Plate Armor trade route costs 58k, that's crazy!

[sighrusmartin]

I already have "trade logistics" and "better deals" development.

Other trades routes are around 14k.

I have plenty of stuffs to sell but it seems like trading post is not working well despite having fully staffed and with horses.

I just can't seem to catch up the plate armor trade route as it was around 8k when I first notice it but as my village starts to grow, its now 58k.

[Fortigan]

Just about everyone seems to agree that the exponential increase is tweaked way too high. I'm not even sure if the game is playable without taking both those developments now, thus forcing a meta.

It's highly likely that this, along with the Royal Tax, will be toned down by the time the official patch is released. Now that I've play-tested it and posted my feedback I've turned the beta patch off till the next update. I like all the changes in general, they just need to be balanced.

Originally posted by sighrusmartin:

I have plenty of stuffs to sell but it seems like trading post is not working well despite having fully staffed and with horses.

I've certainly noticed a reduction in trader frequency. This is due to the traders coming from random locations off-map instead of the edge of your region. That change was made because people were putting their trading post right at the edge of their region where traders spawn from. Now you are better off having your trader close to your storage instead. You can mitigate this atm by having more than one trading post, thus up to 4 horses doing trades.

[Wholy]

Seems like a good investing... power

[9erRed]

Greetings,

So you would try to import plate armour as opposed to using the Developments points to get Advanced armouring and importing iron or ingots. And just make it yourself. Much cheaper.

It looks like if we really want the best armour it needs to be a specialised production in that region.

[Fortigan]

Originally posted by 9erRed:

Greetings,

So you would try to import plate armour as opposed to using the Developments points to get Advanced armouring and importing iron or ingots. And just make it yourself. Much cheaper.

It looks like if we really want the best armour it needs to be a specialised production in that region.

They are probably wanting to export it. There is literally no reason to import it, since you can just buy the upgrades for your retinue. They aren't that expensive.

[kimdownunder]

I have to say I was shocked, after installing the BETA, to see costs for establishing trade routes had increased to ridiculous levels. But, it IS just a BETA and I’m sure the Dev will listen and tone it down or bring it back to previous levels.

[madpraxis]

I mean, honestly, why are you messing with plate armour?
It sells for a lot, sure. And if you plan on selling it in beta and you know prices are exponential, and you watch them increase... Just unlock it first if you plan on going that route, yea?

Originally posted by Wholy Youtube:

Seems like a good investing... power

Between the 'this is arrows in real life' and that, I'm just going to hand you awards for existing.

[the dude]

Originally posted by Fortigan:

Originally posted by 9erRed:

Greetings,

So you would try to import plate armour as opposed to using the Developments points to get Advanced armouring and importing iron or ingots. And just make it yourself. Much cheaper.

It looks like if we really want the best armour it needs to be a specialised production in that region.

They are probably wanting to export it. There is literally no reason to import it, since you can just buy the upgrades for your retinue. They aren't that expensive.

I agree 100%. There's no reason to invest the research to make it, or the gold to trade for it. It's a bargain to buy it in the Manor.

[Doc_Hotpants]

Originally posted by sighrusmartin:

I already have "trade logistics" and "better deals" development.

Other trades routes are around 14k.

I have plenty of stuffs to sell but it seems like trading post is not working well despite having fully staffed and with horses.

I just can't seem to catch up the plate armor trade route as it was around 8k when I first notice it but as my village starts to grow, its now 58k.

I'm by no means an expert, but it seems it's much much cheaper to simply buy armor than to make it myself, even if I have iron. The current king's tax doesn't allow for a wide array of trade routes, unfortunately, as it does get prohibitively expensive.

I also realized that with the king's tax as it is, it's no fun, so I simply turned it off. And lo and behold, I can actually have a game where I have military, hire mercernaries, beat Hildebrandt, and hold off all the bandits.

[Duque de Jaca]

You need to priorize the routes you want to open. Not all the goods needs an open route, so you just need to open a few (the most profitable goods).