I posted this question in the Quick Questions and Answers thread, but I feel it might need more exploration and hopefully bring in a few experienced players with their views. Here are what I've previously posted.
Might as well upload the save as well, I'm on Mac though, so not sure if same format on Windows.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kp94sj
Hey guys.
I was wondering what the determinants are for happiness in regards to the new ideology social policy system. It says I'm influenced by another civ's ideology - which I don't understand either.
Furthermore, I may have missed a tooltip when making an initial choice, but is there some kind of indication somewhere which would hint at what the population's preferred ideology would be?
I know what's causing it, but is there a specific measure though? In my specific example, only 1 civ is pressuring me - and somehow that amounts to -17 unhappiness (yes, seventeen). Even with this unhappiness, I'm still at +1 while at war, so without this discontent thing and the war, I'd be +26-27 or something. I have this civ completely crushed in tech, army, congress delegates, gold, culture, luxury resources and probably more. Only his city number and population and faith rival mine - but even then we're quite similar.
I changed it and it went to "content", but it just doesn't make sense at the moment - it should be be me that's pressuring him!
Oh and I literally started G&K 2-3 weeks ago. Any references to past Civ titles will just go over my head
Might as well upload the save as well, I'm on Mac though, so not sure if same format on Windows.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kp94sj