Hello everyone

I decided to make this guide to help new players playing Patrician IV for the first time or have never played this type of game.
This guide shows some of the trade routes I've tested, to make it easier to start playing and earning money

You must have at least one ship in fleet in order to create a trade route.
You start with single ship-Cog.
When creating a route, keep in mind that only Crayer and Snaikka type boats can sail to the cities you have access over the river.These cities are Cologne, Thorn, Novgorod
Later in the game you can recearch other ships that can sail by the river, for research a new ship you must be the mayor of your city and have a university.


The earnings I have shown for each trade route are not 100% accurate, because the impact on earnings has many factors, such as: price change affected by AI traders, consumption of goods in the cities that are on the route, the speed of the ship you are using, number of ships in fleet, the length of the route itself,crossing trade routes in some cities.

All trade routes are created as an automatic trade. I used all trade goods that are produced in cities on the route itself, even if same goods are produced in several cities

The last city in the trade route does not need to be linked to the starting city, it happens automatically
Trade routes were tested on Patrician IV: Rise of a Dynasty
When I tried the trade routes I used Cog and Crayer ships only

Difficulty - normal
Production - historical
Average population - 3000
Number of Towns - 26
Starting Town - any town, you decide


Number of towns: 8
Number of trade goods : 16
Duration of trade route in days: 12
Number of ships in fleet: 1 Cog - total cargo 500
Earnings from single voyage: 25000-65000 (approximately)
Towns: Lubeck-Rostock-Stettin-Malmo-Gothenburg-Oslo-Aalborg-Flensburgh
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Wheat, Hemp, Wool, Raw metal, Honey, Salt, Metal goods, Cheese, Pitch, Meat,
Clothing, Stockfish, Mead, Beer

Number of Towns: 7 (Danzig 2x)
Number of trade goods: 12
Duration of trade route in days: 11
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 20000 - 50000 (approximately)
Towns: Lubeck-Rostock-Stettin-Danzing-Thorn(river)-Danzing-Malmo
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Wool, Honey, Salt, Metal goods, Beer, Clothing, Cheese, Pitch

Number of Towns: 8 (Danzing 2x)
Number of trade goods: 13
Duration of trade route in days: 16
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 30000 - 80000 (approximately)
Towns: Stockholm-Visby-Stettin-Danzing-Thorn(river)-Danzing-Riga-Reval
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Raw metal, Honey, Metal goods, Mead, Stockfish, Clothing, Chease, Pitch, Pelts

Number of Towns: 6 (Reval 2x)
Number of trade goods: 11
Duration of trade route in days: 16
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 15000 - 45000 (approximately)
Towns: Stockholm-Visby-Riga-Reval-Novgorod(river)-Reval
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Hemp, Raw metal, Honey, Salt, Mead, Stockfish, Clothing, Chesse, Pelt

Number of Towns: 17 (Reval 2x, Danzing 2x)
Number of trade goods: 19
Duration of trade route in days: 32
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 90000 - 135000 (approximately)
Towns: Lubeck-Rostock-Stettin-Danzing-Thorn(river)-Danzing-Riga-Reval-Novgorod-Reval-Stockholm-Visby-Malmo-Gothenburg
-Oslo-Aalborg-Flensburg
Trade Goods: ALL (except spices and wine)

Number of Towns: 6
Number of trade goods: 14
Duration of trade route in days: 11
Number of ships in fleet: 1 Cog - total cargo 500
Earnings from single voyage: 30000 - 80000 (approximately)
Towns: Hamburg-Bremen-Groningen-Scarborough-Edinburgh-Ripen
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Wool, Raw metal, Salt, Metal goods, Mead, Cloth, Beer, Clothing, Meat, Vine

Number of Towns: 7 (Bruges 2x)
Number of trade goods: 13
Duration of trade route in days: 12
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 20000 - 70000 (approximately)
Towns: Cologne(River)-Bruges-Haarlem-Groningen-Scarborough-London-Bruges
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Wool, Raw metal, Honey, Salt, Metal goods, Mead, Cloth, Clothing, Wine

Number of Towns: 11 (Bruges 2x)
Number of trade goods: 15
Duration of trade route in days: 19
Number of ships in fleet: 2 Crayer - total cargo 600
Earnings from single voyage: 45000 - 95000 (approximately)
Towns: Cologne(River)-Bruges-Haarlem-Groningen-Bremen-Hamburg-Ripen-Edinburgh-Scarborough-London-Bruges
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Wool, Raw metal, Honey, Salt, Metal goods, Mead, Cloth, Beer, Clothing, Meat, Wine

Number of Towns: 12 (Ripen 2x)
Number of trade goods: 16
Duration of trade route in days: 20
Number of ships in fleet: 1 Cog - total cargo 500
Earnings from single voyage: 40000 - 90000 (approximately)
Towns: Hamburg-Bremen-Groningen-Ripen-Oslo-Gothenburg-Malmo-Rostock-Lubeck-Flensburg-Aalborg-Ripen
Trade Goods: Wood, Brick, Grain, Hemp, Wool, Raw metal, Honey, Salt, Metal goods, Mead, Beer, Stockfish, Clothing, Chease,
Meat, Wine