[NGTM-1R]

PEOPLE OF TROPICO!

Even now, El Presidente neglects the needs of the people for proper shelter, embezzling funding for his gambling addiction and the building of things to appease the foreign devils! His experiments produce bizarre, three-headed llamas to terrorize the people and oppress them! Do not succumb!

Soon, together, we will rise!

[z64555]

Scribbles: May 1951

It's a damn good thing I smuggled in my shortwave radio, all of the pieces of junk they opening hand out here have only one station: theirs!

It's bad enough that these people have to listen to the propaganda day in and day out, but just the other day, I caught the middle of some pirate radio on the channel, spinning yarns of their own.

I don't know, some of the points she's saying are valid...

Bah, at any rate, the shortwave picks up a couple of the American stations good enough, there's even a few coming from Europe but they're faint and can be received during just the right conditions. (Lucky me).

They're calling it the "Cold War" now, everybody in the US and Europe is afraid of commie invasion, while the Soviets themselves are fearful of people called "terrorists," something I haven't heard before.

In other news, I heard that the Soviets are going to participate in the Olympics. That'll be interesting.

[Herra Tohtori]

Captain's log. Stardate Local date 1951/05/.

My travels have brought me to a small island. It has been almost four years now since my crew of mutineers dropped me on this miserable rock with naught but the very basic supplies. The remnants of my capsule bamboozled the authorities for quite a bit, providing me enough distraction to escape immediate detection. It was surprisingly easy to find a plastic surgeon that would alter my appearance to blend in the crowd. Took me ages to figure out that these people do not rely on actual ability, but (allegedly) credible documents that tell them what each person is capable of doing. What a pedestrian concept indeed! And there I was trying to actually convince them that I could do whatever work they had for me... after I put together these papers with ink-pressed pattern logo on them from something called "MIT", I was almost immediately invited to immigrate to this island.

The surface vessel ride took longer than travelign halfway through the local group, but maybe it was worth it. I hope this island will prove worthy of my time.

[TrashMan]

"There has been some concern among the people that the military is paid too much. That we are wasting too much of the governments resources. Friends, THAT IS A LIE!
The brave soldiers and patriots, men without peer, doing the most difficult and demanding of jobs. They protect you and your freedoms. And most importantly, the protect el Presidente; and what job could be more important than that?
So the next time you hear someone complaining, report him to the local authorities. He is not a loyal citizen. Falire to comply will result of removal of said citizenship, with a bullet."

[BritishShivans]

I humbly request the position of Waitress! 

[Alex Heartnet]

“Politics” is made up of two words.  “Poli”, which is Greek for “many’ and “tics”, which are bloodsucking insects.
- Gore Vidal

With public opinion turning against me, I need to take a careful look at my options.  What can I do to oppress all the little people?  Hmmm…

I have no idea why liberty is so low.  Such a low score would be understandable if the KGB were in control of the government, but that most certainly is not the case here…



Time to issue some new edicts.  Let’s start by providing social security to the one retiree on the island.



We certainly have a surplus of food supplies.  Double the food rations!



More llamas!  Those cute, furry creatures should help keep the population distracted.





THIS is why I built a diplomatic office before any housing.



Entertainment and education are both important things to have on the island.  Let’s combine the two and build a museum!



Now, I need to keep my soldiers happy to make sure they don’t turn against me when public opinion does.  Both housing and healthcare are pressing issues – the clinic might not be enough for the entire population.  Plus, I need to expand my army.

As it turns out, I can do all of those things with one building.

Unfortunately, expanding my army requires college educated generals, which means I will have to bring in YET ANOTHER foreign specialist.  I really need to build that college.



Going into debt will hurt foreign relations, but at the moment I am more concerned about domestic relations.  The World Development Bank will freeze my spending at -$10,000.

My troops will have to start training harder, to prepare for the upcoming civil unrest.  Both the palace guards and the general I will be bringing in are going to perform special ops training.



I would love to get my brainwashing faculties up and running, but that’s not really an option.  We have just enough left over for one more building.  Apartments provide better quality housing, but tenements are slightly cheaper and hold more people.  I need to get people out of their shacks, so I build a tenement.



And this guy still hasn’t managed to become a soldier, a problem I intend to address as soon as possible.  Poor guy seems incapable of holding down a job anywhere else.



People are complaining about the lack of healthcare, when there is already a perfectly good clinic in town that isn’t even busy half the time.  This is the type of thing El Presidente has to put up with every day.



Unfortunately, my construction workers are sleeping on the job again, and nothing gets built for the remainder of the year.

At least we have money now.  But wow, the local religious faction is more then a tad upset.  I haven’t built a church yet, have I?  I also need to fix my reputation with the Loyalists.

[TrashMan]

I AM NOT HAPPY (apparenlty).

[Scotty]

Neither am I.  Clearly, the Loyalists and Military need to revolt against El Presidente in a stunning turn of events.

[Alex Heartnet]

Yes, a military coup is my biggest concern right now.  But the museum and the army base should both help with that.

I'll have to take snapshots of where everyone is at currently before we move on to year 3, before people start dying horribly.

[Dragon]

Looking at your situation, you're going to have a big army, and religious are making problems. My advice is, throw the bible thumpers off the island. If you start appeasing them, they'll only grow in numbers and make more expensive demands. And unlike all the other factions, fulfilling their demands don't give you anything except religious satisfaction for the population (which is not all that important if you don't build churches). I've done this a couple of times and it seemed to work.

[SpardaSon21]

My satisfaction with El Presidente is low since he can't spell my name correctly.  There also needs to be a bank so I can have a source of laundered money ready for transport to my Swiss bank account.

[headdie]

can I be a builder please oh glorious El Presidente

[NGTM-1R]

PEOPLE OF TROPICO!

Today our furred comrade, known only as El Escupo, struck a blow for freedom and equality by destroying a portion of the ridiculous and overly expensive wardrobe of El Presidente! The people gather in the streets, men and women from all walks of life, angry with the Presidente's decisions, the lack of housing, his coddling of the old and infirm! El Presidente works quickly to build up his military with which to oppress us, but it is not yet ready!

PEOPLE OF TROPICO!

THE TIME IS AT HAND!

RISE UP!

[Alex Heartnet]

Looking at your situation, you're going to have a big army, and religious are making problems. My advice is, throw the bible thumpers off the island. If you start appeasing them, they'll only grow in numbers and make more expensive demands. And unlike all the other factions, fulfilling their demands don't give you anything except religious satisfaction for the population (which is not all that important if you don't build churches). I've done this a couple of times and it seemed to work.

Outlawing a political party costs 15,000 and can only be done once.  The environmentalists are looking to also be a major source of trouble, and unlike the religious faction they won't stop growing just because I refuse to give into their demands.

I'm hoping that the religious faction will just slowly die out, for lack of new members.  I'm actually hoping some of them will become rebels, just for the sake of making things interesting.

My satisfaction with El Presidente is low since he can't spell my name correctly.  There also needs to be a bank so I can have a source of laundered money ready for transport to my Swiss bank account.

Banks require college educated workers, and I am NOT bringing in six foreign specialists just to staff a bank!

And I might need the bank set to 'Urban Development' work mode, for the cheaper construction costs.  The bank won't be set to launder money unless the palace coffers are full and there actually is money to launder.

And, yes, I got your name right.  You dare question El Presidente? 

I'll fix it 

[NGTM-1R]

You dare question El Presidente? 

It's my job.

Actually this is kind of fun, if I do another Let's Play somebody feel free to do this to me.

[CommanderDJ]

Did I get removed from Intellectual leadership again? 

That aside, this is great fun to watch. Looking forward to see how things turn out.

[Alex Heartnet]

Did I get removed from Intellectual leadership again? 

That aside, this is great fun to watch. Looking forward to see how things turn out.

According to my savefile, you still are the leader of the intellectuals.  Odd.

[Dragon]

Looking at your situation, you're going to have a big army, and religious are making problems. My advice is, throw the bible thumpers off the island. If you start appeasing them, they'll only grow in numbers and make more expensive demands. And unlike all the other factions, fulfilling their demands don't give you anything except religious satisfaction for the population (which is not all that important if you don't build churches). I've done this a couple of times and it seemed to work.

Outlawing a political party costs 15,000 and can only be done once.  The environmentalists are looking to also be a major source of trouble, and unlike the religious faction they won't stop growing just because I refuse to give into their demands.

I'm hoping that the religious faction will just slowly die out, for lack of new members.  I'm actually hoping some of them will become rebels, just for the sake of making things interesting.

If you're doing well, 15,000 isn't much, and greens will not cause you trouble as long as you build enough garbage dumps (aside from a botanical garden, their demands aren't expensive). One well placed garbage dump is often all it takes, if you place it early. Also, compared to bible thumpers, their demands don't collide with other factions nearly as much, and they're smaller overall.
Another thing. I just noticed you've got an iron deposit right beside your city. A garbage dump will take care of most of the pollution, and a mine this close could carry your economy for quite some time. In fact, mining is one of the most profitable businesses you can have, on par with some factories.

[Gortef]

Are you feeling lost, anxious or even angry against El Presidente? Come to my bar and drink your worries away. You'll feel better, I guarantee that.

I can also guarantee that in the morning things will be different.


Assumed that the construction workers have finished my bar.

[z64555]

I'm heading over to Gortefs. Seems like the situation is getting worse on this island by the month.

Ah well, more reasons to drink!