Pirate Housing

[aku_djinn]

 :(How do you zone for pirate housing? It mentions it in the book but doesn't say how.

Stuck on mission 4.

[Severous]

Hi Aku_djinn

In the screenshot below  A, B, C brings up D the housing plot details/summary.   It also changes the cursor to a red or green building template E.

In this case the plot is green showing it can be placed (zoned?) here.  It must be next to a road.  You dont have to rotate the building so its door faces the road...but I would as it cuts down walking time a bit.  You can see it can be placed over the top of growing crops (or trees).  Zoning is instant.  It wont start to develop into a house until a pirate with at least $20 claims it and pays you.

As for zoning in its wider sense.  Build them near the town but not in it.  They take up a lot of space for one occupant.  I dont bother beyond a couple in most games.

Mission 4... on the campaign?  Whats the problem ?

Edit: Ive since replayed mission 4 - you are not allowed to build housing plots in that particular training mission. So you wont see any icon at 'C'.  Once you have enough cash and shipbuilder use your schooner for resting purposes.?  Note: Screenshot is not from mission 4.

[aku_djinn]

OK I see it's just not available yet. Wish they told us that.

I'm on Mission 5 now. Like the game very much, just got sidetracked by the manual / game not explaining these things.

Thanks much for post.

[Severous]

Mission 5 - Jamacian Rum.  As the first big game I played it was the most memorable mission.  Learnt a lot and built many buildings for the first time.

Hope you are keeping track of your mission scores.  You dont get any summary at the end of the campaign.

And check out our little score table.
http://dynamic3.gamespy.com/~tropico/cafe/index.php?board=20;action=display;threadid=8731

If you had silver or gold on mission 4 then you are on the table    Will be a bit tougher on scenario 5 as we had a huge score recently.

[Avariel]

The answer's probably lurking in another folder (ain't it always?  ), but I'll ask away here anyway:


Let's say there's a buncha homeless pirates moping around, looking for a hole to stash their cash.  Is there any way you can exert control over which pirate of the bunch will get to own the next Tent you plop down?

Seems my captains are always the last ones to get a roof over their heads.   

For now, I've mandated the Walk the Plank edict, just so new scum don't get the next Tents first.

But there's gotta be a better way...