World, ships & trade
Reach other coastal cities, expand, and exchange resources with players.
Trading ships #
A starting city owns one free trading ship. After building Port level 1, order additional ships one at a time. The next is ship number two, not number one, so its current price is above the first-ship baseline. Prices stop rising after ship number 50, but that is not a fleet-size cap. See the exact ship-number table below.
Marketplace #
Corrected: The server accepts marketplace offers from Port level 3. The earlier reference said level 10.
At Port level 3, a city can post an escrowed offer of one ordinary resource or Crystals for another. The minimum trade value is 500 ordinary resources or 
250 Crystals. Both sides reserve enough trading ships for their cargo; nearby buyers must be within 20 map coordinates on each axis.
Settlement #
To claim an empty coastal village slot, send exactly one Prince plus at least one accompanying infantry, ranged, or cavalry unit. Siege, navy, and scouting-only Scouts cannot accompany settlement. The Prince is consumed on arrival, accompanying units are stationed in the new city, and the slot is reserved while the party travels.
Trading-ship prices by total ship number #
Your starting free ship is number 1. The first additional purchase is number 2. Prices stay at the number-50 price thereafter, without a fleet-size cap.
| Ship number | Wood | Metal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 5,391 | 1,078 |
| 3 | 5,812 | 1,162 |
| 4 | 6,267 | 1,253 |
| 5 | 6,757 | 1,351 |
| 6 | 7,285 | 1,457 |
| 7 | 7,855 | 1,571 |
| 8 | 8,469 | 1,694 |
| 9 | 9,131 | 1,826 |
| 10 | 9,845 | 1,969 |
| 11 | 10,615 | 2,123 |
| 12 | 11,445 | 2,289 |
| 13 | 12,340 | 2,468 |
| 14 | 13,305 | 2,661 |
| 15 | 14,345 | 2,869 |
| 16 | 15,467 | 3,093 |
| 17 | 16,676 | 3,335 |
| 18 | 17,980 | 3,596 |
| 19 | 19,386 | 3,877 |
| 20 | 20,901 | 4,180 |
| 21 | 22,536 | 4,507 |
| 22 | 24,298 | 4,860 |
| 23 | 26,198 | 5,240 |
| 24 | 28,246 | 5,649 |
| 25 | 30,455 | 6,091 |
| 26 | 32,836 | 6,567 |
| 27 | 35,403 | 7,081 |
| 28 | 38,171 | 7,634 |
| 29 | 41,156 | 8,231 |
| 30 | 44,374 | 8,875 |
| 31 | 47,844 | 9,569 |
| 32 | 51,584 | 10,317 |
| 33 | 55,618 | 11,124 |
| 34 | 59,966 | 11,993 |
| 35 | 64,655 | 12,931 |
| 36 | 69,711 | 13,942 |
| 37 | 75,161 | 15,032 |
| 38 | 81,038 | 16,208 |
| 39 | 87,374 | 17,475 |
| 40 | 94,206 | 18,841 |
| 41 | 101,572 | 20,314 |
| 42 | 109,514 | 21,903 |
| 43 | 118,077 | 23,615 |
| 44 | 127,309 | 25,462 |
| 45 | 137,263 | 27,453 |
| 46 | 147,996 | 29,599 |
| 47 | 159,568 | 31,914 |
| 48 | 172,044 | 34,409 |
| 49 | 185,496 | 37,099 |
| 50 | 200,000 | 40,000 |
