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InPharaoh A New Erathere are several different types of housing, and each one has different levels of evolution within it. Higher-level houses will allow more residents, and in turn, will pay more taxes. However, they also demand more services, which all need workers.
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Balancing housing levels is tricky, especially since very high-level houses have occupants who no longer work, increasing tax at the cost of reducing your workforce. This guide looks at each housing level, what it requires, and what it offers your city in return.
Housing Overview
Houses start as marked-out vacant lots and then evolve througheight main different types, each with subtypes. To evolve a house you’ll need to offer progressively more goods and services.Each level of housing has different requirements for these, and you’ll also need toimprove desirabilityto get through the different levels.
Taxesfor the city are based on thenumber of occupants, housing level, and city tax rate.Therefore, it’s advantageous toevolve your houses by at least a few levels.
You’ll want toprovide all housingwith coverage from aFirehouse, Architect’s Post, Apothecary, and Physician. This will help prevent fire, collapse, and disease, all of which negatively affect your city.
To help you work out the best level to stop at we’ve mapped out eachhouse type, what it requires to evolve, and the maximum number of occupantsbased on a2x2 square of lots.
Hut
Thefirst level of housing is marked out vacant lots. Then there are two types ofhut,crude and sturdy.This first level of housingsimply requires basics.
Vacant lot
Water from a Well
Food delivered from a Bazaar
28
Hutslook dull and willaffect the desirability of the local area.While they don’t need more than food and water they also hold few occupants, soyou’ll want to evolve past this stageas quickly as possible.
Huts will use well water, but you’ll soon need awater source,so it’s easier to just build one to begin with.
Shanty
AShantyis basicallya shack with a little colour.It has two types,meager and common.You’ll evolve to common almost instantly if you placed awater source instead of a wellearly on.
Access to priests from 1 Temple
36
Water from a Water Source
44
While a Shanty looks a little nicer, it’sstill undesirable to live near.You’ll also need tostart paying attention to godsas soon as you build this first temple.If you have a patron god, then one temple to them and some shrines is fine.However, if you don’tkeep a good balancethe gods will soon anger.
Cottage
Cottageslook a little nicer,haveminimal service requirements,and stilldon’t require any goodsto be manufactured. The two types of cottage arerough and ordinary.
52
Pottery
60
Cottagesare a nice level to keep your houses at since they are reasonably good-looking andhold a decent amount of workers.This means you canset up pockets of themto funnel workers to different areas.
The services Cottages requireuse far fewer workers than the housing can provide, making them perfect for a city using recruiters.
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Homestead
Homesteadsalso have two types,modest and spacious.While theyrequire more servicesthe chances are youalready provided a Physicianto keep your city disease free, so this level of housing iseasy to achieve.
Physician or Mortuary
64
Beer and Bandstand
68
Homesteads requirebasic goods, but also give anice desirability boost and pay reasonable taxes.They are usually quite easy to keep evolved as pottery and beer tend to be easily acquired in most cities.
Apartment
Apartmentsare one of the last housing typesbefore the requirements to evolve turn steep. They come in two types,Modest and spacious.
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Scribal School or Library
76
Courtroomsare a goodboost to your city,since they alsoreduce crime. However,schools and libraries require supplies of papyrusto both build and function, which can be difficult.
Residence
Residencescome in four different types,common, spacious, elegant, and fancy.Requirements are high, but there are benefits as well.
Two types of food and Dentist access
80
Supply of linen
84
Two Temples and a Pavillion
88
Jewelry or other luxury goods
92
Theneeds of these houses are high.However, theygenerate a large amount of tax and are very desirableto live close to. Likely you’ll want houses of different levels spread across the city tomaintain a balance of facilities, workers and space.
Residences are thelast level of houses that generate workers.Evolving past this level will reduce your workforce
Manor
Manorsare high capacity high tax paying residences that come in four forms,common, spacious, elegant, and stately.As they evolve they willrequire space to expand into.The easiest way to provide this is tosurround them with gardens.
Physician and Mortuary
100
Access to Priests from 3 Temples
108
Access to Senet (but not close)
116
Second luxury good
124
Those in manorsrequest a lot of items and do not work in the city. However, having some upper class residents willyield high taxes for the treasury and increase your prosperity rating.
Estate
Estatesare the largest housing available and have just two forms,modest and palatial.
3 food types from a Bazaar
184
None
200
It’seasy to move up to estate once you’ve hit manor,so add some gardens to expand into and in no time you’ll have some extra taxes for your coffers. Once you’ve hit Palatial Estate congratulations! There’s nowhere else to go, andyou now have the best houses in Egypt.
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