Manor Lords dev says Unreal Engine 5 upgrade looks like a “smoother overall experience” so far, but here are some new coats of arms that “medieval games for some reason never add” while you wait

Manor Lords dev Slavic Magic is still working towards the city-builder’s Unreal Engine 5 upgrade, but has added a bunch of new coat of arms designs in the meantime, including some that “medieval games for some reason never add” as a sweet bonus.

The Unreal Engine 5 update has been on the cards for some time for Manor Lords, but sort-of-solo dev Greg Styczeń now hints that the “precise performance tests” that are currently being carried out are looking very promising. “So far it looks like compared to [Unreal Engine 4] the framerate is more stable, that is highs are lower but lows are higher,” the dev says. “Even if the highest FPS might be lower, it should result in a smoother overall experience.”