Tropico 3 Cheats

Because your island cannot be isolated from the rest of the world, you need to balance your foreign relationsbetween the US and the USSR. This can be hard but if you manage to get on their goodside, you can receive a substantial amount of money in the form of foreign aid.Building a Diplomatic Ministry will help you to improve your foreign relationsand will grant you access to new edicts.

Be careful when your island enters debt, as your relations with the foreign superpowers willbegin to worsen rapidly. Be mindful of this, as maintaining bad relations withone superpower for too long will provoke them to invade your island, which willput an untimely end to your regime.

Often the foreign relations with one superpower can take turn for the worseeven when you have no debt. Building a military base owned by the othersuperpowers will prevent the invasion.

Tropico 3 Hint: Starting Off

Focus on builders, teamsters and dockworkers first. While these professions may not be very prestigious, but they are the backbone of your island's economy. Make sure you always have citizens employed in thesepositions as their absence will have adverse effects on your economy. Raise the salary in the corresponding building if necessary.

Once you've organized your workforce, establish a stable cash flow early on in the game. Youaccomplish this by building some farms, mines or logging camps. Be carefulthough, as your workforce is limited to the number of citizens on the islandand you can end up with a banana economy. If you end up short on workers foryour buildings you can construct an Immigration Office in order to attractimmigrants from abroad.

Tropico 3 Hint: Intermediate Steps

Once you have the infrastructure (like a transportation system), develop tourism. In order to set up a successful tourism industry you need to build a touristdock, some tourist accommodations, and at least a few attractions. A highservice quality in these buildings will, ensure that more tourists will leavehappy from your island, providing an increase to your tourism rating. Thehigher your tourism rating, the more tourists will decide to spend theirvacation on your island. Also consider that different types of tourists preferdifferent attractions.