Electrical plants can be good for industrialization, but they are also good for propaganda buildings.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log In Sign Up User account menu 7 Any tips or information on Tropico 1.

For example, what is the difference between teamsters and laborers Anyway, Im looking for general strategy tips because no matter what I give my citizens, my overall respect bar slowly declines.

The WIKIA doesnt have diddly on the original game, are there any other sites with information on the various buildings and strategies EDIT: Thanks for all the great tips and information.

A warm welcome to rtropico and a good first experience for me to the Tropico series.

It is definitely a challenge but it is a very fun game, addicting like Rollercoaster Tycoon.

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A generous salary in 1950 will be unimpressive in 1970 and demoralizing in 1990.

Have to keep giving them raises.

Share Report Save level 1 6 years ago T1 is probably the most difficult in the entire series, but I was in love with that game when it first came out and played it to death.

You could probably check GameFaqs for some tutorials and walkthroughs to go through the basics.

Theres a lot more to this game than I can type here but for starters: A farmranchfishing dock will feed about 30-40 people.

The remaining farms switch them to something more profitable like tobacco or coffee to export for cash.

Pay attention to the crop conditions overlay to see what grows best.

Laborers are the builders, they build the buidings you set down, initially highlighted in yellow until the construction is complete.

You can build additional construction office to make more laborers later.

Teamsters (the fat guys) are your haulers, they will carry goods from the farmsminesetc.

Factories expand the production chains of your resources, for example turning tobacco into cigars, gold into jewelry, or wood into lumber.

Your people have needs too, they will need sources of health, food, entertainment, religion, and rest.

You will need to build clinics for health, bars and restaurants for entertainment, and churches for religion.

Click each person to see what needs matter most, every Tropican is different.

Share Report Save level 1 6 years ago It is very easy to end up with a failed state in the first tropico.

The superpowers encourage this with their financial aid early on.

Before you build infrastructure and unprofitable buildings, be sure you have a tax base that can support it.

Diversify your economy so that you arent dependent on the fluctuating crop growing season.

I dont quite have happiness worked out yet, but dont forget that respect is important too.

I recently played a game where my tropicans werent happy, but they did respect me, so I faired well in elections.

Tropico 1 Guide