the trading post!!

[Merriweather]

I can not figure out "how" it's supposed to work. Is there a better guide for this somewhere? I don't understand the "gold" issue...is it going IN or coming OUT....I'm sure it's just me but it is TOO complicated. Actually, the whole game is too complicated. Maybe I'll come back when you get it all figured out :)

[Legadian]

There are two areas of the trading post and I'll call them "trade floor" and "trade storage."

Anything you want to sell has to be transferred to the trade floor (maximum 500 per item, except gold). All transactions are done on the trade floor. When you move the items or gold ingots to "global storage," they are never actually carried away. Gold stays in your trade storage (to which you have no visibility) and items you purchase go there as well. Your traders will never carry either away (they will only carry items to the trading post). It will however be available for use by your villagers. They will come there to get the items they need (assuming it is closer than a storage with similar items). Food can rot in trade storage and gold can be raided in trade storage, but trade storage will never be full (even if you get the barrel icon over the trading post).

This feature can be exploited to have more gold in your town than you have vault's to fill.

[FireShorts]

the game doesn't really explain anything to you yet and I was pretty confused by the trading post screen as well the first time I pulled it up. basically your gold and resources can be put into and taken away from the trading post as you need them. resources that can be bought by whatever trader is present will usually be at the top with a right facing green arrow, resources for sale only will be under with a left green arrow. you can stock the trading post with resources and sell them, you'll also be told whether the trader will sell at below, average or above price. you can take gold out of or put gold into the trading post from your town balance. I suggest not holding a lot of gold in there if you don't have defenses yet, raiders will absolutely rob you if they get close to the trading post.

the trading post is a great way to make money by selling extra resources like pottery, clothing, soap, candles, armor, etc. its also helpful to buy resources that you're in low supply of and you'll need it to buy animals for your barn.

[Badger]

The trading Post isn't the easiest thing ion the game to figure out first time you open it...but its not that difficult either. Everything else in the game is pretty straightforward. If you should get stuck on anything, just ask here. That what its for. Someone will be only too happy to try and help out.