Trade potential

[Tasilakosil]

Howdy, another feature that is completely ignored by manual. Could anybody offer some insight on how exactly is this "abstract measurment" calulated(only colonies and annexed provinces of course)? Lets say considering 4x realm

[Angela]

Hello Tasilakosil,

The trade potential is an abstract measurement which defines the possibility for a holding to earn additional gold which goes directly to the treasury. For annexed provinces the potential is calculated on the basis of population number of two adjacent provinces and the less populated holding determines the potential. The more villagers there are, the greater the potential. Trade potential cannot be utilized without the construction of imperial routes between provinces. Every level of an imperial route grants 10% utilization of the potential (of the less populated holding). Colonies follow the same principle, only you need to construct a trade route in order to use the potential. For trading posts the potential is determined by the type of special resource it lays on.
Additional information is provided here - http://www95.imperiaonline.org/imperia/game_v6/game/help/?section=global_map&lang=en&speed=2#globalmap_22. The information will soon be available in the Glossary.

[Tasilakosil]

Omg...i know it´s proportional to current population in less populated province for each couple of provinces connected with trade route but what is the actual relationship for blitz(4x) server? what is basic population to trade potential ratio and how are bonuses applied?

[Angela]

Each 100 population (without the homeless) gives 4 gold to form the trade potential in blitz realm.

[Tasilakosil]

finally...thx. Why is this info missing from the manual?

[_mathias_]

i tried to calculate that in my realm, and couldn't make no right, are you sure that is this the correct formula?
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ex rote between 6 and 1 less populated province is 315 377 so if a divide by 100 it will be 3153,77 and now if a multiply by 4 it would get 12 615,08 of gold and it isnt what i recive

[Angela]

You are welcome, Tasilakosil. The descriptionexplains how the trade potential works, for more detailed information like the one you asked you can contact community managers or support@imperialsupport.org.

_mathias_, you are using the part of the trade potential which is granted by the imperial road between the provinces, each level raises with 10% the actually used trade potential. For more info, please read http://www95.imperiaonline.org/imperia/game_v6/game/help/?section=glossary&term=593&speed=2#term_593.

[Tasilakosil]

the formula should follow like this:

income_from_route_between_A_and_B = pop * speed * trade * provinceB * governorB * routes

where:

pop = min ( populationA, populationB ) / 100
speed = 4 //for blitz 4x server)
trade = ( 1 + trade/50 ) //university research(factor 1 - 1.2)
provinceB = province bonus to trade potential 10-20% if any (factor 1.1 - 1.2)
governorB = from master of trade skill - up to 40% (factor 1 - 1.4) *
routes = routes/10 - either imperial or trade or whatever...(factor 0.1 - 1)

which gives you roughly 100% max bonus to trade potential generated by your population with 100% efficiency of trade/imperial routes

*some provinces grant 50% bonus to governor's master of trade skill however it doesnt seem to be working.
** looks like partial results are (all) rounded

The descriptionexplains how the trade potential works, for more detailed information like the one you asked you can contact community managers or support@imperialsupport.org.

dear angela, i would understand that manual only explains basic mechanics while some nuances are left out to make the manual shorter, straightforwad and more readable...if that was the case while it is the exact opposite. manual is full of partial and complementary references to trade potential but the one and most important - how basic trade potential is calculated from current population - is missing!!!

one and single piece of information that actually gives the whole formula above a point of reference for every other factor.