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Tropico 5

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Tropico 5
Tropico 5 cover
Developers
Haemimont Games
Publishers
Kalypso Media
Engines
Sol
Release dates
Windows May 23, 2014
macOS (OS X) September 19, 2014
Linux September 19, 2014
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
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Tropico 5 on Wikipedia
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Tropico 5 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building game in the Tropico series.

General information

PC Report: Tropico 5 on Linux
Steam Community Discussions
General troubleshooting
Tropico 5 Forums Mod Index
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Requires online activation
Kalypso launcher, keys not redeemable on Steam.
Windows
Developer website
CD key
Requires online activation
Kalypso launcher, keys not redeemable on Steam.
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched from the executable Tropico5Epic.exe at least two times. (Tested with version 1.11)
Windows
GamersGate
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Complete Collection also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Complete Collection also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Complete Collection also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Available in the Tropico Bundle.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Only the Windows version uses the Kalypso Launcher.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Bayo del Olfato Only available as part of the Limited Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Espionage
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Generalissimo
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gone Green
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Inquisition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Isla de Vapor Only available as part of the Steam Special Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Joint Venture
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mad World
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Map Pack Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Supervillian
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Surfs Up!
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
T-Day
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Big Cheese
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Supercomputer
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Waterborne
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

General settings.
General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Tropico 5\DeveloperStorage.lua
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.kalypsomedia.tropico5.steam/DeveloperStorage.lua
Linux <path-to-game>/game/DeveloperStorage.lua
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Tropico 5\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.kalypsomedia.tropico5.steam/<user-id>/
Linux <path-to-game>/game/<user-id>/
Save games with the same name will not be overwritten.

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Rendering settings.
Rendering settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Large resolutions will cause issues because of the lack of FoV options.
Ultra-widescreen
21:9 and higher resolutions will have the top and bottom cropped.
4K Ultra HD
HUD/UI does not scale up
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Located before or after the highest resolution setting.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Always borderless on fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Off, Low or High.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On or Off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In the Visuals options menu.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
In the Visuals options menu.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, voices and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Using two languages at the same time

Different audio language[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>/Tropico 5/Local/Voices/
  2. Rename your currently used language, such as Italian.hpk to something else.
  3. Rename English.hpk to Italian.hpk
Different text language[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>/Tropico 5/Local/
  2. Rename your currently used language, such as Italian.hpk to something else.
  3. Rename English.hpk to Italian.hpk

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
4

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, (DX11) see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Game fails to start (boxed retail)

Apply the retail hotfix
  1. Go to the Tropico website and download the hotfix.
  2. Execute the installer, it will automatically find and patch your current installation.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL 3.3
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 400
AMD Radeon HD 4000
Intel HD 4000
DirectX 11 compatible
A DirectX 11 graphics card is required. In some cases, the game may work on systems with only a DX10.1 GPU.[1]
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 400
AMD Radeon HD 4000
Intel HD 4000
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 400
AMD Radeon HD 4000
Intel HD 4000


References