I need Trade help

[Procrustes]

I had a similar problem when playing a GA game as the Danes (vi, unpatched). Finally gave it up. I've patched it since, and plan to go back if I still have a saved game.

I think that one mistake I was making was looking for my trade income by clicking on the port - it always said it was earning 0 florins. I learned later that to see the trade income I should click on the merchant instead.

Which makes me wonder - I've noticed that in trading provences I never seem to have any port income, but in provences that don't trade but that have a port I will earn a very small amoung of money (~10f) per turn. Certainly not worth building ports just for that, but it's the only time I see them earning anything. Is this what others find, too?

P.

[Sid_Quibley]

To check your trade income,click on coin icon at bottom left of screen, this brings up a list of provinces and sea regions,then click on aprovince with tradeable goods such as finland or norway,then you will get a list of provinces that this province is trading with.

[mfberg]

The most I have ever seen a port get was about 120/year playing as Turks, the Italians, Sicilians, and Alhomad were all doing a little to help. (You only get 20% of what they get, so altogether they were making 600/year off that port.)

mfberg

[Blodrast]

Uhm, other ppl have mentioned that clicking on the port shows you the amount of money you are making from imports. Which is a lot less than your main source of income: the exports.
Good provinces like Antioch, Tripoli, Flanders, Const, Egypt should turn in around 7-8k (more for Antioch and Tripoli) per turn in trade only (depends on how many provinces you're exporting into, and your governor's and king's acumen and virtues, of course).
You can see the money from trade as pointed above: click on the coin symbol on lower left corner, and then click on a province: it will show you all the money it makes from trading.

[Dragonetz]

Well everyone I applied the patch.... the sea regions do turn green a yellowish green and red depending on if my ships are there or an enemy has vessels there. So now I see what Tricky Lady was explaining to me when I push the "v" button. About trade coming in patched or unpatched... I did see a trickle maybe 50 to 100 fl. coming in before patch... I had the same ship placement as I do now... after patch I'm seeing 1000's of florins difference... either the patch helped somewhat or I'm able to spot friendly waters easier but something big changed... I would like to thank you all for your input and time because now I'm enjoying the game like never before... because I have a trade aspect that was never their before... it was neat to see the AI attack my ships and screw up my trading and I have to build my network back again... it's like the game has added a new twist rather than build the army kill the army.... for instance I killed the King of England and his heirs with my death force of ninja (my name of them).. it destroyed the entire faction and magic... my trade routes were free of the English dogs... I'd never used killers except to kill spies or the odd inquisitor in my country... thanks again folks