Trade

[rickerts]

So, yes, I am a micromanager. Big time. So I am struggling to like the trade. I LOVE the idea of tariffs. And some of the other market mechanics. However, despite trade not being automated, despite trying over and over to mandate X amount of my trade capacity to a certain good... the AI constantly just removes it and replaces it something that is more profitable.

Which, look, I understand the logic of. However, its frustrating that if I'm trying to say grow a small industry into a large one, I seemingly can't assist its growth anymore by making sure there is a high demand and need for it rather than simply continuing to expand my surplus which you'd think would only drive down the domestic price of said item or items

[tonypa]

AI is replacing trade goods even when you have turned all automation off? That sounds really weird.

[rickerts]

Yep. I'll have trade set up, automation off, unchecked the minimum profit box, checked the food box to try to export part of my vast surplus of wheat, even understanding it wasn't going to make a huge profit I was just trying to drive the domestic price up a tiny bit, checked the button that says it mandates X amount of trade capacity to be dedicated to it, said it was a trade order that was food focused and then most months as it ticks, it gets automated to exporting or importing another good.

[rickerts]

IDK if its because I'm trying to continue a save from 1.3 or what