Commodities

Commodities
Commodities are the goods in the world of. All of them are consumed by the population. The production of advanced commodities usually requires one or more other commodities as components, creating additional demand.

They have multiple uses:
 * All commodities are required and consumed by the population in the cities. The number and supply of these commodities, ideally two stacks, sets the prosperity level for the town.
 * Several commodities are also used as production component for advanced commodities
 * Some are used as construction material.
 * Commodities can be traded to gain, the currency used in the game.

Commodity types
There are 20 commodities currently ingame, grouped into four general subcategories:

Basic commodity
There are six commodities that count as basic commodity: All basic commodities require some kind of natural resource, either or a natural resource.

Especially and  are in high demand, as they are also used for building construction and creating settler. is also used in the recruiting of units.

Raw material
Six commodities

All raw materials require a natural resource for production.

Particularly high demand for can be experienced during the recruitment of mounted units.

Refined commodity
The following commodities belong to the refined group:

All these commodities require a production technology to be unlocked before the production is available.

Several refined commodities can be in high demand in particular situations:
 * are used in the construction of some advanced buildings as well as for unit recruitment.
 * is used in unit recruitment.

Luxury commodity
The luxury commodities and  are purely used by the population.

An overview of production costs and details can be found on the Commodity information matrix