Europa Universalis IV announced

[Viking]

Also the difference between the regular and mercenary troops are huge on the battlefield.

It is?  I thought that if your troops had the same type, the only difference was the cost.

Nope.The mercenary troops are stronger then the normal ones.

No, combat wise a mercenary gustavian is identical to a regular gustavian. The only real difference is the manpower and how it is used to re-enforce the regiments.

[Barrister]

So i bought this in the Steam sale, but the new trade system confuses me.Can anyone explain it in nutshell?

[garbon]

This is probably a good summary - though does get lengthy.

http://eu4wiki.com/Trade

[Liep]

So i bought this in the Steam sale, but the new trade system confuses me.Can anyone explain it in nutshell?

Collect trade in home node, steer trade towards it with merchants and protect those with light ships.

[Queequeg]

Malaaca, Indus and Cape are your friends

[Josephus]

I don't understand the whole upstream and dwonstream thing.

What does this mean:

Merchants have two possible missions, both of which they will remain engaged
in until recalled. The first mission is collecting money directly from a Node, which
can only be done at Nodes you own a province in. Without a Merchant present, a
Node will send Trade Power downstream, you will not collect any trade income from
the Node. The second mission is Transfer Trade Power, which increases the flow of
money downstream and boosts your trade power upstream.
4.6

[JonasSalk]

Also looks like they added a shit-on of North American native states. 20 to be precise.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=94981&d=1384526462

Were the Sioux that far south in the 15th century?

Yep.

[Josephus]

Made my first mistake.

Spent money on "strategy guide" from itunes bookstore.

It's a fucking aar. I never have patience for that shit.

[Ed Anger]

Made my first mistake.

Spent money on "strategy guide" from itunes bookstore.

It's a fucking aar. I never have patience for that shit.

Oh dear. You didn't buy one of those paradox books listed on their website?

Just the covers an titles screamed ripoff.

[garbon]

Made my first mistake.

Spent money on "strategy guide" from itunes bookstore.

It's a fucking aar. I never have patience for that shit.

Oh dear. You didn't buy one of those paradox books listed on their website?

Just the covers an titles screamed ripoff.

Meh. Targeted at the same people who like collecting Steam trading cards.

[Josephus]

I just wanted a strategy guide Their last few (free ones) [Eu3, Vickie II)] have been pretty good. I thought this was an official guide. Bah.

Did I mention it's a fucking aar

I mean it looks like a strategy guide

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/books/eu4

[garbon]

Ugh just looked at sample on Amazon. It even inside near start says it is but then hops into that narrative. Sucks, man.

[crazy canuck]

I don't understand the whole upstream and dwonstream thing.

What does this mean:

Merchants have two possible missions, both of which they will remain engaged
in until recalled. The first mission is collecting money directly from a Node, which
can only be done at Nodes you own a province in. Without a Merchant present, a
Node will send Trade Power downstream, you will not collect any trade income from
the Node. The second mission is Transfer Trade Power, which increases the flow of
money downstream and boosts your trade power upstream.
4.6

Downstream means the trade is being sent in the direction of the arrows.  If there are multiple arrows going downstream from a given node then, if you have no merchant in that node, whatever trade power you have in the node will be apportioned to each of the downstream streams.  If you have a Merchant in the node you can select which "stream" you which to select and so all of your trade power will be concentrated in that stream.

Think of the Node at Oman.  As a Euro trader you would want all of your trading power in that node to direct trade toward South Africa rather than up to Egypt.

If there is only one stream leaving the node you do not need to have a merchant in that node directing your trading power because there is no choice to make.

Clear as mud?

[Barrister]

I don't understand the whole upstream and dwonstream thing.

What does this mean:

Merchants have two possible missions, both of which they will remain engaged
in until recalled. The first mission is collecting money directly from a Node, which
can only be done at Nodes you own a province in. Without a Merchant present, a
Node will send Trade Power downstream, you will not collect any trade income from
the Node. The second mission is Transfer Trade Power, which increases the flow of
money downstream and boosts your trade power upstream.
4.6

Downstream means the trade is being sent in the direction of the arrows.  If there are multiple arrows going downstream from a given node then, if you have no merchant in that node, whatever trade power you have in the node will be apportioned to each of the downstream streams.  If you have a Merchant in the node you can select which "stream" you which to select and so all of your trade power will be concentrated in that stream.

Think of the Node at Oman.  As a Euro trader you would want all of your trading power in that node to direct trade toward South Africa rather than up to Egypt.

If there is only one stream leaving the node you do not need to have a merchant in that node directing your trading power because there is no choice to make.

Clear as mud?

Okay - so I'm playing as Scotland.  I am in the North Sea trade node.  There are inflows from North America (obscured) and the Barents sea (out of range).  Outflows are to London and somewhere else.

I have two merchants.  I put one in the North Sea trade node, but what do I do with the other one?

[crazy canuck]

I have two merchants.  I put one in the North Sea trade node, but what do I do with the other one?

There is a reason Scotland is not known as a great trading nation

There isnt much to do with the other merchant until you can direct trade to the node you are collecting from.