Japan: 1752

[cavebear]

If I want to learn the territory, I send an Explorer. If I want to set up an embassy or bribe units.cities, I'll send a Dip. To every purpose, there is a unit...

[mrboo123]

Usally, when I going exporleing, I do it with dips, (always at the begginning, I use dips so if I find a foregin civ, and can make a embassy.)

[atawa]

Originally posted by BruceTheStupid


I'm with you now . Do trade routes with capitals earn more because they are the capital, or is it purely dependant on size/ demand for trade goods/distance? Judging from one of the other posts, I assume it also depends on volume of trade generated within that city.

It depends largely on the combined tradearrows of the 2 city's.

Some other variables:

Distance
Connected by (rail)road
Different continets
Wether Inv and Nav have been discovered
Caravan or Freight
Direct path to receiving city
Etc

[cavebear]

Originally posted by atawa


It depends largely on the combined tradearrows of the 2 city's.

Some other variables:

Distance
Connected by (rail)road
Different continets
Wether Inv and Nav have been discovered
Caravan or Freight
Direct path to receiving city

Etc

Is there anything you don't know about this game? You constantly amaze me with the things you've learned. I didn't realize that having a railroad connection helped.

Question: What do you mean about "Direct path to receiving city"? You mean no intervening cities or do you mean an intervening ship transport or something else entirely? And is a direct path good or is it bad?

[atawa]

Originally posted by cavebear
Is there anything you don't know about this game?

A lot, check out guys like Samson in the strategy section, what they are figuring out now about the changes in demand and supply.

Compared to those guys I'm just a simple noob

Question: What do you mean about "Direct path to receiving city"? You mean no intervening cities or do you mean an intervening ship transport or something else entirely? And is a direct path good or is it bad?

Take an explorer and let him walk from suplying city to receiving city via the GOTO command.

When using this path with the caravan it yields a higher revenue then taking another road.

Just one of the many glitches in Civ as stated in the GL

[JCP]

Beware, the direct path may be different from city A to City B and from city B to city A.
The use of an explorer to see the optimal path is interesting, because with other units, the GOTO path is corrupted by existing road and RR or easy ground.