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TRADESMAN Deal to Dealer guides: first cart, trading loops, combat, quests, carts, reputation, and talent spends after the 1.0 launch.
View all GuidesTrade routes, mercenary tiers, and 1.0 walkthroughs for the medieval cart sim.
Travel, buy, and sell on dangerous roads with cargo, mercenaries, and Version 1.0 tips for TRADESMAN Deal to Dealer.
TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer is a single-player pixel trading sim from AZAMATIKA. You leave Grampstead with a cart, buy cheap, sell dear, and hire a squad because every extra crate makes the road nastier. Version 1.0 left Early Access on 27 August 2026. Use the trading guide for demand loops, the combat guide when bandits spawn, and the mercenary tier list before you spend legendary scrolls. Cart sleep, taxi quests, and animal haulers live in carts and animals. Check updates after each patch.
TRADESMAN Deal to Dealer guides: first cart, trading loops, combat, quests, carts, reputation, and talent spends after the 1.0 launch.
View all GuidesTRADESMAN Deal to Dealer tier lists for mercenaries and goods after 1.0: who to hire, what to haul, and what to leave on the stall.
View all Tier ListsTRADESMAN Deal to Dealer mercenaries: party cap, scrolls, Leadership gates, hire towns, and how 1.0 limits duplicate epics.
View all MercenariesTRADESMAN Deal to Dealer tools: keyboard HUD keys, save path, and a trade-route table for early towns after the 1.0 release.
View all ToolsTRADESMAN Deal to Dealer updates: Version 1.0 on 27 Aug 2026, Early Access history, Wasteland, and how ninja patches touch saves.
View all UpdatesOfficial TRADESMAN Deal to Dealer links: Steam page, Discord, Workshop, developer socials, demo, and Hats DLC — fan wiki directory.
View all LinksRead the beginner guide first. Spend starter coins on one demanded stack and a cheap peasant, not a full legendary dream. Sleep at camp to save.
Open the trading guide and the goods tier list. Match Industrial, Military, or civilian demand. Extra crates raise road danger.
Use the mercenary hub and squad builds. Leadership unlocks rare hires. Four fighters plus one hauler is the party cap.
Bring planks, ore, and tools for cart upgrades. Put a watch on overnight rests. The trade-route tool lists early towns.
The talents guide ranks Leadership, combat, cooking, and animal handling. Do not scatter gold points across every tree on day one.
Use the map and the walkthrough before the 1.0 boss town. Wasteland and Silvermineham wait until the lane is real.
Quick answers to the most common merchant questions.
Follow the Getting Started walkthrough, then keep a trade route and the combat guide open until you understand cargo danger.
No. Version 1.0 left Early Access on 27 August 2026. Early Access began 18 June 2024. Read the 1.0 notes and the updates hub.
No. It is a single-player Steam game with Steam Cloud saves.
Steam lists English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish (Spain) for the interface. Extra fan packs can appear on Workshop. This wiki covers English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Check the combat guide and mercenary tier list. If you fled, you likely dropped part of each stack. Rebuild with cheaper goods before chasing reputation.
Open the beginner guide, then lock a trade route and a squad build before you pile military goods onto a common cart.
Start with the beginner guide