Population not happy... and I'm MAD!!

[CW]

I feel like pushing the whole population in my home system into big transports and jettison them into space, I really do. My race has a neutral demeanor and the population seems to get mad at whatever I do... I signed a partnership with my ally and they get mad, a few intrusions into my airspace and they get mad, nothing happens and they still get mad!! They should know better than to push their Dictator too hard, or else...

Back to the serious stuff, I have an urban pacification planet in every system, and my airspace is pretty much sealed off now so enemy attacks is not a problem. But luxuries like climate control facilities are just not possible at this early stage of the game when build queue slots and real estates are precious commodities, so what else can I do to keep my population happy?

PS. If you think I'm a good dictator then you are very wrong. All I care is the 20% construction rate deduction for an angry population!


[This message has been edited by CW (edited 14 August 2001).]

[Hotfoot]

If you're a dictator, why in god's name aren't you using the peace of the gun?

Seriously, Troops stationed on planets improve happiness, as to fleets in orbit around colonies. If you have temporal tech, there's temporal facilities that increase happiness.

-Hotfoot
"It's all been done."

[Saxon]

Someone wrote that Neutral is a poor choice, as your people get grumpy about almost everything. He suggested that either peace loving bunnie kissers or war mongering bunnie eaters were easier to please.

Another person outlined how he build units with no guns or shields. They are cheap and still count towards pacifying your population. Don’t do any good in an invasion, which isn’t usually a problem.

[Gorgo]

Neutral population types like non-intercourse-treaties - makes their happiness rise significantly. They are not into changes, so staying with the same treaty could also be a clever move.

[Phoenix-D]

"Seriously, Troops stationed on planets improve happiness, as to fleets in orbit around colonies."

No! Bad idea! Neutral gets mad at EVERTHING. Go check the happyness file. The only thing that calms them down are No Treaty, Non-intercourse, and the passage of time. PITA.

Phoenix-D

[Q]

Yes the neutral type happiness is suicidal if you don't modify the file! And the name "neutral" is incorrect, it should be xenophobic (as a Swiss I should know what neutral really means ).
So either you modify the happiness file to balance better the different types (if I am not completely wrong this can be done even for an ongoing game), or never choose this type again.