How To Increase City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana

Increase your City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana and unlock new features and face new challenges. Here are the details.

How To Increase City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana
How To Increase City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana (Image via Ubisoft)

City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana is a mechanic that determines the progress of your island and allows you to unlock new features. There are several ways to increase it, including boosting your population, but all of them come with trade-offs and disadvantages. However, if you know how the entire system works and how to counter the negative effects, growing your City Status in the game is not so difficult.

So, in this guide, we will discuss it in detail and walk you through the methods of maintaining a nation and increasing its City Status.

How To Increase City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana

Learn about all City Statuses (Image via Ubisoft)
Learn about all City Statuses (Image via Ubisoft)

City Status in Anno 117 Pax Romana indicates the scale of your city and its Population. If you check the left of the settings option on the top of your screen, you will notice a Roman number on the right side of your island’s name; it indicates the requirements you need to fulfill to upgrade your City’s status.

Furthermore, you can also see the progress of your City Status as well as the type and level of your current city in the tooltip. You can also see the Romanisation, percentage, influence, attribute effects, and more details regarding the City Status. Refer to the list below to learn about all the City Statuses in Anno 117 Pax Romana.

City’s Level City Status Population Requirement
1Outpost0
2Minor City200
3Major Colonia400
4Major Imperial City800
5Vast Imperial City1500

Since not all of your population turns into a workforce, you will need to grow your population significantly to increase your City Status. Market and Tavers would be great options to start it.

Also Read: Anno 117 Pax Romana Production Ratio Guide

How City Status Works in Anno 117 Pax Romana

City Status works in a tricky way. It increases Belief, Knowldge, and Prestige while lowering your city’s Happiness, Health,and Fire Safety. This introduces an interesting dynamic in the game where a larger population with a high City Status means that you will face more risks in exchange for progress. To rectify some of the trade-offs, you can build Vigiles and Wells for Fire Safety.

You will need to hit City Status level two and four to unlock the former in Sandbox mode and Campaign, respectively. As you increase your City Status further, you will unlock more features and structures. This will, of course, help you complete the achievements in the game as well.

Read More: Is Anno 117 Pax Romana Available on MacOS?


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