User Guide

CAESAR II
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structures (i.e. road and aqueduct) you will be given
the option to either clear both structures or just one.
HOUSING
Housing: People will only move into your city
and build nice houses if you provide pleasant
areas for them to live. All housing will begin as
small Huts, which will develop and grow only if
they get what they need. If you fail to provide
for the basic necessities of your housing, your
residents will pack up and leave, and your
houses will vanish. Housing also must be
present in order for other buildings to produce
walkers.
There are twenty levels of housing, ranging from Hut
to Palace (see Appendix, page 84). The higher-quality
housing attracts more people, who earn higher income
and pay more taxes, so it is wise to encourage housing
to develop. The development of housing depends on
Land Values (see Land Values, page 44).
ROADS
Road: A good network of roads connecting
your buildings is vital to your city. Many
buildings need to be connected to other
buildings in order for your city to function.
Houses must be connected to Forums in order
for your tax collectors to do their jobs. Markets
must have roads for their traders to travel.
Barracks and Towers send out soldiers, and
Praefectures produce vigiles who need roads to
CITY LEVEL