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Trade Post
Trade Post: A vital structure for conducting trade and exchanging resources with other ports.
A vital structure for conducting trade and exchanging resources with other ports. Upgrade levels 1-15 improve its benefits and help your port progress.
Trade Post opens economic play. Early levels support market trading, while stronger levels unlock trade routes for recurring resource movement.
Trade routes: 0 · Levels: 1-15
BuildingsBuildingTrade PostTrade Routes Available
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”- Market flexibility and trade route planning.
- Trade Post unlocks Trade Ship at Trade Post level 1; Market Trading at Trade Post level 1; Trade Routes at Trade Post level 3.
Strengths and watchouts
Section titled “Strengths and watchouts”Useful notes
Section titled “Useful notes”- Initial level: 0
- Upgrade range: levels 1-15
Watchouts
Section titled “Watchouts”- Trade routes need Trade Ships and coordination to become valuable.
Pairs well with
Section titled “Pairs well with”- Trade Ships and resource planning.
Values
Section titled “Values”| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Wood | 60 |
| Cloth | 80 |
| Metal | 50 |
| Population | 5 |
Effects
Section titled “Effects”| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Trade routes | 0 |
Unlocks
Section titled “Unlocks”- Hq level 8
Levels
Section titled “Levels”| Level | Costs | Time | Points | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood: 60 Cloth: 80 Metal: 50 Population: 5 | 1m | 10 | Trade routes: 0 |
| 2 | Wood: 74 Cloth: 99 Metal: 62 Population: 1 | 2m | 2 | Trade routes: 0 |
| 3 | Wood: 92 Cloth: 123 Metal: 77 Population: 1 | 4m | 3 | Trade routes: 1 |
| 4 | Wood: 114 Cloth: 153 Metal: 95 Population: 1 | 7m | 4 | Trade routes: 1 |
| 5 | Wood: 142 Cloth: 189 Metal: 118 Population: 1 | 10m | 5 | Trade routes: 1 |
| 6 | Wood: 176 Cloth: 235 Metal: 147 Population: 2 | 15m | 6 | Trade routes: 1 |
| 7 | Wood: 218 Cloth: 291 Metal: 182 Population: 2 | 20m | 7 | Trade routes: 2 |
| 8 | Wood: 270 Cloth: 361 Metal: 225 Population: 2 | 30m | 8 | Trade routes: 2 |
| 9 | Wood: 335 Cloth: 447 Metal: 279 Population: 3 | 40m | 9 | Trade routes: 2 |
| 10 | Wood: 416 Cloth: 554 Metal: 347 Population: 3 | 50m | 10 | Trade routes: 2 |
| 11 | Wood: 516 Cloth: 688 Metal: 430 Population: 3 | 1h | 15 | Trade routes: 2 |
| 12 | Wood: 639 Cloth: 853 Metal: 533 Population: 4 | 1h 15m | 20 | Trade routes: 3 |
| 13 | Wood: 793 Cloth: 1057 Metal: 661 Population: 5 | 1h 30m | 28 | Trade routes: 3 |
| 14 | Wood: 983 Cloth: 1311 Metal: 819 Population: 5 | 1h 45m | 34 | Trade routes: 3 |
| 15 | Wood: 1219 Cloth: 1626 Metal: 1016 Population: 7 | 2h | 50 | Trade routes: 3 |