(This could be a religious thread, but no it's only a game )
Happiness, as we all know is the key to everything, much more important than health (don't flame me, I put another article on health
here).
This article identifies the factors that will lead a population to be happy, and also notes some of the unhappiness-causing elements.
As the player selects more difficult levels, cities become quickly unhappy ("We just enjoy life" bonus gets smaller at higher levels) even with small populations, so having a good knowledge of the happiness factors will help the player to create and manage a stronger empire.
Here you can see the happiness bonus you start with at every level :
- SETTLER : _ 6
- CHIEFTAIN: 6
- WARLORD : 5
- NOBLE : _ _ 5
- PRINCE : _ _4
- MONARCH : 4
- EMPEROR : _3
- IMMORTAL : 3
- DEITY: _ _ _3
