How to Improve your Trade Routes in Port Royale 4 for Port Royale 4

How to Improve your Trade Routes in Port Royale 4

When you set up your trade routes in Port Royale 4 there are several things you should take into consideration in order to optimise them. These are listed below.

Buying Trade Licenses

You will need to have a trade license in order to buy or sell goods in each town. If you click on the town in the lower right hand corner of the menu you will be able to buy a trade license for it. You will find that trade licenses become progressively more expensive as you obtain more.

Check the Weather

It is important that you consider the weather conditions of the area you are contemplating setting up a trade route. Pay particular attention to the general direction the wind blows and storm areas. You ideally want your trade routes to go with the wind so you save a lot of time. If the wind direction in red on the map it indicates an area where storms frequently occour and you should avoid if possible a they can cause damage to your ships if they get caught up in one. If an area has no wind direction your ship will move slowly through that area.

Create Waypoints

It is not necessary to sail directly to the next town on the list. You can click on the lines being created as you set up your route and drag them to a new area in order to create waypoints. These waypoints can then have cities added to them or moved around if you want to change a route. You can also delete them if you no longer want them.

Meet Citizens Needs

Make meeting citizens needs your first and foremost priority. You can see how important items are to citizens by looking on the 'Trading' and 'Production' screens. It is essential that you when you sail into a town you try to sell items the citizens of that town want.

Build More than Production Buildings

As the administrator of a town you are able to build more things besides production buildings. Also build businesses in neighboring towns in order to obtain more fame and favor with your viceroy and continually lobby to become administrator of more so you can earn more.