the first time, making a total of 11 harvests per year. This results in a total yield of 880/440 units of berries annually.

To harvest the berries, the pickers’ cabins need to be kept at a certain distance from the berry bushes (approximately the radius of a wildlife habitat). It takes 8 households/4 households to fully harvest the rich/regular berry fields, meaning each household produces 110 units of food per year in 4 months.

Compared to equally labor-intensive farming, without technology, 8 households can harvest approximately 3 units of fields. The highest yield per unit of field is 80 units of wheat/rye, and 1 wheat equals 2 loaves of bread, totaling 480 units of food.

Relying solely on these 8 households to harvest, plow, thresh, grind, and bake bread from September to December, each household produces 60 units of food per year in 4 months, which is almost half of berry harvesting.

It seems a bit far-fetched to expect technology to make the per capita output of farming exceed that of berry picking. The food sources in the demo version are quite exaggerated, and although the EA version promised adjustments, only farming was affected.

The only clever aspect is that the timing of berry picking and farming does not overlap, so there is no need for simultaneous labor. As for the remaining time, I suggest employing these workers to gather firewood, which should be enough for a year’s use.