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Tropico 4 Guide

2011 · Island management simulation

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GuideWhat you will find
An island town spreads across roads below green mountains at sunset.Starting an islandBuild a working supply chain before committing to expensive industry.
An industrial district with factories, smokestacks and a cooling tower.Industry & tradeAdd processing only when transport and staffing can keep it operating.
A busy urban avenue with a shopping mall and civic buildings.Citizen needsUse the Almanac to fix the needs that are pulling approval down.
A busy urban avenue with a shopping mall and civic buildings.PoliticsConnect political promises to affordable improvements before voting day.
An island town spreads across roads below green mountains at sunset.Political factionsTropico 4 reference: Capitalists, Communists, Intellectuals and the rest of this political factions directory.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Keep goods movingTeamsters carry output to factories and docks.
Read the AlmanacHappiness, jobs and faction demands reveal the real bottleneck.
Fund the next freighter cycleExports arrive in batches while wages keep running.

Political factions View guide →

Political factions reference
FactionCategoryAt a glance
CapitalistsPolitical factionValue prosperity and influence relations with the USA.
CommunistsPolitical factionFavor workers and influence relations with the USSR.
IntellectualsPolitical factionValue education, liberty and democracy.
ReligiousPolitical factionWant religious services and oppose corruption.
MilitaristsPolitical factionCare about the armed forces and can threaten a coup.
EnvironmentalistsPolitical factionFavor low pollution and preserved nature.
NationalistsPolitical factionOppose excessive foreign influence and immigration.
LoyalistsPolitical factionSupport El Presidente personally.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Starting an islandStart with the island resources →

Pictures All pictures →

An industrial district with factories, smokestacks and a cooling tower.
An industrial district with factories, smokestacks and a cooling tower.
An island town spreads across roads below green mountains at sunset.
An island town spreads across roads below green mountains at sunset.
A busy urban avenue with a shopping mall and civic buildings.
A busy urban avenue with a shopping mall and civic buildings.
A huge wave approaches industrial waterfront equipment in a disaster screenshot.
A huge wave approaches industrial waterfront equipment in a disaster screenshot.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Tropico 4: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com