whatthefunk Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Why does my civilian population go down when I buy soldiers? I've been trying to figure this out for a while now and am stumped. I've done a brief three day experiment, buying 10 soldiers a day. Here are my results: [b]Day 1[/b] Soldiers: 31,500 Civilian Population: 104,276 Total Population: 135,776 [b]Day 2[/b] Soldiers: 31,510 Civilian Population: 104,250 (-26) Total Population: 135,760 (-26) [b]Day 3[/b] Soldiers: 31,520 Civilian Population: 104,227 (-23) Total Population: 135,747 (-23) Why is this happening? Have my soldiers reverted to cannibalism? Are they chasing away the innocent women and children? Also, anybody know the ideal soldier percentage? i have a pretty good idea, but I haven't been able to verify it yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sande Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 20% is the best for collection. However, if you get attacked it's basically auto-anarchy. People usually have 30% of citizens. The percentage of soldiers/citizens affects population happiness and this affects the population somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMatt Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 What is your population density? I suppose it shouldn't matter too much, but higher soldier count leads to higher density, which may or may not have a gradual negative effect on population. As an aside, note that when collecting make sure your soldier efficiency number is less than 60% of your citizen population. For you that's 62,536, and you're over (65,246) so you lose 1 environment point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsuki Koizumi Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 you lose about 1 citizen for every 10 soldiers you buy. Well that's an approximation, but it's roughly correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatthefunk Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 [quote name='iMatt' date='08 May 2010 - 03:02 PM' timestamp='1273330929' post='2291313'] What is your population density? I suppose it shouldn't matter too much, but higher soldier count leads to higher density, which may or may not have a gradual negative effect on population. As an aside, note that when collecting make sure your soldier efficiency number is less than 60% of your citizen population. For you that's 62,536, and you're over (65,246) so you lose 1 environment point. [/quote] Hmmm...haven't taken into account soldier efficiency. I'll have to look into that. I've found that I get the best collections at around 23.5% of my total population. I'm trying to pin it down now, but its kind of hard witht the global radiation level changing daily.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Calcium Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Moved to Question Center. I don't have a specific answer for you, but I suspect it might have something to do with your population density, as mentioned by iMatt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Hendrix Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 [quote name='Itsuki Koizumi' date='08 May 2010 - 03:28 PM' timestamp='1273343270' post='2291533'] you lose about 1 citizen for every 10 soldiers you buy. Well that's an approximation, but it's roughly correct. [/quote] I just bought 100 soldiers and I only lost 1 citizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatthefunk Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 [quote name='King Hendrix' date='11 May 2010 - 12:31 AM' timestamp='1273537861' post='2294169'] I just bought 100 soldiers and I only lost 1 citizen [/quote] I just bought 10 more soldiers and gained 17 citizens. Weird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xR1 Fatal Instinct Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Soldiers in some cases increase citizen count and I believe can increase how much money you earn per citizen. What triggers this is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emphix Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 imo soldier can increase population density, which in turn affect environment which affect population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOTTO Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 You loose about 500 citizens for every 10000 soldiers, that you buy. I guess, that this is valid only if you are above the 20 % rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nathan Brittles Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Whisting past the graveyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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