Difference between revisions of "Tropico 3"

Revision as of 09:32, 6 July 2016

Tropico
Tropico	2001
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove	2003
Tropico 3	2009
Tropico 4	2011
Tropico 5	2014
Tropico 6	2019

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com		Retail and download (Windows and OS X)
GamersGate		Gold Edition; OS X version sold separately.
		Steam Special Edition.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com		Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition.
Mac App Store		Gold Edition.
Steam		Steam Special Edition.

Download mirrors for the (Windows-only) demo is available at the official site.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/23490/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/23490/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Visual settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller support

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
French
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Windows Vista/Windows 7 multimonitor crash

There are 3 ways to fix this crash.^[1]

Instructions

The main menu does not appear after watching the intro

Instructions

"You need a supported DX9-compatible video card"

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (23490) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam forums - Tropico 3 crash on launch with two displays enabled.

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (23490) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (23490) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Steam forums - Tropico 3 crash on launch with two displays enabled.

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 |steam appid  = 23490
 |gogcom page  = tropico_3_gold_edition
+|strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Tropico 3
 |winehq       = 10339
@@ Line 99: / Line 100: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{fixbox/fix|Download Decompress Config}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Download Decompress Config|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-:# Download [http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119569 Decompress Config].
+# Download [http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119569 Decompress Config].
-:# Run the program, find config.lua in your Tropico 3 folder (if not already found) and press "Open with Notepad".
+# Run the program, find config.lua in your Tropico 3 folder (if not already found) and press "Open with Notepad".
-:# Find <code>config.IsFullscreen = 1</code> and change the value to 0.
+# Find <code>config.IsFullscreen = 1</code> and change the value to 0.
-:# Set the resolution in-game.
+# Set the resolution in-game.
 }}
@@ Line 143: / Line 144: @@
 ===[[Controller|Controller support]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{fixbox/fix|Download Decompress Config}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Download Decompress Config|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-:# Download [http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119569 Decompress Config].
+# Download [http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119569 Decompress Config].
-:# Run the program, find config.lua in your Tropico 3 folder (if not already found) and press "Open with Notepad".
+# Run the program, find config.lua in your Tropico 3 folder (if not already found) and press "Open with Notepad".
-:# Find <code>config.XInput = 0</code> and change the value to 1.
+# Find <code>config.XInput = 0</code> and change the value to 1.
 }}
@@ Line 215: / Line 216: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Windows Vista/Windows 7 multimonitor crash===
+{{ii}} There are 3 ways to fix this crash.<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1613655 Steam forums - Tropico 3 crash on launch with two displays enabled].</ref>
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Aero, 2nd monitor or enable windowed}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Aero, 2nd monitor or enable windowed|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-{{ii}} There are 3 ways to fix this crash.<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1613655 Steam forums - Tropico 3 crash on launch with two displays enabled.]</ref>
+# Disable one of the monitors prior to playing (Windows Key + P)
-:# Disable one of the monitors prior to playing. (Windows Key + P)
+# Disable Aero:
-:# Disable Aero:
+#* Locate Tropico3.exe in the installation folder.
-:#* Locate Tropico3.exe in the installation folder.
+#** Steam - Right-click Tropico 3 in Library and choose Properties. Then choose "Browse local files".
-:#** Steam - Right-click Tropico 3 in Library and choose Properties. Then choose "Browse local files".
+#** Retail - <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Kalypso\Tropico3</code>
-:#** Retail - <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Kalypso\Tropico3</code>
+#*** Click on the "Compatibility" Tab, under Setting check the box "Disable desktop composition".
-:#*** Click on the "Compatibility" Tab, under Setting check the box "Disable desktop composition".
+#*** Click OK to confirm and close.
-:#*** Click OK to confirm and close.
+# Play in [[#Windowed|Windowed]] mode (works with Aero enabled).
-:# Play in [[#Windowed|Windowed]] mode (works with Aero enabled).
 }}
@@ Line 239: / Line 241: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Delete Userconfig2.lua|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/tropico_series/tropico_3_will_not_start_claims_i_do_not_have_the_required_chipset/page1 GOG.com forums - Will not start, claims I do not have the required chipset]</ref>}}
-:# Go to <code>{{p|appdata}}\Tropico 3</code>
+# Go to <code>{{p|appdata}}\Tropico 3</code>
-:# Delete <code>UserConfig2.lua</code>.
+# Delete <code>UserConfig2.lua</code>.
+'''Notes'''
 {{ii}} You'll need to enter your serial key afterwards.
 }}

Developers

	Haemimont Games
Publishers
Windows	Kalypso Media
OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	October 20, 2009
macOS (OS X)	January 9, 2012