Civilization 7 is a game full of various currencies and mechanics that you need to manage all at once. Even with the best tips and tricks to help you out, knowing how to keep all your plates spinning is a major learning curve with new additions like Ages and Influence to keep in mind. Happiness is back from Civilization 5, but reworked and influenced by different things. If your population gets too unhappy, you will be hit with many debuffs that could cost you the game. Here are the ways you can be a great Leader and keep all your people happy in Civilization 7.
How to increase Happiness
Happiness is one of the primary resources attached to all your towns and cities alongside food, gold, and Influence. It behaves more like gold than anything else because there are things you will do that cost Happiness, but also ways in which you can generate more. The key is to always produce more Happiness than you spend.
There are multiple settlements that give you Happiness, which you will see when expanding any town or city on the map by the smiley face icon. Beyond those, building things like Wonders and researching civics or traditions can also give you a buff to Happiness. You lose Happiness by building certain other structures. You can see when highlighting any new construction how much Happiness it will cost to make (if any). Also, placing new advisors on a tile will cost some Happiness every turn. Keep in mind that it is your total Happiness that is most important. You can have one town or city that is in the negative, but if you have another that is producing enough to keep you in the positive, you are in the clear. It could be wise to dedicate one or more cities to generating a ton of Happiness so others can sacrifice it in favor of other resources.
If you keep your Happiness up, you will eventually be rewarded with a celebration that lets you pick between two temporary perks to things like science or building speeds. On the other hand, falling into negative Happiness will give you a debuff called the Consequences of Unhappiness.
