Needs

Population needs in Old World, New World, and Enbesa are divided into two categories: basic needs and luxury needs.

Population needs in The Arctic work differently and are instead, divided into basic needs and heat.

Fulfilling basic needs increases the number of inhabitants in each house. Houses have to be full in order to advance to higher population tiers.

Fulfilling luxury needs in Old and New World makes the population pay higher taxes and raises happiness.

Fulfilling heat - the need to stay warm - in The Arctics will also make the Arctic population pay higher taxes, but instead of raising happiness, this will help prevent outbreaks of the Arctic Flu.

For a detail overview of the profitability of each of the consumer goods listed here, see this page.

Lists of needs

What do the columns mean?
Need	The need of this row.
Consumption	The amount of goods each residence of this tier consumes every second.
Supply	The number of residences of this tier that will consume one (1) of this good each minute, based on the listed Consumption figure.
Influx	The amount of people moving into each house of this tier due to fulfilling this need.
Happiness	The increase in happiness due to fulfilling this need.
Income	The increase in income due to fulfilling this need. These numbers indicate how much one residence will pay you on various income settings (high/medium/low income).
Population requirement	The required amount of inhabitants of this tier to have access to this need.

Base game

Farmers

Farmers' Needs

Farmers
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population Requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			5	-
	Fish	0,0004166667	40	3	-	+1/+1/+1	50
	Work Clothes	0,000512821	32.5	2	-	+3/+3/+3	100
Luxury Needs:	Schnapps	0,000555556	30	-	8	+3/+3/+3	100
	Pub			-	12	+1/+1/+1	150

Workers

Workers' Needs

Workers
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			5	-
	Fish	0,0008333334	20	3	-	+2/+2/+2
	Work Clothes	0,001025642	~16.25	2	-	+7/+7/+6
	Sausages	0,000333334	~50	3	-	+5/+4/+4	1
	Bread	0,00030303	~55	3	-	+5/+4/+4	150
	Soap	0,000138889	120	2	-	+5/+4/+4	300
	School			2	-		750
Luxury Needs:	Schnapps	0,001111112	15	-	4	+7/+7/+6
	Pub			-	6	+3/+3/+2
	Church			-	7		150
	Beer	0,00025641	~65	-	3	+12/+11/+10	500

Artisans

Artisans' Needs

Artisans
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Sausages	0,000666667	25	6	-	+15/+13/+12
	Bread	0,000606061	27.5	6	-	+15/+13/+12
	Soap	0,000277778	60	4	-	+15/+13/+12
	School			4	-
	Canned Food	0,00017094	~97.5	4	-	+7/+7/+6	1
	Sewing Machines	0,00047619	35	2	-	+15/+13/+12	250
	Fur Coats	0,000444444	37.5	2	-	+22/+20/+18	900
	University			2	-		1500
Luxury Needs:	Church			-	7
	Beer	0,000512821	32.5	-	3	+37/+34/+30
	Variety Theatre			-	6	+7/+7/+6	250
	Rum	0,000952381	17.5	-	4	+18/+17/+15	500

Engineers

Engineers' Needs

Engineers
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Canned Food	0,00034188	48.75	12	-	+20/+18/+16
	Sewing Machines	0,000952381	17.5	6	-	+40/+36/+32
	Fur Coats	0,000888889	18.75	6	-	+60/+54/+48
	University			6	-
	Glasses	0,000148148	112.5	4	-	+25/+23/+20	1
	Coffee	0,000784314	21.25	2	-	+20/+18/+16	1000
	Electricity			2	-		1750
	Light Bulbs	0,000208333	~80	2	-	+35/+32/+28	1750
Luxury Needs:	Variety Theatre			-	6	+10/+9/+8
	Rum	0,001904762	8.75	-	4	+50/+45/+40
	Penny Farthings	0,000416667	40	-	5	+35/+32/+28	500
	Pocket Watches	0,000130719	127.5	-	3	+45/+41/+36	1000
	Bank			-	2	+50/+45/+40	3000

Investors

Investors' Needs

Investors
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Glasses	0,000296296	~56.25	16	-	+62/+56/+50
	Coffee	0,001568627	10.625	8	-	+50/+45/+40
	Electricity			8	-
	Light Bulbs	0,000416667	40	8	-	+87/+79/+70
	Champagne	0,000392	~42.5	2	-	+31/+28/+25	1
	Cigars	0,00037037	45	2	-	+31/+28/+25	750
	Chocolate	0,000888889	18.75	2	-	+31/+28/+25	1750
	Steam Carriages	0,000111111	150	4	-	+187/+169/+150	5000
Luxury Needs:	Penny Farthings	0,000833333	20	-	4	+87/+79/+70
	Pocket Watches	0,000261438	63.75	-	3	+112/+101/+90
	Bank			-	2	+125/+113/+100
	Members Club			-	5	+31/+28/+25	750
	Jewellery	0,000350877	47.5	-	2	+156/+141/+125	1750
	Gramophones	0,0000877	~190	-	4	+93/+84/+75	3000

Jornaleros

Jornaleros' Needs

Jornaleros
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			5	-
	Fried Plantains	0,00047619	35	3	-	+3/+3/+2	50
	Ponchos	0,000416667	40	2	-	+3/+3/+2	200
Luxury Needs:	Rum	0,000238095	~70	-	6	+3/+3/+2	100
	Chapel			-	14		300

Obreros

Obreros' Needs

Obreros
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			5	-
	Fried Plantains	0,000952381	17.5	3	-	+6/+6/+5
	Ponchos	0,000833333	20	2	-	+6/+6/+5
	Tortillas	0,00047619	35	4	-	+2/+2/+2	1
	Coffee	0,000196079	~85	2	-	+2/+2/+2	300
	Bowler Hats	0,000444444	37.5	2	-	+2/+2/+2	600
	Sewing Machines	0,000416667	40	2	-	+6/+5/+5	1000
Luxury Needs:	Rum	0,000476191	35	-	3	+6/+6/+5
	Chapel			-	7
	Boxing Arena			-	4	+2/+2/+2	300
	Beer	0,000444444	37.5	-	4	+7/+7/+6	600
	Cigars	0,000185185	~90	-	2	+8/+7/+7	1000

The Passage DLC

Explorers

Explorers' Needs

Explorers
	Need	Consumption	Influx	Heat	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Canteen		4	-	+2/+2/+2
	Pemmican	0,0002	3	-	+4/+4/+4	100
	Oil Lamps	0,0001	3	-	+7/+7/+7	500
Heat Needs:	Heater		-	32
	Sleeping Bags	0,00015	-	16	+5/+5/+5	250
	Schnapps	0,00025		12	+3/+3/+3	500

Technicians

Technicians' Needs

Technicians
	Need	Consumption	Influx	Heat	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Canteen		4	-	+4/+4/+4
	Pemmican	0,0004	3	-	+9/+9/+8
	Oil Lamps	0,0002	3	-	+15/+15/+14
	Post Office		3	-	+6/+6/+6	100
	Canned Food	0,0002	3	-	+11/+11/+10	300
	Husky Sleds	0,0003	4	-	+18/+18/+16	750
Heat Needs:	Heater		-	32	-
	Sleeping Bags	0,0003	-	8	+11/+11/+10
	Schnapps	0,0005	-	6	+7/+7/+7
	Parkas	0,0004	-	8	+10/+10/+9	300
	Coffee	0,0004	-	6	+13/+13/+12	750

Land of Lions DLC

Shepherds

Shepherds' Needs

Shepherds
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			3	-
	Goat Milk	0,0005		3	-	+1/+1/+1	50
	Finery	0,00025		2	-	+1/+1/+1	150
	Dried Meat	0,00035		2	-	+2/+2/+1	300
Luxury Needs:	Musicians' Court			-	12		150
	Hibiscus Tea	0,0002		-	8	+2/+2/+2	300

Elders

Elders' Needs

Elders
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Market			3	-
	Goat Milk	0,001		3	-	+3/+3/+2
	Finery	0,0005		2	-	+3/+3/+2
	Dried Meat	0,0007		2	-	+4/+3/+3
	Ceramics	0,0004		2	-	+2/+2/+2	1
	Seafood Stew	0,00037		3	-	+4/+3/+3	300
	Illuminated Script	0,00018		2	-	+4/+4/+3	600
	Lanterns	0,0003		3	-	+6/+6/+5	1000
Luxury Needs:	Musicians' Court			-	4
	Hibiscus Tea	0,0004		-	6	+5/+4/+4
	Tapestries	0,00035		-	2	+6/+6/+5	1
	Clay Pipes	0,00015		-	2	+6/+5/+4	300
	Glasses	0,00012		-	3	+8/+8/+6	600
	Monastery			-	3		1000

Scholars

Scholars' Needs

Scholars
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Research Points	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	University			12	-	+1	1
	Canned Food	0,001		19	-	+1	1
	Tailored Suits	0,00275		23	-	+4	300
	Electricity			12	-	+1	1000
	Seafood Stew	0,0015		22	-	+4	2000
	Telephones	0,0015		20	-	+2	4000
	Radio Tower			12	-	+1	7000
Luxury Needs:	Leather Boots	0,002		-	3	+3	1
	Rum	0,0008		-	2	+2	1
	Bowler Hats	0,0008		-	3	+2	300
	Hibiscus Tea	0,00175		-	3	+3	1000
	Tapestries	0,00125		-	3	+3	2000
	Clay Pipes	0,00075		-	3	+4	4000
	Gramophones	0,0007		-	3	+2	7000

Tourist Season DLC

Tourists

Tourists' Needs

Tourists
	Need	Consumption	Supply	Influx	Happiness	Income	Population requirement
Basic Needs:	Tourist Mooring			45
	Bread	0.008333333	2	55		+343/+309/+275	30
	Variety Theatre			25		+281/+253/+225	50
	Restaurant			25		+375/+337/+300	250
	Jam	0.01666667	1	35		+337/+303/+270	300
	Café			55		+375/+337/+300	550
	Shampoo	0.008333333	2	105		+412/+371/+330	850
	Bar			75		+375/+337/+300	1500
	The Iron Tower			80		+843/+759/+675	4000
Luxury Needs:	Fur Coats	0.01666667	1		3	+750/+675/+600	50
	Jewellery	0.01666667	1		5	+1593/+1434/+1275	750
	Lemonade	0.01666667	1		4	+562/+506/+450	1250
	Souvenirs	0.03333333	0.5		4	+1281/+1153/+1025	2000
Hot Spots:	Zoo				3	+468/+421/+375	325
	Docklands				3	+406/+365/+325	450
	Museum				3	+468/+421/+375	500
	Botanical Garden				3	+468/+421/+375	500
	Palace				3	+468/+421/+375	900
	World's Fair				3	+843/+759/+675	1000

Bus network requirements

For more details, see: Bus Network

Building-based basic needs, such as Tourist Mooring or Restaurant as well as the hotspot needs like Zoo can only be fulfilled when their respective building is within the Bus Network. Bus stops need to be placed nearby to have those buildings within their circular range, and in some cases the bus stops can't be too far away from hotels' bus stops in order to completely fulfill the needs of tourists.

Needs debuffs

Tourists are more picky than other residential tiers - if any of their happiness factors provides negative happiness, particular basic needs of tourists will become limited and their fulfilment will never reach 100%. This means that the basic needs which become limited would provide less tourists and less income per hotel, however, the consumption of goods stays on the same level. Each such debuff comes from one of the happiness factors being negative, the debuff limits specific needs, and disappears as soon as the happiness provided from the factor becomes neutral or positive. If a basic need is affected by several debuffs, their effects are additive thus lowering the maximum fulfilment according to the sum of the debuffs.

The happiness factors and their debuffs if they are negative are as follows:

• Attractiveness: -10% fulfilment from: Bread, Variety Theatre, Restaurant, Jam, Bar, Shampoo, Cafe, The Iron Tower

  Attractiveness of the island needs to be equal or higher than a certain threshold, which depends on population living on the island, for the attractiveness factor to be at least neutral in order to avoid the debuff. Tourists gain +3 for each higher attractiveness level that has been surpassed. They lose -3 happiness for each attractiveness level that has not been met and which is lower than the required threshold. The dependency of attractiveness thresholds on island's population is as follows:

  • 0 Farmers: 0
  • 150 Farmers: 100
  • 150 Workers: 250
  • 750 Workers: 450
  • 500 Artisans: 700
  • 1500 Artisans: 1000
  • 500 Engineers: 1350
  • 3000 Engineers: 1750
  • 1750 Investors: 2200
  • 5000 Investors: 2700
  • 10000 Investors: 3250
  • 25000 Investors: 3850
• Hotspots: -20% fulfilment from: Variety Theatre, The Iron Tower
• Luxury needs: -20% fulfilment from: Bread, Jam, Shampoo
• Newspaper: -20% fulfilment from: Restaurant, Bar, Cafe, The Iron Tower
• Peace: -20% fulfilment from: Bread, Variety Theatre, Restaurant, Jam, Bar, Shampoo, Cafe, The Iron Tower

Interactions with other DLCs

Some hotspot needs of tourists come from other DLCs:

• Botanical Garden from  Botanica
• Docklands from  Docklands
• Palace from  Seat of Power

As other DLCs are required, those needs never have negative impact on the happiness of tourists, thus they are not necessary to be fulfilled to avoid the debuff from the hotspots factor. They do provide additional happiness and income when fulfilled and can effectively replace or compliment other hotspot needs, but they are not mandatory.

Consumption summary

Old World Goods Consumption Summary

All the consumption values listed are number of houses supplied by one supply chain, from Production chains.

Old World Goods Consumption
Fish	80	40	-	-	-
Work Clothes	65	32.5	-	-	-
Schnapps	60	30	-	-	-
Sausages	-	50	25	-	-
Bread	-	110	55	-	-
Soap	-	240	120	-	-
Beer	-	130	65	-	-
Canned Food	-	-	390	195	-
Sewing Machines	-	-	140	70	-
Fur Coats	-	-	75	37.5	-
Rum	-	-	70	35	-
Glasses	-	-	-	225	112.5
Coffee	-	-	-	42.5	21.25
Light Bulbs	-	-	-	320	160
Penny Farthings	-	-	-	160	80
Pocket Watches	-	-	-	510	255
Champagne	-	-	-	-	85
Cigars	-	-	-	-	180
Chocolate	-	-	-	-	37.5
Steam Carriages	-	-	-	-	600
Jewellery	-	-	-	-	190
Gramophones	-	-	-	-	760

Formulas

Income, happiness and research points per residence do not necessarily have to be aligned with the values shown in the user interface due to rounding and some hidden factors taken into account. When playing with medium and high income settings, for instance, the income for each good receives a +12,5% or +25% boost, respectively, compared to low income values. The income obtained from fulfilling a single need is calculated based on the following formula:

$\left({\text{I}}\cdot {\text{S}}\cdot \left(1+{\text{R}}\right)\cdot (1+{\text{N}}\right)+{\text{B}})\cdot {\text{F}}$

• I - income from the need on low income settings
• S - income multiplier which depends on income settings: low - 1; medium - 1,125; high - 1,25
• R - maximum residents increase (e.g. 0,2 when the max residents amount is increased by +20%)
• N - newspaper's income bonus from used propaganda (0,05 when propaganda giving +5% more income is used)
• B - sum of the bonuses to income from the need generated by town halls' items and palace's effects
• F - percentage of the need fulfillment, ranging from 0 when need is not fulfilled to 1 when need is fully satisfied

Once income from each need is calculated according to the formula above, it is all added together to form the income per a single residence, according to the following formula:

$\left(n_{1}+n_{2}+n_{3}\cdots \right)\cdot \left(1+{\text{B}}\right)$

• n_x - income from each need
• B - the sum of all Income per House bonuses from town hall items, completed cultural sets and active festivals.

Research points follow the same formula as above. Like income, their amount is increased proportionally with amount of maximum residents: values for each need are first summed up and the total is rounded down for each residence. It is important to notice that it seems that each scholars' need provides +20% more research points than the amount shown in the infotips (and listed on this page). A fully satisfied Scholar Residence with no bonuses can grant up to 39 instead of the 33 obtained from summing up the values shown in infotips.

Calculators

There are many fan-made calculators available to help you calculate the needs of your population and how many production buildings you will need to satisfy them, you can find an overview of some of the available calculators here.