Difference between revisions of "Tropico 6"

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

Tropico 6 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building game in the Tropico series.

On August 1, 2023, the Steam version of the game received a beta version of a modding integration via mod.io.^[4] On September 26, 2023, the integration was released fully on all platforms and operating systems.^[5]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		El Prez Edition.
Publisher website		El Prez Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		El Prez Edition also available.
GamersGate		El Prez Edition also available.
		El Prez Edition also available.
GOG.com		El Prez Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		El Prez Edition also available.
Humble Store		El Prez Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		El Prez Edition also available.
Origin (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
El Prez Edition Upgrade
The Llama of Wall Street
Spitter
Lobbystico
Caribbean Skies
Festival
New Frontiers
Going Viral

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Run the game with the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument^[6]

Delete/rename video files^[6]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Tropico6\Content\Movies\Windows`, Delete or rename `Intro_Kalypso.mp4`, `Intro_Limbic.mp4`, `Intro_Realmforge.mp4`, `Intro_UE4.mp4`, and `Intro_Wwise.mp4`.

Game data

General Settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Tropico6\Saved\Config\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Tropico6/Saved/Config/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Tropico6\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Tropico6/Saved/SaveGames/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- but the camera can be zoomed in and out.^[7]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		20 to 300 adjustable FPS cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		Protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia. Accessed from the Gameplay options section rather than Graphics.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Gameplay settings

Keybindings settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Controller is also usable in launcher.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		When controller is used, keybindings menu is hidden.
Controller sensitivity		See above.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, FX, voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Feature added 2019-06-12. Except during multiplayer matches.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4.3	OpenGL 3 can be used with launch options -opengl3
Metal support
Shader Model support	5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2000 3.0 GHz AMD A10-7850K 3.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-3000 3.3 GHz AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.14
Processor (CPU)	Quad-Core (i5 or i7) 3.0 GHz or better
System memory (RAM)	8GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon RX 560 Pro Nvidia GeForce GTX 775 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2000 3.0 GHz AMD A10-7850K 3.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-3000 3.3 GHz AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.1.0^[2]

References

↑ REALMFORGE STUDIOS TAKES OVER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF ‘TROPICO’ SERIES - last accessed on 2022-09-28
"Realmforge Studios is currently working to put the finishing touches on long-awaited sci-fi strategy game Spacebase Startopia, in addition to the Tropico 6 add-on ‘Caribbean Skies’."
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
↑ Tropico 6 :: El Prez loves (pine)apple! Tropico 6 MacOS Steam Release Update - Steam Community - last accessed on 2019-07-29
↑ Tropico 6 - Modding Beta Branch - Tropico 6 - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-09-26
↑ Tropico 6 - Moddico Libertad - El Presidente releases Modding! - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-09-26
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Plok on 2023-10-07
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2018-03-06
Took and compared screenshots at the 16:9 and 21:9 resolutions in the open beta.

[3] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.1.0^[2]

[1] REALMFORGE STUDIOS TAKES OVER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF ‘TROPICO’ SERIES - last accessed on 2022-09-28
"Realmforge Studios is currently working to put the finishing touches on long-awaited sci-fi strategy game Spacebase Startopia, in addition to the Tropico 6 add-on ‘Caribbean Skies’."

[engineversion-2] Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25

[4] Tropico 6 :: El Prez loves (pine)apple! Tropico 6 MacOS Steam Release Update - Steam Community - last accessed on 2019-07-29

[5] Tropico 6 - Modding Beta Branch - Tropico 6 - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-09-26

[6] Tropico 6 - Moddico Libertad - El Presidente releases Modding! - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-09-26

[PlokUT3introskips-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Plok on 2023-10-07

[8] Verified by User:Rose on 2018-03-06
Took and compared screenshots at the 16:9 and 21:9 resolutions in the open beta.

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[Note 1]

[3]

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[2]

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+{{Introduction
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+|current state     =
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-{{Availability/row| Origin | tropico/tropico-6 | Origin | | | Windows }}
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 {{DLC/row| Festival | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| New Frontiers | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| Going Viral | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Run the game with the <code>-nostartupmovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref name="PlokUT3introskips">{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-10-07}}</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename video files|ref=<ref name="PlokUT3introskips"/>|fix=
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 |ubisoft connect           =
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+|xbox cloud                = false
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+|color blind                = true
-|color blind notes          =
+|color blind notes          = Protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia. Accessed from the Gameplay options section rather than Graphics.
 }}
 ==Input==
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+{{Image|Tropico 6 gameplay settings.png|Gameplay settings}}
+{{Image|Tropico 6 - Input Settings.jpg|Keybindings settings}}
 {{Input
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+{{Image|Tropico 6 - Audio Settings.jpg|Audio settings}}
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+|interface = true
+|audio     = true
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
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+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Arabic
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
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+|windows arm app        = false
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-|mac os x powerpc app   =
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Developers

	Limbic Entertainment
DLC/updates	Realmforge Studios^[1]
Publishers
	Kalypso Media
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	March 29, 2019
Linux	March 29, 2019
macOS (OS X)	June 28, 2019^[3]
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building
Themes	Comedy, Cold War, Contemporary
Series	Tropico