Are you supposed to get in debt?

[lily40k]

Are there any achievements for not going in debt? are you even supposed to?

[Bloodsucker]

You can check the available achievements in the game's page. But no. However, being in debt has significant consequences in the game.

[PHELKO]

You can survive the first time you go into debt as Pharaoh will bail your out but after that your pretty much screwed and will need to reset the game unless you can turn things around before you hit -5000

[Brochacho]

CTR + ALT C to get more Deben.

[willyaranda]

Originally posted by ar94952:

CTR + ALT C to get more Deben.

how? what is the code?

[Xalanthor]

Treasure Chest is the code, but you have to turn on cheat codes in the menue

[Laptop]

Originally posted by PHELKO:

You can survive the first time you go into debt as Pharaoh will bail your out but after that your pretty much screwed and will need to reset the game unless you can turn things around before you hit -5000

Same as Caesar 3 then, you get bailed out once but after that you will get in trouble.

[lily40k]

its fine i never hit the debt, its just once i set up everything to make money from taxes or whatever map has, i get to the point where i'm at +100 and i have to wait for loooooong time for taxes or income to bring me some cash.

If first bail and -5000 is expected then i am good. Otherwise the game becomes too slow.

[lily40k]

does anyone know what exactly changes on hard/normal/easy modes?
i'm on hard but it seems too easy for now, maybe cos i still remember the game...

[Till]

Originally posted by lily40k:

does anyone know what exactly changes on hard/normal/easy modes?
i'm on hard but it seems too easy for now, maybe cos i still remember the game...

Try turning hard off and back on again?

[Bloodsucker]

Originally posted by lily40k:

does anyone know what exactly changes on hard/normal/easy modes?
i'm on hard but it seems too easy for now, maybe cos i still remember the game...

If it is like on the older games, the winning conditions are "harder" to achieve (more culture buildings, harsher desirability, etc) and there are more enemies.

[Jessidhia]

For difficulty in the old game there's also a multiplier to price of buildings, the speed fire/maintenance/water/etc gauges change, the speed gods get dissatisfied, the speed people get dissatisfied over high taxation or taxation inequality, etc.

It's actually a lot easier to run out of money in the first few maps because you don't have any source of money at all. Thinis has gold mining, but you won't be mining any gold for a good while after that map; a couple maps later you unlock taxation, but won't be able to develop culture high enough for high tax revenue, etc.

The real money maker is with exports, but even after external trade becomes commonplace there's some maps where it simply is difficult to make money (e.g. you may need some event that triggers after a couple years to be able to open a profitable trade route)

[Bloodsucker]

Originally posted by Jessidhia:

For difficulty in the old game there's also a multiplier to price of buildings, the speed fire/maintenance/water/etc gauges change, the speed gods get dissatisfied, the speed people get dissatisfied over high taxation or taxation inequality, etc.

It's actually a lot easier to run out of money in the first few maps because you don't have any source of money at all. Thinis has gold mining, but you won't be mining any gold for a good while after that map; a couple maps later you unlock taxation, but won't be able to develop culture high enough for high tax revenue, etc.

The real money maker is with exports, but even after external trade becomes commonplace there's some maps where it simply is difficult to make money (e.g. you may need some event that triggers after a couple years to be able to open a profitable trade route)

Great summary!