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EU5 Beginner's Guide #4: Basics of Trade and Institution Adoption
Beginner's guide to Europa Universalis 5, Part 4. Explains the basics of trade, how to make money, and the adoption of institutions, which is essential for progressing through the game. Learn how to open trade routes, which trade goods are most profitable, the importance of institution adoption, and tips for early adoption to get a head start in the game.
1. ⚔️ Recap of Last Time and This Episode's Theme
- ✅ Last time, we covered Spain's rule after the Reconquista and accumulating military funds.
- ✅ This time, we'll try to get rich through trade.
- ⚠️ Aiming to make a fortune with the slave trade (reproducing the original).
00:01 - 00:44
1. ⚔️ Recap of Last Time and This Episode's Theme
- ✅ Last time, we covered Spain's rule after the Reconquista and accumulating military funds.
- ✅ This time, we'll try to get rich through trade.
- ⚠️ Aiming to make a fortune with the slave trade (reproducing the original).
00:45 - 02:12
2. 💰 Basics of Trade: Market Mechanics
- ✅ A market is an economic zone where goods are bought and sold.
- ✅ Each market has different products that gather, and prices fluctuate based on supply and demand.
- ✅ If there is an oversupply, the price will fall, and if there is a shortage, the price will rise.
- ✅ You can make a profit by buying in a cheap market and selling in an expensive market.
02:14 - 04:49
3. 📈 Opening Trade Routes and Maximizing Profits
- ✅ Trade routes are managed in the trade tab.
- ✅ You can't increase the number of routes if you exceed the trade capacity, but it increases when you establish a market.
- ✅ Choose a route based on the recommended imports and exports.
- ✅ If you are not making a profit, check for supply shortages or other countries' trade advantages.
- ✅ To increase your trade advantage, you need to control the land within the market.
- ⚠️ Importing and exporting cheap and heavy goods in large quantities is not recommended because it is costly.
- ✅ Automating trade routes is recommended.
04:56 - 06:35
4. 💎 How to Identify Profitable Trade Goods
- ✅ Profitable products are rare items such as sugar, spices, precious metals, and gems.
- ✅ The lower the negative production value, the wider the market price difference tends to be.
- ✅ Gold in particular is valuable and has a high rarity.
- ✅ Uniforms are also important to control profitable goods.
06:37 - 08:45
5. 📜 Importance of Institution Adoption: Era and Technology
- ✅ The history of EU5 is divided into 6 eras, with a new era every 100 years.
- ✅ Choose whether to focus on governance, diplomacy, or military for each era.
- ✅ If you do not adopt an institution, the corresponding technology tree will not open.
- ✅ If institution adoption is delayed, military power will decline and you may be conquered.
- ✅ If you adopt an institution early, you can conquer other countries.
08:47 - 10:28
6. ⚡ How to Accelerate Institution Adoption
- ✅ Institutions appear somewhere in the world and gradually spread.
- ✅ A quick way to spread the institution wave is to trade with markets that have the latest institution.
- ✅ Progress such as classical scholar amounts and libraries also accelerate institution adoption.
- ✅ It becomes possible to accept when the institution spreads to 20% of the country's population.