How to level up trade?

[FM Helldiver Radio]

How do I level up trade?
A (possibly outdated) guide said I have to buy things cheap and sell with profit.
I day 200 and did a lot of buying and selling (with profit) but got just 4 points in trade.

Is there a prerequisite or something to get trade up?

[Clovis Sangrail]

Originally posted by Gooru:

. . . buy things cheap and sell with profit.

Do this and put points in Trade. You can level up family members and companions by putting them in charge of caravans,

[Maofead]

Set focus points and attribute points as much as you can.

Buy what is marked in green and sell what is marked in green.

Collect a lot of wood, iron and pugios - convert them into raw materials for blacksmithing.
Learn to manipulate the prices of these materials. Note that when selling ore, steel or iron, the price of other materials decreases, while when you buy, their price increases. Use this to trade with the caravan and city at the same time. Learn it.

[Jumboman]

xp gain is way too slow all across the board. If I were you I'd simply install a mod that increases xp gain for trading.

[FM Helldiver Radio]

Hmm. I don´t know what I´m doing wrong.
I managed to get trade to the first perk so I get my profits displayed now.
I´m buying low (min 50% below average) and sell with fat green profit but I don´t get more trade.

[Hasbulat]

Originally posted by Maofead:

Collect a lot of wood, iron and pugios - convert them into raw materials for blacksmithing.
Learn to manipulate the prices of these materials. Note that when selling ore, steel or iron, the price of other materials decreases, while when you buy, their price increases. Use this to trade with the caravan and city at the same time. Learn it.

The game doesnt count as a trade the profit from smited and from smelted materials.

The same with living stock if you makes it to meat.

For the game the only matter for trade if you buy anything cheap and sale it with profit.

Even most expensive trade goods doesnt provide any trade XP if they are from a different source then a market.
If you got them as a quest reward or as a battle loot - no trade XP for them.

Leard it! ;)

[Maofead]

Originally posted by Hasbulat:

Originally posted by Maofead:

Collect a lot of wood, iron and pugios - convert them into raw materials for blacksmithing.
Learn to manipulate the prices of these materials. Note that when selling ore, steel or iron, the price of other materials decreases, while when you buy, their price increases. Use this to trade with the caravan and city at the same time. Learn it.

The game doesnt count as a trade the profit from smited and from smelted materials.

The same with living stock if you makes it to meat.

For the game the only matter for trade if you buy anything cheap and sale it with profit.

Even most expensive trade goods doesnt provide any trade XP if they are from a different source then a market.
If you got them as a quest reward or as a battle loot - no trade XP for them.

Leard it! ;)

You didn't understand anything.

It's about price manipulation and repeated selling-buying of these materials even at a loss because it's about getting points quickly, not money.

For this purpose, you need several hundred of each material, of course, the easiest way to get pig iron and wrought iron.
The more the better.

Think it over.

[LazyDoja]

the devs REALLY need to create an altrnative way to level up trade ( the mod for trade caravans giving trade xp has the right idea), leveling trade is excruciatingly boring and tedious. The way leveling trade in this game works is so bad, its so so so freaking bad, trying to level up trade will bore anyone to tears and i hope the devs just make operating trade caravans give xp, because otherwise its a horrible chore.

[Hasbulat]

Originally posted by Maofead:

Originally posted by Hasbulat:

The game doesnt count as a trade the profit from smited and from smelted materials.

The same with living stock if you makes it to meat.

For the game the only matter for trade if you buy anything cheap and sale it with profit.

Even most expensive trade goods doesnt provide any trade XP if they are from a different source then a market.
If you got them as a quest reward or as a battle loot - no trade XP for them.

Leard it! ;)

You didn't understand anything.

It's about price manipulation and repeated selling-buying of these materials even at a loss because it's about getting points quickly, not money.

For this purpose, you need several hundred of each material, of course, the easiest way to get pig iron and wrought iron.
The more the better.

Think it over.

What kind of manipulation?
If you develop you clan properly, you have enough money and dont need any manipulation.
Merc alone provides your good money. If your hero a black smith, you dont need any kind of manipulations, just produce some high level weapons, buy all you need in the city or just all they have. And sale.

But it is just stupid! It is a grind and using of bad desighned game mechanics!

[Maofead]

Originally posted by LazyDoja:

the devs REALLY need to create an altrnative way to level up trade ( the mod for trade caravans giving trade xp has the right idea), leveling trade is excruciatingly boring and tedious. The way leveling trade in this game works is so bad, its so so so freaking bad, trying to level up trade will bore anyone to tears and i hope the devs just make operating trade caravans give xp, because otherwise its a horrible chore.

A dozen trades are enough to reach 300 Trade, but you need a lot of resources for blacksmithing. Attribute points and focus points must also be set. It's best to focus on blacksmithing and chasing bandits first. Raising trade is not for making money, but for getting the ability to buy cities and castles.

This is how this game was constructed, although of course you can stay with only a military solution if you want.

[Malus]

I cheat trade up using console. It is way to boring to level.

[FM Helldiver Radio]

I found this video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJi_kSShgCs
I did as described, but still no leveling.

[Maofead]

Originally posted by Gooru:

I found this video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJi_kSShgCs
I did as described, but still no leveling.

You spoiled the fun of discovering this method :)

How are you allocated attribute points and trade focus points?
Is trading red?
Hover and click on a trade and see your score multiplier on the right, if it's zero, you have too little focus.

[FM Helldiver Radio]

There is room in trade to level up.
I get 1 single now and when but other skills I´m around 180 by now and trade is still around 30 (with exploiting hard)
Don´t know whats wrong.

[Maofead]

Originally posted by Gooru:

There is room in trade to level up.
I get 1 single now and when but other skills I´m around 180 by now and trade is still around 30 (with exploiting hard)
Don´t know whats wrong.

Can you answer my questions?

[Horked]

Quatermaster role doesnt affect trading?