https://openfront.wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Trading 2026-06-06T02:57:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://openfront.wiki/index.php?title=Trading&diff=564&oldid=prev 2025-11-18T09:33:11Z

<p>Improved formatting, added category, fixed factual errors</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:33, 18 November 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Trading serves as a major source of [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gold</del>]] income and strategic depth, encouraging players to balance expansion, [[Ally|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">alliances</del>]], and defense to optimize their economic networks.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Trading serves as a major source of [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Gold</ins>]] income and strategic depth, encouraging players to balance expansion, [[Ally|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Alliances</ins>]], and defense to optimize their economic networks.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Port]]s can only trade with other ports, and [[Factory|Factories]] only with nearby ports and [[City|Cities]].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trading in OpenFront occurs exclusively between buildings of the same type, </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">port</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s can only trade with other </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">port</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s, and </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory|factories</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">only with other </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">factories</del>]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This allows players to establish internal </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trading|trade</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">routes between their own structures if they own multiple </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory|Factories</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trading</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">between different players, often yielding greater rewards due to ally bonuses and increased distance between </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trading</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trade</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">endpoints</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This allows players to establish internal [[trading|trade]] routes between their own structures if they own multiple </del>[[Port|Ports]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factories</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trading]] between different players, often yielding greater rewards due to increased distance between [[trading</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trade]] endpoints.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trade Units are generated automatically from </ins>[[Port|Ports]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(</ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trade Ship</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trade Ships</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) and </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">factories</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(</ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Train</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trains</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) </ins>over time, with the spawn rate <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">decreasing </ins>based on the total number of that building type owned by all players<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, thus</ins>, the benefit of additional [[buildings]] diminishes due to scaling limitations. When a [[trading|trade]] Unit completes its route, both the source and destination owners receive [[gold]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Trade Units are generated automatically from [[Port|ports</del>]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Factory</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">factories</del>]] over time, with the spawn rate <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">increasing </del>based on the total number of that building type owned by all players<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. However</del>, the benefit of additional [[buildings]] diminishes due to scaling limitations. When a [[trading|trade]] Unit completes its route, both the source and destination owners receive [[gold]].</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Longer routes grant higher payouts due to distance-based scaling.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Longer routes grant higher payouts due to distance-based scaling.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The selection of [[trading|trade]] destinations favors nearby <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </del>[[Ally|allied]] [[buildings]], making diplomacy and geography important factors in maximizing [[trading|trade]] efficiency. While [[trading|trade]] Units are protected when near the shoreline or their destination, they remain vulnerable while in transit. Enemy [[warship]]s can intercept and capture [[Trade Ship|trade ships]], redirecting the [[Trade Ship|trade]] or eliminating it entirely if no valid destination exists.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The selection of [[trading|trade]] destinations favors nearby<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and </ins>[[Ally|allied]] [[buildings]], making diplomacy and geography important factors in maximizing [[trading|trade]] efficiency. While [[trading|trade]] Units are protected when near the shoreline or their destination, they remain vulnerable while in transit. Enemy [[warship]]s can intercept and capture [[Trade Ship|trade ships]], redirecting the [[Trade Ship|trade]] or eliminating it entirely if no valid destination exists.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Factory]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Factory]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Buildings]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Buildings]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Economy]]</ins></div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key mediawiki:diff:1.41:old-264:rev-564:php=table --> </table>

Lavodan https://openfront.wiki/index.php?title=Trading&diff=264&oldid=prev 2025-11-17T15:17:58Z

<p>Import of source from Miraheze with small edits for page names</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Trading serves as a major source of [[gold]] income and strategic depth, encouraging players to balance expansion, [[Ally|alliances]], and defense to optimize their economic networks.<br /> <br /> <br /> Trading in OpenFront occurs exclusively between buildings of the same type, [[port]]s can only trade with other [[port]]s, and [[Factory|factories]] only with other [[Factory|factories]].<br /> <br /> This allows players to establish internal [[trading|trade]] routes between their own structures if they own multiple [[Port|Ports]] or [[Factory|Factories]]. [[Trading]] between different players, often yielding greater rewards due to increased distance between [[trading|trade]] endpoints.<br /> <br /> Trade Units are generated automatically from [[Port|ports]] and [[Factory|factories]] over time, with the spawn rate increasing based on the total number of that building type owned by all players. However, the benefit of additional [[buildings]] diminishes due to scaling limitations. When a [[trading|trade]] Unit completes its route, both the source and destination owners receive [[gold]].<br /> <br /> Longer routes grant higher payouts due to distance-based scaling.<br /> <br /> The selection of [[trading|trade]] destinations favors nearby or [[Ally|allied]] [[buildings]], making diplomacy and geography important factors in maximizing [[trading|trade]] efficiency. While [[trading|trade]] Units are protected when near the shoreline or their destination, they remain vulnerable while in transit. Enemy [[warship]]s can intercept and capture [[Trade Ship|trade ships]], redirecting the [[Trade Ship|trade]] or eliminating it entirely if no valid destination exists.<br /> <br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Trade Ship]]<br /> * [[Port]]<br /> * [[Train]]<br /> * [[Factory]]<br /> * [[Buildings]]</div>

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