Map is out dated.

I have been fiddling with it, and it is pretty random.

For example, I can still haul tobacco from Petit Goave to Monetgo Bay for a decent profit per unit, but there are no tobacco plantations, so Petit Goave doesn;t producrt much.

And the silver is not in the same places as it used to be. Fior example, I found silver in Tampico, which never used to have it.

I just started going into ports and noting what they produce, then looking for a market. This new algorithm does put a greater dependence on producing goods yourself. And I do raid more shipping to get income.

Bullet version -- Get your pencils and papers out and start writing down prices and goods.

I have no clue where to begin with learning how this trade system works... so is there a method to determine which ports have high supply of 'X' good and demand for 'Y' good?

Ah, damn. So it seems the update with randomisation has some what made this obsolete.

Is this map now out of date? It appesrs to be. Resources are not where they were. For example, that profitable trade route hauling tobacco from Hispniola to Montego Bay is gone, but there is still some profit to be had. Just not the hundreds of thouands there were.

And there is still money to be made raiding Spanish convoys off South and Central America.

This is like the original Caribbean, which featured random resource placement.

Possibly, I've no idea.

Is this now outdated with the update that makes resources allocated randomly?

It means you should sell silver there.

When a city says (sell: silver) does that mean they selll alot of silver, or that you should sell silver there?

I believe that's the original, as these locations seem to be correct as far as I know.