The neighboring villages would like to trade with you, here are some tips on how to setup your trade routes in Foundation to make coin and balance out your resources.
Trade Routes
There are four Trade Routes to buy from and sell to, they are accessed in your Book [Tab] or by pressing F3. You start with three and unlock a fourth as you build your village.
Northbury
Northbury is our welcoming neighbors, allied with Labor Estate and requires 20 Planks to enable trade. When starting out you want to buy Tools from Northbury until your village can make them. Also, if you are playing on a map without fishing, you could purchase Fish if you are low on Berries.
Trade Bonus from the Labor Estate will increase trade with Northbury by 20%.
| Wants to Buy | Coin |
|---|---|
| Berries | 4 |
| Polished Stone | 6 |
| Planks | 5 |
| Wine | 120 |
| Wants to Sell | Coin |
|---|---|
| Honey | 40 |
| Glass | 50 |
| Tools | 20 |
| Barrel | 40 |
| Fish | 10 |
| Common Wares | 110 |
Myddle
Home to golden hills and sunsets Myddle requires 20 Common Clothes to enable trade and is allied with Clergy. They sell Iron Bars a fairly scarce item, you may want to set up buying from them when you are low or can’t smelt them yet.
Unlocking the Trade Bonus with Clergy Estate will increase trade with Myddle by 20%
| Wants to Buy | Coin |
|---|---|
| Bread | 10 |
| Tools | 10 |
| Swords | 25 |
| Jewelry | 150 |
| Wants to Sell | Coin |
|---|---|
| Coal | 2 |
| Iron Bar | 10 |
| Fish | 10 |
| Wine | 160 |
| Berries | 8 |
| Candle | 110 |
Davenport
The island of Davenport is known to be a fruitful trade center and is allied with the Kingdom. To enable trade with them you need to pay 20 Bread.
Unlocking the Trade Bonus with Kingdom Estate will increase trade with Davenport by 20%.
| Wants to Buy | Coin |
|---|---|
| Fish | 4 |
| Common Clothes | 10 |
| Honey | 20 |
| Barrels | 20 |
| Candles | 100 |
| Wants to Sell | Coin |
|---|---|
| Grapes | 10 |
| Herbs | 40 |
| Polished Stone | 10 |
| Swords | 50 |
| Bread | 20 |
Trotbury
Trotbury is full of artisans and is aligned with Labor Estate. You must complete a quest to unlock this trade route by building a Church. Gain 20% Trade Bonus when you unlock it from Labor Estate.
When you can’t find Gems in your mines, you can always buy them from Trotbury which I highly recommend if you plan to make Jewelry or some of the Masterpieces.
| Wants to Buy | Coin |
|---|---|
| Jewelry | 130 |
| Gold Bar | 10 |
| Crystal | 20 |
| Common Wares | 100 |
| Wants to Sell | Coin |
|---|---|
| Boar | 20 |
| Gems | 10 |
| Hops | 8 |
| Beer | 100 |
Traders
Traders will visit your town and stop by each of your Warehouses and Granaries searching for items you want to sell or they want to buy. Once you have enabled trade with a Trade Route setup trading by opening the Trade panel [F3] and click on Resources. Here you will see a list of all your Resources.
Sell to Trader
To sell a Resource click the down pointing arrow to the right of the resource then type in the amount you want to sell above what you have.
For example: You have 1100 Polished Stone, you want to always have 400 Polished Stone on hand for your village and sell everything ABOVE 400. You would type 400 into the box. Traders will now purchase items from you when they are above your set threshold. This does not mean they will buy all the items available, they will only buy what they need.
Buy from Trader
To buy a Resource from a Trader, select the upwards pointing arrow and enter the amount of that item you want to buy from the Trader. This will buy the resource until it reaches that number.
Stop Trading
To stop trading a resource select the X button for No Trade.
Stockpiling
Select the left button and this resource will now stockpile into your storage until you uncheck it.
Track
Locate Resources around the map with the track option to the left of the Resource. You can also quickly track in the Resources menu by right clicking the icon.
