uanime5
09-19-2008, 01:17
A settlement seems to make more money if it can trade with other settlements that do not posses the resources it does.
For example if settlements A, B, and C all border each other and only have coal to trade they won't make much money because they're trading 'common goods'. But if A has coal, B has fish, and C has furs they'll make more money through trade since they each possess a resource their neighbour lacks.
This can also be used to make wars more expensive because if Faction A and Faction B are trading resources only they possess with each other they'll both lose more money through lost trade than if they were trading the same resources.
For example if settlements A, B, and C all border each other and only have coal to trade they won't make much money because they're trading 'common goods'. But if A has coal, B has fish, and C has furs they'll make more money through trade since they each possess a resource their neighbour lacks.
This can also be used to make wars more expensive because if Faction A and Faction B are trading resources only they possess with each other they'll both lose more money through lost trade than if they were trading the same resources.