Let's get rid of the pastry shop ..

**SirRobin** · February 27, 2011, 09:42 AM

I just noticed that I can build a "pastry shop" that gives my city a massive +10% happiness increase and a 1,5% population increase.

That's a bit silly I think, and the description of the building, copied verbatim from wikipedia's definition of what a pastry is, doesn't really help.

If we need another building that increases happiness in large cities, why not make it a theater? Or a hospital - perhaps in a monastery?

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**Ferdiad** · February 27, 2011, 09:46 AM

But I like Pastrys

And a theatre would only really be good later in the game.

**DioD2** · February 27, 2011, 09:47 AM

Bread and sweets = Happiness and growth

**k/t** · February 27, 2011, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by DioD2

Bread and sweets = Happiness and growth

Sideways growth.

**Gnostiko** · February 27, 2011, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by k/t

Sideways growth.

Hey, that look was hot back then

**Losthief** · February 27, 2011, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Gnostiko

Hey, that look was hot back then

hubba hubba

**Ferdiad** · February 27, 2011, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Gnostiko

Hey, that look was hot back then

'Twas a sign of being rich.

**Gnostiko** · February 28, 2011, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ferdiad

'Twas a sign of being ~~rich~~ pimpin'

Corrected your lack of respect there, Ferdiad.

In lieu of 'hospitals' (as BG pointed out, only certain western factions should get them), what about boosting the health bonus of religious buildings, who historically would have had "facilities" to help the sick and the dying?

**Ferdiad** · February 27, 2011, 09:48 AM

Why would a hospital make people happy?

**Cheomesh** · February 27, 2011, 09:55 AM

Knowing their loved ones can be treated?

But yeah, its weird that its just a pastry SHOP...why not a pastry industry?

M.

**SirRobin** · February 27, 2011, 10:10 AM

My point is that, while pastries are delicious, they are not a factor in deciding whether or not to start a rebellion against the lord of the realm.

Also, I don't understand why we need so many buildings that increase happiness? it's already very easy to maintain public order, especially with the semi-exploit of setting all taxes to low all the time to max out growth and profits.

(I always wondered why people reported it being so easy to make money in the game until i realized that 'low' is the only usable level for the taxes)..

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**Ferdiad** · February 27, 2011, 10:18 AM

I don't know about that, some people really love their pastries

**PerXX** · February 27, 2011, 10:20 AM

People build Pastru Shops for the happiness?
Their main purpose for me is to help counter the much more difficult settlement growth in 6.4
Since most of my towns usually are on low taxes, happiness aren't much of an issue for me.

**SirRobin** · February 27, 2011, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by PerXX

People build Pastru Shops for the happiness?
Their main purpose for me is to help counter the much more difficult settlement growth in 6.4
Since most of my towns usually are on low taxes, happiness aren't much of an issue for me.

Everybody plays with low taxes. There's no real choice there.

And it's meaningless to make it more difficult to grow a big settlement and at the same time include extra growth buildings - if those factors cancel each other out, we are back at the same level as before, minus the few extra turns needed to build the magnificent pie factories.

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