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Shoelace May 28, 2024 @ 9:40am
How does the tradepost work?
I assigned one family, I made sure the goods I want to export/Sell are available.
One family member is ''trading'' but I'm waiting for months.
Do I need to BUY are trading route for every good?
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Originally posted by Didz:
Originally posted by Schoenveter:
So I really HAVE TO buy a trade route for each good? Just to be clear.
No!

Some of the more valuable items can only be traded with a Trade Route but most of the early low value items can be bought and sold without any trade route at all. It's just that you then have to rely upon independent traders to visit your trading post to do the trades rather than send your own traders out at regular intervals. So it's less efficient.

I only pay for a Trade Route if I know I'm going to be trading a lot of that item on a frequent basis.
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Sheerpwnage May 28, 2024 @ 9:54am 
The trade post has drop down tabs where you select whether to import/export a good and you determine the number of goods you want to retain for your own use. Additionally, you do have to purchase a trade route for each good you want to trade. Your assigned trader will do the rest.
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Shoelace May 28, 2024 @ 9:58am 
So I really HAVE TO buy a trade route for each good? Just to be clear.
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Didz May 28, 2024 @ 10:03am 
Originally posted by Schoenveter:
So I really HAVE TO buy a trade route for each good? Just to be clear.
No!

Some of the more valuable items can only be traded with a Trade Route but most of the early low value items can be bought and sold without any trade route at all. It's just that you then have to rely upon independent traders to visit your trading post to do the trades rather than send your own traders out at regular intervals. So it's less efficient.

I only pay for a Trade Route if I know I'm going to be trading a lot of that item on a frequent basis.
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loerelau May 28, 2024 @ 10:03am 
No, you don't. A single guy will pass by for small trade routes (He is carrying a backpack and he is not recognised if you hover over it). He will only buy small amounts.
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Shoelace May 28, 2024 @ 10:08am 
Thank you all so much. I've seen this work already. This cleared it up.
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Mr Chill Chill May 28, 2024 @ 10:10am 
It can take about ten minutes or longer for the merchant to show up, but its worth spending the coin on the dedicated trade route, as long as you have a single good or more that you wish to move a bunch of items.
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Cave Vale May 28, 2024 @ 10:27am 
Originally posted by Schoenveter:
So I really HAVE TO buy a trade route for each good? Just to be clear.
No.
Select "export" in the trading post panel and then the number of goods you want to retain, the assigned families will start exporting.
The process is slow, especially if your traders are walking on foot, so buy two horses to increase the amount of products transported per trip.
If I recall correctly, in the last patch, traders on foot carry 5 units per trip while traders on horse 25.

Open trade routes only for valuable goods or products you want to export faster because each trader cart can buy or sell up to 50 unities at once.
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Shoelace May 28, 2024 @ 10:36am 
Thank you so much.
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