

This only works if you have unemployment above 5% or 10% as any other percentage should have no great effect on mood.Ĭlear out problem-housing – As a last resort, eliminate the poor-districts where there is a problem by doing this, the potential rioters and criminals will seek somewhere else to live or ultimately leave the city. Reduce Unemployment – If you have high-unemployment levels build more structures in order to employ more workers. Holding too large a festival takes too long so if the situation is a dangerous one, and crime is imminent, it would be better to hold small festivals regularly. Hold a Festival – The bigger the festival to more it is likely to improve mood. Raise wages – If you raise wages above what Rome pays, the Emperor might be slightly concerned. You can reduce it all the way to no-taxes at all, if you are rich enough. In the case where crime occurs, or if you find that citizens are unhappy or angry at you, you can take the following steps to quickly improve the situation, before you solve the bigger problems:ĭecrease tax-rates – This has a sudden effect on mood, but remember to increase once the situation has improved or you will loose a lot of income. However if you find that these areas at risk are becoming larger, and moreover are spread-out in different areas of the city, you should look for an overall problem and try and determine what is causing mood to change for the worse. Individual houses do not affect the overall mood of the city, particularly if these areas are isolated and the city doesn’t have too many problems.


When you right-click on a dwelling you will find information at the bottom which will also tell you whether the area is a high-crime one or if there is a risk of crimes being committed. Citizen’s mood also affects crime within the city, and if this is left unattended it will gradually get worse until people start rioting. However, as time goes on and your town gets bigger they will expect services to be running smoothly, and they will demand that their governor provide them with the bare necessities. Even though people will give you a chance should you have problems at the beginning of your governing career. We have already spoken about the effects of citizen’s moods, particularly on immigration and how it affects it negatively. As readers will have understood, most of the elements in the game are interrelated and there isn’t simply an isolated element which has no effect upon anything else.
