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EU5: Trade Guide - Dominate the Trade Routes!
This guide explains how trade works in Europa Universalis 5, covering key concepts such as trade capacity, the importance of surpluses and deficits in markets, and strategies to maximize trade profits. It focuses on the importance of building valuable resources, exploiting market deficits, and understanding how the form of government affects trade gains.
1. 🗺️ Understanding the Market Map and Trade Capacity in EU5
- ✅ The market map shows all available markets in EU5, which can be created or destroyed.
- ✅ You can view the surpluses and deficits of each market, as well as the main nations operating there.
- ✅ Trade capacity is fundamental: it determines how many goods can be transported.
- ✅ Trade capacity can be increased through special reforms and by building markets (marketplace, market village, etc.).
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1. 🗺️ Understanding the Market Map and Trade Capacity in EU5
- ✅ The market map shows all available markets in EU5, which can be created or destroyed.
- ✅ You can view the surpluses and deficits of each market, as well as the main nations operating there.
- ✅ Trade capacity is fundamental: it determines how many goods can be transported.
- ✅ Trade capacity can be increased through special reforms and by building markets (marketplace, market village, etc.).
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2. ⚖️ Importance of Trade Capacity and Transport Costs
- ✅ Trade capacity determines the amount of goods that can be transported.
- ✅ Each good has a transport value.
- ⚠️ The efficiency of import/export decreases with the distance of the market.
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3. 💰 Maximizing Profits: Nearby vs. Distant Markets
- ✅ Focus on nearby markets to maximize profits.
- ❌ Distant markets generate less profit due to trade capacity costs.
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4. 🏛️ How the Form of Government Influences Trade Profits
- ✅ The potential profit of a trade route does not entirely end up in the state coffers.
- ✅ In a monarchy, most of the profit goes to the estates (bourgeoisie or nobles).
- ✅ Merchant republics earn a higher percentage from trade.
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5. 📈 Trade Efficiency: Multiplier of Commercial Value
- ✅ Trade efficiency multiplies the value of goods sold.
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6. 🏭 Trade Strategies: Focus on Valuable Resources
- ✅ The best strategy is to build valuable resources such as raw materials, jewels, and fabrics.
- ❌ Avoid exporting food, which offers less profit.
- ✅ Focus on goods produced by industries or artisans (e.g., books).
- ✅ Other important goods for export include salt, silk, and dyes.
- ✅ Silver and gold are precious, but rare in Europe.
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7. 📉 Exploiting Market Deficits to Maximize Gains
- ✅ It's not just about the surplus of a good, but especially the deficit in other markets.
- ✅ Look for markets with high deficits of a certain good.
- ⚠️ The surplus gives a malus on the price (up to 75%).
- ✅ The deficit can increase the price up to 400%.
- ✅ Export goods to markets with high deficits (e.g., saffron, fruit) to maximize profits.