To Bait Fish Withal

Generalissimo Santana has lost the blade he wielded against you, with Marco firmly in your leash, but he’s not finished so easily. He’s found El Presidente, and plans to bring the UN down on top of you.

He also has your twin brother hostage (who you may not actually remember exists) and has threatened some unpleasantness upon him.

The chapter opens with a direct challenge from Santana himself: Build a Rollercoaster. This is not cheap, nor is it easily reached early on.

You will need to start up some form of early tourism: a Tourist Dock, a Hotel, and then you have access to the Rollercoaster, but still cannot build it until you actually have a power grid.

It is wise to hold off and build up a strong economy, because once the attraction goes up, you start a chain of events that will severely strain an unprepared island.

Santana will repeatedly interrupt you throughout this chapter to make demands of you. Read what he’s asking for, but you’re honestly under no real obligation to help out a traitor, now are you?

If you take up his requests, you will be expected to build what he demands. Indirectly, you’re helping yourself in a way. Still, you can refuse to assist him and continue on with your island, if your economy is strong enough.

Marco Moreno will leave your side to liberate Puerto Gato from Santana’s oppression. This cannot possibly go wrong in any way whatsoever. Go get ‘em, Flame de la Revolucion!

Optional Tasks will show up throughout this chapter to support him. If you have the money, it can’t hurt to listen to his requests, right?

Completing Marco’s Tasks can help take the edge off of Santana’s blackmail, and like Santana’s, will usually involve you building the structures you need to meet the goals he sets.

Penultimo will say that the brightest minds of the island have come together to try to solve the wave of blackmail you’re facing from Santana.

They want a Childhood museum to be built, to see if this business of you having a twin brother is the truth.

The scientists then request for a Science Academy or a Botanical Garden to further press the issue.

After this, you need to hold on for a year for the research to conclude the obvious: You’re you. There shouldn’t be a twin brother (at least, not one that isn’t a clone your scientists have made in the even of your assassination…).

Penultimo offers a plan to give the CIA $40,000 to help sort things out. You can also raise your reputation with the US to 70 percent.

After this, he’ll ask to have three Radar Dishes up and running, so the US is convinced that your efforts are not merely the flailing of some backwards island nation.

With this final piece in place, Penultimo will finally ask you to declare an alliance with the US.

They will give you a free Army Base to place on the island as you need, protect you from USSR invasion, and will also pay $2000 in rent every year if you follow any further demands they make of you.

With the alliance in place, your last task is to set up a Golden Statue of yourself, and declare victory.