u/stillnotking

Tip: Free resources from nomads

AI nomad empires value minerals VERY highly, probably because they are always in a "deficit" due to how Operational Resources works, and will often trade 1:1 or even 2:1 advanced resources for them. This allows for arbitrage with other empires, e.g.:

  • trade 100 minerals/month to Nomad A for 150 consumer goods/month
  • trade 150 CGs/month to settled Empire B for 200 minerals/month
  • gain +100 free minerals/month

Be careful not to squeeze them too hard or their economy will collapse -- not that you'd care, except that also results in the trade being canceled.

Anyway, I know a lot of people hate nomads, but this is a reason to love them.

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u/stillnotking — 2 months ago