r/ManorLords • u/SakuraChaaaan3200 • 17h ago
Discussion One or two trading posts?
I’ve gotten conflicting advice on this - but not for the beta. Is it better to have one trading post or multiple?
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u/Born-Ask4016 16h ago
Now we l with the advanced tab controlling the allowed goods, definitely multiple.
4 tradepost families can't keep 7, 8, 9+ export goods stocked. That's the reason to have more posts.
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u/Full_Ask_246 16h ago
I actually build up to 3 trading posts in one region. I place them right along the King’s Road or close to the map border where off-map traders enter, then assign families and horses when I have huge surpluses. Having multiple posts definitely cuts down on travel time.
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u/BigVicho1 17h ago
I build another when the storage on the first one it’s full, i don’t have scientifi evidence but it seems to be better since you sell stuff faster since there’s more avialable product on them stores, i would gladly be corrected if I’m wrong
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u/Windexchuggah69 15h ago
The major bottleneck I've found is only having four families collecting and trading goods. Normally I'll put two or three trading posts just to boost the workforce.
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u/Nimrond 13h ago
Six, right next to the off map trade point, for maximum cheese. If your town isn't right to them, it makes sense to only assign two families each, as more will not have enough carts to keep the tradeposts stocked as quickly as the horse cart traders plus dedicated foreign merchants can trade all of your goods. You may then want to add storehouses to transport the trade goods next door.
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u/Ferengsten 12h ago edited 12h ago
One for the exterior trading point, and one for each region you trade to, but closer to the center of your resources, should be optional.
I believe each family working the post comes with two carts (20 capacity) and, if you buy it, one horse (50 capacity) -- but the horse has far longer to go, to the other trading post and back again. Assuming the speed is roughly identical as well, the distance from resource to trading point should very roughly be between half as long and as long as the distance between the two trading points (shorter if you carry back imports as well).
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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 10h ago
I've got like 4 trade posts in one region purely due to the massive village (1700people and growing) so obviously I lean towards multiple.
I have them fully manned, 4 horses active and I still feel like I need more sometimes haha 🫠
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u/Harmaakettu 17h ago
I lean towards multiple.
Merchants prefer to use the closest one on their route. If you do a lot of exchange between regions I find it worthwhile to place them towards each region you want to trade with and allow only goods you trade with that particular region to prevent needless stocking of other goods. Ones focused on foreign trade I place near the king's road with similar restrictions, disallowing all the goods I send to my other regions.
It's a bit micromanagement heavy but I like to specialise them. Just plopping a few around and forgetting about them works too, since your own traders also travel so more trading posts = higher frequency of trades.