Summary
- Establish trade treaties with AI players and set up manual trade routes with assigned ships for active trading.
- With passive trading, you can automatically sell excess resources or buy needed materials through your trading post.
- Improve your trading capabilities by research upgrades and choosing the right patron god like Neptune or Mercury-Lugus.
To succeed in Anno 117: Pax Romana, you have to master how trading works. Setting new islands costs more than in previous Anno games as each island offers unique fertility values. So, here’s a guide to help you understand how Anno 117: Pax Romana trade works!
Active Trading Explained
With active trading, you have to create direct trade routes with other players or AI characters in your game. Before you can start trading actively, you have to establish a Trade Treaty with your desired trading partner. Then, you can only unlock trading treaties once you complete quests for AI players, giving monetary gifts, or fulfilling island contracts.
After signing the trade treaty, you can set up a trade route by assigning a ship to it. Also, each AI character has specific items they want to sell and looking to buy such as Marble, Shoes, and Amphorae. Trading items is also based on their monetary value instead of one-for-one exchanges.
Check the trade menu to see each item’s value and adjust your intake and output accordingly. Typical trade routes usually involve sending Marble in exchange for Olive Oil as your ship travels to a trading partner’s island. Then, unload your goods while collecting theirs before returning home.
Protecting Your Trade Routes
Despite sailing on the seas, your trading vessels may still face dangers from hostile players and pirates. So, you’ll need a navy to escort and protect your trading ships. To set up permanent escorts, click on trade ships with a military vessel selected.
With this, you’re guaranteed that your cargo will reach your destination safely. Usually, the common trade route problems faced here come from capacity issues at trading posts or lacking cargo space. It is best to make sure that your trading posts have adequate space and your vessels remain in good condition.
Passive Trading Made Simple
On the other hand, passive trading is easier and only requires minimal management of your trading post. After opening your trading post menu, scroll through your stored resources to set but or sell orders. Then, AI players with trade treaties will automatically fulfill this.
There are two key values you have to remember when setting up passive selling. One is the threshold at which you begin selling and second, the minimum stock you want to keep on your island. For instance, you may opt selling your excess sheep for profit while ensuring you maintnia a reserve for your needs.
Those with trade treaties will automatically send ships to purchase resources you’re selling or deliver materials you’re buying. Through this, you’ll have passive income despite not paying constant attention.
Research and Patronage for Better Trading
You have several research options and patron god choices if you’re trying to improve your trading efficiency. There are several trading upgrades in the economic tree like the following:
|
Upgrades |
Effects |
|
Depots |
Increase your island storage capacity to stockpile more trading goods. |
|
Trading Post |
Adds extra ramps to help you reduce congestion and boost storage further. |
|
Pier-to-pier Trading |
Serves as an additional trading post so more ships can simultaneously dock. |
|
Seaport Specification |
Allows you to specific which ships use which trading posts. |
|
Repair Cranes |
Restores damaged trade ships to full health quickly. |
Meanwhile, there are several patron gods that are excellent option for trading. You can select Neptune as your first patron to receive extra durability to new ships and reduce maintenance costs. It also helps to enable quick Garum production that you can passively trade for income.
Later on, switch patron with Mercury-Lugus after having stable streams of income. With this, you’ll earn additional benefits for passive trading and prestige from harbors and trading posts.
Conclusion
It should be easy to trade in Anno 117: Pax Romana with this guide! Either active trading or passive trading will significantly boost your economy as long as done appropriately. Experiment from time to time to see which strategy works the best for your gameplay.
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