fishing v trading ports

**remosu37** · March 06, 2009, 02:45 PM

Simple question--why the hell would you ever get a fishing port over a trading port? They generate virtually the same income on their own, but trading ports generate vastly greater amounts of income through profitable trade, even if you have no overseas holdings. Plus, its just as easy to blockade a fishing port and a trading port.

Does a fishing port continue to generate income even when its blockaded or something? What makes a fishing port worth getting? :hmmm:

**civildude892** · March 06, 2009, 02:49 PM

It also increases population growth.

**remosu37** · March 06, 2009, 02:51 PM

ah that makes sense. I guess the increased pop growth helps open up new villages and so on and so forth. Still seems like the trading post will generally be more worth it tho...

**s1agathor** · March 06, 2009, 03:15 PM

I'm not far enough along to really tell for sure but if ETW is anything like the earlier TWs, wealth from trade will never over take taxes. Ergo increasing population is a worth while endeavor.

**ColdFire** · March 06, 2009, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by s1agathor

I'm not far enough along to really tell for sure but if ETW is anything like the earlier TWs, wealth from trade will never over take taxes. Ergo increasing population is a worth while endeavor.

hehehe, play as the Dutch or any other big tradeing nation and your trade should be 2X or 3X your tax.

**snuggans** · March 06, 2009, 03:31 PM

fishing ports are solely to help jumpstart a settlement that has a very low population (it reduces food shortages) while adding a humble amount of income.