User Guide

the Overseer of the Temples. He knows which gods are
worshiped by the citizens and how each god is feeling
towards the city.
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The best way to keep the gods appeased is to make sure
plenty of buildings are dedicated to them. There are
several different buildings from which to choose, as
you will see when you click on the “Religious
Structures” button on the Control Panel.
Shrines.
Shrines are the simplest religious struc-
tures you can build. They do not require road
access, but they do need to be within two spaces of
the road to receive services from fire marshals and
architects. A Shrine’s sole purpose is to please the
god to which it is dedicated. While they have a
positive effect on a neighborhood’s desirability,
they do not provide citizens access to religion.
Shrines do not employ workers.
Temples.
Temples are much larger structures than
Shrines, and active worship of the gods occurs
inside them. When a Temple is built, you must
dedicate it to a particular god. Once the Temple is
fully operational, you will see priests on your city’s
streets bringing religion to your people.
Temple Complexes.
Generally, you can build a
Temple Complex only for the patron god of the
city. Sometimes, you can build a Temple Complex
to a local deity if that deity is particularly impor-
tant. A city can only have one Temple Complex
at a time, so be careful before you build one to a
local deity. The patron god could become quite
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Seth.
As god of Destruction, Seth is
most interested in tools of destruc-
tion. His main area of influence,
then, is your military. He can
bestow protection on your soldiers
or heartlessly strike them down, depending on
how well you treat him.
Bast.
Bast is the Goddess of the
Home and touches your citizens’
lives by affecting their health and
well-being. If she smiles upon the
city, she will help make sure citizens
are well fed and satisfied. Incur her wrath, and she
will destroy people’s homes or their health.
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Most cities have a patron god. This god pays special
attention to the city, but also requires more attention
from it. Cities might also worship local deities. While
they may lack the stature of the city’s patron god, local
deities still punish or reward a city based on its behav-
ior.
You must do more to keep the city’s patron god
appeased. The patron god expects to have more
Temples and Shrines dedicated to him or her than the
deities in your city. To do great honor to the patron
god, build a Temple Complex for him or her.
Local deities know that they won’t receive as much
attention as the patron god, but each local deity
demands equal treatment to other local deities.
To find out if the gods are satisfied with the city, visit
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