Vac’s bakery and fish sauce workshop balance adjustments

This mod adjusts the negative area impact and positive money bonus of the Bakery and Fish Sauce Workshop buildings so that they are less punishing when placed, while maintaining their disadvantages and improving financial returns.

Vac’s bakery and fish sauce workshop balance adjustment 🏭

This mod fine-tunes the negative area effects and positive money bonuses of the Bakery and Fish Sauce Workshop buildings, making them less punishing and slightly more rewarding, while retaining their drawbacks.

🥖 Bakery adjustments

**REDUCED FIRE SAFETY PENALTY** 🔥

The inherent fire safety penalty for bakeries has been reduced:

• Building interior properties: **-2 → -1 Fire safety**
• Area Debuff (Adjacent Effect): **-2 → -1 Fire Safety**

These changes make it less dangerous for bakeries to be placed close to other buildings, while still retaining a small fire risk.

**Increase monetary rewards** 💰

The bakery's positive money bonus is doubled:

• Money: **2 → 4**

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🐟 Fish sauce workshop adjustment

**Happiness reduction penalty** 😊

The happiness penalty inherent in the Fish Sauce Workshop has been reduced:

• Building internal attributes: **-2 → -1 happiness**
• Area Debuff (Adjacent Effect): **-2 → -1 Happiness**

This makes living near a fish paste workshop still slightly unpleasant, but the impact on surrounding homes is less harsh.

**Increase monetary rewards** 💰

The positive money bonus of the Fish Sauce Workshop is also doubled:

• Money: **1 → 2**

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✨ Module Summary

This mod:

• Mitigated the negative fire safety impact of the bakery and the negative happiness impact of the fish sauce workshop
• Keeps zone debuff mechanics intact, but less punishing
• Increased financial rewards from operating these two buildings (money bonus)

Make your city planning more flexible while keeping the game balanced! 🏙️