Corruption
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Corruption is a feature of colonies. Corruption is reduced by building a Governor's Residence in a colony. In order to have zero corruption, the Governor's Residence level should be the same as the number of colonies (number of towns not including the capital.)
[edit] Effects
Corruption reduces the rate of gathering resources by the rate of actual corruption. For example, if you have workers in the Saw mill gathering 100 wood per hour, at 20% corruption, you will only gather 80 wood per hour, and likewise for luxury goods.
- Corruption reduces the research points gathered by scientists at this same rate.
Corruption affects satisfaction in a slightly different way. It imposes a penalty directly proportional to your positive satisfaction bonuses. To calculate this, take the sum of all the bonuses listed in your town hall, and then multiply by the actual corruption percentage. The effect of this is that attempts to raise happiness through research, taverns or museums is not quite as effective.
Corruption does not reduce the 
income earned by idle citizens.
[edit] Calculating actual corruption
This table shows the corruption level that will occur, based on the number of colonies a player has versus the level of the Governor's Residence in the colony.
- Corruption =
- GR = Governor's Residence level
- C = number of colonies. Your Capital is not a colony.
[edit] Corruption Levels
| Potential Corruption | Governor's Residence Level | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Capital + | 0 Colonies | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Colony | 50% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 Colonies | 66.67% | 33.33% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 Colonies | 75% | 50% | 25% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 Colonies | 80% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 Colonies | 83.33% | 66.67% | 50% | 33.33% | 16.67% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 Colonies | 85.71% | 71.43% | 57.14% | 42.86% | 28.57% | 14.29% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7 Colonies | 87.5% | 75% | 62.5% | 50% | 37.5% | 25% | 12.5% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 Colonies | 88.89% | 77.78% | 66.67% | 55.56% | 44.44% | 33.33% | 22.22% | 11.11% | 0% | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 Colonies | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 0% | - | - | - | |
| 10 Colonies | 90.91% | 81.82% | 72.73% | 63.64% | 54.55% | 45.45% | 36.36% | 27.27% | 18.18% | 9.09% | 0% | - | - | |
| 11 Colonies | 91.67% | 83.33% | 75% | 66.67% | 58.33% | 50% | 41.67% | 33.33% | 25% | 16.67% | 8.33% | 0% | - | |
| 12 Colonies | 92.31% | 84.62% | 76.92% | 69.23% | 61.54% | 53.85% | 46.15% | 38.46% | 30.77% | 23.08% | 15.38% | 7.69% | 0% | |
