Slow City Growth

[Lord Festung]

I am playing Early Scotland, and Aberdeen is VERY slow-growing. I've built everything except for a Ballista Maker, and it's still only a Town in 1143 AD! I conquered Dublin in 1120 and it already grew past Aberdeen to a Large Town, with a 20 year head start! I had Dublin's taxes at Normal (maybe Low) most of the time, and Aberdeen at High. Is that the problem? It's had at least 2% growth since 1100 AD. Someone please help!

[Mausolos of Caria]

I am playing Early Scotland, and Aberdeen is VERY slow-growing. I've built everything except for a Ballista Maker, and it's still only a Town in 1143 AD! I conquered Dublin in 1120 and it already grew past Aberdeen to a Large Town, with a 20 year head start! I had Dublin's taxes at Normal (maybe Low) most of the time, and Aberdeen at High. Is that the problem? It's had at least 2% growth since 1100 AD. Someone please help!

Yes taxes decrease the population growth and high taxes never really bring much growth. You should also have a look at the attributes of the city governor, chivalry and certain other traits help population growth while others decrease it.
But it is also true that Aberdeen has a slow growth in the game compared to other cities. Give them some sheeps

[Vissewalde rex de Gerzika]

Human player has a decrease in population growth, later in the game you may find yourself cheating only to build your own citadels, it is near impossible as you need a 10 chivalry general with almost all anti squalor traits and ancillaries to achieve this.

[Lord Festung]

Human player has a decrease in population growth, later in the game you may find yourself cheating only to build your own citadels, it is near impossible as you need a 10 chivalry general with almost all anti squalor traits and ancillaries to achieve this.

Ohhhhh. So Chivalry really IS important! I haven't really been concerned about it, ever. Even in the Vanilla Kingdoms Gold. My taxes are set low, now. I guess that will be my SPy guild city. I've been using it as my Theologian Guild.

[Lord Festung]

Aberdeen grew 5 turns after posting, finally. Of course I moved in a more admin-centric governor to help it out. Sounds like this is going to be a trend. I didn't think the governor would make a huge deal. His Chivalry isn't even high. Maybe it was a coincidence, but maybe I should have switched him long ago. I had to choose whether to grow Edinburgh or Aberdeen, though. Duh. No contest!