What is TropicoHead?
A static fan-built guide site covering every mainline Tropico game from T1 (2001) through T6 (2019). It bundles per-game strategy walkthroughs, cross-game comparison tools, a 3,000+ term glossary (the Tropicodex), and a 30+ badge achievement cabinet. No publisher affiliation — this is a community project made for Shannon (and you).
Where does the data come from?
Every fact is confidence-tagged based on its source. Master research files in master/ consolidate the original manuals, GameFAQs, the (audited) Tropico wikis, Reddit threads, archived community pages, and the long-lost Cafe Tropico site recovered from the Wayback Machine. See /credits for the full list.
Is my data private?
Yes. Everything you do on this site — bookmarks, theme preference, achievements, visit history, total time spent, Web Vitals samples — is stored in your browser's localStorage and never sent to a server. The Web Vitals dashboard (/perf) shows you exactly what's recorded locally. No analytics, no fingerprinting, no third-party trackers.
What does "local-only" actually mean?
Open DevTools → Application → Local Storage and you'll see every key TropicoHead writes (all prefixed with tropicohead.). Clear them and the site forgets everything about you. The site itself works fully offline once cached by the PWA service worker.
How do badges work?
The achievement cabinet (/cabinet) has 30+ badges across common / rare / epic / legendary tiers. They unlock automatically as you read sections, visit cross-game tools, try themes, find easter eggs, or pass time-on-site milestones. Progress is local to your browser. You can copy a shareable URL of your unlocked badges from /cabinet — visitors who open it see a "Viewing a shared cabinet" banner with your snapshot.
Can I contribute?
Yes — two paths. (1) The Community Edit Loop lets you propose section edits directly from any guide page; approved edits get applied. (2) You can also open a pull request on the project's GitHub repo for larger changes. See the credits footer for the repo link.
Is TropicoHead accessible?
Built for a Lighthouse-95+ score on every page. Semantic HTML, keyboard-navigable search, screen-reader-aware ARIA labels, 5 themes including a high-contrast variant, a focus-mode (?focus=1 URL param) that strips chrome for distraction-free reading, and a print stylesheet that preserves the content. See /shortcuts for keyboard support.
Does it work on mobile?
Tested down to a Samsung S22 Ultra at 412×915. Mobile-first responsive CSS. Bottom-sheet mobile menu (the ☰ FAB) gives one-tap access to every page. Add to Home Screen as a PWA for offline + standalone app behavior.
Does it work offline?
Yes. A service worker precaches every guide page, every meta page, and every JS module the first time you visit. Reload offline and it still works. Cache version bumps on every deploy so you never get stale assets.
How often is it updated?
Continuously — see the RSS feed, Atom feed, or CHANGELOG for the live ship log. The /status dashboard shows the current section count, glossary size, badge count, and last build time.
Can I search across all 6 games?
Yes — the search bar at the top of every page covers all 6 game guides + meta pages in a single hit. Arrow keys traverse results across game-group boundaries; Enter opens the focused result. Press ? for the full search help dialog or see /shortcuts.
Where's the FAQ I came here for that you didn't answer?
Open an issue on the GitHub repo (linked from /credits) — happy to expand the FAQ.
Looking for quick onboarding instead? Try ❓ /q. Looking for hidden features? 🥚 /easter-eggs.