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| - Trading is similar to previous Uncharted Waters titles except items are automatically purchased and sold in bulk. Storage capacity for individual ships and necessary calculations for each exchange are automatically specified for player convenience. Every country has their preferred goods for buying/selling, which can be checked with the barkeep in the town's tavern. Players can accumulate fame points by selling large quantities of items at a time; since points earned are capped to 20, it may be wise to appropriately divide total sales to level up faster. Once the protagonist reaches level 20, they unlock the option to invest in a city's trading facilities at the cost of 5 energy and 10,000 gold. To complete an investment, the player must select one of three numbered cards dealt to them to represent their interest (buying, selling, storage) for the trading port. Like the common rules of Blackjack, the goal is to be within 0~9 range with their investment with 9 being the optimum number. If the player wishes to increase their investment, they will need to gamble for another card. The player can choose to keep gambling or stop at any time. If the value of their cards surpasses 9, their investment busts. Investing levels up a city's commerce level and unlocks new goods for purchase. Deals and other items appear more frequently with friendly markets. If the player continues to have the city in their favor, it may lead to an automatic political alliance with their faction. Different types of cities have varying levels of investment growth. The maximum city level was 30; as of April 30, 2014, it is 40. The starting investment for levels 30 and up changes to 100,000 gold.
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