Create Trade
Action

Create Trade

create_trade

Use one of our merchants to create a new goods trade between markets

Potential
Never (always = no)
Allow
Never (always = no)
Target
Select the Market to move Goods from
  • At least one of
  • If
    • To exists
    • ActorNotIs ai
    Then
    • This: NotTo
    • Actor
      Can find trade route
      • From: Root
      • To: To
Target
Select the Market to move Goods to
  • At least one of
    • Owner: Actor
    • Actor
      CapitalMarket: Root
    • ActorIs embargoed by: NotRootOwner
  • If
    • From exists
    • ActorNotIs ai
    Then
    • This: NotFrom
    • Actor
      Can find trade route
      • From: From
      • To: Root
Target
Select the market to use a merchant from
  • Has Actor merchants
  • Available merchant capacity
    • Country: Actor
    • Value > 0
Target
Select the Goods to trade (Goods)
  • IfFrom exists
    Then
    From
    • At least one of
      • Export of Root is NOT banned in this Market
      • All of
        • To exists
        • Owner: ToOwner
    • Market possible goods trade surplus
      • Root is traded
      • Country: Actor
      • Value > 0
  • IfTo exists
    Then
    To
    At least one of
    • Import of Root is NOT banned in this Market
    • All of
      • From exists
      • Owner: FromOwner
  • If
    ThenFromHas > 0 Food
Target
Choose how much Trade Capacity to assign to the trade
No restriction
Target
Choose whether or not to lock the trade from being overridden by automation
No restriction
Exact conditions

If
  • From exists
  • To exists
  • Merchant exists
  • Goods exists
  • Capacity exists
  • Locked exists
ThenActor
Create trade: From: From · To: To · Merchant: Merchant · Goods: Goods · Desired: Capacity · Locked: Locked
Exact script

Requires 1

Scripting 1

References 1

type = owncountry
potential = {
always = no
}
allow = {
always = no
}
ai_tick = never
automation_tick = never
automation_tick_frequency = 12

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