Considering the population limit can be increased to a maximum of 10,000 citizens, that is undoubtedly impressive. ![]() In Tropico 6, your nation is brimming with life, as every one of your citizens can be viewed and followed through their daily routines. There is just something enjoyable and relaxing about watching your workers travel to and from a construction site and slowly seeing progress being made. Although the game offers a 4x speed option, I can count the number of times I've used it on a single hand. I've always been of the mind that Tropico is at its best when you are people watching. Eventually, you'll airlift entire world wonders, with the help of some fancy diplomacy, such as the Great Sphinx, the Statue of Livery, Taj Mahal, and even Hikone Castle. Heck, why not add a few local fast food joints in for good measure. The series has already moved to the modern era years ago in an expansion for Tropico 4 and Tropico 5, but I still get giddy advancing your struggling colonial nation of plantations through the years with shopping malls, space programs, and amusement parks. If you can't spare the extra money, the priority order informs the workers which need to be completed first and which can wait a little longer. When cash begins flowing steadily, you may opt to complete construction by spending some benjamins (money) instantly. If you are like me, you'll be continually juggling a queue of buildings under construction. Why aren't your storerooms full of corn? Why is it taking months to complete a simple construction? Do you lack housing near places of employment? Can workers support their families with current salaries? Did the latest edict have a negative effort that you weren't expecting? Is it worth avoiding a war with a world superpower at the cost of your own citizen's freedom? These are the questions that are constantly rotating through my mind. Things aren't always that black and white however, as you must be dutiful in figuring out the needs of the nation. If one of the islands has a considerable surplus of sugar cane, rum flows like water improving the happiness of your citizens, as well as working as a major export to line your treasuries with gold. The color-coded overlays certainly play a significant role in how you develop your economy, based on the available natural resources. The overlays do a great job of showing you exactly what and where you need improvements. There is a fine line between keeping the population happy, with a steady amount of food, work, entertainment, and protection against crime. Maybe you'll want to construct a pirate's cove to secretly smuggle gold away from the tyranny of The Crown and keep it for your young nation, or create a new way to generate necessary supplies. It wasn't initially clear at first, and I ended up in an unwinnable loop where I didn't have enough time to complete an export priority from the autosave location and wasn't able to declare independence as well.Īt the same time, you'll want to bolster your forces to turn against the Empire and win the hearts of your people. As you are not yet your own nation during the colonial era, you must complete any political request from the Lord in charge of the island otherwise, you'll have to restart or load a previous save. Objectives and other requests come from multiple sources, given you an option to increase your favor with the Empire or with the revolutionaries praying for the day where you will declare independence. The campaign in Tropico 6 follows the rise of the dictator from his meager beginning as a lowly governor, serving The Crown. Steep mountains and rivers are no longer a roadblock, as you can tunnel and build bridges through and over them, granted you have researched the technology and reached the required era. Thanks to the inclusion of bridges and tunnels that can be connected to your central city location, you can quickly gather resources from outlying areas. Instead of focusing on one main island, Tropico 6 allows you to expand your society across smaller sets of islands. However, some small changes leave a lasting impact on how you'll develop your tropical nation. ![]() Tropico 6 doesn't reinvent the series, but naturally evolves the core gameplay that fans have come to expect over the years. Once again, you are tasked with overseeing all of the valuable aspects of your country from housing to entertainment, all the while managing your citizen's needs and desires across four unique eras. Starring the most (in)famous dictator in the Caribbean, El Presidente, the leader of the tiny remote island nation. After a five year absence, the most consistent construction management simulation series in the last decade has returned for a sixth title in the franchise the fourth from publisher Kalypso Media.
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