Trade Routes
#TradeRoutesCommerce network - +15% Gold, unlocks Market and Tabern.
Description
❖Organized commerce networks. Enables markets, taverns, and improved trade efficiency with +15% gold production.
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Trade Routes establishes the infrastructure for reliable commerce. Road networks, trading posts, and merchant guilds create an interconnected economy. Resources flow to where they are needed, and wealth accumulates from the exchange. The +15% Gold production bonus represents efficient commerce, while Markets and Taberns provide additional economic functions.
Creation
Requirements
Must be present (NOT consumed)
Costs
Consumed when created
Effects
All values are RATIOS. +% = bonus, -% = penalty. Effects multiply other systems.
Strategic Context
❖Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.
Advantages
- + +15% Gold production (permanent)
- + Unlocks TradeMarket building
- + Unlocks Tabern building
- + Enables UrbanPlanning (city optimization)
- + Tabern enables Priest population
Disadvantages
- - Requires StorageKnowledge
- - Cost: 180 research, 4500 gold
- - Research time: 25000ms
Warnings
- ! Tabern essential for Priest population
- ! Gold bonus is permanent and global
Synergies
Countered By
Scaling
Permanent +15% Gold production ratio. Stacks with race and building bonuses.