How does War Happiness work?

[AutomatedTeller]

I ask, because I'm running into a very odd situation.

I'm playing a SID game.

I have 2 luxuries, in republic.

I have 2 cities, 1 is size 7, the other is size 8. Both have courts and a temple. The size 7 one has a lib.

Here's the wierd thing: the size 8 city has 4 happy and 4 unhappy. The size 7 has 3 happy and 4 unhappy!!!

If I add another citizen to the size 7 city, it has 4 happy citizens!!!

the only thing I can think of is that I have phony wars going with 2 different opponents - what I don't get is why it works the way that it does.

Anyone have a theory, or know exactly how war happiness works?

 

[psweetman1590]

There should be an article in the War Academy on WW that explains it.

Basically, you get negative WW when another civ declares war on you. If you already had positive WW points with that civ (you've already been at war with them relatively recently), then your WW will decrease. If not, you'll get a happiness bonus from having a negative amount of WW.

Edit: here's the article - http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/war_weariness.php

Particularly relevant is this snippet:

Effect of ww in war:

All government:
Level -1: 25% happy people

 

[AutomatedTeller]

that explains why it was happier at size 8 than 7. Wierd. I'll remember that.

 

[sercer88]

Or, do you have lux slider set to 10% or more? If so, then that extra citizen could be contributing 2 commerce to luxury (unlikely, but I've seen odd commerce dividers in cities before...)

 

[I. Larkin]

It is 25% and round down. No matter how many wars you have. So if you have for example 3 "happy wars" size 4-7 will have 3 happy faces more, 8-11 will have 6 happy faces more, and size 12 will have 9 happy faces more. I am thinking to write an article about "how to generate happy wars", but it is difficult with my English.

 

[AutomatedTeller]

no, it's definititely the 25% thing.

It actually adds up. the 25% is rounded down.

I had phony wars with 2 AI's, so that's 25% rounded down twice. 25% of 7 rounded down is 1, so that's 2 happy faces. add 1 born content, 1 temple and two luxes and that's 3 happy citizens.

At size 8, each war gives me 2 happy faces, which adds up to 4 from war happiness, 1 content, 1 temple and 2 luxes, which is 8, which gives 4 happy citizens.

 

[I. Larkin]

It is what I mean. But "If you think that explanation is clear you always wrong"...

I had phony wars with 2 AI's, so that's 25% rounded down twice. 25% of 7 rounded down is 1, so that's 2 happy faces. add 1 born content, 1 temple and two luxes and that's 3 happy citizens.

 

[AutomatedTeller]

I didn't see your post, I. Larkin, when I wrote mine.

If you want to write one, I can help polish the English for you.

 

[I. Larkin]

I didn't see your post, I. Larkin, when I wrote mine.

If you want to write one, I can help polish the English for you.

Thanks, I have send you PM. Non-Grammer suggestios also welcome.

 

[I. Larkin]

I put article at "strategical article" sub-forum.