It took a long time to get trade routes up on that map. So much so that by the time I had them up, I could only trade for one luxury. I didn't realize that the land on the right lead to the other AIs initially. A huge amount of territory settled:
Sigh.. it seemed weird that I had trade deals with The Ottomans, but couldn't trade gpt for Byzantinian gold at the normal rate. I had previously gone to war with Germany and Persia to liberate luxuries from Greece signing them into those wars, and it worked.
Later Sumeria got their network hooked up, and I had the same issue with the trade rate not seeming right. I signed a military alliance with Sumeria against Persia and Greece, and then the exchange rate was the normal 1 gpt for 18 gold of theirs.
Then I remembered I had been signing some RoPs looking for Greece or trying to get some lump sums of gold. I went back to an old save, and saw that I had an RoP with Greece that hadn't expired when I had started the wars. So, anyone I trade gpt with would need to stay at war with Persia or I get the 1 gpt for 3 or 4 gold rate. Alright, I'll try another map.
Later Sumeria got their network hooked up, and I had the same issue with the trade rate not seeming right. I signed a military alliance with Sumeria against Persia and Greece, and then the exchange rate was the normal 1 gpt for 18 gold of theirs.
Then I remembered I had been signing some RoPs looking for Greece or trying to get some lump sums of gold. I went back to an old save, and saw that I had an RoP with Greece that hadn't expired when I had started the wars. So, anyone I trade gpt with would need to stay at war with Persia or I get the 1 gpt for 3 or 4 gold rate. Alright, I'll try another map.
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