Edicts (Tropico 6)

For articles of the same name in other Tropico games, see Edicts.

Edicts are laws and proclamations that affect events in Tropico 6 by giving benefits, often in exchange for negative effects. Most edicts work with a 3-tier system (shown by zero, one or two stars), increasing positive effects and decreasing negative ones as long as they are kept active, up to a maximum level of two stars.

Colonial Era

Advanced Boat Service

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost:
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Increased speed and capacity of ships that anchor in the ports by 5%/10%/12%. Also increases upkeep of ports by 50%. 

Food for the People

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $500
• Effects: Citizens consume two units of food when eating. Increases the general food quality by 10. Decreases capitalist standing by 10. Increases communist standing by 5.

 Church Fee

• Penultimo Says: "The rich are always looking for a good way to make quick buck - and they've hit upon the great untaxed opportunity that is Sunday Mass. Charge the punters to go in. When the Padres complains, point them to Matthew 22:21 and look smug. The congregation won't be too happy - but who can resist the opportunity to turn prophets into profits?"
• Cost: $1,500 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Visitors to religious buildings pay a fee of $1/2/3. Decreases the efficiency of religious buildings by 15/12/10%. Decreases religious standing by 5. Increases capitalist standing by 5.

No Free Lunch

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Forces the citizens to pay for food. Provides 1$/2$/3$ for every citizen which buys food. Reduces popularity among communists and religious people. Improves your relations with capitalists.

Employee of the Month

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $0 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Employees of mines and industrial buildings work double shifts as long as this edict is active. The edict costs $350/250/225 per month.

Urban Development

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: For five years, it halves cost of all residential buildings.

Free Housing

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $500 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Citizens pay no rent. Decreases capitalist standing by 15/12/10. Increases communist standing by 10/12/15.

Child Allowance

• Penultimo Says: "You know what is popular with the people? Families. Everyone loves children. Well, everyone loves their own children. Other people's children are another matter entirely. But we can win some popular support by paying people to have children. The citizens will like all the implications of that legislation!"
• Cost:
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Children are not accounted for when determining the economic wealth of a family. This edict costs 3$/2$/1$ per child per month.

World Wars

Audience

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 1500$ 
• Effects: Provides you with tasks from three fractions with which you have lowest relations.

Free Wheels

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $0
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Even poor citizens can use cars. Decreases capitalist standing by 15/12/10. Increases communist standing by 10/12/15. The edict costs $1,000/900/750 per month.

Right to Arms

• Penultimo Says: "You're never really free unless you can excercise your liberty by shooting someone when they annoy you! Declaring the Right To Arms allows citizens to enjoy the wonders of gun ownership, with no downsides except a substantial increase in the homicide rate. The gun nuts will be pleased, plus your future soldiers will get plenty of target practices as they join teenage gangs and fight turf wars. Those little rascals!"
• Cost: $2,500
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Increases liberty by 15/18/20. Decreases crime safety by 10/8/5. Military squads deal 10% more damage. Decreases militarist standing by 15/12/10. Increases industrialist standing by 7/9/12. Increases capitalist standing by 7/9/12.

Agricultural Subsidies

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $5,000 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Increases the efficiency of all agricultural buildings by 20/28/30%. Increases the upkeep of those buildings by 50/47/45%. Decreases capitalist standing by 10. Increases communist standing by 10.

Wealth Tax

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $2,500 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: You gain $5/6/7 for every rich or filthy-rich adult each month. Decreases capitalist standing by 20. Increases communist standing by 15.

State Loan

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Enables you to take 50000$ credit. You must pay it with monthly installments with interest. Total amount of money that you have to return is 80000$

Industrialization

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Halves the cost of all industrial buildings for two years. This edict can be activated once per 5 years

Building Permit

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Reduces building cost by 20%. 10% of the basic price will be sent to your Swiss Account. This will negatively impact your relations with the communists

Literacy Program

• Penultimo Says: "As convenient it has been to have most of our citizens incapable of reading, certain judgmental nations have accused Tropico of being a backward backwater. Fortunately, it was written in foreign newspaper so not only did nobody here see it, they couldn't read it even if they had! However, if you decide you should like to have more citizens who could read and write, we can always throw more money at the school system and see what happens."
• Cost: 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Increase the efficiency of all high schools and colleges by 25%/27%30%. Increases upkeep of all educational buildings by 25%

Martial Law

• Penultimo Says: "There's nothing quite like the feeling of power you get from declaring Martial Law. Curfews at night, soldiers marching down the streets just for the hell of it... it's jackboot heaven! And if there's a pesky election coming that you might lose, it's the perfect excuse to cancel it. It's not an underhanded ploy, it's national security! If anyone complains that Tropico is no longer free, just show them the magnificent drop in crime statistics!"
• Cost: 
• Effects: Cancels scheduled elections and prevents elections while active, decreasing personal experience of each eligible voters by 5. Decrease liberty by 35. Increase chance of citizens becoming rebels by 15%. Decrease tourist rating by 30%. Increase militarists standing by 30. Decrease standing with other factions by 15.

Early Election

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost:  
• Effects: Election takes place one year after activating the edict.

 Prohibition

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost:
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Bans alcohol. Decreases productivity of all entertainment buildings by 30%/25%/20%. Decreases global safety by 10/8/6. Increases productivity of all other buildings by 10%/12%/15%

Bells to Bullets

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Greatly worsens your relations with religious citizens. Increases effectiveness of military units and improves relations with militarists.

Military Police

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Military buildings work like police stations. Greatly reduces freedom near the building

Cold War

Spelling Bee

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $4,000 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Upon graduation each high school student has a chance of 5/10/12% of directly earning a college degree. Increases the upkeep of each high school by 50%.

Happy Meat

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: $1,500 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Decreases the efficiency of all ranches and factory ranches by 15/12/10%. Increases job quality of all ranches and factory ranches by 10/13/15%. Increases the standard export price of meat by 10/13/15%. Decreases industrialist standing by 10. Increases environmentalist standing by 15/18/20.

National Day

• Penultimo Says: "You know what helps keep the people from thinking about their troubles? A lavish, ludicrous, utterly over-the-top street party! We'll have women in absurdly sparkly dresses, unidentifiable mascots in bizarre costumes, and dodgy men eating fire for some reason, and what with all the liquid merriment before, during, and after, nobody will remember what they did last Tuesday - let alone what you did..."
• Cost: 
• Effects: Increase efficiency of all taverns and cocktail bars by 10%. Decrease crime safety by 8. Decrease standing with Religious faction by 10.

Nuclear Testing

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Gives you 100000$. Worsens your relations with all factions and reduces health of citizens. 

Mandatory Waste Sorting

• Penultimo Says: "Recycling is our way of giving Mother Earth a great big hug - and the ardent citizens of Tropico are standing by to do their bid, provided there are fines in place for anyone who refuses to get elbow deep into their own filthy garbage. The streets and the air will be so much cleaner - not to mention our national reputation. Just don't mention that the industrial buildings are where most of the toxic groundwater has come from..."
• Cost: 
• Effects: Decrease pollution of all residential buildings by 40%. Increase upkeep of all residential building by 20%. Increase Environmentalists standing by 10. Decrease Conservatives standing by 10.

Experimental Ground Treatment

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Gives you swiss bank account money based on number of industrial buildings. Increases pollution. Decreases enviromentalist standing

Tax Cut

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: Based on number of citizens
• Effects: Increases approval of rich citizens. This edict can be used once per 5 years

Good Old Days

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects: Citizens will wear colonial era clothing. Increases tourism rating based on amount of forts and guard towers. Increases standing with conservatives and religious. Decreaes standing with intellectuals

Diplomatic Superparty

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 20000$ 
• Effects: Increases standing with all superpowers by 20. This edict can be activated once per 5 years

Alternative Food Source

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects:

Assembly Ban

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 

• Effects: Citizens can't go on protests. Decreases liberty. This edict has monthly cost based on amount of citizens

Made in tropico

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 

• Effects: Increases price of proceeded goods by 5%. Increases upkeep of all factories by 20%

Social security

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 

• Effects: Retirees and students will receive 60% of medium tropican wage. Increases their standing by 5. Increases communist standing by 10. Decreases capitalist standing by 10

Modern Times

Speedway

• Penultimo Says: "I have heard it said that Tropican roads are just not fast enough - but we can fix that with just a little regular investment in infrastructure! Don't be fooled by pipe dreams about public transportations or bicycles or - perish the though! - universal pedestrian access. No, the automobiles is the way to go because faster is always better, and if we wear out the surface faster, well, you can kiss my freshly-laid tarmac!"
• Cost: 
• Effects: Increase the speed of vehicles using roads such as cars, buses, and trucks by 30%. The edict costs $600 per month.

Contraception Ban

• Penultimo Says: "Babies... they cry, poop, and do nothing useful. But we love them so much - especially when they are asleep or in somebody else's house. Why don't we plan for more bundles of joy in the future by encouraging the citizens to do what they already want to do and take down the barriers between them?"
• Cost:
• Effects: Increase the birth rate by 60%. Decrease standing with the Intellectuals by 20. Increase standing with the Religious by 25.

Cultural Diversity

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects:

Policy of Detente

• Penultimo Says: "The rebels are starting to get bored of sleeping in the hills and eating stone soups - I hear the Wi-Fi out there was terrible! If we made it our personal policy to 'forgive and forget', many would hang up their guns and come back to their jobs and comforts of modern life. For those who are still upset that their houses are blown up in all that kerfuffle, that's what Truth and Reconcilation commissions were made to gloss over!"
• Cost: 
• Effects: Each rebel and leader has a chance of 50% to lose their role. Guerrillas have a chance of 50% to return to Tropican community. Decrease standing with conservatives by 15. This edict has a cooldown of 5 years.

Sea Disposal

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects:

Light Bulb Ban

• Penultimo Says: "I have an idea! Bing! It was a visual gag involving holding a light bulb above my head, but I suppose that doesn't work in text. But these incandescent bulbs are not very energy efficient, and the filament always breaks at the most inconvenient moments. The new flourescents are so much better, if we ignore the mercury poisoning and so forth."
• Cost: 
• Effects: Decrease the power consumption of residential buildings by 50%. Increase pollution of each garbage dump by 20%. Increase upkeep of each waste treatment facility by 50%. The edict costs $100 per residential buildings to activate.

Tax Haven

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects at 0/1/2 stars: Increases efficiency of all offices and offshore offices by 15%/20%/25%. Decreases standing of all superpowers by 25/20/15

Legalized Substances

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects:

Knownledgio Sinco

• Penultimo Says: "You know, we are really struggling to work out what to do with all this knownledge we are producing. It can be turned into books, but then we have to pay someone to read them! Why don't we just sink our knownledge back into the education system that got us into this book-smarts problem in the first place? The quicker the students learn, the sooner they can be put to work!"
• Cost: 
• Effects: Increase efficiency of high schools and colleges by 10%. The edict runs for 1 year and has a cooldown of 1 year.

Compulsory Vaccination

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 
• Effects:

Caribbean Trade Pact Association

• Penultimo Says: ""
• Cost: 15000$ 
• Effects: Creates 3 trade routes with minor countries. Increases capitalist standing by 20