Happiness

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Happiness is a measure of how satisfied your population is with their situation. This can be effected by proximity to some buildings, taxes, and the presence, or lack there of, services. Happiness is the driving force behind Density, as happiness in an area increases demand for that area increases and the Density will increase.

Positive

Things that have a positive effect on happiness:

• Proximity to services buildings (Police, Fire, Health)
• Proximity to Parks
• Low Taxes
• Spending money at shops increases residential happiness
• Having workers and places to ship freight increases industrial happiness
• Having workers and lots of shoppers increases commercial happiness.

Negative

Things that have a negative impact on happiness:

• Proximity to Industrial buildings
• Proximity to recycling centers or garbage dumps
• High Taxes
• Lack of Services
• Lack of workers or places to ship freight will decrease industrial happiness and eventually cause them to go out of business.
• Lack of workers or shoppers or freight will decrease commercial happiness and eventually cause them to go out of business.