As the game progresses and your town grows with more and more population, population density penalty starts kicking in. An easy way to deal with it is to have citizens with traits. But what are those traits and what does each one want? In this guide we will go over the possible citizen traits and how they function, with small pointers on how to get the most of them so your citizens are always happy.

Below are all possible 26 citizen traits you can encounter while building up your town. In no particular order we will go over them in each section dedicated for them. At the time all of the family traits are achievable in campaign mode across the two towns. Traits will be expanded as time gets updated.




Below in --Traits-- sections you can find about them, CTRL+F to faster find wanted trait by name

• Normal
  
• Allergic To Camels
  
• Artisan
  
• Bourgeoisie
  
• Farmer
  
• Tree Huggers
  
• Crowd Favorites
  
• Solitude
  
• Flower lover
  
• Afraid Of The Dark
  
• Green Thumbs
  
• Bells and Whistles
  
• Hikers
  
• Fishers
  
• City Lifers
  
• Bee Lovers
  
• Lavender Fans
  
• Country Folk
  
• Gourmand
  
• Fashionistas
  
• Hoarders
  
• Outing Enjoyers
  
• Public Service
  
• Local Produce Shoppers
  
• Cozy Living
  
• Size Ups

Distances are roughly calculated through in game tests. This is to give a scale to what distance does the traits will look for needed services or decoration items for their buffs to start working

We have 3 circles:

• Orange - Placing decoration items, houses, farm fields that are needed for a specific trait will have maximum affect: Example: Placing a single flower inside the ORANGE circle we will get maximum happiness we can get per flower for Flower Lover trait family (+3%). This affect fades to +0% the closer we get to RED circle, by the green circle it will give (+1%). Majority of traits use ORANGE circle.
  
  Family traits that want their stuff placed in orange circle:
  
  • Tree Huggers
    
  • Crowd Favorites
    
  • Solitude
    
  • Flower lover
    
  • Afraid Of The Dark
    
  • Green Thumbs
    
  • Bells and Whistles
    
  • Hikers
    
  • Fishers
    
  • City Lifers
    
  • Bee Lovers
    
  • Lavender Fans
    
  • Country Folk
• Green - Placing service buildings that are needed for a specific trait will have maximum affect: Example: Placing a food stall inside the GREEN circle we will get maximum happiness we can get per food stall for Gourmand trait family (+15%). This affect fades to +0% the closer we get to RED circle. Beyond the RED circle we get no buffs.
  
  Family traits that want their stuff placed in green circle:
  
  • Gourmand
    
  • Fashionistas
    
  • Hoarders
    
  • Outing Enjoyers
    
  • Public Service
    
  • Local Produce Shoppers
• Red - Shows the end of where service buildings, decor items lose any affect on house in the center. End of search radius.
  
  Family traits that are NOT affected by the red circle and have no drop off to their buff:
  
  • Normal
    
  • Allergic To Camels
    
  • Artisan - if placed in Artisan housing
    
  • Bourgeoisie - if placed in Bourgeoisie housing
    
  • Farmer - if placed in Farm housing
  
  Traits affected by only the size of the building:
  
  • Cozy Living
    
  • Size Ups

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Means trait can be at its Lowest -10% if nothing is fulfilled of its needs. Maximum of +5% Means if only one of the needed things is in range of housed trait family, the best it will get is +5% to get more build, second of the needed service buildings to reach the Maximum of +20%. Your in game happiness numbers will depend on how far the house is from the needed service buildings for its traits. I only explain the possible ranges best possible situations, service buildings are built next to the housed family, so no distance will affect it.

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Means if its placed where in its range are none of needed decorations it will have its Lowest of -10% by placing one of needed decorations next to, it will go up by +3% to -7%. By adding more of the said decorations it will continue going up by +3% per category decor next to it up to its highest of +20%


Normal citizens
Spawn no matter the playable map or cities level. They have no special traits that need fulfilling, so they can be placed freely anywhere.


Gourmand
Description: "Desires a house with food shops nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near food shops. The shop does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Fashionistas
Description: "Desires a house with apparel shops nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near apparel shops. The shop does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Hoarders
Description: "Desires a house with houseware shops nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near houseware shops. The shop does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Small town

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Outing Enjoyers
Description: "Desires a house with leisure buildings nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near leisure buildings. The building does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Village

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Fishers
Description: "Desires a house near water."
Needs to placed inside a housing that is next to a body of water.

Map specific: Appears only in maps with bodies of water

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Tree Huggers
Description: "Desires a house surrounded by a lot of trees."
Built house needs to be surrounded by trees. To reach its maximum trait bonus +20% it needs to be surrounded by at least 10 trees. Bushes do not count.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Crowd Favorites
Description: "Desires to share a neighborhood with many folk."
Unlike the description suggests that it needs to be in a neighborhood with many townsfolk, all it needs to be in is a house surrounded by other houses, other houses can be empty and the bonus will still apply. To max the trait you will need at least 5 other houses next to it. House levels do not add anything extra.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Solitude
Description: "Desires a house far away from any neighbors."
Polar opposites of Crowd Favorite trait, they want to be as far as possible from any other building, empty buildings do affect the happiness. Maximum of 5 buildings built to will bring it down to -10%

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from +20% to -10%:

Cozy Living
Description: "Desires a single floor house."
Only single floor buildings will provide full traits happiness. Which is maximum +15%

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Village

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +15%:

Flower Lover
Description: "Desires a house decorated with and surrounded by many flower decorations."
Flower decorations in range of house will give the bonus. Minimum of 10 flowers are needed to reach the +20% of this trait.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:


Afraid Of The Dark
Description: "Desires a house surrounded by decorations from the light source category."
Light source decorations in range of house will give the bonus. Minimum of 10 light sources are needed to reach the +20% of this trait.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:


Green Thumbs
Description: "Desires a house surrounded by decorations from the nature category."
Nature category decorations in range of house will give the bonus. Minimum of 10 decoration items are needed to reach the +20% of this trait.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Bells and Whistles
Description: "Desires a house with decorated walls and windows."
Decorations can be placed next to the house and not on it to count. Minimum of 10 decorations close to house needed for maximum of +20%

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Town

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Size Ups
Description: "Desires a house with multiple floors."
The more floors the better, 3 floors will provide maximum happiness of +15%.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Village

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +15%:

Hikers
Description: "Desires a house near a cliff."
Needs to placed inside a housing that is next to a hill/cliff.

Map specific: Will only appear in maps with clifs/hills.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

City Lifers
Description: "Desires a house surrounded by decorations from the plaza category."
Plaza category decorations in range of house will give the bonus. Minimum of 10 decoration items are needed to reach the +20% of this trait.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Village

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Public Service
Description: "Desires a house with public service buildings nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near public service buildings. The service building does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Town

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Allergic To Camels
Description: "Desires a house that is far away from residences with a pet camel."
One of the rarest by spawn rate traits, needs any farm decoration type to be built on the map for it to be able to spawn. Place it anywhere as it gives +20%. Unless you have camels next to it :)

Traits start appearing when map has built at least one farm category decoration.

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Artisan
Description: "Desires to live in an Artisan Residence."
Place in Artisan Residence for maximum happiness. For it to spawn you need to research Artisan Housing.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Small town

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Bourgeoisie
Description: "Desires to live in a Bourgeoisie Residence."
Desires to live in Bourgeoisie Residence. For it to appear you need to research Bourgeoisie Residence.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: City

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Farmer
Description: "Desires to live in a Farmer Residence."
Desires to live in Farmer Residence. For it to appear you need to research Farmer Residence in Fontebrac.

Map specific: Fontebrac

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Bee Lovers
Description: "Desires a house near bee hives."
Houses near bee hives. Bee hives are honey farms fields.

Map specific: Fontebrac after beeswax was researched Tier 2 farm research.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Lavender Fans
Description: "Desires a house near lavender fields."
Houses near lavander fields. Only appears in Fontebrac and after Lavender was researched Tier 4 farm research.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Country Folk
Description: "Desires a house surrounded by a lot of farm decorations."
Farm category decorations in range of house will give the bonus. Minimum of 10 decoration items are needed to reach the +20% of this trait.

Map specific: Frontebrac

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

Local Produce Shoppers
Description: "Desires a house with crop powered shops nearby."
As name suggests desires a house near crop powered shops. The shop does not have to supply the house for the buff to be active. To get the maximum out of this trait you will need to place the family in a house that is close enough to 2 needed service buildings. For it to appear needs research Cross City Transport researched from farm research tree.

Traits start appearing when town status reaches: Hamlet

Traits bonuses range from -10% to +20%:

For this trait to give +20% all you need is a single pixel of farm inside the ORANGE circle of needed crop. To do it select the square tool when painting farm field make the brush size as small as possible place the 3x3 farm field and delete pixels till you are left with only 1.



Works only for:

• Bee Lovers
  
• Lavender Fans