Tropico 6, published by Kalypso Media is a management and political sim, where you take on the role of El Presidente, the dictator leader of the Caribbean island nation of Tropico and see it's progress through 4 eras. While you won't find any cheats for the PlayStation 4 version of the game, you will find numerous help Tropico 6 tips to set you on the road to being to most powerful and and loved (or loathed) dictator you can be.
As with a lot of Sim games, making money fast at the beginning of the game is always a challenge. One thing you should aim for early on is to build a Rum Distillery and start growing sugar. These are the two things you'll need to be able to start producing rum and start making some cash to fund your operations.
Another ideal way to get cash is gold mining. Gold can be mined and re-sold for a large profit.
Take a look at the faith and taxation options to to maximise the money you get from your people.
Look out for trade agreements that display a green percentage number these are the ones you really want to sign, then start to produce the goods as per the contract to start more cash rolling in to your thriving empire.
As with the Rum Distillery, other industries will also bring you in money, but one important thing to consider is the infrastructure around your industrial zones. Make sure you have laid the roads correctly and there are houses closeby so that your islanders can get to work easily.
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Easy Terraformer Trophy
You will be awarded this trophy when you generate 15 random maps. This is simple to do, go to 'New Game' and then 'Sandbox' and select the map with the dice on it (you do not have to change any of the settings). Once the map has been loaded you simply have to head back to the main menu and repeat. Once you have loaded the 15th map you will get the trophy.
Easy Promising Endeavors Trophy
In order to be awarded this trophy you must perform 500 raids across all games. The easiest way to do this is when you are completing missions. In Tropico 6 you will be required to construct a building for raiding: Pirate Cove, Commando Garrison, Spy Academy or Cyber Operations Centre. Once you have the building in place you just need to select one of the raids associated with the building and 'Add to queue' and set to 'repeat'.
Easy From Knight to Little Duck Trophy
To get this trophy you must construct bridges with an accumulated length of 728 grid tiles. An easy way to do this is to start a sandbox game with many islands and $200,000. Then simply go back and forth connecting the islands with roads. It is not necessary to finish the game, you will get the trophy when you reach the amount of grid tiles required.
How to get the Trade Is My Trait Trophy
This trophy will be awarded when you have an active trade route for all trade licenses at the same time. This can easily be achievd by starting a sandbox game with unlimited money and going to your trade routes and starting 10. You will need 9 licenses in order to do this but with unlimited money that will not be an issue.
Make Tropico Great Again! Trophy
This trophy is awarded when you finish a sandbox game without any imports. You can easily pick this trophy up by creating a random map with the following customizations:
- Starting Money: unlimited
- Victory by Tourists: 50
Then just load the map, spend a good chunk of your money on tourist stuff and wait for 50 tourists to arrive.
In Tropico 6 there are 17 World Wonders and each of them give certain benefits. To get them you need to send out raids to the foreign countries which they reside to steal them.
In order to set up a raid you will need to have a raid building. These are Pirate Cove, Commando Garrison, Spy Academy, and Cyber Operations Center. Each of these raid buildings makes a set of raids for a specific World Wonder which you can only attempt to steal after you have earned enough Raid points. Employees at these buildings will earn Raid points, which you can then spend to set out agents on a raid.
Below is a list of the raid buildings along with the World Wonders that you can raid from them. Also listed are the benefits of what each World Wonder will bring when you have stolen it.
Pirate Cove Raids
- Stonehenge
It makes trees grow around it which reduces pollution. It increases tourism ratings and also adds to entertainment.
- Hagia Sophia
After placing it no citizen will die due to a lack of proper healthcare.
- Registan of Samarkand
This gives citizens born there a high school education.
- Brandenburg Gate
This prevents people who visit it from developing extremist ideas.
Commando Garrison Raids
- Taj Mahal
Every visitor will donate money to the nation's treasury.
- Eiffel Tower
Your radio stations and TV stations will be able to broadcast across the entire area. It increases tourism ratings and also adds to entertainment.
- Moai Heads
Increases movement speed of boats.
- Hikone Castle
All buildings become more durable to attacks.
Spy Academy Raids
- Statue of Liberty
Each immigrant to your country has 100% happiness.
- Great Sphinx
Increases tourism ratings and delivers entertainment.
- Colosseum of Rome
Visitors’ happiness won't be affected by things other than food and entertainment.
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
People who visit it and have a low happiness parameter will get a boost to another one of their happiness parameters.
Cyber Operations Center Raids
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
Increases work speed of each builder by 50%. Increase tourism ratings
- Neuschwanstein Castle
Increases the time tourists spend on the island and increase tourism fees.
- Temple of Heaven
Your Plantations and Hydroponic Plantations will be more effective. It also increases tourism ratings.
- Winter Palace
Rebels will attack the Winter Palace instead of El Presidente's palace. It also increases tourism ratings.
- White House
All edict costs and costs of their upkeep are halved.
You can earn money quickly when you start Tropico 6 by producing rum. When you begin the game you will have the Rum Distillery and the Plantation (to produce sugar) so take advantage of it immediately to create a steady supply of income that will help you in other areas.
There are 41 trophies for Tropico 6.
Trophies | Award |
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Beginning of a Servantship Complete Mission "Penultimo of the Caribbean" | Bronze |
Shackadelic Complete Mission "Shackland" | Bronze |
Of Seals And Men Complete Mission "Concrete Beach" | Bronze |
Number 18 Complete Mission "Speakeasy" | Bronze |
The Legend of Langostino Complete Mission "Pirate King" | Bronze |
The Dreamer of Dreams Complete Mission "Chocolate Factory" | Bronze |
Go Sovereigns! Complete Mission "Ballgame" | Bronze |
Terraformer Generate 15 random maps | Bronze |
Just One...More...Term… Spend 5 hours playing Tropico 6 | Bronze |
From Knight to Little Duck Construct bridges with an accumulated length of 728 grid tiles | Bronze |
Make Tropico Great Again! Finish a sandbox game without any imports | Bronze |
Watch The World Burn Win a sandbox game without ever constructing a fire station | Bronze |
Un - Lonely Island Reach a population of 1000 | Bronze |
Don't Panic! Have a Space Mission end with a special event | Bronze |
One Does Not Simply Stage A Coup Survive a military coup | Bronze |
Double Trouble Have two faction escalations at the same time | Bronze |
Trade Is My Trait Have an active trade route for all trade licenses at the same time | Bronze |
The Time For Wonders Have four heists active at the same time | Bronze |
Narcissist Have 20 inspiring statues at the same time | Bronze |
The Governator Remain in colonial era for 30 years in one game | Bronze |
Sublime Subliminal Supreme Have 90% of all Tropicans support the same faction | Bronze |
Chain Gang Generate $3,500 in a month with convict labor | Bronze |
Caribbean Comrade Complete Mission "Better Red Than Dead" | Silver |
Firestarter Complete Mission "Superpower Defense" | Silver |
For Science! Complete Mission "Tropicoland" | Silver |
Happy Ending? Complete Mission "Acts of God" | Silver |
Apocalypso Complete Mission "The Referendum" | Silver |
Computer Says "No" Complete Mission "Bureaucrazy 2.0" | Silver |
Beware The Betman Complete Mission "The One-Percenters" | Silver |
Promising Endeavors Perform 500 raids across all games | Silver |
My Ways End 50 protests by force or by bribing the protesters across all games | Silver |
Teamplayer Win a multiplayer game as a team | Silver |
Survivor Win a sandbox game on a map with a volcano on it with Disasters set to "Frequent" | Silver |
French Connection Have the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower constructed at the same time | Silver |
Curse of the Mummy Have the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid constructed at the same time | Silver |
Fairy Tale Come True Have Neuschwanstein Castle and the Taj Mahal constructed at the same time | Silver |
I Owe You Nothing Reach a Swiss bank account credit of S$ 50k without ever accepting a single Broker request | Silver |
We Don't Have Time For That Have no elections within 20 years | Silver |
Viva Tropico! Complete Mission "Battle Royal" | Gold |
Been there, Done That Complete all Missions | Gold |
Tropico Grinder Have every bronze, silver and gold trophies of Tropico 6 | Platinum |
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We have 9 questions and 8 answers for Tropico 6. Check them out to find answers or ask your own to get the exact game help you need.
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Corn, baby. You forgot about the most basic and iconic of Tropico crops. Due to this, I would not recommend industrializing your ranches since they require the greater golden grass to grow great gristle. |
How do you deal with unhappy citizens? |
When your citizens are unhappy they will start to protest, you can either negotiate, or deal with the protesters by force. Basically your either agree and comply with their wishes or send military to deal with the protesters. |
When should I spend the money in the Swiss bank account? |
Spend this money only when for an emergency. If your nation starts having financial trouble, you can use these funds to save your budget and improve your situation. |
How can you improve your budget? |
During the cold war you will gain access to hotels, this will allow you to increase your budget via tourism. Each tourist that enters your archipelago will have to pay an entry fee and they will spend money in various entertainment buildings. |
What is the purpose of the customs office? |
Customs Office is unlocked during the Cold War. This building allows you to make even more money from exporting goods. |
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