DeletedUser
A few points:
You can have:
You can get (if my quick calculation is correct) seventy six 4x4 expansion slots to build on which gives 1216 squares to build on. If you assume a fairly optimum layout and a non-premium user then:
This is also reliant on you having EVERY possible expansion (including the 4000, 5000 and 6000 medal expansions) which few players (if any) have. So while it is possible to have 90 Gambrel Roof Houses if you are a non-diamond player it leaves you with very little room to do anything (like have offensive/defensive boost GBs) unless you are also relying on polishing your trading companies and that means you need not only 90 motivations per day (all on GRHs and not on supplies) but also extra polishes.
All-in-all, I looked into laying down 90 houses and realised that unless I spent diamonds on circuses I could not get the happiness to support more than 70 and to still have a decent number of military, goods, supplies and great buildings.
You can have:
- 79 (plus yourself) in the guild;
- 139 (plus yourself) in friends (you can invite the first 79 and then accept invites from others up to 139); and
- 79 (plus yourself) in the neighbourhood.
You can get (if my quick calculation is correct) seventy six 4x4 expansion slots to build on which gives 1216 squares to build on. If you assume a fairly optimum layout and a non-premium user then:
- 90 GR Houses = 23,310 population requiring 360 squares and 32,634 happiness for an enthusiastic population.
- With 12% roads =146 squares of paved lanes and 3650 happiness.
- Eight military buildings averaging at 12 squares each = 96 squares.
- Ten Tobacco Plantations = 160 squares.
- Three goods buildings averaging at 9 squares each = 27 squares.
- Saint Mark's Basilica = 36 squares
- Leaving 391 squares for trading companies (at 12 squares each) = 32 trading companies (plus 7 remaining squares) = 28,800 happiness.
- Giving a total of 32,450 happiness (plus 7 remaining squares which if you use them for decorations is just enough happiness).
This is also reliant on you having EVERY possible expansion (including the 4000, 5000 and 6000 medal expansions) which few players (if any) have. So while it is possible to have 90 Gambrel Roof Houses if you are a non-diamond player it leaves you with very little room to do anything (like have offensive/defensive boost GBs) unless you are also relying on polishing your trading companies and that means you need not only 90 motivations per day (all on GRHs and not on supplies) but also extra polishes.
All-in-all, I looked into laying down 90 houses and realised that unless I spent diamonds on circuses I could not get the happiness to support more than 70 and to still have a decent number of military, goods, supplies and great buildings.