Connect resource to trade network.

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How does connect resource to trade network works?

As there are in my opinion 3 types of trading so it is quite confusing when something says "Connect resource to trade network".

Example if my city want pearls,

1. Does it mean that I need to have a caravan trade route to the city/city state with "Pearl" ?

or

2. I need to make a trade with the city for his resources?
Note: If I trade my citrus for pearls, do i lose the happiness from my citrus for the duration of the trade?


3. What about "City-state" ? If a city state has pearl do I have to be the ally to get the pearl? Is it possible to get it from trade route or from being ally (ally will share the resources of the city state)

[dasaard200]

Pearls, being coastal, can be gotten by : 1) dropping a city on them and building a harbor, or road to Capital; 2) setting up a trade route, and allying the CS somehow . #2 question; I don't think so, as you have ALREADY gotten the +happy for citrus . Deal directly with the CS, your 'ally' civs cannot trade pearls for you UNLESS they have thier own; and would trade them .

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Do you mean that I should build road connecting to my own cities or roads connecting to other civ and city states ?


For city-state, trade route is not required for me to get the pearls right? Just being an ally is enough for me to get their pearl till my influence over them wears off? From what I see, trade route with city states only give gold and nothing else.

[dasaard200]

In method #1, the connection would be : Pearls Harbor, to your other harbor, and road to your capital , OR by road direct to a city YOU own which is by road connected to YOUR capital . (don't go through CSs, they MAY block your route) . Method #2 allying works just FINE, while trade routes can also send food and hammers to cities you are now 'standing up' by sending the tools to build the infrastrucure (barracks,walls, etc.,) to make that city usefull . You can also ship (import/export) science and religion, too . Gold is allways good for your cash-flow .

[TheGaleRider]

1. No. If the resource is within your borders, all you need to do is to improve the resource. In the case of a City-State, all you need to do is ally it. In the case of another Civ, you'll need to trade for it.
2. Yes. As long as you have an extra copy of Citrus (e.g. 2 or more Citrus resources), you will not lose the happiness from Citrus because you are only giving one of it away. You will gain happiness because you gain a resource you don't have. This works for all luxuries. But if you give your last copy of the luxury away, you will lose happiness (and since you are trading for another one, you net 0 happiness change, unless you are the Dutch).
3. Allying a City-State will give you the resource. Sending a Caravan or Cargo Ship won't give you the resource. All you get is the usual gold from the trade route.

[Burbot]

Connecting a resource is done by adding it to your available luxuries. You can see what luxuries your empire has by hovering over the happy face icon of the menu bar. Luxuries can only traded through the trade menu. Trade routes have no effect on luxuries.

You can trade with another civ if they have a spare copy. The trade can be a luxury you have that they don't. Or anything they are willing to trade for - gold, strategic resources, and even cities. AI will rarely trade their last copy of a lux, but the player is free to do so.

You gain access to a CS luxuries when they become your ally. If they have improved them. Access is lost if the improvement is pillaged. Luxuries gained from CS are not tradeable by the player.

[baltas_arklys]

I assume "Connect resource to trade network" is from a City State quest. What you have to do is acquire that resource by improving it on your territory, buying it from an AI, or even allying yourself with a City State which has it and getting it this way. Nothing to do with trade routes (that's a different quest).

[dasaard200]

Boy, is my face red on this one !! However, in comments #1, #3 above; IF you have a harbor, and a settler ready to go, know where Pearls are, and can get there; method #1 could work .

[Play For Fun]

Thanks guys for the input, i'm current trying them out in my game :)