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anand Apr 21, 2016 @ 5:19am

How to start trading?

Hello
I was hoping someone could tell a bit on how to start trading for instance what to buy and where to sell and maybe if i need to defend against bandits and such how to do it.
thanks

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halafradrimx has Kenshi

Apr 21, 2016 @ 8:47am

Well, when you hover your cursor over any trading item (Example is narcotics at any trade goods shop) it will show you a average price mark.

By using this average, you can then determine the best places to sell.

I suggest you make a mix of Hiver Villages (along southern big river) and Holy Nation towns.

But there isn't any trade route defined yet.

titanopteryx has Kenshi

Apr 21, 2016 @ 9:04am

Actually the trade shop isn't the only shop to sell trade goods. Bars sell rum and rice bowls, the mechanical shop sells various things, boot traders sell fabric, clothing traders sell leather. First aid kits are actually trade goods too.

The trader backpack can put trade goods into stacks when they don't stack in your regular inventory. However they reduce your combat stats by 5 and slow down your attack speed. An alternative is a domestic bull wearing a backpack. You talk to the merchant with a humanoid and during the shop screen you click on the bull's icon down below and the bull can actually buy and sell.

Speaking of bars, they're open all day so if you show up in town at night you can sell your trade goods to bartenders.

riptide

Apr 21, 2016 @ 10:50am

You get great profit by buying steel bars from the Hive village west of the Hub and selling them in the Hub. That's one trade route that's extremely profitable.

Diarmuhnd

Apr 21, 2016 @ 12:18pm

Originally posted by ther:
... and maybe if i need to defend against bandits and such how to do it.

Train your followers attack skill on mkIII training Dummies, npc Dummies can be found in barracks, make sure the door to the barracks is marked 'public', NOT 'private'. I think a mkIII can increase a skill up to 15. Then start fighting.
There are threads with lots of usefull tips, including the one i mentioned. Enjoy reading :)

oh, and good luck

Siehtnix

Apr 21, 2016 @ 12:33pm

Originally posted by Diarmuhnd:
Originally posted by ther:
... and maybe if i need to defend against bandits and such how to do it.

Train your followers attack skill on mkIII training Dummies, npc Dummies can be found in barracks, make sure the door to the barracks is marked 'public', NOT 'private'. I think a mkIII can increase a skill up to 15. Then start fighting.
There are threads with lots of usefull tips, including the one i mentioned. Enjoy reading :)

oh, and good luck

better train ur ppl in police stations..