Like this news story, a patch to add a missing feature to a game is better late than never. Our biggest complaint with Tropico 5's co-op gameplay was the inability to save a game during a session, forcing players into lengthy matches if they wanted to see any significant progress. Now a new patch alongside some fresh DLC has remedied the situation and added more things to do.
Path 1.04 includes a whole bunch of tweaks, fixes and improvements.
Tropico 5 – Update 1.04 features: Multiplayer: Added save/load game feature (matches are saved to all players locally and re-synced upon load) Multiplayer: Fixed issues with determining territory ownership Multiplayer: Fixed some asynchronous game states Fixed issues with some task chains Fixed food consumption modifiers when cancelling Extra Rations edict Fixed issues with rebuilding buildings with upgrades Fixed rare issue causing never ending fires Budget setting is restored for rebuilt buildings Fixed issue with "Send Army" action for protests Fixed a bug resulting in tanks destroying critical buildings they are not attacking Rebalanced cooldowns of Industrialization and Urban Development edicts Disabled radio announcements between campaign missions Democracy constitution mode no longer prevents military coups Coups and Uprisings no longer happen during the Colonial Era Modernization of Coffee and Cotton Plantations, Llama Ranches now restore upgrades correctly Various tweaks and improvements to controller input Depleted deposits display ruin piles to signify that the location is not suitable for constructionNext up is the "Big Cheese" DLC, which is included free for everyone who pre-ordered and purchased the physical copy. The DLC is made available via the Kalypso launcher. If you don't fall into either of those categories you'll have to pony up $3.99.
Included in ‘The Big Cheese’ DLC: New standalone scenario: ‘The Big Cheese’ - Create and promote an artisan cheese brand New building: The Creamery – Produces cheese from milk! New dynasty avatar accessory: The Chef’s Hat New sandbox map: Arco Iris Beneditas New music track: ‘Eclectro-Hijinx Orchestra – Amiga’Right now the patch and DLC are only available on the PC. There's no word on when this DLC will be available for the console versions of the game.