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Last update:08 April 2019
InTropico 6, you will find four eras that occur one after another.
They areColonial Era, World Wars, Cold War, andModern Times.
Colonial Era
The Colonial Erais the earliest era in the history of Tropico.
You aren’t an elected leader yet.
Your term of office is appointed by the Crown.
It’s the first era in the timeline.
The Colonial Erais the most basic era inTropico 6.
During it, the number of available buildings is small and the people have limited needs.
At this phase, it is easy to make some preparations for expanding your nation in the future.
The first one usessugarthat can be produced on aPlantationset in the proper work mode.
The second manufacture building enables you to produceboardsfromlogsobtained from aLogging Camp.Boardscan be additionally processed in theWorld Warsera intoshipsinShipyard.
The more resources you have then, the later you will have to use import.
Then use them on developing two edicts.The first one isAdvanced Boat Service.
After activating it the boats entering the ports will be faster and their capacity will increase.
This will increase the effectiveness of your ports.
The second edict isEmployee of The Month.
It will enable all workers ofMineand industrial buildings to take double shifts.
This will increase productivity.
During thecolonial era, it will be easy for you to keep people happy.
In this era, the needs of citizens are rather small.
They mostly require access to food, some entertainment and some housing buildings.
The hardest thing during thecolonial erais remaining the ruler.
Your job as the governor is determined by the term of office.
If it ends - you lose.
Because of that, you must complete all requests from the crown until you reach theWorld Warsera.
Completing requests expand your term of office.
World Wars
World Warsis the second era in Tropico 6 chronology.
The easiest way to achieve this objective is to complete tasks received from Sofia Ortega.
The World Warsis an era in which the voice if your citizens have some theoretical importance.
Since you are no longer under the influence of the Crown, you now are an elected leader.
it’s possible for you to organize the elections regularly or decide not to do them at all.
Additionally, as an independent nation, Tropico has its constitution.
It enables you to modify various aspects of life in the country.
Not all constitution options are available since the beginning.
Some are unlocked in specific eras, others must be obtained through research.
All information about the constitution can be found in the dedicated chapter.
At this point proper education of your citizens becomes important.
This is because of increased demand for educated workers.
More advanced production facilities, medical facilities or public facilities require workers with a specific level of education.
Additionally, you will gain access totunnelsthat will enable your citizens to move through mountains.
You will learn about the quality of specific categories by using the City tab in the Overlays menu.
Electricity will be unlocked.
You will be able to use coal to produce electricity in aPower Plant.
This will enable you to place advanced buildings and upgrade cities to increase the happiness of your citizens.
Since this era, you must take care of your military.
Because of that, you should place military buildings close to the palace to secure it from destruction.
This will reduce the effectiveness of your forces, but will greatly speed up the process of gaining soldiers.
This era features less novelties than its predecessor.
so that enter theCold Warera, you must ally yourself with the Axis or the Allies.
so that do it, you must invite selected superpower to theEmbassy.
This era doesn’t introduce many novelties when compared to its predecessor.It only unlocks more advanced industrial buildings.
However, the visitors are very picky when it comes to the aesthetics of the area.
Tourism buildings should be located far from industrial buildings.
The best option is to assign a separate island for tourism.
Additionally, you should develop theMedia Independenceconstitution right.
This will enable you to increase the effectiveness of your media buildings.
As for the research unlocked during theCold War,Alternative Food Sourceis very useful.
This research enables you to reduce the lack of food for two years in the time of crisis.
Two years is enough to focus on expanding the food industry and securing the situation.
It enables you to gather pollution in a single place.
Additionally, you should developMandatory Waste Sorting.
This edict will reduce the amount of pollution generated by residential buildings.
Modern Times
The Modern Times is the final era in Tropico chronology.
This time you will face a few superpowers.
Progress towards theModern Erarequires taking one of three paths - the political, nuclear or tourist.
However, you could place them wherever you want.
You will also gain access to the most luxurious hotels that can fit more tourists.
If you issueLegalized Substancesedict, then you will increase the tourism quality, attracting more tourists.
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