Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Housing
Housing ladder
Two ladders rather than one. Common housing runs eight rungs from a shelter to a luxurious apartment; elite housing runs five more, from a modest siheyuan to a heavenly compound, and a citizen never moves between the two.
Common housing
| # | Rung | People | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Shelter | 7 | Safety inspections, and nothing else. |
| 1 | Hut | 14 | Water. |
| 2 | Plain cottage | 22 | Bland food, ancestral religion, some appeal. Consumes 5 food per month. |
| 3 | Attractive cottage | 31 | Plain food and hemp. Consumes 7 food per month. |
| 4 | Spacious dwelling | 41 | Music and a herbalist. Consumes 10 food per month. |
| 5 | Elegant dwelling | 52 | Ceramics and appetizing food. Consumes 13 food per month. |
| 6 | Ornate apartment | 63 | Acrobats and acupuncture. Consumes 15 food per month. |
| 7 | Luxurious apartment | 74 | A second religion (not Confucian), and tea. Consumes 18 food per month. |
Elite housing
| # | Rung | People | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Modest siheyuan | 5 | Hemp, ceramics and food. Only in attractive areas. Consumes 1 food per month. |
| 1 | Lavish siheyuan | 10 | Ancestral religion, herbalists, music, acrobats, silk, appetizing food. Consumes 2 food per month. |
| 2 | Humble compound | 15 | Tasty food, acupuncture, and bronzeware or lacquerware. Consumes 3 food per month. |
| 3 | Impressive compound | 20 | Confucian Academy access, and a second religion. Consumes 4 food per month. |
| 4 | Heavenly compound | 25 | Tea and drama. Consumes 5 food per month. |