Node Trade income modifiers: convert Trade Value collected in a Node into actual Trade income. Global Trade Power is a collection of modifiers that affect all Nodes equally where you have Trade Power, and is a subset of Node Trade Power modifiers.īTW there is an error in the way the Node Trade Power modifiers are displayed - it will be covered later in this guide.ģ. Note that 'Global Trade Power' and 'Node Trade Power modifier' are not the same. Examples include Global Trade Power (provided by Stability, Prestige, Power Projection etc.), Maximise Profit Trading Policy (+5%) and collecting at non-home Nodes (-50% multiplicative).
Node Trade Power modifiers: modify a nation's Trade Power in individual Nodes. Examples include Colonialism Institution bonus (+10%), Mercantilism, province controlled by Burghers (+50%) and Trade Power buildings.Ģ. Provincial Trade Power modifiers: modify Trade Powers of individual provinces. I know it's confusing, but hey welcome to EU4 trade mechanics.ġ. There are 3 types of trade-related modifiers in EU4 and it is important to tell them apart.
In this guide I will talk about buildings that raise provincial Trade Power: Marketplaces, Trade Depots and Stock Exchanges.īefore we begin, there are some messy game terminologies that we need to sort out.
