[EU4] An in depth guide to trade

In this video I go over everything you need to know about the trading system in Europa Universalis 4, from the inception of trade value in provinces, to advanced strategies used to maximize trading income.
0:00 - Opening
1:12 Trade in Europa Universalis IV
1:50 Trade Nodes
2:58 Trade Value
4:35 Trade Power
6:22 Merchants
10:16 Modifiers
14:00 Other Trade-Based Gameplay Mechanics
15:38 Strategies
21:23 Closing

[@lithunoisan]

Is this how I get a Ph.D. In economics

[@amethystgamer852]

Ph.D. in EUconomics

[@amethystgamer852]

I mean 27 ducats from trade as england, 20 years into the game isnt that bad is it

[@MuhammadRafy]

Interviewer: So what makes you fit for that job? OP: I had 2000 income from a trade node

[@ghostmcdoom4994]

No thats how you use your phd of economics

[@davids736]

LOL!! Good one.....

[@maxaranyos7609]

Dear god you get 2000 from a trade node, I felt proud about getting 90 gold

[@oguzoflaz270]

MerryWeatherGaming Saaaaaaaaaaammeeeeeeee

[@MrTimebomb12]

I felt good when I got 5 for Christ's sake

[@samstanton8655]

I was happy with 20 hahaha I can definitely relate to this!

[@jotender6034]

And I felt like i'm rich when I collected 300 as ottoblob :(

[@TheSpanishDon1]

Saaaame i made a Spanish empire took over the Genoa node and had 150 duckets incoming and I thought I was cool but now I see him making 2k from trade wtf

[@chamarawijepala2021]

This helped me get from 50-55 ducats a month to 70-80 ducats a month. Thank you very much.

[@yamach8819]

I can't find out if it's sarcastic or honest..

[@gaiuslucius9380]

@@yamach8819 same xD

[@abhishekab1]

I think he meant in the same month 🙂

[@TimoRutanen]

50% increase, can't be too sarcastic!

[@chamarawijepala2021]

I wasn't being sarcastic lol, this video really helped me out.

[@Jouzou87]

Privateering has its uses if you're a small country, your home node is poor and there's a much better one nearby. Case in point: When I was plaing as a Japanese Daimyo, for some time it was more profitable to privateer in Beijing than to protect in Nippon.

[@RagingAura]

This is an example of good design, as in real life the Japanese wokou pirates found it much more lucrative to rob ships and coasts of Korea and China as opposed to normal trade in Japan. There are simply much more goods produced in China and Korea in this time period to steal!

[@TheSpanishDon1]

My Mongol pirates ravaged the English Channel, Venice , and Genoa. I didn’t focus on protecting trade because as Mongolia u don’t have enough merchants to actually transfer trade to Yumen and Russian nodes the best way was to collect in Beijing and just transfer to Beijing in nodes where I already had 100%

[@calebpittman2345]

The ottomans has over 130 ducats inn their trade node and I wanted to kneecap them, so I built 130 light ships and started privateering the Constantinople node, my pirates owned 70% of the trade node and the ottomans never stood up to me again

[@dialaskisel5929]

"it's actually pretty simple" **Speaks in tongues and maths for 20 minutes** If you say so...

[@jackoakes1328]

@@preacher3958 huh, no replies for 3 months

[@i.t.2238]

@@jackoakes1328 huh no replies for 3 days

[@baconhairbacana1964]

@@i.t.2238 huh, no replies for 3 weeks

[@i.t.2238]

@@baconhairbacana1964 huh, no replies for 3 hours

[@bcthegamer3039]

@@i.t.2238 huh no replies for 3 weeks

[@Robi2009]

Found one more thing, a minor but sometimes it can help: if you put an admiral commanding trade protecting fleet, for every Manouver pip, it ads ca. 5 % to fleets trade power bonus.

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

Yeah admirals are extremely powerfull because of their peacetime uses Just smash that estate admiral whenever you can afford it and park him on the ships

[@RagafragaMuffin]

@@MrDwarfpitcher rest in peace estate admiral spam in 1.30

[@redbaronflyer8392]

0:00 - Opening 1:12 Trade in Europa Universalis IV 1:50 Trade Nodes 2:58 Trade Value 4:35 Trade Power 6:22 Merchants 10:16 Modifiers 14:00 Other Trade-Based Gameplay Mechanics 15:38 Strategies 21:23 Closing

[@tobiasbengtsson2112]

Some Guy Who Makes Videos bless you

[@ethanwmonster9075]

fun fact after hungary patch venice can join hre after the formula was changed without giving up any dev hilarious you no long need to wait for shadow kingdom.

[@ethpling165]

Some Guy Who Makes Videos a true hero

[@TheArdRanger]

Some Guy Who {doesn't} Makes Videos i

[@nadontcare9684]

With the new labels on the Timeline, it's verbatim what you've written... I'm not sure if Reman's copying you, or some algorithm of youtube, but good labeling either way?

[@metralla]

I recommend speed 0.75 for those with normal human brains.

[@ThorbenTK]

watched it on 0,50

[@Delacroix0402]

I watch at 2.00x speed 😎

[@harryrichardson7028]

Thank you lol

[@Septimus_ii]

I played it like a true grand strategy game - 2x speed but with lots of pausing to study stuff

[@Spacemarine658]

as a long time player this is still really helpful you good sir have earned my sub

[@milisavradovanovic9747]

GUARDSMAN WHY ARE YOU TAKING UPON YOURSELF THE TITLE OF SPACE MARINE

[@Spacemarine658]

Gabriel Angelos YOU DARE QUESTION THE TITLE THE EMPEROR HIMSELF GAVE ME?!? HERESY!!!

[@Bluemilk92]

I just thought of something that made me chuckle a bit. The Death Korps of Creed

[@swadow1497]

0:20 "it's actually pretty simple" *20 minutes later* YOU LIED!!!!!!!

[@oguzoflaz270]

swadow true haha

[@user-zh7yi5yr5s]

😂😂😂

[@Terrex123]

Well you don't need to know every detail of how ever calculation is made behind the scenes to become good at managing/manipulating trade in-game. It's nice to know, but not 100% necessary. As long as you understand how to collect and steer trade and raise your trade power/efficiency your good to go.

[@thepurplepanda4]

swadow 20 SIMPLE minutes....??

[@OmarJoseph]

more like 6 min later, shits harder than my calc classes

[@harrisonhurst]

Excellent guide. Over a thousand hours in and this is the best I've understood trading yet.

[@Golradir]

@ChildofSevilla I know it's a late reply but fuck off.

[@DJSbros]

@ChildofSevilla If they enjoyed that time spent of THEIR LIFE I dont see a problem.

[@Siterus]

@ChildofSevilla I know it's a late reply but fuck off.

[@youarereadingmyname]

@ChildofSevilla i know it's kinda late, but fuck you.

[@judecook3691]

@ChildofSevilla I know it's a late reply but fuck off.

[@LFGRETIRED]

As somebody extremely new to EUIV, this tutorial helped massively! Thank you! : D

[@azmanabdula]

Imagine how hard it would be to learn this game without the internet : S Im old arent I.....

[@LFGRETIRED]

I'm now 100 years into a Savoy game. I have by far the most control in my home node (Genoa). I formed Sardinia-Piedmont Militarily I'm stronger than France and Spain, I'm allied with the latter and eating the former. Also I have England under a PU.

[@InsanityAtNight]

If you're new, as weird as it sounds, really try to do a Japan game. Great for learning almost every game mechanic, also so damn fun. Play as a Daiymo (Hosokawa is my favorite) and unite Japan~

[@LFGRETIRED]

Duskblade of Draktharr Sounds like a nice idea, I'll get round to that on the next game I play.

[@Hilja1suus]

I'd recommend uesugi instead, as hosokowa has an antisocial problem, like burgundy

[@pic4315]

15:38 for those who are not Harvard students

[@sansonefabio8177]

Best comment

[@doopmeister8676]

@@sansonefabio8177 Fr, too underrated lol

[@alexsmith2745]

"I've never whipped out a calculator in a game just to see if I could squeeze out a litter more income" ........ Arumba

[@dukedase7]

Yeah, but Arumba is extreme cringe. He plays so fucking slow it's intolerable. It takes him about 100 videos to get to 1550. Sometimes he'll be in 1444 for an hour. A FUCKING HOUR.

[@M-Soares]

@@dukedase7 I get him, I had my phase when I would play with many excel spreadsheets open, I don't have the patience to play like that anymore, but if that's what he enjoys, more power to him. I do have to concede that it is pretty dumb that he plays this way and complains that the game is too easy, of course it's too easy, dude, you put more effort into this game than I do at my job lol

[@maestro9765]

​@@dukedase7 ADHD kid

[@maestro9765]

@@dukedase7 Have you ever seen marco play?

[@PowerAnjohn]

This guy is insane, even in 2021. Those tutorials are just great.

[@Astragoth2]

six years later, still the best trade guide on the interwebs

[@ThanhVu-oo5nv]

Reman: "The effort is too great considering the reward" Me, trying to get "The frozen asset" achievement: Nope, it worth it

[@FindTheFun]

"Aaand that is the trade system in EU4." *10mins left of video*

[@UltimatePotato]

Excellent video, you even backed it up with examples, charts and doodles. I hope this gets the recognition it deserves, it would translate into more new EU4 players and happier older ones.

[@male272]

Collect @ home node, transfer to home node, if possible change your home node to a more trafficked province, stack your transfers along routes to increase value, only embargo rivals, light ships are the best modifiers for trade power either through protection (of routes you trade on) or privateering (in routes you do not trade on), use production modifiers (buildings) in provinces prioritized by goods value, and don't worry about the math, most of the indicators are visually significant in the Trade Map. There ya go.

[@shronkler1994]

bless you

[@male272]

@@shronkler1994 When negotiating Peace deals, choose 'Steer Trade' from nations that feed into your Home node. Choose Transfer Trade Power from nations with whom you share Trade regions. Don't waste either Demand on nations where those two elements are not relevant.

[@clif9710]

I have to sit down and catch my breath after watching this incredible video. If everyone making a KZbin tutorial would ape this one we learners would be in heaven. Low and unobtrusive BG audio is a must and Reman doesn't waste a single word. Graphics appear as needed and make excellent screengrabs. All of his videos are like this. I'm awed.

[@mateuszgrzesiak3948]

I have almost 900 hours on EU IV and I still learnt a lot! You've earned a sub

[@ZaphyrVonGenevese]

Your guides are the best. Breaking down problems to easily solvable chunks, omitting modifiers and using clever examples. I love it.

[@blanjipan4484]

Finally the one system I had no clue on what to do is now understandable! Subscribed.

[@Odinakos]

While i knew almost all of what you described, i could not imagine such a simple and informative way to teach about trade. It's really an awesome video and would recommend it for anyone that wants to learn about it.

[@Elsprichts]

Very good and thorough guide! You have a great voice for such stuff. Please make more guides!

[@Madhattersinjeans]

Trade is always a big part of paradox games, so good to have a guide like this cover how it all works.

[@tsarcastic3722]

I'm a CK2 transfer to EUIV and I've been watching different videos from different creators to try and understand the game. This is exactly what I've been looking for. You taking the time to make a custom map with 4 custom nations to explain the trade makes an enormous difference. Thanks for the help, dog.

[@kazeshinin]

Clear, concise, informative and very well presented. This must be the best trade guide I've seen so far for EUIV. You just got one more subscriber.

[@Singeslayer1]

You've earned a sub. Excellent guide

[@Wheedlinglemur]

Likewise. Quality breakdown of the trade system

[@FranciscoCostaRamos]

Indeed, this is really good!

[@user-rf1hf9ks3o]

I've been playing this game for 4 years now and I've only just figured out how trade works thanks to this video! Subbed.

[@HenrikML]

I can't even begin too explain how much this helped me, thank you so much

[@DafyddWillz]

Even with 631 hours in EUIV I was still clueless when it came to trade. This video has enlightened me, and makes me want to do a trade-centric campaign next. Thank you for making it!

[@sci_ln3376]

This is by far the best guide I've seen about trading. Thanks a lot.

[@Astroman10]

This was a wonderful video. Thank you for the very clear, concise, and accurate information!

[@dahellish]

One of the most helpful guides for EUIV! Thank you!

[@markwhitmore4547]

Amazing video!!! Thanks for your effort and the systematic way in which you present topics like these!

[@skykid]

This is great man! Trading really seemed to click for me after watching this and made the game more fun! Would love to see more in depth guides on some of the other game concepts :)

[@lordg13m]

You deserve way more subs for these well made vids!

[@Madmagnito]

Great explanation, calming voice, to the point. Amazing guide.

[@siddhantsharma7728]

You are great, Paradox should employ you to make tutorial videos. You have earned an uplike and Sub

[@nenad7653]

I think that this is the developer of the game

[@janknoblich4129]

@@nenad7653 He isn't

[@jihadinternetdefenceforce]

U p l i k e

[@marxussy]

Damn, you should be a teacher, finally someone who explained me this. I couldn't understand this for such a long time, thanks.

[@nodasvasilikos6579]

An excellent video. Have invested hundrends of hours in this game, still explained a few mecchanics I never was capable to understand. Thank you. Keep on making videos.

[@brantcasavant]

Amazing guide. Paradox should pay you to do a whole series of these. I have 800 hours in the game and I still don't understand how some of the game's mechanics work. This was really enlightening.

[@teekinred1345]

Absolutely fantastic. So many mysteries solved! Thank you!

[@fish4198]

Brilliant video, I've never been able to quite wrap my head around trade in EU4. I think I mostly get it now.

[@sketch-bag7584]

THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!! Thank you, you magnificent man

[@ZeSkillz]

As a long time player, I found this still very usefull, thanks for your great explanations

[@MrTradeTradeTrade]

Reman thank for you patience to understand and share the mechanics. Paradox was always very bad at explaining this.

[@LordVlader]

This is by far the best trade tutorial out there.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

I found a super helpful tooltip in the trade node menu. Most of you know this, but this can help new players a lot. You don't need to look at the arrows to decide where to expand or colonize. Go to your home node. Hover over "incoming" this will show you all the nodes immediately upstream (1 node up) of your home node, or any node for that matter. The top left tabs will also show this information too. Sevilla: -Safi -Tunis -Carribean -Ivory Coast This will help narrow down your focus for colonizing and expanding, if your goal is to trade effectively.

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

I do have to say, your tutorials are really good and understandable

[@alvintheng8501]

2019, thank you man for helping us out. Your video is simply brilliant!

[@tyrion5131]

So much work in this video,nice job dude.

[@benwhelan3820]

great video, ive played about a 1000 hours and the full picture of how trade works is only clear now after watching this

[@andrewwilson3765]

This video saved me. I had no idea how trade worked

[@thepunisher4356]

Before watching this I felt as thou I had a good grasp on trade, but you have just tripled my overall knowledge with some simple math aspects that I've never had explained out so easily before(seems paradox like multiplying by .02 a lot). I can't wait to use this in my next/current game.

[@ElphieCoyle]

One of the best vids I've ever come across... Thank you! :D

[@TheRealZeaga]

This is surprisingly simple.. I can't believe it took me 6 years to learn this properly.

[@darthsavage4025]

"I know plenty of people who have dozens of hours in EU4 who only have a rough idea of how [trade] works..." - I didn't have a decent idea of how trade worked until I had a couple hundred hours

[@007Moron]

Thank you for taking the time to create this video! Just superb! Oh, and yes, I subbed. :)

[@roygboy77]

Thanks for the in-depth guide!

[@C4Shop]

Love this summary!

[@samuel_mpontes]

Really well made, congrats! Helped me a lot!

[@juancasillas9877]

Best video regarding trade in EU4 I've seen today. This is the tenth video I've watched today, btw.

[@antonio5478]

Woa dude, this guide is awesome, 300hrs in eu4, which I know is very little, and this helped me out a lot

[@Zygmunt-Zen]

Great video, might have to watch again after my next game as a refresher course. Love the embargo tip on your rival. I guess Diplomats can wield monetary power!

[@iamtheonewhotrulyasked]

While watching this I had 2 of my merchants collecting in Venice and English Channel, while my home node was Genoa. I thought that since all 3 were end nodes, that'd maximize my trade income. The moment I recalled my merchants from Venice and English channel, my trade income went from 97 to 110! I never realized collecting outside your home node hurt so much!

[@richardm.4227]

Finally! A trade video worth watching. Great stuff, very clear explanatikn.

[@fionn5325]

Thank you for this guide on as you call it, chrade.

[@beojack4592]

A superb explanation

[@ahaks7269]

Beautiful presentation!

[@robertlamothe3109]

Thanks Reman for the guide! Very helpful!

[@DrocanisSun]

Priceless video THANK YOU!

[@gekkenhuisje]

This tutorial and Darkfireslide's tutorial on trade have set me on the right foot for trade.

[@jim-bob87]

Fantastic Video - I have 100s (thousands?) hours played and still understand trading better after watching this

[@piotrprzedwojski2160]

great thanks - that was a really deep helpful guide !

[@_CapnYesterday_]

A little late to the party, but I just had to tell you how well you explained this system. Subscribed. Cheers:)

[@Sardaukar4]

Mercantilism?

[@Lobbelt]

@Wolf3500 And makes your colonies really angry >:(

[@-AytaL-]

It's an old video but still worth it to watch it. It's fully understandable then thanks for this help.

[@mikavaliaho7143]

Thanks for the vid. Perfectly done!

[@pete2786]

Great video, so helpful!! Thank you so much!! Now that you broke it down, I can understand so much more easily! Subbed! 😍

[@ciarankenny9714]

Brilliant guide! EU4 might be the most complicated thing in the universe

[@Dazz3rz450]

I’ve honestly gotten lost about 13 minutes in, but I still understand more now than I did before

[@ericconangle8340]

A really great video. Good for beginners and for more experimented players. Thank you very much ! A little mistake maybe in the formula at Stage 2 for transferring : it should be (a nation's trade power (if merchant present))/(sum of trade power of all nations TRANSFERRING (with merchants presents))

[@williamwilson2020]

Very clear, complete and informative! You have my thanks and thumbs up! :-)

[@W11ndy2]

Great vid. Very clear.

[@balkanharry1755]

Man i miss your vids. So high quality.

[@edsonjr6972]

your teaching is VERY good. Congratulations

[@slawko553]

Man thats the best trade giude i found in KZbin...!! THX MAN!!

[@jbur623]

I was wondering if you could make a video regarding smaller nations in either the Americas or Asia. I.e probable best strats, ideas, prioritization etc. Youre videos have done more to help me get better at this game than any other. Ty and have an awesome one.

[@Nitiiii11]

This was actually helpful. Thanks!

[@hotplesiosaur]

Great tutorial, i've learned a lot.

[@Tanuvein]

Great video, I appreciate you showing the actual math.

[@xmax27xmark82]

Thank you (Reman) for making this vedio; it really helps a lot.

[@sciencewhizben6003]

This was a great help!

[@obito7969]

Finally! That's what I call a guide!

[@-mikro-1268]

very nice content! can wait for more

[@frankmarckusky5630]

Thank you for this guide.

[@MultiSciGeek]

That was really helpful. Thanks a lot