

Trade nodes are on a first-come first-serve basis.Īs trade is a very potent source of income in Shogun 2, taking the nodes is something every player should do no matter what. These nodes are on a first come first serve basis. There are a set number of anchors the map and each anchor coresponds to an important trade resource.

These routes are to simulate imports from other regions of the world. You can see your trade routes by dotted lines on your map that will leade from your port to theirs.īy upgrading your docks you can allow for more open port space which in turn allows you to do more trade.Now for your question: In short, you kill them.Those 'anchors' you see on the map are not trade routes with other clans, but trading routes with areas outside of Japan. If you and your trade partner have open port space then trade will commence. There are two ways to trade with a clan, by roads if there are roads connecting two of your cities and by ship. How does this work? When you open a trade agreement with a clan trade will automatically commence. I certainly don't want to go to war with my trading ally.What do I do to trade when there is somebody already on the anchor? Surely both of us can trade at the same time? It does not make sense to me that I would be unable to trade from an anchor because my trading ally is already there. I had expected to find these anchors in territories of those nations I have trade alliances with, but I only see them with some odd, long distance nations, not related to me. The game displayed a message saying I could right click on the anchor and destroy the fleet that was already on the anchor, going to war with my trading partner.This does not make sense to me surely I am misunderstanding or doing something wrong. I went to the location of an anchor on the minimap with my trading ship, and there was already a fleet of trading ships on it from a trading partner of mine.

I am trying to figure out ship trading in Shogun 2. If you converted and has access to european trade ships the black ship is fairly useless, just scrap it and make 23 trade ship 'fleets', they can take on anything budhist factions throw at you, they don't seem to be able to sink ships but they make them all rout/surrender from afar. As a consequence, it passes the Japanese coast twice, and is a tempting target for the notorious wako pirates. This Portuguese trade ship carries goods to China once a year before returning to Europe. The Black Ship is a heavily armed trader, usually carrying valuable cargo. The Black Ship is a galleon in Total War: Shogun 2.
