Tropico 4 private property mod?

[Hank the Cow dog]

Ok I understand its just a gameplay mechanic but everything in tropico is built by the state (el -presidente) run by the state and profits the state. With the exception of foreign invested buildings of course. I find this odd becuase tropico is a game about stradiling the line between full western capitalism and full eastern Planned economies. Is there a mod that lets my tropicans start buisness of there own pay wages as they see fit to succeed or fail as the market dictates?

I could see more details on this too, like maby only capitalist faction members could build a building and there job title becomes capitalist where they get all profits from the buissness - wages to employees. This also would make the income inqequality metric (wich is defined in game by defualt) muuuuuuuuuuuch more meaningful

[Uzi Master]

At least his post has content other than that, yours is nothing but.

[JBrown247]

Originally posted by Uzi Master:

At least his post has content other than that, yours is nothing but.

haha you got berned

[CloudSeeker]

Originally posted by aqvarivs:

..... Like various communications infrastructures for example. It's not like third world banana republics put up that sort of project on their own. One day El Prez decides to build a nuclear power plant! WTF! There are first world countries that can't pull that off.

...... well you have not seen how Tropicans work then. They cut costs everywhere and basically everything works based on nothing but blind luck. Heck that plant is most likely staffed by monkeys.

[aqvarivs]

...... well you have not seen how Tropicans work then. They cut costs everywhere and basically everything works based on nothing but blind luck. Heck that plant is most likely staffed by monkeys.

Monkeys getting 20 bananas top wage. Nice union. :)

[shiggies713]

Originally posted by Gygax's Chosen:

Originally posted by Uzi Master:

That just doesn't sound like it would really add anythign to the game, to me anyway.

You really dont think that would be interesting?

Originally posted by Uzi Master:

Nope, not really. Doesn't sound like it really adds anything; nothing you suggested seems to give me a reason to want to allow private bussineses instead of running them myself. Why would I want some random citizen getting all the money when I can have it myself? All problems, no benifits. I mean expanding luxury goods could be one thing, but there's no reason that has to be tied to the private sector.

Well I can say with 100% certainty Simcity 4 plays out like that, it is 16 years old and still a better game than tropico 4.

[Uzi Master]

SimCity is also a completley different kind of game, with a completley different focus. We already have it, why turn Tropico into it? They play and feel incredibly different, and I can't see making Tropico play like SimCity being very gratifying.

[shiggies713]

oh I agree, Im just playing devils advocate. I don't think they would put much value on player input anyways, at least not in a steam forum.

[Hank the Cow dog]

thats what the modders are for

[Ash//Fox]

I would say not, it probably runs beyond the scope of the code. Remember that the game does have economic elements because it's the cold war and the capitalism vs communism was very important for the smaller nations like Tropico would be/have been. However this is a dictatorship simulator, a totally planned economy is simply the way el-presidente maintains control of his people; why if they could take care of themselves it'd almost be as if... they.. might not.. need el presidente? And if you want that....... are you a rebel? We shall see.

Guards! Take him away!

[Karlomagno]

Originally posted by Uzi Master:

Nope, not really. Doesn't sound like it really adds anything; nothing you suggested seems to give me a reason to want to allow private bussineses instead of running them myself. Why would I want some random citizen getting all the money when I can have it myself? All problems, no benifits. I mean expanding luxury goods could be one thing, but there's no reason that has to be tied to the private sector.

Of course that is not interesting to you because you are socialist jajajaja, But seriously the socialist part in the game is well done, but the capitalist part is lacking so, why there is a capitalist option if there is no development of it?, it can be integrated without auto-gaming as you mention but it will be nice if the option is there to try and play with different methods like left, center or right oriented economy and society, or even drive them to the extremism if you like and see what happens, for now the game is almost complelty left oriented

[Karlomagno]

Originally posted by Ash//Fox:

I would say not, it probably runs beyond the scope of the code. Remember that the game does have economic elements because it's the cold war and the capitalism vs communism was very important for the smaller nations like Tropico would be/have been. However this is a dictatorship simulator, a totally planned economy is simply the way el-presidente maintains control of his people; why if they could take care of themselves it'd almost be as if... they.. might not.. need el presidente? And if you want that....... are you a rebel? We shall see.

Guards! Take him away!

Dont forget that augusto pinochet was a far right dictator and he installed a capitalist economy and his power never was weaken by doing that, he lost the elections because he was confident that he will win but he loose LOL, but if he decided to mantain is power through the military as he previously do he surely still be here.