Squalor

**Sarathos** · 10-15-2008, 05:14

What on earth is this?

**pevergreen** · 10-15-2008, 07:34

General unrest etc. You could ask me in pereson...

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 10-15-2008, 08:19

Squalor is essentially what you get from having a lot of people crammed into one settlement. It's basically another way of saying foulness or filthiness - obviously that doesn't really make people very happy.

The "counter-squalor" factor is health (the red hearts basically), although building these buildings in a squalid settlement has no real effect - it allows squalor to grow slightly further while counteracting this increase - other happiness buildings/happiness increasing actions will help prevent the problem being too noticeable. Upgrading the governor's building, if you can, also dramatically lowers squalor for a period with the size increase removing the space issues.

If all else fails, you could try moving your troops out, letting the settlement rebel, moving back in and exterminating the populace. Although a little merciless, it destroys the problem for a while giving you a few years with minimal squalor issues.