Traveling Merchants - need manufactories?

[NightshadeCS]

I am in a fellowship where we only produce our boosted goods. Does anyone know, do you have to have a manufactory of each type in order to use the traveling merchants, or are these new buildings a good way to get a few other types of goods without building the individual manufactories? Many thanks!

 

[DeletedUser1791]

I just placed a Traveling Merchant 1. At no cost I can produce 196 non-boosted tier 1 goods in 3 hours, or 460 goods in 9 hours.

 

[DeletedUser3640]

Do you have to have a manufactory of each type in order to use the traveling merchants?

You don't need any other manufactories to benefit from traveling merchants.

Or are these new buildings a good way to get a few other types of goods without building the individual manufactories?

A bad way. The only good way to get other types of goods is to trade your boosted ones for them. You are already in a decent fs (judging from what you've said), which should help you with trades.

I'd recommend not to waste Sky Essence on any type of "merchant" buildings.

 

[NightshadeCS]

You don't need any other manufactories to benefit from traveling merchants.


A bad way. The only good way to get other types of goods is to trade your boosted ones for them. You are already in a decent fs (judging from what you've said), which should help you with trades.

I'd recommend not to waste Sky Essence on any type of "merchant" buildings.

Ah, thank you for the input. Will save up until we are past these.

 

[DeletedUser1791]

But just think... in a mere 3 hours I will be 196 steel the richer. Yeah they are not so good. Curiosity got the best of me.

 

[DeletedUser7367]

You don't need any other manufactories to benefit from traveling merchants.


A bad way. The only good way to get other types of goods is to trade your boosted ones for them. You are already in a decent fs (judging from what you've said), which should help you with trades.

I'd recommend not to waste Sky Essence on any type of "merchant" buildings.

 

[DeletedUser7367]

ALL three tiers of Travelling merchants are BOGUS items.... If indeed, as I am, you produce hefty amounts of boosted items AND trade without a problem, SKIP these space hugging buggers and wait until the Culture items appear... Honestly? These three 'merchants' are a joke!