Commodity Alterations

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Here are a my suggestions for how the commodities should be changed.


Chinaware- Oil
Cloth- Manufactured Goods
Coffee- no change
Gold- nc
Copper- nc
Cotten- nc
Fish- nc
Furs- nc
Grain- nc
Ivory- nc
Iron- Steel
Navel Supplies- Coal or Coal + Iron
Salt- Cattle
Slaves- nc or Timber/Paper
Spices- Opium
Suger- nc
Tea- nc
Tobacco- nc
Wine- Spirits?
Wool- nc

Other commodities to consider: machine parts, aluminum, rubber, chemicals, produce (fruit), railroad equipment, jewels, and arms.

other stuff to be readjusted for these commodities
1. graphic files
2. provinces
3. supply and demand

Is there anyway to add extra commodities?

Some of these new commodities may not be in use in the early part of the game so the demand should be low in the beginning and grow with time.

 

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Originally posted by TheHessian
Here are a my suggestions for how the commodities should be changed.


Chinaware- Oil
Cloth- Manufactured Goods
Coffee- no change
Gold- nc
Copper- nc
Cotten- nc
Fish- nc
Furs- nc
Grain- nc
Ivory- nc
Iron- Steel
Navel Supplies- Coal or Coal + Iron
Salt- Cattle
Slaves- nc or Timber/Paper
Spices- Opium
Suger- nc
Tea- nc
Tobacco- nc
Wine- Spirits?
Wool- nc

Other commodities to consider: machine parts, aluminum, rubber, chemicals, produce (fruit), railroad equipment, jewels, and arms.

other stuff to be readjusted for these commodities
1. graphic files
2. provinces
3. supply and demand

Is there anyway to add extra commodities?

Some of these new commodities may not be in use in the early part of the game so the demand should be low in the beginning and grow with time.

I will agree with some of these, though I think the timber/paper is basically represented well by naval supplies. You might just want to rename it. I'm not sure if the change in Wine and Iron is neccesarry since the mostly represent the same kind of things... but the others are good. I say leave slaves in but have their value plummet towards the end of the game...

you might want to change furs to something, as that hardly seems relevant anymore. Rubber will become important in africa, so you could change something to that...

thats all for now...

 

[Styrbiorn]

Furs were very important well until the invention of synthetic matherials. Slaves could be removed. Oil did not became that important and large until the very end of the timeframe, so I'll think we should skip that. Opium was never a large trade goods.

On the other hand we really need rubber, or even better palm products.

I won't enhance my post, I think there already is a thread about this.

 

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I am sorry if there is already a thread on this topic. If so, I could not find it.

I think the timber/paper is basically represented well by naval supplies.

After the switch to Ironclads, the meaning of navel supplies changes. Maybe I am thinking too much about Gone with the Wind, but I believe the lumber industry was large during this period.

I'm not sure if the change in Wine and Iron is neccesarry since the mostly represent the same kind of things

I agree, steel could easily fall under manufactured goods and only some specific provinces could produce iron in great quantities.

. I say leave slaves in but have their value plummet towards the end of the game

Can that be done? Maybe if you stretched the term 'slavery' a bit to include transport of immigrants, which in some cases is close to slave-trading, became big buisness.

you might want to change furs to something, as that hardly seems relevant anymore.

Furs are a dilemma. hmmmm... Well, furs are still an important industry in Siberia.

Oil did not became that important and large until the very end of the timeframe, so I'll think we should skip that.

I would skip it if it weren't for the fact that in the 1890's Standard Oil became the largest, richest, and most feared company in world. Therefore, I think Oil deserves a mention.

Opium was never a large trade goods.

This one I have to disagree with. By 1948, 40,000 chests of Opium were stored in Hong Kong, and 75% of India's opium was traded though Hong Kong at a value of six million Pounds per year. I could cite several statistics and note the Opium wars, but I think it is safe to say that Opium was and is a major trade item.

If someone has the address to the thread about commodities, can you please post it.

 

[Styrbiorn]

Try this.