Age of Wonders 4

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Bony May 6, 2023 @ 12:00pm
"Dark" and happiness/stability?
How to boost your stability as dark culture? There seems to be no building to increase stability. There is a "interrogation dungeon"(or something like this, I don't play in english) which has the symbol of happiness on its icon, but it takes away stability as any other building. I don't see a bath or garden or something like this in my building chain, nothing in the affinity screen... How can "dark" boost its stability and happiness?
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Syhron May 6, 2023 @ 12:02pm 
I think they are immune to it, but I also find a bit weird that it "shows" unrest...
Ellye May 6, 2023 @ 12:03pm 
They are mostly immune to unrest.

You do need to build a certain high tier improvement that I forgot the name to become completely immune to it, though, or else your risk your provinces revolting if you get to the lowest tier.
Lichlord9333 May 6, 2023 @ 12:09pm 
Originally posted by Ellye:
They are mostly immune to unrest.

You do need to build a certain high tier improvement that I forgot the name to become completely immune to it, though, or else your risk your provinces revolting if you get to the lowest tier.

overlord/overseer tower yes.

Basicly you cancel out negative stability at the cost of having none of it's positives. Supposedly you could spec into nature or order tomes and empire upgrades to push it up again. but that seem like a waste for me.
アンジェル May 6, 2023 @ 12:11pm 
Originally posted by Bony:
"Dark" and happiness/stability?
How to boost your stability as dark culture? There seems to be no building to increase stability. There is a "interrogation dungeon"(or something like this, I don't play in english) which has the symbol of happiness on its icon, but it takes away stability as any other building. I don't see a bath or garden or something like this in my building chain, nothing in the affinity screen... How can "dark" boost its stability and happiness?

Do not forget about the whispering stones.
aqvamare May 6, 2023 @ 12:18pm 
Originally posted by Bony:
How to boost your stability as dark culture? There seems to be no building to increase stability. There is a "interrogation dungeon"(or something like this, I don't play in english) which has the symbol of happiness on its icon, but it takes away stability as any other building. I don't see a bath or garden or something like this in my building chain, nothing in the affinity screen... How can "dark" boost its stability and happiness?

There are buildings which increase stability, and there are imperial reforms, which boost it, too.

Pick level 5/10 thread, or hero with affinity, to boost a off side imperail branch.

Or simply pick a tome +2 for it.

My pure evil nation hat like +75 city stabiility at my victory.
PewSquare May 6, 2023 @ 12:30pm 
Not sure why you would want to boost it, i would honestly go the other way, maximize buffs/biuldings that give you - stability. You basically neutralize all downsides, so might as well reap the benefits of buildings/spells that give you negative stability, since you lose out on the bonus from a happy populace.
Rickardus May 6, 2023 @ 9:57pm 
They don't appear immune as I can hover over my yields and see that i'm losing resources to the instability.
Terminal May 6, 2023 @ 10:00pm 
Originally posted by Rickardus:
They don't appear immune as I can hover over my yields and see that i'm losing resources to the instability.

They are immune IF you build the specific structures needed to prevent economic penalties - it's the Dark Keep line of buildings. The second one makes the city immune to economic penalties, the third makes the city immune to province secession, etcetera. It's not total negation out of the box.
Rickardus May 6, 2023 @ 10:05pm 
You're right, town Hall 2, 'ignore stability effects' essentially. Thanks

can provinces still riot? and defect
Last edited by Rickardus; May 6, 2023 @ 10:11pm
Lichlord9333 May 7, 2023 @ 2:32am 
Originally posted by Rickardus:
You're right, town Hall 2, 'ignore stability effects' essentially. Thanks

can provinces still riot? and defect

yes you need the special building something called the overseer tower I believe. you get it when you upgrade the town hall further.
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Date Posted: May 6, 2023 @ 12:00pm
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