Happiness (Civ4)

Happiness, , is an attribute of cities in Civilization 4.

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Happiness sources

Difficulty level

Difficulty level	Bonus happiness
Settler and Chieftain	6
Warlord and Noble	5
Prince and Monarch	4
Emperor, Immortal and Deity	3

Resources

Resource	Happiness
Fur Ivory	+1 with Camp +1 with Market
Whale	+1 with Whaling Boats +1 with Market
Silk	+1 with Plantation +1 with Market
Dye Incense	+1 with Plantation +1 with Theatre
Wine	+1 with Winery
Spices Sugar	+1 with Plantation
Incense	+1 with Plantation +1 with Jewish Synagogue +1 with Christian Cathedral +1 with Islamic Mosque +1 with Hindu Mandir +1 with Buddhist Stupa +1 with Confucian Academy +1 with Taoist Pagoda
Gems Gold Silver	+1 with Mine +1 with Forge
Hit Movies Hit Musicals Hit Singles	+1 +1 with Broadcast Tower

Buildings

Building	Happiness
Palace
Colosseum
Theatre
Broadcast Tower
Temple
Market
Cathedral
Forge
Barracks

Wonders

Wonder	Happiness
Globe Theatre
Notre Dame
Broadway
Hollywood
Rock 'n' Roll

Technologies

Future Tech provides +1 in every city.

Civics

Civic	Happiness
Free Religion
Nationhood
Environmentalism
Representation
Hereditary Rule

Leader traits

Charismatic leader trait gives +1 happiness per city, +1 happiness from Monument and Broadcast Tower.

Unhappiness sources

• Overpopulation: Every citizen in a city generates one unhappy face. The bigger the population, the more unhappy everybody is.
• War Weariness: As a war continues, more and more citizens become unhappy about it. This is especially true in cities that you have recently captured from the civilization you're fighting.
• Cultural Inferiority: A city will become unhappy if it is being "culturally dominated" by a nearby foreign city (see Borders).
• Undefended: A city becomes unhappy if you have no military units in that city. The type of unit does not matter, so make sure to have at least one unit in every city.
• Slavery and the Draft: Citizens are unhappy if you work them to death (see the Nationhood civic).
• Emancipation: Citizens become unhappy if other civilizations have adopted the Emancipation civic and you have not. The more civilizations that have adopted emancipation, the more unhappy become the citizens of the remaining holdouts.

Strategy

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