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Realistic Roman Economy

+slave trade (boosts industry and agriculture) see 2nd screenshot, part of the bonus % comes from slaves.

This mod represents the impact of slaves in the Ancient Roman economy. You need to have slave trade building to unlock the manpower. As you get slaves they will boost your economy in the industry as well as agriculture. (per province).

Buildings make sense now.
1) Slaves really boot the Roman economy, so build slave markets. Capturing slaves is actually profitable now—as it was in history.
2) All buildings provide bonuses that make sense. For instance, building libraries, boost your research more, but also earns you political prestige. Other buildings (temples, entertainment, etc) give you political prestige. Having grain pits in a province improves your changes under siege: hold-out time increased and reduce your attrition. You don't have to worry about civil war if you show people you care. Some reduce corruption, and others improve your agents.
3) Taxes are now inversely proportional to population growth: the lower the taxes, the greater the population grow.
4) Each Auxiliary barrack lowers recruitment and maintenance cost of auxiliary troops (stack up). Before I used only legionnaires, now I have an incentive to add auxiliary to my armies because of the cost trade-off.

Summary
Remember slaves boost your economy (build slave markets and capture as many as you can). However, keep an eye on happiness.
Boost your political power and research by constructing the right buildings.
Balance your taxes according to your needs: growth vs gold.




For more information read this article by Ordoprinceps The Rationale Behind Abel’ s Realistic Economic Systems Mod[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]

REALISTIC MOD SERIES GUIDE This mod is part of a modular series. I don't like overhauls that force you to play their way in every aspect of the game, so i separate the mod in modules. Tactics, Garrison, Economy and Battles. To see the complete guide go to click here


Special thanks to mfo59 for his so needed feedback and support to the new subscribers. Also to all loyal subscribers that help in the walls.

(They all address different layers of the game)