User Manual

Businesses
Except for weapons and spices, all goods can be produced by your own businesses. However,
you can only put up a business in a certain city if you own a trading office there. The game
differentiates between two groups of businesses: businesses that produce raw materials, and
businesses that process raw materials in order to produce more refined goods (finishing). You
will find all sorts of businesses in this menu, ranging from apicultures to workshops.
Not all businesses can be built in every city, as some require special grounds (mines) or must be
built close to the shore (fisherm a n ’s house); others depend on certain geographic
c i rcumstances. Still, the construction of businesses makes you independent from price
fluctuations; you create jobs, boost the economy of your hometown and earn money. Of course
you also have to deal with higher expenses (wages, taxes, raw materials, etc.).
A left click on one of your businesses will display information on all your businesses of that same
type: the number of employees (current/maximum), the total production, the total consumption,
the occupancy rate, and the total costs (all weekly). The two buttons allow you to increase or
decrease the occupancy of your businesses.
You can also legally spy on the competition’s businesses: A left click on a business belonging to
the competition will inform you about the business’ status (running/ inoperative) and the total
number of businesses of this type.
Businesses a Trader can build
The running costs are the weekly costs for businesses that are fully occupied. An empty
business will cost 280 gold per week. Note that all businesses that depend on cultivation (corn,
hemp, honey and wine) produce less during winter (December, January, February).
Apiculture
production/day:
2 barrels of honey
consumption/day: -
workers: 30
running costs: 1680
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