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Learn Tropico 7 infrastructure: Construction Office costs $40/YR, Teamster Office $75/YR, Police Station $75/YR. Essential for your island economy.

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Learn Tropico 7 infrastructure: Construction Office costs $40/YR, Teamster Office $75/YR, Police Station $75/YR. Essential for your island economy.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Understand the maintenance costs and employee counts for key infrastructure buildings. For example, a Construction Office requires 8 Laborers and costs $40/YR, while a Teamster Office needs 8 Teamsters and costs $75/YR. A Police Station requires 6 Policemen and costs $75/YR.
  2. 2
    When planning island expansion, utilize Construction Offices. They are cheap to maintain and having extra laborers helps build large, complex improvements like Airports and Luxury Hotels that take time and require clearing jungle.
  3. 3
    Warning: Avoid building too many Construction Offices, as this can lead to a labor shortage. Consider spacing offices around the island for more flexibility. If buildings are being constructed almost instantly, you may have too many construction crews.
  4. 4
    For economic livelihood, manage Teamsters. Ensure food is hauled to marketplaces, raw materials to factories, and finished products to docks.
  5. 5
    If output store (goods waiting to be hauled) at major buildings exceeds 10 units, build another Teamster Office, preferably near the output store.
  6. 6
    If output store piles up at docks, or if multiple boats are waiting to be loaded, you need more docks. Build docks closer to industries if they are too far away for efficient transfer and sale of goods.
  7. 7
    To combat crime and potential rebellion, build your first Police Station soon after constructing a High School. Police Stations are relatively cheap to maintain and contribute significantly to Crime Safety, a component of the Happiness rating.
Tips
  • A Construction Office costs $40/YR and requires 8 Laborers.
  • A Teamster Office costs $75/YR and requires 8 Teamsters.
  • A Police Station costs $75/YR and requires 6 Policemen.
  • A Prison requires 2 Policemen and costs $120/YR.
  • A Guard Station requires 3 Soldiers and costs $60/YR.
  • An Armory requires 3 Generals and costs $120/YR.
  • A High School requires 6 Teachers and costs $320/YR.
  • A College requires 8 Professors and costs $480/YR.
  • An Immigration Office requires 2 Bureaucrats and costs $100/YR.
  • A Diplomatic Ministry requires 3 Bureaucrats and costs $200/YR.
  • An Electric Plant requires 6 Engineers and costs $675/YR.
  • An Electric Substation requires no employees and costs $75/YR.
  • A Newspaper requires 3 Journalists and costs $275/YR.
  • A Radio Station requires 2 Journalists and costs $400/YR.
  • A Television Station requires 3 Journalists and costs $600/YR.
  • A Bank requires 5 Bankers and costs $320/YR.
  • A Dock requires 5 Dockworkers and costs $75/YR.
  • If output store is piling up, it may indicate a need for more Teamsters or Docks.
  • Having three docks loading wares simultaneously can significantly increase your treasury, potentially by $100,000 if goods are valuable enough.
  • Crime Safety from Police Stations impacts Happiness.

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