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Voltaire's Nightmare Intricate Trade [Redundant]
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Voltaire's Nightmare Intricate Trade [Redundant]

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This mod has been fully integrated into Voltaire's Nightmare, rendering it redundant

*Requires Voltaire's Nightmare*

Reworked trade flow of Voltaire's Nightmare existing trade nodes, allowing for more historically accurate trade networks. Based on Martin Jan Manssons's map of Medieval Trade Networks ( source https://imgur.com/MsXaOdV )

Allows for more flexible trade steering.
Some "pseudo-endnodes" were created in the Ceuta, Constantinople and English Channel trade nodes (only 1 strong or 2 weak exit flows)

New end-nodes:
Genoa (to compete with Venice through mid game)
Venice
Baghdad (to simulate siphoned trade towards Persia and Indian Ocean, will probably change this later on)
Antwerp (Brugge and later Antwerp were much more prominent than Amsterdam up untill 1585)

Balance subject to change
17 Comments
Sulphur  [author] Jun 2, 2023 @ 5:11am 
I think it would be more appropriate for a gameplay perspective as well honestly.
The whole trade nodes are arbitrary in design anyway. (Bruges got rich largely thanks to trade with Genoese/Venetian merchants, yet there's no in-game link).
In any case, I'm not going to update this mod in the near future, so you might want to drop those suggestions in the Voltaire's Nightmare thread!
I'm not associated with them in any case.
Supermash May 19, 2023 @ 9:07am 
i like this submod and glad it has been integrated into VN directly.
I just have a problem on one point.
The trades between Brittany and irish island, in your source map there almost no trade between them but in reality trades was very intensive (but more from late12th to late 14th century at the "brittany golden age") and was a way to avoid the english market especialy after the first try of the english unification invasion of ireland in the 14 th century. so the fact there no connexion in the game make irish node very poor and only a puppet trade node for england. to be more historical accurate it should be have a link between nantes trades nodes and Cork trades nodes (nantes to Cork or at least the opposite) so it would make the gameplay more interesting and also more historical accurate for the late 12th to 14th century. also even nowadays the irish market export half to european union and enter into france mostly.
Sulphur  [author] Apr 16, 2023 @ 9:24am 
@Shyguy: but of course, I'm flattered!
Definitely take a look at the Genoa trade node region, as I feel it never really pops out to become a big trade node later in the game.
ShyGuy13 Apr 13, 2023 @ 8:15am 
@Sulphur May we please integrate this into the main mod (and let us do some adjustments if we feel like)?
Sulphur  [author] Dec 17, 2021 @ 9:16am 
Updated for 1.32 and the november VN patch
Sulphur  [author] Dec 17, 2021 @ 8:17am 
Thanks for the heads-up, I missed the fact that VN was updated to 1.32. I think that this mod works as-is with the new patch, but I'll double check and update it in any case.
I'll leave a message here when it's updated.
AurorNayt Dec 16, 2021 @ 6:26pm 
Will this be updated for 1.32?
Solarak Dec 12, 2021 @ 9:49pm 
Working as a charm. Enjoying it a lot. Thanks for sharing, big thumps up =)
Sulphur  [author] Aug 2, 2021 @ 10:53am 
@meme_maya
I just checked and it doesn't occur to me.
- which patch are you playing on?
- are you running any other mods besides 'vanilla' Voltaire's Nightmare?
meme_maya Aug 1, 2021 @ 12:12pm 
Hey hi I have a CDT when clicking on the Dorylaion node, any idea what might cause it? Sorry the grammar not a native english speaker