I think I'm playing with 1.391, not 1.393. That was what I got when I DLed at the link in one of the stickies and it seems there is a patch due because of a recent Warband patch right?
Anyway, I've read most of the trade threads that are stickied. Most of these seem to be a year or more old and I get the impression that the trade dynamics might have changed quite a bit?
About the only consistent profit margin I can identify so far:
1. Buy beer or meed in Oxenaforda -> sell in Dorce Ceaster. Price seems to be consistently higher to buy in DC whereas, in contrast to some of the advice threads, buy prices in Scotland (well, southern anyway) and Wales seem to vary quite a bit.
2. Buy silver, stone or minerals in Din Gonwy, and to lesser degrees any of the Welsh trade zone -> sell in Oxenaforda. No idea why, but Oxenforda seems to really value minerals. One town further east in Aegelsburh almost never commands as much, and London never commands as much.
Trade rules of thumb that I've read in past threads that were sticked that either seem to not apply any longer with changes to the mod, else I'm just seeing variability owing to war or something . . .
A. Salt prices seem to fluctuate a lot. I rarely see it anywhere for under 150 and often times it is cheaper north of Loidis (Caer Manguid??) than in Lys Pengwern!?
B. I have NOT observed cheap furs around London.
C. Pretty much no other guideline that I've read seems to be completely clear in my game.
Questions:
I. It seems like maybe the trade prices are pretty dynamic? Is the engine behind the prices really that sophisticated that it takes into account the effects of war, banditry, looting of villages, etc.?
II. Have there been changes in recent patches to the mod that would change the trade dynamics compared to say a year or more ago?
III. Anyone have any good pointers for trade?
Heh, I'm actually considering getting my second computer (laptop) running while I play and starting a frigging spreadsheet to exactly monitor prices Assuming that sell prices correlate with buy prices (which they do seem to do, although obviously ALWAYS higher) then by taking the time to enter in data for a number of towns over a few weeks I could conceivably identiy even the tightest of margin routes!
Anyway, I've read most of the trade threads that are stickied. Most of these seem to be a year or more old and I get the impression that the trade dynamics might have changed quite a bit?
About the only consistent profit margin I can identify so far:
1. Buy beer or meed in Oxenaforda -> sell in Dorce Ceaster. Price seems to be consistently higher to buy in DC whereas, in contrast to some of the advice threads, buy prices in Scotland (well, southern anyway) and Wales seem to vary quite a bit.
2. Buy silver, stone or minerals in Din Gonwy, and to lesser degrees any of the Welsh trade zone -> sell in Oxenaforda. No idea why, but Oxenforda seems to really value minerals. One town further east in Aegelsburh almost never commands as much, and London never commands as much.
Trade rules of thumb that I've read in past threads that were sticked that either seem to not apply any longer with changes to the mod, else I'm just seeing variability owing to war or something . . .
A. Salt prices seem to fluctuate a lot. I rarely see it anywhere for under 150 and often times it is cheaper north of Loidis (Caer Manguid??) than in Lys Pengwern!?
B. I have NOT observed cheap furs around London.
C. Pretty much no other guideline that I've read seems to be completely clear in my game.
Questions:
I. It seems like maybe the trade prices are pretty dynamic? Is the engine behind the prices really that sophisticated that it takes into account the effects of war, banditry, looting of villages, etc.?
II. Have there been changes in recent patches to the mod that would change the trade dynamics compared to say a year or more ago?
III. Anyone have any good pointers for trade?
Heh, I'm actually considering getting my second computer (laptop) running while I play and starting a frigging spreadsheet to exactly monitor prices Assuming that sell prices correlate with buy prices (which they do seem to do, although obviously ALWAYS higher) then by taking the time to enter in data for a number of towns over a few weeks I could conceivably identiy even the tightest of margin routes!