Bounty: A Tropical Story

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Carl S. Dubois family December 2046

Carl was born August 2020, in a small middle-class apartment on Sugar Square. The son of Myrthe Sullivan and Victor Dubois. In November two years later, his little brother Luca was born. The apartment was too small for a family of four and soon they relocated to a larger but also simpler apartment at Fenna Tower. In the beginning of the 2030’s Carl was admitted to President Williams School, he graduated in 2035. His father Victor got involved with Loyal to Familia and despite being able to leave in good standing, the family lost money and had to flee their apartment in the city, for a period living in smaller apartments in Cepero Town. In the late 2030’s the situation improved and the family moved to a classic style apartment at Piotrowski Street. In 2040 Carl started dating Ana the daughter of famous Dutch TV chef Tess Koning. In 2041 the couple moved together in a small very simple apartment at Plantation Route, D'Angelo Island. At the time Carl was unemployed, Ana was religious sister, taking care of the gardens and interior at Iglesia Nuestra Señora. A position she still holds. During 2044 and 2045 Carl was a bus driver. They could now afford a rented house in D'Angelo Village. Carl was able to get a much better and skilled job, at the new South Cepero Fire Station, just a few months ago. The family moved to a nice classic style apartment at South Cepero Road, in the heart of Miner’s Village.  

Carl outside the fire station

 

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December 2046

63 Years old President Dr. Carla Robinson stepped down, after being offered the position as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Surprisingly Alternative Living selected just 24 years old, uneducated truck driver Carla Bruno, to replace her as both party leader and President. Carla is married to goat farmer Mario. The couple has no children.

The home of Carla and Mario Bruno. At Plateau Village Square.

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January 2047

Short 2046 Report from State Statistics Department:

Top 3 Industrial Export: Electronics 33.554 coins, Cigars 24.788 coins, Rum 23.884 coins

Top 3 Raw Export: Meat 16.091 coins, Cocoa 9.247 coins, Wool 8.520 coins.

Yearly balance: 22.927 coins.

Births Rate: 2,18%. Immigration Rate: 1,97%. Death Rate 3,03%. Emigration Rate: 0,00 %. Disappeared: 0,00%

Unemployed: 3,18% Homeless: 1,29%

This year it will be 100 years since Sister Birgitta took over the leadership of the “Order of Fen”, after the death of then 60 years old Alicja Volkov. She was the first leader of the order, having and allowing the Nuns to get children. Eight descendants after Sister Birgitta are still alive, living on Bounty Islands. Her grandchild Yasmin Al Najjar, her great-grandchildren Gafur Ahmed, Farooq Al Najjar, Labiba Najjar Vázquez and Kaamran Ahmed, her great-great- grandchildren Alami Najjar Vázquez, Azmi Najjar Vázquez and Talal Ahmed.

A private photo of Sister Birgitta from 1949, today exhibited at Abbey of the Holy Mother

 

Editorial:

 

The above photo is an in-game screenshot of her, manipulated at “artbreeder.com”

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April 2047

The first official national holiday celebration “Cristina Cepero Announcement Day”, was held the 1.st of April, celebrating that it was exactly 120 years since, transitional Government leader Cristina Cepero announced the first democratic election.

In a TV speech in connection with Cristina Cepero Announcement Day, president Carla Bruno announced that to make life easier upon the poor, all tax on fuel and cars would be removed and people with a “low” income job, would get an almost free, government sponsored car. At first in a 5 years test period, to see how much it would affect the queue formation during rush hour. She promised that it would, at least over the first 5 years, it would not change public transport funding.

It turned out that the president office, had not cleared this with Green Revolution and Environment and Nature Minister Alejandro Pérez, maybe intentionally who knows? Anyway, the result was that Green Revolution left the Government, the next morning. As the government still got 40 seats out of 74 left, they could continue without calling for early elections. Environment and Nature would be handled directly under the president, until next election.

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Cristina & Michael Schulz, May 2047

Cristina Moretti was born in December 2001, in her grandmother Yelena Johnson’s home at Cattle Road. Where she was living with her parents Carina and Gabriele Moretti and her older brother Alejandro Johnson. The family left her grandmother’s home in 2007. She spent the rest of her childhood in apartments near Miner’s Village. Cristina started dating German Michael Schulz in her mid-teens, moving into his apartment at New Village Tower in 2021. In the early 2030’s moving further south to Moria Tower. In 2036 they moved to the city, renting a house at Corpus Christi Street, next to the Baptist Church. Cristina got pregnant and gave birth to their son Rafael Schulz, born in July 2037. They married and Cristina took her husband’s surname. At this point Michael had worked at Cocktail Bar Beijing almost 10 years, Cristina was working at the nearby Saint Mary Metro Station, it made sense that the family relocate to the apartment in Chinatown, where they still live. Whereas Michael Schulz have only had three different jobs, bus driver, truck driver and bartender. Cristina have not been able to hold jobs for longer periods, working a multitude of varying unskilled jobs. Today she works at Santoro Golf Resort.       

Cristina at Cattle Road Metro Station

 

 

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July 2047

The preservation committee made its 5th memorandum, as former Council member María Rinaldi retired, this time led by Council member Thomas Thomas representing the tourist industry. The other members are: Professor in History Ángel Ruiz from Bounty City University, Architect Sasha Zaytsev from Bonner Construction, Dr. Lucas Hernández from University Research Laboratory and director of the Museum of Original Culture Ángel Torres. Again, the committee declared just one building national treasure:

The Cattle Road Clinic (Preservation category H3)

Italian Couple Lorenzo and Anja Brissi bought the land on Cattle road in the winter 1920/1921. We know from a copy of the contract that Lorenzo contacted the owner of Bounty’s only Construction company at the time Thorsten Klein, and we can see from the contract that he paid 1.500§, a very substantial sum at the time. The construction of the building was finished in late spring 1921 and the doors opened for patients in June. A revolution in healthcare for the inhabitants of what was then a small town, with a population of around 350 people.

Lorenzo Brissi located his Clinic, on a quite road, a bit south the town center, but today it is in the heart of the city, at one of the busiest roads.

         

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August 2047

The Buddhist Temple, located in the junction of China Town Street, Sugar Road and Coffee Road. East of Bounty China Town and north of Sugar Road Residential Area. Opened in the beginning of August.

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Farooq Al Najjar, September 2047

Farooq Al Najjar was born in an apartment at Cepero Main Waterfront December 2012, with the help of fertility treatments. The son of Yasmin and Naasir Al Najjar. Farooq was somehow a replacement for his brother Vajid, who died in 2001. Farooq sister Labiba was 12 years old when he was born. His mother was 38. When Farooq was still just a toddler the family moved to New Village Residential area, where the family got an apartment in the tower. When Farooq was in his teens his father got a job in the military, stationed at the small military outpost in Saint Mary’s District. The family moved to the city getting an apartment in the tower at Sugar Road Residential Area. Farooq passed the 2nd level exam, in 2029. The family moved again in 2032, this time to Fenna Tower. The following year Farooq left his parents. Farooq Al Najjar moved to Cepero Islands, living in various small apartments from 2033 to 2038, working with several different unskilled jobs. In 2038 he was offered a qualified job, at United Food’s sugar greenhouses, at Shark Beach Road. Later the same years his girlfriend María Vázquez moved in with him at the small apartment he had rented in Cattel Road Residential Area. At the time she was working at Bounty State Medication. They both disliked living in the city. The opportunity to move came in 2043, when Farooq was offered the job with Jørgen Jensen A/S, as technician on the fish tanks, which he still got. They relocated to Miners Village and later Lucia Village. Today María works at M.Leroy JV’s nickel mine.

Farooq Al Najjar at work

 

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November 2047

This summer, despite some protests from nationalist groups, the government decided to keep the immigration door wide open, for a period of about 12 months. In an attempt to attract cheap labor and by that more investment on Bounty Islands. Especially in the still relatively small tourist industry. The first result of this was that Santoro Golf added a new two-star Hotel to their resort. Aiming to attract the many price-conscious elderly golfer’s from all over the world.

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December 2047

Tourist promotion picture, included in the European 2048 season brochure.

 

 

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January 2048

The effects of the new open-door immigration policy, did not have the intended effect, so far not resulting in any new immigrants, as a result it has been extended until the end of 2048.

Short 2047 Report from State Statistics Department:

Due to the increasing focus on Tourism, the industry will now be included in the yearly reports.

Somewhat surprisingly, the old industries Rum and Leather outperformed all the modern products this season, apart from Fashion.     

Top 3 Industrial Export: Fashion 22.657 coins, Rum 21.068 coins, Leather 19.845 coins

Top 3 Raw Export: Meat 16.395 coins, Fish 11.072 coins, Wool 8.417 coins.

Tourist Industry: Accommodation 44.752, Other tourist consumption: 7.899

Yearly balance: 12.423 coins.

Births Rate: 2,15%. Immigration Rate: 0,0%. Death Rate 3,28%. Emigration Rate: 0,05 %. Disappeared: 0,00%

Unemployed: 2,71% Homeless: 1,09%

This year it is 100 years since Dirk & Heike Schubert opened their cigar factory on Cepero Islands, pioneering what developed into Cepero Industrial Zone,  today the main industrial area on Bounty Islands. The factory was closed down in march 2031, when Schubert Holding stepped out of the threatened tobacco industry, exclusively focusing on food related production.

Cepero Industrial Zone, Today.

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Carlos Taka Jan. 2048

Carlos Taka was born Carlos Wagner in December 1973. The son of Alexandra Taka. Adapted by his stepfather Heinrich at the age of five. His little sister died when he was very young, but he had an older half-sister Tami from his stepfathers first marriage. Carlos spent his childhood and teenage years in New Village, Cepero Town. He did not get an education and left his parents in 1995 to work at the new cinema at Cattle Road, where he also got a small apartment. Soon his girl Svetlana moved in. He lost his stepfather in 2011. After Carlos got a job at R. Johnson SunWear in 2013, the couple could afford a small house at Sugar Road. They had two children, but only the son Ryuji, born in 2016, survived the first difficult years. Carlos lost his job and the family struggled in the 2020’s, losing the house. The situation somewhat improved in the 2030’s after both patents started working as truckdrivers. The family moved to a larger middle-class apartment in Chinatown. His son Ryuji came out as homosexual in 2038, to his surprise both Carlos and Svetlana were very supportive. Carlos sister Tami died in 2042, his soulmate Svetlana died in April 2043. Carlos cracked and lived on the streets for a short while, but picked himself up and was hired by his old employer R. Johnson. Working at R. Johnson WorkWear, until he retired in July 2044. Today he has rented a room in a large apartment at Moria Tower, belonging to Doctor Carmen Álvarez.

74 years old, Carlos Taka still likes to take a bus to the city, just walking around and maybe get a coffee somewhere.

 

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February 2048

Former researcher at Pablo Romero Biological Faculty and later Engineer at Mountain Village Power Park, Uwe Hartmann, died 71 years old. Uwe came to Bounty Islands around the turn of the millennium with his cousin Jan Hartmann, who passed away in 2042. The two cousins, married the Lewandowski sisters, having close relations throughout their lives. Uwe will leave behind his wife Dorthea and his son Klaus.

Uwe Hartmann leaving the families impressive house at the corner of Bay Street and Maria Ruiz Road, autumn 2045

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March 2048

Former supply coordinator at Ramos Construction Naasir Al Najjar, died 74 years old. Naasir Al Najjar, was born in Yemen and came to Bounty Islands in 1994, fleeing the civil war in his homeland. He met Yasmin Ahmad in 1995 and the couple married in 1996. The couple got two children and also grandchildren. Rest in Peace!

Naasir Al Najjar, Cattle Road 1939

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April 2048

Former cellar manager at Schubert’s Brewery and later load planner at S/L shipping, Gabriele Moretti died 80 years old. Gabriele was born in Sesto San Giovanni, a Milano suburb. 24 years old he immigrated to Bounty Islands, surviving on day-to-day jobs, at farms, ranches or plantations. He met Carina Johnson in 1999, they fell in love and she got pregnant. Giving birth to their daughter Cristina. Carina already had a son. They married and spent the rest of their lives together, until Carina died in June 2046. Gabriele will leave behind his daughter, her husband Michael Schulz, and grandchild Rafael Schulz. Also, the stepson Alejandro Johnson will come to the funeral, although after Carina died, they lost contact.

After a visit to Abbey of the Holy Mother, just a month ago, Gabriele Moretti took the subway back to his apartment at the Cepero Beach Project.

   

 

 

 

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Mila Sullivan, May 2048

Mila Sullivan, was born in April 1971 in the small town of Morrisonville, Louisiana, at the shores of Mississippi River. When the town residents were forced to relocate due to Dow Chemical Company’s industrial pollution in 1990, she moved to The Caribbean Islands, and soon got involved in Spiritual Baptism. Acting as preacher and missionary of the faith, she came to Bounty Islands in 2016. Mila met now deceased Lucas Sullivan in 2019, they socialized over a long period, having strictly platonic, but very close relations. After several years their friendship developed and in 2024 Lucas sold Cine De Loro and bought a fine house. She moved in and they marriage. Lucas died in May 2044, 82 years old. Mila got no children of her own, but she hears from Lucas’ children Myrthe, Aitana and Cristobal from time to time. After her husband died, Mila bought a house in Miner’s village. She stopped preaching and missioning, now living a quiet ascetic life of prayer, mostly in solitude.

Mila Sullivan, entering her house in Miner’s Village.

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Editorial: Lost the latest 3-4 saves, to unknown error, might result in some inconsistency in the story. Guess no one will notice, but just in case. 

Memorandum Isabella Drosophila was erected in Cepero Park, with small inscriptions of all the children lost to the tropical fever.

 

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14 minutes ago, Tamijo said:

Editorial: Lost the latest 3-4 saves, to unknown error, might result in some inconsistency in the story. Guess no one will notice, but just in case

That's a shame, but given we have just passed 700 posts and are on pg24 I think you are right but still good to know 

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51 minutes ago, catty-cb said:

That's a shame, but given we have just passed 700 posts and are on pg24 I think you are right but still good to know 

Ya, I know - I don't even always know who the farter or mother is, before I check in a file. What can happen is that something shows in a picture, not yet mentioned - and later "are build". In any case no worries.

 

 

     

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June 2048

The current owner of the town circus Natasha Rodríguez, allegedly heard a rumor that the circus building was likely the next to become a national treasure. Due to the extreme value of the land, located at a very attractive area, she tore the building down and sold the land to Ramos Construction. Which in return constructed the new Bounty Tivoli for her. It is expected that Ramos Construction will build residential housing at the Circus ground. Bounty Tivoli, located close to Plateau Village tunnel in Presidente Jakub District, was ready in late June. Expected to open at the beginning of next month.    

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July 2048

Sadly, the wood structure in the 130 years old parliament building was in decay and needed replacement. It was originally the plan to renovate, but the architects from López Construction concluded that it was almost impossible and suggested to demolish the entire building, and recreate it over a brand new concrete structure. After long debates in the parliament over the latest year, the concrete options was chosen and even more controversial, it was decided to relocate the government to North Jungle Nature Reserve. This was a very spilt decision, even within members of the government. Those against claimed that it was a bad idea to move the most important and central political institution out of Bounty City and/or that it was in direct conflict with the February 2020 “Preservation Consensus” to build in the Jungle Nature Reserve. Those for claimed that moving the parliament to Cepero Island, would be a great symbolic act, connecting the three Island better, with a central location in the middle of the nation. They also claimed that the Jungle Nature Reserve was already declining and, in any case, not mentioned in the “Preservation Consensus”. Which is actually correct.

February 2020 “Preservation Consensus”, Complete Preservation of: The two western islands belonging to Ayiti Native Nation. The West Jungle at D’Angelo Island. The Beach Jungle at Cepero Island. Partial Preservation of: D’Angelo East Jungle, Bounty Main Island’s East Jungle. Partial: can only be used for very essential raw material mining or tourism. 

The parliament construction site in North Jungle Nature Reserve.

 

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August 2048

In the latest report, Amnesty International claims to have prove that Bounty Islands detain some of their more vicious criminals at mental institution “La Casa Nuestra Señora”, despite the fact that those people are not convicted in a courthouse and in some cases seemingly completely sane. Defense Minister Dmitry Kowalczyk, denies the accusations and explains that the mentioned patients have various mental disorders and were admitted voluntarily. But for the sake of their families, random journalists or NGOs, cannot gain access to “La Casa”

Amnesty International’s drone photo, seemingly showing three known criminals, in the courtyard of “La Casa Nuestra Señora”.

 

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Your pictures really make me want to play Tropico; I can't believe how much it has changed since my version, what a difference.  I really like the music in my version, I can almost here it as I look at your pictures.  Nice   

Did I read that you write the story then play the map?

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3 hours ago, Abandoned said:

Your pictures really make me want to play Tropico; I can't believe how much it has changed since my version, what a difference.  I really like the music in my version, I can almost here it as I look at your pictures.  Nice   

Did I read that you write the story then play the map?

Thanks for comments.

Tropico 6 is a major step forward - not to mention they have (first time in Tropico) just opened up for community mods.

I play the Month (or several months) then post the story of what happens with my chosen character(s). They are all actual in-game persons and families, but off course I twist the, or rather their, story(s) a lot. Their jobs - marriages - homes - children are (95%) in-game contents. I often change the function of buildings, give them my names and tell stories of their ownership that is story related and not in line with the game. Decided not to do many editorial comments, but if someone ask, will of course gladly explain a post relation to in-game facts versus story. There is also a bit of planning and preparing for storylines that will evolve further in later posts.          

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September 2048

Over the years, many workers from Stoned Planks and HIQUEA Wood Saw Mill, have been taken to respectively Maria Bird Hospital and Miners Village Hospital with injuries to hands and fingers. After years of pressure from The Wood Workers Union, the Traffic and Logistics Ministry has enforced improvements to saw security at the mills. Decreasing the number of those serious work-related accidents with 72%.

Charlotte Sánchez lost a little finger last year.

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Luca S. Dubois, Oct. 2048

Luca S. Dubois was born November 2022, at the old Bounty City Hospital, at the time located a little north of the current hospital. When his parents lived at Sugar Square. Luca is the son of Myrthe Sullivan and Victor Dubois, grandson of Shana and Lucas Sullivan. Soon after the birth of Luca, the family moved to a larger apartment in Fenna Tower where he spent most of his childhood, playing with his two years older brother Carl. His father Victor got involved with Loyal to Familia, he left the organization but had to flee the city. The family was living at small apartments in Cepero Town, from 2035 to 2038, where Luca finished his 2^nd level degree. In 2039 his mother Myrthe Sullivan got a position as project manager at Jørgen Jensen Agricultural Park, the salary was good and the family could move to a nice classic style apartment at Piotrowski Street, Lucia Village. 18 years old Luca started dating French immigrant Charlotte Sánchez. In late 2044 he got a job as greenkeeper at Santoro Golf Resort, and rented a cheap apartment at Shark Beach Road where he still lives. Chalotte moved in at springtime the following year. Chalotte got a job at Stoned Planks, unlucky with the saw, she lost a finger last year. The couple got no children.

Luca at Santoro Golf Resort

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November 2048

The free immigration period, starting in November 2047 is about to end in just one month. It has resulted in the immigration of 90 people, the largest group coming from Italy. But as the result was positive, resulting in zero vacant jobs and an acceptable number of unemployed and homeless, the government will extend it with another year, hoping to see the tourist business and other industries expand, due to the new relative cheap workforce coming to Bounty Islands. This of course resulted in a lot of protest from the right-wing nationalist based around Nationalist Action and some protest from Green Revolution’s more extreme groups, claiming that rapid population growth is bound to result in pressure, on the already threatened jungle and wildlife on the Islands. Even inside in Government was some murmur from Workers Front parliament members, about the effect on the poorest part of the population, facing cheap competition in the search for jobs.

The latest three immigrants arriving to Bounty Bay was German Heike Hoffmann, British Robert Brown and Spanish Biel Ortiz.

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December 2048

Just 26 years old Vera Sullivan, daughter of Ronnie Sullivan and thereby first heir to Sullivan Oil, was elected new member of Council of the Districts, representing the Oli & Mining Industry Association.  

Vera Sullivan, Cepero Town North, December 2049 

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January 2049

For the first time in Bounty history, the yearly surplus exceeds 100.000 coins    

Short 2048 Report from State Statistics Department:

Top 3 Industrial Export: Electronics 53.147 coins, Rum 23.837 coins, Cloth 16.268 coins

Top 3 Raw Export: Meat 19.835 coins, Cocoa 12.999 coins, Uranium 10.699 coins.

Tourist Industry: Accommodation 36.514 coins, Other Tourist Consumption: 10.710 coins

Yearly balance: 101.451 coins.

Births Rate: 1,66%. Immigration Rate: 5,18%. Death Rate 3,11%. Emigration Rate: 0,00 %. Disappeared: 0,00%

Unemployed: 2,71% Homeless: 1,09%

This year it will be 100 years since, later so famous painter and sculptor Andreas Wolf (1924 – 1989) sold his first oil painting. Compared to his later works a relative naturalistic landscape painting, inspired by impressionistic artist like Monet and Sisley, it was entirely painted outside, standing at west mountain chain, capturing Bounty City. Andreas Wolf is the most famous artist from Bounty Island, his most acclaimed works include: President Juan Pérez 1980, Portrait of Mafalda Wolf 1986, not to mention his world famous sculpture park Faces of Power from 1975.   

Andreas Wolf: "Trees on a Hill Crest", 1949

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love the picture