City Placement/Settler Factory Management

[101rstImperial]

I'm starting as the Ottomans[ science and industry ;D ]
I'm setting up my basic hybrid[builder/warmonger] base.
I have a settlers factory going but I'm curious?- How do you keep them from riots and such?


Hows this look? Circles are where I'm planning cities[ obviously ] Advice is much appriciated.

 

[thetrooper]

How do you keep them from riots and such?

Check happiness status every time your cities grow. If you have more unhappy than happy citizens a city will riot. Early:

* Hook up luxuries.
* Use (cheap) warriors for MP.
* Adjust the luxury slider (F1).
* A temple will make one citizen content (Don't build temples in the early expansion phase).

Later:

* Marketplace.
* Happiness wonders.
* Happiness buildings.

Your best investment is the marketplace as this city improvement will multiply the effects from your luxuries + increased revenue.

 

[101rstImperial]

:bow: Much appriciated. I was more curious as to wether there was less well-known happiness tricks - and placement as thats my biggest problem since " circle " doesn't work in C3C

 

[thetrooper]

Less well-known happiness tricks? Dunno - war happiness maybe, but that's not unheard of here.