Caravan vs. Freight

[Narck]

Caravan gives 1 Trade Route Point and costs 380 production points to build.

Freight Transport, the modern age equivalent of the caravan, gives 3 Trade Route Points and costs 1200 production points to build.

Comparing Freight Transport to Caravan shows we pay 1200 production points for the Transport to get 3 Trade Route Points, whereas for 3 caravans we would pay 1140 points to get the same result.

I want my caravans back!

[Mercantile]

more corruption thus a higher cost for freight ah the benefits of the modern era

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Do you shovel snow in your birkenstocks?

[wheathin]

Yes, but you can build three trade routes in one turn from a large city. With caravans, it's take three turns. Sounds like a good deal for me...


Ideally, you could extend this prinicple to other units with SLIC. Build two musketeers at once, for example...

[Sarxis]

Really, what's the deal with this? Doesn't sound right.

[wheathin]

The deal comes from the added benefits of efficiency from only needing one turn. A city with ~1500 production can make freight in one turn and only waste 300 production. That same city would have waste of 3000 over 3 turns if it tried to make caravans instead. Freight prevents that waste.

[Narck]

Hmm yes, hadn't thought about it that way yet. I guess it is a better deal, although I still don't see why it has to cost more