The People's Democratic Thread of Tropico 3.

Fandyien

The game only tells you to build two farms and then gives you periodic advice

It's good advice, but basically, build a shitload of housing first and you get a big score/happiness bonus (over 40% happiness in regard to housing is a 250 pt bonus or something) then build a few restuarants/pubs, then focus on having plenty of places for people to work

I set the wage for all unedecated workers to 12 and the rent on everything to 0, so they can afford to patronize pubs and stuff which in turn makes them happier

it's easy to build a church or two but I haven't decided if it's easier to that or just build a police station and a prison

i suspect the former is easier because they both require high-school graduates which you have to import for at least the first decade

Charles Kinbote

no wonder you're in debt, fandy

i get wages and rent low, had happiness around 54% and didn't have any protests as soon as I got industry going and never went into debt

you also gotta be sure to have a church and a high school and a college and an armory and an army base and a police station and a secret police station unless you're roleplayin a guy that wouldn't have some of that stuff

you playin this game like a fool

Indie Winter

I will never build any churches on my island on the basis that Religion Is Opium For The Masses

Fandyien

I've been trying to play it the way my dictator would, generally

I had one dude that just put everyone who protested down with soldiers that made tons of money and everyone else was dying north korea style

Charles Kinbote

also why isn't anyone talking about the second demo level, that one was way more fun

Fandyien

I agree

I made lots of duckets minin' that iron

Demiurge

Fandyien wrote: »

I agree

I made lots of duckets minin' that iron

Don't forget the gold, the island was pretty weird though. It was just a "here build two iron mines then do whatever the hell you want" sandbox.

MrMonroe

the problem was that it was like "here build two mines and then do whatever you want" but then there wasn't enough time to make enough money off the mines to do anything interesting.

I never even finished my army base!

Charles Kinbote

it really was super fast

I was starting to make a sweet militaristic city and it was all "YOU DID IT!" and I was like "man what"

The End

Demiurge

Did you guys build the mines on top of the deposits or next to it? I assumed that since your guys walk onto the rocks to mine them you have to build it next to it since it doesn't have tunnels and shit under it.