Making Income

[Kayllair]

Alrighty, I did the tutorial but clearly, I am missing a big component here because I cannot seem to make any income... Can someone give me a noob friendly, polite explanation of what I may be missing or a mechanic?

Thank you!!

[Fel]

There are two main ways to make money.
One is through trading, making extras for things like planks (and other items for trade routes you unlocked) and selling them.

The other is through collecting taxes.
By default you can only get taxes from houses but through the workers tech tree you can unlock more things to tax as well (windmills for example).

Although it's not proper income, you can demand money from your people, it will lower their happiness but it's still a decent way to get coing early on.

[Minotorious]

Have you built a tax office with a few tax collectors and set a taxation amount in the book? That's is your main source of money other than trade and levying your villagers.

For trade you should have set up one trade route through the tutorial but you can ofc start selling any further resources the neighbouring villages want to buy.

[Kayllair]

Originally posted by Fel:

There are two main ways to make money.
One is through trading, making extras for things like planks (and other items for trade routes you unlocked) and selling them.

The other is through collecting taxes.
By default you can only get taxes from houses but through the workers tech tree you can unlock more things to tax as well (windmills for example).

Although it's not proper income, you can demand money from your people, it will lower their happiness but it's still a decent way to get coing early on.

I have a trade route unlocked, but the Trader walks towards my town, then turns and just walks off into the distance, never actually enters my town. I have a Warehouse setup, not sure if there is a trading post but if so, I don't have it unlocked yet.

[Kayllair]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

Have you built a tax office with a few tax collectors and set a taxation amount in the book? That's is your main source of money other than trade and levying your villagers.

For trade you should have set up one trade route through the tutorial but you can ofc start selling any further resources the neighbouring villages want to buy.

I do not have access to an tax office!

[Fel]

If you followed the tutorial you should know how to setup trading, have the item stored in a storage building then from the menu listing all items, set it to be sold (not all items can be sold) and how much to keep.

[Minotorious]

Wait, part of the tutorial advice quests is building a tax office (a sub-building to the Lord's Manor) and assigning a tax collector. That should be available for you directly after unlocking the Lord's Manor from the progression menu.

Did you maybe accidentally choose the "I need no advice" option and skipped a few quests?

[Kayllair]

Originally posted by Fel:

If you followed the tutorial you should know how to setup trading, have the item stored in a storage building then from the menu listing all items, set it to be sold (not all items can be sold) and how much to keep.

I'm gonna redo it. I think I just very stupidly missed the step/didn't retain the knowledge. Ty!

[Kayllair]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

Wait, part of the tutorial advice quests is building a tax office (a sub-building to the Lord's Manor) and assigning a tax collector. That should be available for you directly after unlocking the Lord's Manor from the progression menu.

Did you maybe accidentally choose the "I need no advice" option and skipped a few quests?

Ima redo the tutorial. My brain is just not making the connection. Ty!

[Kayllair]

Ok.. definitely still doing something wrong. Warehouse is up, has supplies in it. Has workers. Trade Route has been unlocked with the 20 planks. Nothing happens. I don't fully understand the arrows in the trade route inventory and I don't want to accidentally ruin something.

[28rommel]

Originally posted by Kayllair:

Ok.. definitely still doing something wrong. Warehouse is up, has supplies in it. Has workers. Trade Route has been unlocked with the 20 planks. Nothing happens. I don't fully understand the arrows in the trade route inventory and I don't want to accidentally ruin something.

If you place your mouse pointer over the two arrows, you should see a tool-tip and one button will indicate to buy, the other to sell. Click on the button to sell, and it should change color (either to green or red, can't remember which is which). Then insert the quantity you desire in the far right column. Make sure you have the quantity of the good, in a (any) warehouse/granary, and then next time the trader arrives, he should buy the item, up to the amount he is allowed to buy (on each trip), and within the limit you chose on the trading page in the book.

[Kayllair]

Originally posted by 28rommel:

Originally posted by Kayllair:

Ok.. definitely still doing something wrong. Warehouse is up, has supplies in it. Has workers. Trade Route has been unlocked with the 20 planks. Nothing happens. I don't fully understand the arrows in the trade route inventory and I don't want to accidentally ruin something.

If you place your mouse pointer over the two arrows, one will indicate to buy, the other to sell. Click on the button to sell, and it should change color (either to green or red, can't remember which is which). Then insert the quantity you desire in the far right column. Make sure you have the quantity in a (any) warehouse/granary, and then next time the trader arrives, he should buy the item, up to the amount he is allowed to buy (on each trip), and within the limit you chose on the trading page in the book.

THANK YOU. I do not know why my brain was having such a freakin hard time with that. I think I play too many games like this and my wires are fried, lol.

[28rommel]

Originally posted by Kayllair:

Originally posted by 28rommel:

If you place your mouse pointer over the two arrows, one will indicate to buy, the other to sell. Click on the button to sell, and it should change color (either to green or red, can't remember which is which). Then insert the quantity you desire in the far right column. Make sure you have the quantity in a (any) warehouse/granary, and then next time the trader arrives, he should buy the item, up to the amount he is allowed to buy (on each trip), and within the limit you chose on the trading page in the book.

THANK YOU. I do not know why my brain was having such a freakin hard time with that. I think I play too many games like this and my wires are fried, lol.

No problem. Just remember that when it comes time to buy an item you want (like maybe tools), you need to have a designated (named) spot in a warehouse/granary, for the trader to drop-off the goods you are buying.