Merchants?

**teh.frickin.pope** · September 11, 2007, 05:07 PM

I haven't heard much about merchants in BC. Are they the same as 'nilla, changed, or are you guys even using them?

**~~Miraj~~** · September 11, 2007, 05:14 PM

Pretty much the same. We use GrandViz's settings so the make a bit more dough. I haven't looked at merchants much at all for BC 1.0 to be honest - too many other things to do. But I will definitely try to find better ways to "train" and use them in the future.

**Rex Armeniae** · September 11, 2007, 06:05 PM

To be honest, merchants are no big factor in my games. I've survived and conquered without 'em. The merchant "war" gets boring imo. The only way they came to handy is when you get to the americas in vanilla.
I hope the effect of merchants and merchant trade are doubled in BC

**Kalos** · September 11, 2007, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by King Arsen

To be honest, merchants are no big factor in my games. I've survived and conquered without 'em. The merchant "war" gets boring imo. The only way they came to handy is when you get to the americas in vanilla.
I hope the effect of merchants and merchant trade are doubled in BC

Unless you get Timbuktu. Right now I have 6000+ income flowing out of my merchants there.

**jermagon** · September 11, 2007, 06:06 PM

The merchants units in the vanilla looks awful,Alphadelta are you going to re-skin them and give them a new look???

**~~Miraj~~** · September 11, 2007, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by jermagon

The merchants units in the vanilla looks awful,Alphadelta are you going to re-skin them and give them a new look???

Probably not. And by 'probably' I mean "definitely".

**IrAr** · September 11, 2007, 06:23 PM

I use merchants a lot. If one can break even in a few turns, its well worth it!

**Ermeni** · September 13, 2007, 05:04 PM

i also use merchants a lot.....it can give you a extra boost especially in the beginning of a campaign......

**Lord William** · September 15, 2007, 08:06 AM

i have never needed money i always have alot, but in the early stages of the campiagn i dont build armies i only build road, markets, etc (only thing that will boost my economy) than i end up with 100,000 florins and making 15-20 thousand each turn

**Slaxx Hatmen** · September 15, 2007, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Sir_William

i have never needed money i always have alot, but in the early stages of the campiagn i dont build armies i only build road, markets, etc (only thing that will boost my economy) than i end up with 100,000 florins and making 15-20 thousand each turn

Well not all factions have such a luxury(I.e Armenia)in BC as to be able to consolidate their position like that. Especially if your suicidal enough to crank it up to VH/VH like some of our more hardcore TW players.

I'd like to see you build just roads and markets when the Turks and Franks come a knocking.

**Rex Armeniae** · September 15, 2007, 01:08 PM

i tried that with the byzies in vanilla. Just building roads and trade stuff, guess what, venice raped me. They raped me bigtime. And all those trade buildings got raped aswell, when they sacked my "developed" cities, which i couldnt defend.

**Kalos** · September 15, 2007, 04:29 PM

My order of building stuff with a new/undeveloped settlement is usually religious building-road-whatever military building would be wisest-market, then I just go from there with whatever I need.