You won’t get far in Anno 117 without trade routes. This is how you establish profitable merchant routes

Trade routes are managed in a dedicated tab on the left side of the screen. Think of them as automated delivery systems: you select a ship and the islands it will travel between, and it will continuously transport the resources you specify. Ships with more cargo space can carry more goods. Trade routes are especially useful for balancing production – if one island is missing a resource, you can simply import it from another island that has it. For instance, if an island lacks metal, you can have it delivered from an island with metal deposits.



