Tropico 6 News

Tropico 6 is free to try this weekend for all Steam users. Unanimously praised by critics as the greatest, most attractive dictator simulator of all time, we thought it would benefit everyone to share in its glory, and we look forward to welcoming a host of talented new players, with big brains, to the shores of the republic.

Additionally, Lobbyistico, Tropico 6's third DLC, is out now and it's a great DLC - amazing DLC if you look at a long lineage of amazing content made by a very smart company. "Incredible DLC" - it's always been said, and that's no surprise, really. The appearance of DLCs like this one is rare, but when they do arrive, they come in the best packages. "The best DLCs for the best people", we say, because those people and us and companies like that have everything they want in life. More content and more DLCs, really. Bigger and better than anybody else.

Lobbyistico DLC offers unprecedented access to big league politics, more so than any other video game. The European Union has arrived on the isles of Tropico and with it, new buildings such as the El Presidente Club - a brilliant place to meet with the best leaders and lobbyists to discuss tremendous and well thought out political ideas. Another new addition is the Corruption Agency, a terrific and reputable outfit whose services can be employed to fight the spread of corruption - or at least sweep it under the rug.

Tropico 6's Lobbyistico DLC is available now at the Kalypso Store and on Steam, with PS4 and Xbox One versions to arrive later.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282350/Tropico_6__Lobbyistico/


[h3]Information[/h3]
Title: Tropico 6 - Lobbyistico DLC
Platforms: Win-PC, Mac, Linux
Developer: Limbic Entertainment
Genre: Dictator simulator
Release: Out now - Win-PC, Mac, Linux
Hashtag: #Tropico6 #Lobbyistico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwAlPpgOJDY&feature=youtu.be

[h3]About Tropico 6 - Lobbyistico DLC:[/h3]
What do the European Union and corruption have in common? Nothing, of course, since the EU is as pure as a drop of finest Tropican rum. So why not run a field study and get to know more about this curious political entity; and why not run it from the great nation of Tropico, so famously governed by corrupt politicians (except for El Presidente, of course)? Join the EU in their investigations into 'corruptionomics' and unlock powerful new perks in Tropico 6 - Lobbyistico DLC.

Corruption lies at the heart of the Lobbyistico DLC. Invite faction leaders as lobbyists into the El Presidente Club and conduct backroom politics to unlock a unique new set of perks to boost the economy and manipulate faction standings. However, with increased lobby work comes increased corruption, all of which will impact the wider Tropican economy and society.

Fight the spread of corruption - or, let’s be honest, just try to cover everything up - using the new Corruption Agency. Enjoy two new traits, three music tracks and a fetching new set of customization items for El Prez and his palace.

[h3]Features:[/h3]

• Corruption gameplay mechanic: Use lobby work to gain access to new perks to boost your economy while trying to balance the resulting corruption, which will ruin your island paradise with negative effects if left unchecked
  
• 3 new buildings: Get some dirty lobbying work done in the El Presidente Club, where statesmen can discuss affairs of state in seclusion and secrecy. Use the Corruption Agency to cover everything up and invite faction leaders to stay at the Official Residence in exchange for political favours
  
• Additional traits: 'Polarizing', 'All For The Folk'
  
• Even more music: Viva la Corrupción, Fiesta en el Club, Bruselas está Bailando
  
• 4 additional customization options for El Prez and the palace

Tropicans,
A free new update for Tropico 6 is now available.

Packed with quality of life improvement and bug fixes, the ‘Guerra de Guerillas‘ update brings with it the ability to relocate all buildings, improved Guerilla fighter behaviour, performance optimizations and much more!

You can find the full list of tweaks and improvements below:

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Relocate buildings
  • Added ability to relocate vast majority of buildings
    
  • Significantly reduced destruction animation time for all buildings
    
  • Added ability to relocate a building to a location currently blocked or impeded by said building’s
    current position, e.g. moving a building by one tile
• Construction/Building pausing
  • It is now possible to pause many buildings
    
  • Paused buildings do not incur any costs and all employees will be fired
    
  • Teamsters will not deliver or pickup goods from paused buildings
• Performance optimizations
  • Improved performance for large maps and populations
• Tweaked building info UI to reduce and avoid scrollbars, if possible.

[h3]Community feedback[/h3]

• Improved Guerrilla behaviour
  • Guerrillas now spawn much further from the building they are looking to engage, giving armed forces a better chance at properly intercepting
    
  • Guerrillas need much more time, as they now are planting a bomb, rather than setting a building on fire, giving armed forces a better opportunity to intercept.
    
  • Guerrillas have had their strength increased.
    
  • Guerillas now also engage watch towers properly (previously watch towers were ignored by guerillas)
• DLC content now available in all mission maps
  • It is now possible to enable the content from all DLCs throughout all missions
  Important: the above feature is experimental and could lead to varying gameplay experiences among players
  
• Separate options now available for text and voice-over languages
  • Text and voice-over languages are no longer locked together, meaning players can have different options active for each (e.g. CN text and EN voice-over)
• Pirate options
  • Added the option to modify Pirate difficulty during colonial times
    
  • Pirate attacks can also be disabled completely.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed issues with inconsistent family relationships
  
• Fixed minor crashes and graphical glitches
  
• Fixed a lot of translation and text issues
  
• Fixed camera bug not showing El Presidente, when entering customization mode.

Fellow Tropicans,
A new update for Tropico 6 is now available for free!
This adds many quality-of-life improvements plus, a completely new language (Arabic) to the game. It also fixes many bugs in both the main game and DLC. Check below for further details:

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Arabic language support added.
  
• [Multiplayer] Palace customization now visible in multiplayer.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where guerrilla attacks could lead to performance drops.
  
• Fixed an issue where discarding an ultimatum would lead to a lost game event though an alliance with another superpower existed.
  
• Fixed an issue where tourist planes could sometimes fly vertically or upside-down.
  
• Fixed an issue where Tropicans walked on roads instead of using the sidewalk.
  
• Fixed an issue where Tropicans could get stuck at bridges.
  
• Fixed an issue where firefighters would stay at a building even after extinguishing the fire.
  
• Fixed several crashes.
  
• Fixed several graphical glitches.
  
• Fixed translation and text issues.

[h3]Spitter DLC[/h3]

• Fixed an issue which prevented the new music tracks from being played.

Strategy publisher Kalypso Media today launched Tropico 6's second DLC, 'Spitter', with the US PlayStation®Store version to follow a day later on April 24th. Continuing the series' penchant for dark humour and city building, Spitter DLC sees Tropico leader El Prez pursuing online infamy in the ever-changing world of social media.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259750/Tropico_6__Spitter/

Spitter DLC adds a new fame feature to Tropico 6. Using Spitter, the only social media app approved for use in Tropico, players can make a name for themselves through interactions with faction leaders, courtships with influencers and connections with celebrities. They can also build new attractions such as the Rehab Centre and Beauty Farm to ensure that citizens and visitors have everything that they need right at their doorstep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-55pZduWY&feature=youtu.be


[h3]Information[/h3]
Title: Tropico 6 - Spitter DLC
Platforms: Windows PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation®4, Xbox One
Genre: City Builder
Release: Out now for Windows PC, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation®4 (24/04/2020 for US)
Hashtag: #Tropico6 #SpitterDLC

In Spitter DLC, it’s all about the fame and prestige and nobody knows this better than a self-declared despot...uh, statesman, such as El Presidente. Tropico 6’s second DLC skyrockets players into the world of stardom and illustriousness. Interact with superstars by using Spitter, the only short message social networking app officially approved by the Tropican Ministry for Modern Communications & Smoke Signals. Court the stars to gain their support, unlock their individual strengths and in turn, receive even more respect and adulation from subjects. But beware - fame and money can also attract some seriously shady types…

At the heart of Spitter DLC is the new Spitter mechanic, which allows players to interact with celebrities and faction leaders via social media to increase their social standing. Use new buildings such as the Rehab Center or Beauty Farm to attract celebrities and make them permanent citizens of Tropico. Plus, enjoy even more content with three additional music tracks, more customization items and a new trait for El Prez.

• Spitter social media feature: interact with superstars and faction leaders via a social app to increase your standing and unlock new traits for celebrities
  
• New mission and sandbox map
• 3 new buildings: lure celebrities to Tropico by building a Rehab Center or Beauty Farm, or assist in their decision to become permanent residents using the Super Villa
  
• New trait: Narcissist
  
• 3 new audio tracks including: 'Comercio Feliz', 'La Celebridad' and 'Fiesta en el Club'
  
• 5 additional customization options for El Prez and his palace

Fellow Tropicans!
A new free update for Tropico 6 is now available!
The new update will see general improvements, balancing changes and many bug fixes for both the main game and DLC.

Check below for further details:

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [Windows-PC] Multiplayer cross play enabled for GOG.
  
  • GOG players can now play with Steam and Origin players and vice-versa.
  • GOG MacOS support for cross play will follow with the next update

• Game now remembers last used monitor in a multi-monitor setup

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
General

• Fixed issue where Tropicans could get stuck at bus stops due to bus driver also waiting for bus
  
• Fixed issue where buses could get stuck if bus stops were demolished
  
• Fixed issue where the Security Checkpoint in work mode ‘Road Toll’ would not generate money when ‘Privacy Rights’ Constitution option was active
  
• Fixed issue where change of era did not stop invasion from Superpowers
  
• Fixed issue where global happiness modifiers where not shown if the different effects had no impact
  
• Fixed issue where Conservatives Ultimatum triggered an election even when Martial Law edict was active
  
• Fixed Industrialist Ultimatum so it now affects pollution as described
  
• Fixed issue where demolished buildings still showed in the Almanac
  
• Fixed issue where demolishing a building under protest could lead to stuck Tropicans
  
• Fixed issue where protests would not end even after the military solution was enacted
  
• Fixed issue where tasks triggered by the ‘Audience’ edict would not show in task tracker
  
• Fixed issue where edict ‘Light Bulb Ban’ did not affect all residential buildings
  
• Fixed happiness for Caribbean Trade Pact Association so that it decreases over time as intended
  
• Fixed issue where Tour Office work modes did not affect the efficiency correctly
  
• Fixed issue where Tropicans could be detained in prisons without an available worker slot
  
• Fixed issue where Tropicans refused to work as coconut harvesters
  
• Fixed issue where Broker candidates in a Ministry would continue to generate Swiss money even after demolishing the Ministry
  
• Fixed issue where all tourists had the same name in ‘Ball Game’
  
• Fixed issue where raids could not be completed due to all agents being killed in action
  
• Fixed issue where Tropicans could marry themselves
  
• Fixed issue where, after loading a saved game, Shopping Mall had multiple instances of the same goods
  
• Fixed issue where the ‘Relative Happiness’ modifier in Agent menu always displayed ‘0’
  
• Fixed issue where tunnels could get stuck in ‘repair’ state
  
• Fixed issue where tunnel construction costs were not refunded even if construction was cancelled
  
• Fixed issue where, in Bureaucracy, any in-progress bridge would show as a street sitting atop water
  
• Fixed minor glitches that occurred when placing roads
  
• Fixed misleading description for the Eifel Tower
  
• [Mac] Specific key-bindings for MacOS are now shown correctly during tutorial and in the key-binding options menu
  
• Fixed multiple crashes
  
• Fixed several graphical glitches
  
• Fixed several text issues

Multiplayer

• [Multiplayer] Fixed issues where ‘diplomatic relations’ status would display differently for players and host
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where freighter arrival time would display as ‘0 days’
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where diplomatic interactions would not appear for players
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where ‘Tourist only’ buildings would not work for players
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where ‘Smear Campaign’ effect wasn’t visible in Almanac
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where landmarks could be delivered twice
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where El Presidente image on ‘Inspiring Billboard’ was missing for players
  
• [Multiplayer] Fixed issue where drought icon and notification were not showing for players

Llama of Wallstreet DLC

• Added warning message to all saved games in which new DLC content is unavailable
  
• Fixed issue where Toy Workshop upgrade ‘Set A Sign’ increased pollution instead of decreasing it
  
• Fixed issue where effects of economic event ‘Caribbean Hype’ didn’t match the description text
  
• Fixed issue where, during the economic event ‘Singularity’, workers could be hired using a locked worker slot.