Master Tropico 7's factions! Learn how to balance Capitalists, Communists, Environmentalists, and Intellectuals to maintain power and boost overall island respect.
In Tropico 7, you must juggle the conflicting interests of six different ideological factions on your island. Everyone belongs to at least one faction, and some belong to up to three, so focusing on just one group won't keep you in power for long. Overall respect is crucial, and can be more powerful than individual faction opinions. Below are details on how to keep specific factions happy.
Character Traits for Overall Respect:
- Background: Fortunate Son
- Rise to Power: Heir Apparent
- Qualities: Charismatic, Empathy
- Flaws to Avoid: Ugly, Paranoid, Tourette's Syndrome
- NET RESULTS: +35% Overall Respect
7A. CAPITALISTS
To maximize Capitalist opinion, select these character traits:
- Background: Silver Spoon
- Rise to Power: Capitalist Rebellion
- Qualities: Financial Genius, Empathy
- Flaws to Avoid: Kleptomaniac
- NET RESULTS: +45% Capitalist Respect, +10% Overall Respect
To increase Capitalist respect during the game, keep your island profitable and ensure your elite receives high-quality treatment. Provide high quality of life, housing, and entertainment. Creating a Financial Times newspaper will also help. Playing correctly can lead to 'Perfect Harmony' with the Capitalists.
7B. COMMUNISTS
To gain Communist respect, consider these character traits:
- Background: Man of the People
- Rise to Power: Elected as Socialist
- Qualities: Charismatic, Empathy
- Flaws to Avoid: Cheapskate
- NET RESULTS: +30% Communist Respect, +15% Overall Respect
To keep Communists happy, aim for equity. Ensure everyone has the same type of housing (tenements or apartment houses are good). Keep salaries relatively equal, which may require underpaying educated workers or overpaying uneducated ones. Avoid building too many tourist traps, as they remind Communists of other countries' prosperity. A farm- and mine-based economy might please them, but it's generally not recommended.
7C. ENVIRONMENTALISTS
To create an island that pleases Environmentalists, start with these character traits:
- Background: Naturalist
- Rise to Power: Heir Apparent
- Qualities: Green Thumb, Empathy
- Flaws to Avoid: Any that damage Overall Respect
- NET RESULTS: +35% Environmentalist Respect, +20% Overall Respect
Keeping Environmentalists happy involves focusing on ecology. Plant Fountains and ornamental trees in residential areas. Provide single-family housing with reasonable spread. Avoid most electrical infrastructure and mining. Industry without pollution-reduction measures is also not ideal. Pass the Anti-Litter Ordinance and Air Pollution Standards edicts. Tourism may become your primary industry, requiring Electric Plants placed far from residential areas, fueled by gas. Running an environmentalist-focused island is challenging but potentially easier than pleasing Communists. Environmentalists are typically the smallest faction.
7D. INTELLECTUALS
Intellectuals advocate for education, leading to a workforce of highly-skilled workers producing expensive export goods. They also value solid quality in all aspects of island life.
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