No mining, no industry play
This is re-post updates to my previous post with more accurate facts and figures with screenshot proof.
No industries , no mining play.
I start at modern era, sandbox, 100k (Default is 75k). Medium on all other settings.
Start with building 5 embassy, and spent 25k praise all super power
Built 2 offshore wind turbine and connect power grid to land with a substation
Next unlock hydroponic and industrial ranch, demolish current corn farm and at the old farm space set up 2 corn hydroponic+1 cattle industry ranch (this will be my food sources until population hit 1500)
Wait for a while until can praise superpower again and can collect 20k afterward, do it on 4 superpower less 1 that you want to be allied with. For me it is usa
With extra money 80k get from 4 super power - 25k spent to praise on 5 = clean 55k
Build pirate cove, commando, spy and internet, set all to treasure hunt non stop.
I choose to ally with usa, after the 3rd praise, i get mission to ally with them, need to have commando + 4 patrol mission, after get the ally mission can ask 20k from usa before completing the mission, this will shorten the time, next praise all 5 superpower again prioritise usa so can collect another 20k next available.
After becoming usa allies, build 1 more offshore wind turbine and build 1 offshore office for usa (that's free 12k /year free income (can be boost to 14.4k /year).
While doing above, if have extra money built 1 high school, 1 colleges , 1 research center along with customs, immigration, hospital, fire station and upgrade to helipad, (can ignore police until later after media or build it now, up to you) build cathredal (not church) and supermarket. Next build housings prefer modern apartment in close proximity to shopping, hospital and cathredal, next build newspaper, radio and tv that cover all residentials and set 3rd setting, (need unlock technology), and start earning money. Build waste management upgrade so it produce minerals and rubber and finally unlock solar power, build within waste management area.
Keep praising superpower and collect 20k once the relationship hit >71 while doing above, can collect 20k forever from usa (our allies) . Unlock superpower party edict (research) spend 20k to improve relationship by 20 with all. Aka spend 20k to collect 100k, minus usa (allies), 80k so there is net profits 60k.
Exporting nothing except excess corn, hide and meat, import nothing, sources of income from superpower, offshore office, media, some minerals from waste management and treasure hunt (if lucky can get 10k/treasure hunt)
By now we should have 50k (after improving housing, healthcare, education, media, powerplant)
This is where it start to go spiral, ready?
Build 10 banks, yes 10 banks and setting as national bank (by default), increase bank wages at max. Need to make sure your island bank balance never drop below 50k, wait if you must.
After 10 bank, build 20 offices and do 10 setting on official business , 5 setting on corporate and 5 on consumer, increase office wage to max. Grow slowly, cater for housing by building modern apartment, power plant etc. Build 2 or 3 additional research center. Make sure your treasury balance stay above 50k.
At 3 research center do setting to increase office efficiencies by 30%(max)
After 20 office +3 research center, build more bank and set max wages and the bank setting now at private banking, build bank until the fully staffed bank at max wage give 50/month return, higher than 50, keep building until it reach 50, below 50, stop building bank and revert setting to national bank.
Now back to office, keep building office until the monthly income at max wage reach 100/month
After office back to bank then back to office
Steal taj mahal.
There is concept of office+bank+wealthy citizens spiral without manufacturing. Can import foods + warehouse to store
After , do tourism focus on wealthy. Select 3 hotels on setting support local business to boost our offices.
My current save with population 4500, i have 185 offices, 85 banks have 716 filthy rich tropicans and 2509 rich, 1097 well off. My taj mahal bring in 221k per year profits. I can go higher but i set up some industries for my shopping mall and foods that lower down average wages of my workforce.
Income around 4.23 million, expenses 2.66 million, net income around 1.5 m per year. Import 130k, export 48k (my industries income is at minimal)
industries on my island (which i can do without and keep importing) was added later when my population reach 3k, i was planning to be self sufficient, got other plan for end game play to make superpower war non stop with me. so preparing for their embargoes.