Trade Post

The Trade Post is one of the 5 possible Buildings that can spawn on every Island.

It is used to buy and sell Purchasable items for. The price depends on the current cost "level" for each item, which changes every four weeks. This "price index" is based on (invisible) zones around the map. Each Trade Post only stocks certain permanently-chosen items. Trade Posts sell at their base price level, however purchases are Income Taxed. Posts also remember the average price paid for each Item. Selling items awards the player Experience.

Trade Posts have an Inventory where the Items for sale are shown and the player can interact with. Posts also have a certain amount of Gold that is adjusted as the player sells or buys Items. This Item stock and Gold refreshes at the start of the Day specific to that Trade Post shown as the "New Stock On" Day. Trading with the Post increases the amount of Gold it has. Increasing the Trade Post level refreshes a larger amount of items. Trade Posts will not gain levels when served by Caravans.

Stock
Trade Posts will permanently choose to stock several different types of items from these using one of the price levels:



On specific Days, Trade Posts will restock their items.

Skills and Perks
Trade Post income Tax can be reduced by -25% / -50% with the skill:

The amount of sold goods at Trade Posts can be increased by +25% with the skill: