Fellow Tropicans!
The hotfix we are releasing today aims at many bugfixes, we could pinpoint together with the community.

Thank you for your ongoing support.


Vote El Presidente! Viva Tropico!

Bug Fixes

• [Windows/Linux Only] [Housing] Fixed an issue where, when the workplaces of adults were far away from each other, Tropican families would decide to live in shacks instead of proper houses.
  
  • MacOs users will get improved housing, but it is not fully fixed like in the Windows/Linux version. Update will follow soon.
• Fixed a crash that occurred during faction demands.
  
• Fixed an issue where broken blueprints wouldn’t unlock
  
• Fixed an issue where some players weren’t able to select Portuguese as their language

Fellow Tropicans!
The update we are releasing today for Tropico 6 features RTGaming’s community-designed map, additional customizations for El Presidente and his beloved palace, bug fixes, improvements and much more.

We’ve also addressed many issues and suggestions, raised by you, fellow Tropicans, El Presidente’s beloved community. For more details, please continue reading below.

We hope you enjoy the update. Thank you for your continued support.


Vote El Presidente! Viva Tropico!


New features/ content:

• New Sandbox map has been added: ‘Ireland’ (YouTuber RT Gaming’s Community created map)
  
• A colour blind mode has been added. (Accessible via options menu)
  
• Possibility to add a Volcano has been added to the RMG options.
  
• Added customization items for El Presidente:
  
  • Spiked helmet
    
  • Rasta cap
    
  • Mohawk
    
  • Monocle
• Added customization items for El Presidente’s palace:
  
  • Run down walls
    
  • Barricaded Windows
• New faction demands have been added.
  
• A public transportation overlay for metro and bus stations has been added.
  
• The residential occupancy overlay is now activated when constructing a residential building.

Community-requested features/improvements

• Added Brazilian Portuguese localization to the game.
  
• Option added to disable zoom during election speeches.
  
• When creating a sandbox game, settings for the previously created sandbox map will be automatically selected, so it is no longer necessary to set up your favourite settings from scratch every time you start a new game.
  
• Automatically activating overlays now show their title in the info panel (e.g. security overlay, when placing a police station)

Bug Fixes

• Multiplayer: Fixed an issue where multiplayer save games converted into singleplayer save games, which then became unusable.
  
• Multiplayer: Removed Caribbean Trade Pact Association as a Capitalist demand, because it is not available in multiplayer.
  
• Multiplayer: The Transparency Pact is now working for the client.
  
• Multiplayer: Fixed an issue where MacOS users could not access multiplayer, or became stuck.
  
• Multiplayer: Fixed an issue where players could sometimes get stuck in loading screens.
  
• Multiplayer: Loading a saved session will now show the correct era for all participating players.
  
• Fixed an issue where Tropicans would not leave their shacks, even when proper housing is available nearby.
  
• Fixed an issue where Tropicans switched between homes continuously.
  
• Fixed an issue where ministers would wander off to find a better job.
  
• Fixed an issue where foreign workers would not arrive, when there is only one worker in the dock.
  
• Fixed an issue that could lead to Tropicans getting stuck during an era progression.
  
• Garbage dumps now show a warning symbol, when they are full and need the “Fill Up” action.
  
• Fixed misleading and incorrect descriptions in superpower interactions.
  
• The security safety overlay is now shown during the placement of a security checkpoint.
  
• Global tourist rating modifiers are now visible in the Almanac.
  
• Selected construction sites will show the assigned workers with arrows.
  
• Fixed residences applying an efficiency modifier twice to their housing quality after implementing an electrify upgrade.
  
• It is no longer possible to place bus stops on the driveways of buildings (e.g. plastic factory).
  
• Each space program special reward will now only be awarded once.
  
• Fixed an issue where the rubble state was not shown anymore and buildings would change directly into construction sites.
  
• The colonial fort now shows the influence radius of the “Arsenal” upgrade.
  
• Fixed an issue where interaction with the broker was still possible during intellectuals’ escalation.
  
• Fixed an issue where the “martial law” edict could result in no further elections.
  
• There “free housing” edict does not affect tourist accommodation's required wealth anymore.
  
• The “Flex Muscles” standing modifier is now applied to the militarist faction, not the religious faction.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Fire & Forget" quest cannot be completed after firing a worker.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Safety First" quest in the "Shackland" mission could not be completed.
  
• Fixed description for the “Soft Hearted” trait.
  
• Fixed an exploit related to communist ministers.
  
• Fixed an exploit related to mine placing.
  
• Fixed a bug where El Presidente could become stuck in front of his palace.
  
• The "Praise Tropico" statue has been reworked.
  
• Fixed an issue, where foliage was not being removed when placing roads.
  
• Asus Aura notebooks now work properly with external Aura keyboards.
  
• Fixed several UI and graphical issues in the customization menu.
  
• Adjusted misleading text for the unlock conditions of the hologram decoration.
  
• Fixed an issue where trees could randomly grow on streets and plantations.
  
• Fixed several graphical glitches in the game (floating objects, broken textures, water tiles missing).
  
• Fixed several crashes.
  
• Childhood museum work mode “Raised by Lamas” did not affect factory ranches.

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Fellow Tropicans!
Today, the glorious leader of our proud nation declared the MacOS version of the game to be officially released.

To celebrate the launch, Tropico 6 is available to purchase at its lowest price to date, with a 20% discount available until 9th July.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/Tropico_6/

The Tropican Ministry of Accurate Information would like to inform everyone that no Llamas were harmed in the process.
Viva El Presidente! Viva Tropico!

Changelog

• The Mac version of Tropico 6 has been officially released.
  
  • MacOS Beta-Branch players simply opt-out of the branch to get the full version.

Fellow Tropicans!
The update we are releasing today for Tropico 6 features many bug fixes, improvements and much more. We’re addressing a lot of issues raised by community feedback – so much so, that we have received that we gave it the name “El Gigante"

Over 300 changes were made to the game, covering balancing adjustments and many bug and crash fixes.

We hope you enjoy the update. Thank you for your continued support.


Vote El Presidente! Viva Tropico!

• Tourist accommodations will now generate profits in a similar way like residential buildings. This will overall increase profits generated from having tourists on Tropico.
  
• Meteor Shower disaster: Reduced the negative effect when chosing the option to deny refugees.
  
• Reduced efficiency from the “Pollination Parcel” upgrade of Hydroponic Plantations.
  
• Made the Ancient Ruins cheaper and buffed all work modes to make it a more efficient and desirable building.
  
• Reduced the upkeep of TV Stations.
  
• Adjusted the income generated by media buildings set to special work modes.
  
• “Lose Load Limit” work mode in the Teamster’s Office can now lose up to 10% of the cargo.
  
• Made balancing changes to the work modes of the Childhood Museum:
  
  • Reduced the impact on faction standing and superpower relations.
    
  • Reduced impact on the efficiency of other buildings.
    
  • Increased impact on the efficiency of High Schools and Colleges.
• Raised the adult age threshold for Tropicans in World Wars to 18 years.
  
• Pollution now reduces the beauty of an area slightly less.
  
• Increased radius of the Teleferic Upgrade “Audio Tour Guide”.
  
• If residential buildings are located in areas with high pollution levels, Tropicans resting there will now get a penalty to their healthcare happiness.
  
• Expelling a superpower from an Embassy will not have an effect on the superpower standing.
  
• Inviting/Expelling a superpower now has a cooldown.

• Electric Substations will now display their effect radius.
  
• Added a missing effect radius for Hydroponic Plantations with the “Pollination Parcel” upgrade.
  
• The Fun Quality overlay shows correct values for tourist accommodations now.
  
• The vicinity radius for an Embassy will now be shown to the player, when clicking on the building. This should make demands easier that ask players to construct a specific building near an Embassy.
  
• The Palace, Aircraft Carrier, Guard Tower and Watch Tower now display a value for their military strength.
  
• Looped raids now properly appear in the raid queue.

• Fixed the average happiness of Tropicans not getting updated correctly after loading a savegame. This caused differences in the Approval/Support ratings after loading a savegame.
  
• Fixed a demand by the Conservatives that required players to research “Contraception Ban” and level up “Good old Days”.
  
• Fixed a bug that lead to Offshore Offices still producing a profit even if the superpower had been expelled.
  
• The pirate outfit for El Presidente will get unlocked correctly now.
  
• The “Multi Culture” work mode of plantations now also gets correctly applied to pre-built plantations.
  
• “Advanced Boat Services” now also correctly influences the speed of freighters.
  
• Fixed a rare issue that caused quests to appear twice.
  
• Fixed protests disappearing too quickly.
  
• Residential buildings now properly show the budget modifier for housing quality on the efficiency tab.
  
• The “Light Bulb Ban” Edict now correctly displays its activation cost.
  
• Fixed the housing quality of Conventillos getting reset after loading a savegame.
  
• Upgrading Guard Towers now counts towards quests progress for a Militarists demand asking to have a certain number of Watch Towers.
  
• Fixed Tropicans and Tourists getting stuck at an Airport with a Metro upgrade.
  
• Fixed Tropicans getting stuck at a Metro.
  
• Tropicans will no longer wait at a Bus Stop if the Bus Garage was destroyed.
  
• Soil degradation will now correctly affect the efficiency of Ranches.
  
• Soil degradation will now correctly reduce the efficiency of Plantations over time.
  
• The “Way of the Red Pill” work mode of the Asylum works correctly now.
  
• The crime safety bonus for religious buildings gained by the “Theocracy” constitution option now works correctly.
  
• Fixed pathfinding issues that were caused by the Teleferic Station.
  
• Fixed Tropicans getting stuck after loading a savegame.
  
• Fixed empty shacks popping up.
  
• Freighters will no longer arrive at Docks without workers.
  
• Almanac: Home slots are now counted correctly as the number of available households and not only as available buildings.
  
• Almanac: Fixed Tropicans that have a home being listed as “homeless”.
  
• Almanac: Fixed prisoners being listed as “homeless”.
  
• Almanac: Tourist Rating modifiers are now displayed correctly.
  
• Oil deposits on the sea will now only be shown on the overlay from Cold War onwards.
  
• Fixed the “Fracking Posts” upgrade from Oil Wells.
  
• Fixed construction worker walking on water.
  
• Workers of Coconuts Harvesters and Logging Camps will not continue to work and waste resources if the building’s outstock is full.
  
• Fixed the collision boxes for the Airport and the Factory Ranch.
  
• Fixed the constitution option “Energy Efficiency” not applying the correct decrease in energy consumption.
  
• The propaganda effects of multiple media buildings of the same type will no longer accumulate.
  
• Fixed issues with the Waste Treatment Plant and the Garbage Dump.
  
• Fixed building not getting highlighted correctly when they are inside of another building’s vicinity radius.
  
• Fixed the constitution option “State Controlled Media” not working correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to not apply the correct fullscreen resolution.
  
• Fixed visual artefacts on the ocean that could appear when loading a savegame from a drought or an active Nuclear Testing edict.
  
• Fixed Tropicans getting stuck after a bridge was demolished.
  
• Fixed issues with the achievement “Knight to Little Duck”.
  
• Fixed an issue in Battle Royal mission that caused newsfeed messages of destroyed building to be displayed repeatedly.
  
• Military units will no longer be shown as “idle” during warfare.
  
• The budget of military buildings will now correctly affect the military strength of units.
  
• Fixed a potential progress blocker in the Bureaucrazy mission that prevented the “Electrify All” quest to get completed.
  
• Fixed a potential progress blocker in the Speakeasy mission that prevented Prisoners getting counted towards quest progress.
  
• Right-clicking on a completed task will no longer cause players to miss out on a reward.
  
• Repairing a World Wonder will no longer spawn the radio message.
  
• Fixed the “Urban Development” edict not expiring after loading a savegame.
  
• Fixed several visual issues for military units.
  
• Fixed several animation issues.
  
• Fixed several crashing issues.

• Added new variations for Parks and Squares.
  
• Added a new decoration object: Space Memorial.
  
• Added 4 new traits for El Presidente.
  
• Made improvements to the gamepad controls.
  
• The game now pauses gameplay and audio playback when minimized (except during multiplayer matches).
  
• Improved RMG landscape generation.

Fellow Tropicans!

We are happy to announce that the eagerly-anticipated save game function is here in the latest update for Tropico 6! Thank you for your patience and continued support.

We will continue working on Tropico 6 and further improve it with future updates, which will include more balancing, fixes and overall improvements.

We hope you enjoy Tropico 6!

• Implemented the functionality to create and load savegames in multiplayer.

Viva Tropico! Viva El Presidente!

Tropico for iPhone out now alongside updates for iPad version

Strategy gaming specialists Kalypso Media and developers Feral Interactive have today announced that Tropico, a full-featured premium port for iOS devices based on the classic PC release of Tropico 3, is available now on iPhone from the App Store.

Fully optimised for iPhone, Tropico features intuitive touch controls and an easy-to-navigate user interface that make it smooth and simple for players to lead their proud island nation into a glorious future, one tap at a time. It is also a universal app, meaning that players who have previously purchased the game on iPad will be able to install it on their iPhone at no additional cost, and transfer their save file.

A launch trailer for Tropico on iPhone is available to view below:
https://youtu.be/Mg2zKSkRjTk


The iPad version, released in December 2018, has also been updated today with numerous improvements and new features:

• El Presidente’s Watchlist: All citizens can now be tracked.
  
• UI Minimizing: Allows a clearer view of the island.
  
• Screenshot mode: UI can be hidden completely.
  
• New illustrations: Critical intel messages, including assassination attempts, feature new illustrations.

Information
Title: Tropico
Platform(s): iOS (iPhone, iPad)
Developer: Feral Interactive
Genre: City builder / dictator simulator
Release: Out now
Hashtag(s): #Tropico

Fellow Tropicans!

We are releasing a small update this week that is mostly intended to solve some crashing issues. However, the Tropican Department of Adequate Generosity also managed to add in a few gameplay fixes and improvements to round out the update and guarantee citizens’ satisfaction (or else).

Rest assured that we are still focused on working on the multiplayer savegames feature. In the past weeks since launch we have made good progress on it, but we will require a bit more time to have it ready to share with you. Thank you for your patience.

We hope you enjoy this update and have a very Tropican Easter holiday. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Viva Tropico! Viva El Presidente!

• Fixed Market Manipulation raids not spawning the intended trade routes.
  
• Fixed issues that caused the “Modernize” action for buildings to fail.
  
• Fixed invisible enemy units that could lead to neverending attacks.

• Removed the “Modernize All” button from upgrade tabs of some buildings, as it became redundant after we introduced the “Crtl+LMB” keybinding for the same action.
  
• Players can now also hold the Shift key to apply upgrades, budgets and workmodes to all buildings of the same type.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when signing the constitution.
  
• Fixed some rare gameplay-related crashes.
  
• Fixed several technical crashes.
  
• Fixed crashes for Multiplayer games.

Technical Issues:

• We are aware that some users who have Asus Aura drivers installed experience crashes either on startup or during gameplay.
  
  • We are working on tracking down what is causing these crashes and to offer a solution as soon as possible.
    
  • In the meantime, if you are experiencing crashes, please check if you have Asus Aura drivers installed and if uninstalling them solves the issues for you.
• The game can crash if players attempt to resize their window during a loading screen
  
• Linux: Random crashes on startup can occur
  
  • The achievement “Terraformer” does not unlock correctly
    
  • The achievement “Been there, Done That” does not unlock correctly

Presentation Issues:

• El Presidente can be shown walking sideways and there can be issues with election speeches, e.g. El Presidente facing in the wrong direction.
  
• Empty shacks can quickly appear and disappear on the map.

Gameplay Issues:

• RMG: Entering invalid Seeds or Share Codes can lead to flawed RMG maps.
  
• The pathfinding and spawning of rebels during Guerilla attacks can be flawed.
  
• Loading a savegame can lead to a change in the player’s support rating.
  
• Market Manipulation trade routes for import are more efficient than intended. This will be adjusted in a future patch.
  
• The metro upgrade for the airport causes Tropicans and tourists to get stuck.
  
  • Loading a savegame will solve the problem shortly. Therefore, we recommend to not purchase the upgrade and build a regular Metro Station instead.

Multiplayer:

• Raids are displayed in the overview tab for clients, even if they are completed.
  
• Clients can see the host’s palace construction info.
  
• 4-player matches are sometimes not as stable/well-performing as 2- and 3-player matches.

Fellow Tropicans!

We’ve been overwhelmed by your amazing feedback and support since the release of Tropico 6.
In fact, there were reports that even El Presidente shed a single, proud tear, proving once and for all that our beloved head of state is actually human after all. As a side note, the tear is now being analyzed in the National Research Lab of Tropico to investigate claims that it is the source of everlasting life.

Anyway, today we’re thrilled to share our first big update with you, which addresses a couple of crashes and introduces lots of bug fixes for both minor and major gameplay issues.

We know that there are many of you that are waiting for multiplayer savegames to be enabled. We are working on this as our highest priority, but it’s not quite ready yet so unfortunately this update will not include this feature. We kindly ask you for your patience and hope that you enjoy the singleplayer content in the meantime.

As for overall balancing, we have deliberately decided against making balancing changes at this point because the game is still so fresh. Of course, we are always reading your feedback and know that there are some of you that find certain aspects of the game either too easy or too difficult.
We want to make smart balancing adjustments, so we are going to continue collecting your feedback for a little longer before we commit to significant and lasting changes.

We hope you enjoy this update and thank you for your continued support!

Viva Tropico! Viva El Presidente!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused tasks not being completed when the players’ superpower standing was over 100
  
• Fixed pathfinding for the Teleferic Station
  
• Fixed El Presidente holding Election Speeches in locations that are not the Palace
  
• Fixed disaster music repeatedly playing after loading a savegame
  
• Improved the pathfinding logic for Teamsters in some difficult scenarios
  
• Fixed audio issues that happened when playing with a gamepad and selecting buildings like the Plantation or the Ranch from the construction menu
  
• Fixed an Ultimatum from the EU not being fulfilled after El Presidente visited the Embassy
  
• Fixed calculation of the tourist fee from the Botanical Garden
  
• Fixed not being able to place Ancient Ruins on the “Chocolate Factory” map
  
• Fixed calculation of faction standings from Dual Demands
  
• Improved warfare:
  
  • Squads now dissolve sooner after combat has ended
    
  • Fixed enemy units not finding new targets after they destroyed the first one
• Fixed an event in the final mission, “Battle Royal”, triggering twice
  
• Fixed the El Presidente icon remaining over a building after loading a savegame
  
• Prevented Election Speeches from blocking cutscene voice overs
  
• Fixed incorrect subtitles from being displayed during Election Speeches
  
• Fixed the “Audience” edict not properly randomizing Demand tasks
  
• Fixed roads removing plantation crops
  
• Fixed teamster ships driving over land on the “Shackland” map
  
• Fixed issues that caused corrupted savegames after a player encountered the meteor shower disaster
  
• Fixed issues with modernizing buildings via the Ctrl+LMB hotkey
  
  • Caution: There is still an issue with the action not working as intended if modernizing all buildings will put the player into debt. We are working on a fix for this issue, too.
• Fixed Demands about the Caribbean Trade Pact Association Edict falsely asking to reach a specific level
  
• Rescue Raids are now unavailable if the player has reached the population cap
  
• Fixed buildings having blocked access points, leading to Tropicans not being able to visit them
  
• Fixed navigation of graphics options when playing with a gamepad
  
• Fixed the level of detail for La Presidenta which caused clipping issues
  
• Fixed path for tourist ships docking at the Yacht Club
  
• Fixed the victory message in the newsfeed using an outdated art asset
  
• Fixed teleporting sharks. Mankind is safe again!

Crash Fixes

• Fixed several gameplay-related crashes
  
• Fixed several technical crashes
  
• Fixed the crash Linux users experienced on some maps when the game was spawning enemy military units
  
• Fixed several crashes for Multiplayer games

Known Issues

Technical Issues:

• We are aware that some users who have Asus Aura drivers installed experience crashes either on startup or during gameplay.
  
  • We are working on tracking down what is causing these crashes and to offer a solution as soon as possible.
    
  • In the meantime, if you are experiencing crashes, please check if you have Asus Aura drivers installed and if uninstalling them solves the issues for you.
• Linux: Random crashes on startup can occur

Presentation Issues:

• El Presidente can be shown walking sideways and there can be issues with election speeches, e.g. El Presidente facing in the wrong direction.
  
• Customization is flawed when El Presidente uses a car. He/She and the car are invisible during customization if this happens.
  
• Empty shacks can quickly appear and disappear on the map.

Gameplay Issues:

• Raids for “Market Manipulation” in the Cyber Operations Center do not work correctly.
  
• Modernizing buildings will not work properly if the action will put the player into debt.
  
• RMG: Entering invalid Seeds or Share Codes can lead to flawed RMG maps.
  
• The path finding and spawning of rebels during Guerilla attacks can be flawed.

Multiplayer:

• Raids are displayed in the overview tab for clients, even if they are completed
  
• Clients can see palace construction info from the host
  
• 4-player matches can be not as stable or performant as 2-player or 3-player matches

Fellow Tropicans!

After the nationwide launch celebrations yesterday, El Presidente has ordered his most loyal coders to work their binary magic to provide you with small update.
The focus of this update is to fix a few crashes and to get rid of some audio issues. Additionally, the hardware auto detection will be smarter now and Temporal Anti-Aliasing has been improved.

We are also working on a bigger update to address some of the currently-known gameplay issues, but that one is not quite ready to be released yet.
The Tropican Ministry of Expectations Management would like you to be patient and humbly asks that you enjoy the game while update assembly is in process.

Thank you all for your feedback, reviews and comments so far!

Viva Tropico! Viva El Presidente!


Features and Improvements

• Enabled Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) upsampling, improving the overall quality and reducing ghosting artifacts.
  
• Improved hardware auto-detection to recommend fitting settings.
  
• Updated Korean localization.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed visual issues during combat encounters: Female soldiers could appear in 2D or T-pose.
  
• Fixed some audio issues:
  
  • Added a prevention for repeating radio broadcasts during combat encounters or Guerilla attacks.
    
  • Fixed the endless clicking sound that could appear when queueing up raids.
• Fixed several crashes.