Is this on or off? (Automatic Trade)

[Iosue Yu]

The icon looks like it's on. The tooltip says to "Disable". Grammatically it is imperative so I think clicking the button Disables it. But we just don't know if this is On or Off.

I've left this with this current state for like 20 years but it is still not using the available Trade Routes to make new trades. So is this actually Off?

 

[Limbojack]

That province is on automatic trade. It's a bit confusing, yeah.


It seems to me that the AI auto trade thing mostly affect the import of food stuff (if needed) and the export of everything, so I still pretty much micro my provinces import routes.

 

[Iosue Yu]

That province is on automatic trade. It's a bit confusing, yeah.

It is not establishing new Trades though.

 

[Limbojack]

It is not establishing new Trades though.

Yeah, I had to add something in my previous comment.

 

[DrZoidberg]

yeah I also notice it doesnt work

 

[DonKihot]

Has it been reported as bug btw? Because it is very annoying, having to micro imports of huge empire, especially after big war with big trade partner.

 

[Pro]

It's on, but the province trade AI is really bad.

 

[mkknbtches]

Is your reading comprehension on or off?

 

[Iosue Yu]

Is your reading comprehension on or off?

You can always just find a lovely funny reply on Sunday.

 

[Dayvit78]

Kinda odd how when your provinces are supposed to automatically trade, they don't. But AI provinces sure love to spam trade requests - the minute you get one surplus, they send 3-4 requests immediately. You think it would be the same AI.

 

[Autonomous]

It's on, and it does work. I know this, because every five seconds I am informed that the Bosphoran Kingdom has declined to sell us wood, or that the trade route carrying whale grease to the outer fringes of Germania has broken.

If you're not noticing it working I think you should consider yourself blessed, tbh.

 

[Akbar The Great]

Yeah the wood refusal spam is ridiculous. The whole trade system needs a complete rethink, the province AI isn't good enough, and you lose too many trade partners because of map location, and other nations diplo range (Egypt and Seluecids as examples of no trade partners). Keep the strategic national bonuses, for cap surpluses

But re-tool the financial aspect around EUIV concepts like nodes and trade power, it's like forts the AI can't handle them either, so i want to improve the game while giving the AI mechanics it can handle, which Is why I suggested AI get a free fort in every province capital.

 

[Spike05]

as @Autonomous said, it does really works and the spam I get from refused trade routes prove it.

however the ai do the Imports only when it makes sense, lacking of food, high level ports without wood etc.

unused trade routes generate money in quantity very similar to real goods imported.
I guess the ai still think it has to pay the 5 gold for imports so it probably think it's not worth the money for a minimal bonus

 

[Akbar The Great]

Even if trade could be described as functional, depending on your point of view, it is NOT engaging or interesting and it certainly isn't fun.

 

[Spike05]

Even if trade could be described as functional, depending on your point of view, it is NOT engaging or interesting and it certainly isn't fun.

but auto trade is NOT something that should entertain you... I mean, you play no role in it whatsoever!