User Guide

VI WHAT TO DO IN CASE
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City Level
Fire! — After a fire has broken out, there is little you
can do, directly, to stop it. That is up to your Vigiles,
the little watchmen that come from Praefectures and
patrol the city. As soon as they find the fire, assuming
they have road access to it, they will do their best to
put it out. It is not your job to deal with fire on a case-
by-case basis. Rather, it is your job to make sure your
city has enough Praefectures, and enough Plebs on fire
prevention duty to prevent fires, or to catch and
extinguish them when they occur.
Disease — If disease hits your city, there is a good
possibility that you have insufficient Bath Houses or
Hospitals. If disease does break out, the only way to
stop it from spreading is to destroy any and all affected
homes. It seems cruel, but it’s the only way. Then
check your illness levels and Hospital coverage, and
add Baths and/or Hospitals if you need them.
Riots — Again, you cannot do much once a riots
breaks out. At that point it is up to your soldiers to
stop it. What you can do is make sure riots don’t
happen. Riots can be encouraged by: high taxes,
high conscription rates, and inherently hostile
provinces. Make sure your security is adequate by
building Praefectures and Barracks.
Robbery — To prevent robberies, make sure
you have enough Religious Buildings, and
make sure they are in areas of high security.
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