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'''Dictionary:''' Squalor - Noun - The condition of being squalid; filth and misery.
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'''Squalor''', the condition of being squalid; filth and misery, is a negative factor in public order brought on by population.
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*A filthy and wretched condition or quality.
 
  
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From the Latin '''squālēre''' (to be filthy).
 
  
 
== Cause ==
 
== Cause ==
  
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Squalor in Rome: Total War and its expansions seems to be a consequence of 1) total population, and 2) whether you're over the population limit for your city size.  Any two cities of the same population with the same governor's building will have identical squalor.  A comprehensive examination of the causes of squalor by therother is at [http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=37586 the Guild].
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Squalor is a consequence of total population, and 2) whether you're over the population limit for your city size.  Any two cities of the same population with the same governor's building will have identical squalor.  A comprehensive examination of the causes of squalor by therother is at [http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=37586 the Guild].
  
 
== Effects ==
 
== Effects ==
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== Prevention ==
 
== Prevention ==
  
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There are a few ways to reduce the affects of squalor, they are:
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The effects of squalor may be negated or prevented through a few possible methods:
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* Train lots of units in a city. This reduces population.
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* The reduction of a target city's population by the recruiting of units.
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* Try not to build high level farms early on, as this can rapidly increase the population without improving public order to compensate for the resulting squalor.
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* Not building high level farms early on can prevent early squalor effects. This is due to the (lack of) rapid increase of population brought on by building these high elvel farms early on, which do not adjust public order to compensate for the effects of the extra population.
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* Extermination. Some players tend to let a city with high squalor rebel, then capture and exterminate it, hence reducing the population. This method is very useful in newly captured large/huge cities where you need to reduce the negative affects of squalor so you can combat the culture penalty.
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* When in the situation of capturing an enemy settlement, the settlement may be exterminated (sacked in recent otal war games) to reduce the population and prevent squalor from further reducing public order.  
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* Increase taxes to prevent population growth <!-- does this work? -->
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* Taxes may be increased in the target settlement to discourage further population growth, slowing the oncoming of squalor.
  
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While the above tips reduce the chances of getting high squalor levels, they will also hinder the development of your cities. Squalor can be dealt with later on when you have huge cities and access to more public order buildings. You just have to find the right balance of public order and population growth to control it.
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While the above methods reduce the chances of getting high squalor levels, they will also hinder the development of settlements. Squalor can be dealt with later on with larger settlements, when more advanced public order buildings become available to build.
  
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Of course, you can also ''counteract'' squalor, through any mechanism that increases [[public order]].
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It is also possible to ''counteract'' squalor, through any mechanism that increases [[public order]].
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===External Links===
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[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=37586 The Guild - Analysis of Squalor]
  
 
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Revision as of 16:36, 20 May 2011

Squalor, the condition of being squalid; filth and misery, is a negative factor in public order brought on by population.


Cause

Squalor is a consequence of total population, and 2) whether you're over the population limit for your city size. Any two cities of the same population with the same governor's building will have identical squalor. A comprehensive examination of the causes of squalor by therother is at the Guild.

Effects

Squalor has a negative affect on public order but is capped at 100% in the 1.2 patch. Growth penalties proceed at a tenth the rate of public order penalties (e.g., 15% public order loss is 1.5% growth penalty), and are capped at 25% (at least before the patch). The effects of squalor can be viewed in the settlement details scroll and is represented by dark rats. Health buildings do not reduce squalor at all, but they do counteract it. High levels of squalor can cause the plague.

Prevention

The effects of squalor may be negated or prevented through a few possible methods:

  • The reduction of a target city's population by the recruiting of units.
  • Not building high level farms early on can prevent early squalor effects. This is due to the (lack of) rapid increase of population brought on by building these high elvel farms early on, which do not adjust public order to compensate for the effects of the extra population.
  • When in the situation of capturing an enemy settlement, the settlement may be exterminated (sacked in recent otal war games) to reduce the population and prevent squalor from further reducing public order.
  • Taxes may be increased in the target settlement to discourage further population growth, slowing the oncoming of squalor.

While the above methods reduce the chances of getting high squalor levels, they will also hinder the development of settlements. Squalor can be dealt with later on with larger settlements, when more advanced public order buildings become available to build.

It is also possible to counteract squalor, through any mechanism that increases public order.


External Links

The Guild - Analysis of Squalor

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