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Tropico 4: Modern Times DLC
The times are changing and the island nation of Tropico is evolving.
| App ID | 205630 |
| App Type | DLC |
| Developers | Haemimont Games |
| Publishers | Kalypso Media Digital |
| Categories | Downloadable Content |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation |
| Release Date | 29 Mar, 2012 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Supported Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
47 Total Reviews
39 Positive Reviews
8 Negative Reviews
Mostly Positive Score
Tropico 4: Modern Times has garnered a total of 47 reviews, with 39 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mostly Positive’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
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Modern times adds a new campaign and a set of new buildings and a new edict tab. The new buildings are not had all at once. While the updated buildings are neat features with better features the new buildings will be unlocked for you as you hit certain dates (based on year). But you can no longer are able to build the older versions. They nearly all replace old buildings, campaign is well done but the difficulty is kind of lacking, the new structures can be overpowering. If you like Tropico 4 then it's definitely worth getting on sale or bundle. Some of the new buildings and edicts make the original campaign a bit too easy. Thumbs up!
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
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There are 12 extra missions for this DLC. Each one of them is challenging and fun to play. The price tag is also great compared to the fun you would get playing these missions. I highly recommend this DLC for all the hardcore Tropico fans out there.
👍 : 10 |
😃 : 1
Positive
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Modern Times is DLC that is comparable to Expansion Pack for your Tropico 4. Yep, every other DLC is tiny. It adds more gameplay mechanics, buildings and a whooping new campaign.
There are 12 campaign missions. I didn't beat them all, but they feel like fun, with interesting challenges and amousing story with characters. Well, you know, text deal.
What it adds gameplay wise are year-dependant changes and events. You can now check a timeline which will show you what to expect from the future in each year. It could be that you can't hire any foreign worker. Or forced edict. Or most often, you will get to build a new building or to have one of those upgraded. Well, upgraded forcefully, the ones that were already constructed stay as-is, but you can build only new ones. Like, apartament for 10 persons changes to 20 person one that requires electricity. From one point it's great, from another, if you didn't plan to build any power stations, then you may not like it.
But hey, progress doesn't wait for no one! I still think it adds more positive challenge and changes to gameplay.
Oh, and a bunch of edicts to issue.
No, classic campaign doesn't get any of these changes, as far as I am aware.
And it's pretty much a must-have expansion. Well, must-have mostly because base Tropico 4 was extremely similar to Tropico 3: Absolute Power edition. This will bring more unique elements into it.
👍 : 11 |
😃 : 0
Positive
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[h1]Tropico 4: Modern Times Expansion Pack Review[/h1]
Modern Times is an expansion pack for Tropico 4. This expansion pack has a lot of content to offer, such as a new campaign, new buildings, edicts, and much more. It also adds some new mechanics such as timeline events which are historical events that affect gameplay. These events will affect export prices, relations, immigrants, and etc. There are also some new achievements as well.
The new campaign adds 12 new missions. At the start you will only unlock a few modern buildings, but as time progresses, you will unlock more modern buildings. As the campaign progresses, you will unlock more and more modern buildings at the start of each mission. There are some plot twists in this campaign and it also adds some new characters as well. The campaign should take about 20 hours or so to finish as they are quite challenging. However, thereis a bug in the 6th mission of the campaign "Keep Calm and Carry On", where after you completed an objective you will be given a failure state. If the index is under 200, you will lose the game. The objective I finished should've gaven me an extra 300 index, but it didn't so I instantly lose the mission. Thankfully, I found the solution online.
The new modern buildings are mostly upgrades that replaces the old buildings such as farms replaced by bio farms, which takes up more space than the usual farm, employ fewer people, and can yield multiple crops at the same time at a much higher rate. But once you unlock these newer buildings, you can't build the old cheaper ones. There are also some modern buildings which is new and is not an upgrade such as the space program, the electronic factory, telecom HQ and more. The new edicts are also great and useful. Edicts such as fertilize, which permanently increases the soil fertility of the island is very useful. Some DLC missions use the Modern Times mechanics as well.
In summary, Modern Times is a fantastic expansion pack. It adds a lot of new great things. However, there are also some minor bugs. I recommend turning on the auto-save from the settings so you won't lose progress if the bug happens to you. But overall, Modern Times is must-have if you like Tropico 4.
👍 : 10 |
😃 : 0
Positive
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The incredible ABSURDITY with this dlc is that you pay the devs to REMOVE content from your game!!
Once the modern buildings become availabe: GONE are the older ones! You want to keep building sections of your island with retro looking old appartments and condos? Gone! You are now stuck with ugly looking modern ones. You'd like to place a nice little market-place in one of your neighboroods? Gone! Your ONLY option now is a huge and horrendous supermarket. You've lost a garbage dump? Gone you can't build a new one. A nice fisherman's warf maybe on that beach comminuty you are now developing? Gone! Modern, sci-fi looking, fish farms are the only option. Same for farms and ranches. What about a little restaurant at the corner of that street? No'p! All replaced by this huge and cheezy looking ship-O-rant restaurant. How many ship-shapped restaurants will you tolerate on your island before agreeing this is tremendoulsly ridiculous and stop playing this game?! This is what happens to most gamers who have bought this dlc. http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=13944
Despite complaints dating 5+ years back the devs have done NOTHING! No better proof that they have completely abandonned this game...and their custommers! (But somehow happily still take our money).
If you are just a little bit into city-building and like the freedom to chose your buildings and give your island the feel you like: Do not pay to REMOVE content from your game. Avoid this DLC !
👍 : 35 |
😃 : 5
Negative
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Mixed opinion. While the updated buildings are neat features (they generally are higher quality/capacity), after you unlock the upgrade (based on year/timeline), you no longer are able to build the older (cheaper) versions. New Campaign is a nice feature though.
👍 : 60 |
😃 : 0
Positive
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Modern times is an expansion pack to Tropico 4, that adds a new campaign and a whole set of new buildings and a new edict tab. The new buildings are not had all at once- this time the date actually means something, and over the course of a mission, new buildings will be unlocked for you as you hit certain dates. They nearly all replace old buildings, and you get things like a giant pyramid house, a skyscraper office building, a car factory, and more. The missions are well done but the difficulty is kind of lacking- the new structures are really "overpowered", like a farm that grows all kinds of crops and a borehole mine that will mine a thousand minerals each month. You end up with gobs of money really fast, and so you mostly just go through the motions. Worth picking up if you liked Tropico 4's campaign.
👍 : 37 |
😃 : 0
Positive
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Wish it was possible to give this a mixed review... But I can't so here goes a negative :(
If the modern times buildings coexisted with classic ones, this would be a stellar review, but I absolutely despise any artificial limitations on the gameplay, and this expansion is doing exactly that, all the time.
This expansion completely ruins the experience for me, by taking away all the unique flavour tropico had - the cuban feel of buildings, suddenly you no longer have the ability to build "old" structures due to arbitrary design choice. Instead you are forced to build things you see in technologically advanced part of the world.
If you like glass and steel, go ahead. I don't.
👍 : 44 |
😃 : 0
Negative
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If you like Tropico 4 then it's definitely worth the money as it adds an entire new campaign and the new buildings and edicts really do add a lot to sandbox mode. Some of the new buildings and edicts make the original campaign a bit too easy though especially if you have some of the other DLC.
Basically Tropico 4 is a very fun city builder that does not take itself seriously at all and if you enjoyed it I highly reccomend the expansion. If you're not into city builders then I don't think this will change your mind about the game either.
👍 : 104 |
😃 : 2
Positive
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The capaign is great, and the possibility of modernizing older buildings adds A new layer of depth to your economic plan.
BUT
once you unlock a modern building, it replaces an old one on the building menu. Normally this would be fine, but modern buildings are bigger and more expensive than old ones.
Doesn't stop the whole thing from being good, but it's a bit of a nuisance
👍 : 41 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Tropico 4: Modern Times offers 1 downloadable content (DLC) packs, each adding unique elements and extending the core gameplay experience. These packs may include new missions, characters, maps, or cosmetic items, enriching the player's engagement with the game.
Packages
There are 1 packages available for this game, each priced to provide players with a selection of in-game currency, exclusive items, or bundles that enhance gameplay. These packages are designed to offer players various options to customize and advance their game experience.
Tropico 4: Modern Times Steam Achievements
Tropico 4: Modern Times offers players a rich tapestry of challenges, with a total of 10 achievements to unlock. These achievements span a variety of in-game activities, encouraging exploration, skill development, and strategic mastery. Unlocking these achievements provides not only a rewarding experience but also a deeper engagement with the game's content.
Crisis Measures
The Conclave
Averted World War 3
Zeitgeist
Office Space
Have a Babel Tower with 50 employees
Better Than Tenements
Have a Ziggurat with 50 families as tenants
Capo Di Tutti Capi
Renovate your Palace
Going Green
Build 4 Bio Farms and 4 Organic Ranches in a single mission
Heaven On Earth
Build a Diamond Cathedral before 1990
A Better Tourist Trap
Build an Aerodrome and a Seven-star hotel in a single mission
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Tropico 4: Modern Times Minimum PC System Requirements
Minimum:- OS *:Windows XP SP3 (32 bit)
- Processor:2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600, Radeon X1600), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:5 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX compatible
Tropico 4: Modern Times Recommended PC System Requirements
Recommended:- OS *:Windows 7
- Processor:2 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 8800, Radeon HD4000), 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:5 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX compatible
Tropico 4: Modern Times Minimum MAC System Requirements
Minimum:- OS: 10.8.5
- Processor: 2.0GHz
- Memory: 4GB Memory
- Graphics: 256MB*
- Hard Drive:6GB HD space
- Other Requirements: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series.
The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M.
Tropico 4: Modern Times Recommended MAC System Requirements
Recommended:- OS: 10.9.4
- Processor: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 8GB Memory
- Graphics: 512GB*
- Hard Drive: 6GB HD space
- Other Requirements: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series.
The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M.
Tropico 4: Modern Times has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.
