Declaring Independence

[Neo Genesis]

So this is the first Tropico game I've played so I'm a complete noob at the moment.

I'm doing the campaign at the moment and on the first "mission".

I've reached the point where I need to declare independence from the crown and when I did I got the two options (pay $20,000 or let them come).

I didn't have $20,000 at the time so I went with "let the come!" thinking it wouldn't be much of an issue, I had 1 fort and 2 towers around my main building so I thought I wouldn't have anything to worry about but it seems I only got two groups of soldiers which died to the enemies four.

My question is, is there a way to get more soldiers and more specifically can I get more while I'm under attack? Or did I just screw myself over by not choosing the pay $20,000 option?

:'(

[HotSpot]

Guard towers attack nearby enemies.
Forts provide musketmen squads.

Just keep playing till you get it right!

[Neo Genesis]

Originally posted by Thoapzi:

Guard towers attack nearby enemies.
Forts provide musketmen squads.

Just keep playing till you get it right!

So in other words I'm screwed and need to start over?

[PresidentJ]

I always just do the 20k, it does it as a loan instead of taking it from your treasury, easy to pay back when your treasury is flush.

[hellomidnight]

Originally posted by Neo Genesis:

So this is the first Tropico game I've played so I'm a complete noob at the moment.

My question is, is there a way to get more soldiers and more specifically can I get more while I'm under attack? Or did I just screw myself over by not choosing the pay $20,000 option?

:'(

You can't get more soldiers while you're under attack. The game is designed to stop you doing that. If you want more soldiers you need to build forts *before* you pick the "Let them come!" independence option. You need at least 2 forts and four guard towers with maximum budget to win (but preferably more).

If you don't want to build all those buildings, just choose the $20,000 option. As PresidentJ said, it's a loan, it isn't taken from your treasury. You can pay it back when you're rich.

[Neo Genesis]

Originally posted by hellomidnight:

Originally posted by Neo Genesis:

So this is the first Tropico game I've played so I'm a complete noob at the moment.

My question is, is there a way to get more soldiers and more specifically can I get more while I'm under attack? Or did I just screw myself over by not choosing the pay $20,000 option?

:'(

You can't get more soldiers while you're under attack. The game is designed to stop you doing that. If you want more soldiers you need to build forts *before* you pick the "Let them come!" independence option. You need at least 2 forts and four guard towers with maximum budget to win (but preferably more).

If you don't want to build all those buildings, just choose the $20,000 option. As PresidentJ said, it's a loan, it isn't taken from your treasury. You can pay it back when you're rich.

Thank you very much. ;)

[Lil Piggy]

The load will increase if it is not paid back fast via edicts of World Wars

[Falcon]

I lost a few times because of rebel attack then found out its a good idea to build my Guard towers beside each other. A groupe of 6 in a bunch. This will hold of rebels. Then i build All Army bases beside each other so all troops get to the rebels at the same time instead of them being killed of by the rebels one at a time while waiting for other troops. Also have no education needed to be a soldier on so its easier to recruit soldiers when others die.

[BT]

Originally posted by Neo Genesis:

So this is the first Tropico game I've played so I'm a complete noob at the moment.

I'm doing the campaign at the moment and on the first "mission".

I've reached the point where I need to declare independence from the crown and when I did I got the two options (pay $20,000 or let them come).

I didn't have $20,000 at the time so I went with "let the come!" thinking it wouldn't be much of an issue, I had 1 fort and 2 towers around my main building so I thought I wouldn't have anything to worry about but it seems I only got two groups of soldiers which died to the enemies four.

My question is, is there a way to get more soldiers and more specifically can I get more while I'm under attack? Or did I just screw myself over by not choosing the pay $20,000 option?

:'(

I am a long time Tropico player and had to restart this one. It seems that the immigration is pretty low even with the open borders constitution option.

I analysed my loss and found out that I did not have enough high school men in the military buildings.

I found it easy to beat the second time around by doing the following:
- just have only 1 rum distillery, 1 cigar factory and 1 lumber mill with the necessary farms, you do not need more to support your economy
- do not choose the open borders, choose the option that favours more educated immigrants
- have two high schools once you are settled and increase their budget so they are always fully staffed
- have three clinics with obsetrics
- check from time to time that your military buildings are fully staffed
- clear a few buildings by the beach, or make a grouped area with all military buildings, you do not want them to fight one by one, you want them to be together
- do not overexpand (that was my mistake in the first game)
- upgrade the towers and make a big pack of 5 together

EDIT: oops I thought you were talking about the third scenario ...