Residential

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Residential buildings provide beds and shelter to Citizens, allowing them to sleep at night and survive the passing of the Seasons. They also provide tax revenue, making them the only passive source of Gold in Nova Roma (compared to active merchant trading via docks).

Residential buildings can support a set number of citizens living in it, with some of those residents acting as "head of household"; those workers are responsible for stocking up the residential building with food for sustenance, Charcoal (or Wood) for warmth, and amenities such as Pottery or Wine for happiness buffs. Houses that lack the basic food or warmth resources will result in citizens being unhappy and eventually dying, while lacking amenities merely causes a happiness debuff.

Citizens without a house will also cause a Happiness debuff while they are homeless, and will eventually leave Nova Roma if not settled.

Buildings

The Residential buildings are a very important group of buildings, they provide the housing for all the Citizens. All residential buildings provide Tax revenue. The hovel is the least space efficient but also the cheapest because they only require a small amount of items for satisfaction but also don't bring in much gold. The insulas are the most efficient but also require more goods and services in exchange for more gold. The Villa Rustica requires more goods than the hovel and small insula but provides tax and a farming bonus in a 3 tile radius from each side.


Icon Building Name Description Cost Residents Workers Size
Hovel Houses up to 5 residents, including one head of household to fetch food and charcoal for the home. Yields a low amount of tax revenue. 5 5 1 1x1
Small Insula (Apartments) Apartment building with space for 12 residents, including 2 heads of household to fetch food and other goods. Called "insula" in Latin, meaning "island." Yields tax revenue. 15
10
10
12 2 2x1
Medium Insula (Apartments) Apartment building with space for 30 residents, including 4 heads of household for bringing food and other goods to the home. Prefers access to Water Towers via Aqueducts. Yields tax revenue.
30 4 2x2
Large Insula (Apartments) Apartment building with space for 60 residents, including 6 heads of household?
60 6 2x2
Villa Rustica A farm villa with space for 20 residents, including 3 heads of household for bringing food and other goods to the home. Provides production bonuses to all fields and orchards in its radius. Yields tax revenue. 30
20
20
20 3 2x2