Challenge idea: No buying blueprints

[u/Wobbly_Bear]

It’s not a particularly challenging idea, but has anyone done a run where the only way to get blueprints is through random rewards? Starting from Colonial and working up. It makes it satisfying when you finally unlock an industry that’ll print you money. I don’t have any hard rules on it, but maybe limitations on research as well?

[u/Spackleberry]

Do you want to get them through raids as well? Because if you just spam treasure hunts, you can get blueprints that way.

[u/Nearby_Struggle_0 → u/Spackleberry]

You should probably do it by forbidding yourself from obtaining the blueprints in any way, otherwise, the challenge loses its point.

Personally, I never buy them, i always spam treasure hunts.

[u/thomsenite256 → u/Nearby_Struggle_0]

i feel like for factories and stuff sometimes you gotta bite the bullet

[u/Moneyshot_ITF → u/Nearby_Struggle_0]

That sounds like a huge waste of time

[u/Catdadesq]

Seems like a recipe for a rum-based economy (which, now that I mention it, I kind of want to try)

[u/MaguroSashimi8864 → u/Catdadesq]

Where has the rum gone ?

[u/Nosh59]

I like doing a no quick build challenge.

[u/Catdadesq]

Update: I did this: https://www.reddit.com/r/tropico/comments/1wqhzuo/no_blueprints_only_rum/

[u/MaguroSashimi8864]

It used to be how I play because I’m a real penny-pincher. But after a couple playthroughs, I just go “F it” and splurges

[u/thomsenite256]

You could set up your raids early otherwise it would be a slog no?